1982 Milwaukee Brewers

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Record: 95-67, Finished 1st in AL Eastern Division (1982 AL)

Clinched Division: October 3, 1982, At Baltimore Orioles

Won AL Pennant

Managed by Buck Rodgers (23-24) and Harvey Kuenn (72-43)

Coaches: Pat Dobson, Larry Haney, Ron Hansen, Harvey Kuenn, Cal McLish and Harry Warner

Ballpark: County Stadium

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Cecil Cooper, Rollie Fingers, Ben Oglivie and Robin Yount
• AL MVP: Robin Yount
• AL Cy Young Award: Pete Vuckovich
• AL Gold Glove: Robin Yount (SS)
• AL Silver Slugger Award: Cecil Cooper (1B) and Robin Yount (SS)

Further Reading

• Thomas Boswell: "Bred to a Harder Thing Than Triumph" in Why Time Begins on Opening Day, Penguin Books, New York, NY, 1984, pp. 21-60.
• Lee Kluck: "October 3, 1982: Brewers hold off Orioles’ charge in season finale" SABR
• Daniel Okrent: Nine Innings, Ticknor and Fields, New York, NY, 1985. ISBN 9780899193342
• Stew Thornley: "Regular Season Showdowns", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 47, Nr. 1 (spring 2018), pp. 85-90.
• Gregory H. Wolf, ed.: Harvey's Wallbangers: the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2020. ISBN 978-1-970159-27-1

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