The Brewers have had some success with big boppers in their lineup, from Prince Fielder to Robin Yount. Here are the top sluggers in franchise history.
Brewers sluggers Prince Fielder, right, and Braun celebrate after a home run in a 2009 game.
Morry Gash, Associated Press archivesThe home run is one of the most exciting plays in all of sports and the Milwaukee Brewers have had some of the most memorable sluggers in MLB history.
Spring training is underway and Opening Day is around the corner for the Brewers, who blasted 219 home runs (third most in MLB) and finished last season as the runner-up to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central with an 86-76 record.
One of the original Brewers sluggers, Gorman Thomas, hit 208 home runs in his 11 seasons in Milwaukee.
STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVESStormin’ Gorman was the original heavy hitter and a fan favorite for the Brewers during the franchise’s early years.
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Thomas rose through the minor leagues with MLB stints before being called up for good by the Brewers in 1978. During his first full season in the majors, Thomas hit 32 home runs along with 86 RBIs.
Geoff Jenkins hit 212 home runs and drove in 704 runs during his decade-long Brewers tenure.
Morry Gash, Associated Press ArchivesThe 6-foot-1, 205-pound Jenkins spent the first decade of his 11-year career with the Brewers.
As a rookie in 1998, Jenkins hit a home run off San Francisco's pitcher Orel Hershiser in his third career plate appearance. During the 2000 season, Jenkins hit .303 with 34 home runs, his career high.
Prince Fielder homers during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals on Oct. 10, 2011, in Milwaukee.
When it comes to going yard, Fielder was a king for the Brewers during his seven seasons with the franchise.
The 5-foot-11, 275-pound Fielder, son of famed former pro Cecil Fielder, was a wrecking ball of fury at the plate and quickly established his own identity.
Robin Yount follows through on his home run swing in the seventh inning of Game 5 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Oct. 17, 1982, in Milwaukee.
ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVESRockin’ Robin has a rightful claim as Mr. Brewer. The 6-foot, 165-pound Yount joined the Brewers in 1974 as an 18-year-old during the franchise’s fourth season and grew into a man that’s now enshrined in Cooperstown.
The first-ballot Hall of Famer spent the entirety of his two decades in the majors with the Brewers.
Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich won the National League MVP Award in 2018 and remains with the team.
Ross D. Franklin, Associated PressWhen Christian Yelich arrived in Milwaukee after spending his first five seasons with the Miami Marlins, his power was limited.
Richie Sexson hit 133 home runs in 534 games with the Brewers.
LENNY IGNELZI, ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVES
Cecil Cooper was one of the Brewers' sluggers in the early 1980s that helped the franchise to success.
Ray Stubblebine, Associated Press Archives
Former Brewers slugger Ryan Braun smiles during his retirement ceremony Sept. 26, 2021.
AARON GASH, ASSOCIATED PRESS archivesThe 6-foot-2, 205-pound Braun showcased his potential during his rookie season as he amassed 34 home runs and 97 RBIs with a .324 batting average and 1.004 OPS. Those marks earned Braun the NL Rookie of the Year in 2007.
Blessed with a short and compact swing, Braun racked up four All-Star Game selections in his first five seasons.
Craig Counsell said the desire for a "new professional challenge” was at the forefront of his decision to leave the Brewers for its primary rival.
Sánchez hit .217 with 19 homers and 47 RBIs last year in 72 games for San Diego and three for the New York Mets.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters about the injury Monday and said Mitchell was seeing a specialist.
Jackson Chourio sparked Tuesday's home opener against the Minnesota Twins at American Family Field.
Jackson Chourio shined again in Milwaukee's loss to Minnesota.
Milwaukee allowed the tying run in the ninth inning before rallying in the bottom half to escape with a win against Seattle.
Luis Urias gave Seattle an insurance run in the ninth inning Saturday night at American Family Field.
William Contreras and Willy Adames provided the pop as Milwaukee accumulated 14 hits on Sunday.
Milwaukee got within one run of the Reds on Monday night in Cincinnati.
Christian Yelich, Blake Perkins and Sal Frelick led the way against host Cincinnati.
Two home runs helped Milwaukee starting pitcher Wade Miley in his return from the injured list.
Milwaukee hit three home runs and the benches cleared Friday night in Baltimore.
Milwaukee batters drove in double-digit runs on Saturday against Baltimore.
Consecutive games saw the Brewers lose, in part, because of a 20-year-old rookie's timely hit.
The Padres got great starting pitching that allowed them to take an early lead as the Brewers' hot start is cooling off.
The pitcher-catcher combination factored heavily on the road Friday night against St. Louis.
Jackson Chourio's home run during Saturday's victory over St. Louis put him among small historical group.
Oneil Cruz and Jared Jones helped Pittsburgh win the series opener against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee's Tobias Myers allowed just one run in the road loss to Pittsburgh.
A rather-strange second inning enabled Milwaukee to beat Pittsburgh after losing the first two games of the series.
Joey Ortiz's RBI single wins it for the Brewers against the visiting Yankees.
One night after losing in extra innings, New York won in a rout Saturday night in Milwaukee.
New York ends the series in Milwaukee on Sunday with another outing of double-digit run production.
Milwaukee thought it tied the game in the ninth inning Monday. Instead, its losing streak continued.
Milwaukee traveled to Chicago and got the best of Craig Counsell's team Friday at Wrigley Field.
Milwaukee nearly completed a comeback from a 5-0 deficit on Saturday at Wrigley Field.
Milwaukee was shut out Sunday at Wrigley Field and dropped two of three games in the weekend series.
Milwaukee took a two-run lead early in Monday's series opener in Kansas City. Here's how the game unfolded.
The Kansas City shortstop was a one-man wrecking crew offensively in Wednesday's series closer.
Left-hander Robert Gasser walked none, hit one batter and became just the fifth Brewer ever to throw at least six shutout innings in his debut.
Milwaukee had to survive a ninth-inning scare against St. Louis on Friday. Here's how the game played out.
Milwaukee trailed by five late but got within one run of Pittsburgh in the late innings. Here's how Monday's game played out.
Home runs by Jake Meyers and Jeremy Peña snapped the Brewers' two-game winning streak on Friday night.
The catcher's big hit turned the game around Saturday night in Houston. Here's how it played out.
An Astros player swapped out cleats and proceeded to homer twice in Sunday's series finale in Houston.
The Brewers had a big third inning and, combined with their first two pitchers dominant early, took the series over Boston at Fenway Park.
Milwaukee's first-base coach was involved in a tense moment of a tie game. Next up is Craig Counsell's return for the first time since becoming Chicago Cubs manager.
The former Brewers manager, who moved on to the Cubs in the offseason, was booed by the sellout crowd Monday.
Milwaukee chased Cubs starter Shota Imanaga, the major league's ERA leader, early. Here's how Wednesday's game played out.
The Brewers had their most hits in a game since 2010. But they found themselves trailing early against MLB's worst team.
The shortstop had a pair of big hits Saturday at American Family Field as Milwaukee kept the Chicago White Sox on a long losing streak.
The first baseman expected to shed a tear in his homecoming, and it didn't take long for that to happen. Hoskins spent seven seasons with the Phillies.
PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola tossed two-hit ball over seven shutout innings and Nick Castellanos hit a two-run homer to send the Philadelphia Phillies off to London with the best record in the National League after a 2-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.
Milwaukee's starting pitcher allowed one hit over eight shutout innings and was backed by an awakened offense.
The rookie outfielder came through in the clutch Saturday to help Milwaukee win the first two games in Detroit.
The right-hander allowed one run in seven innings, and the Brewers offense hit two home runs Monday against Toronto.
Milwaukee surged back through some awful defensive play from Cincinnati. Here's how the game played out.
His catch above the center field wall with two outs in the bottom of the ninth stymied Los Angeles' rally.
The right-hander struck out eight Wednesday night as Milwaukee won two of three in Anaheim.
He homered for the second straight game as San Diego defeated Milwaukee for the second consecutive night.
Milwaukee staged a late rally Saturday night but couldn't come out on the winning end in San Diego.
Tobias Myers was backed by an explosive inning on Sunday in San Diego. Here's how the game played out.
A key home run and six scoreless innings from a reliever Tuesday have Milwaukee one game away from a series sweep.
The 20-year-old is solidifying his spot in the everyday batting order with a torrid month of June.
Milwaukee twice rallied from deficits in the opener of a four-game series with Colorado.
Milwaukee scored on a sacrifice fly and bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to knot the series with Colorado on Tuesday night.
The Brewers tied the game courtesy of their rookie outfielder, but it was quickly erased as the Rockies cool off the NL Central leaders.
Los Angeles catcher Will Smith led the way Saturday with his fourth blast in the series.
Pittsburgh catcher Joey Bart's grand slam was part of a game-changing inning Tuesday night in Milwaukee.
The right-hander threw eight scoreless innings as Milwaukee overwhelmed Pittsburgh on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.
CJ Abrams hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the ninth inning for the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
Shortstop Willy Adames had four RBIs Sunday as Milwaukee avoided a series sweep vs. the Nationals.
It was truly a team effort for the Cubs to beat their rivals in Monday's series opener.
The Bravers outfielder snapped out of a prolonged slug while doing so not far from where he starred as a high school player.
Atlanta's Matt Olson and Travis d’Arnaud accomplished the feat Wednesday to close out the series at American Family Field.
Milwaukee trailed by four runs and had a late rally snuffed out against the Nationals, who snapped a five-game skid.
Milwaukee collected 16 base hits and scored five unanswered runs in the late innings Wednesday night in Atlanta.
Jackson Chourio had a career day as Milwaukee routed Atlanta on Thursday to finish off a three-game sweep.
The star was activated off the injured list earlier in the day and helped the Dodgers win the series opener in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee trailed by three runs after the first inning in its matchup with fellow division leader Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
Christian Yelich will have surgery on his troublesome back Friday. The All-Star outfielder hasn't played since July 23.
Freddy Peralta and William Contreras helped Milwaukee to its second straight win in the series with Cleveland and fourth consecutive victory overall.
Christian Yelich's procedure was described as “a diskectomy of some kind,” which is done to remove the damaged part of a disk in the spine.
The right-hander tossed seven scoreless innings as Milwaukee blanked Cleveland in a matchup of division leaders at American Family Field.
Milwaukee held a two-run lead entering the bottom of the ninth but the bullpen faltered Wednesday night in St. Louis.
Milwaukee packed up from St. Louis on Thursday after having lost the final two games of a three-game set.
The Athletics scored all of their runs in the fourth inning against Milwaukee starter Frankie Montas in the series finale on Sunday.
Mike Yastrzemski's home run helped San Francisco prevail in a back-and-forth game Tuesday night at American Family Field.
The 2018 NL MVP spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since having surgery Aug. 16.
The batterymates came through with clutch performances Wednesday, helping Milwaukee draw even in the series with San Francisco.
The right-hander threw the first seven innings of Thursday's shutout, which marked a series win for Milwaukee against San Francisco.
Jackson Chourio continued his torrid post-All Star stretch with a blast that sent Milwaukee past NL Central rival Cincinnati on Saturday night.
The Brewers had another dramatic finish against a NL Central divisional rival.
Shortstop homered for the fifth consecutive game, tying an MLB record and matching a franchise mark that was last set in 2017.
A rally in the 11th inning forced an extra frame, but the Brewers couldn't get to the All-Star closer once more after surrendering another lead.
Milwaukee couldn't solve Colorado starter Ryan Feltner but rallied late before falling in the series opener on Friday night.
The Brewers set off fireworks early to build a lead, and that cushion was key for the pitching staff to beat the Rockies.
Despite a blister on his finger, Kyle Freeland held Milwaukee in check and was aided by a three-run home run Sunday.
Getting out to an early lead led to a strong pitching performance as Milwaukee continued to close in on clinching a postseason berth.
Milwaukee nearly trailed by double digits after only two innings on Wednesday night in San Francisco and now have lost five of seven.
The 20-year-old Chourio became the youngest player with a 20-homer, 20-stolen base season in MLB history, while Frankie Montas pitched six scoreless innings in Milwaukee's 3-0 win.
In a rematch of last year's playoffs, the Brewers had a big hit to set up a strong finish by the bullpen.
Milwaukee's magic number to win the NL Central is down to 3. The Brewers will go for the three-game sweep Sunday.
Milwaukee trailed by five runs, came back to take a late lead but then surrendered three runs in the 10th inning Sunday.
Milwaukee can wrap up the Central Division crown as early as Tuesday night. Here's how Monday's game played out.
A record was set for batters struck out in a row as the Brewers lose to the team that eliminated them last year.
Milwaukee had already clinched the NL Central title while Friday's result helped Arizona move into sole possession of the NL’s second wild-card spot.
Milwaukee, which next week will make its sixth playoff appearance in the past seven seasons, is held to one run.
The former Brewers GM/president of baseball operations left the team in 2022. It's possible he and the Mets could return to Milwaukee next week for a playoff series.
Third baseman Joey Ortiz's multi-RBI game clinches the Brewers' series win over the Mets as Milwaukee looks to close out the season with a sweep on Sunday.
Milwaukee's manager touched on his team's heartbreaking ouster in the NL wild card round and also looked ahead to next season.
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