1989 Milwaukee Brewers

81-81 • .500 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1989 Milwaukee Brewers went 81-81 (.500) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 679, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Rob Deer (26 HR, 65 RBI) and Chris Bosio (15-10, 2.95 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

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
4th Rank
707 R 679 RA
Diff +28

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707 Runs Scored
679 Runs Allowed
+28 Run Diff
1,974K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% below the 1989 league average (.260)
OBP .318 2% below the 1989 league average (.325)
SLG .382 equal to the 1989 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.80 2% better than the 1989 league average (3.89)
Runs Scored 707 2% above the 1989 league average (695 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,974,300
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Avg per Game 24,374

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Robin Yount 0.318 2 Paul Molitor 0.315 3 Jim Gantner 0.274 4 Greg Vaughn 0.265 5 Greg Brock 0.265

Home Runs

1 Rob Deer 26 2 Robin Yount 21 3 Glenn Braggs 15 4 Greg Brock 12 5 Paul Molitor 11

RBI

1 Robin Yount 103 2 Glenn Braggs 66 3 Rob Deer 65 4 Paul Molitor 56 5 B. J. Surhoff 55
1989 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Paul Molitor 155 615 84 194 35 4 11 56 64 67 27 0.315
Robin Yount 160 614 101 195 38 9 21 103 63 71 19 0.318
Glenn Braggs 144 514 77 127 12 3 15 66 42 111 17 0.247
Rob Deer 130 466 72 98 18 2 26 65 60 158 4 0.210
B. J. Surhoff 126 436 42 108 17 4 5 55 25 29 14 0.248
Jim Gantner 116 409 51 112 18 3 0 34 21 33 20 0.274
Greg Brock 107 373 40 99 16 0 12 52 43 49 6 0.265
Gary Sheffield 95 368 34 91 18 0 5 32 27 33 10 0.247
Bill Spiers 114 345 44 88 9 3 4 33 21 63 10 0.255
Mike Felder 117 315 50 76 11 3 3 23 23 38 26 0.241
Terry Francona 90 233 26 54 10 1 3 23 8 20 2 0.232
Charlie O'Brien 62 188 22 44 10 0 6 35 21 11 0 0.234
Gus Polidor 79 175 15 34 7 0 0 14 6 18 3 0.194
Joey Meyer 53 147 13 33 6 0 7 29 12 36 1 0.224
Greg Vaughn 38 113 18 30 3 0 5 23 13 23 4 0.265
Dave Engle 27 65 5 14 3 0 2 8 4 13 0 0.215
Ed Romero 15 50 3 10 3 0 0 3 0 10 0 0.200
George Canale 13 26 5 5 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 0.192
Billy Bates 7 14 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.214
Juan Castillo 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.000
LaVel Freeman 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jay Aldrich 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don August 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Birkbeck 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Bosio 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Clutterbuck 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Crim 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Filer 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Fossas 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Teddy Higuera 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Knudson 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Krawczyk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Krueger 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mirabella 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jaime Navarro 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Peterek 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Plesac 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Reuss 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Veres 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Wegman 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Dan Plesac 2.35 2 Chuck Crim 2.83 3 Chris Bosio 2.95 4 Jaime Navarro 3.12 5 Mark Knudson 3.35

Wins

1 Chris Bosio 15 2 Don August 12 3 Chuck Crim 9 4 Teddy Higuera 9 5 Mark Knudson 8

Strikeouts

1 Chris Bosio 173 2 Teddy Higuera 91 3 Bill Krueger 72 4 Chuck Crim 59 5 Jaime Navarro 56
1989 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chris Bosio 15 10 2.95 33 33 0 234.2 225 77 48 173
Don August 12 12 5.31 31 25 0 142.1 175 84 58 51
Teddy Higuera 9 6 3.46 22 22 0 135.1 125 52 48 91
Mark Knudson 8 5 3.35 40 7 0 123.2 110 46 29 47
Chuck Crim 9 7 2.83 76 0 7 117.2 114 37 36 59
Jaime Navarro 7 8 3.12 19 17 0 109.2 119 38 32 56
Bill Krueger 3 2 3.84 34 5 3 93.2 96 40 33 72
Tom Filer 7 3 3.61 13 13 0 72.1 74 29 23 20
Bryan Clutterbuck 2 5 4.14 14 11 0 67.1 73 31 16 29
Dan Plesac 3 4 2.35 52 0 33 61.1 47 16 17 52
Tony Fossas 2 2 3.54 51 0 1 61.0 57 24 22 42
Bill Wegman 2 6 6.71 11 8 0 51.0 69 38 21 27
Mike Birkbeck 0 4 5.44 9 9 0 44.2 57 27 22 31
Jerry Reuss 1 4 5.35 7 7 0 33.2 36 20 13 13
Jeff Peterek 0 2 4.02 7 4 0 31.1 31 14 14 16
Jay Aldrich 1 0 3.81 16 0 1 26.0 24 11 13 12
Paul Mirabella 0 0 7.63 13 0 0 15.1 18 13 7 6
Randy Veres 0 1 4.32 3 1 0 8.1 9 4 4 8
Ray Krawczyk 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 3 1 6
Terry Francona 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (40)

Jay Aldrich Don August Billy Bates Mike Birkbeck Chris Bosio Glenn Braggs Greg Brock George Canale Juan Castillo Bryan Clutterbuck Chuck Crim Rob Deer +28 more

40 players

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The 1989 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

The 1989 Milwaukee Brewers won 81 games and lost 81, ending up 4th in the AL East. The Milwaukee Brewers scored 707 runs and allowed 679, a run differential of +28. Against a league average of .260, the 1989 Milwaukee Brewers batted .258. The staff ERA of 3.80 was 2% better than the league average of 3.89. Measured against the 695-run league average, the offense was 2% ahead.

Home games were played at County Stadium, where 1,974,300 fans came through the gates. For power, Rob Deer led the way with 26 homers. Robin Yount drove in a team-high 103 runs. Chris Bosio was the top winner, with 15 victories. Dan Plesac closed out 33 saves. The 1989 roster runs to 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1989 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1989 Milwaukee Brewers finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1989 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
Rob Deer led the 1989 Milwaukee Brewers with 26 home runs.
What was the 1989 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1989 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 3.80.
Did the 1989 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1989 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1989 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rob Deer (26 HR, 65 RBI) and Chris Bosio (15-10, 2.95 ERA).
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