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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.

42. Dave May

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.