| 1979 Milwaukee Brewers | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Division | East Division | |
| Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| Owners | Bud Selig | |
| General managers | Harry Dalton | |
| Managers | George Bamberger | |
| Television | WTMJ-TV (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker, Mike Hegan) | |
| Radio | 620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing second in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 66 losses. They scored at least one run in each of their first 160 games of the season, and were shutout (losing 5-0 to Minnesota) only in the 161st game which was to be their last game of the season.
Gorman Thomas enjoyed his best season in the majors, compiling career high numbers in home runs (45, tops in the AL), RBI (123), runs scored (97), hits (136), doubles (29), walks (98), on-base percentage (.356), total bases (300), slugging average (.539) and OPS (.895).
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 102 | 57 | 0.642 | — | 55–24 | 47–33 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 66 | 0.590 | 8 | 52–29 | 43–37 |
| Boston Red Sox | 91 | 69 | 0.569 | 11½ | 51–29 | 40–40 |
| New York Yankees | 89 | 71 | 0.556 | 13½ | 51–30 | 38–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 18 | 46–34 | 39–42 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 80 | 0.503 | 22 | 47–34 | 34–46 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 53 | 109 | 0.327 | 50½ | 32–49 | 21–60 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 8–3 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 11–2 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 |
| California | 3–9 | 7–5 | — | 9–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 3–8 | 6–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 11–2 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 5–8 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
| Detroit | 6–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 |
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 9–3 |
| Milwaukee | 5–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 10–3 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 4–9 | 11–1 |
| New York | 6–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | — | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 |
| Oakland | 4–8 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 2–11 | 4–8 |
| Seattle | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 8–4 |
| Texas | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 11–2 | 7–6 | — | 7–5 |
| Toronto | 2–11 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 1–11 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Charlie Moore | 111 | 337 | 101 | .300 | 5 | 38 |
| 1B | Cecil Cooper | 150 | 590 | 182 | .308 | 24 | 106 |
| 2B | Paul Molitor | 140 | 584 | 188 | .322 | 9 | 62 |
| SS | Robin Yount | 149 | 577 | 154 | .267 | 8 | 51 |
| 3B | Sal Bando | 130 | 476 | 117 | .246 | 9 | 43 |
| LF | Ben Oglivie | 139 | 514 | 145 | .282 | 29 | 81 |
| CF | Gorman Thomas | 156 | 557 | 136 | .244 | 45 | 123 |
| RF | Sixto Lezcano | 138 | 473 | 152 | .321 | 28 | 101 |
| DH | Dick Davis | 91 | 335 | 89 | .266 | 12 | 41 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Money | 92 | 350 | 83 | .237 | 6 | 38 |
| Jim Gantner | 70 | 208 | 59 | .284 | 2 | 22 |
| Buck Martinez | 69 | 196 | 53 | .270 | 4 | 26 |
| Jim Wohlford | 63 | 175 | 46 | .263 | 1 | 17 |
| Larry Hisle | 26 | 96 | 27 | .281 | 3 | 14 |
| Ray Fosse | 19 | 52 | 12 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
| Lenn Sakata | 4 | 14 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Nordbrook | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lary Sorensen | 34 | 235.1 | 15 | 14 | 3.98 | 63 |
| Mike Caldwell | 30 | 235.0 | 16 | 6 | 3.29 | 89 |
| Jim Slaton | 32 | 213.0 | 15 | 9 | 3.63 | 80 |
| Bill Travers | 30 | 187.1 | 14 | 8 | 3.89 | 74 |
| Moose Haas | 29 | 184.2 | 11 | 11 | 4.78 | 95 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell | 18 | 75.0 | 3 | 3 | 5.76 | 32 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Castro | 39 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.03 | 10 |
| Jerry Augustine | 43 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3.47 | 41 |
| Bob McClure | 36 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3.88 | 37 |
| Bob Galasso | 31 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4.38 | 28 |
| Reggie Cleveland | 29 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6.71 | 22 |
| Dan Boitano | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 5 |
| Andy Replogle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 2 |
| Lance Rautzhan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
| Sal Bando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Jim Gantner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Buck Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
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