The Brewers won the first two games of their final homestand of the season to pull within two games of the Cubs, but faced a near impossible task with the club's elimination number down to only three and the wild card leading Padres coming to town.

The Brewers finished the 2008 season one game ahead of the New York Mets in the wild card race with a final record of 90 – 72, and faced the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS.

The Brewers faced the NL West Champion Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLDS and won the first two games at Miller Park, with Yovani Gallardo pitching 8 stellar innings in a 4-1 Game 1 win.

The Brewers faced their divisional foe and the NL Wild Card winner, the St. Louis Cardinals, who had upset the favored Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS.

In the majors, he played 23 years for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels.

Donnie Ray Moore ( February 13, 1954 – July 18, 1989 ) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs ( 1975, 1977 – 79 ), St. Louis Cardinals ( 1980 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1981 ), Atlanta Braves ( 1982 – 84 ) and California Angels ( 1985 – 88 ).

He began his career with the California Angels in, but was a streaky hitter and was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in.

Gustavo Adolfo Polidor González, ( October 26, 1961 – April 28, 1995 ), was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels ( 1985 – 88 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1989 – 90 ) and Florida Marlins ( 1993 ).

In 1981, the franchise changed affiliations, moving from the Brewers to the California Angels.

The Brewers won the American League East division by one game over the Baltimore Orioles, then defeated the California Angels, three games to two, in the American League Championship Series.

* Jose Cardenal-MLB player for the San Francisco Giants, California Angels, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, and the Kansas City Royals

Christopher Louis Bosio ( born April 3, 1963 in Carmichael, California ) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners from to and a current major league pitching coach for the Chicago Cubs.

Jeromy Neal Burnitz ( born April 15, 1969 in Westminster, California ) is a former baseball player who was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Mets ( 1993 – 94, 2002 – 03 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1995 – 96 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1996 – 2001 ), Los Angeles Dodgers ( 2003 ), Colorado Rockies ( 2004 ), Chicago Cubs ( 2005 ), and Pittsburgh Pirates ( 2006 ).

* Joe Azcue, MLB player for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, and the Milwaukee Brewers.

He played with the Cincinnati Reds ( 1962 – 1967 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1968 ), Seattle Pilots ( 1969 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1970 – 1971 ), Boston Red Sox ( 1972 – 1974 ), California Angels ( 1975 ), Oakland Athletics ( 1975 ), and the Baltimore Orioles ( 1976 ).

Brewmasters may have had a formal education in the subject from institutions such as the Siebel Institute of Technology, VLB Berlin, American Brewers Guild, University of California at Davis, University of Wisconsin, or Niagara College.

Troy Franklin O ' Leary ( born August 4, 1969 in Compton, California ) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Milwaukee Brewers (-), Boston Red Sox (-), Montreal Expos () and Chicago Cubs () and also in the Australian Baseball League for the Daikyo Dolphins.

The Brewers clinched the American League Eastern Division title then, defeated the California Angels in the 1982 American League Championship Series.

Thomas Andrew Brunansky ( born August 20, 1960 ), nicknamed " Bruno ", is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1981 to 1994 for the California Angels, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers.

He played for the Baltimore Orioles ( 1962 and 1965 – 75 ), California Angels ( 1975 – 77 ) and Milwaukee Brewers ( 1978 ).

Bradley Jay Lesley ( born September 11, 1958 in Turlock, California ) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers from 1982 to 1985.

Kameron David Loe ( born September 10, 1981 in Simi Valley, California ) is a professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers.

As a manager, he helmed three major league teams: the Milwaukee Brewers ( 1980 – 82 ), Montreal Expos ( 1985 – 91 ) and California Angels ( 1991 – 1994 ), compiling a career won-lost mark of 784 – 773 (. 504 ).

He won his first big league game against the Milwaukee Brewers on July 26 and then threw a shutout against the California Angels five days later.

Born in San Diego, California, he played seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball as an infielder, outfielder, and designated hitter for the New York Yankees, Kansas City & Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, and Milwaukee Brewers during his 15-year major league career.

In October, just days after the World Series, the Brewers hired Ron Roenicke, bench coach of the Los Angeles Angels, to be the Brewers ' new manager.

Poor bullpen play put the team even further out of contention by the end of July, which caused the Brewers to trade ace pitcher Zack Greinke to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for top minor league shortstop Jean Segura and two minor league relief pitchers.

Eighteen teams have all hosted an all-star game at least twice since the Mets last did: Atlanta Braves ( 1972 and 2000 ), Chicago White Sox ( 1983 and 2003 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1970 and 1988 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1981 and 1997 ), Detroit Tigers ( 1971 and 2005 ), Houston Astros ( 1968, 1986, and 2004 ), Kansas City Royals ( 1973 and 2012 ), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ( 1967, 1989, and 2010 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1975 and 2002 ), Minnesota Twins ( 1965, 1985, and 2014 ), New York Yankees ( 1977 and 2008 ), Philadelphia Phillies ( 1976 and 1996 ), Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1974, 1994, and 2006 ), San Diego Padres ( 1978 and 1992 ), San Francisco Giants ( 1984 and 2007 ), Seattle Mariners ( 1979 and 2001 ), and St. Louis Cardinals ( 1966 and 2009 ), and Washington Senators / Texas Rangers ( 1969 and 1995 ).

Carew was hired as the Angels hitting coach on November 5, 1991 and served in a similar capacity with the Milwaukee Brewers.

He later joined the Angels lost the 1979 ALCS to his former team, and then lost again to the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers.

In 1982, his Angels team won the American League's Western Division, and won the first two games, at home, in a best-of-5 ALCS against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Other clubs that traditionally play songs after " Take Me Out To The Ballgame " include ; Cincinnati Reds ( Twist and Shout-The Beatles ), Milwaukee Brewers (" The Beer Barrel Polka-in reference to the city's beermaking heritage ), Houston Astros (" Deep in the Heart of Texas "), Texas Rangers ( Cotton-Eyed Joe ), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (" Build Me Up Buttercup "), Seattle Mariners (" Louie, Louie " by The Kingsmen ) and the Colorado Rockies ( a cover version of " Hey!

The Brewers traded Greinke on July 27 to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for top infield prospect Jean Segura and pitchers Ariel Pena and John Hellweg.

After clinching their second AL West championship, the Angels won the first two games of the best-of-five ALCS against the AL East champion Milwaukee Brewers — then promptly dropped the next three in a row to lose the series.

During his 15-year career, Thon spent two seasons with the Angels ( 1979 – 1980 ), seven seasons with the Houston Astros ( 1981 – 1987 ), one season with the San Diego Padres ( 1988 ), three seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies ( 1989 – 1991 ), one season with the Texas Rangers ( 1992 ), and finished his career with the Milwaukee Brewers ( 1993 ).

He has a career major league ERA of 5. 03 over eight seasons, including time spent with the Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays and Toronto Blue Jays, who selected Glover in the 15th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft.

* 1982 – Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.

The 1982 campaign saw Baltimore eliminated on the final weekend of the season by the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Brewers went to the 1982 World Series and won seven organization of the year awards during his tenure.

During Selig's tenure as club president, the Brewers participated in postseason play in 1981, when the team finished first in the American League East during the second half of the season, and in 1982, when the team made it to the World Series, under the leadership of future Hall of Famers Robin Yount and Paul Molitor.

In 1982, the Brewers were considered heavy favorites to win the AL East, but by June, the team had fallen to 23 – 24 and signs had shown that the players were having problems playing under manager Buck Rodgers.

The Brewers had many individual accomplishments during their two playoff years, as both in 1981 and 1982, Brewer players won both the AL MVP and Cy Young awards, with Rollie Fingers winning both awards in 1981, and Robin Yount winning the MVP and Pete Vuckovich winning the Cy Young in 1982.

In 1992, reminiscent of the resurgence which greeted Trebelhorn's arrival in 1987, the Brewers rallied behind the leadership of rookie manager Phil Garner and posted their best record since their World Series year in 1982, finishing the season 92 – 70 and in second place, four games behind that year's eventual World Champion Toronto Blue Jays.

In 2003, the Brewers hired Doug Melvin as General Manager, who in turn brought in Ned Yost, coach with the Atlanta Braves and a former member of the 1982 American League Champion Brewers, as manager.

To celebrate the successful 1982 Milwaukee Brewers team, the franchise decided to have the 2007 season be named as the " 25th Anniversary of ' 82 ", with more fan giveaways than any other Major League Baseball team except the Pittsburgh Pirates, and more discounts and deals than any other time in Brewers ' history.

This was the first time the Brewers reached the playoffs since 1982.

It was the first time since 1982 that the Brewers had five pitchers with 10 or more wins in a season.

Many Brewer fans welcomed facing the Cardinals with the National League pennant at stake, with the Brewers and Cardinals having a growing rivalry, and also a chance for the Brewers to avenge their 1982 World Series defeat, which was at the hands of the Cardinals.

Just as Herzog had predicted when he told Smith the Cardinals would win the pennant with him on the team, Smith found himself as the team's starting shortstop in the best-of-seven 1982 World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Molitor was part of a young Milwaukee Brewers team that lost the 1982 World Series in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals.

In 1982 the league expanded to 12 teams by adding the Beloit Brewers, the Danville Suns, the Madison Muskies, and the Springfield Cardinals.

He saved 29 games for the 1982 Brewers, but he pitched most of the season in pain and was forced to miss the Brewers ' first ( and to date, only ) trip to the World Series — where they were beaten in seven games by the Cardinals — and any prospect of a showdown or two with Bruce Sutter, who proved vital to the Cardinals ' winning effort.

The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers, winners of the American League pennant, were nicknamed " Harvey's Wallbangers ," because of the team's power hitting ( wall banging ) under mid-season manager Harvey Kuenn.

# Paul Molitor: 48 ( Milwaukee Brewers 1982 )