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1979 Milwaukee Brewers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
95-66, Finished 2nd in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 807 runs, Allowed 722 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-72
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Ballpark: County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,918,343 (5th of 14)
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1978/1980) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 2, 1978

Released Larry Haney.

November 28, 1978

Signed Jim Slaton as a free agent.

December 3, 1978

Signed Willie Lozado as an amateur free agent.

December 15, 1978

Traded Ed Farmer, Gary Holle, and cash to the Texas Rangers. Received Reggie Cleveland.

December 21, 1978

Purchased Steve Lake from the Baltimore Orioles.

January 9, 1979

Drafted Jeff Heathcock in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

February 26, 1979

Sold Eduardo Rodriguez to the Kansas City Royals.

March 6, 1979

Signed Vic Harris as a free agent.

March 7, 1979

Signed Bob Gibson as an amateur free agent.

March 27, 1979

Purchased Skip James from the San Francisco Giants.

March 28, 1979

Traded Gary Beare to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dan Boitano.

April 15, 1979 (Standings)

Signed Clay Carroll as a free agent.

May 11, 1979 (Standings)

Purchased Lance Rautzhan from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

June 5, 1979 (Standings)

Drafted Andy Beene in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Bill Schroeder in the 8th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Paul Zuvella in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Bob Skube in the 13th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Don Slaught in the 20th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Dan Firova in the 29th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 7, 1979 (Standings)

Traded Randy Stein to the Seattle Mariners. Received Paul Mitchell.

July 18, 1979 (Standings)

Signed Mike Madden as an amateur free agent.

October 11, 1979 (Standings)

Signed Juan Castillo as an amateur free agent.

October 24, 1979

Traded Lance Rautzhan to the Kansas City Royals. Received Kevin Gillen (minors).

October 26, 1979

Traded Mark Bomback to the New York Mets. Received Dwight Bernard.

November 1, 1979

Jim Wohlford granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1979

Drafted Mark Brouhard from the California Angels in the 1979 rule 5 draft.

December 4, 1979

Purchased Fred Holdsworth from the Detroit Tigers.

December 6, 1979

Traded Lenn Sakata to the Baltimore Orioles. Received John Flinn.

January 11, 1980

Drafted Herm Winningham in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Randy O'Neal in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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