# 1992 Milwaukee Brewers season

The 1992 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 23rd season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 24th overall. The Brewers finished in second place in the American League East with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses.

## Offseason

* October 15, 1991: George Canale was traded by the Brewers to the Montreal Expos for Alex Diaz.
* December 6, 1991: Jesse Orosco was sent to the Brewers by the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.
* December 11, 1991: Dale Sveum was traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bruce Ruffin.
* December 16, 1991: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
* March 26, 1992: Gary Sheffield and Geoff Kellogg (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the San Diego Padres for Ricky Bones, José Valentín, and Matt Mieske.

## Regular season

* (1992) Rollie Fingers P: 1981–85

### Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 53‍–‍28 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 4 | 53‍–‍28 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | 7 | 43‍–‍38 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41‍–‍40 | 35‍–‍46 |
| New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41‍–‍40 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 21 | 38‍–‍42 | 37‍–‍45 |
| Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 44‍–‍37 | 29‍–‍52 |

### Record vs. opponents

1992 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
| Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
| Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 1, 1992: Mario Díaz was released by the Brewers.
* July 7, 1992: Jeff Kunkel was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago Cubs for Ced Landrum.

### Roster
## 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 | B. J. Surhoff | 139 | 480 | 121 | .252 | 4 | 62 |
| 1B | Franklin Stubbs | 92 | 288 | 66 | .229 | 9 | 42 |
| 2B | Scott Fletcher | 123 | 386 | 106 | .275 | 3 | 51 |
| 3B | Kevin Seitzer | 148 | 540 | 146 | .270 | 5 | 71 |
| SS | Pat Listach | 149 | 579 | 168 | .290 | 1 | 47 |
| LF | Greg Vaughn | 141 | 501 | 114 | .228 | 23 | 78 |
| CF | Robin Yount | 150 | 557 | 147 | .264 | 8 | 77 |
| RF | Dante Bichette | 112 | 387 | 111 | .287 | 5 | 41 |
| DH | Paul Molitor | 158 | 609 | 195 | .320 | 12 | 89 |

#### 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 |
| Darryl Hamilton | 128 | 470 | 140 | .298 | 5 | 62 |
| Jim Gantner | 101 | 256 | 63 | .246 | 1 | 18 |
| Dave Nilsson | 51 | 164 | 38 | .232 | 4 | 25 |
| John Jaha | 47 | 133 | 30 | .226 | 2 | 10 |
| Tim McIntosh | 35 | 77 | 14 | .182 | 0 | 6 |
| Andy Allanson | 9 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Spiers | 12 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 2 |
| William Suero | 18 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Diaz | 22 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Tatum | 5 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| José Valentín | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 |
| Bill Wegman | 35 | 261.2 | 13 | 14 | 3.20 | 127 |
| Jaime Navarro | 34 | 246.0 | 17 | 11 | 3.33 | 100 |
| Chris Bosio | 33 | 231.1 | 16 | 6 | 3.62 | 120 |
| Ricky Bones | 31 | 163.1 | 9 | 10 | 4.57 | 65 |
| Cal Eldred | 14 | 100.1 | 11 | 2 | 1.79 | 62 |
| Ron Robinson | 8 | 35.1 | 1 | 4 | 5.86 | 12 |

#### 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 |
| Bruce Ruffin | 25 | 58.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.67 | 45 |

#### 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 |
| Doug Henry | 68 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 4.02 | 52 |
| Jesse Orosco | 59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.23 | 40 |
| Mike Fetters | 50 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.87 | 43 |
| Jim Austin | 47 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.85 | 30 |
| Darren Holmes | 41 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2.55 | 31 |
| Dan Plesac | 44 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2.96 | 54 |
| Edwin Núñez | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.63 | 10 |
| Neal Heaton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |

## Awards and honors

* Pat Listach, American League Rookie of the Year

## Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1992. The Stockton Ports won the California League championship.
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| Triple-A | Denver Zephyrs | American Association | Tony Muser |
| Double-A | El Paso Diablos | Texas League | Chris Bando |
| Class A-Advanced | Stockton Ports | California League | Tim Ireland |
| Class A | Beloit Brewers | Midwest League | Wayne Krenchicki |
| Rookie | Helena Brewers | Pioneer League | Harry Dunlop |
| Rookie | AZL Brewers | Arizona League | Tommy Jones |
| Rookie | DSL Brewers | Dominican Summer League | — |