1978 Milwaukee Brewers season

1978 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)	Harry Dalton
Manager(s)	George Bamberger
Local television	WTMJ-TV (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker, Mike Hegan)
Local radio	620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1978 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing third in the American League East with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses.

Offseason

• October 25, 1977: Gorman Thomas was sent by the Brewers to the Texas Rangers to complete an earlier deal (the Rangers traded Ed Kirkpatrick to the Brewers for a player to be named later) made on August 20.^[1]
• December 6, 1977: Kevin Kobel was purchased from the Brewers by the New York Mets.^[2]
• December 14, 1977: Ken McMullen was released by the Brewers.^[3]
• December 31, 1977: Ray Fosse was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[4]
• January 16, 1978: Randy Stein was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[5]
• February 8, 1978: Gorman Thomas was purchased by the Brewers from the Rangers.^[1]
• March 30, 1978: Von Joshua was released by the Brewers.^[6]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Jerry Augustine
• Sal Bando
• Cecil Cooper
• Andy Etchebarren
• Larry Hisle
• Sixto Lezcano
• Paul Molitor
• Don Money
• Lenn Sakata
• Gorman Thomas^[7]

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	100	63	0.613	—	55–26	45–37
Boston Red Sox	99	64	0.607	1	59–23	40–41
Milwaukee Brewers	93	69	0.574	6½	54–27	39–42
Baltimore Orioles	90	71	0.559	9	51–30	39–41
Detroit Tigers	86	76	0.531	13½	47–34	39–42
Cleveland Indians	69	90	0.434	29	42–36	27–54
Toronto Blue Jays	59	102	0.366	40	37–44	22–58

Record vs. opponents

1978 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	7–8	4–6	8–1	9–6	7–8	2–8	7–8	5–5	6–9	11–0	9–1	7–4	8–7
Boston	8–7	—	9–2	7–3	7–8	12–3	4–6	10–5	9–2	7–9	5–5	7–3	3–7	11–4
California	6–4	2–9	—	8–7	6–4	4–7	9–6	5–5	12–3	5–5	9–6	9–6	5–10	7–3
Chicago	1–8	3–7	7–8	—	8–2	2–9	8–7	4–7	8–7	1–9	7–8	7–8	11–4	4–6
Cleveland	6–9	8–7	4–6	2–8	—	5–10	5–6	5–10	5–5	6–9	4–6	8–1	1–9	10–4
Detroit	8–7	3–12	7–4	9–2	10–5	—	4–6	7–8	4–6	4–11	6–4	8–2	7–3	9–6
Kansas City	8–2	6–4	6–9	7–8	6–5	6–4	—	6–4	7–8	6–5	10–5	12–3	7–8	5–5
Milwaukee	8–7	5–10	5–5	7–4	10–5	8–7	4–6	—	4–7	10–5	9–1	5–5	6–4	12–3
Minnesota	5–5	2–9	3–12	7–8	5–5	6–4	8–7	7–4	—	3–7	9–6	6–9	6–9	6–4
New York	9–6	9–7	5–5	9–1	9–6	11–4	5–6	5–10	7–3	—	8–2	6–5	6–4	11–4
Oakland	0–11	5–5	6–9	8–7	6–4	4–6	5–10	1–9	6–9	2–8	—	13–2	6–9	7–4
Seattle	1–9	3–7	6–9	8–7	1–8	2–8	3–12	5–5	9–6	5–6	2–13	—	3–12	8–2
Texas	4–7	7–3	10–5	4–11	9–1	3–7	8–7	4–6	9–6	4–6	9–6	12–3	—	4–7
Toronto	7–8	4–11	3–7	6–4	4–10	6–9	5–5	3–12	4–6	4–11	4–7	2–8	7–4	—

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1978: Bob Galasso was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[8]
• April 4, 1978: Tony Muser was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[9]
• June 6, 1978: Rickey Keeton was drafted by the Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft.^[10]
• August 3, 1978: Jamie Quirk was traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Gerry Ako (minors) and cash.^[11]

Roster

1978 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 46 Jerry Augustine 36 Mark Bomback 48 Mike Caldwell 35 Bill Castro 47 Ed Farmer 30 Moose Haas 10 Bob McClure 40 Willie Mueller 27 Andy Replogle 23 Eduardo Rodríguez 39 Lary Sorensen 43 Randy Stein 25 Bill Travers		Catchers  8 Andy Etchebarren 12 Larry Haney 21 Buck Martinez 22 Charlie Moore Infielders  6 Sal Bando 15 Cecil Cooper 11 Jim Gantner  1 Tim Johnson  4 Paul Molitor  7 Don Money  5 Tony Muser  1 Tim Nordbrook 21 Lenn Sakata 19 Robin Yount		Outfielders 26 Dick Davis  9 Larry Hisle 16 Sixto Lezcano 11 Dave May 24 Ben Oglivie 20 Gorman Thomas 14 Jim Wohlford 11 Jeff Yurak		Manager 31 George Bamberger Coaches 12 Larry Haney (Bullpen) 33 Frank Howard (First Base) 32 Harvey Kuenn (Hitting) 38 Cal McLish (Pitching) 37 Buck Rodgers (Third Base)

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	Martinez, BuckBuck Martinez	89	256	56	.219	1	20
1B	Cooper, CecilCecil Cooper	107	407	127	.312	13	54
2B	Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor	125	521	142	.273	6	45
3B	Bando, SalSal Bando	152	540	154	.285	17	78
SS	Yount, RobinRobin Yount	127	502	147	.293	9	71
LF	Hisle, LarryLarry Hisle	142	520	151	.290	34	115
CF	Thomas, GormanGorman Thomas	137	452	111	.246	32	86
RF	Lezcano, SixtoSixto Lezcano	132	442	129	.292	15	61
DH	Davis, DickDick Davis	69	218	54	.248	5	26

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
Money, DonDon Money	137	518	152	.293	14	54
Oglivie, BenBen Oglivie	128	469	142	.303	18	72
Moore, CharlieCharlie Moore	96	268	72	.269	5	31
Wohlford, JimJim Wohlford	46	118	35	.297	1	19
Gantner, JimJim Gantner	43	97	21	.216	1	8
Sakata, LennLenn Sakata	30	78	15	.192	0	3
May, DaveDave May	39	77	15	.195	2	11
Muser, TonyTony Muser	15	30	4	.133	0	5
Nordbrook, TimTim Nordbrook	2	5	0	.000	0	0
Etchebarren, AndyAndy Etchebarren	4	5	2	.400	0	2
Yurak, JeffJeff Yurak	5	5	0	.000	0	0
Haney, LarryLarry Haney	5	5	1	.200	0	1
Johnson, TimTim Johnson	3	3	0	.000	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
Sorensen, LaryLary Sorensen	37	280.2	18	12	3.21	78
Caldwell, MikeMike Caldwell	37	293.1	22	9	2.36	131
Augustine, JerryJerry Augustine	35	188.1	13	12	4.54	59
Travers, BillBill Travers	28	175.2	12	11	4.41	66
Haas, MooseMoose Haas	7	30.2	2	3	6.16	32

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
Replogle, AndyAndy Replogle	32	149.1	9	5	3.92	41
Rodríguez, EduardoEduardo Rodríguez	32	105.1	5	5	3.93	51
Bomback, MarkMark Bomback	2	1.2	0	0	16.20	1

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
McClure, BobBob McClure	44	2	6	9	3.74	47
Castro, BillBill Castro	42	5	4	8	1.81	17
Stein, RandyRandy Stein	31	3	2	1	5.33	42
Mueller, WillieWillie Mueller	5	1	0	0	6.39	6
Farmer, EdEd Farmer	3	1	0	1	0.82	6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	John Felske
AA	Holyoke Millers	Eastern League	George Farson
A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Lee Sigman
A-Short Season	Newark Co-Pilots	New York–Penn League	Ken Richardson

Notes

1. Gorman Thomas page at Baseball Reference
2. Kevin Kobel page at Baseball Reference
3. Ken McMullen page at Baseball Reference
4. Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference
5. Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference
6. Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference
7. 1978 Milwaukee Brewers Roster by Baseball Almanac
8. Bob Galasso page at Baseball Reference
9. Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference
10. Rickey Keeton page at Baseball Reference
11. Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1978 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1978 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com