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| When the Brewers retired number #4 in 199 it was the _____ number they retired? | Milwaukee Brewers
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4th. The first number retired by the Brewers was Aaron (44) in 1976, then followed Finger (34) in 1992, Yount (19) in 1994, and Moliter (4) in 1999 was the fourth number retired.
| Who is the manager with the most wins in the team's history (up until 2001)? | Milwaukee Brewers
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Phil Garner . Phil Garner has the most wins in team history. He is also has the most losses in team history.
1982 and 1989. Robin Yount is only 1 of 2 people to win the MVP award on the Brewers. Rollie Finger is the other.
shortstop and center field.
39. Paul Moliter had a 39 game hitting streak in 1987. Still the longest in team history in 2001.
| What was the last year in the 1990s in which the Brewers had a winning season? | Milwaukee Brewers
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0. Through to the end of the 20th Century, the Brewers never made it back to the World Series after 1982.
| Who where the Brewers playing when Robin Yount got his 3,000 hit in his career? | Milwaukee Brewers
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Cleveland Indians . Robin Yount got his 3,000 hit off Jose Mesa of the Cleveland Indians.
| Who took over as manager of the 1982 team in late May and turned the team into the AL East Division winner? | Milwaukee Brewers
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Harvey Kuenn. Kuenn was American League Rookie of the Year with the Detroit Tigers in the 1950s.
Pete Vuckovich. Vuckovich appeared in the movie Major League as the Yankees' power hitting first baseman.
| Who was the shortstop on the 1982 Brewers team who also won the American League's Most Valuable Player award that year? | Milwaukee Brewers
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Robin Yount. Robin also won the award as a centerfielder in 1989.
Harvey's Wallbangers. Appropriately named for the over-200 homeruns hit as a team, back when 200 homeruns for a team was actually rare.
| What pitcher set a record in the 1982 World Series for throwing three wild pitches in the same inning? | Milwaukee Brewers
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George Medich. Medich's nickname was 'Doc', because he actually was a doctor.
| For what pitcher did Milwaukee send Kevin Bass and two other prospects to Houston for use during the stretch run in September of 1982? | Milwaukee Brewers
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Don Sutton. Sutton was announcing for the Atlanta Braves in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Four . Molitor changed his number to 19 when he went to Toronto as a gesture of respect to his former teammate, Robin Yount.
| The 1982 Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles on the last day of the season to win the American League's Eastern Divison. Who started as the pitcher in that game for the Orioles? | Milwaukee Brewers
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Jim Palmer. Rick Dempsey later recreated this game during a rain delay by wearing his jockey shorts outside his uniform to represent Palmer.
| What team did the 1982 Brewers beat three straight games in Milwaukee, after losing two games on the road, in the American League Championship Series to win the series? | Milwaukee Brewers
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California Angels. The Angels had Reggie Jackson as their star, but could not beat the Wallbangers in Milwaukee.
Center Field. Scott Podsednik became the starting center fielder after Alex Sanchez got traded to the Detroit Tigers.
Richie Sexson. Richie Sexson played every inning of every game in 2003.
Ned Yost. Ned Yost's first season as a Brewers manager was in 2003.
Wes Helms. Wes Helms first year as a Brewer was in 2003.
Royce Clayton. Royce Clayton will go into free agency in 2004.
Ben Sheets. Ben Sheets has been on the Brewers since his rookie year.
Geoff Jenkins. Geoff Jenkins had been on the Brewers' roster since his rookie year.
Keith Ginter. Before the Brewers, Keith was on the Houston Astros.
1970. The Seattle Pilots moved here after their first season in baseball in 1969, and were renamed the Brewers.
| In December 2003 the Brewers traded Richie Sexson, Shance Nance, and another player to which team? | Milwaukee Brewers
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Arizona Diamondbacks. In exchange, the Brewers received Lyle Overbay, Junior Spivey, Jorge De La Rosa, Chris Capuano, and Wisconsin native Craig Counsell.
| What was the name of the Brewer catcher in 2003 who caught Greg Maddux in Atlanta? | Milwaukee Brewers
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Eddie Perez. Eddie Perez went back in Atlanta again. He signed a two year deal.
John Vander Wal. Peter Zocolillo, Jason Conti, and Brady Clark, all played for the Brewers in 2003. Zocolillo and Conti were in AAA the majority of the year.
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