1988 Milwaukee Brewers

87-75 • .537 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1988 Milwaukee Brewers went 87-75 (.537) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 682 runs, allowed 616, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Rob Deer (23 HR, 85 RBI) and Teddy Higuera (16-9, 2.45 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 %
3rd Rank
682 R 616 RA
Diff +66

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682 Runs Scored
616 Runs Allowed
+66 Run Diff
1,928K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% below the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .313 3% below the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .375 4% below the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 3.45 13% better than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 682 3% below the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,928,238
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Avg per Game 23,805

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Paul Molitor 0.312 2 Robin Yount 0.306 3 Jim Gantner 0.276 4 Jim Adduci 0.266 5 Joey Meyer 0.263

Home Runs

1 Rob Deer 23 2 Paul Molitor 13 3 Robin Yount 13 4 Joey Meyer 11 5 Glenn Braggs 10

RBI

1 Robin Yount 91 2 Rob Deer 85 3 Paul Molitor 60 4 Dale Sveum 51 5 Greg Brock 50
1988 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Robin Yount 162 621 92 190 38 11 13 91 63 63 22 0.306
Paul Molitor 154 609 115 190 34 6 13 60 71 54 41 0.312
Jim Gantner 155 539 67 149 28 2 0 47 34 50 20 0.276
B. J. Surhoff 139 493 47 121 21 0 5 38 31 49 21 0.245
Rob Deer 135 492 71 124 24 0 23 85 51 153 9 0.252
Dale Sveum 129 467 41 113 14 4 9 51 21 122 1 0.242
Jeffrey Leonard 94 374 45 88 19 0 8 44 16 68 10 0.235
Greg Brock 115 364 53 77 16 1 6 50 63 48 6 0.212
Joey Meyer 103 327 22 86 18 0 11 45 23 88 0 0.263
Glenn Braggs 72 272 30 71 14 0 10 42 14 60 6 0.261
Ernie Riles 41 127 7 32 6 1 1 9 7 26 2 0.252
Bill Schroeder 41 122 9 19 2 0 5 10 6 36 0 0.156
Charlie O'Brien 40 118 12 26 6 0 2 9 5 16 0 0.220
Darryl Hamilton 44 103 14 19 4 0 1 11 12 9 7 0.184
Jim Adduci 44 94 8 25 6 1 1 15 0 15 0 0.266
Billy Jo Robidoux 33 91 9 23 5 0 0 5 8 14 1 0.253
Juan Castillo 54 90 10 20 0 0 0 2 3 14 2 0.222
Mike Felder 50 81 14 14 1 0 0 5 0 11 8 0.173
Gary Sheffield 24 80 12 19 1 0 4 12 7 7 3 0.237
Mike Young 8 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.000
Steve Kiefer 7 10 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0.300
Don August 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Birkbeck 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Bosio 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Clear 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Crim 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Filer 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Teddy Higuera 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Odell Jones 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Knudson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mirabella 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Nieves 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Plesac 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stapleton 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Wegman 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Paul Mirabella 1.65 2 Dan Plesac 2.41 3 Teddy Higuera 2.45 4 Chuck Crim 2.91 5 Don August 3.09

Wins

1 Teddy Higuera 16 2 Don August 13 3 Bill Wegman 13 4 Mike Birkbeck 10 5 Chris Bosio 7

Strikeouts

1 Teddy Higuera 192 2 Chris Bosio 84 3 Bill Wegman 84 4 Juan Nieves 73 5 Don August 66
1988 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Teddy Higuera 16 9 2.45 31 31 0 227.1 168 62 59 192
Bill Wegman 13 13 4.12 32 31 0 199.0 207 91 50 84
Chris Bosio 7 15 3.36 38 22 6 182.0 190 68 38 84
Don August 13 7 3.09 24 22 0 148.1 137 51 48 66
Mike Birkbeck 10 8 4.72 23 23 0 124.0 141 65 37 64
Juan Nieves 7 5 4.08 25 15 1 110.1 84 50 50 73
Chuck Crim 7 6 2.91 70 0 9 105.0 95 34 28 58
Tom Filer 5 8 4.43 19 16 0 101.2 108 50 33 39
Odell Jones 5 0 4.35 28 2 1 80.2 75 39 29 48
Paul Mirabella 2 2 1.65 38 0 4 60.0 44 11 21 33
Dan Plesac 1 2 2.41 50 0 30 52.1 46 14 12 52
Mark Clear 1 0 2.79 25 0 0 29.0 23 9 21 26
Mark Knudson 0 0 1.13 5 0 0 16.0 17 2 2 7
Dave Stapleton 0 0 5.93 6 0 0 13.2 20 9 9 6

👥 Roster (35)

Jim Adduci Don August Mike Birkbeck Chris Bosio Glenn Braggs Greg Brock Juan Castillo Mark Clear Chuck Crim Rob Deer Mike Felder Tom Filer +23 more

35 players

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The 1988 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

A 87-75 record (.537) put the 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 3rd in the AL East. The run column shows 682 for and 616 against. At the plate the Milwaukee Brewers hit .256, 1% worse than the league's .259. The staff ERA of 3.45 was 13% better than the league average of 3.97. League clubs averaged 704 runs that year, so the Milwaukee Brewers scored 3% fewer.

Attendance at County Stadium totaled 1,928,238 for the year. Rob Deer topped the Milwaukee Brewers with 23 home runs. Robin Yount drove in a team-high 91 runs. Teddy Higuera led the pitchers with 16 wins. The saves leader was Dan Plesac with 30. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1988 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1988 Milwaukee Brewers finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
Rob Deer led the 1988 Milwaukee Brewers with 23 home runs.
What was the 1988 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1988 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 3.45.
Did the 1988 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1988 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1988 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rob Deer (23 HR, 85 RBI) and Teddy Higuera (16-9, 2.45 ERA).
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