1974 Milwaukee Brewers

76-86 • .469 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1974 Milwaukee Brewers went 76-86 (.469) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 647 runs, allowed 660, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included George Scott (17 HR, 82 RBI) and Jim Slaton (13-16, 3.92 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
5th Rank
647 R 660 RA
Diff -13

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647 Runs Scored
660 Runs Allowed
-13 Run Diff
955K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 6% below the 1974 league average (.258)
OBP .308 4% below the 1974 league average (.322)
SLG .369 1% below the 1974 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.76 4% worse than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 647 3% below the 1974 league average (665 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 955,760
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Avg per Game 11,799

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Bob Hansen 0.295 2 Don Money 0.283 3 George Scott 0.281 4 John Briggs 0.253 5 Robin Yount 0.250

Home Runs

1 John Briggs 17 2 George Scott 17 3 Don Money 15 4 Pedro Garcia 12 5 Darrell Porter 12

RBI

1 George Scott 82 2 John Briggs 73 3 Don Money 65 4 Darrell Porter 56 5 Pedro Garcia 54
1974 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Money 159 629 85 178 32 3 15 65 62 80 19 0.283
George Scott 158 604 74 170 36 2 17 82 59 90 9 0.281
John Briggs 154 554 72 140 30 8 17 73 71 102 9 0.253
Dave May 135 477 56 108 15 1 10 42 28 73 4 0.226
Pedro Garcia 141 452 46 90 15 4 12 54 26 67 8 0.199
Darrell Porter 131 432 59 104 15 4 12 56 50 88 8 0.241
Bob Coluccio 138 394 42 88 13 4 6 31 43 61 15 0.223
Robin Yount 107 344 48 86 14 5 3 26 12 46 7 0.250
Ken Berry 98 267 21 64 9 2 1 24 18 26 3 0.240
Tim Johnson 93 245 25 60 7 7 0 25 11 48 4 0.245
Charlie Moore 72 204 17 50 10 4 0 19 21 34 3 0.245
Mike Hegan 89 190 21 45 7 1 7 32 33 34 0 0.237
Bobby Mitchell 88 173 27 42 6 2 5 20 18 46 7 0.243
Deron Johnson 49 152 14 23 3 0 6 18 21 41 1 0.151
Bob Hansen 58 88 8 26 4 1 2 9 3 16 2 0.295
John Vukovich 38 80 5 15 1 0 3 11 1 16 2 0.188
Sixto Lezcano 15 54 5 13 2 0 2 9 4 9 1 0.241
Rob Ellis 22 48 4 14 2 0 0 4 4 11 0 0.292
Gorman Thomas 17 46 10 12 4 0 2 11 8 15 4 0.261
Jack Lind 9 17 4 4 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.235
Bob Sheldon 10 17 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0.118
Felipe Alou 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tom Murphy 70 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Larry Anderson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Bell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Castro 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Champion 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Colborn 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Kobel 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Miller 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eduardo Rodriguez 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Selma 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Slaton 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Sprague 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Travers 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clyde Wright 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Tom Murphy 1.90 2 Ed Sprague 2.39 3 Bill Champion 3.62 4 Eduardo Rodriguez 3.63 5 Jim Slaton 3.92

Wins

1 Jim Slaton 13 2 Bill Champion 11 3 Jim Colborn 10 4 Tom Murphy 10 5 Clyde Wright 9

Strikeouts

1 Jim Slaton 126 2 Jim Colborn 83 3 Kevin Kobel 74 4 Clyde Wright 64 5 Bill Champion 60
1974 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Slaton 13 16 3.92 40 35 0 250.0 255 109 102 126
Clyde Wright 9 20 4.42 38 32 0 232.0 264 114 54 64
Jim Colborn 10 13 4.06 33 31 0 224.0 230 101 60 83
Kevin Kobel 6 14 3.99 34 24 0 169.1 166 75 54 74
Bill Champion 11 4 3.62 31 23 0 161.2 168 65 49 60
Tom Murphy 10 10 1.90 70 0 20 123.0 97 26 51 47
Eduardo Rodriguez 7 4 3.63 43 6 4 111.2 97 45 51 58
Ed Sprague 7 2 2.39 20 10 0 94.0 94 25 31 57
Bill Travers 2 3 4.92 23 1 0 53.0 59 29 30 31
Bill Castro 0 0 4.50 8 0 0 18.0 19 9 5 10
Jerry Bell 1 0 2.57 5 0 0 14.0 17 4 5 4
Larry Anderson 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 2 0 1 3
Roger Miller 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 2.1 3 3 0 2
Dick Selma 0 0 19.29 2 0 0 2.1 5 5 0 2

👥 Roster (36)

Felipe Alou Larry Anderson Jerry Bell Ken Berry John Briggs Bill Castro Bill Champion Jim Colborn Bob Coluccio Rob Ellis Pedro Garcia Bob Hansen +24 more

36 players

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The 1974 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

The 1974 Milwaukee Brewers finished 76-86, a .469 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL East. The run column shows 647 for and 660 against. Against a league average of .258, the 1974 Milwaukee Brewers batted .243. Pitchers allowed 3.76 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The 647 runs scored compare with a league average of 665 per club, 3% fewer. County Stadium was home in 1974, drawing a total attendance of 955,760.

George Scott led the club in home runs with 17. The hits leader was Don Money with 178. Jim Slaton led the pitchers with 13 wins. Tom Murphy closed out 20 saves. The 1974 roster runs to 36 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1973 season and the 1975 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1974 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1974 Milwaukee Brewers finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1974 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
John Briggs led the 1974 Milwaukee Brewers with 17 home runs.
What was the 1974 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1974 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 3.76.
Did the 1974 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1974 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1974 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Scott (17 HR, 82 RBI) and Jim Slaton (13-16, 3.92 ERA).
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