1987 Milwaukee Brewers season

Offseason

• December 10, 1986: Tim Leary and Tim Crews were traded by the Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Greg Brock.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
  • Brian Turang was drafted by the Brewers in the 20th round, but did not sign.
  • Mark Kiefer was drafted by the Brewers in the 21st round.
• June 15, 1987: Jim Morris was released by the Brewers.
• June 29, 1987: Russ McGinnis was traded by the Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for Bill Mooneyham.
• July 16, 1987: Skeeter Barnes was purchased by the Brewers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
• July 30, 1987: Ray Burris was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.

Roster

Game log

|-bgcolor=#bfb | 1 || April 6 || Red Sox || 5–1 || Higuera (1–0) || Stanley (0–1) || || 52,585 || 1–0 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 2 || April 8 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Crim (1–0) || Gardner (0–1) || Plesac (1) || 7,412 || 2–0 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 3 || April 9 || Red Sox || 12–11 || Bosio (1–0) || Crawford (0–1) || Clear (1) || 9,628 || 3–0 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || April 10 || @ Rangers || 11–8 || Nieves (1–0) || Guzmán (0–1) || || 42,415 || 4–0 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 5 || April 11 || @ Rangers || 8–6 || Higuera (2–0) || Hough (0–1) || Plesac (2) || 23,037 || 5–0 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 6 || April 12 || @ Rangers || 7–5 (12) || Clear (1–0) || Anderson (0–1) || Bosio (1) || 19,782 || 6–0 || W6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 7 || April 13 || @ Orioles || 6–3 || Bosio (2–0) || McGregor (0–1) || || 12,986 || 7–0 || W7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 8 || April 14 || @ Orioles || 7–4 || Ciardi (1–0) || Dixon (1–1) || Plesac (3) || 14,049 || 8–0 || W8 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 9 || April 15 || @ Orioles || 7–0 || Nieves (2–0) || Flanagan (0–1) || || 11,407 || 9–0 || W9 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 10 || April 17 || Rangers || 10–2 || Higuera (3–0) || Mason (0–2) || || 41,548 || 10–0 || W10 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 11 || April 18 || Rangers || 4–3 || Wegman (1–0) || Witt (0–1) || Plesac (4) || 39,715 || 11–0 || W11 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 12 || April 19 || Rangers || 6–4 || Clear (2–0) || Harris (0–2) || || 29,357 || 12–0 || W12 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 13 || April 20 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || Crim (2–0) || DeLeón (2–1) || Plesac (5) || 24,019 || 13–0 || W13 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 14 || April 21 || @ White Sox || 1–7 || Davis (1–1) || Ciardi (1–1) || Winn (1) || 17,023 || 13–1 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || April 22 || @ White Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 8 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 15 || April 24 || Orioles || 6–4 || Higuera (4–0) || McGregor (0–3) || || 23,400 || 14–1 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 16 || April 25 || Orioles || 8–2 || Wegman (2–0) || Dixon (1–2) || || 26,366 || 15–1 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 17 || April 26 || Orioles || 5–3 || Birkbeck (1–0) || Flanagan (0–3) || Plesac (6) || 38,523 || 16–1 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 18 || April 27 || @ Angels || 10–7 (12) || Mirabella (1–0) || Finley (0–2) || || 32,290 || 17–1 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 19 || April 28 || @ Angels || 5–10 || Buice (1–0) || Crim (2–1) || || 31,358 || 17–2 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 20 || April 29 || @ Athletics || 8–7 || Bosio (3–0) || G. Nelson (0–1) || Plesac (7) || 11,879 || 18–2 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 21 || April 30 || @ Athletics || 1–4 || Stewart (3–2) || Wegman (2–1) || Howell (3) || 10,262 || 18–3 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 22 || May 1 || @ Mariners || 10–8 || Mirabella (2–0) || Wilkinson (0–1) || Plesac (8) || 13,689 || 19–3 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 23 || May 2 || @ Mariners || 6–4 || Clear (3–0) || Langston (3–3) || Plesac (9) || 23,701 || 20–3 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 24 || May 3 || @ Mariners || 3–7 || Morgan (2–3) || Higuera (4–1) || || 12,632 || 20–4 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 25 || May 5 || Angels || 0–2 || Sutton (2–3) || Wegman (2–2) || Moore (4) || 13,137 || 20–5 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 26 || May 6 || Angels || 0–3 || Witt (4–2) || Birkbeck (1–1) || Buice (1) || 13,552 || 20–6 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 27 || May 8 || Mariners || 3–4 (12) || Clarke (2–0) || Bosio (3–1) || Wilkinson (1) || 20,512 || 20–7 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 28 || May 9 || Mariners || 2–8 || Morgan (3–3) || Nieves (2–1) || || 43,502 || 20–8 || L5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 29 || May 10 || Mariners || 1–5 || Moore (2–3) || Wegman (2–3) || || 25,496 || 20–9 || L6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 30 || May 12 || Athletics || 8–10 || Stewart (4–3) || Mirabella (2–1) || Howell (6) || 9,459 || 20–10 || L7 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 31 || May 13 || Athletics || 2–8 || Young (5–1) || Higuera (4–2) || || 12,997 || 20–11 || L8 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 32 || May 15 || @ Royals || 3–4 || Quisenberry (2–0) || Clear (3–1) || || 38,532 || 20–12 || L9 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 33 || May 16 || @ Royals || 0–13 || Leibrandt (5–2) || Wegman (2–4) || || 40,092 || 20–13 || L10 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 34 || May 17 || @ Royals || 2–3 || Farr (2–1) || Birkbeck (1–2) || Gleaton (3) || 35,724 || 20–14 || L11 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 35 || May 19 || White Sox || 1–5 || DeLeón (4–3) || Higuera (4–3) || James (3) || 11,903 || 20–15 || L12 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 36 || May 20 || White Sox || 5–1 || Nieves (3–1) || Davis (1–3) || || 14,371 || 21–15 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 37 || May 22 || Indians || 4–2 || Wegman (3–4) || Niekro (2–4) || Plesac (10) || 15,017 || 22–15 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 38 || May 23 || Indians || 2–6 || Carlton (3–4) || Birkbeck (1–3) || || 27,234 || 22–16 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 39 || May 24 || Indians || 3–5 || Schrom (4–4) || Higuera (4–4) || Bailes (2) || 36,338 || 22–17 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 40 || May 26 || @ Twins || 2–4 || Blyleven (4–4) || Nieves (3–2) || Reardon (10) || 23,276 || 22–18 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 41 || May 27 || @ Twins || 2–7 || Viola (3–5) || Wegman (3–5) || Frazier (1) || 22,947 || 22–19 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 42 || May 28 || @ Twins || 1–13 || Berenguer (3–0) || Birkbeck (1–4) || || 26,203 || 22–20 || L5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 43 || May 29 || @ Indians || 6–9 || Bailes (2–0) || Higuera (4–5) || || 47,442 || 22–21 || L6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 44 || May 30 || @ Indians || 6–5 (10) || Clear (4–1) || Huismann (0–3) || Plesac (11) || 13,619 || 23–21 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 45 || May 31 || @ Indians || 7–1 || Nieves (4–2) || Swindell (3–5) || || 12,831 || 24–21 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 46 || June 1 || Royals || 3–2 || Wegman (4–5) || Leibrandt (6–4) || Plesac (12) || 9,670 || 25–21 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 47 || June 2 || Royals || 14–3 || Crim (3–1) || Black (2–2) || Clear (2) || 12,240 || 26–21 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 48 || June 3 || Royals || 4–2 || Barker (1–0) || Gubicza (3–6) || Plesac (13) || 17,740 || 27–21 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 49 || June 4 || Yankees || 9–3 || Higuera (5–5) || Niekro (3–4) || || 23,093 || 28–21 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 50 || June 5 || Yankees || 1–13 || John (6–1) || Nieves (4–3) || || 36,951 || 28–22 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 51 || June 6 || Yankees || 7–6 || Plesac (1–0) || Righetti (4–2) || || 52,366 || 29–22 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 52 || June 7 || Yankees || 3–5 || Bordi (2–0) || Crim (3–2) || Clements (1) || 52,770 || 29–23 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 53 || June 9 || @ Tigers || 5–8 || Morris (8–2) || Higuera (5–6) || || 16,645 || 29–24 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 54 || June 10 || @ Tigers || 8–5 (10) || Plesac (2–0) || King (3–5) || || 16,998 || 30–24 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 55 || June 11 || @ Tigers || 8–5 || Wegman (5–5) || King (3–6) || Bosio (2) || 20,780 || 31–24 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 56 || June 12 || @ Yankees || 3–8 || Rasmussen (4–4) || Crim (3–3) || || 31,789 || 31–25 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 57 || June 13 || @ Yankees || 1–4 || Rhoden (7–4) || Nieves (4–4) || Righetti (13) || 30,231 || 31–26 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 58 || June 14 || @ Yankees || 6–4 || Plesac (3–0) || Righetti (4–3) || || 50,351 || 32–26 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 59 || June 15 || Twins || 0–5 || Blyleven (5–5) || Wegman (5–6) || || 18,403 || 32–27 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 60 || June 16 || Twins || 3–7 || Viola (6–5) || Crim (3–4) || Reardon (13) || 21,613 || 32–28 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 61 || June 17 || Twins || 8–5 || Clear (5–1) || Straker (2–4) || Plesac (14) || 23,389 || 33–28 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 62 || June 18 || @ Blue Jays || 6–3 || Nieves (5–4) || Stieb (5–4) || Plesac (15) || 31,353 || 34–28 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 63 || June 19 || @ Blue Jays || 6–15 || Musselman (5–1) || Clear (5–2) || || 31,230 || 34–29 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 64 || June 20 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 || Wegman (6–6) || Key (8–5) || Plesac (16) || 38,465 || 35–29 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 65 || June 21 || @ Blue Jays || 6–7 || Musselman (6–1) || Crim (3–5) || Henke (12) || 44,444 || 35–30 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 66 || June 22 || @ Red Sox || 2–5 (8) || Boyd (1–0) || Johnson (0–1) || || 29,546 || 35–31 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 67 || June 23 || @ Red Sox || 5–9 || Crawford (3–2) || Wegman (6–7) || Schiraldi (3) || 31,104 || 35–32 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 68 || June 24 || @ Red Sox || 7–8 || Hurst (8–5) || Higuera (5–7) || Schiraldi (4) || 34,376 || 35–33 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 69 || June 26 || Blue Jays || 10–5 || Plesac (4–0) || Henke (0–2) || || 29,461 || 36–33 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 70 || June 27 || Blue Jays || 1–8 || Clancy (8–5) || Nieves (5–5) || || 48,159 || 36–34 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 71 || June 28 || Blue Jays || 11–5 || Higuera (6–7) || Stieb (6–5) || || 42,389 || 37–34 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 72 || June 29 || Tigers || 1–11 || Morris (11–3) || Bosio (3–2) || || 21,487 || 37–35 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 73 || June 30 || Tigers || 5–8 || Petry (5–4) || Clear (5–3) || Hernández (4) || 21,609 || 37–36 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 74 || July 1 || Tigers || 13–2 || Wegman (7–7) || Terrell (6–8) || || 24,528 || 38–36 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 75 || July 2 || @ Angels || 7–9 (13) || Finley (1–3) || Clear (5–4) || || 28,116 || 38–37 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 76 || July 3 || @ Angels || 6–4 || Higuera (7–7) || Fraser (5–6) || || 32,759 || 39–37 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 77 || July 4 || @ Angels || 2–1 || Bosio (4–2) || Sutton (5–9) || Plesac (17) || 62,531 || 40–37 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 78 || July 5 || @ Angels || 3–4 (12) || Finley (2–3) || Clear (5–5) || || 27,525 || 40–38 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 79 || July 6 || @ Mariners || 2–3 || Morgan (7–9) || Wegman (7–8) || Núñez (10) || 15,922 || 40–39 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 80 || July 7 || @ Mariners || 5–9 || Guetterman (7–1) || Nieves (5–6) || Reed (2) || 9,041 || 40–40 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 81 || July 8 || @ Mariners || 2–5 (11) || Wilkinson (2–2) || Plesac (4–1) || || 8,482 || 40–41 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 82 || July 9 || @ Athletics || 8–3 || Bosio (5–2) || Rijo (1–5) || || 15,072 || 41–41 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 83 || July 10 || @ Athletics || 3–7 || Stewart (11–7) || Knudson (0–1) || Eckersley (6) || 14,733 || 41–42 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 84 || July 11 || @ Athletics || 5–6 || Eckersley (6–4) || Plesac (4–2) || || 28,399 || 42–42 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 85 || July 12 || @ Athletics || 4–3 || Nieves (6–6) || Howell (2–3) || Plesac (18) || 33,519 || 42–43 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bcf | ASG || July 14 || NL @ AL || 2–0 || Smith (1–0) || Howell (0–1) || Fernandez (1) || 49,671 || – || – |-bgcolor=#bfb | 86 || July 16 || Angels || 6–4 || Higuera (8–7) || McCaskill (2–1) || Plesac (19) || 24,325 || 43–43 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 87 || July 17 || Angels || 12–2 || Wegman (8–8) || Witt (11–6) || || 19,858 || 44–43 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 88 || July 18 || Angels || 6–12 || Buice (4–3) || Plesac (4–3) || || 35,038 || 44–44 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 89 || July 19 || Angels || 5–8 || Lazorko (3–5) || Aldrich (0–1) || Minton (7) || 30,635 || 44–45 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 90 || July 20 || Mariners || 13–11 || Crim (4–5) || Morgan (7–11) || Clear (3) || 10,577 || 45–45 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 91 || July 21 || Mariners || 6–4 || Higuera (9–7) || Moore (3–12) || || 13,373 || 46–45 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 92 || July 22 || Mariners || 1–2 || Langston (11–9) || Wegman (8–9) || || 19,221 || 46–46 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 93 || July 23 || Athletics || 12–5 || Bosio (6–2) || Andújar (3–3) || || 14,475 || 47–46 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 94 || July 24 || Athletics || 10–2 || Nieves (7–6) || Ontiveros (5–4) || || 20,828 || 48–46 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 95 || July 25 || Athletics || 4–13 || Young (10–5) || Knudson (0–2) || || 34,344 || 48–47 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 96 || July 26 || Athletics || 7–4 || Higuera (10–7) || Lamp (1–1) || Plesac (20) || 25,764 || 49–47 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 97 || July 27 || @ Rangers || 4–5 || Williams (6–3) || Plesac (4–4) || || 16,621 || 49–48 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 98 || July 28 || @ Rangers || 9–2 || Bosio (7–2) || Guzmán (8–10) || Clear (4) || 17,899 || 50–48 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 99 || July 29 || @ Rangers || 9–8 (12) || Plesac (5–4) || Kilgus (1–2) || || 17,157 || 51–48 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 100 || July 30 || White Sox || 6–1 || Knudson (1–2) || Allen (0–5) || Crim (1) || 16,547 || 52–48 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 101 || July 31 || White Sox || 6–8 || Dotson (8–7) || Higuera (10–8) || Thigpen (2) || 24,722 || 52–49 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 102 || August 1 || White Sox || 2–3 || LaPoint (1–0) || Wegman (8–10) || Searage (2) || 43.335 || 52–50 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 103 || August 2 || White Sox || 3–7 || Long (6–6) || Bosio (7–3) || Thigpen (3) || 30,582 || 52–51 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 104 || August 4 || Orioles || 9–8 (12) || Knudson (2–2) || Williamson (5–8) || || 19,296 || 53–51 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 105 || August 5 || Orioles || 5–1 || Higuera (11–8) || Bell (9–8) || || 14,281 || 54–51 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 106 || August 6 || Orioles || 11–8 || Aldrich (1–1) || Griffin (2–4) || Crim (2) || 24,353 || 55–51 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 107 || August 7 || @ White Sox || 7–4 (10) || Clear (6–5) || Thigpen (3–3) || Plesac (21) || 22,658 || 56–51 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 108 || August 8 || @ White Sox || 5–3 || Burris (1–0) || DeLeón (5–10) || Crim (3) || – || 57–51 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 109 || August 8 || @ White Sox || 6–8 || Bannister (7–9) || Bosio (7–4) || Thigpen (4) || 18,993 || 57–52 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 110 || August 9 || @ White Sox || 8–4 || Nieves (8–6) || Allen (0–7) || || 15,498 || 58–52 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 111 || August 10 || Rangers || 4–3 (12) || Aldrich (2–1) || Russell (4–2) || || 21,257 || 59–52 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 112 || August 11 || Rangers || 1–7 || Harris (5–8) || Knudson (2–3) || || 17,502 || 59–53 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 113 || August 12 || Rangers || 3–12 || Kilgus (2–4) || Burris (1–1) || || 21,609 || 59–54 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 114 || August 13 || @ Orioles || 4–5 || Boddicker (8–6) || Bosio (7–5) || Niedenfuer (8) || 24,910 || 59–55 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 115 || August 14 || @ Orioles || 6–2 || Nieves (9–6) || Bell (9–9) || Crim (4) || 19,761 || 60–55 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 116 || August 15 || @ Orioles || 1–2 || Flanagan (2–5) || Higuera (11–9) || || 29,243 || 60–56 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 117 || August 16 || @ Orioles || 6–2 || Crim (5–5) || Schmidt (10–4) || Plesac (22) || 25,950 || 61–56 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 118 || August 17 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Knudson (3–3) || Bailes (6–5) || || 7,011 || 62–56 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 119 || August 18 || @ Indians || 8–9 (12) || Farrell (1–0) || Burris (1–2) || || 10,205 || 62–57 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 120 || August 19 || @ Indians || 13–2 || Nieves (10–6) || Candiotti (6–12) || || 8,288 || 63–57 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 121 || August 20 || @ Indians || 14–2 || Higuera (12–9) || Schrom (5–10) || || 7,855 || 64–57 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 122 || August 21 || Royals || 3–0 || Barker (3–0) || D. Jackson (6–15) || Crim (5) || 37,141 || 65–57 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 123 || August 22 || Royals || 7–8 || Gleaton (3–4) || Knudson (3–4) || || 37,740 || 65–58 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 124 || August 23 || Royals || 10–5 || Aldrich (3–1) || Stoddard (1–2) || || 33,887 || 66–58 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 125 || August 25 || Indians || 10–9 || Nieves (11–6) || Schrom (5–11) || Crim (6) || 15,580 || 67–58 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 126 || August 26 || Indians || 1–0 (10) || Higuera (13–9) || Jones (3–4) || || 11,246 || 68–58 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 127 || August 27 || Indians || 4–3 || Knudson (4–4) || Akerfelds (1–4) || Crim (7) || 15,175 || 69–58 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 128 || August 28 || Twins || 1–0 || Bosio (8–5) || Straker (6–9) || || 22,461 || 70–58 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 129 || August 29 || Twins || 3–12 || Blyleven (13–10) || Barker (2–1) || || 34,834 || 70–59 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 130 || August 30 || Twins || 6–10 || Atherton (5–4) || Crim (5–6) || Reardon (25) || 22,417 || 70–60 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 131 || September 1 || @ Royals || 2–0 || Higuera (14–9) || Saberhagen (16–8) || || 19,067 || 71–60 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 132 || September 2 || @ Royals || 3–2 || Wegman (9–10) || Leibrandt (13–10) || Plesac (23) || 19,430 || 72–60 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 133 || September 3 || @ Royals || 8–2 || Bosio (9–5) || Gubicza (9–16) || Crim (8) || 23,122 || 73–60 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 134 || September 4 || @ Twins || 1–2 (12) || Berenguer (6–0) || Plesac (5–5) || || 27,380 || 73–61 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 135 || September 5 || @ Twins || 1–2 || Atherton (7–4) || Crim (5–7) || || 51,122 || 73–62 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 136 || September 6 || @ Twins || 6–0 || Higuera (15–9) || Carlton (6–14) || || 36,586 || 74–62 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 137 || September 7 || Blue Jays || 3–5 || Ward (1–0) || Plesac (5–6) || Henke (32) || 16,935 || 74–63 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 138 || September 8 || Blue Jays || 6–4 || Bosio (10–5) || Stieb (13–8) || Crim (9) || 8,053 || 75–63 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 139 || September 9 || Blue Jays || 6–4 || Clear (7–5) || Wells (1–3) || || 10,555 || 76–63 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 140 || September 10 || Tigers || 4–3 || Nieves (12–6) || Tanana (13–10) || Mirabella (1) || 9,715 || 77–63 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 141 || September 11 || Tigers || 5–2 || Higuera (16–9) || Henneman (9–2) || || 21,161 || 78–63 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 142 || September 12 || Tigers || 11–2 || Wegman (10–10) || Morris (17–8) || || 50,288 || 79–63 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 143 || September 13 || Tigers || 1–5 || Terrell (14–10) || Bosio (10–6) || || 21,880 || 79–64 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 144 || September 14 || @ Yankees || 6–4 || Stapleton (1–0) || Gullickson (2–2) || Clear (5) || 20,211 || 80–64 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 145 || September 15 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Leiter (1–0) || Nieves (12–7) || Righetti (28) || 22,102 || 80–65 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 146 || September 16 || @ Yankees || 5–4 || Higuera (17–9) || Stoddard (4–3) || || 20,232 || 81–65 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 147 || September 18 || @ Tigers || 6–7 || Terrell (15–10) || Wegman (10–11) || King (9) || 30,104 || 81–66 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 148 || September 19 || @ Tigers || 2–5 || Alexander (7–0) || Bosio (10–7) || || 34,006 || 81–67 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 149 || September 20 || @ Tigers || 11–4 || Nieves (13–7) || Morris (18–9) || Crim (10) || 42,143 || 82–67 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || September 21 || Yankees || colspan=7| Postponed (wet grounds); Makeup: September 22 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 150 || September 22 || Yankees || 7–2 || Higuera (18–9) || John (12–6) || Mirabella (2) || – || 83–67 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 151 || September 22 || Yankees || 8–10 || Clements (3–2) || Crim (5–8) || Righetti (30) || 12,651 || 83–68 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 152 || September 23 || Yankees || 8–7 (10) || Crim (6–8) || Righetti (8–5) || || 11,219 || 84–68 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 153 || September 24 || Red Sox || 7–6 || Clear (8–5) || Sambito (2–5) || || 7,745 || 85–68 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 154 || September 25 || Red Sox || 2–9 || Clemens (18–9) || Nieves (13–8) || || 12,878 || 85–69 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 155 || September 26 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Stapleton (2–0) || Nipper (10–12) || || 19,206 || 86–69 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 156 || September 27 || Red Sox || 9–6 || Burris (2–2) || Stanley (4–15) || Crim (11) || 26,175 || 87–69 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 157 || September 28 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || Wegman (11–11) || Flanagan (6–8) || Clear (6) || 34,113 || 88–69 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 158 || September 29 || @ Blue Jays || 5–3 || Bosio (11–7) || Key (17–7) || || 34,314 || 89–69 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 159 || September 30 || @ Blue Jays || 5–2 || Nieves (14–8) || Stieb (13–9) || || 35,245 || 90–69 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 160 || October 2 || @ Red Sox || 2–3 (12) || Gardner (3–6) || Higuera (18–10) || || 20,077 || 90–70 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 161 || October 3 || @ Red Sox || 8–4 || Wegman (12–11) || Leister (0–2) || Crim (12) || 21,962 || 91–70 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 162 || October 4 || @ Red Sox || 0–4 || Clemens (20–9) || Bosio (11–8) || || 25,454 || 91–71 || L1

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

Awards and honors

• Paul Molitor, Hutch Award

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1987.

Notes

References

• 1987 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
• 1987 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

References

1. "Longest hitting streaks in MLB history". [[MLB]].
2. ''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p.143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/learyti01.shtml Tim Leary] at ''Baseball-Reference''
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/turanbr01.shtml Brian Turang] at ''Baseball-Reference''
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kiefema01.shtml Mark Kiefer] at ''Baseball-Reference''
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morrija03.shtml Jim Morris] at ''Baseball-Reference''
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moonebi01.shtml Bill Mooneyham] at ''Baseball-Reference''
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barnesk01.shtml Skeeter Barnes] at ''Baseball-Reference''
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burrira01.shtml Ray Burris] at ''Baseball-Reference''
10. "Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
11. "1987 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Sports Reference.