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Although Jose Valentin showed better seasons with the Chicago White Sox later in his career, he did produce good power numbers for the Brewers.  He would exceed 15 Home Runs three times as a Brewer and collected 577 Hits for the team.
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.
Darrell Porter is far more known for his work with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals, but he would get his start in Milwaukee.  As a Brewer he would finish third in Rookie of the Year voting in 1973 and would make the All-Star Game in 1974.
Ken Sanders has to be considered the first real reliever in franchise history and was one of the few bright spots for the team in the early 1970’s.  Sanders would lead the American League in Saves in 1971 with 31, a very high number for those days.  He would also lead in Games Played and Games Finished that year.  He would actually finish 16th in MVP voting.