1978 Milwaukee Brewers season

March 2026 November 2013 Milwaukee Brewers 1978 American League East Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 93 69 y 3rd Bud Selig Harry Dalton George Bamberger WTMJ-TV(Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker, Mike Hegan) 620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker) mil MIL 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 MIL 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 46 Jerry Augustine 36 Mark Bomback 48 Mike Caldwell 35 Bill Castro 47 Ed Farmer 30 Moose Haas 10 Bob McClure 40 Willie Mueller 27 Andy Replogle 23 Eduardo Rodríguez 39 Lary Sorensen 43 Randy Stein 25 Bill Travers Catchers  8 Andy Etchebarren 12 Larry Haney 21 Buck Martinez 22 Charlie Moore Infielders  6 Sal Bando 15 Cecil Cooper 11 Jim Gantner  1 Tim Johnson  4 Paul Molitor  7 Don Money  5 Tony Muser  1 Tim Nordbrook 21 Lenn Sakata 19 Robin Yount Outfielders 26 Dick Davis  9 Larry Hisle 16 Sixto Lezcano 11 Dave May 24 Ben Oglivie 20 Gorman Thomas 14 Jim Wohlford 11 Jeff Yurak Manager 31 George Bamberger Coaches 12 Larry Haney (Bullpen) 33 Frank Howard (First base) 32 Harvey Kuenn (Hitting) 38 Cal McLish (Pitching) 37 Buck Rodgers (Third base) Game log Legend Brewers win Brewers loss PostponementBoldBrewers team member Milwaukee Brewers; 1978 regular season game log: 93–69 (Home: 54–27; Away: 39–42) y Milwaukee Brewers; April: 9–11 (Home: 6–1; Away: 3–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-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 y Milwaukee Brewers; May: 14–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 7–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-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 y Milwaukee Brewers; June: 21–9 (Home: 13–7; Away: 8–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-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 y Milwaukee Brewers; July: 15–12 (Home: 10–3; Away: 5–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-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 |-bgcolor=#bcf | ASG || July 11 || AL @ NL || 3–7 || Sutter (1–0) || Gossage (0–1) || || 51,549 || – || – |-bgcolor=#bfb | 84 || July 13 || Royals || 13–2 || Caldwell (10–5) || Splittorff (10–8) || || 16,706 || 49–35 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 85 || July 14 || Royals || 2–9 || Gale (10–3) || Replogle (4–2) || || 43,993 || 49–36 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 86 || July 15 || White Sox || 3–1 || Sorensen (12–5) || Schueler (3–4) || || 41,379 || 50–36 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 87 || July 16 || White Sox || 10–1 || Travers (6–4) || Stone (7–7) || || 33,862 || 51–36 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 88 || July 17 || White Sox || 6–1 || Caldwell (11–5) || Barrios (5–9) || || 15,993 || 52–36 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 89 || July 18 || White Sox || 7–2 || Augustine (10–9) || Wood (10–6) || || 17,660 || 53–36 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 90 || July 19 || Red Sox || 2–8 || Torrez (12–5) || Sorensen (12–6) || || 45,332 || 53–37 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 91 || July 20 || Red Sox || 8–6 || Rodríguez (2–3) || Lee (10–4) || McClure (5) || 35,044 || 54–37 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 92 || July 21 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Travers (7–4) || Medich (4–5) || McClure (6) || 28,419 || 55–37 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 93 || July 22 || @ Rangers || 2–1 (10) || Caldwell (12–5) || Cleveland (3–6) || || 30,354 || 56–37 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 94 || July 23 || @ Rangers || 17–8 || Replogle (5–2) || Comer (3–3) || || 11,615 || 57–37 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 95 || July 24 || @ White Sox || 1–5 || Stone (8–7) || Sorensen (12–7) || || 11,091 || 57–38 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 96 || July 25 || @ White Sox || 2–4 || Barrios (6–9) || Rodríguez (2–4) || Proly (1) || 28,057 || 57–39 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 97 || July 26 || Angels || 9–11 || Tanana (14–5) || Travers (7–5) || LaRoche (14) || 21,584 || 57–40 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 98 || July 27 || Angels || 6–3 || Caldwell (13–5) || Ryan (5–9) || || 18,847 || 58–40 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 99 || July 28 || @ Blue Jays || 2–3 (11) || Cruz (2–0) || Castro (3–2) || || 17,060 || 58–41 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 100 || July 29 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 || Lemanczyk (4–12) || Sorensen (12–8) || Cruz (6) || 25,037 || 58–42 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 101 || July 30 || @ Blue Jays || 10–5 || Stein (3–2) || Murphy (4–8) || || 21,511 || 59–42 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 102 || July 31 || @ Orioles || 5–6 (10) || Kerrigan (3–0) || Castro (3–3) || || 10,514 || 59–43 || L1 y Milwaukee Brewers; August: 17–14 (Home: 10–4; Away: 7–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 103 || August 2 || @ Orioles || 5–3 || Caldwell (14–5) || Palmer (13–9) || Sorensen (1) || 10,663 || 60–43 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 104 || August 3 || @ Orioles || 2–3 (10) || D. Martínez (8–8) || Augustine (10–10) || || 9,654 || 60–44 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 105 || August 4 || Red Sox || 6–2 || Sorensen (13–8) || Lee (10–7) || || 52,562 || 61–44 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 106 || August 5 || Red Sox || 1–8 || Eckersley (13–4) || Rodríguez (2–5) || || 52,968 || 61–45 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 107 || August 6 || Red Sox || 0–4 || Tiant (8–4) || Travers (7–6) || || 48,444 || 61–46 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 108 || August 8 || @ Yankees || 0–3 || Tidrow (5–8) || Caldwell (14–6) || Gossage (16) || 22,549 || 61–47 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 109 || August 9 || @ Yankees || 7–8 || McCall (1–1) || McClure (2–3) || || 27,172 || 61–48 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 110 || August 10 || @ Yankees || 0–9 || Guidry (16–2) || Augustine (10–11) || || 35,127 || 61–49 || L5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 111 || August 11 || @ Red Sox || 10–5 || Rodríguez (3–5) || Tiant (8–5) || || 35,142 || 62–49 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 112 || August 12 || @ Red Sox || 1–3 || Wright (7–2) || Travers (7–7) || || 33,092 || 62–50 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 113 || August 12 || @ Red Sox || 4–11 || Stanley (9–1) || Caldwell (14–7) || || 27,030 || 62–51 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 114 || August 13 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 (10) || Torrez (14–6) || Castro (3–4) || || 34,460 || 62–52 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 115 || August 14 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 || Sorensen (14–8) || Lee (10–9) || McClure (7) || 33,766 || 63–52 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || August 15 || Blue Jays || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 16 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 116 || August 15 || Blue Jays || 9–1 || Augustine (11–11) || Lemanczyk (4–14) || || 17,578 || 64–52 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 117 || August 16 || Blue Jays || 8–1 || Caldwell (15–7) || Jefferson (7–10) || || – || 65–52 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 118 || August 16 || Blue Jays || 3–2 || Rodríguez (4–5) || Moore (5–4) || McClure (8) || 16,920 || 66–52 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 119 || August 17 || Blue Jays || 6–0 || Travers (8–7) || Clancy (9–10) || || 18,829 || 67–52 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 120 || August 18 || Tigers || 2–0 || Sorensen (15–8) || Rozema (6–7) || || 27,543 || 68–52 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 121 || August 19 || Tigers || 4–6 || Wilcox (10–8) || Augustine (11–12) || || 35,104 || 68–53 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 122 || August 20 || Tigers || 2–1 || Caldwell (16–7) || Young (4–3) || || 46,791 || 69–53 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 123 || August 22 || Indians || 3–2 || Castro (4–4) || Kern (8–7) || || – || 70–53 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 124 || August 22 || Indians || 5–4 || Mueller (1–0) || Kern (8–8) || || 23,918 || 71–53 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 125 || August 23 || Indians || 9–4 || Replogle (6–2) || Monge (3–3) || || 20,157 || 72–53 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 126 || August 24 || Indians || 8–9 (10) || Spillner (3–1) || McClure (2–4) || Monge (6) || 16,362 || 72–54 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 127 || August 25 || @ Tigers || 3–6 || Young (5–3) || Caldwell (16–8) || Hiller (10) || 32,010 || 72–55 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 128 || August 26 || @ Tigers || 9–5 || Travers (9–7) || Billingham (14–6) || McClure (9) || 32,103 || 73–55 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 129 || August 27 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Slaton (14–9) || Sorensen (15–9) || Hiller (11) || 43,478 || 73–56 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 130 || August 28 || @ Tigers || 10–1 || Augustine (12–12) || Rozema (6–9) || || 23,037 || 74–56 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 131 || August 29 || @ Indians || 6–0 || Replogle (7–2) || Wise (9–17) || || 5,498 || 75–56 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || August 30 || @ Indians || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 31 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 132 || August 31 || @ Indians || 1–0 || Caldwell (17–8) || Paxton (9–8) || || – || 76–56 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 133 || August 31 || @ Indians || 6–12 || Waits (10–13) || Travers (9–8) || || 5,328 || 76–57 || L1 y Milwaukee Brewers; September: 16–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 134 || September 1 || Rangers || 4–5 || Jenkins (13–8) || Sorensen (15–10) || Cleveland (11) || 13,648 || 76–58 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 135 || September 2 || Rangers || 10–6 || Castro (5–4) || Barker (1–5) || || 17,795 || 77–58 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 136 || September 3 || Rangers || 4–3 || Farmer (1–0) || Matlack (12–12) || || 14,014 || 78–58 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 137 || September 4 || Mariners || 3–4 || Abbott (7–10) || Caldwell (17–9) || || – || 78–59 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 138 || September 4 || Mariners || 5–0 || Travers (10–8) || McLaughlin (2–6) || || 19,408 || 79–59 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 139 || September 6 || @ Blue Jays || 7–0 || Sorensen (16–10) || Jefferson (7–12) || || 21,390 || 80–59 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 140 || September 7 || @ Blue Jays || 4–5 || Cruz (7–1) || McClure (2–5) || || 12,092 || 80–60 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 141 || September 8 || @ Twins || 3–0 || Replogle (8–2) || Serum (8–7) || || 9,262 || 81–60 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 142 || September 9 || @ Twins || 3–0 || Caldwell (18–9) || Erickson (13–11) || || 10,639 || 82–60 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 143 || September 10 || @ Twins || 1–3 || Goltz (12–10) || Travers (10–9) || || 10,512 || 82–61 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 144 || September 11 || @ Mariners || 5–3 || Sorensen (17–10) || McLaughlin (2–7) || Castro (6) || 5,246 || 83–61 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 145 || September 12 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Todd (3–4) || McClure (2–6) || || 5,577 || 83–62 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 146 || September 13 || Orioles || 7–5 || Replogle (9–2) || Flanagan (17–13) || Farmer (1) || 8,863 || 84–62 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 147 || September 14 || Orioles || 4–3 || Caldwell (19–9) || McGregor (14–13) || || 12,587 || 85–62 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 148 || September 15 || Twins || 3–10 || Erickson (14–11) || Travers (10–10) || || 12,496 || 85–63 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 149 || September 16 || Twins || 2–5 || Goltz (13–10) || Sorensen (17–11) || Marshall (20) || 37,809 || 85–64 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 150 || September 17 || Twins || 3–4 || Serum (9–8) || Replogle (9–3) || Marshall (21) || 11,007 || 85–65 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 151 || September 18 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Figueroa (18–9) || Travers (10–11) || || 20,557 || 85–66 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 152 || September 19 || @ Yankees || 2–0 || Caldwell (20–9) || Tidrow (7–11) || || 26,682 || 86–66 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 153 || September 20 || @ Royals || 5–4 || Augustine (13–12) || Paschall (0–1) || || 15,917 || 87–66 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 154 || September 21 || @ Royals || 4–8 || Leonard (19–17) || Replogle (9–4) || || 17,799 || 87–67 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 155 || September 22 || Athletics || 3–0 || Rodríguez (5–5) || Keough (8–14) || Castro (7) || 9,675 || 88–67 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 156 || September 23 || Athletics || 13–4 || Travers (11–11) || Norris (0–5) || || 14,450 || 89–67 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 157 || September 24 || Athletics || 5–2 || Caldwell (21–9) || Langford (7–13) || || 16,535 || 90–67 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 158 || September 26 || @ Angels || 3–4 (10) || LaRoche (10–8) || Sorensen (17–12) || || 12,646 || 90–68 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 159 || September 27 || @ Angels || 1–4 || Frost (5–4) || Replogle (9–5) || LaRoche (25) || 12,302 || 90–69 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 160 || September 29 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Travers (12–11) || Keough (8–15) || || 1,992 || 91–69 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 161 || September 30 || @ Athletics || 8–5 || Caldwell (22–9) || Johnson (11–10) || Castro (8) || 2,143 || 92–69 || W2 y Milwaukee Brewers; October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 162 || October 1 || @ Athletics || 9–0 || Sorensen (18–12) || Wirth (5–6) || Haas (1) || 2,742 || 93–69 || W3 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 Buck Martinez 89 256 56 .219 1 20 1B Cecil Cooper 107 407 127 .312 13 54 2B Paul Molitor 125 521 142 .273 6 45 3B Sal Bando 152 540 154 .285 17 78 SS Robin Yount 127 502 147 .293 9 71 LF Larry Hisle 142 520 151 .290 34 115 CF Gorman Thomas 137 452 111 .246 32 86 RF Sixto Lezcano 132 442 129 .292 15 61 DH Dick Davis Dick Davis (baseball) 69 218 54 .248 5 26 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 Don Money 137 518 152 .293 14 54 Ben Oglivie 128 469 142 .303 18 72 Charlie Moore Charlie Moore (baseball) 96 268 72 .269 5 31 Jim Wohlford 46 118 35 .297 1 19 Jim Gantner 43 97 21 .216 1 8 Lenn Sakata 30 78 15 .192 0 3 Dave May 39 77 15 .195 2 11 Tony Muser 15 30 4 .133 0 5 Tim Nordbrook 2 5 0 .000 0 0 Andy Etchebarren 4 5 2 .400 0 2 Jeff Yurak 5 5 0 .000 0 0 Larry Haney 5 5 1 .200 0 1 Tim Johnson Tim Johnson (baseball) 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 Mike Caldwell Mike Caldwell (baseball) 37 293.1 22 9 2.36 131 Lary Sorensen 37 280.2 18 12 3.21 78 Jerry Augustine 35 188.1 13 12 4.54 59 Bill Travers Bill Travers (baseball) 28 175.2 12 11 4.41 66 Moose Haas 7 30.2 2 3 6.16 32 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 Andy Replogle 32 149.1 9 5 3.92 41 Eduardo Rodríguez Eduardo Rodríguez (right-handed pitcher) 32 105.1 5 5 3.93 51 Mark Bomback Mark Bomback (baseball) 2 1.2 0 0 16.20 1 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 Bob McClure 44 2 6 9 3.74 47 Bill Castro 42 5 4 8 1.81 17 Randy Stein 31 3 2 1 5.33 42 Willie Mueller 5 1 0 0 6.39 6 Ed Farmer 3 1 0 1 0.82 6 Farm system Minor League Baseball The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1978.https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=MIL&year=1978 1978 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates Baseball-Reference Sports Reference December 30, 2020 Triple-A Spokane Indians Pacific Coast League John Felske Double-A Holyoke Millers Eastern League George Farson Class A Burlington Bees Midwest League Lee Sigman Class A Short Season Newark Co-Pilots New York–Penn League Ken Richardson Notes 2 References 1978 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference 1978 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Milwaukee Brewers seasons Milwaukee Brewers season Mil Category:1970s in Milwaukee