1978 Milwaukee Brewers season

Offseason

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

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Jerry Augustine
• Sal Bando
• Cecil Cooper
• Andy Etchebarren
• Larry Hisle
• Sixto Lezcano
• Paul Molitor
• Don Money
• Lenn Sakata
• Gorman Thomas

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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

Roster

Game log

|-bgcolor=#bbb | – || April 6 || Orioles || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 1 || April 7 || Orioles || 11–3 || Augustine (1–0) || Flanagan (0–1) || || 47,824 || 1–0 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 2 || April 8 || Orioles || 16–3 || Haas (1–0) || D. Martínez (0–1) || || 6,470 || 2–0 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 3 || April 9 || Orioles || 13–5 || Sorensen (1–0) || McGregor (0–1) || || 18,514 || 3–0 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || April 11 || Yankees || 9–6 || Augustine (2–0) || Hunter (0–1) || Caldwell (1) || 8,934 || 4–0 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 5 || April 12 || Yankees || 5–3 || Haas (2–0) || Gossage (0–2) || || 8,751 || 5–0 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 6 || April 14 || @ Orioles || 5–6 || D. Martínez (1–1) || Sorensen (1–1) || Stanhouse (1) || 36,086 || 5–1 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 7 || April 15 || @ Orioles || 0–7 || Palmer (1–0) || Augustine (2–1) || || 7,527 || 5–2 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 8 || April 16 || @ Orioles || 5–7 || Briles (1–1) || Haas (2–1) || Stanhouse (2) || – || 5–3 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 9 || April 16 || @ Orioles || 9–2 || Replogle (1–0) || McGregor (0–2) || Rodríguez (1) || 14,995 || 6–3 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 10 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 2–9 || Torrez (2–0) || Stein (0–1) || || 26,075 || 6–4 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 11 || April 18 || @ Red Sox || 6–7 || Tiant (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) || || 18,928 || 6–5 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || April 19 || @ Red Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 12 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 12 || April 20 || @ Red Sox || 4–10 || Lee (3–0) || Haas (2–2) || || 16,238 || 6–6 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 13 || April 21 || @ Yankees || 9–2 || Augustine (3–1) || Figueroa (2–1) || || 15,105 || 7–6 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 14 || April 22 || @ Yankees || 3–4 (12) || Lyle (2–0) || McClure (0–1) || || 17,594 || 7–7 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 15 || April 23 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Sorensen (2–1) || Hunter (0–3) || McClure (1) || 26,291 || 8–7 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 16 || April 25 || Red Sox || 3–4 || Lee (4–0) || Augustine (3–2) || Drago (2) || 9,051 || 8–8 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 17 || April 26 || Red Sox || 6–4 || Caldwell (1–0) || Torrez (2–1) || McClure (2) || 8,724 || 9–8 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 18 || April 28 || @ Royals || 6–7 || Colborn (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–2) || Pattin (2) || 20,166 || 9–9 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 19 || April 29 || @ Royals || 2–11 || Leonard (3–3) || Augustine (3–3) || || 27,521 || 9–10 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 20 || April 30 || @ Royals || 0–3 || Gale (1–0) || Caldwell (1–1) || Mingori (3) || 19,827 || 9–11 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 21 || May 2 || White Sox || 3–5 || Wood (2–3) || Sorensen (2–2) || || 7,880 || 9–12 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 22 || May 3 || White Sox || 4–0 || Augustine (4–3) || Wortham (0–1) || || 5,720 || 10–12 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 23 || May 5 || Royals || 9–0 || Caldwell (2–1) || Colborn (1–1) || || 10,435 || 11–12 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 24 || May 6 || Royals || 4–3 || Sorensen (3–2) || Bird (1–2) || || 13,914 || 12–12 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 25 || May 7 || Royals || 6–8 || Gale (2–0) || Augustine (4–4) || Mingori (4) || 10,887 || 12–13 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 26 || May 9 || Rangers || 1–7 || Jenkins (3–1) || Caldwell (2–2) || || 4,790 || 12–14 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 27 || May 10 || Rangers || 3–4 || Alexander (3–1) || Sorensen (3–3) || Cleveland (1) || 6,528 || 12–15 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 28 || May 12 || @ White Sox || 3–4 (5) || Wood (3–3) || Augustine (4–5) || Willoughby (1) || 17,953 || 12–16 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 29 || May 13 || @ White Sox || 6–1 || Replogle (2–0) || Stone (1–2) || || 13,521 || 13–16 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 30 || May 14 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || Caldwell (3–2) || Barrios (1–3) || || 12,505 || 14–16 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 31 || May 15 || @ Rangers || 6–8 || Jenkins (4–1) || Travers (0–1) || Cleveland (2) || 11,622 || 14–17 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 32 || May 16 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Sorensen (4–3) || Alexander (3–2) || || 11,351 || 15–17 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 33 || May 17 || Tigers || 3–5 || Billingham (4–1) || Augustine (4–6) || Hiller (3) || 10,004 || 15–18 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 34 || May 18 || Tigers || 8–7 || Castro (1–0) || Foucault (1–3) || || 15,217 || 16–18 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 35 || May 19 || Angels || 1–7 || Tanana (7–1) || Caldwell (3–3) || || 13,843 || 16–19 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 36 || May 20 || Angels || 6–4 || Travers (1–1) || Brett (1–3) || Castro (1) || 18,916 || 17–19 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 37 || May 21 || Angels || 2–1 || Sorensen (5–3) || LaRoche (3–1) || || 42,376 || 18–19 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 38 || May 23 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || Augustine (5–6) || Keough (2–3) || || 2,534 || 19–19 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 39 || May 24 || @ Athletics || 7–1 || Caldwell (4–3) || Broberg (4–4) || || 2,257 || 20–19 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 40 || May 26 || @ Angels || 5–6 || Hartzell (1–3) || Rodríguez (0–3) || || 19,277 || 20–20 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 41 || May 27 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Sorensen (6–3) || Griffin (0–1) || || 29,097 || 21–20 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 42 || May 28 || @ Angels || 6–3 || Replogle (3–0) || Ryan (3–4) || McClure (3) || 21,869 || 22–20 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 43 || May 29 || Athletics || 2–6 || Broberg (5–4) || Augustine (5–7) || || 18,665 || 22–21 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 44 || May 30 || Athletics || 2–1 || Caldwell (5–3) || Sosa (4–1) || || 8,322 || 23–21 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 45 || May 31 || @ Tigers || 0–3 || Wilcox (4–2) || Travers (1–2) || || 13,017 || 23–22 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 46 || June 1 || @ Tigers || 3–4 || Slaton (5–2) || Sorensen (6–4) || Hiller (6) || 11,614 || 23–23 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 47 || June 2 || Indians || 6–7 || Kern (5–1) || McClure (0–2) || || 16,779 || 23–24 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 48 || June 3 || Indians || 4–6 || Paxton (2–3) || Augustine (5–8) || Monge (1) || 11,933 || 23–25 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 49 || June 4 || Indians || 12–7 || Stein (1–1) || Wise (3–9) || || – || 24–25 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 50 || June 4 || Indians || 9–4 || Travers (2–2) || Hood (3–3) || Castro (2) || 23,850 || 25–25 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 51 || June 6 || Tigers || 5–1 || Sorensen (7–4) || Wilcox (4–3) || || 13,022 || 26–25 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 52 || June 7 || Tigers || 1–8 || Slaton (6–2) || Replogle (3–1) || || 7,437 || 26–26 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 53 || June 9 || Blue Jays || 3–2 (10) || Caldwell (6–3) || Murphy (2–2) || || 9,959 || 27–26 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 54 || June 10 || Blue Jays || 5–0 || Travers (3–2) || Garvin (2–5) || || 25,889 || 28–26 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 55 || June 11 || Blue Jays || 2–1 || Sorensen (8–4) || Underwood (2–7) || || – || 29–26 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 56 || June 11 || Blue Jays || 5–4 || Stein (2–1) || Murphy (2–3) || || 21,568 || 30–26 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 57 || June 12 || @ Tigers || 7–4 || McClure (1–2) || Wilcox (4–4) || || 14,472 || 31–26 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 58 || June 13 || @ Tigers || 7–2 || Caldwell (7–3) || Slaton (6–3) || || 16,622 || 32–26 || W6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 59 || June 14 || @ Blue Jays || 7–5 || Castro (2–0) || Murphy (2–4) || || – || 33–26 || W7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 60 || June 14 || @ Blue Jays || 5–0 || Augustine (6–8) || Garvin (2–6) || || 28,346 || 34–26 || W8 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 61 || June 16 || @ Indians || 8–6 (10) || McClure (2–2) || Kern (5–2) || Castro (3) || 9,175 || 35–26 || W9 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 62 || June 17 || @ Indians || 4–3 (12) || Castro (3–0) || Kern (5–3) || || 16,923 || 36–26 || W10 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 63 || June 18 || @ Indians || 0–3 || Waits (4–7) || Caldwell (7–4) || || – || 36–27 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 64 || June 18 || @ Indians || 4–1 || Augustine (7–8) || Paxton (3–4) || Castro (4) || 20,140 || 37–27 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 65 || June 20 || Orioles || 5–8 || McGregor (8–4) || Travers (3–3) || || 22,640 || 37–28 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 66 || June 21 || Orioles || 5–3 || Sorensen (9–4) || D. Martínez (6–4) || Castro (5) || 21,732 || 38–28 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 67 || June 22 || Orioles || 3–10 || Flanagan (11–4) || Haas (2–3) || || 26,586 || 38–29 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 68 || June 23 || Mariners || 0–3 || Abbott (3–4) || Caldwell (7–5) || || 8,268 || 38–30 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 69 || June 24 || Mariners || 5–0 || Augustine (8–8) || Colborn (1–6) || || 20,820 || 39–30 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 70 || June 25 || Mariners || 8–10 || Romo (4–2) || Stein (2–2) || Montague (1) || 24,526 || 39–31 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 71 || June 26 || Twins || 8–2 || Sorensen (10–4) || Serum (3–3) || || 7,988 || 40–31 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 72 || June 27 || Twins || 13–6 || Replogle (4–1) || Goltz (5–5) || || 16,137 || 41–31 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 73 || June 28 || Yankees || 5–0 || Caldwell (8–5) || Tidrow (3–6) || || – || 42–31 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 74 || June 28 || Yankees || 7–2 || Augustine (9–8) || McCall (0–1) || || 39,283 || 43–31 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 75 || June 30 || @ Mariners || 13–3 || Travers (4–3) || Parrott (1–1) || Rodríguez (2) || 7,772 || 44–31 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 76 || July 1 || @ Mariners || 4–0 || Sorensen (11–4) || Mitchell (4–8) || || 14,836 || 45–31 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 77 || July 2 || @ Mariners || 3–4 (11) || Rawley (4–5) || Castro (3–1) || || 9,904 || 45–32 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 78 || July 3 || @ Twins || 2–7 || Erickson (9–5) || Augustine (9–9) || || 19,062 || 45–33 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 79 || July 4 || @ Twins || 2–7 || Serum (4–3) || Travers (4–4) || || 26,263 || 45–34 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 80 || July 5 || @ Twins || 1–3 || Goltz (7–5) || Sorensen (11–5) || || 11,409 || 45–35 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 81 || July 7 || Yankees || 6–0 || Caldwell (9–5) || Guidry (13–1) || || 40,216 || 46–35 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 82 || July 8 || Yankees || 6–5 || Rodríguez (1–3) || Gossage (4–8) || McClure (4) || 46,518 || 47–35 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 83 || July 9 || Yankees || 8–4 || Travers (5–4) || Gullett (4–2) || Stein (1) || 42,633 || 48–35 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bcf | ASG || July 11 || AL @ NL || 3–7 || Sutter (1–0) || Gossage (0–1) || || 51,549 || – || – |-bgcolor=#bfb | 84 || July 13 || Royals || 13–2 || Caldwell (10–5) || Splittorff (10–8) || || 16,706 || 49–35 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 85 || July 14 || Royals || 2–9 || Gale (10–3) || Replogle (4–2) || || 43,993 || 49–36 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 86 || July 15 || White Sox || 3–1 || Sorensen (12–5) || Schueler (3–4) || || 41,379 || 50–36 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 87 || July 16 || White Sox || 10–1 || Travers (6–4) || Stone (7–7) || || 33,862 || 51–36 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 88 || July 17 || White Sox || 6–1 || Caldwell (11–5) || Barrios (5–9) || || 15,993 || 52–36 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 89 || July 18 || White Sox || 7–2 || Augustine (10–9) || Wood (10–6) || || 17,660 || 53–36 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 90 || July 19 || Red Sox || 2–8 || Torrez (12–5) || Sorensen (12–6) || || 45,332 || 53–37 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 91 || July 20 || Red Sox || 8–6 || Rodríguez (2–3) || Lee (10–4) || McClure (5) || 35,044 || 54–37 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 92 || July 21 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Travers (7–4) || Medich (4–5) || McClure (6) || 28,419 || 55–37 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 93 || July 22 || @ Rangers || 2–1 (10) || Caldwell (12–5) || Cleveland (3–6) || || 30,354 || 56–37 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 94 || July 23 || @ Rangers || 17–8 || Replogle (5–2) || Comer (3–3) || || 11,615 || 57–37 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 95 || July 24 || @ White Sox || 1–5 || Stone (8–7) || Sorensen (12–7) || || 11,091 || 57–38 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 96 || July 25 || @ White Sox || 2–4 || Barrios (6–9) || Rodríguez (2–4) || Proly (1) || 28,057 || 57–39 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 97 || July 26 || Angels || 9–11 || Tanana (14–5) || Travers (7–5) || LaRoche (14) || 21,584 || 57–40 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 98 || July 27 || Angels || 6–3 || Caldwell (13–5) || Ryan (5–9) || || 18,847 || 58–40 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 99 || July 28 || @ Blue Jays || 2–3 (11) || Cruz (2–0) || Castro (3–2) || || 17,060 || 58–41 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 100 || July 29 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 || Lemanczyk (4–12) || Sorensen (12–8) || Cruz (6) || 25,037 || 58–42 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 101 || July 30 || @ Blue Jays || 10–5 || Stein (3–2) || Murphy (4–8) || || 21,511 || 59–42 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 102 || July 31 || @ Orioles || 5–6 (10) || Kerrigan (3–0) || Castro (3–3) || || 10,514 || 59–43 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 103 || August 2 || @ Orioles || 5–3 || Caldwell (14–5) || Palmer (13–9) || Sorensen (1) || 10,663 || 60–43 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 104 || August 3 || @ Orioles || 2–3 (10) || D. Martínez (8–8) || Augustine (10–10) || || 9,654 || 60–44 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 105 || August 4 || Red Sox || 6–2 || Sorensen (13–8) || Lee (10–7) || || 52,562 || 61–44 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 106 || August 5 || Red Sox || 1–8 || Eckersley (13–4) || Rodríguez (2–5) || || 52,968 || 61–45 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 107 || August 6 || Red Sox || 0–4 || Tiant (8–4) || Travers (7–6) || || 48,444 || 61–46 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 108 || August 8 || @ Yankees || 0–3 || Tidrow (5–8) || Caldwell (14–6) || Gossage (16) || 22,549 || 61–47 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 109 || August 9 || @ Yankees || 7–8 || McCall (1–1) || McClure (2–3) || || 27,172 || 61–48 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 110 || August 10 || @ Yankees || 0–9 || Guidry (16–2) || Augustine (10–11) || || 35,127 || 61–49 || L5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 111 || August 11 || @ Red Sox || 10–5 || Rodríguez (3–5) || Tiant (8–5) || || 35,142 || 62–49 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 112 || August 12 || @ Red Sox || 1–3 || Wright (7–2) || Travers (7–7) || || 33,092 || 62–50 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 113 || August 12 || @ Red Sox || 4–11 || Stanley (9–1) || Caldwell (14–7) || || 27,030 || 62–51 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 114 || August 13 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 (10) || Torrez (14–6) || Castro (3–4) || || 34,460 || 62–52 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 115 || August 14 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 || Sorensen (14–8) || Lee (10–9) || McClure (7) || 33,766 || 63–52 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || August 15 || Blue Jays || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 16 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 116 || August 15 || Blue Jays || 9–1 || Augustine (11–11) || Lemanczyk (4–14) || || 17,578 || 64–52 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 117 || August 16 || Blue Jays || 8–1 || Caldwell (15–7) || Jefferson (7–10) || || – || 65–52 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 118 || August 16 || Blue Jays || 3–2 || Rodríguez (4–5) || Moore (5–4) || McClure (8) || 16,920 || 66–52 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 119 || August 17 || Blue Jays || 6–0 || Travers (8–7) || Clancy (9–10) || || 18,829 || 67–52 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 120 || August 18 || Tigers || 2–0 || Sorensen (15–8) || Rozema (6–7) || || 27,543 || 68–52 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 121 || August 19 || Tigers || 4–6 || Wilcox (10–8) || Augustine (11–12) || || 35,104 || 68–53 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 122 || August 20 || Tigers || 2–1 || Caldwell (16–7) || Young (4–3) || || 46,791 || 69–53 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 123 || August 22 || Indians || 3–2 || Castro (4–4) || Kern (8–7) || || – || 70–53 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 124 || August 22 || Indians || 5–4 || Mueller (1–0) || Kern (8–8) || || 23,918 || 71–53 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 125 || August 23 || Indians || 9–4 || Replogle (6–2) || Monge (3–3) || || 20,157 || 72–53 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 126 || August 24 || Indians || 8–9 (10) || Spillner (3–1) || McClure (2–4) || Monge (6) || 16,362 || 72–54 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 127 || August 25 || @ Tigers || 3–6 || Young (5–3) || Caldwell (16–8) || Hiller (10) || 32,010 || 72–55 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 128 || August 26 || @ Tigers || 9–5 || Travers (9–7) || Billingham (14–6) || McClure (9) || 32,103 || 73–55 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 129 || August 27 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Slaton (14–9) || Sorensen (15–9) || Hiller (11) || 43,478 || 73–56 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 130 || August 28 || @ Tigers || 10–1 || Augustine (12–12) || Rozema (6–9) || || 23,037 || 74–56 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 131 || August 29 || @ Indians || 6–0 || Replogle (7–2) || Wise (9–17) || || 5,498 || 75–56 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || August 30 || @ Indians || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 31 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 132 || August 31 || @ Indians || 1–0 || Caldwell (17–8) || Paxton (9–8) || || – || 76–56 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 133 || August 31 || @ Indians || 6–12 || Waits (10–13) || Travers (9–8) || || 5,328 || 76–57 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 134 || September 1 || Rangers || 4–5 || Jenkins (13–8) || Sorensen (15–10) || Cleveland (11) || 13,648 || 76–58 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 135 || September 2 || Rangers || 10–6 || Castro (5–4) || Barker (1–5) || || 17,795 || 77–58 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 136 || September 3 || Rangers || 4–3 || Farmer (1–0) || Matlack (12–12) || || 14,014 || 78–58 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 137 || September 4 || Mariners || 3–4 || Abbott (7–10) || Caldwell (17–9) || || – || 78–59 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 138 || September 4 || Mariners || 5–0 || Travers (10–8) || McLaughlin (2–6) || || 19,408 || 79–59 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 139 || September 6 || @ Blue Jays || 7–0 || Sorensen (16–10) || Jefferson (7–12) || || 21,390 || 80–59 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 140 || September 7 || @ Blue Jays || 4–5 || Cruz (7–1) || McClure (2–5) || || 12,092 || 80–60 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 141 || September 8 || @ Twins || 3–0 || Replogle (8–2) || Serum (8–7) || || 9,262 || 81–60 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 142 || September 9 || @ Twins || 3–0 || Caldwell (18–9) || Erickson (13–11) || || 10,639 || 82–60 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 143 || September 10 || @ Twins || 1–3 || Goltz (12–10) || Travers (10–9) || || 10,512 || 82–61 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 144 || September 11 || @ Mariners || 5–3 || Sorensen (17–10) || McLaughlin (2–7) || Castro (6) || 5,246 || 83–61 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 145 || September 12 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Todd (3–4) || McClure (2–6) || || 5,577 || 83–62 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 146 || September 13 || Orioles || 7–5 || Replogle (9–2) || Flanagan (17–13) || Farmer (1) || 8,863 || 84–62 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 147 || September 14 || Orioles || 4–3 || Caldwell (19–9) || McGregor (14–13) || || 12,587 || 85–62 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 148 || September 15 || Twins || 3–10 || Erickson (14–11) || Travers (10–10) || || 12,496 || 85–63 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 149 || September 16 || Twins || 2–5 || Goltz (13–10) || Sorensen (17–11) || Marshall (20) || 37,809 || 85–64 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 150 || September 17 || Twins || 3–4 || Serum (9–8) || Replogle (9–3) || Marshall (21) || 11,007 || 85–65 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 151 || September 18 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Figueroa (18–9) || Travers (10–11) || || 20,557 || 85–66 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 152 || September 19 || @ Yankees || 2–0 || Caldwell (20–9) || Tidrow (7–11) || || 26,682 || 86–66 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 153 || September 20 || @ Royals || 5–4 || Augustine (13–12) || Paschall (0–1) || || 15,917 || 87–66 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 154 || September 21 || @ Royals || 4–8 || Leonard (19–17) || Replogle (9–4) || || 17,799 || 87–67 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 155 || September 22 || Athletics || 3–0 || Rodríguez (5–5) || Keough (8–14) || Castro (7) || 9,675 || 88–67 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 156 || September 23 || Athletics || 13–4 || Travers (11–11) || Norris (0–5) || || 14,450 || 89–67 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 157 || September 24 || Athletics || 5–2 || Caldwell (21–9) || Langford (7–13) || || 16,535 || 90–67 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 158 || September 26 || @ Angels || 3–4 (10) || LaRoche (10–8) || Sorensen (17–12) || || 12,646 || 90–68 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 159 || September 27 || @ Angels || 1–4 || Frost (5–4) || Replogle (9–5) || LaRoche (25) || 12,302 || 90–69 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 160 || September 29 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Travers (12–11) || Keough (8–15) || || 1,992 || 91–69 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 161 || September 30 || @ Athletics || 8–5 || Caldwell (22–9) || Johnson (11–10) || Castro (8) || 2,143 || 92–69 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 162 || October 1 || @ Athletics || 9–0 || Sorensen (18–12) || Wirth (5–6) || Haas (1) || 2,742 || 93–69 || W3

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1978.

Notes

References

• 1978 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1978 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thomago01.shtml Gorman Thomas page at Baseball Reference]
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kobelke01.shtml Kevin Kobel page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcmulke01.shtml Ken McMullen page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fossera01.shtml Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/steinra02.shtml Randy Stein page at Baseball Reference]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/joshuvo01.shtml Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference]
7. [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1978&t=MIL 1978 Milwaukee Brewers Roster by Baseball Almanac]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/galasbo01.shtml Bob Galasso page at Baseball Reference]
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/muserto01.shtml Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference]
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/keetori01.shtml Rickey Keeton page at Baseball Reference]
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/q/quirkja01.shtml Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference]
12. "1978 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Sports Reference.