1992 Milwaukee Brewers season explained

Milwaukee Brewers
Season:	1992
League:	American League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Milwaukee County Stadium
City:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Record:	92–70 (.568)
Divisional Place:	2nd
Owners:	Bud Selig
General Managers:	Sal Bando
Managers:	Phil Garner
Television:	WCGV-TV (Rory Markas, Del Crandall)
Radio:	WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes)

In the 1992 Milwaukee Brewers season, the team finished in second place in the American League East with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses.

Offseason

• October 15, 1991: George Canale was traded by the Brewers to the Montreal Expos for Alex Diaz.^[1]
• December 6, 1991: Jesse Orosco was sent to the Brewers by the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.^[2]
• December 11, 1991: Dale Sveum was traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bruce Ruffin.^[3]
• December 16, 1991: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[4]
• March 26, 1992: Gary Sheffield and Geoff Kellogg (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the San Diego Padres for Ricky Bones, José Valentín, and Matt Mieske.^[5]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1992: Mario Díaz was released by the Brewers.^[4]
• July 7, 1992: Jeff Kunkel was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago Cubs for Ced Landrum.^[6]

Roster

1992 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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		139	480	121	.252	4	62
1B		92	288	66	.229	9	42
2B		123	386	106	.275	3	51
3B		148	540	146	.270	5	71
SS		149	579	168	.290	1	47
LF		141	501	114	.228	23	78
CF		150	557	147	.264	8	77
RF		112	387	111	.287	5	41
DH		158	609	195	.320	12	89

Other batters

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
	128	470	140	.298	5	62
	101	256	63	.246	1	18
	51	164	38	.232	4	25
	47	133	30	.226	2	10
	35	77	14	.182	0	6
	9	25	8	.320	0	0
	12	16	5	.313	0	2
	18	16	3	.188	0	0
	22	9	1	.111	0	1
	5	8	1	.125	0	0
	4	3	0	.000	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	35	261.2	13	14	3.20	127
	34	246.0	17	11	3.33	100
	33	231.1	16	6	3.62	120
	31	163.1	9	10	4.57	65
	14	100.1	11	2	1.79	62
	8	35.1	1	4	5.86	12

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	68	1	4	29	4.02	52
	59	3	1	1	3.23	40
	50	5	1	2	1.87	43
	47	5	2	0	1.85	30
	41	4	4	6	2.55	31
	44	5	4	1	2.96	54
	10	1	1	0	2.63	10
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Awards and honors

• Pat Listach, American League Rookie of the Year

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1992.^[7] The Stockton Ports won the California League championship.^[8]

References

• 1992 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1992 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/diazal01.shtml Alex Diaz page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oroscje01.shtml Jesse Orosco page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ruffibr01.shtml Bruce Ruffin page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazma01.shtml Mario Díaz page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sheffga01.shtml Gary Sheffield page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/landrce01.shtml Ced Landrum page at Baseball Reference
7. Web site: 1992 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. December 30, 2020.
8. Web site: California League Champions. California League. Minor League Baseball. December 31, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022042921/https://www.milb.com/california/history/champions. October 22, 2020.