Top 50 Milwaukee Brewers
The city of Milwaukee had a baseball team from 1953 to 1965 when the Braves played there. Wisconsin did not have to wait a long time to receive another team as the expansion Seattle Pilots moved there after one year of existence in 1970.Now named the Milwaukee Brewers, the “Blue Brew Crew” did not have a lot of success in the 1970s but would go to the World Series in 1982 with Hall of Famers Paul Molitor and Robin Yount, though they would go down to defeat in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals.
They haven’t been to the World Series since.
Since that time, the Brewers have moved leagues from the American to the National but have yet to win the Pennant in their new league.
This list is up to the end of the 2023 Season.
Note: Baseball lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics, and post-season accolades.
Yovani Gollardo had six straight seasons with 10 Wins (two of which with 15 Wins) as a Starting Pitcher for the Brewers. Gollardo was with Milwaukee for his first eight seasons, and would make the All Star Game in 2010 and finish seventh in Cy Young voting the year after. Gollardo would also record 200 Strikeouts four years in a row, finishing in the top ten each time along with a pair of second place finishes in SO/9. His Brewers tenure finished wish a respectable 89 and 64 record with 1,226 Strikeouts.
Chris Bosio would spend seven seasons predominantly as a Starting Pitcher for Milwaukee where he would have four ten win seasons. Bosio would go 67 and 62 for Milwaukee and would be known for his decent control, finishing first in BB/9 in 1992. He would also finish in the top five twice in FIP, and would also finish three times in the top ten in WHIP as a Milwaukee Brewer.
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Bill Wegman would spend all eleven years of his Major League service with the Milwaukee Brewers. Wegman was a solid control pitcher who would finish in the top ten in BB/9 five times. His best season was in 1991 where he went 15 and 7 with a 2.84 ERA that was good enough to finish third in the AL. That year, he won the Hutch Award, which is given annually to the player who exemplifies “fighting spirit and competitive desire”. That alone tells you all you need to know about Bill Wegman and why Milwaukee never let him go.Wegman may…
From the island of Puerto Rico, Sixto Lezcano made history by being the only player in MLB history to blast a grand slam on two different Opening Days (1978 and 1980). Lezcano was with Milwaukee for seven seasons where he would twice blast 20 Home Runs. His best season took place in 1979 where he would win the Gold Glove and put up a .321/.414/.573 Slash Line. Lezcano played for Milwaukee from 1974 to 1980, and would belt 102 Home Runs with 749 Hits.
Jim Slaton was a key Starting Pitcher for Milwaukee through the 1970s and as of this writing still holds the team record for Wins and Innings Pitched. Slaton won 10 or more Games in nine seasons and went to the All-Star Game in 1977. He also has a World Series win in their lone appearance in the Fall Classic, which was during his second Brewers run when he moved to the bullpen.With Milwaukee, Slaton pitched in 268 Games and had a record of 117-121.
To date, Dan Plesac is easily the best reliever in Milwaukee Brewers' history. Plesac, went to three straight All-Star Games (1987-89), carrying the Brewers bullpen in the late 1980s. He would finish in the top five in Saves three timesAs of this writing, Plesac is the franchise leader in Saves (133), Games Pitched (365) and Games Finished (269).
Rollie Fingers would become a baseball Hall of Fame Relief Pitcher predominantly for what he accomplished with the Oakland Athletics but his lone Cy Young Award took place when he played for Milwaukee. As a Brewer, Fingers would win the Cy Young and the MVP in 1981 and arguably had the most dominating season as a closer in Brewers history.Milwaukee would be the last team that he played for in the Majors, and with the Brewers, he had 97 Saves with an ERA of 2.54. Fingers was inducted into Cooperstown in 1992, and Milwaukee honored him further by retiring his…
Josh Hader was traded twice before he made it to the Majors in 2017, but once he did, the two teams that dealt him previously (Baltimore and Houston) have been regretting it ever since.
Jonathan Lucroy had a very good run with Milwaukee going to two All-Star Games. Lucroy showed skill both with his glove and his bat, and in 2014, he would put together his most complete season where he would lead the NL in Doubles and put together a 2.0 Defensive bWAR season, which earned him The Fielding Bible Award. That year he would finish fourth in National League MVP voting and finished the highest in bWAR for Position Players.With Milwaukee, Lucroy had 806 Hits, batted .284 and belted 79 Home Runs.
This Corey Hart may or may not have worn sunglasses at night, but we do know that as a Milwaukee Brewer, he was pretty good!
An amazingly named baseball player (though he was not the behemoth you would have expected), Moose Haas was a Milwaukee Brewer for ten of twelve of his MLB seasons. Haas was a decent control pitcher who would finish in the top ten in BB9 four times and ERA and FIP twice. He would have 16 Wins in 1980, the season in which he led the American League in Winning Percentage. Haas would have a record of 91-79 with an even 800 Strikeouts.
Realistically, B.J. Surhoff accomplished more with the Baltimore Orioles, but B.J. Surhoff was a Milwaukee Brewer for his first nine MLB seasons, the last of which saw him bat .320. Surhoff would accumulate 1,062 Hits as a Brewer with only 323 Strikeouts.
Greg Vaughn would get his start with the Milwaukee Brewers where he showcased some power with three consecutive 20 Home Run seasons, and in 2006 would have 31 in Milwaukee before he was traded to the San Diego Padres, a team he would later belt 50 dingers for. While his most explosive offensive seasons were not as a Brewer, he was still a two-time All-Star in Milwaukee and had 169 Home Runs for the team.
The best run of Jeromy Burnitz’ career was the five years and change (1996-2001) he spent as a Milwaukee Brewer. Burnitz would smack 30 Home Runs four years in a row, earning MVP votes in two of them, and going to the All-Star Game in one. He would hit 165 Home Runs as a Brewer and was one of the few highlights on Brewers teams that were generally not very good.With Milwaukee, Burnitz had 165 Home Runs, 714 Hits with a .258 Batting Average.
Rickie Weeks would have a long run with the Brewers, though it was mostly an up and down career. Weeks’ best season was 2011 when he had 175 Hits with 29 Home Runs, leading the AL in Plate Appearances. Weeks would smash 20 Home Runs in a row in three straight seasons and had over 1,000 Hits with Milwaukee. He would be ranked higher had he not suffered defensively; five times he led all National League Second Basemen in Errors.
Charlie Moore was with the Brewers for all but his final season in the Majors. Moore was not a superstar, but was a useful role player who played both at Catcher and in Rightfield, providing depth and leadership. Moore would slowly accumulate over 1,000 Hits as a Milwaukee Brewer and notably performed well in the 1982 Playoffs with a .462 ALCS and .346 World Series.
After being drafted in the 17th Round in 2004, Lorenz Cain defied the odds and made the main roster for Milwaukee in 2004. He only played 43 Games for the Blue Brew Crew before being traded to Kansas City as part of six-man trade. The Royals treated Cain well, and he would win the World Series with them in 2015, but he returned to the Brewers in 2018 as a Free Agent.
A Starting Pitcher for most of his career, Cal Eldred’s entire 1990’s was spent with the Milwaukee Brewers. Eldred’s peak season was in 1993 when he led the American League in Games Started, Innings Pitched and Batters Faced. He would go 16 and 16 that year and would have 10 Wins or more four times as a Brewer. Overall, with Milwaukee, Eldred posted a reocrd of 64-65 with 686 Strikeouts.
The best season of Dave May’s career occurred in 1973 when he would make the All-Star Team and finish 8th in MVP voting. That year, May would have 25 Home Runs with 189 Hits, a .303 Batting Average and would also lead the American League in Total Bases and Win Probability Added. While Dave May would never have a season like that again, he would have another two decent campaigns with Milwaukee. Over May's two runs in Milwaukee, he would have 652 Hits.