Milwaukee Brewers

This article is about the present-day Major League Baseball team. For other uses, see Milwaukee Brewers (disambiguation).

Milwaukee Brewers
2024 Milwaukee Brewers season
File:Milwaukee Brewers Logo.svg File:MilwaukeeBrewers caplogo.svg Logo Cap insignia
Established in 1969 'Based in Milwaukee since 1970'
Major league affiliations
National League (1998–present) Central Division (1998–present) American League (1969–1997) Central Division (1994–1997) East Division (1972–1993) West Division (1969–1971)
Current uniform
File:NLC-Uniform-MIL.PNG
Retired numbers	1 4 19 34 44 42
Colors
Navy blue, metallic gold, white
Name
Milwaukee Brewers (1970–present) Seattle Pilots (1969)
Other nicknames
True Blue Brew Crew, The Brew Crew, The Crew, Beermakers, Beersmen, Cerveceros, Birraioli
Ballpark
Miller Park (2001–present) Milwaukee County Stadium (1970–2000) Sick's Stadium (Seattle) (1969)
Major league titles
World Series titles (0)	None
NL Pennants (0)	None
AL Pennants (1)	1982
NL Central Division titles (1)	2011
AL East Division titles (1)	1982
Wild card berths (1)	2008
The Brewers also qualified for the playoffs in the strike-split 1981 season, losing to the New York Yankees in the ALDS.
Front office
Principal owner(s)	Mark Attanasio
General manager	David Stearns
Manager	Craig Counsell

The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team and are based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The team is named for the city's association with the brewing industry. Since 2001, the Brewers have played their home games at Miller Park, which has a seating capacity of 41,900.

The team was founded in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots, an expansion team of the American League (AL), in Seattle, Washington. The Pilots played their home games at Sick's Stadium. After only one season, the team relocated to Milwaukee, becoming known as the Brewers and playing their home games at Milwaukee County Stadium. In 1998, the Brewers joined the National League. They are the only franchise to play in four divisions since the advent of divisional play in Major League Baseball in 1969.

The team's only World Series appearance came in 1982. After winning the ALCS against the California Angels, the Brewers faced off against the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, losing 4-3. In 2011, the Brewers won the NLDS versus the Arizona Diamondbacks 3–2, but lost in the NLCS to the eventual World Series-champion Cardinals, 4-2.

History

Main article: History of the Milwaukee Brewers

Originating as an expansion team in 1969, in Seattle, Washington, as the Seattle Pilots, the club played for one season before being acquired in bankruptcy court by Bud Selig, who then moved the team to Milwaukee. The Brewers were part of the American League from their creation in 1969 through the 1997 season, after which they moved to the National League Central Division. Milwaukee had previously been a National League city when its team was the Milwaukee Braves (1953–1965).

In 1981, Milwaukee won the American League East Division in the second half of the strike-shortened season. In the playoffs, they lost the divisional series to the New York Yankees, three games to two.

In 1982, Milwaukee won the American League East Division and the American League Pennant, earning their only World Series appearance to date. In the Series, they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three.

In 1998, the Brewers changed leagues, going from the American League to the National League.

In 2008, for the first time in the 26 years since their World Series appearance, the Brewers advanced to postseason play by winning the National League wild card. They were eliminated in the National League Division Series by the eventual World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies.

On September 23, 2011, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their first division title in 29 years. They won the National League Division Series in five games over the Arizona Diamondbacks, but lost the National League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals in six games.

Team uniforms

Uniforms

1970–77

The first Brewers uniforms were "hand-me-downs" from the Seattle Pilots. Because the move to Milwaukee received final approval less than a week before the start of the season, there was no time to order new uniforms. Selig had originally planned to change the Brewers' colors to navy blue and red in honor of the minor league American Association's Milwaukee Brewers, but was forced to simply remove the Seattle markings from the Pilots' blue-and-gold uniforms and sew "BREWERS" on the front. However, the outline of the Pilots' logo remained visible. The uniforms had unique striping on the sleeves left over from the Pilots days. The cap was an updated version of the Milwaukee Braves cap in blue and yellow. Ultimately, it was decided to keep blue and gold as the team colors, and they have remained so ever since.

The Brewers finally got their own flannel design in 1971. This design was essentially the same as the one used in 1970, but with blue and yellow piping on the sleeves and collar. In 1972, the Brewers entered the double-knit era with uniforms based upon their flannels: all white with "BREWERS" on the front and blue and yellow trim on the sleeves, neck, waistband and down the side of the pants. This is the uniform that Hank Aaron wore with the club in his final seasons and that Robin Yount wore in his first. During this period, the logo of the club was the Beer Barrel Man, which had been used by the previous minor league Brewers since at least the 1940s.

1978–93

The Brewers unveiled new uniforms for the 1978 season. The uniforms featured pinstripes with a solid blue collar and waistband. The road uniforms continued to be powder blue, but for the first time the city name, "MILWAUKEE", graced the chest in an upward slant. In addition, this season saw the introduction of the logo that was to define the club: "M" and "B" in the shape of a baseball glove. The logo was designed by Tom Meindel, an art history student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The home cap was solid blue, and the road cap was blue with a yellow front panel. Additionally, their batting helmets had a white front panel. The club wore these uniforms in their pennant-winning season of 1982. Only minor changes were made until 1990; the color of the road uniforms changed to gray in 1985, while the blue-yellow-blue road cap and white-paneled batting helmets were abandoned at the same time.

In 1990, the Brewers made significant modifications to their uniforms, switching from pullover to button-down jerseys (the last American League team to do so). Their individual uniforms showed other changes as well; at home, the blue piping was removed and the block lettered "BREWERS" was changed to a script version similar to the script used on road uniforms, while those outfits had their piping changed from blue-yellow-blue to blue-yellow. The road jerseys were the first uniforms in franchise history to feature player names on the back; names were added to the home jerseys beginning in 1993.

1994–99

In 1994, in collaboration with the Brewers celebrating their 25th year in Milwaukee, the team did a radical makeover of their uniforms. The ball-in-glove logo was removed and replaced with a stylized interlocking "M" and "B" set on a pair of crossed bats and a diamond background. The royal blue changed to navy blue, while the yellow changed to a metallic gold. Forest green was added as a third color. The jerseys swapped pinstripes for retro-themed piping around the collar, buttons, and sleeves, following a trend that was popular in the 1990s. The uniforms' lettering had the same style of letters as the new cap logo with heavily stylized "BREWERS" lettering on the home jerseys and "MILWAUKEE" on the road grays. For the first time, an alternative jersey was introduced. It was navy blue with the home "BREWERS" lettering on the front and featured the Brewers' logo on the lower left side. The caps featured the interlocking "MB" logo (without the bats or diamond) on both the home and away versions. The home cap was completely navy blue, while the away cap featured a navy blue crown and a forest green bill.

In 1997, the uniforms were slightly modified, with the main logo being removed from the caps and replaced with an "M". All navy caps were worn with both the home and away uniforms; the home hats featured a white "M" and the road caps had a gold "M." The green socks that had previously been worn on the road were changed to navy blue. The blue alternate jersey placed the player's number on the lower left side instead of the logo.

2000–present

Before the 2000 season, to coincide with the anticipated opening of Miller Park, the Brewers changed their uniforms again. The block letters on the front were replaced with "Brewers" in a flowing script, and green was removed as the third color. The cap logo was a script "M", similar in style to the Miller logo, with a head of barley underlining it, symbolizing Milwaukee's beer-making industry. The home uniforms also featured a patch on the left sleeve consisting of the cap logo with a gold outline of the state of Wisconsin behind it, showing the Brewers statewide appeal. The road uniforms were grey and featured the same script "Brewers" on the front, with a simple patch on the left sleeve bearing a script "Milwaukee". There was also an alternate navy blue jersey that had the same features as the home jersey.

Although the uniforms were supposed to debut with the opening of Miller Park, the Big Blue crane collapse in July 1999, which cost the lives of three workers and caused damage to the first base side of the stadium, delayed the opening of Miller Park for one year, so the uniforms actually debuted at Milwaukee County Stadium in the ballpark's final year.

In 2006, the Brewers introduced Retro Sundays, when the Brewers would wear uniforms featuring the "ball-in-glove" logo. The uniforms are similar to the uniforms worn from 1978 to 1989, but with some modern modifications, such as the uniforms being button-up instead of pullover, displaying players' last names on the backs of the jerseys, and a "ball-in-glove" logo patch on the left sleeve. In 2007, the Retro day was changed from Sunday to Friday, though they may also be worn outside of those days if a starting pitcher chooses the retro uniforms to wear during his start. In 2010, the Brewers debuted a new alternate road jersey which, like the other alternate jersey, is navy blue, but bears a script "Milwaukee" on the front. In 2013, a gold alternate jersey with "Brewers" on the front was introduced, as well.

During the off-season before the 2013 season, the Brewers allowed fans to design their own Milwaukee Brewers uniforms. Three finalists were chosen, which fans were given the opportunity to vote for their favorite through the Brewers website. The winning uniform was designed by Ben Peters of Richfield, Minnesota, and was worn by the Brewers for two spring training games.

In 2016, the Brewers replaced their road navy and home gold alternates with a new navy alternate jersey. The uniform is similar to the previous road navy alternate but with yellow replacing gold as the trim color, and will be paired with a navy cap featuring the "ball-and-glove" logo. The navy road alternate has been worn far more often in 2016 than the official gray road jersey.

Achievements

Awards

Main article: List of Milwaukee Brewers award winners and All-Stars

Three Brewers have won MVP awards during their career with the team. While in the American League, Rollie Fingers won the award in 1981, and Robin Yount received the honor in 1982 and 1989. Ryan Braun won the National League MVP award in 2011. Two pitchers have won the Cy Young Award in the American League. Rollie Fingers won in 1981, and Pete Vuckovich won in 1982. Two players have been named Rookie of the Year. Pat Listach won the American League's award in 1992, and Ryan Braun won the National League award in 2007.

Hall of Famers

The following inducted members of the Baseball Hall of Fame spent some or all of their careers with the Brewers.

Milwaukee Brewers Hall of Famers
Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Milwaukee Brewers Hank Aaron Rollie Fingers Paul Molitor Don Sutton Robin Yount Players and managers listed in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Brewers cap insignia. No major league player, manager, or executive affiliated with the team when it was known as the Seattle Pilots has been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Ford C. Frick Award recipients

Milwaukee Brewers Ford C. Frick Award recipients
Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Bob Uecker Names in bold received the award based primarily on their work as broadcasters for the Brewers.

Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame

Main article: Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame

Brewers in the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
No.	Name	Position	Tenure	Notes
1	Bud Selig	Owner	1970–1998	Born in Milwaukee, attended University of Wisconsin-Madison
3, 20, 44	Gorman Thomas	CF/DH	1973–1983, 1986
4	Paul Molitor	IF/DH	1978–1992
11, 17	Jim Gantner	2B Coach	1976–1992 1996–1997	Born in Fond du Lac, grew up in Eden, attended University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
15	Cecil Cooper	1B	1977–1987
19	Robin Yount	SS/CF	1974–1993
31, 32	Harvey Kuenn	Coach Manager	1972–1975 1975, 1982–1983	Born in West Allis, raised in Milwaukee, attended University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
44	Hank Aaron	RF/DH	1975–1976	Elected mainly on his performance with Atlanta Braves
50	Bob Uecker	Broadcaster	1971–present	Born and raised in Milwaukee

Retired numbers

See also: List of Major League Baseball retired numbers

In addition to the six numbers retired by the Brewers, the number 50 has been placed in the Brewers' Ring of Honor for Bob Uecker and his half-century in baseball.

Bud Selig Team Owner   Retired April 6, 2015 Paul Molitor 3B, DH   Retired June 11, 1999 Robin Yount SS, CF Coach Retired May 29, 1994 Rollie Fingers P   Retired August 9, 1992 Hank Aaron RF, DH   Retired October 3, 1976 Jackie Robinson 2B   Retired by MLB April 15, 1997

Out of circulation, but not retired

• 17: Has not been issued since Jim Gantner's retirement in 1992. The only time it was issued after 1992 was from 1996 to 1997 when he returned as first base coach.

Season-by-season records

Main article: List of Milwaukee Brewers seasons

The records of the Brewers' last five seasons are listed below.

American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers since 2001

The Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise of the National League (NL) has played in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since 1970. The team was established in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots in Seattle, Washington, and they became the Brewers after relocating to Wisconsin in 1970. The franchise played in the American League (AL) until 1998 when it moved to the National League in conjunction with a major league realignment. As of the completion of the 2023 season, the Brewers have played 8,676 regular-season games and compiled a win–loss record of 4,215–4,461 (.486). They have qualified for the postseason nine times and have a postseason record of 21–30 (.412). Combining all 8,727 regular-season and postseason games, the team has an all-time record of 4,236–4,491 (.485).

The franchise posted losing records each of their first nine seasons. Their first winning season occurred in 1978 when they finished at 93–69 (.574). Three years later, the Brewers qualified for their first MLB postseason by winning the second half 1981 AL East Division title in a season which had been shortened by the 1981 Major League Baseball strike. They lost the American League Division Series to the New York Yankees, three games to two. The following year, Milwaukee won the AL East title and then the 1982 American League Championship Series versus the California Angels, three games to two. In that year's World Series, the Brewers faced the National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals. The series went to a decisive game seven and resulted in a Brewers World Series loss.

The team soon began a 25-year postseason drought that stood as the third-longest in the expanded-postseason era. Milwaukee returned to the playoffs in 2008 by winning the National League Wild Card. The Brewers lost the National League Division Series (NLDS) to the Philadelphia Phillies, three games to one. They won the 2011 NL Central Division title and defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, three games to two, in the NLDS. Their postseason run was ended by the St. Louis Cardinals, who won the National League Championship Series (NLCS), four games to two.

In 2018, Milwaukee finished the regular-season tied with the Chicago Cubs for first place in the NL Central. The Brewers defeated the Cubs in a tie-breaker game, 3–1, securing the division title and relegating Chicago to the wild card game. Milwaukee then swept the Colorado Rockies in the best-of-five NLDS, advancing to the NLCS, where they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, four games to three. The following year, they secured one of two NL wild card berths but lost the 2019 National League Wild Card Game to the Washington Nationals, 4–3. The Brewers won another wild card spot in the 2020 season, which had been shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They lost the 2020 NL Wild Card Series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, two games to zero. Milwaukee won the 2021 NL Central Division title but lost the NLDS versus the Atlanta Braves, 3–1. In 2023, the Brewers again won the NL Central Division title, but lost in the NL Wild Card Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. As of 2023, every team to have eliminated the Brewers from the playoffs has gone on to at least appear in the World Series that season.

The Brewers' best season record occurred in 2011 when they finished 96–66 (.593). Conversely, their lowest season record was 56–106 (.346) in 2002.

Table key

MLB season	Each year is linked to an article about that particular MLB season.
Team season	Each year is linked to an article about that particular Brewers season.
Finish	The team's final position in the divisional standings
GB	Games behind the team that finished in first place in the division that season
Apps.	Postseason appearances: number of seasons the team qualified for the postseason
†	World Series champions (1969–present)
*	League champions (1969–present)
^	Division champions (1969–present)
¤	Wild card berth (1994–present)

Season-by-season records

MLB season	Team season	League	Division	Regular-season					Postseason				Ref.
				Finish	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB	Wins	Losses	Win %	Result
1969	1969	AL	West	6th	64	98	.395	33	—	—	—	—
1970	1970	AL	West	4th (tie)	65	97	.401	33	—	—	—	—
1971	1971	AL	West	6th	69	92	.429	32	—	—	—	—
1972	1972	AL	East	6th	65	91	.417	21	—	—	—	—
1973	1973	AL	East	5th	74	88	.457	23	—	—	—	—
1974	1974	AL	East	5th	76	86	.469	15	—	—	—	—
1975	1975	AL	East	5th	68	94	.420	28	—	—	—	—
1976	1976	AL	East	6th	66	95	.410	32	—	—	—	—
1977	1977	AL	East	6th	67	95	.414	33	—	—	—	—
1978	1978	AL	East	3rd	93	69	.574	6+1⁄2	—	—	—	—
1979	1979	AL	East	2nd	95	66	.590	8	—	—	—	—
1980	1980	AL	East	3rd	86	76	.531	17	—	—	—	—
1981	1981	AL	East	3rd	31	25	.554	3	2	3	.400	Lost ALDS vs. New York Yankees, 3–2
				1st ^	31	22	.585	—
1982	1982	AL *	East ^	1st	95	67	.586	—	6	6	.500	Won ALCS vs. California Angels, 3–2 * Lost World Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 4–3
1983	1983	AL	East	5th	87	75	.537	11	—	—	—	—
1984	1984	AL	East	7th	67	94	.416	36+1⁄2	—	—	—	—
1985	1985	AL	East	6th	71	90	.441	28	—	—	—	—
1986	1986	AL	East	6th	77	84	.478	18	—	—	—	—
1987	1987	AL	East	3rd	91	71	.562	7	—	—	—	—
1988	1988	AL	East	3rd (tie)	87	75	.537	2	—	—	—	—
1989	1989	AL	East	4th	81	81	.500	8	—	—	—	—
1990	1990	AL	East	6th	74	88	.457	14	—	—	—	—
1991	1991	AL	East	4th	83	79	.512	8	—	—	—	—
1992	1992	AL	East	2nd	92	70	.568	4	—	—	—	—
1993	1993	AL	East	7th	69	93	.426	26	—	—	—	—
1994	1994	AL	Central	5th	53	62	.461	15	—	—	—	—
1995	1995	AL	Central	4th	65	79	.451	35	—	—	—	—
1996	1996	AL	Central	3rd	80	82	.494	19+1⁄2	—	—	—	—
1997	1997	AL	Central	3rd	78	83	.484	8	—	—	—	—
1998	1998	NL	Central	5th	74	88	.457	28	—	—	—	—
1999	1999	NL	Central	5th	74	87	.460	22+1⁄2	—	—	—	—
2000	2000	NL	Central	3rd	73	89	.451	22	—	—	—	—
2001	2001	NL	Central	4th	68	94	.420	25	—	—	—	—
2002	2002	NL	Central	6th	56	106	.346	41	—	—	—	—
2003	2003	NL	Central	6th	68	94	.412	20	—	—	—	—
2004	2004	NL	Central	6th	67	94	.416	37+1⁄2	—	—	—	—
2005	2005	NL	Central	3rd	81	81	.500	19	—	—	—	—
2006	2006	NL	Central	4th	75	87	.463	8+1⁄2	—	—	—	—
2007	2007	NL	Central	2nd	83	79	.512	2	—	—	—	—
2008	2008	NL	Central	2nd ¤	90	72	.556	7+1⁄2	1	3	.250	Lost NLDS vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 3–1
2009	2009	NL	Central	3rd	80	82	.494	11	—	—	—	—
2010	2010	NL	Central	3rd	77	85	.475	14	—	—	—	—
2011	2011	NL	Central ^	1st	96	66	.593	—	5	6	.455	Won NLDS vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 3–2 Lost NLCS vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 4–2
2012	2012	NL	Central	3rd	83	79	.512	14	—	—	—	—
2013	2013	NL	Central	4th	74	88	.457	23	—	—	—	—
2014	2014	NL	Central	3rd	82	80	.506	8	—	—	—	—
2015	2015	NL	Central	4th	68	94	.420	32	—	—	—	—
2016	2016	NL	Central	4th	73	89	.451	30+1⁄2	—	—	—	—
2017	2017	NL	Central	2nd	86	76	.531	6	—	—	—	—
2018	2018	NL	Central ^	1st	96	67	.589	—	6	4	.600	Won NLDS vs. Colorado Rockies, 3–0 Lost NLCS vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–3
2019	2019	NL	Central	2nd ¤	89	73	.549	2	0	1	.000	Lost NLWCG vs. Washington Nationals, 1–0
2020	2020	NL	Central	4th ¤	29	31	.483	5	0	2	.000	Lost NLWCS vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 2–0
2021	2021	NL	Central ^	1st	95	67	.586	—	1	3	.250	Lost NLDS vs. Atlanta Braves, 3–1
2022	2022	NL	Central	2nd	86	76	.531	7	—	—	—	—
2023	2023	NL	Central ^	1st	92	70	.568	—	0	2	.000	Lost NLWCS vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 2–0
2024	2024	NL	Central ^	1st	93	69	.574	—	1	2	.333	Lost NLWCS vs. New York Mets, 2–1
Totals	—	—	—	—	4,215	4,461	.486	—	22	32	.407	—	—

Postseason records

The Brewers have made the postseason ten times in their history, with the first being in 1981 and the most recent being in 2024.

Season	Finish	Round	Opponent	Result	Wins	Losses
1981	AL East Champions (second half)	ALDS	New York Yankees	Lost	2	3
1982	AL Champions	ALCS	California Angels	Won	3	2
		World Series	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost	3	4
2008	NL Wild Card	NLDS	Philadelphia Phillies	Lost	1	3
2011	NL Central Champions	NLDS	Arizona Diamondbacks	Won	3	2
		NLCS	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost	2	4
2018	NL Central Champions	NLDS	Colorado Rockies	Won	3	0
		NLCS	Los Angeles Dodgers	Lost	3	4
2019	NL Wild Card	NL Wild Card Game	Washington Nationals	Lost	0	1
2020	NL Wild Card	NL Wild Card Series	Los Angeles Dodgers	Lost	0	2
2021	NL Central Champions	NLDS	Atlanta Braves	Lost	1	3
2023	NL Central Champions	NL Wild Card Series	Arizona Diamondbacks	Lost	0	2
2024	NL Central Champions	NL Wild Card Series	New York Mets	Lost	1	2
Totals	—			3–10	22	32

Franchise totals

Franchise totals by decade

Decade	Regular-season			Postseason				Composite
	Wins	Losses	Win %	Apps.	Wins	Losses	Win %	Wins	Losses	Win %
1960s	64	98	.395	0	—	—	—	64	98	.395
1970s	738	873	.458	0	—	—	—	738	873	.458
1980s	804	760	.514	2	8	9	.471	812	769	.514
1990s	742	811	.478	0	—	—	—	742	811	.478
2000s	741	878	.458	1	1	3	.250	742	881	.457
2010s	824	797	.508	3	11	11	.500	835	808	.508
2020s	302	244	.553	4	2	9	.182	304	253	.546
All-time	4,215	4,461	.486	10	22	32	.407	4,237	4,493	.485

Franchise totals by league

League	Regular-season			Postseason				Composite
	Wins	Losses	Win %	Apps.	Wins	Losses	Win %	Wins	Losses	Win %
American League (1969–1997)	2,200	2,367	.482	2	8	9	.471	2,208	2,376	.482
National League (1998–present)	2,015	2,094	.490	8	14	23	.378	2,029	2,117	.489
All-time	4,215	4,461	.486	10	22	32	.407	4,237	4,493	.485

References

Specific

General

• "Milwaukee Brewers Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

Franchise leaders

Main article: List of Milwaukee Brewers team records

Single-season records

Statistic	Player	Record	Season
Runs	Paul Molitor	136	1982
Hits	Cecil Cooper	219	1980
Home runs	Prince Fielder	50	2007
RBI	Prince Fielder	141	2009
Stolen bases	Tommy Harper	73	1969
Wins	Mike Caldwell	22	1978
ERA	Mike Caldwell	2.36	1978
Saves	John Axford	46	2011
Strikeouts (pitcher)	Ben Sheets	264	2004

Career leaders

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; R = Runs; H = Hits; RBI = Runs batted in; HR = Home runs; * = current Brewers player

Home runs

Player	Pos	AB	HR	GP
Ryan Braun*	OF	5170	279	1333
Robin Yount	SS/OF	11008	251	2856
Prince Fielder	1B	3527	230	998
Geoff Jenkins	OF	4407	212	1234
Gorman Thomas	OF	3644	208	1102
Cecil Cooper	1B	6019	201	1490
Ben Oglivie	OF	4136	176	1149
Greg Vaughn	OF	3244	169	903
Jeromy Burnitz	OF	2768	165	782
Paul Molitor	3B	7520	160	1856

RBI

Player	Pos	RBI
Robin Yount	SS/OF	1406
Cecil Cooper	1B	944
Ryan Braun*	OF	920
Paul Molitor	3B	790
Geoff Jenkins	OF	704
Ben Oglivie	OF	685
Prince Fielder	1B	656
Gorman Thomas	OF	605
Jim Gantner	2B	568
Greg Vaughn	OF	566

Hits

Player	Pos	Hit
Robin Yount	SS/OF	3142
Paul Molitor	3B	2281
Cecil Cooper	1B	1815
Jim Gantner	2B	1696
Ryan Braun*	OF	1575
Geoff Jenkins	OF	1221
Don Money	3B	1168
Ben Oglivie	OF	1144
BJ Surhoff	Util	1064
Charlie Moore	C	1029

Runs

Player	Pos	R
Robin Yount	SS/OF	1632
Paul Molitor	3B	1275
Ryan Braun*	OF	865
Cecil Cooper	1B	821
Jim Gantner	OF	781
Rickie Weeks	2B	684
Geoff Jenkins	OF	661
Don Money	3B	596
Prince Fielder	1B	571
Ben Oglivie	OF	567

Stolen bases

Player	Pos	SB
Paul Molitor	3B	412
Robin Yount	SS/OF	271
Ryan Braun*	OF	179
Carlos Gomez	OF	152
Jim Gantner	2B	137
Tommy Harper	OF/3B	136
Rickie Weeks	2B	126
Scott Podsednik	OF	113
Pat Listach	SS	112
Darryl Hamilton	OF	109

All records updated on September 1, 2016

Current roster

See also: Milwaukee Brewers all-time roster

Milwaukee Brewers 2025 spring training roster
40-man roster				Non-roster invitees		Coaches/Other
Pitchers 26 Aaron Ashby 32 Aaron Civale 37 DL Hall 52 Bryan Hudson 54 Tyler Jay 35 Jared Koenig 25 Nick Mears 29 Trevor Megill 55 Hoby Milner 36 Tobias Myers 31 Joel Payamps 59 Elvis Peguero 51 Freddy Peralta 00 Carlos Rodríguez 45 Abner Uribe 38 Devin Williams		Catchers 24 William Contreras 13 Eric Haase 76 Jeferson Quero Infielders  7 Tyler Black 18 Vinny Capra 28 Brewer Hicklen 12 Rhys Hoskins 14 Andruw Monasterio  3 Joey Ortiz  2 Brice Turang Outfielders 11 Jackson Chourio  6 Isaac Collins 10 Sal Frelick  5 Garrett Mitchell 16 Blake Perkins				Manager 21 Pat Murphy Coaches 33 Quintin Berry (first base) 97 Christian Correa (bullpen catcher) 65 Néstor Corredor (field coordinator) 70 Connor Dawson (hitting) 95 Daniel de Mondesert (assistant) 61 Jim Henderson (assistant pitching) 84 Chris Hook (pitching) 88 Charlie Greene (bullpen) 40 Jason Lane (third base) -- Al LeBoeuf (lead hitting) 63 Walker McKinven (run prevention) -- Eric Theisen (hitting) 23 Rickie Weeks Jr. (associate manager) 62 Adam Weisenburger (bullpen catcher) 60-day injured list 50 J. B. Bukauskas 15 Oliver Dunn 54 Robert Gasser 53 Brandon Woodruff 22 Christian Yelich 31 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list * Not on active roster † Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated November 4, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Team managers

Craig Counsell, manager since 2015

Main article: List of Milwaukee Brewers managers

Through 46 seasons of play, the Brewers franchise has employed 18 managers. The records and accomplishments of the last five Brewers' managers are shown below.

Manager Ken Macha (center) meeting with the umpires before a game

The Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise of the National League (NL) has employed 20 managers during its 55 seasons of play. Managers are responsible for team strategy and leadership on and off the field, including determining the batting order, arranging defensive positioning, and making tactical decisions regarding pitching changes, pinch-hitting, pinch-running, and defensive replacements. Established in Seattle, Washington, as the Seattle Pilots in 1969, the team became the Milwaukee Brewers after relocating to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1970. The franchise played in the American League (AL) until 1998, when it moved to the National League in conjunction with a major league realignment. Pat Murphy, the current manager, will manage his first Brewers game at the beginning of the 2024 season.

Five managers have led the Brewers to the postseason. Buck Rodgers' 1981 team won the Second Half AL East Division title. In 1982, Harvey Kuenn took over for Rodgers and led Milwaukee to win the AL East Division title and the AL Championship Series, but they lost in their only World Series appearance. Dale Sveum, who assumed control of the team late in the 2008 season from Ned Yost, led the club to an NL Wild Card. Ron Roenicke's 2011 Brewers won the NL Central Division title and the NL Division Series (NLDS). The teams led by Craig Counsell won the NL Central Division title (2018, 2021, and 2023), the NLDS (2018), and two NL Wild Card spots (2019 and 2020).

None of Milwaukee's managers have won the Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award since its institution in 1983. However, two have won the Sporting News Manager of the Year Award: George Bamberger (1978) and Craig Counsell (2017, 2018, and 2023).

Craig Counsell won 707 regular-season games from 2015 to 2023, placing him first on the all-time wins list for Brewers managers. Having managed the team for 1,332 games over nine seasons, he is the longest-tenured manager in team history. The manager with the highest winning percentage over a full season or more is Harvey Kuenn (1975, 1982–1983), with .576. Conversely, the lowest winning percentage over a season or more is .395 by Joe Schultz (1969).

History

Playing in the American League (AL), the Seattle Pilots were managed by former St. Louis Cardinals coach Joe Schultz in their inaugural 1969 season. Schultz' .395 winning percentage is the lowest among all Brewers managers who managed a full season or more. He was replaced by former Cincinnati Reds manager Dave Bristol when the team relocated to Milwaukee as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970. Bristol remained with the team until being dismissed on May 28, 1972. Third base coach Roy McMillan filled in on an interim basis for two games before Triple-A Evansville Triplets manager Del Crandall was brought up to finish the season. Crandall was released on September 28, 1975, with one game left to play. Hitting coach Harvey Kuenn managed the season finale that day. Alex Grammas, a coach for the 1975 World Series champion Reds, next served as Brewers manager from 1976 to 1977. Baltimore Orioles pitching coach George Bamberger came on as skipper in 1978. He was selected to win the Sporting News Manager of the Year Award in his first season. Bamberger suffered a heart attack during spring training in 1980 and had five coronary bypasses that March. Third base coach Buck Rodgers served as acting manager until Bamberger returned on June 6. He retired on September 7 to take up a job in player development with the Brewers. Rogers finished out the season as manager.

Harvey Kuenn led the Brewers to the 1982 World Series, their only World Series appearance.

Continuing as Milwaukee's skipper in 1981, Buck Rodgers led the team to their first postseason appearance by winning the Second Half AL East Division title. They were eliminated in the American League Division Series by the New York Yankees. Rodgers was dismissed on June 2, 1982, and replaced by hitting coach Harvey Kuenn. The 1982 Brewers captured the AL East Division title before winning the American League Championship Series over the California Angels. Kuenn's Brewers were defeated in the World Series by St. Louis. Kuenn returned to lead the team in 1983, but they were unable to make it three postseason appearances in a row. Over parts of three seasons as manager, Kuenn accumulated a .576 winning percentage, the highest among all Brewers managers over a full season or more.

Former Seattle Mariners manager Rene Lachemann managed the club in 1984. George Bamberger returned to managed Milwaukee in 1985. He retired for the second time on September 25, 1986. Third base coach Tom Trebelhorn managed the last nine games of the season and remained in the position through 1991. Phil Garner became the team's manager in 1992. In 1998, Milwaukee transferred to the National League (NL) as a part of Major League Baseball's realignment for that season. Garner remained with the Brewers until being dismissed on August 12, 1999. Hitting coach Jim Lefebvre managed the rest of the 1999 season on an interim basis.

Davey Lopes, previously the San Diego Padres' first base coach became manager of the Brewers in 2000. He was fired on April 18, 2002, fifteen games into the season. He was succeeded by bench coach Jerry Royster as interim manager for the remainder of the year. Ned Yost, who had been the Atlanta Braves' third base coach, was hired as the Brewers' manager for 2003. With the team in a race for the NL Central Division title, Yost was fired on September 15, 2008, with 12 games left to play. Third base coach Dale Sveum served on an interim basis for the rest of the campaign. Under Sveum, the Brewers won the 2008 NL Wild Card, but lost the National League Division Series (NLDS) versus the Philadelphia Phillies. Ken Macha managed the club for the 2009 and 2010 seasons but could not lead the team back to the playoffs.

Craig Counsell led the Brewers to five postseason appearances between 2015 and 2023.

Ron Roenicke, the Los Angeles Angels' bench coach, was hired as the Brewers' new manager in 2011. He led Milwaukee to win the 2011 NL Central Division title, their first division crown since 1982. They won the NLDS over the Arizona Diamondbacks but were eliminated from the postseason by St. Louis in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). Roenicke remained manager until his dismissal on May 3, 2015, following a 7–18 start to the season.

Former Brewers infielder and special assistant to the general manager Craig Counsell was selected as Roenicke's replacement. Counsell led Milwaukee to five postseason appearances, more than any other manager in franchise history. The 2018 NL Central Division champion Brewers won the NLDS over the Colorado Rockies but lost the NLCS to the Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee returned to the playoffs the next season but lost the 2019 National League Wild Card Game against the Washington Nationals. The 2020 team lost the NL Wild Card Series to the Dodgers. Counsell won the Sporting News Manager of the Year Award in 2017 and 2018. He led the Brewers to the 2021 NL Central Division title, but they lost the NLDS versus the Atlanta Braves. The 2023 Brewers won the NL Central Division title but were eliminated in the NL Wild Card Series by Arizona. Over nine seasons as manager, Counsell won 707 regular-season games, placing him first on the all-time wins list for Brewers managers. Having managed the team for 1,332 games, he is also the longest-tenured manager in team history. Counsell left the Brewers to become manager of the Chicago Cubs after the 2023 season. Pat Murphy, who had been Milwaukee's bench coach since 2016, was selected as Counsell's successor.

Managers

Table Key

No.	A running total of the number of Brewers managers
G	Regular season games managed
W	Regular season wins
L	Regular season losses
T	Regular season ties
Win %	Regular season winning percentage
PA	Playoff appearances: number of years the manager has led the franchise to the playoffs
PW	Playoff wins
PL	Playoff losses
LC	League championships: number of league championships, or pennants, achieved by the manager
WS	World Series championships: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager

Managers

No.	Manager	Season(s)	G	W	L	T	Win %	PA	PW	PL	LC	WS	Ref.
1	Joe Schultz	1969	163	64	98	1	.395	—	—	—	—	—
2	Dave Bristol	1970–1972	354	144	209	1	.408	—	—	—	—	—
3	Roy McMillan	1972	2	1	1	—	.500	—	—	—	—	—
4	Del Crandall	1972–1975	609	271	338	—	.445	—	—	—	—	—
5	Harvey Kuenn	1975	1	1	0	—	1.000	—	—	—	—	—
6	Alex Grammas	1976–1977	323	133	190	—	.412	—	—	—	—	—
7	George Bamberger	1978–1980	415	235	180	—	.566	—	—	—	—	—
8	Buck Rodgers	1980–1982	226	124	102	—	.549	1	2	3	0	0
—	Harvey Kuenn	1982–1983	278	159	118	1	.574	1	6	6	1	0
9	Rene Lachemann	1984	161	67	94	—	.416	—	—	—	—	—
—	George Bamberger	1985–1986	313	142	171	—	.454	—	—	—	—	—
10	Tom Trebelhorn	1986–1991	819	422	397	—	.515	—	—	—	—	—
11	Phil Garner	1992–1999	1,180	563	617	—	.477	—	—	—	—	—
12	Jim Lefebvre	1999	49	22	27	—	.449	—	—	—	—	—
13	Davey Lopes	2000–2002	340	144	195	1	.425	—	—	—	—	—
14	Jerry Royster	2002	147	53	94	—	.361	—	—	—	—	—
15	Ned Yost	2003–2008	959	457	502	—	.477	—	—	—	—	—
16	Dale Sveum	2008	12	7	5	—	.583	1	1	3	0	0
17	Ken Macha	2009–2010	324	157	167	—	.485	—	—	—	—	—
18	Ron Roenicke	2011–2015	673	342	331	—	.508	1	5	6	0	0
19	Craig Counsell	2015–2023	1,332	707	625	—	.531	5	7	12	0	0
20	Pat Murphy	2024–present	162	93	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Totals	20 managers	55 seasons	8,680	4,215	4,461	4	.486	9	21	30	1	0	—

Managers with multiple tenures

No.	Manager	Season(s)	G	W	L	T	Win %	PA	PW	PL	LC	WS	Ref.
5	Harvey Kuenn	1975, 1982–1983	279	160	118	1	.576	1	6	6	1	0
7	George Bamberger	1978–1980, 1985–1986	728	377	351	0	.518	—	—	—	—	—

References

Specific

General

• "Brewers Managers". Milwaukee Brewers. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
• "Milwaukee Brewers Managers". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

Minor league affiliations

See also: List of Milwaukee Brewers minor league affiliates

Level	Team	League	Location
Triple-A	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Pacific Coast League	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Double-A	Biloxi Shuckers	Southern League	Biloxi, Mississippi
Advanced A	Carolina Mudcats	Carolina League	Zebulon, North Carolina
Class A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Midwest League	Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Rookie	Helena Brewers	Pioneer League	Helena, Montana
	AZL Brewers	Arizona League	Phoenix, Arizona
	DSL Brewers	Dominican Summer League	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

Radio and television

Bob Uecker, play-by-play announcer for Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts since 1971

See also: List of Milwaukee Brewers broadcasters

The Brewers' flagship radio station is WTMJ (620 AM). Bob Uecker, a winner of the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame, joined the Brewers in 1970, when the team moved from Seattle, and has been there ever since. Alongside Uecker are Jeff Levering and Lane Grindle. Levering joined the team's radio broadcast in 2015 as a fill-in for Uecker on select road games and Grindle joined the team in 2016, replacing Joe Block, who had left to join the Pittsburgh Pirates after the 2015 season. Block replaced Cory Provus who had left to become the Minnesota Twins lead broadcaster on radio after the 2011 season. Provus, formerly of WGN radio in Chicago, replaced Jim Powell, who left Milwaukee for the Atlanta Braves radio network. Powell in turn replaced Pat Hughes, who departed to do play-by-play for the Cubs on WGN in 1996. The Brewers radio broadcasts usually feature a 2-2-2-1-2 format where Uecker does solo play-by-play for the first, middle and last 2 innings, while Levering does innings 3-4 and 7, and both doing analysis throughout and varied presentation for extra innings games. Starting with the 2014 season Uecker cut back on the amount of road games he works due to health concerns, mainly involving West Coast trips and distant road games in Colorado and Atlanta; Block handled the play-by-play, with former Brewer and Met Darryl Hamilton on color for the first series at Atlanta.

Select daytime home games are broadcast in Spanish over Waukesha-licensed ESPN Deportes Radio affiliate WRRD (1510), which is restricted to operating during daytime hours, with Jaime Cano serving as play-by-play announcer.

Most of the team's television broadcasts are aired on Fox Sports Wisconsin. Brian Anderson, who has worked on The Golf Channel, took over as the Brewers' play-by-play announcer for the 2007 season. He replaced Daron Sutton, who joined the Arizona Diamondbacks. The color commentator is Bill Schroeder, a former major league catcher who played six of his eight seasons for the Brewers. As of 2014 Schroeder is in his 20th season as the Brewers' color commentator. The 2010 season was the first year where all of Fox Sports Wisconsin's games were broadcast in high definition. Anderson (who also is a part of TBS's playoff coverage) also provided play-by-play for the 2011 NLCS due to Ernie Johnson stepping aside for the year due to a medical situation with his son. In 2014, as Anderson's Turner Sports duties have increased along with the addition of NCAA college basketball and NBA on TNT play-by-play duties, Wisconsin Badgers football and men's college basketball radio announcer Matt Lepay served as play-by-play man on days when Anderson was working for Turner.

From 2007–2011, the Brewers and FSN Wisconsin subcontracted to Weigel Broadcasting a package of 15 games and one spring training game over-the-air on WMLW-CA (then-Channel 41/58.2) in Milwaukee each season with FSN Wisconsin producing the telecasts and Weigel selling air time for each of those games and additional games added depending on weather postponements and pennant race standings (WMLW-CA games would air on the outstate FSN Wisconsin network for the remainder of the state). The deal was ended before the 2012 season in order to facilitate full-season HD coverage on FSN Wisconsin and distribution complications, along with the addition of a "Plus" channel for Milwaukee Bucks play-by-play conflict situations. Weigel continues to air a few Sunday home broadcasts per year with Spanish language play-by-play on Telemundo affiliate WYTU-LD (Channels 63/49.4), which produces their own broadcasts using FSN's camera positions with Hector Molina on play-by-play and bilingual WDJT sports anchor Kevin Holden on color.

Five of the six major network television stations in Milwaukee, along with WMLW-CA, have carried game broadcasts over the years, with WTMJ-TV being the original broadcaster in the 1970s. WVTV carried the team for the bulk of the 1980s and early 1990s, with WCGV-TV following from 1994 until 2004, and WISN-TV carrying select Sunday games at the beginning of the 2000s. WITI is the only station not to have carried local coverage of the team through its history (though former WITI sports anchor and current Bucks play-by-play man Jim Paschke was the team's TV announcer during its time with WVTV and portions of WCGV's coverage contract), although it has aired national games from CBS and Fox involving the Brewers through the years.

External links

• Official website
• Milwaukee Brewers at ESPN
• Milwaukee Brewers at FOX Sports