1987 Milwaukee Brewers

91-71 • .562 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers went 91-71 (.562) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 862 runs, allowed 817, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Rob Deer (28 HR, 80 RBI) and Teddy Higuera (18-10, 3.85 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

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
3rd Rank
862 R 817 RA
Diff +45

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862 Runs Scored
817 Runs Allowed
+45 Run Diff
1,908K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 4% above the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .346 4% above the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .427 equal to the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.62 4% worse than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 862 9% above the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,908,784
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Avg per Game 23,565

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Paul Molitor 0.353 2 Bill Schroeder 0.332 3 Robin Yount 0.312 4 Greg Brock 0.299 5 B. J. Surhoff 0.299

Home Runs

1 Rob Deer 28 2 Dale Sveum 25 3 Robin Yount 21 4 Paul Molitor 16 5 Bill Schroeder 14

RBI

1 Robin Yount 103 2 Dale Sveum 95 3 Greg Brock 85 4 Rob Deer 80 5 Glenn Braggs 77
1987 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Robin Yount 158 635 99 198 25 9 21 103 76 94 19 0.312
Dale Sveum 153 535 86 135 27 3 25 95 40 133 2 0.252
Greg Brock 141 532 81 159 29 3 13 85 57 63 5 0.299
Glenn Braggs 132 505 67 136 28 7 13 77 47 96 12 0.269
Rob Deer 134 474 71 113 15 2 28 80 86 186 12 0.238
Paul Molitor 118 465 114 164 41 5 16 75 69 67 45 0.353
B. J. Surhoff 115 395 50 118 22 3 7 68 36 30 11 0.299
Juan Castillo 116 321 44 72 11 4 3 28 33 76 15 0.224
Mike Felder 108 289 48 77 5 7 2 31 28 23 34 0.266
Ernie Riles 83 276 38 72 11 1 4 38 30 47 3 0.261
Jim Gantner 81 265 37 72 14 0 4 30 19 22 6 0.272
Cecil Cooper 63 250 25 62 13 0 6 36 17 51 1 0.248
Bill Schroeder 75 250 35 83 12 0 14 42 16 56 5 0.332
Rick Manning 97 114 21 26 7 1 0 13 12 18 4 0.228
Jim Paciorek 48 101 16 23 5 0 2 10 12 20 1 0.228
Steve Kiefer 28 99 17 20 4 0 5 17 7 28 0 0.202
Billy Jo Robidoux 23 62 9 12 0 0 0 4 8 17 0 0.194
Charlie O'Brien 10 35 2 7 3 1 0 0 4 4 0 0.200
Brad Komminsk 7 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0.067
Steve Stanicek 4 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.286
Jay Aldrich 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Barker 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Birkbeck 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Bosio 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Burris 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Ciardi 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Clear 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Crim 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Teddy Higuera 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Henry Johnson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Knudson 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Madrid 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mirabella 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Nieves 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Plesac 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stapleton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Wegman 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Dan Plesac 2.61 2 Chuck Crim 3.67 3 Teddy Higuera 3.85 4 Bill Wegman 4.24 5 Mark Clear 4.48

Wins

1 Teddy Higuera 18 2 Juan Nieves 14 3 Bill Wegman 12 4 Chris Bosio 11 5 Mark Clear 8

Strikeouts

1 Teddy Higuera 240 2 Juan Nieves 163 3 Chris Bosio 150 4 Bill Wegman 102 5 Dan Plesac 89
1987 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Teddy Higuera 18 10 3.85 35 35 0 261.2 236 112 87 240
Bill Wegman 12 11 4.24 34 33 0 225.0 229 106 53 102
Juan Nieves 14 8 4.88 34 33 0 195.2 199 106 100 163
Chris Bosio 11 8 5.24 46 19 2 170.0 187 99 50 150
Chuck Crim 6 8 3.67 53 5 12 130.0 133 53 39 56
Dan Plesac 5 6 2.61 57 0 23 79.1 63 23 23 89
Mark Clear 8 5 4.48 58 1 6 78.1 70 39 55 81
Mark Knudson 4 4 5.37 15 8 0 62.0 88 37 14 26
Jay Aldrich 3 1 4.94 31 0 0 58.1 71 32 13 22
Mike Birkbeck 1 4 6.20 10 10 0 45.0 63 31 19 25
Len Barker 2 1 5.36 11 11 0 43.2 54 26 17 22
Paul Mirabella 2 1 4.91 29 0 2 29.1 30 16 16 14
John Henry Johnson 0 1 9.57 10 2 0 26.1 42 28 18 18
Ray Burris 2 2 5.87 10 2 0 23.0 33 15 12 8
Mark Ciardi 1 1 9.37 4 3 0 16.1 26 17 9 8
Dave Stapleton 2 0 1.84 4 0 0 14.2 13 3 3 14
Alex Madrid 0 0 15.19 3 0 0 5.1 11 9 1 1

👥 Roster (37)

Jay Aldrich Len Barker Mike Birkbeck Chris Bosio Glenn Braggs Greg Brock Ray Burris Juan Castillo Mark Ciardi Mark Clear Cecil Cooper Chuck Crim +25 more

37 players

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The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

In 1987 the Milwaukee Brewers posted a 91-71 mark (.562) and finished 3rd in the AL East. Runs came in at 862 scored against 817 allowed (+45). The team batting average of .275 was 4% above the 1987 league mark of .264. Pitchers allowed 4.62 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46. League clubs averaged 794 runs that year, so the Milwaukee Brewers scored 9% more.

County Stadium was home in 1987, drawing a total attendance of 1,908,784. For power, Rob Deer led the way with 28 homers. The RBI leader was Robin Yount, with 103. The pitching staff's wins leader was Teddy Higuera (18). Dan Plesac closed out 23 saves. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
Rob Deer led the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers with 28 home runs.
What was the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 4.62.
Did the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rob Deer (28 HR, 80 RBI) and Teddy Higuera (18-10, 3.85 ERA).
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