1978 Milwaukee Brewers season

The 1978 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 9th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, having relocated from Seattle in March 1970. The Brewers finished third in the American League East with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses. The Brewers achieved their first winning season in franchise history, nine in Milwaukee after the first (1969) as the Seattle Pilots.

Offseason October 25, 1977: Gorman Thomas was sent by the Brewers to the Texas Rangers to complete an earlier deal (the Rangers traded Ed Kirkpatrick to the Brewers for a player to be named later) made on August 20.Gorman Thomas page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1977: Kevin Kobel was purchased from the Brewers by the New York Mets.Kevin Kobel page at Baseball Reference December 14, 1977: Ken McMullen was released by the Brewers.Ken McMullen page at Baseball Reference December 31, 1977: Ray Fosse was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference January 16, 1978: Randy Stein was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference February 8, 1978: Gorman Thomas was purchased by the Brewers from the Rangers. March 30, 1978: Von Joshua was released by the Brewers.Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Opening Day starters Jerry Augustine Sal Bando Cecil Cooper Andy Etchebarren Larry Hisle Sixto Lezcano Paul Molitor Don Money Lenn Sakata Gorman Thomas1978 Milwaukee Brewers Roster by Baseball Almanac

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 1, 1978: Bob Galasso was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Bob Galasso page at Baseball Reference April 4, 1978: Tony Muser was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference June 6, 1978: Rickey Keeton was drafted by the Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.Rickey Keeton page at Baseball Reference August 3, 1978: Jamie Quirk was traded by the Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Gerry Ako (minors) and cash.Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1978 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Bullpen) (First base) (Hitting) (Pitching) (Third base)

Game log

Legend Brewers win Brewers loss PostponementBoldBrewers team member

|-bgcolor=#bbb | – || April 6 || Orioles || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 1 || April 7 || Orioles || 11–3 || Augustine (1–0) || Flanagan (0–1) || || 47,824 || 1–0 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 2 || April 8 || Orioles || 16–3 || Haas (1–0) || D. Martínez (0–1) || || 6,470 || 2–0 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 3 || April 9 || Orioles || 13–5 || Sorensen (1–0) || McGregor (0–1) || || 18,514 || 3–0 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || April 11 || Yankees || 9–6 || Augustine (2–0) || Hunter (0–1) || Caldwell (1) || 8,934 || 4–0 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 5 || April 12 || Yankees || 5–3 || Haas (2–0) || Gossage (0–2) || || 8,751 || 5–0 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 6 || April 14 || @ Orioles || 5–6 || D. Martínez (1–1) || Sorensen (1–1) || Stanhouse (1) || 36,086 || 5–1 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 7 || April 15 || @ Orioles || 0–7 || Palmer (1–0) || Augustine (2–1) || || 7,527 || 5–2 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 8 || April 16 || @ Orioles || 5–7 || Briles (1–1) || Haas (2–1) || Stanhouse (2) || – || 5–3 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 9 || April 16 || @ Orioles || 9–2 || Replogle (1–0) || McGregor (0–2) || Rodríguez (1) || 14,995 || 6–3 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 10 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 2–9 || Torrez (2–0) || Stein (0–1) || || 26,075 || 6–4 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 11 || April 18 || @ Red Sox || 6–7 || Tiant (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) || || 18,928 || 6–5 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || April 19 || @ Red Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 12 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 12 || April 20 || @ Red Sox || 4–10 || Lee (3–0) || Haas (2–2) || || 16,238 || 6–6 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 13 || April 21 || @ Yankees || 9–2 || Augustine (3–1) || Figueroa (2–1) || || 15,105 || 7–6 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 14 || April 22 || @ Yankees || 3–4 (12) || Lyle (2–0) || McClure (0–1) || || 17,594 || 7–7 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 15 || April 23 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Sorensen (2–1) || Hunter (0–3) || McClure (1) || 26,291 || 8–7 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 16 || April 25 || Red Sox || 3–4 || Lee (4–0) || Augustine (3–2) || Drago (2) || 9,051 || 8–8 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 17 || April 26 || Red Sox || 6–4 || Caldwell (1–0) || Torrez (2–1) || McClure (2) || 8,724 || 9–8 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 18 || April 28 || @ Royals || 6–7 || Colborn (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–2) || Pattin (2) || 20,166 || 9–9 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 19 || April 29 || @ Royals || 2–11 || Leonard (3–3) || Augustine (3–3) || || 27,521 || 9–10 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 20 || April 30 || @ Royals || 0–3 || Gale (1–0) || Caldwell (1–1) || Mingori (3) || 19,827 || 9–11 || L3

|-bgcolor=#fbb | 21 || May 2 || White Sox || 3–5 || Wood (2–3) || Sorensen (2–2) || || 7,880 || 9–12 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 22 || May 3 || White Sox || 4–0 || Augustine (4–3) || Wortham (0–1) || || 5,720 || 10–12 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 23 || May 5 || Royals || 9–0 || Caldwell (2–1) || Colborn (1–1) || || 10,435 || 11–12 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 24 || May 6 || Royals || 4–3 || Sorensen (3–2) || Bird (1–2) || || 13,914 || 12–12 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 25 || May 7 || Royals || 6–8 || Gale (2–0) || Augustine (4–4) || Mingori (4) || 10,887 || 12–13 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 26 || May 9 || Rangers || 1–7 || Jenkins (3–1) || Caldwell (2–2) || || 4,790 || 12–14 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 27 || May 10 || Rangers || 3–4 || Alexander (3–1) || Sorensen (3–3) || Cleveland (1) || 6,528 || 12–15 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 28 || May 12 || @ White Sox || 3–4 (5) || Wood (3–3) || Augustine (4–5) || Willoughby (1) || 17,953 || 12–16 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 29 || May 13 || @ White Sox || 6–1 || Replogle (2–0) || Stone (1–2) || || 13,521 || 13–16 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 30 || May 14 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || Caldwell (3–2) || Barrios (1–3) || || 12,505 || 14–16 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 31 || May 15 || @ Rangers || 6–8 || Jenkins (4–1) || Travers (0–1) || Cleveland (2) || 11,622 || 14–17 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 32 || May 16 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Sorensen (4–3) || Alexander (3–2) || || 11,351 || 15–17 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 33 || May 17 || Tigers || 3–5 || Billingham (4–1) || Augustine (4–6) || Hiller (3) || 10,004 || 15–18 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 34 || May 18 || Tigers || 8–7 || Castro (1–0) || Foucault (1–3) || || 15,217 || 16–18 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 35 || May 19 || Angels || 1–7 || Tanana (7–1) || Caldwell (3–3) || || 13,843 || 16–19 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 36 || May 20 || Angels || 6–4 || Travers (1–1) || Brett (1–3) || Castro (1) || 18,916 || 17–19 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 37 || May 21 || Angels || 2–1 || Sorensen (5–3) || LaRoche (3–1) || || 42,376 || 18–19 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 38 || May 23 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || Augustine (5–6) || Keough (2–3) || || 2,534 || 19–19 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 39 || May 24 || @ Athletics || 7–1 || Caldwell (4–3) || Broberg (4–4) || || 2,257 || 20–19 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 40 || May 26 || @ Angels || 5–6 || Hartzell (1–3) || Rodríguez (0–3) || || 19,277 || 20–20 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 41 || May 27 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Sorensen (6–3) || Griffin (0–1) || || 29,097 || 21–20 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 42 || May 28 || @ Angels || 6–3 || Replogle (3–0) || Ryan (3–4) || McClure (3) || 21,869 || 22–20 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 43 || May 29 || Athletics || 2–6 || Broberg (5–4) || Augustine (5–7) || || 18,665 || 22–21 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 44 || May 30 || Athletics || 2–1 || Caldwell (5–3) || Sosa (4–1) || || 8,322 || 23–21 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 45 || May 31 || @ Tigers || 0–3 || Wilcox (4–2) || Travers (1–2) || || 13,017 || 23–22 || L1

|-bgcolor=#fbb | 46 || June 1 || @ Tigers || 3–4 || Slaton (5–2) || Sorensen (6–4) || Hiller (6) || 11,614 || 23–23 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 47 || June 2 || Indians || 6–7 || Kern (5–1) || McClure (0–2) || || 16,779 || 23–24 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 48 || June 3 || Indians || 4–6 || Paxton (2–3) || Augustine (5–8) || Monge (1) || 11,933 || 23–25 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 49 || June 4 || Indians || 12–7 || Stein (1–1) || Wise (3–9) || || – || 24–25 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 50 || June 4 || Indians || 9–4 || Travers (2–2) || Hood (3–3) || Castro (2) || 23,850 || 25–25 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 51 || June 6 || Tigers || 5–1 || Sorensen (7–4) || Wilcox (4–3) || || 13,022 || 26–25 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 52 || June 7 || Tigers || 1–8 || Slaton (6–2) || Replogle (3–1) || || 7,437 || 26–26 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 53 || June 9 || Blue Jays || 3–2 (10) || Caldwell (6–3) || Murphy (2–2) || || 9,959 || 27–26 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 54 || June 10 || Blue Jays || 5–0 || Travers (3–2) || Garvin (2–5) || || 25,889 || 28–26 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 55 || June 11 || Blue Jays || 2–1 || Sorensen (8–4) || Underwood (2–7) || || – || 29–26 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 56 || June 11 || Blue Jays || 5–4 || Stein (2–1) || Murphy (2–3) || || 21,568 || 30–26 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 57 || June 12 || @ Tigers || 7–4 || McClure (1–2) || Wilcox (4–4) || || 14,472 || 31–26 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 58 || June 13 || @ Tigers || 7–2 || Caldwell (7–3) || Slaton (6–3) || || 16,622 || 32–26 || W6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 59 || June 14 || @ Blue Jays || 7–5 || Castro (2–0) || Murphy (2–4) || || – || 33–26 || W7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 60 || June 14 || @ Blue Jays || 5–0 || Augustine (6–8) || Garvin (2–6) || || 28,346 || 34–26 || W8 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 61 || June 16 || @ Indians || 8–6 (10) || McClure (2–2) || Kern (5–2) || Castro (3) || 9,175 || 35–26 || W9 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 62 || June 17 || @ Indians || 4–3 (12) || Castro (3–0) || Kern (5–3) || || 16,923 || 36–26 || W10 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 63 || June 18 || @ Indians || 0–3 || Waits (4–7) || Caldwell (7–4) || || – || 36–27 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 64 || June 18 || @ Indians || 4–1 || Augustine (7–8) || Paxton (3–4) || Castro (4) || 20,140 || 37–27 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 65 || June 20 || Orioles || 5–8 || McGregor (8–4) || Travers (3–3) || || 22,640 || 37–28 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 66 || June 21 || Orioles || 5–3 || Sorensen (9–4) || D. Martínez (6–4) || Castro (5) || 21,732 || 38–28 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 67 || June 22 || Orioles || 3–10 || Flanagan (11–4) || Haas (2–3) || || 26,586 || 38–29 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 68 || June 23 || Mariners || 0–3 || Abbott (3–4) || Caldwell (7–5) || || 8,268 || 38–30 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 69 || June 24 || Mariners || 5–0 || Augustine (8–8) || Colborn (1–6) || || 20,820 || 39–30 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 70 || June 25 || Mariners || 8–10 || Romo (4–2) || Stein (2–2) || Montague (1) || 24,526 || 39–31 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 71 || June 26 || Twins || 8–2 || Sorensen (10–4) || Serum (3–3) || || 7,988 || 40–31 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 72 || June 27 || Twins || 13–6 || Replogle (4–1) || Goltz (5–5) || || 16,137 || 41–31 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 73 || June 28 || Yankees || 5–0 || Caldwell (8–5) || Tidrow (3–6) || || – || 42–31 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 74 || June 28 || Yankees || 7–2 || Augustine (9–8) || McCall (0–1) || || 39,283 || 43–31 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 75 || June 30 || @ Mariners || 13–3 || Travers (4–3) || Parrott (1–1) || Rodríguez (2) || 7,772 || 44–31 || W5

|-bgcolor=#bfb | 76 || July 1 || @ Mariners || 4–0 || Sorensen (11–4) || Mitchell (4–8) || || 14,836 || 45–31 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 77 || July 2 || @ Mariners || 3–4 (11) || Rawley (4–5) || Castro (3–1) || || 9,904 || 45–32 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 78 || July 3 || @ Twins || 2–7 || Erickson (9–5) || Augustine (9–9) || || 19,062 || 45–33 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 79 || July 4 || @ Twins || 2–7 || Serum (4–3) || Travers (4–4) || || 26,263 || 45–34 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 80 || July 5 || @ Twins || 1–3 || Goltz (7–5) || Sorensen (11–5) || || 11,409 || 45–35 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 81 || July 7 || Yankees || 6–0 || Caldwell (9–5) || Guidry (13–1) || || 40,216 || 46–35 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 82 || July 8 || Yankees || 6–5 || Rodríguez (1–3) || Gossage (4–8) || McClure (4) || 46,518 || 47–35 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 83 || July 9 || Yankees || 8–4 || Travers (5–4) || Gullett (4–2) || Stein (1) || 42,633 || 48–35 || W3