1983 Milwaukee Brewers

87-75 • .537 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1983 Milwaukee Brewers went 87-75 (.537) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 764 runs, allowed 708, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Cecil Cooper (30 HR, 126 RBI) and Jim Slaton (14-6, 4.33 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
5th Rank
764 R 708 RA
Diff +56

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764 Runs Scored
708 Runs Allowed
+56 Run Diff
2,266K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 AL Average

Batting Avg .276 4% above the 1983 league average (.265)
OBP .333 2% above the 1983 league average (.327)
SLG .417 4% above the 1983 league average (.400)
Team ERA 4.02 1% better than the 1983 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 764 5% above the 1983 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,266,725
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Avg per Game 27,984

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Ed Romero 0.317 2 Ted Simmons 0.308 3 Robin Yount 0.308 4 Cecil Cooper 0.307 5 Marshall Edwards 0.297

Home Runs

1 Cecil Cooper 30 2 Robin Yount 17 3 Paul Molitor 15 4 Ben Oglivie 13 5 Ted Simmons 13

RBI

1 Cecil Cooper 126 2 Ted Simmons 108 3 Robin Yount 80 4 Jim Gantner 74 5 Ben Oglivie 66
1983 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cecil Cooper 160 661 106 203 37 3 30 126 37 63 2 0.307
Paul Molitor 152 608 95 164 28 6 15 47 59 74 41 0.270
Jim Gantner 161 603 85 170 23 8 11 74 38 46 5 0.282
Ted Simmons 153 600 76 185 39 3 13 108 41 51 4 0.308
Robin Yount 149 578 102 178 42 10 17 80 72 58 12 0.308
Charlie Moore 151 529 65 150 27 6 2 49 55 42 11 0.284
Ben Oglivie 125 411 49 115 19 3 13 66 60 64 4 0.280
Rick Manning 108 375 40 86 14 4 3 33 26 40 11 0.229
Ned Yost 61 196 21 44 5 1 6 28 5 36 1 0.224
Roy Howell 69 194 23 54 9 6 4 25 15 29 1 0.278
Mark Brouhard 56 185 25 51 10 1 7 23 9 39 0 0.276
Gorman Thomas 46 164 21 30 6 1 5 18 23 50 2 0.183
Ed Romero 59 145 17 46 7 0 1 18 8 8 1 0.317
Don Money 43 114 5 17 5 0 1 8 11 17 0 0.149
Marshall Edwards 51 74 14 22 1 1 0 5 1 9 5 0.297
Bill Schroeder 23 73 7 13 2 1 3 7 3 23 0 0.178
Randy Ready 12 37 8 15 3 2 1 6 6 3 0 0.405
Rob Picciolo 14 27 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.222
Bob Skube 12 25 2 5 1 1 0 9 4 7 0 0.200
Dion James 11 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0.100
Jamie Easterly 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Augustine 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Beene 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Caldwell 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Candiotti 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jaime Cocanower 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Gibson 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Moose Haas 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Ladd 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob McClure 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Porter 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Slaton 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Sutton 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Tellmann 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Vuckovich 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Waits 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Jaime Cocanower 1.80 2 Pete Ladd 2.55 3 Tom Tellmann 2.80 4 Tom Candiotti 3.23 5 Moose Haas 3.27

Wins

1 Jim Slaton 14 2 Moose Haas 13 3 Mike Caldwell 12 4 Bob McClure 9 5 Tom Tellmann 9

Strikeouts

1 Don Sutton 134 2 Chuck Porter 76 3 Moose Haas 75 4 Bob McClure 68 5 Mike Caldwell 58
1983 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Caldwell 12 11 4.53 32 32 0 228.1 269 115 51 58
Don Sutton 8 13 4.08 31 31 0 220.1 209 100 54 134
Moose Haas 13 3 3.27 25 25 0 179.0 170 65 42 75
Bob McClure 9 9 4.50 24 23 0 142.0 152 71 68 68
Chuck Porter 7 9 4.50 25 21 0 134.0 162 67 38 76
Jim Slaton 14 6 4.33 46 0 5 112.1 112 54 56 38
Tom Tellmann 9 4 2.80 44 0 8 99.2 95 31 35 48
Bob Gibson 3 4 3.90 27 7 2 80.2 71 35 46 46
Jerry Augustine 3 3 5.74 34 7 2 64.1 89 41 25 40
Tom Candiotti 4 4 3.23 10 8 0 55.2 62 20 16 21
Pete Ladd 3 4 2.55 44 0 25 49.1 30 14 16 41
Jaime Cocanower 2 0 1.80 5 3 0 30.0 21 6 12 8
Rick Waits 0 2 5.10 10 2 0 30.0 39 17 11 20
Pete Vuckovich 0 2 4.91 3 3 0 14.2 15 8 10 10
Jamie Easterly 0 1 3.86 12 0 1 11.2 14 5 10 6
Andy Beene 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0

👥 Roster (36)

Jerry Augustine Andy Beene Mark Brouhard Mike Caldwell Tom Candiotti Jaime Cocanower Cecil Cooper Jamie Easterly Marshall Edwards Jim Gantner Bob Gibson Moose Haas +24 more

36 players

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The 1983 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

A 87-75 record (.537) put the 1983 Milwaukee Brewers 5th in the AL East. With 764 runs scored and 708 given up, the 1983 differential was +56. At the plate the Milwaukee Brewers hit .276, 4% better than the league's .265. The staff ERA of 4.02 was 1% better than the league average of 4.06. League clubs averaged 727 runs that year, so the Milwaukee Brewers scored 5% more.

Attendance at County Stadium totaled 2,266,725 for the year. Cecil Cooper led the club in home runs with 30. Jim Slaton led the pitchers with 14 wins. Don Sutton struck out 134, the most on the club. The saves leader was Pete Ladd with 25. The 1983 roster runs to 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1983 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1983 Milwaukee Brewers finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
Cecil Cooper led the 1983 Milwaukee Brewers with 30 home runs.
What was the 1983 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1983 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 4.02.
Did the 1983 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1983 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1983 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cecil Cooper (30 HR, 126 RBI) and Jim Slaton (14-6, 4.33 ERA).
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