gold star for USAHOF
Site Admin

Site Admin

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.
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 have had a losing record of 81-90, but he gave everything he had in those 1,482.2 Innings he played.
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.
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.