Baseball Teams - National League Central
Milwaukee Brewers
| Team's name: Milwaukee Brewers League: National League Division: Central  Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Nickname: The Brewers, True Blue Brew Crew, The Brew Crew, The Crew, Beermakers Mascot: Bernie Brewer Team Colours: Midnight Blue, Gold and White Joined the League: 1998 Team's President: Mark Attanasio Baseball Manager: Doug Melvin Baseball Field: Miller Park Current Capacity: 41,900 First Year of Baseball: 1969-70 League Titles: NL Pennants: 0 AL Penants: 1982 AL East Div: 1982 Wild Card berths: 2008 World Series: 0 |
The Milwaukee Brewers were first established in 1969 as members of the American League; in 1997, the team was instituted as part of the National League. Thus far, the Brewers, also known as “the Brew Crew” or simply “the Crew,” have claimed one Pennant and one Division title, both in the 1982 season.
Prior to the establishment of the Brewers, the city of Milwaukee had been able to claim the Braves – now the Atlanta Braves – as its representative MLB team. However, when the Braves relocated after the 1965, one of the team’s minority owners, Bud Selig, worked to return professional baseball to Milwaukee. In 1969, Selig purchased the bankrupt Seattle Pilots and moved the team to Milwaukee, changing the nickname to “the Brewers.”
Due to the team’s location and the sale’s short notice, the new team was moved into the AL West division. The Crew’s first several seasons in their new city were unsuccessful; the team’s first winning season would come in 1978. Nevertheless, the team began to acquire a fan base as it spent much of the 1970s filling the roster with popular players.
Finally, success: in 1978, the Brewers won 93 games, finishing third behind the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. Just a couple of years later in 1980, the Brewers made their first playoff appearance. In the next several years, the team would claim three league MVPs: Rollie Fingers, Robin Yount, and Pete Vuckovich – the last of whom won MVP for two positions, both shortstop and centerfield.
In 1997, in order to continue interleague competition between the American League and the National League, the Brewers were moved from the AL West to the NL West. A few years later, in 2001, the Brewers replaced their original home at Miller Park with the new Milwaukee County Stadium.
The mid 2000s brought the team increasing success. In 2005, the team finished with its first non-losing record since 1992 with 81 wins and 81 losses. Although 2006 proved another disappointing year, in 2007 the Brewers managed to finish with a winning record, also their first since 1992, just two games behind their rivals that season, the Chicago Cubs. In the same year, first baseman Prince Fielder made baseball history as the youngest Brewer player to reach the 50 home run mark in a single season.
In 2008, the Brewers claimed the National League Wild Card, finishing that season one game ahead of the New York Mets with a final record of 90-72. The team went on to face the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series – the first time the Brewers had reached the postseason since 1982. Unfortunately, the Crew went no further; they lost the series to the Phillies, 1-3.
Milwaukee 2010 Roster
| Pitchers | |||||||
| NO. | NAME | POS | BAT | THW | AGE | HT | WT |
| 67 | Eric Arnett | SP | R | R | 22 | 6-5 | 230 |
| 59 | John Axford | RP | R | R | 26 | 6-5 | 195 |
| 70 | Zach Braddock | RP | L | L | 22 | 6-2 | 233 |
| 31 | Dave Bush | SP | R | R | 30 | 6-2 | 204 |
| 62 | Josh Butler | SP | R | R | 25 | 6-5 | 200 |
| 39 | Chris Capuano | SP | L | L | 31 | 6-2 | 224 |
| 60 | Todd Coffey | RP | R | R | 29 | 6-4 | 241 |
| 25 | Doug Davis | SP | R | L | 34 | 6-4 | 213 |
| 45 | Mark DiFelice | RP | R | R | 33 | 6-2 | 181 |
| 48 | Tim Dillard | SP | R | R | 26 | 6-4 | 223 |
| 74 | Marco Estrada | RP | R | R | 26 | 6-0 | 197 |
| -- | Michael Fiers | P | R | R | 24 | 6-3 | 205 |
| 49 | Yovani Gallardo | SP | R | R | 24 | 6-2 | 222 |
| 50 | John Halama | SP | L | L | 38 | 6-5 | 215 |
| 32 | LaTroy Hawkins | RP | R | R | 37 | 6-5 | 195 |
| 68 | Kyle Heckathorn | SP | R | R | 21 | 6-6 | 223 |
| 51 | Trevor Hoffman | RP | R | R | 42 | 6-0 | 221 |
| 73 | Kameron Loe | SP | R | R | 28 | 6-8 | 228 |
| 41 | Chuck Lofgren | SP | L | L | 24 | 6-3 | 190 |
| 76 | A.J. Murray | RP | B | L | 27 | 6-3 | 222 |
| 38 | Chris Narveson | RP | L | L | 28 | 6-3 | 205 |
| 26 | Manny Parra | SP | L | L | 27 | 6-3 | 216 |
| 71 | Alex Periard | SP | L | R | 22 | 6-1 | 203 |
| 54 | David Riske | RP | R | R | 33 | 6-2 | 189 |
| 58 | Amaury Rivas | SP | R | R | 24 | 6-2 | 210 |
| 64 | Mark Rogers | SP | R | R | 24 | 6-2 | 224 |
| -- | Juan Sandoval | SP | R | R | 29 | 6-1 | 170 |
| 72 | Cody Scarpetta | SP | R | R | 21 | 6-3 | 242 |
| 77 | Scott Schoeneweis | RP | L | L | 36 | 6-0 | 190 |
| 52 | Chris Smith | RP | R | R | 28 | 6-0 | 190 |
| 57 | Mitch Stetter | RP | L | L | 29 | 6-4 | 212 |
| 37 | Jeff Suppan | SP | R | R | 35 | 6-2 | 230 |
| 46 | Claudio Vargas | RP | R | R | 31 | 6-4 | 234 |
| 12 | Carlos Villanueva | RP | R | R | 26 | 6-2 | 228 |
| 43 | Randy Wolf | SP | L | L | 33 | 6-0 | 198 |
| Catchers | |||||||
| NO. | NAME | POS | BAT | THW | AGE | HT | WT |
| 16 | George Kottaras | C | L | R | 26 | 6-0 | 185 |
| 87 | Jonathan LuCroy | C | R | R | 23 | 6-0 | 185 |
| 79 | Martin Maldonado | C | R | R | 23 | 6-1 | 210 |
| 13 | Angel Salome | C | R | R | 23 | 5-7 | 199 |
| 20 | Matt Treanor | C | R | R | 34 | 6-0 | 210 |
| 9 | Gregg Zaun | C | B | R | 38 | 5-10 | 170 |
| Infielders | |||||||
| NO. | NAME | POS | BAT | THW | AGE | HT | WT |
| -- | Brent Brewer | SS | R | R | 22 | 6-2 | 198 |
| 30 | Craig Counsell | 2B | L | R | 39 | 6-0 | 179 |
| 75 | Luis Cruz | SS | R | R | 26 | 6-1 | 200 |
| -- | Chris Errecart | 1B | B | L | 25 | 6-1 | 210 |
| 21 | Alcides Escobar | SS | R | R | 23 | 6-1 | 182 |
| -- | Eric Farris | 2B | R | R | 24 | 5-10 | 160 |
| 28 | Prince Fielder | 1B | L | R | 25 | 5-11 | 268 |
| 24 | Mat Gamel | 3B | L | R | 24 | 6-0 | 200 |
| -- | Taylor Green | 3B | L | R | 23 | 5-10 | 180 |
| 61 | Adam Heether | 3B | R | R | 28 | 6-0 | 195 |
| 2 | Joe Inglett | 2B | L | R | 31 | 5-10 | 185 |
| -- | Brett Lawrie | 2B | R | R | 20 | 5-11 | 200 |
| 14 | Casey McGehee | 3B | R | R | 27 | 6-1 | 195 |
| -- | Joshua Prince | SS | R | R | 22 | 6-0 | 180 |
| 23 | Rickie Weeks | 2B | R | R | 27 | 5-10 | 213 |
| -- | Zealous Wheeler | 3B | R | R | 23 | 5-10 | 220 |
| -- | Steffan Wilson | 1B | R | R | 23 | 6-1 | 220 |
| Outfielders | |||||||
| NO. | NAME | POS | BAT | THW | AGE | HT | WT |
| 8 | Ryan Braun | LF | R | R | 26 | 6-1 | 200 |
| 36 | Lorenzo Cain | CF | R | R | 23 | 6-2 | 192 |
| 15 | Jim Edmonds | CF | L | L | 39 | 6-1 | 210 |
| 22 | Jody Gerut | RF | L | L | 32 | 6-0 | 190 |
| -- | Caleb Gindl | RF | L | L | 21 | 5-9 | 185 |
| 27 | Carlos Gomez | CF | R | R | 24 | 6-4 | 215 |
| 1 | Corey Hart | RF | R | R | 27 | 6-6 | 229 |
| -- | Lee Haydel | LF | L | R | 22 | 5-11 | 175 |
| -- | Norris Hopper | CF | R | R | 30 | 5-11 | 207 |
| -- | Erik Komatsu | RF | L | L | 22 | 5-10 | 190 |
| -- | Erik Miller | CF | R | R | 22 | 6-3 | 200 |
| 65 | Trent Oeltjen | RF | L | L | 27 | 6-1 | 190 |
| 66 | Logan Schafer | CF | L | L | 23 | 6-1 | 180 |
| 63 | Adam Stern | CF | L | R | 30 | 5-11 | 190 |
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