1987 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 91-71. They scored 862 runs and belted 163 home runs to go along with a .276 batting average. Rob Deer provided the power for the team with 28 homers. The offense was powered by Robin Yount, who led the team with 103 RBI and 198 hits. Paul Molitor had a great year on the basepaths with 45 stolen bases.
The team allowed 817 runs and had a team ERA of 4.62. Teddy Higuera led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 240 strikeouts. Dan Plesac led the team with 23 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Greg Brock | 1B | 141 | 532 | 81 | 159 | 13 | 85 | 5 | .371 | .438 | .809 | .299 |
| Juan Castillo | 2B | 116 | 321 | 44 | 72 | 3 | 28 | 15 | .302 | .312 | .614 | .224 |
| Jim Gantner | 2B | 81 | 265 | 37 | 72 | 4 | 30 | 6 | .331 | .370 | .701 | .272 |
| Steve Kiefer | 3B | 28 | 99 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .257 | .394 | .651 | .202 |
| Jim Paciorek | 1B | 48 | 101 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .302 | .337 | .639 | .228 |
| Ernie Riles | 3B | 83 | 276 | 38 | 72 | 4 | 38 | 3 | .329 | .351 | .680 | .261 |
| Billy Jo Robidoux | 1B | 23 | 62 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .194 | .480 | .194 |
| Dale Sveum | SS | 153 | 535 | 86 | 135 | 25 | 95 | 2 | .303 | .454 | .757 | .252 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Braggs | OF | 132 | 505 | 67 | 136 | 13 | 77 | 12 | .332 | .430 | .762 | .269 |
| Rob Deer | OF | 134 | 474 | 71 | 113 | 28 | 80 | 12 | .360 | .456 | .816 | .238 |
| Mike Felder | OF | 108 | 289 | 48 | 77 | 2 | 31 | 34 | .329 | .353 | .682 | .266 |
| Brad Komminsk | OF | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .067 | .192 | .067 |
| Rick Manning | OF | 97 | 114 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 4 | .299 | .307 | .606 | .228 |
| Robin Yount | OF | 158 | 635 | 99 | 198 | 21 | 103 | 19 | .384 | .479 | .863 | .312 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charlie O'Brien | C | 10 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .343 | .625 | .200 |
| Bill Schroeder | C | 75 | 250 | 35 | 83 | 14 | 42 | 5 | .379 | .548 | .927 | .332 |
| B.J. Surhoff | C | 115 | 395 | 50 | 118 | 7 | 68 | 11 | .350 | .423 | .773 | .299 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Cecil Cooper | DH | 63 | 250 | 25 | 62 | 6 | 36 | 1 | .293 | .372 | .665 | .248 |
| Paul Molitor | DH | 118 | 465 | 114 | 164 | 16 | 75 | 45 | .438 | .566 | 1.004 | .353 |
| Steve Stanicek | DH | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .286 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5625 | 862 | 1552 | 163 | 832 | 176 | .343 | .428 | .770 | .276 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jay Aldrich | 31 | 0 | 58.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 4.94 | 1.441 | |||
| Len Barker | 11 | 11 | 43.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5.36 | 1.625 | |||
| Mike Birkbeck | 10 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6.20 | 1.822 | |||
| Chris Bosio | 46 | 19 | 170 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2 | 150 | 50 | 5.24 | 1.394 | |||
| Ray Burris | 10 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 5.87 | 1.957 | |||
| Mark Ciardi | 4 | 3 | 16.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9.37 | 2.147 | |||
| Mark Clear | 58 | 1 | 78.3 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6 | 81 | 55 | 4.48 | 1.596 | |||
| Chuck Crim | 53 | 5 | 130 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 12 | 56 | 39 | 3.67 | 1.323 | |||
| Teddy Higuera | 35 | 35 | 261.7 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 0 | 240 | 87 | 3.85 | 1.234 | |||
| John Henry Johnson | 10 | 2 | 26.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 9.57 | 2.281 | |||
| Mark Knudson | 15 | 8 | 62 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 5.37 | 1.645 | |||
| Alex Madrid | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15.19 | 2.264 | |||
| Paul Mirabella | 29 | 0 | 29.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.91 | 1.570 | |||
| Juan Nieves | 34 | 33 | 195.7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 163 | 100 | 4.88 | 1.528 | |||
| Dan Plesac | 57 | 0 | 79.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 23 | 89 | 23 | 2.61 | 1.084 | |||
| Dave Stapleton | 4 | 0 | 14.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1.84 | 1.088 | |||
| Bill Wegman | 34 | 33 | 225 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 102 | 53 | 4.24 | 1.253 | |||
| Team Totals | 444 | 162 | 1463.9 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 45 | 1039 | 529 | 4.62 | 1.419 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Robin Yount | 158 |
| At Bats | Robin Yount | 635 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Robin Yount | 723 |
| Batting Average | Paul Molitor | .353 |
| On-Base % | Paul Molitor | .438 |
| Slugging % | Paul Molitor | .566 |
| OPS | Paul Molitor | 1.004 |
| Runs | Paul Molitor | 114 |
| Hits | Robin Yount | 198 |
| Total Bases | Robin Yount | 304 |
| Doubles | Paul Molitor | 41 |
| Triples | Robin Yount | 9 |
| Home Runs | Rob Deer | 28 |
| RBI | Robin Yount | 103 |
| Walks | Rob Deer | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Rob Deer | 186 |
| Stolen Bases | Paul Molitor | 45 |
| Caught Stealing | Paul Molitor and B.J. Surhoff | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Juan Castillo | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | B.J. Surhoff | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Glenn Braggs | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Teddy Higuera | 18 |
| Losses | Bill Wegman | 11 |
| Saves | Dan Plesac | 23 |
| Won-Loss % | Teddy Higuera | .643 |
| ERA | Teddy Higuera | 3.85 |
| WHIP | Teddy Higuera | 1.234 |
| Innings Pitched | Teddy Higuera | 261.7 |
| Games | Mark Clear | 58 |
| Games Started | Teddy Higuera | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Teddy Higuera | 240 |
| Complete Games | Teddy Higuera | 14 |
| Shutouts | Teddy Higuera | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Teddy Higuera | 1084 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Teddy Higuera | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Teddy Higuera | 236 |
| Walks Allowed | Juan Nieves | 100 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Wegman | 31 |
| Doubles Allowed | Teddy Higuera | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Chris Bosio | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Chris Bosio | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Wegman | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Teddy Higuera | 23 |
