The 1992 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 23rd season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 24th overall. The Brewers finished in second place in the American League East with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses. This was the last time the Brewers finished at least .500 until 2005, and their last winning season until 2007. This proved to be their final winning season as a member of the American League.
Offseason October 15, 1991: George Canale was traded by the Brewers to the Montreal Expos for Alex Diaz.Alex Diaz page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1991: Jesse Orosco was sent to the Brewers by the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.Jesse Orosco page at Baseball Reference December 11, 1991: Dale Sveum was traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bruce Ruffin.Bruce Ruffin page at Baseball Reference December 16, 1991: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Mario Díaz page at Baseball Reference 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.Gary Sheffield page at Baseball Reference
Regular season (1992)Rollie FingersP: 1981–85
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 1, 1992: Mario Díaz was released by the Brewers. July 7, 1992: Jeff Kunkel was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago Cubs for Ced Landrum.Ced Landrum page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1992 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 C 139 480 121 .252 4 62 1B 92 288 66 .229 9 42 2B 123 386 106 .275 3 51 3B 148 540 146 .270 5 71 SS 149 579 168 .290 1 47 LF 141 501 114 .228 23 78 CF 150 557 147 .264 8 77 RF 112 387 111 .287 5 41 DH 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 128 470 140 .298 5 62 101 256 63 .246 1 18 51 164 38 .232 4 25 47 133 30 .226 2 10 35 77 14 .182 0 6 9 25 8 .320 0 0 12 16 5 .313 0 2 18 16 3 .188 0 0 22 9 1 .111 0 1 5 8 1 .125 0 0 4 3 0 .000 0 1
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 35 261.2 13 14 3.20 127 34 246.0 17 11 3.33 100 33 231.1 16 6 3.62 120 31 163.1 9 10 4.57 65 14 100.1 11 2 1.79 62 8 35.1 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 25 58.0 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 68 1 4 29 4.02 52 59 3 1 1 3.23 40 50 5 1 2 1.87 43 47 5 2 0 1.85 30 41 4 4 6 2.55 31 44 5 4 1 2.96 54 10 1 1 0 2.63 10 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. The Stockton Ports won the California League championship.
Notes
References 1992 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference 1992 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com