1979 Milwaukee Brewers

95-66 • .590 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers went 95-66 (.590) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 807 runs, allowed 722, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Gorman Thomas (45 HR, 123 RBI) and Mike Caldwell (16-6, 3.29 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

95 Wins
66 Losses
.590 Win %
2nd Rank
807 R 722 RA
Diff +85

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807 Runs Scored
722 Runs Allowed
+85 Run Diff
1,918K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 AL Average

Batting Avg .280 4% above the 1979 league average (.269)
OBP .344 3% above the 1979 league average (.334)
SLG .447 10% above the 1979 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.03 4% better than the 1979 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 807 7% above the 1979 league average (752 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,918,893
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Avg per Game 23,690

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Paul Molitor 0.322 2 Sixto Lezcano 0.321 3 Cecil Cooper 0.308 4 Charlie Moore 0.300 5 Jim Gantner 0.284

Home Runs

1 Gorman Thomas 45 2 Ben Oglivie 29 3 Sixto Lezcano 28 4 Cecil Cooper 24 5 Dick Davis 12

RBI

1 Gorman Thomas 123 2 Cecil Cooper 106 3 Sixto Lezcano 101 4 Ben Oglivie 81 5 Paul Molitor 62
1979 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cecil Cooper 150 590 83 182 44 1 24 106 56 77 15 0.308
Paul Molitor 140 584 88 188 27 16 9 62 48 48 33 0.322
Robin Yount 149 577 72 154 26 5 8 51 35 52 11 0.267
Gorman Thomas 156 557 97 136 29 0 45 123 98 175 1 0.244
Ben Oglivie 139 514 88 145 30 4 29 81 48 56 12 0.282
Sal Bando 130 476 57 117 14 3 9 43 57 42 2 0.246
Sixto Lezcano 138 473 84 152 29 3 28 101 77 74 4 0.321
Don Money 92 350 52 83 20 1 6 38 40 47 1 0.237
Charlie Moore 111 337 45 101 16 2 5 38 29 32 8 0.300
Dick Davis 91 335 51 89 13 1 12 41 16 46 3 0.266
Jim Gantner 70 208 29 59 10 3 2 22 16 17 3 0.284
Buck Martinez 69 196 17 53 8 0 4 26 8 25 0 0.270
Jim Wohlford 63 175 19 46 13 1 1 17 8 28 6 0.263
Larry Hisle 26 96 18 27 7 0 3 14 11 19 1 0.281
Ray Fosse 19 52 6 12 3 1 0 2 2 6 0 0.231
Lenn Sakata 4 14 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Tim Nordbrook 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Jerry Augustine 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Boitano 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Caldwell 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Castro 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Cleveland 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Galasso 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Moose Haas 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob McClure 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mitchell 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lance Rautzhan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Replogle 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Slaton 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lary Sorensen 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Travers 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Bill Castro 2.03 2 Mike Caldwell 3.29 3 Jerry Augustine 3.47 4 Jim Slaton 3.63 5 Bob McClure 3.88

Wins

1 Mike Caldwell 16 2 Jim Slaton 15 3 Lary Sorensen 15 4 Bill Travers 14 5 Moose Haas 11

Strikeouts

1 Moose Haas 95 2 Mike Caldwell 89 3 Jim Slaton 80 4 Bill Travers 74 5 Lary Sorensen 63
1979 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lary Sorensen 15 14 3.98 34 34 0 235.1 250 104 42 63
Mike Caldwell 16 6 3.29 30 30 0 235.0 252 86 39 89
Jim Slaton 15 9 3.63 32 31 0 213.0 229 86 54 80
Bill Travers 14 8 3.89 30 27 0 187.1 196 81 45 74
Moose Haas 11 11 4.78 29 28 0 184.2 198 98 59 95
Jerry Augustine 9 6 3.47 43 2 5 85.2 95 33 30 41
Paul Mitchell 3 3 5.76 18 8 0 75.0 81 48 10 32
Reggie Cleveland 1 5 6.71 29 1 4 55.0 77 41 23 22
Bob Galasso 3 1 4.38 31 0 3 51.1 64 25 26 28
Bob McClure 5 2 3.88 36 0 5 51.0 53 22 24 37
Bill Castro 3 1 2.03 39 0 6 44.1 40 10 13 10
Andy Replogle 0 0 5.63 3 0 0 8.0 13 5 2 2
Dan Boitano 0 0 1.50 5 0 0 6.0 6 1 3 5
Sal Bando 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 2 0 0
Lance Rautzhan 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 3.0 3 3 10 2
Jim Gantner 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0
Buck Martinez 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0

👥 Roster (31)

Jerry Augustine Sal Bando Dan Boitano Mike Caldwell Bill Castro Reggie Cleveland Cecil Cooper Dick Davis Ray Fosse Bob Galasso Jim Gantner Moose Haas +19 more

31 players

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The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers finished 95-66, a .590 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL East. With 807 runs scored and 722 given up, the 1979 differential was +85. Against a league average of .269, the 1979 Milwaukee Brewers batted .280. Pitchers allowed 4.03 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.22. The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers outscored the average club by 7% (807 against 752).

Home games were played at County Stadium, where 1,918,893 fans came through the gates. For power, Gorman Thomas led the way with 45 homers. The hits leader was Paul Molitor with 188. On the mound, Mike Caldwell won 16 games to lead the staff. Moose Haas struck out 95, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1979 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers finished 95-66 (.590 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
Gorman Thomas led the 1979 Milwaukee Brewers with 45 home runs.
What was the 1979 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 4.03.
Did the 1979 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1979 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gorman Thomas (45 HR, 123 RBI) and Mike Caldwell (16-6, 3.29 ERA).
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