1987 Milwaukee Brewers season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Milwaukee Brewers
season = 1987
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1969
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1972
ballpark = Milwaukee County Stadium
y4 = 1970
city = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
y5 = 1970
owners = Bud Selig
genmanagers = Harry Dalton
managers = Tom Trebelhorn
television =WVTV
(Mike Hegan, Jim Paschke)
radio = WTMJ (AM)
(Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes)|The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers season featured the team finish in third place in the American League Eastern Division, with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. The team began the season at a red-hot pace, winning their first 13 games under first-year manager Tom Trebelhorn. Other highlights included Paul Molitor capturing the imaginations of Milwaukee fans with a 39-game hitting streak, and Juan Nieves tossing the only no-hitter in Brewers history on April 15 with a 7-0 blanking of the Baltimore Orioles.

Offseason

* December 10, 1986: Tim Leary and Tim Crews were traded by the Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Greg Brock. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/learyti01.shtml Tim Leary page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*June 2, 1987: Brian Turang was drafted by the Brewers in the 20th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/turanbr01.shtml Brian Turang page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 15, 1987: Jim Morris was released by the Brewers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morrija03.shtml Jim Morris page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 29, 1987: Russ McGinnis was traded by the Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for Bill Mooneyham. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moonebi01.shtml Bill Mooneyham page at Baseball Reference] ]
*July 16, 1987: Skeeter Barnes was purchased by the Brewers from the St. Louis Cardinals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barnesk01.shtml Skeeter Barnes page at Baseball Reference] ]
*July 30, 1987: Ray Burris was signed as a free agent by the Brewers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burrira01.shtml Ray Burris page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1987.shtml 1987 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1987&t=MIL 1987 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]