Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.

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May 1st 1995: May doesn’t start pretty, get destroyed by Mariners.
The Brewers brought poor pitching and fielding and a lack of hitting into the game. The result was disastrous. Teddy Higuera gave up 6 runs in 6 innings though only 2 were earned thanks to a costly error followed up by a Grand Slam by C Dan Wilson. Graeme Lloyd got rocked for 5ER in 2/3 of an inning to turn a mildly poor game into something of a turd. Randy Johnson struck out 10 Brewers in 7 innings for the win. Vinny Castilla was responsible for both runs a 2 run HR, Vinny also had another hit later on. Jeff Cirillo was the only other Brewer to get a hit. Alex Rodriguez had 3 hits and 2 runs while Ken Griffey added 2 runs on 2 hits as well.
Seattle 11 Milwaukee 2

May 2nd 1995: Cal Eldred rebounds, Brewers overpower Seattle.
Cal Eldred took to the mound and boy what a difference a week makes. Cal Eldred pitched 7 innings striking out 5 and giving up just 2 runs, 1 earned. The big difference was the HR’s for the Brewers. Dave Nilsson, Vinny Castilla, and Troy O’Leary all hit 2 run Home Runs. Jose Valentin was the only Brewer with 2 hits on the day, he also added 2 runs. Ichiro Suzuki did great from the leadoff role for Seattle going 4 for 5 unfortunately for them no one else could bring him home. Tino Martinez hit a solo HR.
Milwaukee 7 Seattle 3

BREAKING NEWS: BREWERS SIGN C DAVE NILSSON TO LONG TERM DEAL
The Brewers signed 25 year old All Star catcher Dave Nilsson to a long term deal today. He signed a 5 year 9.95 million dollar deal (1.99mil/yr). This solidifies the catcher pitching for the rest of the decade and is seen as one of the best signings the Management have done in the 90’s.

May 3rd 1995: Teams combine for a wild one, 18 runs 30 hits.
Pitching was optional today as both teams hit all over the park, inside, and outside. The Brewers lineup had big games all over the place. 2B Jose Valentin went 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored including a HR and 2 SB. Brian Hunter added 2 hits, 2runs, and 2RBI’s on a Home Run. Tom Brunansky scored 3 runs on 3 hits and added 2 RBI’s. Darryl Hamilton added 2RBI’s on 2 hits while Vinny Castilla hit a 2 run HR. Bobby Jones got the win pitching 6 innings giving up 3ER. The Bullpen gave up 3ER in a poor showing. For Seattle 5 players had 2 hit days and Ichiro Suzuki had 3 hits. Suzuki went 8 for 12 in the series. Edgar Martinez hit a HR.
Milwaukee 12 Seattle 6

May 4th 1995: Brewers jump out early hang on for win.
The Brewers scored 5 runs in 2 innings and slowly let the Royals back into the game before ending it with a 6-5 win. Jeff Cirillo had 2 hits, 2 runs, 2RBI’s and a HR to lead the way. Darryl Hamilton also added 2 hits and 2 runs with a Stolen Base. Brian Hunter got 3 hits on the day while BJ Surhoff added 2 RBI’s on a hit. Angel Miranda got the win going 6 innings of 2 run ball. Jesse Orosco got the save despite giving up his 1st ER of the year. Mark Gubicza got roughed up for 5ER in 2 innings for the Royals, Bob Hamelin hit a 2 run HR.
Milwaukee 6 Kansas City 5

May 5th 1995: Kansas City wins on arm of Dennis Rasmussen.
Royals pitcher Dennis Rasmussen was the difference maker in the game. Dennis went 7 1/3 innings giving up just 4 hits and 3 runs. On the opposite end Teddy Higuera was pedestrian at best giving up 5ER in 7 innings. Darryl Hamilton was the only Brewer with 2 hits, he also added a run and SB on the day. Kevin Seitzer got 2 Sac Fly RBI’s on the day. John Jaha got a walk, hit, and run on the day as well. For the Royals Bob Hamelin hit a HR again while Mark Carreon added 2 RBI’s.
Kansas City 5 Milwaukee 3

BREAKING NEWS: 1B BRIAN HUNTER INJURED OUT FOR 2 WEEKS.
Brian Hunter injured his left ankle yesterday’s game against the Royals. It turned out to be less than originally thought. It was diagnosed as a slight sprain. In his absence John Jaha will get a chance to get out of his slump. If Jaha doesn’t rumor is that he will be on the trading block or possibly sent to the minors.

May 6th 1995: Brewers take full advantage of lowly Royals win easily.
Brewers had innings of 5 runs, 3 runs, and 3 runs and at one point were ahead by 11 runs. The game was never in doubt. Jamie McAndrew pitched great going 7 innings and only giving up 2ER in the win. Bob Scanlan made the game look a little closer giving up 4ER in an inning and a third. Jeff Cirillo had 4 hits a 2B and 2runs. 3B BJ Surhoff had 3 hits 3 RBI’s and 2 runs. Dave Nilsson also had 3 hits with 2RBI’s and 2 runs including a 2 run HR. Darryl Hamilton had 2 hits including a 2 run HR while Mark Loretta got 2 hits as a sub in the game. Royals Vince Coleman had 3RBI’s on the day while Wally Joyner and Joe Randa each had 2 hits on the day.
Milwaukee 13 Kansas City 6

CURRENT RECORD 16-17

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May 8th 1995: Brewers win at Comiskey Park.
The Brewers outlasted the White Sox in a good game today to even their record on the season. Cal Eldred got his 5th win of the season despite having an average outing giving up 4ER in 6 innings. Ramon Garcia was solid in relief while Jesse Orosco got his 9th save of the season in a scoreless 9th. Darryl Hamilton lead the way with 3 hits a run, rbi, 2B and 2 stolen bases. Jeff Cirillo got 2 hits including a 2 run HR early. Dave Nilsson added 2 runs on 2 hits while Troy O’Leary got 3RBI’s on a triple. Jose Valentin hit a HR as well for the Crew. For the Sox Magglio Ordonez had 2 hits including a HR while Robin Ventura had 2 hits as well. Kirk McCaskill took the loss giving up 5ER in 4innings.
Milwaukee 8 Chicago 5

May 9th 1995: Jose DeLeon shutouts Brewers.
Jose DeLeon had the Brewers number only giving up 5 hits the entire game and never allowing more than 1 base runner in an inning. The only offense to speak of for the Brewers was Darryl Hamilton who had 2 hits and a SB from the lead off spot. Bobby Jones gave up 5ER in 6 2/3 innings while Scanlan pitched an inning and a third of scoreless relief. For the White Sox Ozzie Guillen added 3 hits and 2 runs on the day. Tim Raines added 2 hits and Mike Cameron had 2 RBI’s.
Chicago 5 Milwaukee 0

May 10th 1995: Brewers rule the day.
Angel Miranda picked up an easy win going 5 innings of 2run ball while Ramon Garcia pitched 4 scoreless innings and getting the 1st save for a Brewer other than Jesse Orosco in over a year. Jeff Cirillo lead the day with 3 hits and 3 runs. Dave Nilsson had 2 hits including a giant grand slam that broke the game open. Jose Valentin added a 2un run HR as well. For the White Sox Frank Thomas hit a 2 run HR while Julio Franco, Ozzie Guillen, and Magglio Ordonez each had 2 hits on the day. Alex Fernandez got the loss giving up 5ER in 3 1/3 inning.
Milwaukee 9 Chicago 2

May 11th 1995: Brewers continue hot may win against Central leading Indians at home.
Tom Brunansky came up big for the Crew today. The 35 year old hit a huge 2 run HR to put the Brewers ahead for good in what turned out to be a pitching duel. Indian Kenny Lofton was the only player in the game to have 2 hits. Chris Haney pitched 7 innings strong giving up just 3ER against the high powered offense while Al Reyes pitched a scoreless 8th and Jesse Orosco picked up his 10th save of the year. Dennis Martinez gave up 4 runs in the loss though only 2 of them were earned thanks inpart to a costly error by Omar Vizquel.
Milwaukee 4 Cleveland 3

May 12th 1995: HR’s help power Brewers to another win.
The Brewers got the pop in the bat here in may. BJ Surhoff hit a big 3 run HR and Tom Brunansky added another 2 run HR his second in as many days. Jose Valentin added 2 runs on 2hits while Mike Matheny playing at 1st got 2 RBI’s on 2 hits. Cal Eldred pitched well giving up 3ER in 6 innings He got his 6th win of the year. Graeme Lloyd continued to struggle giving up another run in an inning. Jesse Orosco put his ERA to under 0.90 as he collected another save. All the Indians runs were scored off HR’s Brian Giles had 2 HR’s in the game while Andres Gallaraga cracked a HR later on.
Milwaukee 7 Cleveland 4

May 13th 1995: Pitching feast on hitters. Brewers win in extra innings, sweep Indians!
April showers have brought may flowers, as the Brewers have quickly climbed near the top of the central. Thanks to a combination of hitting and like today great pitching. Bobby Jones started strong with 7 innings of 4 hit 1 run ball. Al Reyes pitched 2 scoreless innings and Bob Scanlan pitched a scoreless 10th which got him his 3rd win of the year already. Tom Brunansky got 3 hits on the day including the game winning RBI that scored Kevin Seitzer. Troy O’Leary added 3 hits as well for the Crew. Mike Matheny got a sac fly. Indians Jack Morris pitched 8 2/3 innings of 1 run ball to try and keep his Indians from getting swept. Andres Gallaraga and Kenny Lofton both got 2 hits.
Milwaukee 2 Cleveland 1 (10 innings)

CURRENT RECORD 21-18

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May 14th 1995: Brewers jump out early, cruise to victory at the Metrodome.
Teddy Higuera continues to turn back the clock as he pitched 6 innings of 1ER ball, and the Bullpen held up to give the Brewers a rather easy win. The Brewers offense was lead by BJ Surhoff who had 2 hits including a 2 run HR. Dave Nilsson added 2 runs on 2 hits today. Tom Brunansky added a pair of RBI’s while Jose Valentin and Darryl Hamilton both stole some bases. For the Twins Pedro Munoz and C Damian Miller both had 3 hits while David Ortiz had 2.
Milwaukee 7 Minnesota 3

May 15th 1995: Chris Haney gets rocked, Twins win.
Chris Haney had looked solid so far this year but today was just awful. Haney gave up 11 hits and 7ER on 3 1/3 innings. He was pelted all over the field. Ramon Garcia continued to pitch well going 3 2/3 innings of 1 run ball. The offense was ok today. Jeff Cirillo went 3 for 5 on the day. Tom Brunansky got 2 hits and 2 runs including his 5th HR of the season. C Dave Nilsson and Kevin Seitzer both had 2 hits. For the Twins, P Brad Radke pitched 8 strong innings giving up just 2ER. Pedro Munoz and Kevin Maas both went 3 for 5 and both had 2 run Home Runs.
Minnesota 8 Milwaukee 4

BREAKING NEWS: IF PAT LISTACH INJURED
In a trend that started last season, the dinks and the dings have started to mount. Bill Wegman started the season on the DL, Brian Hunter went on the 15 day and now Pat Listach joins him. Pat pulled a rib muscle and will have to sit out to let it heal. Duane Singleton who had been sent down to the minors to work on his eye will be brought back up in his place.

May 16th 1996: Brewers come alive late make the Comeback against Twins.
The Brewers offense looked abysmal through 4 innings only having 1 hit. For the 5th inning on they scored at least 1 run each time up to comeback from a 5-2 deficit. BJ Surhoff helped jump start the comeback with 3 hits 2 runs and an RBI. SS Vinny Castilla was 2-4 on the day looking solid at the plate. Duane Singleton getting the start provided 2 SAC FLY RBI’s. Jamie McAndrew got roughed up for 5ER in 5 2/3 inning. Graeme Lloyd picked up the win going 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Jesse Orosco got his 12th save in 12 chances. For the Twins Kevin Maas and Scott Stahoviak both got solo HR’s while David Ortiz and Pat Mears both had 2 hits on the day.
Milwaukee 6 Minnesota 5

May 18th 1996: Ace Eldred gets rocked again, lose badly.
Cal Eldred has had a rough start to the year. Cal Eldred gave up 6ER 10hits and 2BB in 5 1/3. Ramon Garcia didn’t fair any better giving up 3ER in 2 2/3 innings. The funny thing was that combined they struck out 11 A’s batters. Darryl Hamilton was the only Brewer of note as he scored 2 runs on a triple, walk, and stolen base. The Brewers were able to draw 6 walks on the day. For the A’s Gary Sheffield got 2 hits including a 3 run HR and scored 3 runs on the day. Mike Bordick added 3RBI’s on 2 hits while Ron Darling picked up the easy win.
Oakland 9 Milwaukee 5

May 19th 1996: Home Runs lead Brewers to victory in tight one.
Both pitching staffs were on today and the only difference was the long ball of the Brewers. Bobby Jones got the win going 6 innings giving up just 2ER. Doug Henry, Al Reyes, and Jesse Orosco all pitched scoreless innings with Orosco getting the save again. Tom Brunansky had the big 2 Run HR that put the Brewers ahead while Jose Valentin got 2 hits a double and a Solo HR. Darryl Hamilton had 2 hits and a walk from the leadoff spot. For the A’s Ricky Henderson got 2 hits including a rare leadoff HR in the 1st. Bobby Witt looked strong in the loss.
Milwaukee 3 Oakland 2

BREAKING NEWS: BREWERS CONTINUE TO FEEL INJURY BUG 2 BREWERS PUT ON DL.
The injury problems just wont go away. The day they get Brian Hunter back to the team they lose Jose Valentin. Jose hurt himself by Straining a muscle in his arm while at the plate yesterday. Now with him and Pat Listach on the 15 day DL they are forced to use Mark Loretta everyday. In his place Duane Singleton will continue to stay up on the roster. In addition pitcher Chris Haney pulled a leg muscle in his last start and will need a few weeks to recover.

May 20th 1996: 4 run 4th from the Crew help lead them to series win against Athletics.
The Brewers needed every run from the big 4 run 4th inning to win today against the tough Oakland team. Vinny Castilla and Troy O’Leary both had 2 hits on the day to lead the Crew but it was Tom Brunansky’s big 2RBI double in the 4th that started the big inning. Angel Miranda picked up the win his 5th of the season giving up 2ER in 6 innings. Al Reyes made the game close giving up a run in the 8th but solid Jesse Orosco once again was lights out in the 9th. Oakland hit the ball around as Damon Mashore, Jason Giambi, Terry Steinbach and Mike Bordick all had 2 hits on the day but they couldn’t string hits together.
Milwaukee 5 Oakland 3

CURRENT RECORD: 25-20

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May 21st 1995: Brewers win at County stadium with 7th inning comeback.
The Brewers kept it tight against the Yankees today despite Jimmy Key throwing a no hitter into the 6th inning. It wasn’t until the 7th that they got it rolling. The offense was lead by Mark Loretta getting 2 hits and 2 RBI’s. Jeff Cirillo got a hit and a RBI as well while Darryl Hamilton got a stolen base. Teddy Higuera gave up just 2ER in 6 innings. While Ramon Garcia went 2 hitless innings and Jesse Orosco closed the game out with his league leading 15th save. Jimmy Key pitched a CG game for the loss while Mike Stanley hit a HR and Don Mattingly got 2 hits as well.
Milwaukee 3 New York 2

May 22nd 1995: Brewers give up runs late, lose in extra innings to Yankees.
Jamie McAndrew looked like a stud today as he took a shutout till the 7th inning before finally giving up 1 run. Unfortunately young Al Reyes couldn’t get out of the 8th without giving up a run and finally Doug Henry lost the game in the 10th when he gave up a run. The Brewers offense was non existent except for Jeff Cirillo getting 3 hits on the day. For the Yankees Terry Mullholland pitched 9 innings of 2 run ball while Rod Beck picked up the save. Bernie Williams had 3 hits on the day including the game winning HR in the 10th.
New York 3 Milwaukee 2 (10 innings)

BREAKING NEWS: JOHN JAHA TRADED TO OAKLAND!
The Brewers had seen enough. Jaha has potential, John Jaha has power, except Jaha can’t hit. Last year Jaha batted under .200 against righties, and so far this year he was bating under .200 against both. They traded Jaha to Oakland for a different first basemen. Troy Neel. Neel has some power and has shown to be a lot better contact hitter. Neel will see some more AB’s here than in Oakland baking up McGwire.

May 23rd 1995: Brunansky had huge day, help lead Crew past Yanks.
The Brewers are sure glad they called Brunansky back up to the pros. Brunansky had 3 extra base hits on the day. He had 2 doubles and a HR while driving in 2 runs and scoring 2 runs himself to help lead the team to victory. Dave Nilsson also had 3 hits on the day including 2 doubles which was just enough offense to win. Cal Eldred pitched fairly well giving up 3ER in 6 innings while striking out 5. The Bullpen was perfect in 3 innings including Doug Henry who got the win and Jesse Orosco who got the save and put his ERA under 0.5 on the year. Mike Stanley had a 2 RBI single for the Yankees the lone highlight for them.
Milwaukee 4 New York 3

May 24th 1995: Entire Brewers get a hit and 4 go out of the park in route of Yanks.
The Brewers looked liked the playoff team they were in 94 today. The pitching was solid and the hitting was out of this world, as they took a deuce all over the Yankee’s pitching staff today. Vinny Castilla had 2 hits and 5RBI’s including a huge Grand Slam to lead the Brewers. Brian Hunter and Dave Nilsson each had 2 hits including HR’s. And in a welcome to Milwaukee game Newest Brewer added a HR as well. RF Tom Brunansky added 3 hits (for the 2nd day in a row) 2 runs and an RBI on the day as well. Pitcher Bobby Jones looked great in the win going 8 innings giving up just 2ER and striking out 5. Former Brewer Greg Vaughn hit a solo HR for the Yanks while Mike Stanley added a pair of hits. The Brewers are happy to take 3 out of 4 against the Yanks.
Milwaukee 13 New York 2

May 25th 1995: Brewers lose heartbreaker in 12 innings thanks to rare Orosco blown save.
The Brewers jumped out early scoring 4 runs in the first inning. In 11 more inning they only managed 2 runs and a handful of hits as the bats went silent. Angel Miranda looked great until the 6th where he ran into trouble giving up 3 runs in total he gave up 4ER. The Brewers had a 1 run lead in the bottom of the 10th but Jesse Orosco picked the worst time to give up his first blown save. And a couple innings later Al Reyes lost the game thanks to a 1 out Sac Fly. Troy Neel got 2 hits on the day including a big 2 run HR. BJ Surhoff and Brian Hunter were the only other Brewers who had 2 hits on the day as well. Shawn Green lead the Jays with 3 hits and 4 RBI’s. Roberto Alomar and Mike Sharperson had 3 hits a piece as well for the Jays.
Toronto 7 Milwaukee 6

May 26th 1995: Erubiel Durazo kills the Brewers by himself.
DH Erubiel Durazo single handedly killed the Brewers today in the Skydome. Durazo got 3 hits 2 runs and 2 big Home Runs. For the Crew they had their ups and downs. Ramon Garcia made a spot start giving up 4ER in 4 innings before getting pulled. Mike Ignasiak gave up 2ER before getting an out but then finished strong going 4 scoreless innings after that. Tom Brunansky led the offense getting 2 hits including his 8th HR of the year. Kevin Seitzer and Mark Loretta both had 2 hits and an RBI on the day. For the Jays Carlos Delgado hit a HR while Paul Molitor, Roberto Alomar, and Mike Sharperson had 2 hits a piece. Chris Carpenter picked up the win, Billy Koch got the save.
Toronto 6 Milwaukee 4

May 27th 1995: As injuries mount Brewers end up getting swept by lowly Blue Jays.
Woody Williams pitched lights out for the Blue Jays today going 8 scoreless innings before giving up a couple of run in the 9th, by then it was too late. Paul Wagner forced to make another spot start due to injuries in the staff gave up 5ER in 4 1/3 innings. Mark Kiefer got his first action in the majors since 1993 and did ok giving up an ER in 2 2/3 innings. Tom Brunansky was the only Brewer with 2 hits on the day while Dave Nilsson got the only RBI. Shannon Stewart, John Olerud, and Dick Schofield all hit HR’s for the jays while Roberto Alomar and Carlos Delgado both got 2 hits.
Toronto 6 Milwaukee 2

CURRENT RECORD 28-24

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May 28th 1995: Brewers get bats going, end losing streak against Royals.
Brian Hunter turned out to be a great pick up this season and showed it today getting 3 hits 3 runs 2RBI’s and a HR. CF Darryl Hamilton had 2 hits including an inside the park home run. Recent pick up Troy Neel got 2 hits and 2RBI’s on the day as well as the offense seemed to cook at times. Cal Eldred started off slow but ending up giving up just 2ER in 6 innings while picking up his 7th win of the year. Graeme Lloyd pitched 2 innings giving up just an unearned run. For the Royals Kevin Appier took the loss while RF Mark Carreon and SS Greg Gagne each had 2 hits on the day.
Milwaukee 7 Kansas City 3

May 29th 1995: Crew score 10 RUNS IN 1 INNING!!!! All kinds of records broken.
The Brewers offense did something no team in baseball history had done before. Every single Brewer in the 1-9 line up got at least 2 hits on the day. The Brewers also set a Franchise record for 10 runs in 1 inning and tied a record in scoring 17 runs. Dave Nilsson and Brian Hunter both had 4 hits, 3 runs, and a HR on the day. Brian added 5RBI’s while Nilsson added 3. Troy O’Leary had 3 hits including a HR and 2 RBI’s. Everyone’s stat line looked great in this one. Bobby Jones got the EASY win giving up 3ER in 7 2/3 innings while Mark Keifer cruised along to end the game. For the Royals Wally Joyner had 3 hits while Tom Goodwin and Johnny Damon both had HR’s. Royal pitcher Dave Swartzbaugh set records of his own giving up 10 hits and 9 runs in 1 inning of work.
Milwaukee 17 Kansas City 3

May 30th 1995: Brewers fall in a close good game against KC.
The Brewers and Royals went at each other all day between good pitching, clutch hitting, and great defensive plays. In the end it was Mark Gubizca’s solid 8 innings of pitching and Tom Gordon’s arm in the 9th that won it for the Royals. Tom Brunansky continues turn back the clock night getting 2 hits, 2 runs, and a HR. Mark Loretta got 2 hits as well. Angel Miranda took the loss despite only giving up 2ER in 6 innings. Bob Scanlan and Doug Henry both gave up a run in relief. For the Royals Mike Sweeney got 2 hits including a HR while Wally Joyner added a HR as well.
Kansas City 4 Milwaukee 3

BREAKING NEWS: ACE CAL ELDRED INJURED OUT FOR A MONTH.
In heartbreaking news the injuries just continue to pile up. It now seems that another key Brewer will be on the shelf for a while. Cal Eldred injured a ligament in his knee and will be out for up to a month. This hurts the already thin starting staff as three of their planned starters are on the DL in Chris Haney, Bill Wegman, and now Cal Eldred. It will be interesting who goes now in his place Paul Wagner has looked horrendous as a Brewer while Ramon looked bad in his first start last week.

May 31st 1995: Brewers end month on a real sour note.
May was a good month for the Crew but injuries seemed to have caught up with them in the last week or so. Today Teddy Higuera had his worst outing in his career. Teddy gave up 9ER and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings of work. The only positive was the bullpen pitched to just 1 hit in 2 2/3 inning. Troy Neel provided the only runs when he hit a 2 run HR in the first. Mike Matheny and Jeff Cirillo both had 2 hits on the day. The 1 thru 4 hitters all had 2 hits on the day for the Angels while Damion Easley, Chad Curtis, and Tim Salmon all hit HR’s.
California 9 Milwaukee 2

CURRENT RECORD: 30-26

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MLB IN MAY 1995 REVIEW

Standing as of May 31st, 1995

AL EAST
NY Yankees 32-21
Baltimore Orioles 28-27
Boston Red Sox 26-26
Toronto Blue Jays 21-33
Detroit Tigers 20-34

AL CENTRAL
Cleveland Indians 34-19
Chicago White Sox 31-23
Milwaukee Brewers 30-26
Minnesota Twins 22-32
Kansas City Royals 17-38

AL WEST
Seattle Mariners 33-22
Oakland Athletics 33-23
California Angels 31-24
Texas Rangers 22-32

NL EAST
Atlanta Braves 34-19
Montreal Expos 32-23
Philadelphia Phillies 28-26
NY Mets 26-29
Florida Marlins 25-31

NL CENTRAL
Houston Astros 34-24
Cincinnati Reds 30-23
Chicago Cubs 29-26
Pittsburgh Pirates 24-30
St. Louis Cardinals 25-32

NL WEST
SF Giants 29-26
LA Dodgers 30-28
Colorado Rockies 20-32
San Diego Padres 19-36

MILESTONES AND FEATS IN MAY

1500th Run: Paul Molitor (TOR)
2000th Strikeout: Frank Viola (BOS)
1000th Run: Don Mattingly (NYY)
800th SB: Tim Raines (CHW)
1000th RBI: TOM BRUNANSKY (MIL) *** CONGRATS TO BREWERS OWN***
200th Save: Mitch Williams (HOU)
20+GAME HITTING STREAKS: John Kruk (PHI), Brian Jordan (STL), Ivan Rodriguez (TEX)
Hit For Cycle: Chad Curtis (CAL) Juan Gonzalez (TEX)

MLB Leaderboards:
AVG: .377 Todd Helton (COL), .373 Frank Thomas (CHW), .371 Roberto Alomar (TOR)
2B: 25 Craig Biggio (HOU) 21 Brian McRae (BAL) 20 Jeff Bagwell (HOU)/Bernie Williams (NYY)
ERA: 1.75 Greg Maddux (ATL) 2.07 Randy Johnson (SEA) 2.25 Pete Schourek (CIN)
Hits: 85 Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) 83 Craig Biggio (HOU) 79 Tino Martinez (SEA)/Roberto Alomar (TOR)
HR: 27 Manny Ramirez (CLE) 19 Mark McGwire (OAK) 3 Players tied at 16
IP: 82 1/3 Greg Maddux (ATL) 80 Jim Abbott (NYY) 79 2/3 Ramon Martinez (LAD)
OPS: 1.233 Manny Ramirez (CLE) 1.203 Jeff Bagwell (HOU) 1.152 Frank Thomas (CHW)
RBI: 71 Manny Ramirez (CLE) 55 Rafael Palmiero (BAL) 54 Juan Gonzalez (TEX)
Runs: 58 Manny Ramirez (CLE) 51 Brian Giles (CLE) 3 Players tied at 48
Saves: 19 John Wetteland (MON) 16 Jesse Orosco (MIL) 13 Rafael Bettencourt (CLE)/Rod Beck (NYY)
SB: 21 Delino DeShields (LAD) 18 Darryl Hamilton (MIL) 17 Otis Nixon (BOS)/Tom Goodwin (KC)
Strikeouts: 86 Randy Johnson (SEA) 80 Greg Maddux (ATL) 76 Roger Clemens (BOS)
3B: 7 Brian McRae (BAL) 6 Jose Valentin (BOS)/Kenny Lofton (CLE)
Walks: 68 Frank Thomas (CHW) 67 Barry Bonds (SFG) 56 Mark McGwire (OAK)
Wins: 10 Greg Maddux (ATL) 9 Randy Johnson (SEA) 8 Sid Fernandez(BAL)/Andy Pettite (NYY)

1995 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Cirillo, Jeff             MIL   57  .295   207   61  14   2   4   23   17    0   1   30   22  .440  .368
Castilla, Vinny           MIL   55  .288   198   57   8   1  11   14   29    0   0   34   46  .505  .326
Nilsson, Dave             MIL   54  .293   198   58   7   0   9   21   28    0   0   32   35  .465  .359
Hamilton, Darryl          MIL   48  .293   184   54   8   3   3   23   17   18   9   30   15  .418  .373
Surhoff, B.J.             MIL   49  .286   161   46   8   3   3   11   15    3   1   20   23  .429  .322
Valentin, Jose            MIL   43  .278   151   42  12   3   8   14   33    6   3   25   17  .556  .341
O'Leary, Troy             MIL   47  .229   131   30   7   3   4   17   21    2   1   18   20  .420  .307
Hunter, Brian             MIL   40  .305   128   39  13   1   5    9   22    0   0   19   22  .539  .345
Brunansky, Tom            MIL   36  .306   121   37   6   2   9   14   18    0   0   28   28  .612  .374
Seitzer, Kevin            MIL   46  .307   114   35   9   0   0   12   14    0   0   17   12  .386  .366
Loretta, Mark             MIL   35  .257    70   18   3   0   0   13    9    0   2    5    5  .300  .376
Listach, Pat              MIL   24  .236    55   13   4   0   0    5    7    3   4    6    2  .309  .300
Neel, Troy                MIL   32  .340    53   18   3   1   3    9   12    0   0    7   17  .604  .422
Matheny, Mike             MIL   23  .214    42    9   2   0   0    6   10    0   0    3    6  .262  .294
Mieske, Matt              MIL   16  .214    28    6   1   0   1    2   10    0   1    4    5  .357  .250
Singleton, Duane          MIL   12  .056    18    1   0   0   0    2    8    0   0    0    3  .056  .136
Diaz, Eddy                MIL    6  .125     8    1   0   0   0    1    2    0   0    1    0  .125  .222

1995 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Jones, Bobby              MIL   78.1  4.37   12  12   6   4   0   49   21 13.10
Miranda, Angel            MIL   70.0  3.60   12  12   5   4   0   48   30 12.60
Eldred, Cal               MIL   69.2  5.81   12  12   7   4   0   47   31 14.34
McAndrew, Jamie           MIL   39.1  4.35   10   4   1   0   0   20   17 13.73
Haney, Chris              MIL   35.1  5.09    6   6   3   2   0   20    9 13.25
Garcia, Ramon             MIL   34.2  3.38   14   1   2   1   1   24   15 11.42
Higuera, Teddy            MIL   30.1  5.64    5   5   1   3   0   23   14 13.95
Wagner, Paul              MIL   24.2  7.66    5   5   0   4   0   14   13 16.05
Henry, Doug               MIL   24.0  3.38   21   0   1   2   0   24   10 11.63
Scanlan, Bob              MIL   23.2  3.42   19   0   3   0   0    7    7 11.03
Reyes, Al                 MIL   23.1  3.09   16   0   0   1   0   21    5  6.94
Lloyd, Graeme             MIL   23.1  4.63   18   0   1   1   0    9    8 12.73
Orosco, Jesse             MIL   18.0  1.00   17   0   0   0  16   12    4  6.50
Kiefer, Mark              MIL    5.2  1.59    3   0   0   0   0    4    0  4.76
Ignasiak, Mike            MIL    4.2  7.71    2   0   0   0   0    2    1 15.43

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June 1st 1995: Brewers pitching looks horrid in big loss to Angels.
Jamie McAndrew had a rough day only going 5 innings and giving up 5ER. That was bad enough but then Graeme Lloyd proceeded to give up 4 more runs in 1 inning at which point the game was over. Jeff Cirillo had a good day getting 3 hits and 2 runs as well as hitting a HR. Vinny Castilla also added a 2 run HR on the day while Darryl Hamilton got his 20th SB of the year. Royce Clayton was great in the leadoff spot for the Angels going 3 for 3 with 2 walks 2 stolen bases and 3 runs. Damion Easley from the 2 spot added 2HR’s and 5RBI’s on the day. Mark Langston picked up his 8th win of the season for California.
California 10 Milwaukee 5

June 2nd 1995: Brewers just have enough in them to win.
Ramon Garcia got his 2nd start of the season and looked like a potential man in the rotation. Garcia went six strong innings giving up just 1ER while Striking out 6. Al Reyes let the Angels back into the game giving up 2ER in 2 innings but Orosco got the save in a scoreless 9th. Dave Nilsson got 3 hits on the day including a triple and an RBI with a run scored. Darryl Hamilton had 2 hits from the leadoff spot while Tom Brunansky blasted his 10th HR of the year. Chad Curtis, Darrin Fletcher both had 2 hits on the day while Garrett Anderson added 2 RBI’s.
Milwaukee 5 California 3

June 3rd 1995: Brewers look awful in all aspects get hammered.
The Brewers were awful from the plate, they were awful from the mound. They were probably doing bad at taking showers after the game. The Brewers offense consisted of 2 hits from BJ Surhoff and hit, stolen base, and RBI from Darryl Hamilton. Bobby Jones started strong but fell apart in the 4th Jones ended up giving up 6ER in 5 innings. Mike Ignasiak gave up 4ER in 3 innings and Mark Keifer gave up a run in an inning. Phil Leftwhich pitched 8 strong innings of 4 hit 1 run ball. Royce Clayton and Tim Salmon both hit 3 run HR’s while Garrett Anderson added 3 hits including a 2 run HR.
California 11 Milwaukee 1

June 4th 1995: Big Home Runs power Brewers past rival Twins.
The Brewers pitching staff looked a lot better today. Angel Miranda got the win today going 6 innings giving up 2ER and striking out 6 as well. The Bullpen didn’t give up a run and Jesse Orosco got his 18th save of the season. DH Brian Hunter had 2 hits including a huge go ahead HR. Dave Nilsson also added a 2 run monster shot his 10th of the year. BJ Surhoff got 2 hits on the day as well. For the twins what is normally the case Brad Radke pitched well but not well enough in the loss. Twins 2B Chip Hale had 3 hits while Scott Stahoviak added 2 hits on the day.
Milwaukee 4 Minnesota 2

June 5th 1995: Bats go off against Twins for 10 runs and a win.
The Brewers bats were alive all over the line up. Dave Nilsson got 3 hits including a HR for the second day in a row and 3 RBI’s to lead the way. Darryl Hamilton, Kevin Seitzer, and Jeff Cirillo all got 2 hits for the Crew. BJ Surhoff hit a big 3 run Home Run while Tom Brunansky added a 2 run shot his 11th of the Season. Teddy Higuera got the win despite giving up 6ER in 6 innings. Jesse Orosco got the save as usual. For the Twins David Ortiz and Damian Miller both had 2 hits and a HR each, Miller’s was a 3 run shot. Eric Milton took the loss giving up 7ER in just 4 2/3 innings.
Milwaukee 10 Minnesota 7

BREAKING NEWS: DAVE NILSSON INJURED OUT FOR 2 WEEKS.
Just as they get Jose Valentin back they loose their All Star Catcher. In what has been a theme for the Brewers in the last 2 seasons is injuries. Dave will be out 2 weeks with a Broken finger. It will be interesting to see just how long the Brewers can hold on with all these injuries. Maybe they should invest some more in medical expenses!!!!!

June 6th 1995: Welcome back Jose Valentin, gets 2HR’s helps sweeps Twins.
The Brewers were glad to get Jose Valentin back even more so with the injury to Dave Nilsson. Jose got 2 big solo HR’s the proved to be the difference in todays game. Brian Hunter also added his 7th HR of the season today. SS Vinny Castilla got 2 hits and 2 RBI’s as well. Ramon Garcia had some trouble giving up 4R in 4 1/3 innings today in his 3rd start in the rotation. Doug Henry and Graeme Lloyd pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings while Jesse Orosco got his 20th save of the season. For the Twins Eric Anthony and Kevin Maas each had HR’s while David Ortiz had 2 hits on the day. Kevin Tapani took the loss.
Milwaukee 6 Minnesota 4

BREWER DRAFT PICKS FOR 1995:
1st Round: 3B Eric Chavez (60/84)
~Batted above .400 as a Junior and hit 19HR in 37 games as a senior.~
CF Aaron Rowand (61/81)
~4 year starter in HS with a .362AVG for his HS career.~
SP Jake Westbrook (52/85)
~Went a combined 12-3 as a junior and senior with a 2.00ERA
SS Adam Everett (49/82)
~Batted .364 as a senior with a 1.034OPS
RP Colter Bean (47/86)
~Career 2.84ERA in High School, averaged over 11k/9
SP Adam Eaton (48/85)
~Career record of 24-10 with 276K’s as a High Schooler

CURRENT RECORD: 34-28

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June 8th 1995: Indians roll over the Brewers, Crew lose by 10 runs.
The Indians can bat and bat they did. Bobby Jones gave up 6ER in 5 innings. Mark Keifer gave up 4ER in 1 2/3 innings. Al Reyes gave up 2 runs in 2/3 innings. It was bad all around as the offense wasn’t much better. Troy Neel was the only Brewer with 2 hits on the day. Vinny Castilla got a hit and walked twice, while Pat Listach, and Mark Loretta got pinch hits. For Cleveland Jim Thome had a 4 hits day with a HR and 3 RBI’s. Andres Gallaraga had 3 hits including 2 HR’s while Brian Giles and Omar Vizquel each had 3 hits on the day as well. Mike Moore got the win giving up just 1ER in 7 2/3 innings.
Cleveland 12 Milwaukee 2

June 9th 1995: Jack Morris takes no hitter into the 7th. Indians win again.
The Brewers have had a hard time this series getting a hit. It wasn’t until 1 out in the 7th before the Brewers even got a hit. By then the game was over. Angel Miranda looked great for 5 innings but couldn’t get an out in the sixth giving up 3 runs in a row. CF Darryl Hamilton drew 3 walks and got a sac fly RBI on the day. Once again most the hits came from pinch hitters as Kevin Seitzer and Mike Matheny both got pinch hits. For the Indians Albert Belle and Andres Gallaraga each got 2 hits while Sandy Alomar got a 2 run HR. Rafael Bettencourt got the save.
Cleveland 6 Milwaukee 3

June 10th 1995: Brewers make late inning comeback avoid sweep.
In a must win, the Brewers did just that. With just enough hitting and solid pitching late The Brewers fought their way back to victory. For the Brewers Darryl Hamilton, Jeff Cirillo, Jose Valentin, and BJ Surhoff all had 2 hits on the day. Valentin also had a HR, but no hit was bigger than Kevin Seitzers pinch hit game winning RBI in the top of the 9th. Chris Haney returned to the mound today and looked great getting 7K’s in 7 innings while only giving up 3ER. Al Reyes picked up the win while Doug Henry got his 1st save of his career thanks to Orosco having injured his finger and being out for a few days. For the Indians Andres Gallaraga had 3 hits and a 2 run HR for the series he went 8 for 12 with 3HR’s and 9RBI’s.
Milwaukee 4 Cleveland 3

June 11th 1995: Walk off Home Run from Troy O’Leary, Brewers win in 10.
The Brewers relied on the bat of one man today while trying to keep up with the Tigers. Jeff Cirillo went 4 for 4 from the plate with a walk, a double, a run and an RBI. But it was the pinch hit of Troy O’Leary that won the game. With the game tied and 1 out in the bottom of the 10th Jeff Cirillo singled and then youngster Troy O’Leary came to the plate and delivered a monster 444Ft HR to win it, It was Troy’s 5th HR of the year. Jamie McAndrew pitched six strong innings of 3 run ball in the ND. Graeme Lloyd pitched a solid 7th but Ramon Garcia got the win with 3 scoreless innings in relief. For the Tigers Felix Jose, Mickey Tettleton, and Scott Livingston all had 2 hits on the day, while David Wells pitched a strong 6 2/3 innings of 3 run ball in a ND as well.
Milwaukee 5 Detroit 3 (10 innings)

June 12th 1995: Brewers make big comeback win again in extra innings.
The Brewers were down by 2 in the 9th but cameback with 2 outs to tie it up, then with some lights out pitching finally got a chance to win and were helped by a walk off double from Pat Listach to score Jose Valentin to get the win. Jose had a great day from the plate collecting 3 hits including a big 3 run HR to start a comeback. Darryl Hamilton had 3 hits, 3 runs, and a 2 run HR in the 9th to tie it up and send it to extra innings. Troy Neel and Jeff Cirillo both had 2 hits on the day. Bobby Jones pitched 6 innings giving up 4ER in the no decision, Paul Wagner continued to struggle giving up 3ER in 1 2/3 innings. Al Reyes pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings while Bob Scanlan picked up his 4th win of the year by pitching 2 hitless innings late. For the Tigers Bobby Higginson had 2 hits including a HR while Mickey Tettleton had 2 hits as well.
Milwaukee 8 Detroit 7 (12 innings)

BREAKING NEWS: ANGEL MIRANDA OUT FOR YEAR!!!!
It turns out that after the last outing Angel Miranda injured his leg seriously with a Torn knee ligament. Angel Miranda will be out for nearly a year with this injury. Because of this the Brewers are definitely looking for Bill Wegman and Cal Eldred’s return in a few weeks, and they might need to trade for depth in the pitching staff.

SIDE NOTE: COME ON! THESE INJURIES ARE GETTING REDICULOUS.
Dave Nilsson, Jose Valentin, Cal Eldred, Bill Wegman, Angel Miranda, Chris Haney all have been or are out for a considerable amount of time. If these guys were healthy we would definitely be near the league lead.

June 13th 1995: Teddy Higuera pitches game of life, 1 hit, 1 walk CG Shutout of Tigers.
The Brewers finished off the sweep of the struggling Tigers today with Teddy Higuera looking like the greatest player of all time. Teddy pitched a CG shutout that only led to 2 base runners the hole game while striking out 6. The Offense didn’t score a lot of runs but got their hits and enough runs to win. 3B Jeff Cirillo and RF Tom Brunansky each got 3 hits on the day. Jose Valentin added 2 hits and 2RBI’s while Troy Neel added 2 hits as well. For the Tigers Travis Fryman got the only hit.
Milwaukee 4 Detroit 0

CURRENT RECORD: 38-30

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June 15th 1995: Brewers comeback isn’t quite enough lose heartbreaker.
The Brewers went into the 9th against the White Sox down 6 to 2 before getting into gear. Unfortunately it wasn’t quite enough as they fell 6-5. Vinny Castilla lead the comeback getting 2 hits on the day including a big HR his team leading 13th HR of the year as well as 2R and 2RBI’s. 5 other Brewers got a hit but failed to do any damage. Darryl Hamilton struck out 3 times on the day. Chris Haney had a rough outing giving up 5ER in 6 innings while Paul Wagner gave up 1ER in 2 innings of relief. For the Sox Mike Cameron and Julio Franco both got 2 hits including a HR a piece. Pitcher Scott Sanderson picked up his 9th win of the year.
Chicago 6 Milwaukee 5

June 16th 1996: White Sox have perfect game in all aspects crush Crew.
The Brewers looked like a minor league team today. The White Sox pitchers pitched a combined 5 hit shut out while the hitting was even better. The 1 thru 5 hitters of the Sox all had 2 hits on the day while the 6 thru 9 hitters each got a hit as well. For the Brewers only the 1-2 hitters did anything Jeff Cirillo and Darryl Hamilton each had 2 hits on the day while Kevin Seitzer got the only other Brewer hit. Jamie McAndrew got shelled giving up 6 ER in 4 2/3 innings. The Bullpen did well giving up 1 ER in 3 1/3 innings.
Chicago 7 Milwaukee 0

June 17th 1995: Jack McDowell shutouts Brewers, second day Brewers go scoreless in a row.
The Brewers bats were silent again today as McDowell pitched a CG shutout of the Brewers. McDowell tied his career high with 12K’s. He only gave up 5 hits and 2 walks. Troy O’Leary did the best for the Crew getting a hit and a walk on the day. Ramon Garcia got 4ER in 3 2/3 innings making the start for the now injured Angel Miranda. Paul Wagner pitched well giving up just 1ER in 3 1/3 innings of Relief. Robin Ventura lead the sox with 3 hits and 3RBI’s on the day. Tim Raines and Magglio Ordonez each had 2 hits on the day.
Chicago 6 Milwaukee 0

June 18th 1995: Brewers scoreless streak ends at 25 innings… barely. Bobby Jones pitches shutout.
The Brewers looked like it might go a Franchise tying 3 straight games without getting a run but finally in the seventh after a lead off double by Jose Valentin and a sac bunt by Pat Listach, Darryl Hamilton hit a sac fly to the outfield scoring the only run of the game. Bobby Jones played a CG shutout giving up just 4 hits and a walk. Jose Valentin had 3 hits on the day including a 2B and a 3B. Kevin Seitzer got 2 hits on the day as well. Tony Mounce pitched great but took the loss giving up the lone run of the game in 7 innings.
Milwaukee 1 Kansas City 0

June 19th 1995: Brewers bats power past Royals.
The Brewers bats which had been awful for the past week broke out in a big way today as The Brewers won against the lowly Royals. Tom Brunansky had 2 hits on the day including a triple to lead the way. 1B Troy Neel had 2 hits as well on the day. Jose Valentin had 2 runs on the day including a solo Home Run while Brian Hunter added a 2 run HR as well. Darryl Hamilton drew 2 walks and got a run as well on the day. Teddy Higuera got the win despite giving up 4ER in 6 innings. Doug Henry went 2 scoreless innings in relief while Jesse Orosco got his 21st save. For Kansas City Joe Randa got 3 hits while Mike Sweeney, Shane Halter, and Tom Goodwin each added 2 hits as well. Jeff D’Amico got shelled for all 7ER in 5 2/3 innings in the loss.
Milwaukee 7 Kansas City 4

June 20th 1995: Three big Home Runs lead comeback, sweep of Royals.
The Brewers were down 6 to 4 going into the bottom of the 8th when Milwaukee made yet another comeback on the season getting 3 runs and getting the eventual win. The Brewers bats had pop all day. Troy Neel delivered 3 hits today in another stellar pefromance. Jose Valentin got 2 hits including a big solo shot his team leading 14th HR of the year. C BJ Surhoff added 2 hits with 2 big RBI’s on the day. The Biggest hits though came from Jeff Cirillo and Troy O’Leary’s HR’s each hitting their 6th HR of the season. Chris Haney went 6 innings giving up 5ER in the No Decision. Call Up Mike Ignasiak got the win pitching 2 innings giving up 1ER while Jesse Orosco got the save. For the Royals Joe Randa, Mike Sweeney, Luis Sojo, and Shane Halter all got 2 hits on the day.
Milwaukee 7 Kansas City 6

CURRENT RECORD: 41-33

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June 22nd 1995: Jack McDowell does something NO ONE not even Cy Young himself has done before.
Jack McDowell got his own piece of history today. Jack McDowell is the first pitcher ever to throw 2 straight 2shutouts against the same team not once but twice in his career. About 1 year ago from today Jack McDowell had done something only a pitcher or two have done before and that is pitch 2 straight shutouts in 2 straight starts against the same team, well against the very same team he has done it again. Getting his 2nd shutout in less than a week. Jack McDowell has truly been a Brewer killer. Jeff Cirillo was the only Brewer to get 2 hits on the day. Bill Wegman would have been the story of the game as he started for the first time in over 14months. Wegman struggled early and finished with 5ER in 5 innings with a K. Paul Wagner looked good giving up 1ER in 4 innings. For the Sox Tim Raines, Frank Thomas, Robin Ventura, Geronimo Pena, and Ozzie Guillen all had 2 hits on the day.
Chicago 6 Milwaukee 0

June 23rd 1995: Great game from Bobby Jones and solid hitting from bottom of the order helps Crew win.
Bobby Jones pitched a great game in a must win for the Brewers, he went 8 1/3 innings and gave up just 2ER while striking out 8. Graeme Lloyd came in and nearly lost the game allowing Orosco to get a 1 out save today. Vinny Castilla caught fire today getting 3 hits 2 runs and a Solo HR. Tom Brunansky was not far behind getting 2 hits 2 runs and a 2 run HR his 12th of the season. Troy O’Leary added 2 RBI’s as well. For the Sox Jason Bere did 6 innings of 6ER ball for the loss. Frank Thomas and Rich Wilkins each got HR’s while Tim Raines got 2 hits on the day as well.
Milwaukee 6 Chicago 4

June 24th 1995: Brewers make big 8th inning comeback win series against White Sox.
The Brewers were down 5-2 going into the bottom of the 8th when Milwaukee caught fire and scored 4 runs to take the lead before Orosco came in and got his 24th Save on the season. Cal Eldred made his return after an injury and did fairly well giving up 3ER in 6 innings in the No Decision. Bob Scanlan got his 5th win out of the Bullpen despite giving up 2ER in just 2 innings. Mark Loretta went 3 for 4 with 2RBI’s and a 2B. C Dave Nilsson who also was returning from got 2 hits, 2 runs, and 2RBI’s on the day. Jose Valentin and Troy O’Leary both had 2 hits on the day as well. For the Sox Magglio Ordonez and Dan Pasqua both hit HR’s while Rich Wilkins got a pair of hits.
Milwaukee 6 Chicago 5

BREAKING NEWS: BILL WEGMAN GETS INJURED AS OFTEN AS WILT CHAMBERLIN GETS LAID!!!!
Well maybe Bill’s career just needs to be shutdown. A few years ago Bill Wegman was a potential ace to the staff over the last 2 years he has been put on the DL for an extended period of time 3 times now as he Broke his leg in a freak accident stumbling down the stairs. Wegman might be out the rest of the year. The Brewers signed Wegman at the start of the last year to a 3 year deal and since signing that deal he pitched in 3 spring training games and 1 regular season game. Way to go Bill you bum.

BREAKING NEWS: BREWERS GIVE EXTENSION DEALS TO MULTIPLE PLAYERS!
The Brewers resigned some key talent to extension deals today. Former AL ROY IF Pat Listach signed a 3 year 630,000 dollar deal to stay in Milwaukee (210k/yr). RP Bob Scanlan signed a 4 year 1.68 million dollar deal (420k/yr) Bob is expected to get a chance to close if Jesse Orosco asks for a sizeable raise next year. And the biggest resigning of all was that of IF power hitter Vinny Castilla who signed a 4 year 6.4 million dollar deal (1.6mil/yr). These signings might help pave the way for a team to contend for the playoffs for the next few years.

June 26th 1995: Brewers bats lead the way against AL West leading Mariners.
The Brewers bats got back to its potential today in a 9-5 win that was more lopsided than the final score. Darryl Hamilton got 4 hits and 2 runs from the lead off spot. Old man Tom Brunansky got 3 hits including a 3 run HR to run his season total up to 13. 3B Jeff Cirillo added 2 hits and 2 RBI’s on the day as well. Chris Haney picked up his 4th win of the year going 7 innings and giving up 3ER. Ramon Garcia gave up 2 runs in the 9th to make the game a little closer. For Seattle Ken Griffey added 2 home runs while Ichiro Suzuki had 3 hits on the game as well.
Milwaukee 9 Seattle 5

June 27th 1995: Brian Hunter goes wild help leads comeback against Seattle.
The Brewers were down 5 to 1 in the top of the 7th when the coach sent in Brian Hunter to pinch hit at DH. He took the first pitch and sent it 400 feet into the stands for a 3 run HR then down in the 9th with 1 out and 2 on board he cranked out a 415 foot bomb to center field for his 2nd 3 run HR to help the Brewers take the lead. 2 AB, 2HR, and 6RBI’s not a bad outing as he now has 10 bombs on the year. C Dave Nilsson added 3 hits while Mark Loretta and Troy Neel each added 2 hits as well. Darryl Hamilton scored 2 runs from the leadoff with a 2walks and a hit. Teddy Higuera had a rough outing again giving up 5ER in 5 2/3 innings. Paul Wagner got his first win of the season while Orosco got his 25th save of the season. For the Mariners Ichiro Suzuki had 3 hits again on the day while Raul Ibanez and Rich Amaral each had 2 hits as well.
Milwaukee 7 Seattle 6

June 28th 1995: Big unit being Big Unit.
Randy Johnson brought his A game and prevented the Brewer sweep today. Randy Johnson tied his career high striking out 14 Brewer batters in just 7 1/3 innings and giving up a lone run. Jeff Cirillo was the only Brewer on the day to get 2 hits while Jose Valentin and Darryl Hamilton each got a hit and a stolen base with Darryl Hamilton scoring the lone run off Jose Valentin’s hit. Bobby Jones pitched well until the 7th he ended up going 6 innings giving up 3ER, and taking the loss. Al Reyes gave up 2 runs in 2 innings. For Seattle Ichiro Suzuki got 2 hits 2 runs and even hit a rare 2 run HR from the lead off spot.
Seattle 5 Milwaukee 1

June 29th 1995: Lightning doesn’t strike for a third time, as Crew figure out McDowell
For the third straight start in a row Jack McDowell went up against the Brewers, this time the Brewers got to him and got to him early as McDowell only lasted 4 innings giving up 5ER. Jeff Cirillo was a perfect 4-4 from the plate with a run 2RBI’s a 2B and a 3B. Vinny Castilla added 3 hits and a pair of RBI’s. While RF Tom Brunansky added 2 runs on 2 hits as well. Cal Eldred looked great today giving up just 1ER and going six innings strong. The Bullpen was perfect for 3 innings of relief. For the Sox Jose Hernandez was the only one to get 2 hits and got the lone RBI which scored Frank Thomas.
Milwaukee 6 Chicago 1

June 30th: Brewers end a hot month with a win against the Sox, hot on their heels now.
The Brewers put together a second strong month in a row and are now neck and neck with the Sox in the race for the Wild Card. Mark Loretta had a huge day from the 8 spot 2 hits scoring 3 runs and hitting his 1st HR of the year. C Dave Nilsson added his 12th HR of the year a big 3 run HR. Jeff Cirillo continues to tear it up getting 2 hits on the day as well. Chris Haney picked up the win giving up 3ER in 6 innings while Paul Wagner pitched the last 2 innings giving up 1 run. For the Sox the starting pitching had troubles again as Alex Fernandez gave up 6ER in 4 1/3 innings. Tim Raines had 4 hits and 3 RBI’s from the lead off spot. Frank Thomas had a HR and 3 hits on the day while Robin Ventura had a HR as well on a 2 hit day.
Milwaukee 8 Chicago 5

CURRENT RECORD 47-35 (1/2 GB IN WILD CARD TO SOX)

Next up MLB IN JUNE REVIEW

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BREAKING NEWS: BILL WEGMAN GETS INJURED AS OFTEN AS WILT CHAMBERLIN GETS LAID!!!!

BREAKING NEWS: BREWERS GIVE EXTENSION DEALS TO MULTIPLE PLAYERS!

Hopefully those extensions don't come back to haunt you with further injuries. What are the player's health ratings?

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MLB IN REVIEW (JUNE 1995)

AL EAST
NY Yankees 53-28
Boston Red Sox 39-41
Baltimore Orioles 39-43
Toronto Blue Jays 31-51
Detroit Tigers 30-51

AL CENTRAL
Cleveland Indians 53-27
Chicago White Sox 47-34
Milwaukee Brewers 47-35
Minnesota Twins 33-50
KC Royals 25-57

AL WEST
Seattle Mariners 50-32
California Angels 46-35
Oakland Athletics 45-39
Texas Rangers 33-48

NL EAST
Atlanta Braves 52-28
Montreal Expos 47-35
Philadelphia Phillies 43-37
NY Mets 40-42
Florida Marlins 39-43

NL CENTRAL
Houston Astros 50-35
Cincinnati Reds 43-38
Chicago Cubs 40-42
Pittsburgh Pirates 39-42
St. Louis Cardinals 34-50

NL WEST
LA Dodgers 49-35
SF Giants 43-39
Colorado Rockies 27-53
San Diego Padres 27-54

MILESTONES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN JUNE
300th HR: Joe Carter (PHI), Jose Canseco (TEX), Mark McGwire (OAK), Tom Brunansky (MIL) ***CONGRATS***
1000th Run: Kirk Gibson (DET), Kent Hrbek (PIT)
1000th RBI: Ryan Sandberg (SDP), Paul Molitor (DET)
2000th Hit: Julio Franco (CHW)
200th Save: Jesse Orosco (MIL) ***CONGRATS***
300th Save: Tom Henke (TEX)
25+ Game Hitting Streaks: Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
20+ Game Hitting Streaks: Todd Zeille (ATL), Kevin Millar (FLA)

Half Season Candidates for MVP/CY YOUNG

AL MVP Candidates
1B Frank Thomas (CHW) .381AVG, 19HR, 60RBI, 60R, 1.224OPS
OF Manny Ramirez (CLE) .321AVG, 33HR, 93RBI, 84R, 1.118OPS
OF Brian Giles (CLE) .313AVG, 28HR, 81RBI, 83R, 1.056OPS
3B Jim Thome (CLE) .328AVG, 26HR, 72RBI, 72R, 1.101OPS
OF Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA) .281AVG, 26HR, 73RBI, 60R, .951OPS

AL CY YOUNG Candidates
Roger Clemens (BOS) 8-4 2.34ERA 129K .198BAA
Randy Johnson (SEA) 11-1 2.67ERA 118K .203BAA
Jim Abbott (NYY) 11-1 3.22ERA 74K .245BAA
Andy Pettitte (NYY) 12-2 3.81ERA 76K .275BAA
Mike Mussina (BAL) 5-4 2.64ERA 94K .232BAA

NL MVP Candidates
1B Todd Helton (COL) .355AVG, 22HR, 76RBI, 73R, 1.123OPS
1B Jeff Bagwell (HOU) .335AVG, 22HR, 62RBI, 59R, 1.192OPS
OF Sammy Sosa (CHC) .265AVG, 27HR, 68RBI, 57R, .952OPS
OF Larry Walker (MON) .327AVG, 12HR, 41RBI, 52R, .995OPS
OF Barry Bonds (SFG) .272AVG, 17HR, 61RBI, 70R, 1.006OPS

NL CY YOUNG Candidates
Greg Maddux (ATL) 12-4 2.29ERA 107K .189BAA
Pedro Martinez (MON) 7-2 2.78ERA 91K .207BAA
John Smoltz (ATL) 8-2 3.10ERA 100K .198BAA
Curt Schilling (PHI) 6-5 3.08ERA 110K .251BAA
Greg Swindell (HOU) 10-4 3.45ERA 109K .230BAA

1995 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Cirillo, Jeff             MIL   83  .317   300   95  19   4   6   30   27    0   1   41   33  .467  .379
Castilla, Vinny           MIL   80  .277   282   78  12   2  14   22   42    0   0   45   57  .482  .325
Hamilton, Darryl          MIL   74  .301   276   83  14   4   4   42   35   25  13   50   25  .424  .387
Nilsson, Dave             MIL   66  .298   242   72  12   2  12   24   37    0   0   41   49  .512  .356
Surhoff, B.J.             MIL   72  .253   225   57   9   3   4   15   18    3   2   25   29  .373  .293
Valentin, Jose            MIL   64  .280   225   63  15   5  14   19   50    9   4   40   28  .578  .337
Hunter, Brian             MIL   66  .264   201   53  15   1  10   18   46    0   0   31   34  .498  .317
Brunansky, Tom            MIL   62  .269   201   54   9   3  13   24   35    0   0   40   43  .537  .342
O'Leary, Troy             MIL   71  .247   186   46  10   3   6   29   30    2   1   30   32  .430  .333
Seitzer, Kevin            MIL   67  .289   159   46  11   0   0   15   19    0   1   18   15  .358  .343
Neel, Troy                MIL   53  .294   126   37   6   1   3   14   27    0   0    9   20  .429  .357
Loretta, Mark             MIL   50  .291   103   30   4   1   1   17   15    2   2   12   10  .379  .393
Listach, Pat              MIL   38  .247    81   20   7   0   0    6   15    3   5    8    4  .333  .299
Matheny, Mike             MIL   30  .216    51   11   2   0   0    6   10    0   0    4    6  .255  .283
Mieske, Matt              MIL   22  .206    34    7   1   0   1    4   12    0   1    4    5  .324  .275
Singleton, Duane          MIL   12  .056    18    1   0   0   0    2    8    0   0    0    3  .056  .136
Diaz, Eddy                MIL    6  .125     8    1   0   0   0    1    2    0   0    1    0  .125  .222

1995 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Jones, Bobby              MIL  116.2  4.55   18  18   8   7   0   83   27 12.27
Eldred, Cal               MIL   81.2  5.40   14  14   8   4   0   55   38 14.11
Miranda, Angel            MIL   81.0  3.89   14  14   6   5   0   56   38 13.11
Haney, Chris              MIL   67.1  5.21   11  11   5   3   0   41   16 13.23
Higuera, Teddy            MIL   57.0  5.37    9   9   4   3   0   40   22 12.32
Garcia, Ramon             MIL   55.2  3.88   20   4   4   2   1   35   27 12.77
McAndrew, Jamie           MIL   55.0  5.40   13   7   1   2   0   28   25 14.89
Wagner, Paul              MIL   40.0  6.53   11   5   1   4   0   28   20 15.53
Reyes, Al                 MIL   33.2  4.01   24   0   1   1   0   31    7  7.49
Scanlan, Bob              MIL   33.1  3.51   27   0   5   0   0   13   10 10.80
Henry, Doug               MIL   32.2  2.48   28   0   2   2   1   29   13 10.74
Lloyd, Graeme             MIL   31.2  5.68   24   0   1   1   0   17   15 13.64
Orosco, Jesse             MIL   26.1  0.68   26   0   0   0  25   18    8  7.52
Ignasiak, Mike            MIL    9.2  8.38    4   0   1   0   0    6    5 17.69
Kiefer, Mark              MIL    8.1  6.48    5   0   0   0   0    6    2 10.80
Wegman, Bill              MIL    5.0  9.00    1   1   0   1   0    1    4 21.60

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FYI Here is the Health ratings that were asked for along with a few other stats.

Player Name	P	Salary	Overall	Peak	Years	Health
Orosco, Jesse	RP	$980,000	74	74	1	56
Wagner, Paul	SP	$134,000	76	77	Arb '95	59
Reyes, Al	RP	$134,000	79	91	Arb '97	59
Haney, Chris	SP	$630,000	77	77	3	59
D'Amico, Jeff	SP	$4,250	59	83	Arb '98	60
Scanlan, Bob	RP	$420,000	78	81	4	60
Dunn, Todd	LF	$5,300	60	71	Arb '98	60
Henry, Doug	RP	$350,000	76	77	1	61
Higuera, Teddy	SP	$190,000	68	69	1	62
Lloyd, Graeme	RP	$123,000	73	75	Arb '95	63
Eldred, Cal	SP	$1,050,000	85	85	2	63
Gagne, Eric	RP	$4,250	57	78	Arb '98	64
Woodard, Steve	SP	$4,250	62	85	Arb '98	64
Hughes, Bobby	C	$7,000	62	73	Arb '98	64
Linebrink, Scott	RP	$4,250	57	82	Arb '98	65
Hunter, Brian	1B	$450,000	78	81	3	65
Gload, Ross	1B	$4,250	53	70	Arb '98	66
Erickson, Matt	2B	$4,250	59	80	Arb '98	66
Perez, Santiago	SS	$4,250	64	80	Arb '98	66
Perez, Danny	LF	$7,000	64	73	Arb '98	66
Bronkey, Jeff	RP	$21,900	65	68	Arb '97	68
Barker, Kevin	1B	$4,250	65	82	Arb '98	68
Coolbaugh, Mike	3B	$5,300	58	62	Arb '98	68
Listach, Pat	SS	$210,000	78	78	3	68
Wrona, Rick	C	$52,000	61	64	Arb '95	68
Neel, Troy	1B	$134,000	76	77	Arb '95	68
Wegman, Bill	SP	$520,000	77	77	3	69
Patrick, Bronswell	RP	$5,300	61	84	Arb '98	69
Mieske, Matt	RF	$134,000	76	78	Arb '97	69
Bean, Colter	RP	$4,250	47	85	Arb '98	70
Mullins, Greg	RP	$5,300	64	74	Arb '98	70
Eaton, Adam	SP	$4,250	48	85	Arb '98	71
de los Santos, Valerio	RP	$5,300	66	73	Arb '98	71
Garcia, Ramon	SP	$134,000	76	78	Arb '96	71
Westbrook, Jake	SP	$4,250	51	84	Arb '98	72
Lilly, Ted	SP	$4,250	53	89	Arb '98	72
Everett, Adam	SS	$4,250	50	84	Arb '98	72
Martinez, Greg	LF	$4,250	61	78	Arb '98	72
Williamson, Antone	1B	$5,300	64	80	Arb '98	72
Miranda, Angel	SP	$134,000	80	84	Arb '95	73
Durocher, Jayson	RP	$4,250	67	78	Arb '98	73
Hamilton, Darryl	RF	$2,900,000	84	84	3	73
Maloney, Sean	RP	$5,300	61	65	Arb '98	74
Ramirez, Hector	RP	$5,300	69	88	Arb '98	74
Nomura, Takahito	RP	$7,000	63	73	Arb '98	74
Williams, Matt	RP	$5,300	64	68	Arb '98	75
Sparks, Steve	SP	$10,600	70	73	Arb '98	75
Roque, Rafael	SP	$5,300	60	80	Arb '98	76
Potts, Mike	RP	$5,300	59	73	Arb '98	76
McAndrew, Jamie	SP	$134,000	78	88	Arb '97	76
Banks, Brian	1B	$7,000	60	69	Arb '98	76
Brunansky, Tom	RF	$350,000	66	67	2	76
Roberson, Sid	RP	$5,300	68	89	Arb '98	77
Jones, Bobby	SP	$134,000	88	88	Arb '96	77
Seitzer, Kevin	3B	$810,000	79	79	3	77
Smith, Travis	SP	$4,250	59	85	Arb '98	78
Misuraca, Mike	RP	$7,000	62	73	Arb '98	78
Ignasiak, Mike	RP	$37,200	69	71	Arb '95	78
Diaz, Eddy	2B	$7,000	67	74	Arb '98	78
Mercedes, Jose	SP	$7,000	69	84	Arb '98	79
Kiefer, Mark	RP	$10,600	74	77	Arb '97	79
Givens, Brian	SP	$10,600	69	72	Arb '98	79
Valentin, Jose	SS	$134,000	88	88	Arb '95	79
Rushford, Jim	RF	$4,250	61	80	Arb '98	80
Estrada, Horacio	RP	$4,250	57	84	Arb '98	81
Gandarillas, Gus	RP	$4,250	59	79	Arb '98	81
O'Leary, Troy	LF	$10,600	85	93	Arb '96	81
Cirillo, Jeff	3B	$134,000	86	90	Arb '96	81
Singleton, Duane	CF	$134,000	75	84	Arb '97	81
Nilsson, Dave	C	$1,990,000	93	93	5	81
Manning, David	SP	$5,300	67	89	Arb '98	82
Belliard, Ron	2B	$4,250	69	90	Arb '98	82
Jenkins, Geoff	LF	$5,300	72	86	Arb '98	82
Castilla, Vinny	SS	$1,600,000	84	84	4	82
Loretta, Mark	2B	$134,000	85	93	Arb '97	83
Rowand, Aaron	CF	$4,250	61	81	Arb '98	84
Soriano, Alfonso	2B	$4,250	59	81	Arb '98	84
Karl, Scott	SP	$5,300	68	88	Arb '98	85
Thomas, Mike	RP	$7,000	71	79	Arb '98	85
Chavez, Eric	3B	$4,250	59	83	Arb '98	85
Unroe, Tim	1B	$10,600	76	83	Arb '98	85
Surhoff, B.J.	3B	$1,600,000	87	87	2	85
Matheny, Mike	C	$134,000	72	81	Arb '97	85
Lee, Carlos	LF	$4,250	60	77	Arb '98	93

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July 1st, 1995: Brewers win in dramatic fashion to finish off sweep of White Sox.
The Brewers fought hard all day scoring runs when they needed to and turning on the pitching late. It paid off with 2 outs in the 10th inning when Matt Mieske hit a line drive single to score Kevin Seitzer. The win pulled the Brewers into the early wild card lead. Jeff Cirillo was the big bat of the day getting 2 hits including a 2 run HR his 7th of the year. Dave Nilsson also added 2 hits including a HR. Jamie McAndrew pitched 5 innings giving up 4ER in the ND. Al Reyes came back in and got 5 strikeouts in just 2ER. Doug Henry got the win giving up just 2 singles in 3 innings of work. For the Sox Tim Raines, Dan Pasqua, and Rich Wilkins each got 2 hits. Roberto Hernandez took the loss on the day.
Milwaukee 5 Chicago 4 (10 innings)

July 2nd 1995: Brewers pitching combines for shutout.
The Brewers pitching staff was lights out tonight and with that the Brewers matched their season high win streak of 4 games. Teddy Higuera pitched 7 innings of shutout work striking out 5. Bob Scanlan pitched a solid 8th and Orosco came in and again was perfect in the 9th for yet another save. SS Vinny Castilla and C Dave Nilsson both had 2 hits and a run on the day. Mark Loretta continues to spray the field with 2 hits while Troy Neel hit a 2 RBI double. For the Twins David Ortiz had 1 hit and 2BB while Kevin Tapani pitched a CG in the loss giving up just 2ER.
Milwaukee 2 Minnesota 0

July 3rd 1995: Bobby Jones pitches CG shutout, Matt Mieske goes off.
The Brewers only scored in one inning but they scored big. Brewers bats scored 5 runs in the 2nd and with Bobby Jones on top of his game it was over. Bobby Jones pitched a CG shutout and struck out 9 on the day for his 9th win of the year. Matt Mieske in a spot start in the outfield went 4 for 4 with a run showing the potential that the Brewers felt he has had all along. Vinny Castilla added 3 hits including a 2B and his team leading 15th HR of the year. DH Jeff Cirillo added 2 hits a walk and run as well in the win. David Ortiz was the only Twin with 2 hits. The Twins bullpen pitched 5 scoreless innings. In the 2 games so far this season the Twins have only managed 9 hits. The Brewers pitching have gone 23 straight scoreless innings, and could set a franchise record next game.
Milwaukee 5 Minnesota 0

July 4th 1995: Brewers win wild one on Independence day second series sweep in a row.
The Brewers and Twins went back and forth swapping the lead 7 times during the game as pitching was totally optional today in a 10-9 victory for the Brewers. Dave Nilsson went insane today going 5 for 5 with a HR, 3 doubles, and 6 RBI’s in likely the best performance from a Brewer batter so far in the 90’s. Jeff Cirillo got on base 5 times with 3 hits and 2 talks and tied a franchise record scoring 4 runs in the game. Darryl Hamilton added 3 hits including a triple while Mark Loretta added 2 hits. Brian Hunter and Troy Neel both added HR’s during the game. Cal Eldred gave up 5 runs 4earned in 5 innings in the ND while the bullpen struggled until Jesse Orosco came in and got his 27th save on the season. For the Twins Pedro Munoz got 3 hits including a HR and 5RBI’s on the day. C Derek Parks added 3 hits and 2 runs. Willie McGee and Brian Raabe both had 2 hits.
Milwaukee 10 Minnesota 9

July 5th 1995: Brewers bats still hot even in Yankee stadium.
The Brewers headed into Yankee stadium for their final series before the all star break against the AL’s best team. Today they made them look like chumps. Dave Nilsson had another unbelievable game today getting 3 hits including 2HR’s and 6RBI’s again today. It’s the first time in franchise history that a Brewer has had back to back 6RBI days. Dave now has the team lead in HR’s at 16. Brian Hunter had 3 hits as well including a HR and 3RBI’s on the day. Jeff Cirillo added 2 hits while Pat Listach got 2 stolen bases on the day as well. Chris Haney got the win pitching well against a stacked lineup going 6 innings and giving up just 2ER. The Bullpen was a bit shakey but it didn’t matter. For the Yankees Derek Jeter was hot in the leadoff getting 4 hits and 2 runs. Bernie Williams and Lenny Harris each had 2 hits as well.
Milwaukee 11 New York 4

July 6th 1995: Milwaukee falls apart late as they squander a great opportunity.
The Brewers had a chance to win their 7th game in a row but a tiring arm of Jamie McAndrew and Doug Henry blowing up cost the Brewers that chance. Going into the bottom of the 7th inning the Brewers were up 3-0 when Jamie McAndrew gave up 3 runs to let the game tie up. Doug Henry proceeded to come in and give up 4ER in 1/3 inning of work for the loss. Tom Brunansky got 3 hits including a 2B with an RBI on the day. Both Jeff Cirillo and Dave Nilsson had 2 hits a walk and a run on the day in the loss. Jim Abbott pitched strong going 7 innings giving up 3ER in the ND. Paul O’Neill was the Brewer killer today getting 3 hits and 3 RBI’s. Danny Tartabull and Greg Vaughn each had 2 runs on the day as well.
New York 7 Milwaukee 5

July 7th 1995: Brewers bullpen doesn’t look good again in loss.
Teddy Higuera pitched as well as almost anyone would against the Yanks giving up 3ER in 6 innings in taking the loss. Higuera didn’t get any help from the bullpen as Graeme Lloyd continued to have a terrible year giving up 2 Home Runs in 2/3 inning of work. Ramon Garcia gave up an ER as well. For the Brewers Brian Hunter and Kevin Seitzer both had 2 hits on the day. Derek Jeter had a hot day getting 3 hits 2 runs and a HR on the day. Wade Boggs, Danny Tartabull, Paul O’Neill, and Lenny Harris all had 2 hits for the Yankees. Andy Pettite picked up his 13th win of the season going 7 2/3 innings strong.
New York 6 Milwaukee 2

BREAKING NEWS: BREWERS RESIGN TROY NEEL TO 3 YEAR DEAL.
The Brewers reached an agreement today with 1B to a 3 year deal worth 1.02 million (340k/yr). The Brewers have continued to resign as many players as they can to cheap deals with hopes that they all can all continue to play above and beyond expectations. That’s the 5th Brewer resigned this season.

July 8th 1995: Crew’s solid pitching helps split Series in the Bronx.
The Brewers had some great pitching and just enough hitting to help overcome the top of the AL in the Yankees. Bobby Jones picked up his 10th win for the Crew going 6 innings striking out 7 and giving up just 2ER. Bob Scanlan and Doug Henry pitched scoreless relief innings. Jesse Orosco gave up an ER in the 9th but held on for the save. Darryl Hamilton had 3 hits and a run from the lead off spot. Brian Hunter added 2 hits and a run while Dave Nilsson got 2 hits again as well. Tom Brunansky got a hit 2 walks 2 runs and a big HR his 14th of the year. For the Yankees Jorge Posada got 2 hits while Greg Vaughn hit a HR in the 9th off of Orosco.
Milwaukee 4 New York 3

CURRENT RECORD: 53-37 (1 Game lead in Wild Card Race)

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ALL STAR GAME: AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUTS NATIONAL LEAGUE 10-3
MVP: Frank Thomas 2 HR’s 4RBI’s
Brewer All Stars: C Dave Nilsson (starting catcher 2nd all star game), RP Jesse Orosco (4th all star game, 2nd as a Brewer)
Of Note: Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, and Brian Giles for the Indians were all starters. The American League hit 5 HR’s in the game. National League was held to just 4 hits. Jim Abbott pitched 4 scoreless innings for the AL.

July 13th 1995: Brewers shut out Royals win in a big way.
Cal Eldred pitched 8 shut out innings striking out 5 and giving up just 4 hits. He wanted to finish but was over 125 pitches so Al Reyes finished the combined shutout with a perfect 9th. Darryl Hamilton lead the way with 3 hits, 2 runs, a 2B, RBI, and a SB. Mark Loretta was a perfect 4 for 4 from the plate with 2 doubles 4 runs and an RBI. Jeff Cirillo added 2 hits including a 2B and 2RBI’s. Troy Neel and Troy O’Leary each had 2 RBI’s on the day as well. For the Royals only Tom Goodwin got on base more than once drawing 2 walks and a hit as well as a SB from the lead off spot.
Milwaukee 9 Kansas City 0

July 14th 1995: Brewers pitching continues to dominate lowly KC.
Chris Haney came out on a mission pitching 7 strong innings and giving up 1ER on the day to get his 7th victory of the year. Doug Henry pitched a perfect 8th in the setup and Jesse Orosco got another save as he continues to look better than he ever has at age 38. C Dave Nilsson had a big game getting 3 hits a 2B and 2 RBI’s to lead the offense which struggled for most of the day. Darryl Hamilton was right behind him with 2 hits 2 runs a BB and RBI and 2 SB. For the Royals Hector Ortiz got 3 hits and Mike Carreon added 2 hits as well. The Bullpen pitched 4 scoreless innings for the Royals after a rough start from Mark Gubizcka.
Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 1

July 15th 1995: Brewers finish off sweep of Royals on more solid pitching.
The Brewers pitching continued to be hot off the All Star break finishing a sweep in Kansas City. Jamie McAndrew got his 2nd win of the season going 7 innings strong giving up just 1ER on the day. Bob Scanlan allowed the Royals back in it with a run given up in the 9th but Jesse Orosco got the save again today his league leading 30th save of the season. Troy Neel and Troy O’Leary did the damage both getting HR’s on the day and scoring 3 of the runs thanks to that. Mark Loretta was the only Brewer with 2 hits on the day. Mark is batting almost .350 against right handed hitters. Wally Joyner lead the Royals with a 2B and a HR on the day. Mike Sweeney added 2 singles as well.
Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 2

July 17th 1995: Bats struggle against Twins lose close one.
Kevin Tapani was lights out today against the Brewers giving up just 1 run in 8 innings of work, while Mike Jackson was perfect in the 9th for the save. The Brewers pitching stayed strong Bobby Jones struggled giving up 11 hits in 6 innings but somehow managed to only give up 3 runs. Ramon Garcia pitched 2 perfect innings in relief. Only 3 Brewers got hits on the day and they all had 2 hits a piece, Darryl Hamilton, Mark Loretta, and Dave Nilsson. For the Twins David Ortiz got his 23rd HR of the year while Alex Cole, Willie McGee and 3B Brian Raabe each had 2 hits on the day.
Minnesota 3 Milwaukee 1

July 18th 1995: Eric Milton takes no hitter into the 8th inning gets 1 hit shutout.
The Brewers bats have slowed down since the All Star break and today they were just terrible as only Jose Valentin got a hit off of Twin Pitcher Eric Milton who pitched the CG shutout. Teddy Higuera went 6 2/3 innings and only gave up 2 HR’s unfortunately both were 3 Run shots one from David Ortiz and another from Doug Glanville only his 2nd of the year, 3 runs were unearned thanks to a costly 2 out error by Vinny Castilla. Graeme Lloyd was perfect in relief. Pedro Munoz was the only player in the game with 2 hits on the day.
Minnesota 6 Milwaukee 0

July 19th 1995: Milwaukee gets swept by lowly Twins thanks to great pitching from Twins.
The Brewers finished their worst offense series of the year and are happy to leave the metrodome. Not a single Brewer had 2 hits in the game. Darryl Hamilton got a hit, a run, and a stolen base to I guess lead the Brewers. Jeff Cirillo got a hit and an RBI. Troy O’Leary got a run and Tom Brunansky got an RBI as well. Chris Haney gave up 4ER in 6 innings of work while Ramon Garcia gave up 1ER in 2 innings. Brad Radtke got the win striking out 10 in 8 innings. Mike Jackson finished off the game again. David Ortiz hit a HR for the 3rd straight day. Alex Cole added 3 hits while Pat Mears Scott Stahoviak, and Pedro Munoz all had 2 hits.
Minnesota 5 Milwaukee 2

CURRENT RECORD 56-40