1978 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 1978 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing third in the American League East with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses.Offseason
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
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 89 | 256 | 56 | .219 | 1 | 20 |
| 1B | | 107 | 407 | 127 | .312 | 13 | 54 |
| 2B | | 125 | 521 | 142 | .273 | 6 | 45 |
| 3B | | 152 | 540 | 154 | .285 | 17 | 78 |
| SS | | 127 | 502 | 147 | .293 | 9 | 71 |
| LF | | 142 | 520 | 151 | .290 | 34 | 115 |
| CF | | 137 | 452 | 111 | .246 | 32 | 86 |
| RF | | 132 | 442 | 129 | .292 | 15 | 61 |
| DH | | 69 | 218 | 54 | .248 | 5 | 26 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 137 | 518 | 152 | .293 | 14 | 54 |
| 128 | 469 | 142 | .303 | 18 | 72 |
| 96 | 268 | 72 | .269 | 5 | 31 |
| 46 | 118 | 35 | .297 | 1 | 19 |
| 43 | 97 | 21 | .216 | 1 | 8 |
| 30 | 78 | 15 | .192 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | 77 | 15 | .195 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | 30 | 4 | .133 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 37 | 280.2 | 18 | 12 | 3.21 | 78 |
| 37 | 293.1 | 22 | 9 | 2.36 | 131 |
| 35 | 188.1 | 13 | 12 | 4.54 | 59 |
| 28 | 175.2 | 12 | 11 | 4.41 | 66 |
| 7 | 30.2 | 2 | 3 | 6.16 | 32 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 32 | 149.1 | 9 | 5 | 3.92 | 41 |
| 32 | 105.1 | 5 | 5 | 3.93 | 51 |
| 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 1 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 44 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3.74 | 47 |
| 42 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1.81 | 17 |
| 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.33 | 42 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.39 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.82 | 6 |
Farm system
