1979 Milwaukee Brewers

Roster (40-man)

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 Roster (40-man)

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	1.4
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	0.7	$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	0.3
Mike Caldwell	30	R	L	6' 0"	185	Jan 22, 1949	9	31	31	0	30	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.9
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	1.6
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	-1.4
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	3.7		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	-0.2
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	0.0
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	-0.1
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	1.3
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	0.6
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	5.6
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	0.9
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	-0.1
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	-0.2
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	5.6	$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	0.8
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	2.0	$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	3.0
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	3.7
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	4.8
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	0.3
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	3.1
	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

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

1978 / 1980 Roster (40-man)

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