Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
June 1st 1994: Milwaukee loses 12 inning heartbreaker.
The Brewers struggles at the plate became obvious today. They outhit the Athletics 12 to 8 but were only able to manage 3 runs as Oakland finally got the win in the 12th when they scored two runs off of Doug Henry. Jamie Navarro pitched his heart out going 7 1/3 innings giving up 3ER on 5 hits. Graeme Lloyd and Jesse Orosco pitched a combined 3 2/3 innings hitless innings to keep the Brewers hopes alive. Darryl Hamilton, BJ Surhoff, Dave Nilsson, Greg Vaughn and Tom Brunansky each had two hits but just couldn’t string them together in the right order. Jose Valentin was utterly disappointing going 0 for 5 with 3K’s in the loss.
Oakland 5 Milwaukee 3 (12innings)
June 2nd 1994: Brewers bats get some pop as they provide a much needed win.
For the second straight day the Brewers got 12 hits however this time they got the runs they needed from that many hits. It helps when you hit home runs. Dave Nilsson and Tom Brunansky each went yard for the 14th time this year. Greg Vaughn and Mark Loretta each had a couple hits as well and Pat Listach added a couple runs. The pitching was solid as Teddy Higuera went six innings allowing 2runs. The bullpen of Rick Reed, Ricky Bones, and Mike Fetters went a combined three innings giving up only one run. Surprisingly the pitching staff has been a lot stronger during this rough patch.
Milwaukee 7 Oakland 3
June 3rd 1994: Where has this been?
The Brewers bats for the third straight day got themselves 12 hits. This time they even made more from that scoring 9 runs on the day. Mark Loretta hit his first career home run and Tom Brunansky hit a HR for the third straight day. 3B Jeff Cirillo, OF Troy O’Leary, Dave Nilsson and Mark Loretta each had two hits. Kevin Seitzer was calm at the plate collecting 3BB. Angel Miranda picked up an easy win despite struggling giving up 4ER in 5 innings. On a bright spot Ricky Bones came in and pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings.
Milwaukee 9 Oakland 4
June 5th 1994: Brewers pitching come up big against Royals.
The Brewers were shut down for the most part against P Kevin Appier today they scored all three of their runs by the third inning. Two of the runs came off of Greg Vaughns 7th HR of the year. The other was scored by Darryl Hamilton. Two of the Brewers 5 hits came from BJ Surhoff who was catching today giving Dave Nilsson the day off. Cal Eldred came back strong tonight going 7 1/3 scoreless innings. Graeme Lloyd allowed a 2 out run but Jesse Orosco came in and pitched a 1,2,3 9th for the save.
Milwaukee 3 Kansas City 1
BREAKING NEWS: 1B JOHN JAHA OUT FOR 12 GAMES
Jaha apparently took a ball on the hand in yesterdays game and it swelled up quite a bit. While there is no break or serious injury it sounds like it will take some time for the swelling and soreness to go away. BJ Surhoff will take over at 1B and Jeff Cirrillo will continue to get some AB at 3rd.
June 6th 1994: Jesse Orosco gives up 3 run HR in 9th, Brewers comeback in extra innings.
Bobby Jones pitched seven strong innings and going into the 9th inning the Brewers had a comfortable 7-4 lead with Orosco coming onto the mound. Orosco gave up a walk and a hit before collecting a couple outs. SS Greg Gagne came up and somehow delivered a monster shot to center field to tie it up and take it to extra innings. Dave Nilsson eventually came through delivering a double that scored to runs. Rick Reed pitched the 10th and 11th to pick up the win. Dave Nilsson and Jose Valentin both had 3 hits. BJ Surhoff and Greg Vaughn had two hits. The 13 hits allowed BJ Surhoff and Jose Valentin each to get 3R on the day.
Milwaukee 9 Kansas City 7 (11 Innings)
June 7th 1994: Brewers can’t find the big hit in the 9th, fail to sweep Royals.
The Brewers bats were hot early getting 2runs and 7hits in the first three innings. However they didn’t get another hit until the 9th. Down by 1 With bases loaded and 1 out rookie Troy O’Leary struck out looking and then Darryl Hamilton flied out to left in what could have been another Great comeback. Jamie Navarro was solid going 6 1/3 with 2ER. Graeme Lloyd gave up the game winning run in the 8th. Jose Valentin and Darryl Hamilton each had 2 hits, while Darryl also got his 26SB of the year. Darryl is on pace to break the Brewer record for stolen bases.
Kansas City 3 Milwaukee 2
CURRENT RECORD 31-29
THE AMATUER DRAFT FOR THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS
1st Round 6th Overall: 2B ALFONSO SORIANO (59/86)
~ Alfonso has great speed and a good mix of the ability to hit for average and power. He batted above .400 in both his junior and senior year of high school. He has some defensive issues but has the natural ability to play six different positions. Had 21HR in 31G as a Junior.
2nd Round 34th Overall: LF CARLOS LEE (60/83)
~With Greg Vaughn most likely leaving after the year. The Brewers will continue to find any big time power hitters to fill his void. This guy may be it in a few years. Carlos batted above .400 in his sophomore through senior years. He hit 22HR as a senior in HS.
3rd Round 62nd Overall: SP TED LILLY (48/89)
~The Brewers addressed their lack of SP in the minors by picking up a big lefty in the 3rd Round. His high school record was 32-9 with a 3.08ERA. He also had over 300 strikeouts.
4th Round 90th Overall: RP SCOTT LINEBRINK (50/82)
~Scott split his time in HS between relief and starting pitching. He went 17-2 with a 2.35ERA. He also averaged 11.89K/9.
5th Round 118th Overall: 1B ROSS GLOAD (52/71)
~Ross was a four year starter for his high school. Ross had a career .347AVG and lead his team 3 years in a row in Runs and RBI’s.
6th Round 146th Overall: RP ERIC GAGNE (52/79)
~Eric Gagne was the closer and part time starter for his High School team. He set a team career save record at 21. He also went 11-2 with a 1.98ERA.
Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
June 8th 1994: Mike Fetters gets rocked costs Brewers game.
Teddy Higuera pitched six strong innings but the pitch count caught up to him. Mike Fetters came on in the seventh and gave up 4ER in less than an inning of work, and the Brewers just couldn’t come back from the damage. The offence was solid. Greg Vaughn went 3 for 5 with a HR. BJ Surhoff, Mark Loretta, and Jose Valentin each went 2 for 4. BJ added a couple RBI’s. Valentin his another home run. Much like the story goes this year they just got hit around for too long to get the win.
Cleveland 7 Milwaukee 5
June 9th 1994: Brewers pitching stinks its way to another loss.
The Brewers tried five different pitchers today and each one gave up at least 1ER, as all the hits or runs in the world wouldn’t save the Brewers today. Greg Vaughn hit 2HR today as he is starting to find his power grove as he has 10HR on the year. Jeff Cirillo had 3 hits and Mark Loretta added two. It has to be encouraging that the young guys seem to be hitting very well so far in starting roles. It wasn’t encouraging that BJ and Dave Nilsson went a combine 0-9 with 5k’s in the 3 and 4 spots.
Cleveland 9 Milwaukee 5
June 10th 1994: Pitching comes back strong avoids sweep by Indians.
Cal Eldred had his best outing of the year and the Brewers needed it desperately. Cal went 8 innings striking out 8 and only giving up 2 runs. Jesse Orosco came in and got a much needed save as well as the Brewers offense gave them just enough to win. Greg Vaughn continues to get the job done at the plate getting two hits again today. Pat Listach got a triple, and Jeff Cirillo continues to stroke it getting two hits as well. The Brewers stayed above .500 with the win. Cal picked up his 6th win and drops his ERA to 3.8.
Milwaukee 3 Cleveland 2
June 11th 1994: Brewers hit all over Fenway on way to easy win.
For the second straight game the Brewers starter went 8 innings only giving up two runs. This time it was the recently acquired Bobby Jones. Jones struck out 6 and scattered 7 hits. The Brewers offense was on fire. Darryl Hamilton, Dave Nilsson, and Mark Loretta each went 3 for 5. Darryl Hamilton scored 3 runs. Dave Nilsson got his 15th HR of the year. Jeff Cirillo and Tom Brunansky each added two hits and an RBI on their way to an easy victory.
Milwaukee 9 Boston 3
BREAKING NEWS: SP CAL ELDRED SIGNS 3 YEAR DEAL AND OTHER NEWS
Cal Eldred today signed a 3 year 3.15 million dollar deal today. Cal has proven to be the ace of the staff and the Brewers feel like they got a steal getting him for 1.05mil/year. The Brewers payroll still remains the lowest in baseball. In other news struggling RP Mike Fetters was sent down to the minors today. It looks like Mike Ignasiak will get another chance to be a middle inning guy.
June 12th 1994: Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield has way with Brewers
Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield went 8 innings only giving up 4 hits and 1 run, as the Brewers offense could not figure out his pitches. Rick Reed started the game for the ill Jamie Navarro and went three solid innings before giving up 3 HR in five batters to start the 4th inning (Matt Stairs, Andre Dawson, Damon Berryhill). Ricky Bones came back in and pitched 4 2/3 inning of 1R baseball. The Brewers few offensive highlights included a Darryl Hamilton lead off HR to start the game, Mark Loretta’s 2 walks, and Jeff Cirillo’s two hits.
Boston 4 Milwaukee 2
June 13th 1994: Strong pitching a couple big HR’s just enough for Crew.
Teddy Higuera put together another turn back the clock night. Teddy went 6 strong innings only giving up 2ER and K’ing 5. The Bullpen did a great job for the other three innings including Jesse Orosco who settled back down at the closer spot to pick up his 16th save. On the offensive side, the Brewers were lead by 2 big HR’s. Greg Vaughn plastered another one as he now is starting to catch fire. Jose Valentin provided another big one It’s Valentin’s 8th and Vaughn’s 11th of the year. BJ Surhoff was the only Brewer to get a 2 hit day.
Milwaukee 4 Boston 2
June 14th 1994: Key hits get runners home to help Brewers win 3 of 4 against Red Sox.
Usually when your starting pitchers line reads 4IP 8H 4BB 3R it might be hard to win a game. Angel Miranda struggle but the Brewers offense and Jamie Navarro coming out of the Bullpen after feeling ill for a few days made the difference. Jamie pitched great going 4 2/3IP without giving up a run and only allowing 2 base runners. Jeff Cirillo continues to bat great as he went 3 for 5 with 2RBI. Mark Loretta, BJ Surhoff, and Kevin Seitzer each added two hits. Loretta scored 3R. Brewers were patient at the plate as well. Darryl Hamilton drew 2BB and Dave Nilsson drew three walks. All this lead to a nice 7 run game.
Milwaukee 7 Boston 3
CURRENT RECORD 35-32
Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
June 15th 1994: Cal Eldred gets 7th win of year against the Twins at County Stadium.
Cal Eldred is showing he deserves that new contract he got today, as we went 7 strong innings only giving up 2 runs and striking out 4. The Brewers clung to the 3-2 lead that they enjoyed after four innings. Neither team could score after that point thanks to guys like Doug Henry and Jesse Orosco pitching scoreless innings in relief. Darryl Hamilton, Seitzer, Cirillo, and Mark Loretta each cracked out two hits today. Darryl Hamilton got his 30th SB of the year and Orosco got his 17th save of the year
Milwaukee 3 Minnesota 2
June 16th 1994: Errors and poor pitching prove costly in 11 inning loss.
The Brewers now lead the league in errors after providing the Twins three free runs off of three errors. The pitching staff didn’t help Bobby Jones wasn’t pitching that strong as he only went 5 2/3 with 3ER. The pitching really fell apart when Rick Reed gave up 4 runs in 1 1/3 innings which the Brewers couldn’t rebound from. Brewers were hitting well as Mark Loretta, Jose Valentin and Tom Brunansky all hit home runs today. Tom B. went 3 for 5 and took the team lead with his 16th HR of the year. Greg Vaughn, Jose V., and Pat Listach each added two hits in the loss.
Minnesota 10 Milwaukee 7 (11 innings)
BREAKING NEWS: RICK REED SENT TO THE MINORS
The Brewers officially gave up on the Rick Reed experiment today. He has shown glimpses of good pitching but needs to get more experience. In his place Ramon Garcia will get a chance to show his stuff.
Reed so far has pitched around 40 innings with around an 8 ERA.
June 17th 1994: Jamie Navarro shuts down Twins in pitching duel.
After just a couple days of rest Navarro was sent out on the mound and delivered his best start of the year by far. He held a shutout into the 9th before giving up a solo home run to David Ortiz. Orosco came in and finished getting the win for Navarro as he picked up the 2 out save. Greg Vaughn provided the only runs for the Brewers getting a 2 run Homer in the 6th inning. Kevin Seitzer along with Vaughn were the only Brewers with two hits today. BJ Surhoff struggled in the series going 1 for 12.
Milwaukee 2 Minnesota 1
June 19th 1994: Bats go cold against White Sox once again.
The Brewers only managed to get 5 hits and 2 runs today against Wilson Alverez and company. Brewers are hitting under .200 against the White Sox on the year. Kevin Seitzer and Jose Valentin got four of the five hits and help account for both runs. Teddy Higuera struggled giving up 5ER in 6 innings. Magglio Ordonez got 4 hits and a HR. Tim Raines and Julio Franco each added 3 hits. In face those three got all 10 hits for Chicago.
Chicago 6 Milwaukee 2
June 20th 1994: Great pitching saves Brewers.
Angel Miranda got the start today and went 6 innings and while walking 5 people he somehow managed to only give up one run. The Bullpen came through not allowing a run, and Jesse Orosco came on in the 9th to pick up save number 19 on the year. Mark Loretta had a good outing going 3 for 4 while both BJ Surhoff got out of his slump and Darryl Hamilton adding two hits a piece. Disappoing 3 and 4 hitters Vaughn and Nilsson went 0 for 8 with 5K’s. For the Sox Tim Raines went an amazing 4 for 4.
Milwaukee 3 Chicago 1
June 21st 1994: Brewers do just enough of the right stuff to win the series against the Sox.
Cal Eldred was back on the mound and pitched decently. Eldred went seven strong and got a handful of strikeouts while giving up 3ER. Graeme got in and out of a jam in the eight, and Jesse Orosco did the same getting his AL leading 20th save of the season. Mark Loretta once again went hot against the Sox going 2 for 5 with a HR. Greg Vaughn was the only other Brewer with two hits. The #1-#4 hitters all scored a run for the Brewers. Tim Raines got two hits again today and 8 for 11 in the series.
Milwaukee 5 Chicago 3
CURRENT RECORD 39-34
Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
June 22nd 1994: Hot June month for Brewers as Crew continues to pitch well.
While Rick Reed may have fizzled in the Trade to get him, Bobby Jones has not. Bobby Jones went 7 innings giving up only 2ER to pick up the win for the Crew today. The Brewers 13-7 in June so far thanks to great pitching like that and 2 scoreless innings from the Bullpen including another Jesse Orosco save. Jose Valentin was the only Brewer with 2 hits as they struggled from the plate most the game. Darryl Hamilton now leads the AL in Stolen Bases. Of note 4 of the 5 game runs were scored in the first inning talk about boring from there on.
Milwaukee 3 Minnesota 2
June 23rd 1994: Jamie Navarro gets shelled Brewers can’t make the comeback.
After a few solid outings Navarro fell apart he gave up 9 hits and 5 runs in 3 innings before getting pulled. Ricky Bones showed some good stuff in relief going 5 innings with only 1ER given up. John Jaha and BJ Surhoff showed power each getting a HR. Surhoff, Hamilton, and Brunansky each got two hits on the day as the offense showed some life at times but couldn’t overcome Navarro’s poor pitching. Minnesota’s Kent Hrbek went 4 for 4 on the day.
Minnesota 6 Milwaukee 3
June 24th 1994: Teddy Higuera gets a CG Shutout in classic pitchers duel.
Teddy Higuera battled serious injuries for the past two years to get back on the mound this year. Today he accomplished a special feat throwing a six hit complete game shut out of the Twins. Minnesota’s Brad Radtke continues to have some terrible luck as he only gave up 1 run in 8 innings yet still took the loss. BJ Surhoff got a triple in the second and Jeff Cirillo drove in the only run of the game with a sac fly. The two teams combined only had 10 hits and Minnesota lead off man Shane Mack had three of them.
Milwaukee 1 Minnesota 0
June 25th 1994: Dave Nilsson, Pitching comes up big for Brewers again.
Angel Miranda proved why he was put into the rotation as he went 6 scoreless innings before giving up two runs in the 7th inning. Graeme Lloyd worked easily through the 8th. Jesse Orosco got men on the corners in the 9th but held on strong to get the save. Dave Nilsson provided much of the offense going 3 for 4 with a HR tying for the team lead with 16. Jeff Cirillo added a couple hits as well. For Chicago Frank Thomas went 3 for 4 and Robin Ventura hit a Home Run.
Milwaukee 4 Chicago 2
June 26th 1994: Poor pitching early costs Brewers.
Cal Eldred couldn’t find the zone and paid for it as he gave up 6ER in only 4 innings. The Bullpen kept the Brewers in the game. Mike Ignasiak went two scoreless innings. Doug Henry went a scoreless inning. The big news was Ramon Garcia in his first action went two hitless innings only walking one. Dave Nilsson and Tom Brunansky had a couple hits a piece. BJ Surhoff got a couple walks, and Mark Loretta scored 2 runs in the game. Sadly the Brewers offensive production has fallen off the charts scoring almost 2 less runs per game in June.
Chicago 6 Milwaukee 4
June 27th 1994: White Sox poor fielding allows Brewers to win series.
Three errors helped pave the way for the Brewers victory today, but the pitching was just as key. Bobby Jones was once again brilliant going 7 innings and only giving up 1 ER. Jesse Orosco tied the MLB lead in saves with 23. Dave Nilsson provided much of the offense for the Brewers he went 2 for 2 with 2walks he also scored twice including his 17th HR of the year. Darryl Hamilton scored the other run for the Brewers.
Milwaukee 3 Chicago 1
June 29th 1994: Brewers bats continue to struggle as Twins win easily.
Ricky Bones in his first start in a month struggled giving up 4ER in 5 1/3 innings. Ramon Garcia continues to impress as he went 2 1/3 innings giving up only 1 hit. The Bats of the crew were utterly silent except for Dave Nilsson once again getting two hits including HR number 18. Shane Mack and Kevin Maas each hit home runs for the Twins of Ricky Bones. Darryl Hamilton got his 34SB of the year.
Minnesota 4 Milwaukee 1
June 30th 1994: Twins Radtke goes eight strong again only to lose again.
For the second time in a week P Brad Radtke pitched 8 strong innings against the Brewers only giving up 2ER. Once again he has to settle for the loss. P Teddy Higuera was almost as good as his last outing giving up 1 run in 7 innings. Jesse Orosco came in again for his major league leading 24th save. The Brewers offense was able to hit around the metrodome getting 13 hits on the day but only produced 3 runs. All 3 runs were scored by Darryl Hamilton who went 3 for 5 with a HR and 2SB. Kevin Seitzer and John Jaha each had 3 hits as well while Jose Valentin added 2 more.
Milwaukee3 Minnesota1
CURRENT RECORD 44-37
UP NEXT 1994 YEAR SO FAR (HALFWAY THERE!!!!)
Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
MLB STANDINGS AS OF JULY 1ST 1994
AL EAST
NY Yankees 56-25
Baltimore Orioles 46-34
Toronto Blue Jays 38-43
Detroit Tigers 33-48
Boston Red Sox 32-48
AL CENTRAL
Cleveland Indians 50-33
Chicago White Sox 45-35
Milwaukee Brewers 44-37
KC Royals 34-47
Minnesota Twins 29-53
AL WEST
Texas Rangers 44-36
Oakland Athletics 40-41
California Angels 38-42
Seattle Mariners 38-45
NL EAST
Atlanta Braves 53-29
Philadelphia Phillies 45-37
NY Mets 43-37
Montreal Expos 32-48
Florida Marlines 31-50
NL CENTRAL
Houston Astros 51-30
Chicago Cubs 47-36
Pittsburgh Pirates 40-40
Cincinnati Reds 39-45
St. Louis Cardinals 33-49
NL WEST
LA Dodgers 52-29
SF Giants 47-33
San Diego Padres 31-52
Colorado Rockies 26-55
MY PREDICTIONS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON
AL: Yankees, Indians, Rangers win division White Sox get Wild Card. (Indians win AL Pennant)
NL: Braves, Astros, Giants win division Phillies get Wild Card. (Braves win NL Pennant)
World Series Atlanta Braves d. Cleveland Indians 4-2
HALF WAY HOME AL MVP CANDIDATES
Top 3
OF DANNY TARTABULL (NYY) .357AVG 20HR 87RBI
1B RAFAEL PALMEIRO (BAL) .343AVG 19HR 83RBI
OF JUAN GONZALEZ (TEX) .333AVG 29HR 73RBI
Dark Horses
OF BERNIE WILLIAMS (NYY) .353AVG 70RBI
1B FRANK THOMAS (CHI) 26HR 69RBI
OF KEN GRIFFEY JR (SEA) .350 AVG 74RBI
HALF WAY HOME NL MVP CANDIDATES
Top 3
OF BARRY BONDS (SFG) .357AVG 25HR 83RBI
1B ERIC KARROS (LAD) 25HR 81RBI 58R
1B JEFF BAGWELL (HOU) 19HR 57RBI 65R
Dark Horses
C MIKE PIAZZA (LAD) 25HR 70RBI
2B JEFF KENT (NYM) 20HR 61RBI 58R
OF AL MARTIN (PIT) .357AVG 106H 62R
HALFWAY HOME NL CY YOUNG CANDIDATES
Top 3
CURT SCHILLING (PHI) 12wins 3.17ERA 124K 116 1/3IP
MARK PORTUGAL (SFG) 11wins 2.94ERA 82K 122 1/3IP
GREG MADDUX (ATL) 10wins 2.84ERA 113K 133IP
Dark Horses
TOM GLAVINE (ATL) 8wins 3.11ERA 113IP
OREL HERSHIESER (LAD) 8wins 3.2ERA
JOHN BURKETT (SFG) 2.61ERA 81K
HALFWAY HOME AL CY YOUNG CANDIDATES
Top 3
JACK MCDOWELL (CHW) 12wins 3.46ERA 112IP
ALEX FERNANDEZ (CHW) 11wins 2.73ERA
RANDY JOHNSON (SEA) 3.43ERA 137K
Dark Horses
MIKE MUSSINA (BAL) 10wins 91K
MARK LANGSTON (CAL) 8wins 95K 107 1/3IP
DENNIS MARTINEZ (CLE) 8wins 2.60ERA
My Predictions
AL MVP: Juan Gonzalez NL MVP: Barry Bonds AL CY YOUNG: Alex Fernandez NL CY YOUNG: Curt Schilling
~~~BREWERS IN THE AL LEADERBOARDS~~~
.AVG: .342 Dave Nilsson (7th)
ERA: 3.86 Bobby Jones (10th)
IP: 109 2/3 Bobby Jones (6th) 107 2/3 Cal Eldred (8th)
OPS: .993 Dave Nilsson (8th)
R: 61 Darryl Hamilton (9th)
SV: 24 Jesse Orosco (1st) *Leads MLB
SB: 36 Darryl Hamilton (1st) *Tied for MLB Lead
K: 87 Cal Eldred (4th)
3B: 5 Jose Valentin (6th)
Wins: 8 Cal Eldred (9th)
Team Batting Average .279
League Average .278
Team ERA 4.86
League ERA 4.95
My 4 Questions on The Brewers at the moment:
To Trade or Not to Trade Greg Vaughn?---The Deadline is approaching and while he is performing well he is not going to be signed next year due to cap issues. I might be able to get an everyday player and a prospect in return for him. I have quite a few good OF’s in the minors. However if I trade him that’s a big sign of saying that I don’t think I can make the playoffs.
Where did my hitting go?---- I was among the league leaders in runs scored and batting average heading into June, and have fallen to the middle of the pack in both. Darryl Hamilton batted around .250 in June and others followed. Only Dave Nilsson and my two rookies Mark Loretta and Jeff Cirillo have continued to hit well.
Is my pitching here to stay?--- It seems like the boys have settled down out there. Sending Rick Reed and Mike Fetters to the minors was a necessity as I had enough let downs with them. Jamie Navarro and Ricky Bones continue to fight for the right to see who pitches their way out a spot in the rotation. Outside of that they have been great lately my 1 thru 4 are keeping me in games and my closer is almost automatic. Jamie Navarro might be on the trading block as well seeing as he wants more money than I want or can give to him.
Kevin Seitzer , John Jaha, or Tom Brunansky?--- My everyday lineup is pretty much set. I have 2 spots for these three players and am challenged to figure out who gets to play most days. Seitzer is by far the best guy at getting on base and does ok against lefties. Jaha has been awful against righties but has done well against the lefties. Jaha also provides a home run hitter when he plays. Tom Brunansky has gotten worse each month and is now batting under .250 yet he is 2nd on the team in home runs. If I take him out I really only have 1 or 2 home run hitters. If I trade Vaughn, Brunansky needs to get his bat going again.
My predictions on the Brewers from here:
I think the pitching will begin to falter and this time the run support won’t be there. I’m hoping to make 1 more big trade before the deadline and hopefully it will help. My team prediction is 80-82 3rd place in AL Central. A nice improvement from the year before with lots of young talent to look forward with. Some player predictions:
Dave Nilsson about a .325AVG 30HR 100+RBI 100+R
Darryl Hamilton about a .290AVG 50+SB 100+R
Cal Eldred 14 wins Under 4ERA and in the leaderboards for K’s
Bobby Jones 14wins around a 4ERA
Jesse Orosco 40+ saves
Jeff Cirillo or Mark Loretta AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
IF THERE IS ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW TELL ME AND ILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE IT! ALSO ANY PREDICTIONS FOR THE PLAYOFFS OR MVP/CY YOUNGS WOULD BE FUN TOO
Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
July 1st 1994: Home Runs prove difference in tight game.
The Brewers needed the long ball to win the game today. John Jaha continues his dominance against left handers as he went 3 for 4 with a 2B and a HR. OF Greg Vaughn broke the 2-2 tie and hit the game winning HR in the top of the 8th. Jamie Navarro had a quality start going 7 innings and striking out 7, however Doug Henry got the win surprisingly his 5th win of the year. Henry got in trouble with a runner on third in the ninth and Jesse Orosco came in to pick up the one out save his 25th of the season.
Milwaukee 3 Minnesota 2
July 3rd 1994: Hitting, Pitching come together as Brewers roll at home.
The Brewers continue to be one of the hottest teams in baseball in the last month. Today it all came together as the fans cheered the team to victory. Cal Eldred was lights out going 8 innings with 5K and only 1ER. Ramon Garcia again pitched another hitless inning. CF Darryl Hamilton broke out of his slump going 3 for 5 with 2R and a SB. Jose Valentin went 2 for 4 with his 10th HR of the year and picked up 4RBI’s as well. BJ Surhoff and Jeff Cirillo both added two hits for the crew. Greg Vaughn added 2 RBI’s.
Milwaukee 8 Texas 1
July 4th 1994: Rangers hit 3 out of the park including Grand Slam to take the win.
Bobby Jones had his worst outing of the year today. He started off strong going with a no hitter into the 4th inning. Jones quickly loaded the bases when unheralded Sam Horn hit a Grand Slam. The next inning Bobby Jones a 2 run HR to Juan Gonzalez. Jones finished with 6ER in 5 innings. Ricky Bones gave up 1R in 3 innings and for the second straight day Garcia went a scoreless inning. Darryl Hamilton went 2 for 4 with a 2B and 2R. Kevin Seitzer and C Dave Nilsson each added two hits. OF Tom Brunansky hit his 17th HR of the season.
Texas 7 Milwaukee 4
July 5th 1994: Brewers get 14 hits on way to series win against Texas.
The Brewers hit the ball all over the park collecting 14 hits in 8 innings on their way to a 5-2 win. BJ Surhoff lead the hit parade going 3 for 4 with 2R. Darryl Hamilton had 2 hits and 2RBI and a double. Mark Loretta, Dave Nilsson and SS Jose Valentin all had 2 hits as well. On the mound Teddy Higuera was solid going 7 innings 5K and only allowing a 2 run HR by Dean Palmer. Graeme Lloyd pitched a solid 8th inning and Jesse Orosco came on for his 26th save well on his way to a franchise record.
Milwaukee 5 Texas 2
July 6th 1994: Brewers rally from 4-1 deficit to beat KC.
A big part of the Brewers good record this year is due to a never say die attitude. Going into the Bottom of the 5th The Brewers were down 4-1 and Kevin Appier was dismantling the Crew’s hitters. Then the bats and the team came alive. Dave Nilsson, and Jose Valentin each had two big hits. BJ Surhoff also had 2 hits including 2 big RBI’s to tie the game. Pat Listach got a big pinch hit and scored the winning run off a Dave Nilsson sac fly. 1B John Jaha showed patience at the plate collecting 3BB. Jamie Navarro was hit around early but settled down going 7innings with 4ER and 6K. Jesse Orosco got the save again and now has an ERA of 2.3. Graeme Lloyd brought his ERA on the year under 3 today as well.
Milwaukee 5 Kansas City 4
July 7th 1994: Milwaukee scores 15 runs in rout of Royals
The Milwaukee Brewers had one of their best offensive outings of the year as they scored 15runs on 15hits to crush the Royals 15-4. The stat lines were crazy. Darryl Hamilton 3-3 2BB 4R, Jeff Cirillo 3-5 2R 1HR 4RBI, Greg Vaughn 1-2 2BB 3R HR 2RBI, Dave Nilsson 3-5 2R 4RBI, John Jaha 2-5 R, HR, 4RBI, Tom Brunansky 3-4 2R. It was a stellar performance from all. Angel Miranda was off his game but it didn’t matter as he 5 innings giving up 4ER. Ricky Bones was solid going 3 2/3 innings only giving up 3H and no runs. Ramon Garcia continues to not give up any runs on the season. Brewers look for the sweep tomorrow.
Milwaukee 15 Kansas City 4
July 8th 1994: 4 run 8th sparks another comeback win as Brewers sweep Royals.
Milwaukee Brewers enter the all star break red hot as they have the best record in baseball over the last month. Cal Eldred put the Brewers in a hole giving up 4ER in 6 innings. The Brewers trailed 4-3 going into the Bottom of the 8th when the Brewers offense lit up scoring 4 runs to take a 7-4 lead. Jesse Orosco like the norm got the save not even giving up a hit in the 9th. Doug Henry in some strange luck got the win again his 6th of the year to improve 6-1. BJ Surhoff went 3-4 with a R and 2 RBI. Greg Vaughn went 2-3 with a HR 2R and 2RBI. John Jaha scored 2 runs thanks to 2BB, and Mark Loretta added 2 hits as well.
Milwaukee 7 Kansas City 4
CURRENT RECORD 50-38 (2nd place 2GB 1/2GB for wild card)
ALL STAR GAME JULY 10TH 1994: AMERICAN LEAGUE ROLLS OVER NL 13-5
Rafael Palmeiro went 4-5 with 2R HR and 4RBI to win the ALL STAR MVP
Brewers players:
Starting Catcher Dave Nilsson 2-5 R, HR, RBI
RP Jesse Orosco 2/3IP H Walk
BIG TRADES BEFORE ALL STAR BREAK
April 28th
P Steve Bedrosian and 3 prospects including John Rocker (ATL)
For 3B Todd Zeile (STL)
April 30th
3 prospect including Chan Ho Park (LAD)
FOR 3B Ken Caminiti (HOU)
May 1st
P Mike Stanton, 3B Mike Mordecai and 2 prospects (ATL)
For P Bobby Thigpen, P Rich Gossage, RF Jay Buhner (SEA)
May 4th
P Kent Mercker and 2 prospects (ATL)
For OF Andy Van Slyke and a prospect (PIT)
June 23rd
1B Kent Hrbek (MIN)
For 3 Pitching prospects including P Dan Miceli
NOTABLE RETIREMENTS BEFORE ALL STAR BREAK
1B Franklin Stubbs 9 seasons 753 Hits 102 HR
RF Hubie Brooks 14 seasons 1594 Hits 651R 148HR 810RBI .270AVG
RF Gary Redus 12 seasons 877Hits 589R 90HR 350RBI .252AVG
Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
July 13th 1994: Brewers continue to be hot as they get 5HR clobber A’s.
The Brewers came out of the All Star break as hot as they entered it. The Brewers hit 5HR 15hits and 12runs. Darryl Hamilton was 4 for 5 with a R, HR, and 2BB. Greg Vaughn was 2 for 4 with 2HR 3R BB and 4RBI’s. John Jaha had 2 hits and a HR as he continues to get the bat going. Jose Valentin had a HR, and Jeff Cirillo and Tom Brunansky each had two hits as well. Bobby Jones went 6 2/3 Innings with 2ER. Ramon Garcia gave up his first ER of the year in 1 2/3 innings of relief.
Milwaukee 12 Oakland 3
FYI BREWER HR LEADERS
18-Dave Nilsson
17- Greg Vaughn
17- Tom Brunansky
12- John Jaha
11- Jose Valentin
July 14th 1994: Bobby Witt holds Brewers in Check as A’s win easily.
Bobby Witt pitched 8 innings and gave up only 1 run on 1 hit as he dismantled the hot hitting Brewers. The Brewers lone run came from a Jose Valentin sac fly scoring Dave Nilsson. Dave was able to get 2 of the Brewers three hits as he continues to swing a sweet bat. Jamie Navarro was disappoint again giving up 5ER in 5 innings. Ricky Bones came in and gave up a couple runs in 3 innings of work. Mike Bordick, Jason Giambi, and Terry Steinbach each had 2 runs for the A’s while Eric Fox added 3 hits.
Oakland 7 Milwaukee 1
BREAKING NEWS: SP JAMIE NAVARRO TRADED TO PITTSBURGH
Jamie Navarro who had been on the trading block for the last month and with just a few weeks to go before the deadline finally found a trade worth taking. Navarro who has had a tough time in the last couple years including a 5.56ERA this year but a surprising 7-3 record. Navarro was traded along with RP prospect Marshall Boze to Pittsburgh for SP/RP 26 year old Paul Wagner, Wagner went 8-8 last year but struggled this year with an 8.4ERA before being sent to the minors. Wagner will get a chance as the long relief man and if he pitches well he might get a chance in the rotation. The biggest reason for the trade was that Navarro will be a free agent after the season and won’t be able to be resigned for the money they can offer.
July 15th 1994: Error proves costly as Brewers loose heartbreaker in 10.
Probably one of the best games of the year in terms of good pitching, clutch hitting, and big defensive plays will be remembered for a Pat Listach error in the 10th that lead to the game winning run. Paul Wagner came into the game in the 8th and worked well and with 1 out in the 10th Listach had a routing throw to first that went errant. Wagner got the second out but then gave up the game winning hit to take the loss 5-4. Wagner looked good going 3 innings only giving up the 1 unearned run. Higuera pitched 6 innings only giving up 2ER. Doug Henry gave up 2ER in 2/3 innings which let the 4-2 lead slip away. John Jaha was perfect from the plate going 3-3 with a BB. Darryl Hamilton and Tom Brunansky each added two hits. Brunansky scored 2 runs as well along with Mark Loretta.
Oakland 5 Milwaukee 4 (10 innings)
July 16th 1994: Not quite enough to beat the best team in baseball.
The Brewers gave everything they had to prove they are for real today and just fell up short against the NY Yankees. Angel Miranda was roughed up early giving up 4ER in 5 innings, as the Brewers fell behind early. Behind great pitching of Mike Ignasiak who went 3 scoreless innings the Brewers fought back making it 4-3 but couldn’t find enough hitting to win. Greg Vaughn who started off the season a bit slow now tied the team lead with his 18th HR of the season. Jeff Cirillo got his 3rd HR of the year. Darryl Hamilton and Dave Nilsson as seems usual each got 2 hits.
New York 4 Milwaukee 3
July 17th 1994: Jose Valentin’s 7th inning Grand Slam carries Brewers to victory.
The Yankees jumped out early with a 3 run HR in the second inning by Jim Leyritz off of Cal Eldred. Eldred settle down not allowing another hit after that through seven innings. Andy Pettite looked unstoppable until the seventh when an error and a couple walks loaded the bases for Valetin’s heroics. John Jaha hit his 13th HR of the year as well earlier in the game. Mark Loretta was the only Brewer with two hits. Graeme Lloyd and Jesse Orosco did their 8th-9th inning combo of dominance as Orosco picked up save number 29. Between the two teams there were only 8 hits all game 3 of them HR’s.
Milwaukee 5 New York 3
July 18th 1994: Jim Abbott nearly pitches no hitter as Yankees cruise.
Jim Abbott took a no hitter to the 9th inning. The question was could he do it. With BJ Surhoff and one out he ripped a single through the infield. Then Jose Valentin proceeded to crush the next ball out of the park before Abbott retired the last two batters for the cg win. Bobby Jones got hit around giving up 6ER in 5 innings before being yanked. Ignasiak and Ramon Garcia each gave up an ER in relief. The top of the order Jeter, Boggs, and Mattingly each got three hits on the night for the Yankees who took the series.
New York 8 Milwaukee 2
Current Record 52-42
Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
BREAKING NEWS: NEWLY AQUIRED PAUL WAGNER INJURED.
Pitcher Paul Wagner was injured yesterday throwing some ball in the bullpen. It was a freak accident says the trainer. Wagner had looked great in his outing with the Brewers a few days ago. Wagner has a sprained wrist and will be out about 3 weeks the doctors say. In his absence Mike Fetters who has been a big disappointment will get a call back up.
July 19th 1994: 4 Home Runs and Great pitching at County Stadium.
The Brewers looked sharp today on all ends of the game as they rolled over the Mariners 7-1. SP Ricky Bones got his spot in the rotation back aft er the Jamie Navarro trade and he showed glimpses of why he belonged. He pitched his second CG of the season. Bones gave up only 5 hits and 1ER while striking out 3 and not allowing a walk. On the Offensive side Tom Brunansky really opened the game up early with a 3 runs HR his 18th of the year. Not to be outdown Greg Vaughn and C Dave Nilsson each hit a solo shot to stay ahead of Brunansky with their 19th of the year. And 1B John Jaha added a 2 run Homer his 14th. Greg Vaughn and Tom Brunansky were the only 2 Brewers with more than 1 hit on the day.
Milwaukee 7 Seattle 1
July 20th 1994: Brewers down 5-0 after 3 innings make comeback and crush Mariners.
Teddy Higuera was getting hit all around the park today. Early on it looked bleak as Teddy gave up 5 runs in 3 innings. With Seattle Mariners pitcher Randy Johnson on the mound. Brewers had a tough time against elite power pitchers this year but today they found their mark. Johnson gave up 5 runs of his own in the 4th and 5th inning and the game was tied. The Brewers pulled away in the next inning when Greg Vaughn hit a GRAND SLAM his team leading 20th HR of the year. Greg Vaughn was 2-4 with2 R, HR,BB 4RBI. Darryl Hamilton was 2 forf 4 with a HR , 2R and 2RBI. Mark Loretta was 2 for 4 with 2R scored and Kevin Seitzer had 3 hits with 3 RBI’s. Rookie pitcher Ramon Garcia got the win going 3 innings with 1ER he did give up 5 hits though, but got himself out of jams.
Milwaukee 12 Seattle 6
July 21st 1994: Milwaukee gets 17 hits as offense continues to roll on.
Chris Bosio came back to pitch at county stadium today, and got rocked in his return only lasting 3 innings and giving up four runs. Brewers were lead by BJ Surhoff who went 3-3 with a BB, 3R, HR, and 3RBI’s on the day. Dave Nilsson also added with hits including his 20th HR on the year. Jose Valentin added a HR on two hits during the day. Kevin Seitzer, Greg Vaughn, Tom Brunansky, and Mark Loretta each had 2 hits as well, while Darryl Hamilton picked up his 40th stolen base of the season. Angel Miranda went a solid six innings giving up 2R. The Brewers look for the 4 game sweep tomorrow.
Milwaukee 8 Seattle 4
July 22nd 1994: Greg Hibbard prevents Brewers sweep with 8 strong innings.
For the first time in the series the Brewers found someone they couldn’t hit around the park. The Brewers only managed 2 runs on 4 hits today. 1 run came on Greg Vaughn’s team leading 21st HR of the season. The other run came off a John Jaha single that scored Dave Nilsson. Dave Nilsson and Jeff Cirillo were the only other Brewers to get a hit today. Cal Eldred pitched well giving up 2ER in 7 innings. Mike Fetters took the loss giving up the game winning run in the top of the ninth.
Seattle 3 Milwaukee 2
July 23rd 1994: Tom Brunansky hits 9th inning homer to lead crew to victory.
The Brewers offense was stifled again today only managing 3 runs, but 3 was all they needed. Brewers were patient at the plate getting 5 walks. Jose Valentin was the only Brewer to get 2 hits and also added 2SB on the day. Tom Brunansky hit the big 9th inning hit that got them the win it was his 19th HR on the year. Bobby Jones had a solid outing in the no decision going 7 innings with 2ER. Graeme Lloyd picked up the win going 1 scoreless inning. Jesse Orosco got the save his 30th of the year. For the Tigers Mickey Tettleton provided pop hitting his 24th HR of the year and a double.
Milwaukee 3 Detroit 2
July 24th 1994: Brewers bats put together 15 hits as they roll in Tiger Stadium.
While June was a cold month for the Brewers bats, July it seemed as if everything has come together. The hitting, pitching, and defense has all done well. CF Darryl Hamilton was 3 for 5 with a SB and a run. Kevin Seitzer also had 3 hits on the day. Jeff Cirillo had 2 hits with a couple runs scored. Tom Brunansky had 2 hits including his second home run of the series, his 20th on the year. Dave Nilsson and John Jaha each had 2 hits as well. Teddy Higuera pitched well enough to get the win, going 6 innings and giving up 4ER. Doug Henry and Ramon Garcia pitched 3 scoreless innings in relief.
Milwaukee 8 Detroit 4
July 25th 1994: Classic pitching duel!
This was without a doubt the best pitching duel of the year. Ricky Bones pitched another CG game today giving up only 1 Run on 5 hits while striking out 7. Usually especially this month it would be a win, unfortunately Tim Belcher was on the mound for the Tigers. Belcher pitched a CG SHUTOUT allowing only 5 singles while striking out 6. Jeff Cirillo was the only player on either team to get 2 hits. John Jaha got two walks. For the Tigers Junior Felix scored the only run off of Alan Trammells one out double in the 2nd inning.
Detroit 1 Milwaukee 0
July 26th 1994: OF Tom Brunansky powers Brewers to series victory.
Tom Brunasnky has been swinging for the fences all year, and for the most part it’s been feast or famine. This series it’s been all feast. Hitting his 3rd HR in 4 days and tying the team lead with his 21st of the year. Tom hit a 3run homer in the 8th inning to open up the game and win it. Darryl Hamilton went 3 for 5 with 2SB and a run. DH Kevin Seitzer went 2 for 3 with a couple RBI’s. Greg Vaughn also got 2 hits on the day. Angel Miranda pitched well but the pitch count got to him only going 5 innings while striking out 7. In life being stranger than fiction Doug Henry once again got the win his 7th of the year coming out of the bullpen. Jesse Orosco tied a career high in saves getting his 31st of the year.
Milwaukee 6 Detroit 3
CURRENT RECORD 58-44 (2nd Place 4 1/2GB, 2GB in wild card race)
Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
July 27th 1994: Brewers pitching staff gets shelled as Twins win easily.
Cal Eldred who had a terrible outing today getting shelled for 6ER in only 4 innings before getting yanked. Ramon Garcia gave up 3ER in 3 innings as well. It didn’t help that Scott Erikson had a 1 hit shutout going into the 8th inning before the Brewers finally got their bats going and by then it was 9-0. BJ Surhoff was the only Brewer to get 2 hits in the game. Pedro Munoz crushed the Brewers going 3 for 5 with 2HR and 6RBI’s. Pat Mears and Scott Stahoviak each had two hits for the wins as well.
Minnesota 9 Milwaukee 3
BREAKING NEWS: SP RICKY BONES OUT FOR 3 WEEKS!
Ricky Bones had some soreness in his ankle after his last outing and the news turned out worse than expected. Bones was diagnosed with an ankle stress fracture and will be out for a few weeks. That means that Rick Reed will be called up and thrown back into the rotation GOD HELP US ALL!!!!
July 28th 1994: BJ Surhoff hits 2 big Home Runs to carry Brewers to victory.
BJ Surhoff carried the load today going 3 for 4 with 2HR and 5RBI’s as the Brewers won 8-4 today. It wasn’t just his bat though Jeff Cirillo and Kevin Seitzer each had 2 hits. Seitzer also added 2 runs on the day. Pat Listach filled in for Valentin today and went 3 for 4 with 2 runs in a great fill in role. Bobby Jones picked up his 10th win of the season, going 6 innings with 3ER. Graeme Lloyd threw 2 innings and gave up a run, while Ignasiak finished the game in the 9th.
Milwaukee 8 Minnesota 4
BREAKING NEWS: BREWERS PULL OFF BIG TRADE BEFORE DEADLINE!!!!
The Brewers were contacted by the Colorado Rockies this week about dealing Vinny Castilla. Castilla felt as if he wasn’t getting a chance in Colorado and wanted out. The Brewers were awe shocked that they only had to give up pitching prospect Brian Mallette to get him. The Brewers think this could be the trade that gets them into the playoffs. It’s rumored that Jose Valentin will be moved to second.(NOTE I DID MORE TRADES THAN I SAID I WOULD AND AS SUCH I WILL NOT SIGN ANY FREE AGENTS DURING THE OFF SEASON UNLESS THEY ARE MINOR LEAGUERS.)
July 29th 1994: Brewers score 4 in 1st inning hang on to win a wild one.
This game was an offense onslaught from both teams as they combined for 15 runs and 26 hits on the day. John Jaha led the offense with 3 for 3 with 2R a HR and 3RBI. Greg Vaughn went 2 for 4 with a team leading 22nd HR of the year. Jose Valentine added his 15th HR of the year on a 2 run home run playing 2B for the first time in his career. Vinny Castilla made a great debut in a Brewer uniform going 2 for 5 with 2R and an RBI. Darryl Hamilton got two hits an a stolen base as well. Teddy Higuera gave up 5ER in 6 innings but did pick up his 11th win of the year. Jesse Orosco got save #32 on the season and also dropped his era to 1.95. Pedro Munoz continued to kill the Brewers with 2HR and 4RBI’s on the day.
Milwaukee 9 Minnesota 6
SIDE NOTE: I LOVE THIS TEAMS POWER!!!
They now have 7 guys in the lineup that can hit home runs at any given point. If my pitching can hold up I think I have a great chance at the wild card, and a lock at the very least of a winning season.
July 30th 1994: The Minor Leagues must have helped Rick Reed, throws Shut out in romp.
Rick Reed must have learned something in the minors, as he was brought back up because of the Ricky Bones injury. Rick Reed proceeded to throw a complete game shutout giving up only 4 hits and 2walks while striking out 8. Jose Valentin, Vinny Castilla, and Greg Vaughn each hit a HR as the power continues to be evident in the bat. Dave Nilsson and BJ Surhoff each had 2 hits and Kevin Seitzer took 3 walks in the lead off spot. While Jaha took 2 walks.
Milwaukee 7 Kansas City 0
July 31st 1994: Brewers make most of hits to finish the month on a high note.
Kansas City got 12 hits today including three from lead off man Tom Goodwin but were held only to three runs. Milwaukee on the other hand only got six hits yet still managed to score five runs, making the most of a bad situation. Darryl Hamilton got 2 hits with a 2B, a 3B and a stolen base scoring 2 runs as well on the day. John Jaha went 2 for 3 with a walk and 2 RBI’s. Angel Miranda pitched six solid innings only giving up 2 runs. Fetters continues to struggle giving up a run in the 8th. #2 hitter for the Royals Brian McRae also got 3 hits as well. The Royals left 10 runners on base in the game.
Milwaukee 5 Kansas City 3
CURRENT RECORD: 62-45
Next up MLB in July
Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
MLB STANDINGS AS OF AUGUST 1ST
AL EAST
NY Yankees 69-38
Baltimore Orioles 63-42
Toronto Blue Jays 50-56
Boston Red Sox 48-58
Detroit Tigers 41-65
AL CENTRAL
Cleveland Indians 65-43
Milwaukee Brewers 62-45
Chicago White Sox 60-47
KC Royals 44-63
Minnesota Twins 37-70
AL WEST
Texas Rangers 55-50
Oakland Athletics 55-51
California Angels 48-58
Seattle Mariners 49-60
NL EAST
Atlanta Braves 74-34
Philadelphia Phillies 54-52
NY Mets 51-55
Montreal Expos 48-57
Florida Marlins 38-68
NL CENTRAL
Houston Astros 72-34
Chicago Cubs 57-50
Pittsburgh Pirates 49-57
Cincinatti Reds 48-60
St. Louis Cardinals 41-65
NL WEST
LA Dodgers 73-35
SF Giants 63-42
San Diego Padres 40-68
Colorado Rockies 38-69
MLB LEADERS
Batting Average: .357 Carlos Baerga (CLE) and Barry Bonds (SFG) ~Darryl Hamilton .347 is 5th~
CG: 3 David Wells (DET) and Ricky Bones (MIL)
2B: 38 Albert Belle (CLE)
ERA: 2.57 Dennis Martinez (CLE)
Games Pitched: 57 Mike Stanton (SEA)
Hits: 152 Ivan Rodriguez (TEX)
HR: 37 Erik Karros (LAD)
Innings Pitched: 167 2/3 Greg Maddux (ATL)
OBA: .509 Barry Bonds (SFG)
OPS: 1.253 Barry Bonds (SFG)
Quality Starts: 19 Greg Maddux (ATL) ~Cal Edlred 14 is tied for 8th~
RBI: 114 Rafael Palmeiro (TEX)
R: 105 Albert Belle (CLE)
SV: 33 Jesse Orosco (MIL)
Shutouts: 2 Tom Glavine (ATL) Mike Mussina (BAL)
SB: 46 Darryl Hamilton (MIL)
K: 168 Randy Johnson (SEA)
3B: 10 Willie Wilson (CHC)
BB: 107 Frank Thomas (CHW)
Wins: 14 Greg Maddux (ATL) Jack McDowell (CHW) Mark Portugal (SFG)
Milestones in June and July
6/11 Doug Jones 200th Save
6/12 Jack Morris 250th Win
6/16 Andres Galarraga 23 game hit streak
6/16 Kent Hrbek 300th HR
6/20 Kenny Lofton 25 game-hit streak
6/23 Randy Myers 200th Save
7/1 Don Mattingly 2000th Hit
7/17 Dave Martinez 21 game hit streak
Code:
1994 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Castilla, Vinny MIL 105 .283 399 113 14 0 23 26 57 0 2 58 65 .491 .329
Hamilton, Darryl MIL 97 .347 389 135 26 4 5 46 48 46 22 80 42 .473 .416
Nilsson, Dave MIL 102 .336 384 129 25 1 20 45 62 0 0 62 70 .563 .400
Vaughn, Greg MIL 104 .266 383 102 17 2 23 51 72 0 0 62 74 .501 .348
Valentin, Jose MIL 99 .253 352 89 14 5 16 19 82 14 6 43 56 .457 .288
Brunansky, Tom MIL 100 .252 349 88 11 3 21 30 59 0 0 48 63 .481 .302
Surhoff, B.J. MIL 102 .281 342 96 21 6 12 42 30 0 1 51 69 .482 .348
Seitzer, Kevin MIL 101 .295 325 96 20 1 0 57 38 0 1 46 38 .363 .391
Jaha, John MIL 89 .250 272 68 13 1 15 39 73 0 0 45 44 .471 .350
Cirillo, Jeff MIL 78 .315 238 75 14 3 4 22 36 0 1 35 32 .450 .369
Loretta, Mark MIL 56 .255 192 49 6 2 3 16 16 0 0 31 16 .354 .311
Spiers, Bill MIL 38 .295 122 36 7 1 1 10 18 6 2 27 14 .393 .343
Listach, Pat MIL 50 .256 90 23 5 1 0 7 17 9 3 11 9 .333 .303
Ward, Turner MIL 27 .167 48 8 0 1 0 4 7 0 0 9 2 .208 .226
O'Leary, Troy MIL 21 .154 39 6 2 0 0 4 10 0 0 3 3 .205 .250
Jones, Bobby MIL 11 .273 22 6 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 3 3 .273 .304
Wagner, Paul MIL 15 .000 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Code:
1994 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
Eldred, Cal MIL 140.2 4.09 22 22 10 8 0 109 50 11.90
Jones, Bobby MIL 139.1 4.00 22 22 10 6 0 90 36 11.50
Higuera, Teddy MIL 134.2 4.48 22 21 11 8 0 100 55 12.50
Bones, Ricky MIL 107.0 4.71 22 13 4 8 0 43 37 13.46
Miranda, Angel MIL 95.1 4.53 22 12 7 1 0 61 52 15.10
Henry, Doug MIL 51.1 3.68 37 0 7 1 0 32 28 11.92
Reed, Rick MIL 48.2 6.47 14 7 3 5 0 36 18 14.24
Lloyd, Graeme MIL 40.0 2.93 35 0 3 1 0 22 10 10.35
Orosco, Jesse MIL 38.0 1.89 39 0 0 1 33 39 18 12.55
Wagner, Paul MIL 37.2 7.41 15 3 1 6 0 31 18 14.81
Fetters, Mike MIL 29.0 8.07 24 0 1 3 0 27 18 16.14
Ignasiak, Mike MIL 29.0 5.59 20 1 1 1 0 15 13 14.28
Scanlan, Bob MIL 19.2 6.86 14 0 2 0 0 9 7 13.27
Garcia, Ramon MIL 16.2 3.24 10 0 1 0 0 12 7 10.80
Wegman, Bill MIL 11.0 7.36 2 2 0 1 0 5 2 18.00
Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
August 1st 1994: Brewers start month by sweeping Royals.
It was a battle but the Brewers are just on a hot streak even their manager can’t believe. Cal Eldred was solid today in his 11th win of the year going 7 innings giving up 2ER and striking out 5. Graeme Lloyd and Jesse Orosco did their normal 8th-9th combo with Orosco getting the save. Greg Vaughn was the only brewer with 2 hits. Darryl Hamilton had 2 stolen bases on the day. Vaughn, Nilsson, and Castilla all got RBI’s on the day. Royal Brent Mayne had a hot bat going 3 for 4 on the night and accounting both runs for the royals.
Milwaukee 3 Kansas City 2
August 3rd 1994: Great pitching leads way for Brewers over Tigers.
Bobby Jones pitched like the young stud he has all summer long. He went 8 innings with 1ER while striking out 5 and only walking 1 batter. The Brewers struggled at the plate for most of the day. Tom Brunansky lead the way hitting his 22nd HR of the year and collecting 3 RBI’s on the day. Vinny Castilla was the only Brewer with 2 hits. Greg Vaughn and Darryl Hamilton each drew 2 walks as well. For the Tigers Lou Whitaker was the only player to have 2 hits and got the tigers only RBI on the day.
Milwaukee 5 Detroit 1
August 4th 1994: Jose Valentin’s walk off Homer wins game in bottom of 9th.
Jose Valentin has had ups and downs this year. This game was the highest of the highs. In the second inning he scored an Inside the park HR the first of the year for the Brewers. In the Bottom of the 9th he hit the game winning walk off home run his 18th of the year. Tom Brunansky also kept his hitting going hitting a 3 run home run and adding a 4th RBI with a single later in the game. To top it off Greg Vaughn came through with his 24th HR of the year as well. The Brewers are on pace to break their franchise record for HR. Kevin Seitzer scored 2 runs during the game as well. Teddy Higuera got shelled giving up 6R in 6 innings. Doug Henry continues to get lucky getting his 8th win of the season.
Milwaukee 7 Detroit 6
August 5th 1994: Brewers score lots of runs late in game to win easily sweep Tigers.
BJ Surhoff got 4 hits on the day leading an offensive onslaught late in the game to sweep tigers. Dave Nilsson got 2 hits including his 21st HR of the year and 4RBI’s. Kevin Seitzer went 2 for 4 scoring 3 runs on the day. Jeff Cirillo got 2 hits at 3 AB. Tom Brunansky added 2 RBI’s on a double. Rick Reed went six innings strong giving up only a 2 run HR to Cecil Fielder. Graeme Lloyd picked up the win with 2 innings and 1ER. Mike Fetters pitched a scoreless ninth inning. Detroit’s Lou Whitaker hit a HR as well.
Milwaukee 9 Detroit 3
August 6th 1994: Brewers pitching implodes gives up 11 runs and 16 hits.
The Brewers pitching staff fell apart for the first time in a long time today, as KC took a nice stinking deuce all over the Brewers pitchers. Angel Miranda got shelled for 7 runs in 5 innings. Paul Wagner making his return didn’t look much better giving up 3 runs in 2 innings, while Ramon Garcia couldn’t even pitch an inning without giving up a run. Tom Goodwin, Brian McRae, and Brent Mayne all had 3 hits in the game for the Royals. Bob Hamelin got his first career HR. Kevin Seitzer had 2 hits with a HR and 2 RBI’s. Tom Brunansky scored the other 2 runs of the game while getting a hit and collecting 2 walks. Darryl Hamilton got his 49th SB of the year.
Kansas City 11 Milwaukee 3
August 7th 1994: Pitching non-existent for both teams, Brewers give up 12 runs.
Well this isn’t good. For the second day in a row The Brewers gave up more than 10 runs. The only difference is the Brewers offense tried to keep them in it. Cal Eldred gave up a whopping 8ER in only 2 2/3 innings including a Grand Slam by Gary Gaetti and a 3 run blast by Dave Henderson. Mike Ignasiak pitched them back into it going 4 innings and giving up only 1 run, however Doug Henry gave up 3 more ER in 1 1/3 innings. Greg Vaughn hit his 25th HR a 2 run shot to start the offense. Vinny Castilla had 2 hits on the day including his 1st career Grand Slam. John Jaha and Jeff Cirillo each got 2 runs on the day.
Kansas City 12 Milwaukee 7
August 8th 1994: Brewers bats get hot late, prevent the sweep.
It took 7 innings till the Brewers got a hit off of Mark Gubicza but then they got rolling. The Brewers got 7 runs off of 7 hits in the final three innings to win easily. Dave Nilsson was 2 for 4 on the day. Tom Brunansky helped pull the Brewers ahead getting a 3 run homer his 24th of the season. Kevin Seitzer and BJ Surhoff scored 2 runs each on the day. Bobby Jones settled the Brewers pitching down going 7 innings and only giving up 2ER. Ramon Garcia pitched a scoreless 8th and 9th inning.
Milwaukee 7 Kansas City 2
Current Record 67-47
NOTE: THE NEXT SERIES MIGHT DETERMINE THE WILD CARD
Brewers have a four game series with the Orioles at home. If they can somehow win 3 or even sweep they will control their destiny the rest of the way.
Re: Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.
August 9th 1994: Good pitching well timed hitting gets Brewers the win.
In the first of a huge 4 game series, The Brewers did just the right things to win the game. Greg Vaughn hit a huge 2 run HR to start the game. Vinny Castilla added a 2RBI double later in the game. Darryl Hamilton and BJ Surhoff each had 2 hits in the game. Tom Brunansky had 3 walks on the day as well. Teddy Higuera pitched 7 strong innings only allowing 2 runs on the day while striking out 5 and getting his 12th win of the season. Graeme Lloyd pitched a scoreless 8th and Jesse Orosco while giving up a run still got the save in the 9th.
Milwaukee 5 Baltimore 3
August 10th 1994: Brewers blast 3HR’s in win over Baltimore.
The Brewers used their power to outscore and outlast the Baltimore Orioles at county stadium today. Greg Vaughn hit his 2nd HR of the series and his team leading 27th of the year. Dave Nilsson added his 22nd HR of the year, and Darryl Hamilton even sent one out of the park. Vaughn, Hamilton, Jeff Cirillo, and Mark Loretta each had two hits on the day. Rick Reed pitched 7 solid innings before giving up 3 meaningless runs in the 8th inning. Ramon Garcia came in and pitched the 9th.
Milwaukee 9 Baltimore 4
August 11th 1994: Brewers jump out early hang on to victory.
The Brewers had a comfortable 6-1 lead heading into the 8th when Mike Ignasiak gave up a Harold Baines grand slam to make it 6-5. Luckily they have this years best closer Jesse Orosco. 1..2…3 and the game was over as the Brewers hung on to the victory. Darryl Hamilton was swinging a hot bat going 3-4 with a stolen base and 2R. Jeff Cirillo added 2 hits and 2 runs as well. John Jaha provided pop hitting a 3 run HR his 16th of the year. Angel Miranda picked up the win only giving up 1R while striking out 7 in 6 innings.
Milwaukee 6 Baltimore 5
BREAKING NEWS: JOHN JAHA OUT FOR 2 WEEKS
John Jaha got his ankled stepped on playing 1B yesterday and today he woke up to swelling. It turns out Jaha sprained his ankle and will be out for a few weeks. This will hurt against the lefties as he was by far their best hitter against the LHP. Troy O’Leary is being called back up while Kevin Seitzer and BJ Surhoff will split time being the 1B while Jaha is gone.
August 12th 1994: Bottom of the lineup comes up for big Brewers as they sweep Orioles.
The Brewers have clearly put themselves of the Orioles in the race for the wild card. Now the only team close to them are their rivals the Chicago White Sox. The 5 thru 9 hitters for the Brewers combined to account for all 6RBI’s and 7 of the 9 hits for the Brewers. Tom Brunansky hit his 25th HR in fashion a Grand Slam. Vinny Castilla also hit his 25th HR of the year a solo shot. Jeff Cirillo and Kevin Seitzer each had 2 hits on the day. Darryl Hamilton was disappointing going 0 for 5 with 3K’s. Cal Eldred got his 12th win of the season going 7 innings striking out 9 while giving up 2 runs. Paul Wagner went two scoreless innings.
Milwaukee 7 Baltimore 2
August 14th 1994: Brewers can’t quite make the comeback leave tying run on 3rd.
Bobby Jones had an unusually bad outing giving up5ER in the first 3 innings, before leaving the game after 5 innings. Paul Wagner continued to pitch well for the Brewers since the trade to get him here as he went 3 scoreless innings allowing the Brewers to make a comeback. Randy Johnson for Seattle looked strong going 6 innings allowing 1 run while striking out 10 batters. Darryl Hamilton swung the bat well going 3 for 4 with a run, a BB and Franchise record 53rd Stolen Base of the season. Dave Nilsson had 2 hits including a Home Run. Vinny Castilla also hit his 26th HR of the season. Jeff Cirillo added a pair of RBI’s. Greg Vaughn got to third representing the tying run in the 9th but they couldn’t bring him home.
Seattle 5 Milwaukee 4
August 15th 1994: Seattle’s pitching holds Brewers in check.
The Brewers scored 2 runs in the sixth. That was the extent of their offense today. Seattle Starting pitcher went seven strong striking out 7. For the Brewers it was a rough day the 4-5 combo of Vaughn and Castilla went a combined 1-8 with 6k’s. Jeff Cirillo was the only Brewer with 2 hits on the day. BJ Surhoff and Darryl Hamilton scored the two Brewer runs. Teddy Higuera settled down and went 6 innings giving up 3ER. Doug Henry has had a rough last month or so he went 2 innings with 3ER including giving up a HR to Alex Rodriguez.
Seattle 6 Milwaukee 2
August 16th 1994: Brewers bat their way to victory, 14 hits in all.
The Brewers bats were out in full force today as Milwaukee avoided the sweep against Seattle today. Darryl Hamilton had 3 hits 2B, 2RBI, and a run. BJ Surhoff added 3 hits and 2 runs, while Dave Nilsson also gave the Brewers 3 hits a 3B 2RBI and a R scored. Greg Vaughn added 2RBI’s on a double. Ricky Bones returned and pitched a solid 7 innings giving up 3 ER. Graeme Lloyd pitched a solid 8th inning and Ramon Garcia closed the non save opportunity 9th out.
Milwaukee 8 Seattle 3
CURRENT RECORD 72-49 (3 game lead in Wild Card race over White Sox, Orioles are 6 games back.)
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August 17th 1994: Brewers make most of hits, hang on to win.
The Milwaukee Brewers only managed 5 hits on the day but with the help of 5 walks and an error the Brewers scored 5 runs. Dave Nilsson hit a 3 runs Homer Run his 24th of the season as the lone offensive highlight for the Brewers. Cal Eldred threw too many pitches and couldn’t go past 5 innings. He gave up 4ER while however he did strike out 7. Rick Reed pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief, while Lloyd pitched a scoreless 8th. Jesse Orosco picked up his 37th save of the year and will probably set a franchise record for saves this month.
Milwaukee 5 Toronto 4
August 18th 1994: Bobby Jones gets shelled in the sixth Blue Jays win.
Bobby Jones pitched well for 5 innings but fell apart in the sixth. Jones pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up 7ER. Paul Wagner came in and pitched well going 3 1/3 and only giving up 1 run. Greg Vaughn was the only Brewer with 2 hits on the day. Darryl Hamilton scored 2 runs on the day, and Vinny Castilla had 2RBI’s on the day. Jose Valentin hit HR number 19 on the year. Former Brewer and future hall of famer Paul Molitor killed the Brewers getting 3 hits, 3 runs, and 2 solo home runs on the day. Dick Schofield and Carlos Delgado both got HR as well for the Jays.
Toronto 8 Milwaukee 4
August 19th 1994: Game over by 3rd Brewers crush Toronto.
The Brewers looked up at the scoreboard after three innings and saw 11. By the end they had 14 runs. Vinny Castilla went 3 for 5 with 2R and 3RBI. Jeff Cirillo added 3 hits and 2 runs as well. Greg Vaughn had 2 hits including a HR and 4RBI’s. Pat Listach added 2 hits, 3 runs, and 2 Stolen Bases on the day. Jose Valentin had 2 hits. Dave Nilsson scored 3runs and hit his 25th HR of the season. Angel Miranda was solid in the win going 6 innings with 6K’s and 2ER. Rick Reed pitched 2 innings and gave up 1ER. Doug Henry closed the game out.
Milwaukee 14 Toronto 3
August 21st 1994: Brewers continue to have Orioles number.
Dave Nilsson and Jose Valentin put the Brewers on their back today, and carried the Crew to their 75th of the season. Dave Nilsson got 2 hits including another HR adding 2 RBI’s. Jose Valentin also got 2 hits including his 20th HR of the year a 2 run shot as well. Pat Listach added two hits, while Kevin Seitzer got 2 runs thanks to the 2 walks he drew. Teddy Higuera pitched decent going 6 innings giving up 4ER. Ramon Garcia picked up the win thanks to his 2 scoreless innings. Jesse Orosco got the save.
Milwaukee 5 Baltimore 4
August 22nd 1994: Crew’s bats come alive late lead to victory.
Jamie Moyer pitched 6 great innings only allowing 1 run of 2 hits but the 7th inning was a disaster and by the end of the eight Baltimore was out of it. Jeff Cirillo lead the team with 3 hits and 2 RBI’s. Kevin Seitzer added 3 hits and scored 2 runs. BJ Surhoff got 2 hits and added another 2 runs. Dave Nilsson drew a pair of walks in the game as well. Ricky Bones got a great outing going 7 strong and only giving up 2 ER. Paul Wagner had some problems giving up a couple runs in 2/3 an inning. Jesse Orosco came right back in and got his second save of the series.
Milwaukee 7 Baltimore 4
August 23rd 1994: Teams combine for 31 hits and 15 runs in wild one.
Both teams pitching staff’s looked like the minor leagues as they set the season high for hits in a game with a combined 31hits. For the Brewers Jose Valentin had 4 hits including a 3B and a 2B. Jeff Cirillo had 3 hits. Mark Loretta, Greg Vaughn, BJ Surhoff, and Pat Listach all had two hits for the Brewers as well. For the Orioles Rafael Palmiero had 3 hits including his 37th HR of the year. Cal Eldred lasted 5 innings giving up 5ER while striking out 5. Rick Reed picked up the win giving up 1R in 3 innings. Jesse Orosco got his 40th save of the season tying the Brewer Franchise record.
Milwaukee 9 Baltimore 6
CURRENT RECORD 77-50 (6 Game Lead in wild card)
FYI Brewers Record since June 1st 53-26 the Best in MLB.
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August 24th 1994: Brewers lose marathon to Angels.
Bobby Jones’s arm might be tired. At times he looked great today for 4 out of the six innings he was in he pitched no hit ball. In the other 2 innings the Angels got Grand Slams. The Brewers were down 8 to 1 in the 7th inning but the never say die attitude kicked in and suddenly it was 8 to 8 where the score stood until Ramon Garcia in his 3rd inning of pitching gave up a game winning double in the bottom of the 13th inning. Jeff Cirillo had 4 hits on the day including his 20th 2B of the year. Kevin Seitzer hit a rare home run only his 2nd of the year. Darryl Hamilton was back in the lineup after a few days off for the flu, he went 2 for 6 with 2runs, 2rbi’s and 2 stolen bases. Doug Henry and Graeme Lloyd each pitched 2 scoreless innings for the Brewers
California 9 Milwaukee 8 (13 innings)
August 25th 1994: Brewers make comeback in 9th, win in 11.
For the second day in the row, nine innings wasn’t enough to decide the game. This time the winning run came off a solo shot from Vinny Castilla in the 11th. Castilla added a big hit in the 9th as well. Darryl Hamilton got 3 hits on the day and a stolen base that lead to a run scored. Kevin Seitzer got two hits and added an RBI. Pat Listach continues to be hot getting 2 hits as well on the day. Teddy Higuera pitched 5 solid innings giving up 1 run but left due to fatigue. Paul Wagner got roughed up giving up 2ER in 3 innings. Graeme Lloyd picked up the win with 2 scoreless innings, while Jesse Orosco got the save.
Milwaukee 4 California 3 (11 innings)
August 26th 1994: The series ends like it should, more extra innings.
The Brewers defense today saved the game and the series. Ricky Bones was hit all over the field in seven innings, he gave up 13 hits on the day but somehow the Brewers held the angels to 2 runs. Meanwhile Mark Langston was on striking out 11 Brewer batters in 7 1/3 innings. Jose Valentin had 2 hits on the day. Greg Vaughn had 2 hits as well including the game winning HR in the 10th his 29th HR of the year. Dave Nilsson had his worst outing of the year going 0 for 5 with 3K’s. Ramon Garcia picked up the win in 2 scoreless innings while Jesse Orosco got yet another save.
Milwaukee 3 California 2 (10 innings)
BREAKING NEWS: BREWERS DREAMS MAY BE CRUSHED, DARRYL HAMILTON OUT FOR YEAR.
Darryl Hamilton broke his leg in yesterday’s game when making a spectacular catch in the 8th inning. This is huge news as Darryl Hamilton was the league leader in stolen bases, and among the AL lead in batting average and runs. In his place Troy O’Leary has been on fire in AAA and will come back to the Brewers.
August 27th 1994: Yankees bats demolish Brewers, 21 hits and 13 runs.
The Brewers never stood a chance today as they were clobbered by the Yank’s bats all day long. Angel Miranda did the best going 5 innings giving up 4ER. Paul Wagner got shelled giving up 5 runs in 2/3 an inning. Rick Reed didn’t fair much better giving up 4ER in 2 1/3 inning. Jose Valentin did manage to have a 3 hit night including a solo shot. BJ Surhoff had 2 hits both of which were solo home runs to increase his total to 14 on the year. For the Yankees Don Mattingly had a Grand Slam and a 3 run shot leading to 7 RBI’s on the day.
New York 13 Milwaukee 3
August 28th 1994: Starting pitching crumbles against Yank’s for second straight day.
Cal Eldred has had a rough last few outings and in one month his era has jumped from under 4 to almost 5. Eldred gave up 7 ER in only 5 innings of work. The game was pretty much over before it started. Ramon Garcia pitched well going 3 innings with an ER, while Doug Henry pitched a meaningless 9th. For the Brewers the offense was pretty much Tom Brunansky’s 26th HR of the year and another by John Jaha. Lead off for the Yanks Luis Polonia went 5 for 5 on the day. Paul O’Neil added 3 hits and Danny Tartabull blasted a big home run. Andy Pettite got the win.
New York 8 Milwaukee 4
BREAKING NEWS: KEEPS GETTING WORSE FOR BREWERS, DAVE NILSSON OUT FOR TWO WEEKS
With playoffs in site the Brewers looked like a sure lock until earlier this week when they lost Darryl Hamilton for the year to a Broken Leg. Now just a few days later it turns out All Star Dave Nilsson will be out for 2 crucial weeks. Word is BJ Surhoff will go behind the plate, and guys like Troy O’Leary and Mark Loretta will see more at bats.
SIDE NOTE: BASEBALL MOGUL IS REALLY TRYING TO KEEP ME DOWN.
Bill Wegman, Bob Scanlan, Bill Spires, and Darryl Hamilton all opening day roster players gone for the year at this point and now a 2 week injury of my best overall player.
August 29th 1994: Brewers find way to win 80th game of year.
The Brewers without a lot of the firepower in their bat today somehow managed to win the game. Bobby Jones definitely got the Brewers out of a jam going 7 innings and giving up 4 runs in the best pitching performance of the series. Graeme Lloyd and Jesse Orosco did their 8th-9th lefty combo they have done so well all season. Tom Brunansky was the Brewer hero getting 3 hits and scoring 2 runs. Kevin Seitzer also found a way to get 3 hits as well on the day and adding 2 RBI’s. Greg Vaughn batted lead off and got on base 3 times twice on a walk and a hit. For the Yanks Luis Polonia continues to crush the Brewers as he has 10hits in this series so far.
Milwaukee 6 New York 4
August 30th 1994: Brewers hit and score all over Yankees to split big series.
All 9 batter for the Brewers got a hit today as the Brewers won easily despite a rough outing from Teddy Higuera. Teddy got his 13th win despite giving up 6 runs in 5 innings, only 3 of those were ER though thanks to a costly error. Kevin Seitzer was in the leadoff role and got 3 hits and scored 2 runs. Pat Listach, BJ Surhoff, and John Jaha each added 2 hits on the day. Tom Brunansky crushed his 27th HR of the year, a 2 run homer. Mark Loretta added a 2 run HR as well. Paul Wagner rebounded well from his last tough outing going 3 1/3 scoreless innings.
Milwaukee 13 New York 6
August 31st 1994: Mark McGwire powers past Brewers.
It was a pitching duel today. Ricky Bones pitched 7 innings of 1 Run ball. Ariel Prieto pitched a 2 hit 1 run CG for the A’s. The difference was a big bottom of the 8th 2run shot from McGwire his 35th of the year off of Rick Reed who takes the loss. Ruben Sierra also hit a solo shot for the A’s. Brewers only had 3 base runners all game 2 singles by Mark Loretta, and Jeff Cirillo, and a walk by Vinny Castilla.
Oakland 3 Milwaukee 1
CURRENT RECORD 81-57 (Barring a collapse, Wild Card Winner)
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MLB PLAYOFF HUNT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST 1994
AL
Cleveland Indians 85-50 (Central Leader)
NY Yankees 83-51 (East Leader)
Milwaukee Brewers 81-54 (Wild Card Leader)
Chicago White Sox 74-60
Baltimore Orioles 72-62
Texas Rangers 69-64 (West Leader)
Oakland Athletics 69-65 (1/2 GB in West)
NL
LA Dodgers 90-44 (West Leader)
Atlanta Braves 90-45 (East Leader)
Houston Astros 86-48 (Central Leader)
SF Giants 80-53 (Wild Card Leader)
~~~~NO ONE IS EVEN CLOSE TO THESE TEAMS~~~~~
Code:
1994 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Castilla, Vinny MIL 131 .273 494 135 16 1 27 29 77 0 2 70 84 .474 .313
Vaughn, Greg MIL 130 .259 483 125 23 2 29 66 101 0 0 77 91 .495 .343
Nilsson, Dave MIL 126 .321 473 152 27 3 26 58 80 0 0 76 92 .556 .391
Hamilton, Darryl MIL 115 .344 462 159 28 5 6 57 61 57 25 97 50 .465 .415
Surhoff, B.J. MIL 128 .297 441 131 24 9 14 50 44 0 1 75 75 .488 .359
Valentin, Jose MIL 125 .248 440 109 20 6 21 29 102 15 8 52 69 .464 .293
Brunansky, Tom MIL 126 .248 435 108 15 3 27 44 75 0 0 65 85 .483 .308
Seitzer, Kevin MIL 129 .294 428 126 22 1 2 66 50 0 1 63 54 .364 .380
Cirillo, Jeff MIL 106 .311 341 106 21 4 4 36 48 0 1 54 47 .431 .374
Jaha, John MIL 101 .243 309 75 14 1 17 43 80 0 0 53 51 .460 .339
Loretta, Mark MIL 72 .258 229 59 6 2 4 18 22 0 1 36 19 .354 .312
Listach, Pat MIL 63 .278 126 35 6 2 0 8 24 13 4 19 14 .357 .316
Spiers, Bill MIL 38 .295 122 36 7 1 1 10 18 6 2 27 14 .393 .343
Ward, Turner MIL 31 .175 57 10 1 1 0 5 7 0 0 11 4 .228 .238
O'Leary, Troy MIL 24 .170 47 8 2 0 0 5 11 0 0 4 3 .213 .264
Jones, Bobby MIL 11 .273 22 6 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 3 3 .273 .304
Wagner, Paul MIL 23 .000 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Code:
1994 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
Jones, Bobby MIL 178.0 4.50 28 28 13 8 0 114 44 11.93
Eldred, Cal MIL 172.1 4.80 28 28 13 10 0 141 67 12.69
Higuera, Teddy MIL 169.2 4.51 28 27 13 9 0 127 79 13.26
Bones, Ricky MIL 135.0 4.27 26 17 6 8 0 55 45 13.13
Miranda, Angel MIL 117.1 4.76 26 16 9 3 0 78 61 14.57
Reed, Rick MIL 72.2 6.07 21 9 5 6 0 51 25 14.12
Henry, Doug MIL 61.1 3.96 45 0 8 1 0 41 33 12.03
Wagner, Paul MIL 55.2 7.11 23 3 1 6 0 40 26 15.20
Lloyd, Graeme MIL 51.2 2.44 45 0 5 1 0 30 10 9.06
Orosco, Jesse MIL 48.0 1.69 49 0 0 1 43 52 20 10.69
Ignasiak, Mike MIL 35.2 5.80 23 1 1 1 0 20 14 13.88
Garcia, Ramon MIL 33.1 2.43 19 0 3 1 0 24 10 10.26
Fetters, Mike MIL 30.0 7.80 25 0 1 3 0 27 18 15.90
Scanlan, Bob MIL 19.2 6.86 14 0 2 0 0 9 7 13.27
Wegman, Bill MIL 11.0 7.36 2 2 0 1 0 5 2 18.00
