1992 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 1992 Milwaukee Brewers season featured the team finishing in second place in the American League East with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses.
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Record | 92–70 (.568) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
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Owner(s) | Bud Selig |
General manager(s) | Sal Bando |
Manager(s) | Phil Garner |
Local television | WCGV-TV (Rory Markas, Del Crandall) |
Local radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes) |
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Offseason
- October 15, 1991: George Canale was traded by the Brewers to the Montreal Expos for Alex Diaz.[1]
- December 6, 1991: Jesse Orosco was sent to the Brewers by the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.[2]
- December 11, 1991: Dale Sveum was traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bruce Ruffin.[3]
- December 16, 1991: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[4]
- March 26, 1992: Gary Sheffield and Geoff Kellogg (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the San Diego Padres for Ricky Bones, José Valentín, and Matt Mieske.[5]
Regular season
(1992) Rollie Fingers P: 1981–85 |
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 53–28 | 43–38 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 4 | 53–28 | 39–42 |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 7 | 43–38 | 46–35 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 21 | 38–42 | 37–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 23 | 44–37 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 1, 1992: Mario Díaz was released by the Brewers.[4]
- July 7, 1992: Jeff Kunkel was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago Cubs for Ced Landrum.[6]
Roster
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Player stats
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 | B. J. Surhoff | 139 | 480 | 121 | .252 | 4 | 62 |
1B | Franklin Stubbs | 92 | 288 | 66 | .229 | 9 | 42 |
2B | Scott Fletcher | 123 | 386 | 106 | .275 | 3 | 51 |
3B | Kevin Seitzer | 148 | 540 | 146 | .270 | 5 | 71 |
SS | Pat Listach | 149 | 579 | 168 | .290 | 1 | 47 |
LF | Greg Vaughn | 141 | 501 | 114 | .228 | 23 | 78 |
CF | Robin Yount | 150 | 557 | 147 | .264 | 8 | 77 |
RF | Dante Bichette | 112 | 387 | 111 | .287 | 5 | 41 |
DH | Paul Molitor | 158 | 609 | 195 | .320 | 12 | 89 |
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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Darryl Hamilton | 128 | 470 | 140 | .298 | 5 | 62 |
Jim Gantner | 101 | 256 | 63 | .246 | 1 | 18 |
Dave Nilsson | 51 | 164 | 38 | .232 | 4 | 25 |
John Jaha | 47 | 133 | 30 | .226 | 2 | 10 |
Tim McIntosh | 35 | 77 | 14 | .182 | 0 | 6 |
Andy Allanson | 9 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Spiers | 12 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 2 |
William Suero | 18 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Diaz | 22 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Tatum | 5 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
José Valentín | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
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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Bill Wegman | 35 | 261⅔ | 13 | 14 | 3.20 | 127 |
Jaime Navarro | 34 | 246 | 17 | 11 | 3.33 | 100 |
Chris Bosio | 33 | 231⅓ | 16 | 6 | 3.62 | 120 |
Ricky Bones | 31 | 163⅓ | 9 | 10 | 4.57 | 65 |
Cal Eldred | 14 | 100⅓ | 11 | 2 | 1.79 | 62 |
Ron Robinson | 8 | 35⅓ | 1 | 4 | 5.86 | 12 |
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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Bruce Ruffin | 25 | 58 | 1 | 6 | 6.67 | 45 |
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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Doug Henry | 68 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 4.02 | 52 |
Jesse Orosco | 59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.23 | 40 |
Mike Fetters | 50 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.87 | 43 |
Jim Austin | 47 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.85 | 30 |
Darren Holmes | 41 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2.55 | 31 |
Dan Plesac | 44 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2.96 | 54 |
Bruce Ruffin | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.67 | 45 |
Edwin Núñez | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.63 | 10 |
Neal Heaton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Pat Listach, American League Rookie of the Year
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1992.[7] The Stockton Ports won the California League championship.[8]
Notes
- Alex Diaz page at Baseball Reference
- Jesse Orosco page at Baseball Reference
- Bruce Ruffin page at Baseball Reference
- Mario Díaz page at Baseball Reference
- Gary Sheffield page at Baseball Reference
- Ced Landrum page at Baseball Reference
- "1992 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- "California League Champions". California League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.