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1979 Milwaukee Brewers

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980

95-66, Finished 2nd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: George Bamberger (95-66)
Scored 807 runs, Allowed 722 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-72

Ballparks: County Stadium · Attendance: 1,918,343 (5th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99

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1978 / 1980 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Jerry Augustine	26	L	L	6' 0"	183	Jul 24, 1952	5	43	2	0	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	$
Sal Bando	35	R	R	6' 0"	195	Feb 13, 1944	14	130	127	130	111	1	0	4	1	110	0	0	0	0	0	18	1	0	0.1	$281,200
Dan Boitano	26	R	R	6' 0"	185	Mar 22, 1953	2	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$
Mike Caldwell	30	R	L	6' 0"	185	Jan 22, 1949	9	31	31	0	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.8	$
Bill Castro	27	R	R	5' 11"	170	Mar 29, 1952	6	39	0	0	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	$
Reggie Cleveland	31	R	R	6' 1"	195	May 23, 1948	11	29	1	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.2	$
Cecil Cooper	29	L	L	6' 2"	165	Dec 20, 1949	9	150	148	150	135	0	0	135	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2	0	2.8	$	All-Star
Dick Davis	25	R	R	6' 3"	190	Sep 25, 1953	3	91	80	91	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	3	35	53	7	2	-0.6	$
Ray Fosse	32	R	R	6' 2"	215	Apr 4, 1947	12	19	11	19	14	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	-0.1	$
Bob Galasso	27	L	R	6' 1"	205	Jan 13, 1952	2	31	0	0	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$
Jim Gantner	26	L	R	6' 0"	180	Jan 5, 1953	4	70	56	70	67	1	0	0	22	42	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	1.1	$
Moose Haas	23	R	R	6' 0"	180	Apr 22, 1956	4	29	28	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$
Larry Hisle	32	R	R	6' 2"	193	May 5, 1947	11	26	25	26	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	11	15	1	0	-0.1	$525,833
Sixto Lezcano	25	R	R	5' 10"	165	Nov 28, 1953	6	138	136	138	135	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	134	135	1	2	0	5.2	$
Buck Martinez	30	R	R	5' 10"	190	Nov 7, 1948	10	69	67	69	69	1	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	$
Bob McClure	27	R	L	5' 11"	170	Apr 29, 1952	5	36	0	1	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$
Paul Mitchell	29	R	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 19, 1949	5	18	8	0	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$
Paul Molitor HOF	22	R	R	6' 0"	185	Aug 22, 1956	2	140	138	140	131	0	0	0	122	0	10	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	4.9	$65,000
Don Money	32	R	R	6' 1"	170	Jun 7, 1947	12	92	89	92	58	0	0	19	16	25	0	0	0	0	0	34	3	0	0.2	$
Charlie Moore	26	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jun 21, 1953	7	111	89	111	106	0	106	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1	1.4	$90,000
Tim Nordbrook	29	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jul 7, 1949	6	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$
Ben Oglivie	30	L	L	6' 2"	160	Feb 11, 1949	9	139	130	139	125	0	0	9	0	0	0	102	0	24	126	13	8	0	2.4	$
Lance Rautzhan	26	R	L	6' 1"	195	Aug 20, 1952	3	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$
Andy Replogle	25	R	R	6' 5"	205	Oct 7, 1953	2	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$
Lenn Sakata	25	R	R	5' 9"	160	Jun 8, 1954	3	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$
Jim Slaton	29	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jun 19, 1950	9	32	30	0	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	$247,000
Lary Sorensen	23	R	R	6' 2"	200	Oct 4, 1955	3	34	34	0	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	$
Gorman Thomas	28	R	R	6' 2"	210	Dec 12, 1950	6	156	155	156	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	152	0	152	4	0	0	4.3	$
Bill Travers	26	L	L	6' 4"	187	Oct 27, 1952	6	30	27	1	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	$
Jim Wohlford	28	R	R	5' 11"	175	Feb 28, 1951	8	63	45	63	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	14	8	57	7	3	6	0.1	$
Robin Yount HOF	23	R	R	6' 0"	165	Sep 16, 1955	6	149	149	149	149	0	0	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4	$
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Tim Nordbrook	Lenn Sakata	Paul Molitor	Sal Bando	Don Money	Larry Hisle	Bob McClure	Ray Fosse Bob Galasso
Jim Wohlford	Cecil Cooper	Sixto Lezcano	Jim Gantner	Bob Galasso	Robin Yount	Gorman Thomas	Buck Martinez
Charlie Moore	Reggie Cleveland	Ben Oglivie	Bill Travers	Dick Davis	Andy Replogle	Lance Rautzhan	Moose Haas
Dan Boitano	Bill Castro	Bob Galasso	Lary Sorensen	Jim Slaton	Paul Mitchell	Bob Galasso	Jerry Augustine
Reggie Cleveland	Mike Caldwell	Andy Replogle

1978 / 1980 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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