1986 Milwaukee Brewers

77-84 • .478 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1986 Milwaukee Brewers went 77-84 (.478) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 667 runs, allowed 734, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Rob Deer (33 HR, 86 RBI) and Teddy Higuera (20-11, 2.79 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

77 Wins
84 Losses
.478 Win %
6th Rank
667 R 734 RA
Diff -67

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667 Runs Scored
734 Runs Allowed
-67 Run Diff
1,265K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 2% below the 1986 league average (.261)
OBP .321 3% below the 1986 league average (.329)
SLG .385 6% below the 1986 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.01 4% better than the 1986 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 667 11% below the 1986 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,265,041
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Avg per Game 15,813

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Robin Yount 0.312 2 Ben Oglivie 0.283 3 Paul Molitor 0.281 4 Jim Gantner 0.274 5 Charlie Moore 0.260

Home Runs

1 Rob Deer 33 2 Cecil Cooper 12 3 Paul Molitor 9 4 Ernie Riles 9 5 Robin Yount 9

RBI

1 Rob Deer 86 2 Cecil Cooper 75 3 Paul Molitor 55 4 Ben Oglivie 53 5 Ernie Riles 47
1986 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cecil Cooper 134 542 46 140 24 1 12 75 41 87 1 0.258
Ernie Riles 145 524 69 132 24 2 9 47 54 80 7 0.252
Robin Yount 140 522 82 163 31 7 9 46 62 73 14 0.312
Jim Gantner 139 497 58 136 25 1 7 38 26 50 13 0.274
Rob Deer 134 466 75 108 17 3 33 86 72 179 5 0.232
Paul Molitor 105 437 62 123 24 6 9 55 40 81 20 0.281
Ben Oglivie 103 346 31 98 20 1 5 53 30 33 1 0.283
Dale Sveum 91 317 35 78 13 2 7 35 32 63 4 0.246
Charlie Moore 80 235 24 61 12 3 3 39 21 38 5 0.260
Bill Schroeder 64 217 32 46 14 0 7 19 9 59 1 0.212
Rick Cerone 68 216 22 56 14 0 4 18 15 28 1 0.259
Glenn Braggs 58 215 19 51 8 2 4 18 11 47 1 0.237
Rick Manning 89 205 31 52 7 3 8 27 17 20 5 0.254
Billy Jo Robidoux 56 181 15 41 8 0 1 21 33 36 0 0.227
Mike Felder 44 155 24 37 2 4 1 13 13 16 16 0.239
Gorman Thomas 44 145 21 26 4 1 6 10 31 50 2 0.179
Randy Ready 23 79 8 15 4 0 1 4 9 9 2 0.190
Paul Householder 26 78 4 17 3 1 1 16 7 16 1 0.218
Juan Castillo 26 54 6 9 0 1 0 5 5 12 1 0.167
Edgar Diaz 5 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.231
Jim Adduci 3 11 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.091
Steve Kiefer 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Mike Birkbeck 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Bosio 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Clear 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Clutterbuck 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jaime Cocanower 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Darwin 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Gibson 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Teddy Higuera 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Henry Johnson 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Knudson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Leary 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob McClure 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Nieves 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Plesac 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Searage 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Vuckovich 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Wegman 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Mark Clear 2.20 2 John Henry Johnson 2.66 3 Teddy Higuera 2.79 4 Dan Plesac 2.97 5 Pete Vuckovich 3.06

Wins

1 Teddy Higuera 20 2 Tim Leary 12 3 Juan Nieves 11 4 Dan Plesac 10 5 Danny Darwin 6

Strikeouts

1 Teddy Higuera 207 2 Juan Nieves 116 3 Tim Leary 110 4 Mark Clear 85 5 Bill Wegman 82
1986 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Teddy Higuera 20 11 2.79 34 34 0 248.1 226 77 74 207
Bill Wegman 5 12 5.13 35 32 0 198.1 217 113 43 82
Tim Leary 12 12 4.21 33 30 0 188.1 216 88 53 110
Juan Nieves 11 12 4.92 35 33 0 184.2 224 101 77 116
Danny Darwin 6 8 3.52 27 14 0 130.1 120 51 35 80
Dan Plesac 10 7 2.97 51 0 14 91.0 81 30 29 75
Mark Clear 5 5 2.20 59 0 16 73.2 53 18 36 85
Bryan Clutterbuck 0 1 4.29 20 0 0 56.2 68 27 16 38
Jaime Cocanower 0 1 4.43 17 2 0 44.2 40 22 38 22
John Henry Johnson 2 1 2.66 19 0 1 44.0 43 13 10 42
Chris Bosio 0 4 7.01 10 4 0 34.2 41 27 13 29
Pete Vuckovich 2 4 3.06 6 6 0 32.1 33 11 11 12
Bob Gibson 1 2 4.73 11 1 0 26.2 23 14 23 11
Mike Birkbeck 1 1 4.50 7 4 0 22.0 24 11 12 13
Ray Searage 0 1 6.95 17 0 1 22.0 29 17 9 10
Mark Knudson 0 1 7.64 4 1 0 17.2 22 15 5 9
Bob McClure 2 1 3.86 13 0 0 16.1 18 7 10 11

👥 Roster (39)

Jim Adduci Mike Birkbeck Chris Bosio Glenn Braggs Juan Castillo Rick Cerone Mark Clear Bryan Clutterbuck Jaime Cocanower Cecil Cooper Danny Darwin Rob Deer +27 more

39 players

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The 1986 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

The 1986 Milwaukee Brewers won 77 games and lost 84, ending up 6th in the AL East. The run column shows 667 for and 734 against. Against a league average of .261, the 1986 Milwaukee Brewers batted .255. Pitchers allowed 4.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.18. The 667 runs scored compare with a league average of 746 per club, 11% fewer. Attendance at County Stadium totaled 1,265,041 for the year.

The home run leader was Rob Deer, who hit 33. The hits leader was Robin Yount with 163. The pitching staff's wins leader was Teddy Higuera (20). Mark Clear closed out 16 saves. The 1986 roster runs to 39 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1985 season and the 1987 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1986 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1986 Milwaukee Brewers finished 77-84 (.478 win pct).
Who led the 1986 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
Rob Deer led the 1986 Milwaukee Brewers with 33 home runs.
What was the 1986 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1986 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1986 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1986 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1986 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rob Deer (33 HR, 86 RBI) and Teddy Higuera (20-11, 2.79 ERA).
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