1974 Milwaukee Brewers season

1974 Milwaukee Brewers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
East Division (since 1972)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (since 1970)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1970)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
General manager(s)	Jim Wilson
Manager(s)	Del Crandall
Local television	WTMJ-TV (Ed Doucette,Tom Collins)
Local radio	620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1974 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

Offseason

• October 22, 1973: Ellie Rodríguez, Ollie Brown, Joe Lahoud, Skip Lockwood, and Gary Ryerson were traded by the Brewers to the California Angels for Clyde Wright, Steve Barber, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer, and cash.^[1]
• March 27, 1974: Steve Barber was released by the Brewers.^[1]
• March 30, 1974: Wilbur Howard was traded by the Brewers to the Houston Astros for Larry Yount and Don Stratton (minors).^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	91	71	0.562	—	46–35	45–36
New York Yankees	89	73	0.549	2	47–34	42–39
Boston Red Sox	84	78	0.519	7	46–35	38–43
Cleveland Indians	77	85	0.475	14	40–41	37–44
Milwaukee Brewers	76	86	0.469	15	40–41	36–45
Detroit Tigers	72	90	0.444	19	36–45	36–45

Record vs. opponents

1974 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	TEX
Baltimore	—	10–8	7–5	5–7	12–6	14–4	8–4	8–10	6–6	11–7	6–6	4–8
Boston	8–10	—	4–8	8–4	9–9	11–7	4–8	10–8	6–6	11–7	8–4	5–7
California	5–7	8–4	—	10–8–1	3–9	5–7	8–10	3–9	8–10	3–9	6–12	9–9
Chicago	7–5	4–8	8–10–1	—	8–4	7–5	11–7	8–4	7–11–1	4–8	7–11	9–7–1
Cleveland	6–12	9–9	9–3	4–8	—	9–9	8–4	10–8	6–6	7–11	5–7	4–8
Detroit	4–14	7–11	7–5	5–7	9–9	—	7–5	9–9	3–9	11–7	5–7	5–7
Kansas City	4–8	8–4	10–8	7–11	4–8	5–7	—	11–1	8–10	4–8	8–10	8–10
Milwaukee	10–8	8–10	9–3	4–8	8–10	9–9	1–11	—	6–6	9–9	5–7	7–5
Minnesota	6–6	6–6	10–8	11–7–1	6–6	9–3	10–8	6–6	—	4–8	5–13	9–9
New York	7–11	7–11	9–3	8–4	11–7	7–11	8–4	9–9	8–4	—	7–5	8–4
Oakland	6–6	4–8	12–6	11–7	7–5	7–5	10–8	7–5	13–5	5–7	—	8–10
Texas	8–4	7–5	9–9	7–9–1	8–4	7–5	10–8	5–7	9–9	4–8	10–8	—

Notable transactions

• June 5, 1974: Jim Gantner was drafted by the Brewers in the 12th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.^[3]

Opening Day starters

• P:Jim Colborn
• C:Darrell Porter
• 1B:George Scott
• 2B:Pedro García
• 3B:Don Money
• SS:Robin Yount
• LF:Johnny Briggs
• RF:Dave May
• CF:Ken Berry
• DH:Bob Coluccio

Roster

1974 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 43 Larry Anderson 40 Jerry Bell 35 Bill Castro 38 Bill Champion 48 Jim Colborn 34 Kevin Kobel 27 Roger Miller 42 Tom Murphy 23 Eduardo Rodríguez 35 Dick Selma 41 Jim Slaton 29 Ed Sprague 25 Bill Travers 38 Clyde Wright		Catchers 22 Charlie Moore 15 Darrell Porter Infielders  9 Pedro García 14 Bob Hansen  6 Mike Hegan  3 Deron Johnson  4 Tim Johnson  8 Jack Lind  7 Don Money  5 George Scott  2 Bob Sheldon 21 John Vukovich 19 Robin Yount		Outfielders 14 Felipe Alou 16 Ken Berry 12 Johnny Briggs 26 Bob Coluccio  8 Rob Ellis 37 Sixto Lezcano 11 Dave May 17 Bobby Mitchell 44 Gorman Thomas		Manager  1 Del Crandall Coaches 31 Harvey Kuenn (Hitting) -- Ken McBride (Pitching) 32 Joe Nossek (Third Base) 30 Jim Walton (First Base) 18 Al Widmar (Pitching)

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	Porter, DarrellDarrell Porter	131	432	104	.241	12	56
1B	Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott	158	604	170	.281	17	82
2B	García, PedroPedro García	141	452	90	.199	12	54
3B	Money, DonDon Money	159	629	178	.283	15	65
SS	Yount, RobinRobin Yount	107	344	86	.250	3	26
LF	Briggs, JohnnyJohnny Briggs	154	554	140	.253	17	73
CF	Coluccio, BobBob Coluccio	138	394	88	.223	6	31

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
Berry, KenKen Berry	98	267	64	.240	1	24
Ellis, RobRob Ellis	22	48	14	.292	0	4
Sheldon, BobBob Sheldon	10	17	2	.118	0	0

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
Wright, ClydeClyde Wright	38	232	9	20	4.42	64
Colborn, JimJim Colborn	33	224	10	13	4.06	83
Kobel, KevinKevin Kobel	34	169.1	6	14	3.99	74
Champion, BillBill Champion	31	161.2	11	4	3.62	60

Other 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
Rodríguez, EduardoEduardo Rodríguez	43	111.2	7	4	3.63	58

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
Murphy, TomTom Murphy	70	10	10	20	1.90	47
Castro, BillBill Castro	8	0	0	0	4.50	10
Bell, JerryJerry Bell	5	0	0	0	2.57	4
Selma, DickDick Selma	2	0	0	0	19.29	2
Anderson, LarryLarry Anderson	2	0	0	0	0.00	3
Miller, RogerRoger Miller	2	0	0	0	11.57	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Sacramento Solons	Pacific Coast League	Bob Lemon
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Gene Freese and Ken McBride
A	Danville Warriors	Midwest League	Matt Galante
A-Short Season	Newark Co-Pilots	New York–Penn League	John Felske

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Danville

Notes

1. Steve Barber at Baseball Reference
2. Wilbur Howard at Baseball Reference
3. Jim Gantner at Baseball Reference

References

• 1974 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
• 1974 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac