1987 Milwaukee Brewers season
1987 Milwaukee Brewers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | |
Record | 91–71 (.562) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Bud Selig | |
General managers | Harry Dalton | |
Managers | Tom Trebelhorn | |
Television | WVTV (Jim Paschke, Mike Hegan) | |
Radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes) | |
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The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 18th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 19th as an MLB franchise. The Brewers finished in third place in the American League East, with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. The team began the season at a red-hot pace, winning their first 13 games under first-year manager Tom Trebelhorn before losing 12 games in a row in May. Other highlights included Paul Molitor's 39-game hitting streak, the seventh-longest streak in MLB history and second-longest streak post-World War Two (as of 2024),[1] and Juan Nieves tossing the first no-hitter in Brewers history on April 15 with a 7–0 blanking of the Baltimore Orioles.[2]
Offseason
- December 10, 1986: Tim Leary and Tim Crews were traded by the Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Greg Brock.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 54–27 | 44–37 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2 | 52–29 | 44–37 |
91 | 71 | .562 | 7 | 48–33 | 43–38 | |
New York Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | 51–30 | 38–43 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 50–30 | 28–54 |
Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31 | 31–51 | 36–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | 35–46 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 1–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 2–11 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 1–12 |
Boston | 12–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
California | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 |
Detroit | 9–4 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
Kansas City | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
11–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 | |
Minnesota | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–9 |
New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
Seattle | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 9–4 | 2–10 |
Texas | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 12–1 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
- Brian Turang was drafted by the Brewers in the 20th round, but did not sign.[4]
- Mark Kiefer was drafted by the Brewers in the 21st round.[5]
- June 15, 1987: Jim Morris was released by the Brewers.[6]
- June 29, 1987: Russ McGinnis was traded by the Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for Bill Mooneyham.[7]
- July 16, 1987: Skeeter Barnes was purchased by the Brewers from the St. Louis Cardinals.[8]
- July 30, 1987: Ray Burris was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[9]
Roster
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Manager
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Game log
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April: 18–3 (Home: 9–0; Away: 9–3)
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May: 6–18 (Home: 2–10; Away: 10–5)
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June: 13–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 5–8)
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July: 15–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–8)
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August: 18–11 (Home: 10–7; Away: 8–4)
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September: 20–9 (Home: 10–4; Away: 4–8)
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October: 1–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–2) |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | B. J. Surhoff | 115 | 395 | 118 | .299 | 7 | 68 |
1B | Greg Brock | 141 | 532 | 159 | .299 | 13 | 85 |
2B | Juan Castillo | 116 | 321 | 72 | .224 | 3 | 28 |
3B | Ernest Riles | 83 | 276 | 72 | .261 | 4 | 38 |
SS | Dale Sveum | 153 | 535 | 135 | .252 | 25 | 95 |
LF | Rob Deer | 134 | 474 | 113 | .238 | 28 | 80 |
CF | Robin Yount | 158 | 635 | 218 | .312 | 21 | 103 |
RF | Glenn Braggs | 132 | 505 | 136 | .269 | 13 | 77 |
DH | Cecil Cooper | 63 | 250 | 62 | .248 | 6 | 36 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Paul Molitor | 118 | 465 | 164 | .353 | 16 | 75 |
Mike Felder | 108 | 289 | 77 | .266 | 2 | 31 |
Jim Gantner | 81 | 265 | 72 | .272 | 4 | 30 |
Bill Schroeder | 75 | 250 | 83 | .332 | 14 | 42 |
Rick Manning | 97 | 114 | 26 | .228 | 0 | 13 |
Jim Paciorek | 48 | 101 | 23 | .228 | 2 | 10 |
Steve Kiefer | 28 | 99 | 20 | .202 | 5 | 17 |
Billy Jo Robidoux | 23 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 0 | 4 |
Charlie O'Brien | 10 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Komminsk | 7 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Stanicek | 4 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Teddy Higuera | 35 | 261.2 | 18 | 10 | 3.85 | 240 |
Bill Wegman | 34 | 225.0 | 12 | 11 | 4.24 | 102 |
Juan Nieves | 34 | 195.2 | 14 | 8 | 4.88 | 163 |
Mike Birkbeck | 10 | 45.0 | 1 | 4 | 6.20 | 25 |
Len Barker | 11 | 43.2 | 2 | 1 | 5.36 | 22 |
Mark Ciardi | 4 | 16.1 | 1 | 1 | 9.37 | 8 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Chris Bosio | 46 | 170.0 | 11 | 8 | 5.24 | 150 |
Mark Knudson | 15 | 62.0 | 4 | 4 | 5.37 | 26 |
John Henry Johnson | 10 | 26.1 | 0 | 1 | 9.57 | 18 |
Ray Burris | 10 | 23.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.87 | 8 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Dan Plesac | 57 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 2.61 | 89 |
Chuck Crim | 53 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3.67 | 56 |
Mark Clear | 58 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4.48 | 81 |
Paul Mirabella | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.91 | 14 |
Jay Aldrich | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.94 | 22 |
Dave Stapleton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | 14 |
Alex Madrid | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.19 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Paul Molitor, Hutch Award[10]
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1987.[11]
Notes
- ^ "Longest hitting streaks in MLB history". MLB. MLB. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Tim Leary at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Brian Turang at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Mark Kiefer at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Jim Morris at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bill Mooneyham at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Skeeter Barnes at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Ray Burris at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
- ^ "1987 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
References
- 1987 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
- 1987 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com