1974 Milwaukee Brewers season
Major League Baseball season
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Owner(s) | Bud Selig |
General manager(s) | Jim Wilson |
Manager(s) | Del Crandall |
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The 1974 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.
Offseason
- October 22, 1973: Ellie Rodríguez , Ollie Brown , Joe Lahoud , Skip Lockwood , and Gary Ryerson were traded by the Brewers to the California Angels for Clyde Wright , Steve Barber , Ken Berry , Art Kusnyer , and cash. [1]
- March 27, 1974: Steve Barber was released by the Brewers. [1]
- March 30, 1974: Wilbur Howard was traded by the Brewers to the Houston Astros for Larry Yount and Don Stratton (minors). [2]
Regular season
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 46–35 | 45–36 |
New York Yankees | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 2 | 47–34 | 42–39 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 7 | 46–35 | 38–43 |
Cleveland Indians | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 14 | 40–41 | 37–44 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 15 | 40–41 | 36–45 |
Detroit Tigers | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 19 | 36–45 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | TEX |
Baltimore | — | 10–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 |
Boston | 8–10 | — | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 |
California | 5–7 | 8–4 | — | 10–8–1 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 9–9 |
Chicago | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–10–1 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 7–11–1 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 9–7–1 |
Cleveland | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–3 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 |
Detroit | 4–14 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 11–1 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 |
Milwaukee | 10–8 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 1–11 | — | 6–6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 11–7–1 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 10–8 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 5–13 | 9–9 |
New York | 7–11 | 7–11 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 8–4 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 |
Texas | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–9–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 10–8 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 5, 1974: Jim Gantner was drafted by the Brewers in the 12th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft . [3]
Opening Day starters
- P: Jim Colborn
- C: Darrell Porter
- 1B: George Scott
- 2B: Pedro García
- 3B: Don Money
- SS: Robin Yount
- LF: Johnny Briggs
- RF: Dave May
- CF: Ken Berry
- DH: Bob Coluccio
Roster
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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 | Darrell Porter | 131 | 432 | 104 | .241 | 12 | 56 |
1B | George Scott | 158 | 604 | 170 | .281 | 17 | 82 |
2B | Pedro García | 141 | 452 | 90 | .199 | 12 | 54 |
3B | Don Money | 159 | 629 | 178 | .283 | 15 | 65 |
SS | Robin Yount | 107 | 344 | 86 | .250 | 3 | 26 |
LF | Johnny Briggs | 154 | 554 | 140 | .253 | 17 | 73 |
CF | Bob Coluccio | 138 | 394 | 88 | .223 | 6 | 31 |
RF | Dave May | 135 | 477 | 108 | .226 | 10 | 42 |
DH | Bobby Mitchell | 88 | 173 | 42 | .243 | 5 | 20 |
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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Ken Berry | 98 | 267 | 64 | .240 | 1 | 24 |
Tim Johnson | 93 | 245 | 60 | .245 | 0 | 25 |
Charlie Moore | 72 | 204 | 50 | .245 | 0 | 19 |
Mike Hegan | 89 | 190 | 45 | .237 | 7 | 32 |
Deron Johnson | 49 | 152 | 23 | .151 | 6 | 18 |
Bob Hansen | 58 | 88 | 26 | .295 | 2 | 9 |
John Vukovich | 38 | 80 | 15 | .188 | 3 | 11 |
Sixto Lezcano | 15 | 54 | 13 | .241 | 2 | 9 |
Rob Ellis | 22 | 48 | 14 | .292 | 0 | 4 |
Gorman Thomas | 17 | 46 | 12 | .261 | 2 | 11 |
Bob Sheldon | 10 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Lind | 9 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 1 |
Felipe Alou | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 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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Jim Slaton | 40 | 250.0 | 13 | 16 | 3.92 | 126 |
Clyde Wright | 38 | 232.0 | 9 | 20 | 4.42 | 64 |
Jim Colborn | 33 | 224.0 | 10 | 13 | 4.06 | 83 |
Kevin Kobel | 34 | 169.1 | 6 | 14 | 3.99 | 74 |
Bill Champion | 31 | 161.2 | 11 | 4 | 3.62 | 60 |
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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Eduardo Rodríguez | 43 | 111.2 | 7 | 4 | 3.63 | 58 |
Ed Sprague Sr. | 20 | 94.0 | 7 | 2 | 2.39 | 57 |
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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Tom Murphy | 70 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1.90 | 47 |
Bill Travers | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.92 | 31 |
Bill Castro | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 10 |
Jerry Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 4 |
Dick Selma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 2 |
Larry Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Roger Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 2 |
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1974. [4] The Danville Warriors won the Midwest League championship . [5]
Notes
- 1 2 Steve Barber at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Wilbur Howard at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jim Gantner at Baseball Reference
- ↑ "1974 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .
- ↑ "Midwest League Champions" . Midwest League . Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020 . Retrieved December 31, 2020 .
References
- 1974 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
- 1974 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac
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