Milwaukee Brewers Timeline

1982 Oct 12
to 1982 Oct 28
 1982 World Series
The 1982 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games. The Cardinals won the National League East division by thr...
2008 May 17 Boston Red Sox defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3
BOSTON—Mike Lowell hit a two-run homer and doubled in a pair of runs, and the Boston Red Sox survived a battle of bumbling infielders to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Saturday and com...
2008 May 17 Boston Red Sox defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6
Never mind the security guards, grounds crew members, cooks, and other assorted keepers of ancient Fenway who showed up for work early yesterday. The surest signs that everyone had spe...
2008 May 18 Boston Red Sox defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 11-7
Some people still wanted more. The Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers offered a broad range of baseball delights yesterday afternoon during an 11-7 Sox win that gave Boston a three-game swe...
2008 Jun 20 Baltimore Orioles defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 8-5
A recap of the Orioles' 8-5 win over the Brewers last night: QUITE A START The Orioles wasted no time making their presence felt in the series, scoring four times in the first innin...
2008 Jun 21 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Baltimore Orioles, 3-2
MILWAUKEE -- As dormant as the Orioles' offense looked for six innings last night, their recent history suggested that a three-run, seventh-inning deficit to the Milwaukee Brewers was a m...
2008 Jun 22 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-3
MILWAUKEE -- There is seemingly no rational explanation for the Orioles' Sunday losing streak, which stands at 11 games after a 7-3 defeat yesterday to the Milwaukee Brewers. However, ...
2008 Sep 2 New York Mets defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 6-5
MILWAUKEE - Jon Niese showed plenty of guts and a world of potential. He just didn't show that he's quite ready to pitch in the big leagues, particularly in a September pennant race. S...
2009 Apr 7 San Francisco Giants defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 10-6
San Francisco - This was no way to calm the fears in Brewer Nation about Milwaukee's pitching staff. For one day, at least, the Brewers' pitchers lived down to expectations by getting ...
2009 Apr 8 Milwaukee Brewers defeat San Francisco Giants, 4-2
San Francisco - The Milwaukee Brewers are counting on young right-hander Yovani Gallardo to be their budding ace this season. If he wants to make some noise with his bat, that's OK, to...
2009 Apr 9 San Francisco Giants defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-1
Giants rookie pitcher Joe Martinez was two strikes away from walking off the mound after a solid first series in the major leagues. That all changed once Mike Cameron rocketed a ball r...
2009 Apr 10 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Chicago Cubs, 4-3
For most of his four years with the Milwaukee Brewers, Rickie Weeks has been a lightning rod for fans who consider him the biggest underachiever on the team. "If that's taking some lig...
2009 Apr 11 Chicago Cubs defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 6-5
For the second straight night, the crowd at Miller Park stood in the ninth inning and screamed for their team. Fans again celebrated as their club captured the lead in its final at-bat...
2009 Apr 12 Chicago Cubs defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 8-5
The press-box announcer didn't even have a sporting chance to first give out the usual vital statistics - time of the first pitch, inside/outside temperature, that sort of thing - to mark...
2009 Apr 13 Cincinnati Reds defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6
The Milwaukee Brewers have a staff infection, and it is manifesting itself in an unacceptable number of bases on balls. For the second consecutive game, a Brewers starting pitcher foun...
2009 Apr 14 Cincinnati Reds defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 6-1
The Milwaukee Brewers are a team completely out of sync. And it took only eight games to get there. Showing little life on offense and once again issuing too many costly walks, the ...
2009 Apr 15 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Cincinnati Reds, 9-3
It seemed like ages ago since the shirt tails had come out. It had been just four consecutive losses, but for a team with high expectations like the Milwaukee Brewers, those days can s...
2009 Apr 17 New York Mets defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 5-4
New York - When you're off to a slow start, this is the kind of loss that really stings. The Milwaukee Brewers played in traffic too many times to get away with it in the late innings ...
2009 Apr 19 Milwaukee Brewers defeat New York Mets, 4-2
New York - Only 12 games into the season, Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha already is at a loss for words to describe the remarkable work of reliever Todd Coffey. "There's not a who...
2009 Apr 21 Philadelphia Phillies defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 11-4
Philadelphia - As the Milwaukee Brewers sat in the visiting clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park during a prolonged rain delay in the seventh inning Tuesday night, they had time to ponder the ...
2009 Apr 22 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1
Philadelphia - When Todd Coffey finally surrendered a run in a Milwaukee uniform in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night, you had to wonder if the Brewers were being set up for ...
2009 Apr 23 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) After spending a few days relaxing at his parents' suburban house, Dave Bush dominated at the Phillies' home. Bush held Philadelphia hitless for 7 1-3 innings before ...
2009 Apr 24 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Houston Astros, 5-2
HOUSTON (AP) Milwaukee manager Ken Macha considered removing starter Yovani Gallardo from the game Friday night. He just wasn't all that serious about it. Gallardo pitched his first ca...
2009 Apr 25 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Houston Astros, 9-8
Houston - A fourth consecutive victory and a second consecutive series was there for them. Three times. All the Milwaukee Brewers had to do was close out the Houston Astros, and wha...
2009 Apr 26 Houston Astros defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 3-2
Houston - Unlike the middle game of this series, the finale was settled early and without the late-game dramatics that had people rushing back to their seats. Also unlike the extra-inn...
2009 Apr 27 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-5
The Milwaukee Brewers haven't forgotten how to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. And if the Pirates want to go down fighting, a none-too-happy Ryan Braun said the Brewers would be happy to ...
2009 Apr 28 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-5
This time, there would be no five-run cushion for new Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman.   This time, it really was "Trevor Time," and AC/DC's "Hells Bells" meant something as...
2009 Apr 30 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-1
They knocked. Knocked again. Knocked again. No answer. So they kept knocking. Nothing. Another knock. Silence. They banged a sixth time and no answer. Never det...
2009 May 1 Arizona Diamondbacks defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2
This is why using instant replay only for home-run calls is not enough. A blown foul/fair call by third-base umpire Brian Gorman proved to be the decisive play in Arizona's four-run ei...
2009 May 2 Arizona Diamondbacks defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1
There was mostly silence. From the crowd inside Miller Park. From the Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse. And from the Brewers' bats. Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Dan Haren, the te...
2009 May 3 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-3
The Milwaukee Brewers aren't close to being on top of their game, especially on the offensive end. Yet, they're finding ways to win, finding ways to keep their heads above water. "T...
2009 May 4 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-4
Pittsburgh -- After this one, the Pittsburgh Pirates have to be wondering if they'll ever beat the Milwaukee Brewers again. Seemingly in control of the game with a two-run lead in the ...
2009 May 5 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-5
Pittsburgh - J.J. Hardy knew he had been dreadful in clutch situations this season. He just didn't know how dreadful. "I felt like I was doing horrible but I just heard the stats," ...
2009 May 6 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Cincinnati Reds, 15-3
Cincinnati - The game needed a 46-minute delay before it could start. And it needed even less time than that before it was finished. In what resembled a slow-pitch softball game for...
2009 May 7 Cincinnati Reds defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 6-5
Cincinnati - This round was actually competitive. Unlike the game before, this one wasn't decided within the first two innings. And unlike the last one, the Milwaukee Brewers weren'...
2009 May 8 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Chicago Cubs, 3-2
It didn't have the significance of his eighth-inning, two-run home run against the Chicago Cubs on the final day of the 2008 season, but it still had a familiar feel for Ryan Braun. "N...
2009 May 9 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Chicago Cubs, 12-6
No need for dramatics and theatrics this time. Nope. This one was a clean, no-doubt-about-it beat-down of a division rival that the Milwaukee Brewers and their fans love to despise,...
2009 May 10 Chicago Cubs defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2
The Milwaukee Brewers have become so proficient at late-inning heroics that it's something of a disappointment when they don't perform a little magic. But it's not going to happen ever...
2009 May 12 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Florida Marlins, 6-3
Prince Fielder handles 0-for-weekends much better now than in his first few years in the major leagues. Not great, but better. "I'm still not that good at it but I try to get over i...
2009 May 13 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Florida Marlins, 8-6
The Milwaukee Brewers’ offense was built for this kind of game. It leans on you. It doesn’t let up at any point. And just when you think there’s some breathing room, it pushes do...
2009 May 14 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Florida Marlins, 5-3
The stamp was emphatic and clear. And it read: This is certification that the Milwaukee Brewers, at completion of their latest home stand and 35 games total, are one of major-league ba...
2009 May 17 Milwaukee Brewers defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 8-2
St. Louis - To be sizzling hot as a team for nearly a month during the gauntlet of a major-league season, many things have to go right. But it almost always starts with one particular ...
2009 May 18 Milwaukee Brewers defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 8-4
St. Louis - On a day that began on a somber note, the sizzling Milwaukee Brewers moved forward with a series of noteworthy accomplishments. The big picture certainly was compelling eno...
2009 May 19 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Houston Astros, 4-2
Houston - Allowing the Milwaukee Brewers to take a lead into the late innings has been a death knell for opponents. Trevor Hoffman and Co. were at it again Tuesday night, tossing three...
2009 May 20 Houston Astros defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4
Houston - It takes a white-hot pitcher to cool down a white-hot team. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you Wandy Rodriguez, all 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds of him. Houston's little lefty ...
2009 May 21 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Houston Astros, 4-3
Houston - Playing "small ball" can be hard work at times. Eschewing their favorite weapon, the home run, the Milwaukee Brewers banged out 13 hits Thursday night, making just enough pay...
2009 May 22 Minnesota Twins defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 11-3
Minneapolis - Manny Parra had started to turn around his season and pitched as well this month as anyone else in the rotation. He was gaining confidence and becoming a consistent cog i...
2009 May 23 Minnesota Twins defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 6-2
Minneapolis - The Milwaukee Brewers aren't used to this. Friday night they lost a series opener for the first time since April 21 in Philadelphia, snapping a streak of nine consecutive...
2009 May 24 Minnesota Twins defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 6-3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A slight change in mechanics allowed Scott Baker to stand taller in more ways than one. Baker pitched into the ninth inning, Justin Morneau hit a grand slam, and the M...
2009 May 26 St. Louis Cardinals defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 8-1
There would be no pitching duel this time between Milwaukee's Jeff Suppan and St. Louis' Adam Wainwright. Ten days after the veteran right-handers locked horns in a tense 1-0 thriller ...