1987 Milwaukee Brewers season

The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 18th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 19th as an MLB franchise. The Brewers finished in third place in the American League East, with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. The team began the season at a red-hot pace, winning their first 13 games under first-year manager Tom Trebelhorn before losing 12 games in a row in May. Other highlights included Paul Molitor's 39-game hitting streak, the seventh-longest streak in MLB history and second-longest streak post-World War Two (as of 2024), and Juan Nieves tossing the first no-hitter in Brewers history on April 15 with a 7–0 blanking of the Baltimore Orioles.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Offseason December 10, 1986: Tim Leary and Tim Crews were traded by the Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Greg Brock.Tim Leary at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft Brian Turang was drafted by the Brewers in the 20th round, but did not sign.Brian Turang at Baseball-Reference Mark Kiefer was drafted by the Brewers in the 21st round.Mark Kiefer at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1987: Jim Morris was released by the Brewers.Jim Morris at Baseball-Reference June 29, 1987: Russ McGinnis was traded by the Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for Bill Mooneyham.Bill Mooneyham at Baseball-Reference July 16, 1987: Skeeter Barnes was purchased by the Brewers from the St. Louis Cardinals.Skeeter Barnes at Baseball-Reference July 30, 1987: Ray Burris was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Ray Burris at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1987 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (Bench) (Bullpen) (Pitching) (First base) (Third base/hitting)

Game log

Legend Brewers win Brewers loss PostponementBoldBrewers team member

|-bgcolor=#bfb | 1 || April 6 || Red Sox || 5–1 || Higuera (1–0) || Stanley (0–1) || || 52,585 || 1–0 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 2 || April 8 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Crim (1–0) || Gardner (0–1) || Plesac (1) || 7,412 || 2–0 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 3 || April 9 || Red Sox || 12–11 || Bosio (1–0) || Crawford (0–1) || Clear (1) || 9,628 || 3–0 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || April 10 || @ Rangers || 11–8 || Nieves (1–0) || Guzmán (0–1) || || 42,415 || 4–0 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 5 || April 11 || @ Rangers || 8–6 || Higuera (2–0) || Hough (0–1) || Plesac (2) || 23,037 || 5–0 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 6 || April 12 || @ Rangers || 7–5 (12) || Clear (1–0) || Anderson (0–1) || Bosio (1) || 19,782 || 6–0 || W6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 7 || April 13 || @ Orioles || 6–3 || Bosio (2–0) || McGregor (0–1) || || 12,986 || 7–0 || W7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 8 || April 14 || @ Orioles || 7–4 || Ciardi (1–0) || Dixon (1–1) || Plesac (3) || 14,049 || 8–0 || W8 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 9 || April 15 || @ Orioles || 7–0 || Nieves (2–0) || Flanagan (0–1) || || 11,407 || 9–0 || W9 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 10 || April 17 || Rangers || 10–2 || Higuera (3–0) || Mason (0–2) || || 41,548 || 10–0 || W10 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 11 || April 18 || Rangers || 4–3 || Wegman (1–0) || Witt (0–1) || Plesac (4) || 39,715 || 11–0 || W11 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 12 || April 19 || Rangers || 6–4 || Clear (2–0) || Harris (0–2) || || 29,357 || 12–0 || W12 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 13 || April 20 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || Crim (2–0) || DeLeón (2–1) || Plesac (5) || 24,019 || 13–0 || W13 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 14 || April 21 || @ White Sox || 1–7 || Davis (1–1) || Ciardi (1–1) || Winn (1) || 17,023 || 13–1 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || April 22 || @ White Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 8 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 15 || April 24 || Orioles || 6–4 || Higuera (4–0) || McGregor (0–3) || || 23,400 || 14–1 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 16 || April 25 || Orioles || 8–2 || Wegman (2–0) || Dixon (1–2) || || 26,366 || 15–1 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 17 || April 26 || Orioles || 5–3 || Birkbeck (1–0) || Flanagan (0–3) || Plesac (6) || 38,523 || 16–1 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 18 || April 27 || @ Angels || 10–7 (12) || Mirabella (1–0) || Finley (0–2) || || 32,290 || 17–1 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 19 || April 28 || @ Angels || 5–10 || Buice (1–0) || Crim (2–1) || || 31,358 || 17–2 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 20 || April 29 || @ Athletics || 8–7 || Bosio (3–0) || G. Nelson (0–1) || Plesac (7) || 11,879 || 18–2 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 21 || April 30 || @ Athletics || 1–4 || Stewart (3–2) || Wegman (2–1) || Howell (3) || 10,262 || 18–3 || L1

|-bgcolor=#bfb | 22 || May 1 || @ Mariners || 10–8 || Mirabella (2–0) || Wilkinson (0–1) || Plesac (8) || 13,689 || 19–3 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 23 || May 2 || @ Mariners || 6–4 || Clear (3–0) || Langston (3–3) || Plesac (9) || 23,701 || 20–3 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 24 || May 3 || @ Mariners || 3–7 || Morgan (2–3) || Higuera (4–1) || || 12,632 || 20–4 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 25 || May 5 || Angels || 0–2 || Sutton (2–3) || Wegman (2–2) || Moore (4) || 13,137 || 20–5 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 26 || May 6 || Angels || 0–3 || Witt (4–2) || Birkbeck (1–1) || Buice (1) || 13,552 || 20–6 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 27 || May 8 || Mariners || 3–4 (12) || Clarke (2–0) || Bosio (3–1) || Wilkinson (1) || 20,512 || 20–7 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 28 || May 9 || Mariners || 2–8 || Morgan (3–3) || Nieves (2–1) || || 43,502 || 20–8 || L5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 29 || May 10 || Mariners || 1–5 || Moore (2–3) || Wegman (2–3) || || 25,496 || 20–9 || L6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 30 || May 12 || Athletics || 8–10 || Stewart (4–3) || Mirabella (2–1) || Howell (6) || 9,459 || 20–10 || L7 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 31 || May 13 || Athletics || 2–8 || Young (5–1) || Higuera (4–2) || || 12,997 || 20–11 || L8 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 32 || May 15 || @ Royals || 3–4 || Quisenberry (2–0) || Clear (3–1) || || 38,532 || 20–12 || L9 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 33 || May 16 || @ Royals || 0–13 || Leibrandt (5–2) || Wegman (2–4) || || 40,092 || 20–13 || L10 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 34 || May 17 || @ Royals || 2–3 || Farr (2–1) || Birkbeck (1–2) || Gleaton (3) || 35,724 || 20–14 || L11 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 35 || May 19 || White Sox || 1–5 || DeLeón (4–3) || Higuera (4–3) || James (3) || 11,903 || 20–15 || L12 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 36 || May 20 || White Sox || 5–1 || Nieves (3–1) || Davis (1–3) || || 14,371 || 21–15 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 37 || May 22 || Indians || 4–2 || Wegman (3–4) || Niekro (2–4) || Plesac (10) || 15,017 || 22–15 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 38 || May 23 || Indians || 2–6 || Carlton (3–4) || Birkbeck (1–3) || || 27,234 || 22–16 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 39 || May 24 || Indians || 3–5 || Schrom (4–4) || Higuera (4–4) || Bailes (2) || 36,338 || 22–17 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 40 || May 26 || @ Twins || 2–4 || Blyleven (4–4) || Nieves (3–2) || Reardon (10) || 23,276 || 22–18 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 41 || May 27 || @ Twins || 2–7 || Viola (3–5) || Wegman (3–5) || Frazier (1) || 22,947 || 22–19 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 42 || May 28 || @ Twins || 1–13 || Berenguer (3–0) || Birkbeck (1–4) || || 26,203 || 22–20 || L5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 43 || May 29 || @ Indians || 6–9 || Bailes (2–0) || Higuera (4–5) || || 47,442 || 22–21 || L6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 44 || May 30 || @ Indians || 6–5 (10) || Clear (4–1) || Huismann (0–3) || Plesac (11) || 13,619 || 23–21 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 45 || May 31 || @ Indians || 7–1 || Nieves (4–2) || Swindell (3–5) || || 12,831 || 24–21 || W2

|-bgcolor=#bfb | 46 || June 1 || Royals || 3–2 || Wegman (4–5) || Leibrandt (6–4) || Plesac (12) || 9,670 || 25–21 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 47 || June 2 || Royals || 14–3 || Crim (3–1) || Black (2–2) || Clear (2) || 12,240 || 26–21 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 48 || June 3 || Royals || 4–2 || Barker (1–0) || Gubicza (3–6) || Plesac (13) || 17,740 || 27–21 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 49 || June 4 || Yankees || 9–3 || Higuera (5–5) || Niekro (3–4) || || 23,093 || 28–21 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 50 || June 5 || Yankees || 1–13 || John (6–1) || Nieves (4–3) || || 36,951 || 28–22 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 51 || June 6 || Yankees || 7–6 || Plesac (1–0) || Righetti (4–2) || || 52,366 || 29–22 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 52 || June 7 || Yankees || 3–5 || Bordi (2–0) || Crim (3–2) || Clements (1) || 52,770 || 29–23 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 53 || June 9 || @ Tigers || 5–8 || Morris (8–2) || Higuera (5–6) || || 16,645 || 29–24 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 54 || June 10 || @ Tigers || 8–5 (10) || Plesac (2–0) || King (3–5) || || 16,998 || 30–24 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 55 || June 11 || @ Tigers || 8–5 || Wegman (5–5) || King (3–6) || Bosio (2) || 20,780 || 31–24 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 56 || June 12 || @ Yankees || 3–8 || Rasmussen (4–4) || Crim (3–3) || || 31,789 || 31–25 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 57 || June 13 || @ Yankees || 1–4 || Rhoden (7–4) || Nieves (4–4) || Righetti (13) || 30,231 || 31–26 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 58 || June 14 || @ Yankees || 6–4 || Plesac (3–0) || Righetti (4–3) || || 50,351 || 32–26 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 59 || June 15 || Twins || 0–5 || Blyleven (5–5) || Wegman (5–6) || || 18,403 || 32–27 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 60 || June 16 || Twins || 3–7 || Viola (6–5) || Crim (3–4) || Reardon (13) || 21,613 || 32–28 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 61 || June 17 || Twins || 8–5 || Clear (5–1) || Straker (2–4) || Plesac (14) || 23,389 || 33–28 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 62 || June 18 || @ Blue Jays || 6–3 || Nieves (5–4) || Stieb (5–4) || Plesac (15) || 31,353 || 34–28 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 63 || June 19 || @ Blue Jays || 6–15 || Musselman (5–1) || Clear (5–2) || || 31,230 || 34–29 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 64 || June 20 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 || Wegman (6–6) || Key (8–5) || Plesac (16) || 38,465 || 35–29 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 65 || June 21 || @ Blue Jays || 6–7 || Musselman (6–1) || Crim (3–5) || Henke (12) || 44,444 || 35–30 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 66 || June 22 || @ Red Sox || 2–5 (8) || Boyd (1–0) || Johnson (0–1) || || 29,546 || 35–31 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 67 || June 23 || @ Red Sox || 5–9 || Crawford (3–2) || Wegman (6–7) || Schiraldi (3) || 31,104 || 35–32 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 68 || June 24 || @ Red Sox || 7–8 || Hurst (8–5) || Higuera (5–7) || Schiraldi (4) || 34,376 || 35–33 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 69 || June 26 || Blue Jays || 10–5 || Plesac (4–0) || Henke (0–2) || || 29,461 || 36–33 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 70 || June 27 || Blue Jays || 1–8 || Clancy (8–5) || Nieves (5–5) || || 48,159 || 36–34 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 71 || June 28 || Blue Jays || 11–5 || Higuera (6–7) || Stieb (6–5) || || 42,389 || 37–34 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 72 || June 29 || Tigers || 1–11 || Morris (11–3) || Bosio (3–2) || || 21,487 || 37–35 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 73 || June 30 || Tigers || 5–8 || Petry (5–4) || Clear (5–3) || Hernández (4) || 21,609 || 37–36 || L2

|-bgcolor=#bfb | 74 || July 1 || Tigers || 13–2 || Wegman (7–7) || Terrell (6–8) || || 24,528 || 38–36 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 75 || July 2 || @ Angels || 7–9 (13) || Finley (1–3) || Clear (5–4) || || 28,116 || 38–37 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 76 || July 3 || @ Angels || 6–4 || Higuera (7–7) || Fraser (5–6) || || 32,759 || 39–37 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 77 || July 4 || @ Angels || 2–1 || Bosio (4–2) || Sutton (5–9) || Plesac (17) || 62,531 || 40–37 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 78 || July 5 || @ Angels || 3–4 (12) || Finley (2–3) || Clear (5–5) || || 27,525 || 40–38 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 79 || July 6 || @ Mariners || 2–3 || Morgan (7–9) || Wegman (7–8) || Núñez (10) || 15,922 || 40–39 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 80 || July 7 || @ Mariners || 5–9 || Guetterman (7–1) || Nieves (5–6) || Reed (2) || 9,041 || 40–40 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 81 || July 8 || @ Mariners || 2–5 (11) || Wilkinson (2–2) || Plesac (4–1) || || 8,482 || 40–41 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 82 || July 9 || @ Athletics || 8–3 || Bosio (5–2) || Rijo (1–5) || || 15,072 || 41–41 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 83 || July 10 || @ Athletics || 3–7 || Stewart (11–7) || Knudson (0–1) || Eckersley (6) || 14,733 || 41–42 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 84 || July 11 || @ Athletics || 5–6 || Eckersley (6–4) || Plesac (4–2) || || 28,399 || 42–42 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 85 || July 12 || @ Athletics || 4–3 || Nieves (6–6) || Howell (2–3) || Plesac (18) || 33,519 || 42–43 || W1