1987 Milwaukee Brewers season
1987 Milwaukee Brewers | ||
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Division | Eastern Division | |
Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
Owners | Bud Selig | |
Managers | Tom Trebelhorn | |
Television | WVTV (Jim Paschke, Mike Hegan) | |
Radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes) | |
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The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers season featured the team finish in third place in the American League East, with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. The team began the season at a red-hot pace, winning their first 13 games under first-year manager Tom Trebelhorn. Other highlights included Paul Molitor capturing the imaginations of Milwaukee fans with a 39-game hitting streak and Juan Nieves tossing the first and only no-hitter in Brewers history on April 15 with a 7-0 blanking of the Baltimore Orioles.[1]
Offseason
- December 10, 1986: Tim Leary and Tim Crews were traded by the Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Greg Brock.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 54–27 | 44–37 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2 | 52–29 | 44–37 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 | 48–33 | 43–38 |
New York Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | 51–30 | 38–43 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 50–30 | 28–54 |
Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31 | 31–51 | 36–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | 35–46 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 1–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 2–11 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 1–12 |
Boston | 12–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
California | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 |
Detroit | 9–4 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
Kansas City | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Milwaukee | 11–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 |
Minnesota | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–9 |
New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
Seattle | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 9–4 | 2–10 |
Texas | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 12–1 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
- Brian Turang was drafted by the Brewers in the 20th round, but did not sign.[3]
- Mark Kiefer was drafted by the Brewers in the 21st round.[4]
- June 15, 1987: Jim Morris was released by the Brewers.[5]
- June 29, 1987: Russ McGinnis was traded by the Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for Bill Mooneyham.[6]
- July 16, 1987: Skeeter Barnes was purchased by the Brewers from the St. Louis Cardinals.[7]
- July 30, 1987: Ray Burris was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | B. J. Surhoff | 115 | 395 | 118 | .299 | 7 | 68 |
1B | Greg Brock | 141 | 532 | 159 | .299 | 13 | 85 |
2B | Juan Castillo | 116 | 321 | 72 | .224 | 3 | 28 |
3B | Ernest Riles | 83 | 276 | 72 | .261 | 4 | 38 |
SS | Dale Sveum | 153 | 535 | 135 | .252 | 25 | 95 |
LF | Rob Deer | 134 | 474 | 113 | .238 | 28 | 80 |
CF | Robin Yount | 158 | 635 | 218 | .312 | 21 | 103 |
RF | Glenn Braggs | 132 | 505 | 136 | .269 | 13 | 77 |
DH | Cecil Cooper | 63 | 250 | 62 | .248 | 6 | 36 |
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 |
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Paul Molitor | 118 | 465 | 164 | .353 | 16 | 75 |
Mike Felder | 108 | 289 | 77 | .266 | 2 | 31 |
Jim Gantner | 81 | 265 | 72 | .272 | 4 | 30 |
Bill Schroeder | 75 | 250 | 83 | .332 | 14 | 42 |
Rick Manning | 97 | 114 | 26 | .228 | 0 | 13 |
Jim Paciorek | 48 | 101 | 23 | .228 | 2 | 10 |
Steve Kiefer | 28 | 99 | 20 | .202 | 5 | 17 |
Billy Jo Robidoux | 23 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 0 | 4 |
Charlie O'Brien | 10 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Komminsk | 7 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Stanicek | 4 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 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 |
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Teddy Higuera | 35 | 261.2 | 18 | 10 | 3.85 | 240 |
Bill Wegman | 34 | 225 | 12 | 11 | 4.24 | 102 |
Juan Nieves | 34 | 195.2 | 14 | 8 | 4.88 | 163 |
Len Barker | 11 | 43.2 | 2 | 1 | 5.36 | 22 |
Mike Birkbeck | 10 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 6.20 | 25 |
Mark Ciardi | 4 | 16.1 | 1 | 1 | 9.37 | 8 |
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 |
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Chris Bosio | 46 | 170 | 11 | 8 | 5.24 | 150 |
Mark Knudson | 15 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 5.37 | 26 |
John Henry Johnson | 10 | 26.1 | 0 | 1 | 9.57 | 18 |
Ray Burris | 10 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 5.87 | 8 |
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 |
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Dan Plesac | 57 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 2.61 | 89 |
Chuck Crim | 53 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3.67 | 56 |
Mark Clear | 58 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4.48 | 81 |
Paul Mirabella | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.91 | 14 |
Jay Aldrich | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.94 | 22 |
Dave Stapleton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | 14 |
Alex Madrid | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.19 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Paul Molitor, Hutch Award[9]
Farm system
Notes
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Tim Leary at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Brian Turang at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Mark Kiefer at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Jim Morris at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bill Mooneyham at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Skeeter Barnes at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Ray Burris at Baseball-Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
References
- 1987 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
- 1987 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com