Milwaukee Brewers | |
Season: | 1978 |
League: | American League |
Division: | East |
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) |
Espntn: | mil |
Brtn: | MIL |
The 1978 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing third in the American League East with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses. The Brewers achieved their first winning season in franchise history, nine in Milwaukee after the first (1969) as the Seattle Pilots.
1978 Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches (Bullpen) (First base) (Hitting) (Pitching) (Third base) |
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 | |
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C | 89 | 256 | 56 | .219 | 1 | 20 | ||
1B | 107 | 407 | 127 | .312 | 13 | 54 | ||
2B | 125 | 521 | 142 | .273 | 6 | 45 | ||
3B | 152 | 540 | 154 | .285 | 17 | 78 | ||
SS | 127 | 502 | 147 | .293 | 9 | 71 | ||
LF | 142 | 520 | 151 | .290 | 34 | 115 | ||
CF | 137 | 452 | 111 | .246 | 32 | 86 | ||
RF | 132 | 442 | 129 | .292 | 15 | 61 | ||
DH | 69 | 218 | 54 | .248 | 5 | 26 |
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 | |
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137 | 518 | 152 | .293 | 14 | 54 | ||
128 | 469 | 142 | .303 | 18 | 72 | ||
96 | 268 | 72 | .269 | 5 | 31 | ||
46 | 118 | 35 | .297 | 1 | 19 | ||
43 | 97 | 21 | .216 | 1 | 8 | ||
30 | 78 | 15 | .192 | 0 | 3 | ||
39 | 77 | 15 | .195 | 2 | 11 | ||
15 | 30 | 4 | .133 | 0 | 5 | ||
2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 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 | |
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37 | 293.1 | 22 | 9 | 2.36 | 131 | ||
37 | 280.2 | 18 | 12 | 3.21 | 78 | ||
35 | 188.1 | 13 | 12 | 4.54 | 59 | ||
28 | 175.2 | 12 | 11 | 4.41 | 66 | ||
7 | 30.2 | 2 | 3 | 6.16 | 32 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
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32 | 149.1 | 9 | 5 | 3.92 | 41 | ||
32 | 105.1 | 5 | 5 | 3.93 | 51 | ||
2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
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44 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3.74 | 47 | ||
42 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1.81 | 17 | ||
31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.33 | 42 | ||
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.39 | 6 | ||
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.82 | 6 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1978.[12]