2001 Milwaukee Brewers season
2001 Milwaukee Brewers | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Miller Park | |
City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
Owners | Bud Selig | |
General managers | Dean Taylor | |
Managers | Davey Lopes | |
Television | WCGV-TV FSN Wisconsin (Matt Vasgersian, Bill Schroeder, Len Kasper) | |
Radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Len Kasper, Jim Powell) | |
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The Milwaukee Brewers' 2001 season involved the Brewers' finishing fourth in the National League Central with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses. The 2001 Brewers scored 740 runs, 11th in the NL, and ranked 1st in strikeouts, with 1,399. It was their first season at the newly built Miller Park.
Offseason
- December 20, 2000: Brian Lesher was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.[1]
- January 3, 2001: Mark Sweeney was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.[2]
- January 8, 2001: Jason McDonald was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.[3]
- February 8, 2001: Tony Fernández was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.[4]
- February 24, 2001: Marquis Grissom was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with a player to be named later to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Devon White. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ruddy Lugo (June 1, 2001) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Houston Astros | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 44–37 | 49–32 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 54–28 | 39–41 |
Chicago Cubs | 88 | 74 | .543 | 5 | 48–33 | 40–41 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 96 | .407 | 27 | 27–54 | 39–42 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 100 | .383 | 31 | 38–43 | 24–57 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
Arizona | — | 5–2 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 7–8 |
Atlanta | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–9 |
Chicago | 3–6 | 2–4 | — | 13–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 8–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 9–6 |
Cincinnati | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–13 | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 6–11 | 4–2 | 6–10 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 9–8 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 7–10 | 4–11 |
Colorado | 6–13 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 2–10 |
Florida | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 |
Houston | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 12–5 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 9–6 |
Los Angeles | 9–10 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–2 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 10–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 5–12 | 1–5 | — | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–11 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 7–10 | 5–10 |
Montreal | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 8–11 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
New York | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | — | 11–8 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 10–8 |
Philadelphia | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 8–11 | — | 5–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–10 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 2–7 | 11–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–14 | 8–7 |
San Diego | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 5–14 | 1–5 | 6–9 |
San Francisco | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 14–5 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 |
St. Louis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 10–7 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 7–9 | 3–3 | 10–7 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 14–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 8–7 |
Transactions
- May 29, 2001: Tony Fernández was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.[4]
- July 30, 2001: Dave Weathers was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Roberto Miniel (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for Ruben Quevedo and Pete Zoccolillo.[6]
Roster
Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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C | Henry Blanco | 104 | 314 | 33 | 66 | 6 | 31 | .210 | 3 |
1B | Richie Sexson | 158 | 598 | 94 | 162 | 45 | 125 | .271 | 2 |
2B | Ron Belliard | 101 | 364 | 69 | 96 | 11 | 36 | .264 | 5 |
3B | Tyler Houston | 75 | 235 | 36 | 68 | 12 | 38 | .289 | 0 |
SS | José Hernández | 152 | 542 | 67 | 135 | 25 | 78 | .249 | 5 |
LF | Geoff Jenkins | 105 | 397 | 60 | 105 | 20 | 63 | .264 | 4 |
CF | Devon White | 126 | 390 | 52 | 108 | 14 | 47 | .277 | 18 |
RF | Jeromy Burnitz | 154 | 562 | 104 | 141 | 34 | 100 | .251 | 0 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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Kevin Brown | 17 | 43 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 12 | .209 | 0 |
Raul Casanova | 71 | 192 | 21 | 50 | 11 | 33 | .260 | 0 |
Lou Collier | 50 | 127 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 14 | .252 | 5 |
Mike Coolbaugh | 39 | 70 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 7 | .200 | 0 |
Angel Echevarria | 75 | 133 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 13 | .256 | 0 |
Tony Fernández | 28 | 64 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 3 | .281 | 1 |
Jeffrey Hammonds | 49 | 174 | 20 | 43 | 6 | 21 | .247 | 5 |
Jesse Levis | 12 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .242 | 0 |
Luis López | 92 | 222 | 22 | 60 | 4 | 18 | .270 | 0 |
Mark Loretta | 102 | 384 | 40 | 111 | 2 | 29 | .289 | 1 |
James Mouton | 75 | 138 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 10 | .246 | 7 |
Elvis Peña | 15 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | .225 | 2 |
Robert Pérez | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Alex Sánchez | 30 | 68 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .206 | 6 |
Mark Sweeney | 48 | 89 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 11 | .258 | 2 |
Note: Batting statistics for pitchers are not included above.
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 |
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Jamey Wright | 33 | 194.2 | 11 | 12 | 4.90 | 129 |
Jimmy Haynes | 31 | 172.2 | 8 | 17 | 4.85 | 112 |
Ben Sheets | 25 | 151.1 | 11 | 10 | 4.76 | 94 |
Paul Rigdon | 15 | 79.1 | 3 | 5 | 5.79 | 49 |
Rubén Quevedo | 10 | 56.2 | 4 | 5 | 4.61 | 60 |
Jeff D'Amico | 10 | 47.1 | 2 | 4 | 6.08 | 32 |
Nick Neugebauer | 2 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 7.50 | 11 |
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 |
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Allen Levrault | 32 | 130.2 | 6 | 10 | 6.06 | 80 |
Mac Suzuki | 15 | 56.0 | 3 | 5 | 5.30 | 47 |
Rocky Coppinger | 8 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 15 |
Kyle Peterson | 3 | 14.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.52 | 12 |
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 |
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Curt Leskanic | 70 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 3.63 | 64 |
Ray King | 82 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.60 | 49 |
Mike DeJean | 75 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.77 | 68 |
Chad Fox | 65 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.89 | 80 |
David Weathers | 52 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2.03 | 46 |
Will Cunnane | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.40 | 37 |
Mike Buddie | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.89 | 22 |
Mark Leiter | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 | 26 |
Gus Gandarillas | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.49 | 7 |
Lance Painter | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 6 |
Brandon Kolb | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.03 | 8 |
Mark Loretta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Valerio De Los Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 2001.[8] The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins.[citation needed] The Huntsville Stars won the Southern League championship,[9] and the DSL Brewers won the Dominican Summer League championship.[10]
References
- ^ "Brian Lesher Stats".
- ^ "Mark Sweeney Stats".
- ^ "Jason McDonald Stats".
- ^ a b "Tony Fernandez Stats".
- ^ Marquis Grissom Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "David Weathers Stats".
- ^ "2001 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics".
- ^ "2001 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Southern League Champions". Southern League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Campeones". Dominican Summer League (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.