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1978 Milwaukee Brewers season

The 1978 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 9th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, having relocated from Seattle in March 1970. The Brewers finished third in the American League East with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses. The Brewers achieved their first winning season in franchise history, nine in Milwaukee after the first (1969) as the Seattle Pilots.

Offseason

  • October 25, 1977: Gorman Thomas was sent by the Brewers to the Texas Rangers to complete an earlier deal (the Rangers traded Ed Kirkpatrick to the Brewers for a player to be named later) made on August 20.
  • December 6, 1977: Kevin Kobel was purchased from the Brewers by the New York Mets.
  • December 14, 1977: Ken McMullen was released by the Brewers.
  • December 31, 1977: Ray Fosse was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
  • January 16, 1978: Randy Stein was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
  • February 8, 1978: Gorman Thomas was purchased by the Brewers from the Rangers.
  • March 30, 1978: Von Joshua was released by the Brewers.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Roster

Game log

|-bgcolor=#bbb | – || April 6 || Orioles || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 1 || April 7 || Orioles || 11–3 || Augustine (1–0) || Flanagan (0–1) || || 47,824 || 1–0 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 2 || April 8 || Orioles || 16–3 || Haas (1–0) || D. Martínez (0–1) || || 6,470 || 2–0 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 3 || April 9 || Orioles || 13–5 || Sorensen (1–0) || McGregor (0–1) || || 18,514 || 3–0 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || April 11 || Yankees || 9–6 || Augustine (2–0) || Hunter (0–1) || Caldwell (1) || 8,934 || 4–0 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 5 || April 12 || Yankees || 5–3 || Haas (2–0) || Gossage (0–2) || || 8,751 || 5–0 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 6 || April 14 || @ Orioles || 5–6 || D. Martínez (1–1) || Sorensen (1–1) || Stanhouse (1) || 36,086 || 5–1 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 7 || April 15 || @ Orioles || 0–7 || Palmer (1–0) || Augustine (2–1) || || 7,527 || 5–2 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 8 || April 16 || @ Orioles || 5–7 || Briles (1–1) || Haas (2–1) || Stanhouse (2) || – || 5–3 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 9 || April 16 || @ Orioles || 9–2 || Replogle (1–0) || McGregor (0–2) || Rodríguez (1) || 14,995 || 6–3 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 10 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 2–9 || Torrez (2–0) || Stein (0–1) || || 26,075 || 6–4 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 11 || April 18 || @ Red Sox || 6–7 || Tiant (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) || || 18,928 || 6–5 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || April 19 || @ Red Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 12 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 12 || April 20 || @ Red Sox || 4–10 || Lee (3–0) || Haas (2–2) || || 16,238 || 6–6 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 13 || April 21 || @ Yankees || 9–2 || Augustine (3–1) || Figueroa (2–1) || || 15,105 || 7–6 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 14 || April 22 || @ Yankees || 3–4 <small>(12)</small> || Lyle (2–0) || McClure (0–1) || || 17,594 || 7–7 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 15 || April 23 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Sorensen (2–1) || Hunter (0–3) || McClure (1) || 26,291 || 8–7 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 16 || April 25 || Red Sox || 3–4 || Lee (4–0) || Augustine (3–2) || Drago (2) || 9,051 || 8–8 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 17 || April 26 || Red Sox || 6–4 || Caldwell (1–0) || Torrez (2–1) || McClure (2) || 8,724 || 9–8 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 18 || April 28 || @ Royals || 6–7 || Colborn (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–2) || Pattin (2) || 20,166 || 9–9 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 19 || April 29 || @ Royals || 2–11 || Leonard (3–3) || Augustine (3–3) || || 27,521 || 9–10 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 20 || April 30 || @ Royals || 0–3 || Gale (1–0) || Caldwell (1–1) || Mingori (3) || 19,827 || 9–11 || L3

|-bgcolor=#fbb | 21 || May 2 || White Sox || 3–5 || Wood (2–3) || Sorensen (2–2) || || 7,880 || 9–12 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 22 || May 3 || White Sox || 4–0 || Augustine (4–3) || Wortham (0–1) || || 5,720 || 10–12 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 23 || May 5 || Royals || 9–0 || Caldwell (2–1) || Colborn (1–1) || || 10,435 || 11–12 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 24 || May 6 || Royals || 4–3 || Sorensen (3–2) || Bird (1–2) || || 13,914 || 12–12 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 25 || May 7 || Royals || 6–8 || Gale (2–0) || Augustine (4–4) || Mingori (4) || 10,887 || 12–13 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 26 || May 9 || Rangers || 1–7 || Jenkins (3–1) || Caldwell (2–2) || || 4,790 || 12–14 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 27 || May 10 || Rangers || 3–4 || Alexander (3–1) || Sorensen (3–3) || Cleveland (1) || 6,528 || 12–15 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 28 || May 12 || @ White Sox || 3–4 <small>(5)</small> || Wood (3–3) || Augustine (4–5) || Willoughby (1) || 17,953 || 12–16 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 29 || May 13 || @ White Sox || 6–1 || Replogle (2–0) || Stone (1–2) || || 13,521 || 13–16 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 30 || May 14 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || Caldwell (3–2) || Barrios (1–3) || || 12,505 || 14–16 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 31 || May 15 || @ Rangers || 6–8 || Jenkins (4–1) || Travers (0–1) || Cleveland (2) || 11,622 || 14–17 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 32 || May 16 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Sorensen (4–3) || Alexander (3–2) || || 11,351 || 15–17 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 33 || May 17 || Tigers || 3–5 || Billingham (4–1) || Augustine (4–6) || Hiller (3) || 10,004 || 15–18 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 34 || May 18 || Tigers || 8–7 || Castro (1–0) || Foucault (1–3) || || 15,217 || 16–18 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 35 || May 19 || Angels || 1–7 || Tanana (7–1) || Caldwell (3–3) || || 13,843 || 16–19 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 36 || May 20 || Angels || 6–4 || Travers (1–1) || Brett (1–3) || Castro (1) || 18,916 || 17–19 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 37 || May 21 || Angels || 2–1 || Sorensen (5–3) || LaRoche (3–1) || || 42,376 || 18–19 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 38 || May 23 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || Augustine (5–6) || Keough (2–3) || || 2,534 || 19–19 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 39 || May 24 || @ Athletics || 7–1 || Caldwell (4–3) || Broberg (4–4) || || 2,257 || 20–19 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 40 || May 26 || @ Angels || 5–6 || Hartzell (1–3) || Rodríguez (0–3) || || 19,277 || 20–20 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 41 || May 27 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Sorensen (6–3) || Griffin (0–1) || || 29,097 || 21–20 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 42 || May 28 || @ Angels || 6–3 || Replogle (3–0) || Ryan (3–4) || McClure (3) || 21,869 || 22–20 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 43 || May 29 || Athletics || 2–6 || Broberg (5–4) || Augustine (5–7) || || 18,665 || 22–21 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 44 || May 30 || Athletics || 2–1 || Caldwell (5–3) || Sosa (4–1) || || 8,322 || 23–21 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 45 || May 31 || @ Tigers || 0–3 || Wilcox (4–2) || Travers (1–2) || || 13,017 || 23–22 || L1

|-bgcolor=#fbb | 46 || June 1 || @ Tigers || 3–4 || Slaton (5–2) || Sorensen (6–4) || Hiller (6) || 11,614 || 23–23 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 47 || June 2 || Indians || 6–7 || Kern (5–1) || McClure (0–2) || || 16,779 || 23–24 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 48 || June 3 || Indians || 4–6 || Paxton (2–3) || Augustine (5–8) || Monge (1) || 11,933 || 23–25 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 49 || June 4 || Indians || 12–7 || Stein (1–1) || Wise (3–9) || || – || 24–25 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 50 || June 4 || Indians || 9–4 || Travers (2–2) || Hood (3–3) || Castro (2) || 23,850 || 25–25 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 51 || June 6 || Tigers || 5–1 || Sorensen (7–4) || Wilcox (4–3) || || 13,022 || 26–25 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 52 || June 7 || Tigers || 1–8 || Slaton (6–2) || Replogle (3–1) || || 7,437 || 26–26 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 53 || June 9 || Blue Jays || 3–2 <small>(10)</small> || Caldwell (6–3) || Murphy (2–2) || || 9,959 || 27–26 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 54 || June 10 || Blue Jays || 5–0 || Travers (3–2) || Garvin (2–5) || || 25,889 || 28–26 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 55 || June 11 || Blue Jays || 2–1 || Sorensen (8–4) || Underwood (2–7) || || – || 29–26 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 56 || June 11 || Blue Jays || 5–4 || Stein (2–1) || Murphy (2–3) || || 21,568 || 30–26 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 57 || June 12 || @ Tigers || 7–4 || McClure (1–2) || Wilcox (4–4) || || 14,472 || 31–26 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 58 || June 13 || @ Tigers || 7–2 || Caldwell (7–3) || Slaton (6–3) || || 16,622 || 32–26 || W6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 59 || June 14 || @ Blue Jays || 7–5 || Castro (2–0) || Murphy (2–4) || || – || 33–26 || W7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 60 || June 14 || @ Blue Jays || 5–0 || Augustine (6–8) || Garvin (2–6) || || 28,346 || 34–26 || W8 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 61 || June 16 || @ Indians || 8–6 <small>(10)</small> || McClure (2–2) || Kern (5–2) || Castro (3) || 9,175 || 35–26 || W9 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 62 || June 17 || @ Indians || 4–3 <small>(12)</small> || Castro (3–0) || Kern (5–3) || || 16,923 || 36–26 || W10 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 63 || June 18 || @ Indians || 0–3 || Waits (4–7) || Caldwell (7–4) || || – || 36–27 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 64 || June 18 || @ Indians || 4–1 || Augustine (7–8) || Paxton (3–4) || Castro (4) || 20,140 || 37–27 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 65 || June 20 || Orioles || 5–8 || McGregor (8–4) || Travers (3–3) || || 22,640 || 37–28 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 66 || June 21 || Orioles || 5–3 || Sorensen (9–4) || D. Martínez (6–4) || Castro (5) || 21,732 || 38–28 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 67 || June 22 || Orioles || 3–10 || Flanagan (11–4) || Haas (2–3) || || 26,586 || 38–29 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 68 || June 23 || Mariners || 0–3 || Abbott (3–4) || Caldwell (7–5) || || 8,268 || 38–30 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 69 || June 24 || Mariners || 5–0 || Augustine (8–8) || Colborn (1–6) || || 20,820 || 39–30 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 70 || June 25 || Mariners || 8–10 || Romo (4–2) || Stein (2–2) || Montague (1) || 24,526 || 39–31 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 71 || June 26 || Twins || 8–2 || Sorensen (10–4) || Serum (3–3) || || 7,988 || 40–31 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 72 || June 27 || Twins || 13–6 || Replogle (4–1) || Goltz (5–5) || || 16,137 || 41–31 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 73 || June 28 || Yankees || 5–0 || Caldwell (8–5) || Tidrow (3–6) || || – || 42–31 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 74 || June 28 || Yankees || 7–2 || Augustine (9–8) || McCall (0–1) || || 39,283 || 43–31 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 75 || June 30 || @ Mariners || 13–3 || Travers (4–3) || Parrott (1–1) || Rodríguez (2) || 7,772 || 44–31 || W5

|-bgcolor=#bfb | 76 || July 1 || @ Mariners || 4–0 || Sorensen (11–4) || Mitchell (4–8) || || 14,836 || 45–31 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 77 || July 2 || @ Mariners || 3–4 <small>(11)</small> || Rawley (4–5) || Castro (3–1) || || 9,904 || 45–32 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 78 || July 3 || @ Twins || 2–7 || Erickson (9–5) || Augustine (9–9) || || 19,062 || 45–33 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 79 || July 4 || @ Twins || 2–7 || Serum (4–3) || Travers (4–4) || || 26,263 || 45–34 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 80 || July 5 || @ Twins || 1–3 || Goltz (7–5) || Sorensen (11–5) || || 11,409 || 45–35 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 81 || July 7 || Yankees || 6–0 || Caldwell (9–5) || Guidry (13–1) || || 40,216 || 46–35 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 82 || July 8 || Yankees || 6–5 || Rodríguez (1–3) || Gossage (4–8) || McClure (4) || 46,518 || 47–35 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 83 || July 9 || Yankees || 8–4 || Travers (5–4) || Gullett (4–2) || Stein (1) || 42,633 || 48–35 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bcf | ASG || July 11 || AL @ NL || 3–7 || Sutter (1–0) || Gossage (0–1) || || 51,549 || – || – |-bgcolor=#bfb | 84 || July 13 || Royals || 13–2 || Caldwell (10–5) || Splittorff (10–8) || || 16,706 || 49–35 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 85 || July 14 || Royals || 2–9 || Gale (10–3) || Replogle (4–2) || || 43,993 || 49–36 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 86 || July 15 || White Sox || 3–1 || Sorensen (12–5) || Schueler (3–4) || || 41,379 || 50–36 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 87 || July 16 || White Sox || 10–1 || Travers (6–4) || Stone (7–7) || || 33,862 || 51–36 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 88 || July 17 || White Sox || 6–1 || Caldwell (11–5) || Barrios (5–9) || || 15,993 || 52–36 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 89 || July 18 || White Sox || 7–2 || Augustine (10–9) || Wood (10–6) || || 17,660 || 53–36 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 90 || July 19 || Red Sox || 2–8 || Torrez (12–5) || Sorensen (12–6) || || 45,332 || 53–37 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 91 || July 20 || Red Sox || 8–6 || Rodríguez (2–3) || Lee (10–4) || McClure (5) || 35,044 || 54–37 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 92 || July 21 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Travers (7–4) || Medich (4–5) || McClure (6) || 28,419 || 55–37 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 93 || July 22 || @ Rangers || 2–1 <small>(10)</small> || Caldwell (12–5) || Cleveland (3–6) || || 30,354 || 56–37 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 94 || July 23 || @ Rangers || 17–8 || Replogle (5–2) || Comer (3–3) || || 11,615 || 57–37 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 95 || July 24 || @ White Sox || 1–5 || Stone (8–7) || Sorensen (12–7) || || 11,091 || 57–38 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 96 || July 25 || @ White Sox || 2–4 || Barrios (6–9) || Rodríguez (2–4) || Proly (1) || 28,057 || 57–39 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 97 || July 26 || Angels || 9–11 || Tanana (14–5) || Travers (7–5) || LaRoche (14) || 21,584 || 57–40 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 98 || July 27 || Angels || 6–3 || Caldwell (13–5) || Ryan (5–9) || || 18,847 || 58–40 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 99 || July 28 || @ Blue Jays || 2–3 <small>(11)</small> || Cruz (2–0) || Castro (3–2) || || 17,060 || 58–41 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 100 || July 29 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 || Lemanczyk (4–12) || Sorensen (12–8) || Cruz (6) || 25,037 || 58–42 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 101 || July 30 || @ Blue Jays || 10–5 || Stein (3–2) || Murphy (4–8) || || 21,511 || 59–42 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 102 || July 31 || @ Orioles || 5–6 <small>(10)</small> || Kerrigan (3–0) || Castro (3–3) || || 10,514 || 59–43 || L1

|-bgcolor=#bfb | 103 || August 2 || @ Orioles || 5–3 || Caldwell (14–5) || Palmer (13–9) || Sorensen (1) || 10,663 || 60–43 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 104 || August 3 || @ Orioles || 2–3 <small>(10)</small> || D. Martínez (8–8) || Augustine (10–10) || || 9,654 || 60–44 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 105 || August 4 || Red Sox || 6–2 || Sorensen (13–8) || Lee (10–7) || || 52,562 || 61–44 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 106 || August 5 || Red Sox || 1–8 || Eckersley (13–4) || Rodríguez (2–5) || || 52,968 || 61–45 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 107 || August 6 || Red Sox || 0–4 || Tiant (8–4) || Travers (7–6) || || 48,444 || 61–46 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 108 || August 8 || @ Yankees || 0–3 || Tidrow (5–8) || Caldwell (14–6) || Gossage (16) || 22,549 || 61–47 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 109 || August 9 || @ Yankees || 7–8 || McCall (1–1) || McClure (2–3) || || 27,172 || 61–48 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 110 || August 10 || @ Yankees || 0–9 || Guidry (16–2) || Augustine (10–11) || || 35,127 || 61–49 || L5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 111 || August 11 || @ Red Sox || 10–5 || Rodríguez (3–5) || Tiant (8–5) || || 35,142 || 62–49 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 112 || August 12 || @ Red Sox || 1–3 || Wright (7–2) || Travers (7–7) || || 33,092 || 62–50 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 113 || August 12 || @ Red Sox || 4–11 || Stanley (9–1) || Caldwell (14–7) || || 27,030 || 62–51 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 114 || August 13 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 <small>(10)</small> || Torrez (14–6) || Castro (3–4) || || 34,460 || 62–52 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 115 || August 14 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 || Sorensen (14–8) || Lee (10–9) || McClure (7) || 33,766 || 63–52 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || August 15 || Blue Jays || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 16 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 116 || August 15 || Blue Jays || 9–1 || Augustine (11–11) || Lemanczyk (4–14) || || 17,578 || 64–52 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 117 || August 16 || Blue Jays || 8–1 || Caldwell (15–7) || Jefferson (7–10) || || – || 65–52 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 118 || August 16 || Blue Jays || 3–2 || Rodríguez (4–5) || Moore (5–4) || McClure (8) || 16,920 || 66–52 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 119 || August 17 || Blue Jays || 6–0 || Travers (8–7) || Clancy (9–10) || || 18,829 || 67–52 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 120 || August 18 || Tigers || 2–0 || Sorensen (15–8) || Rozema (6–7) || || 27,543 || 68–52 || W6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 121 || August 19 || Tigers || 4–6 || Wilcox (10–8) || Augustine (11–12) || || 35,104 || 68–53 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 122 || August 20 || Tigers || 2–1 || Caldwell (16–7) || Young (4–3) || || 46,791 || 69–53 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 123 || August 22 || Indians || 3–2 || Castro (4–4) || Kern (8–7) || || – || 70–53 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 124 || August 22 || Indians || 5–4 || Mueller (1–0) || Kern (8–8) || || 23,918 || 71–53 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 125 || August 23 || Indians || 9–4 || Replogle (6–2) || Monge (3–3) || || 20,157 || 72–53 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 126 || August 24 || Indians || 8–9 <small>(10)</small> || Spillner (3–1) || McClure (2–4) || Monge (6) || 16,362 || 72–54 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 127 || August 25 || @ Tigers || 3–6 || Young (5–3) || Caldwell (16–8) || Hiller (10) || 32,010 || 72–55 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 128 || August 26 || @ Tigers || 9–5 || Travers (9–7) || Billingham (14–6) || McClure (9) || 32,103 || 73–55 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 129 || August 27 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Slaton (14–9) || Sorensen (15–9) || Hiller (11) || 43,478 || 73–56 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 130 || August 28 || @ Tigers || 10–1 || Augustine (12–12) || Rozema (6–9) || || 23,037 || 74–56 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 131 || August 29 || @ Indians || 6–0 || Replogle (7–2) || Wise (9–17) || || 5,498 || 75–56 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | – || August 30 || @ Indians || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 31 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 132 || August 31 || @ Indians || 1–0 || Caldwell (17–8) || Paxton (9–8) || || – || 76–56 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 133 || August 31 || @ Indians || 6–12 || Waits (10–13) || Travers (9–8) || || 5,328 || 76–57 || L1

|-bgcolor=#fbb | 134 || September 1 || Rangers || 4–5 || Jenkins (13–8) || Sorensen (15–10) || Cleveland (11) || 13,648 || 76–58 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 135 || September 2 || Rangers || 10–6 || Castro (5–4) || Barker (1–5) || || 17,795 || 77–58 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 136 || September 3 || Rangers || 4–3 || Farmer (1–0) || Matlack (12–12) || || 14,014 || 78–58 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 137 || September 4 || Mariners || 3–4 || Abbott (7–10) || Caldwell (17–9) || || – || 78–59 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 138 || September 4 || Mariners || 5–0 || Travers (10–8) || McLaughlin (2–6) || || 19,408 || 79–59 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 139 || September 6 || @ Blue Jays || 7–0 || Sorensen (16–10) || Jefferson (7–12) || || 21,390 || 80–59 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 140 || September 7 || @ Blue Jays || 4–5 || Cruz (7–1) || McClure (2–5) || || 12,092 || 80–60 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 141 || September 8 || @ Twins || 3–0 || Replogle (8–2) || Serum (8–7) || || 9,262 || 81–60 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 142 || September 9 || @ Twins || 3–0 || Caldwell (18–9) || Erickson (13–11) || || 10,639 || 82–60 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 143 || September 10 || @ Twins || 1–3 || Goltz (12–10) || Travers (10–9) || || 10,512 || 82–61 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 144 || September 11 || @ Mariners || 5–3 || Sorensen (17–10) || McLaughlin (2–7) || Castro (6) || 5,246 || 83–61 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 145 || September 12 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Todd (3–4) || McClure (2–6) || || 5,577 || 83–62 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 146 || September 13 || Orioles || 7–5 || Replogle (9–2) || Flanagan (17–13) || Farmer (1) || 8,863 || 84–62 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 147 || September 14 || Orioles || 4–3 || Caldwell (19–9) || McGregor (14–13) || || 12,587 || 85–62 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 148 || September 15 || Twins || 3–10 || Erickson (14–11) || Travers (10–10) || || 12,496 || 85–63 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 149 || September 16 || Twins || 2–5 || Goltz (13–10) || Sorensen (17–11) || Marshall (20) || 37,809 || 85–64 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 150 || September 17 || Twins || 3–4 || Serum (9–8) || Replogle (9–3) || Marshall (21) || 11,007 || 85–65 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 151 || September 18 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Figueroa (18–9) || Travers (10–11) || || 20,557 || 85–66 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 152 || September 19 || @ Yankees || 2–0 || Caldwell (20–9) || Tidrow (7–11) || || 26,682 || 86–66 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 153 || September 20 || @ Royals || 5–4 || Augustine (13–12) || Paschall (0–1) || || 15,917 || 87–66 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 154 || September 21 || @ Royals || 4–8 || Leonard (19–17) || Replogle (9–4) || || 17,799 || 87–67 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 155 || September 22 || Athletics || 3–0 || Rodríguez (5–5) || Keough (8–14) || Castro (7) || 9,675 || 88–67 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 156 || September 23 || Athletics || 13–4 || Travers (11–11) || Norris (0–5) || || 14,450 || 89–67 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 157 || September 24 || Athletics || 5–2 || Caldwell (21–9) || Langford (7–13) || || 16,535 || 90–67 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 158 || September 26 || @ Angels || 3–4 <small>(10)</small> || LaRoche (10–8) || Sorensen (17–12) || || 12,646 || 90–68 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 159 || September 27 || @ Angels || 1–4 || Frost (5–4) || Replogle (9–5) || LaRoche (25) || 12,302 || 90–69 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 160 || September 29 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Travers (12–11) || Keough (8–15) || || 1,992 || 91–69 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 161 || September 30 || @ Athletics || 8–5 || Caldwell (22–9) || Johnson (11–10) || Castro (8) || 2,143 || 92–69 || W2

|-bgcolor=#bfb | 162 || October 1 || @ Athletics || 9–0 || Sorensen (18–12) || Wirth (5–6) || Haas (1) || 2,742 || 93–69 || W3

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

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1978.

Notes

References