Favorite Brewers of All Time - Yount Region Rd. 1
The 3rd of our 4 regions in the Favorite Milwaukee Brewers bracket, it includes a controversial favorite and a number of guys who earned popularity despite few wins in their eras.
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Voting in the 1st round of the Robin Yount Region will close on Thursday, March 10 at 10pm (CT). Remember to only vote on the 1st round matchups at this time. The eventual winner of this region takes on the Molitor Region champ - click here to check that one out and vote!
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You can find the full Yount Region of the bracket at the bottom of this article. We'll have the entire 64-player field up soon for your viewing pleasure. Check out the matchups and brief player bios below, and happy voting!
Stormin' Gorman was beloved by the masses for his power, reckless abandon and gruff personality. He led the league in HR twice, hitting 45 bombs in '79 (3rd in team history) with 123 RBI. He was a top 10 MVP candidate twice, an All-Star once, and in the top 10 in many all-time franchise categories: AB/HR (4th), walks (4th), HR (5th), RBI (8th), SLG (10th), and offensive WAR (10th).
Clark was a "gym rat" who fought to get the most out of his abilities and be a pest to the opposition. Clark hit .306 in 2005 with 31 doubles, 13 HR, 94 runs and a .372 OBP - his first full season as a starter at age 32. He didn't do much after that year, but earned the respect of many.
A 4-time All-Star with the Brewers, Money was a consistent contributor with the bat and around the infield. In '77 he hit 25 HR with 83 RBI and 86 runs, posting career highs in SLG (.470) and OPS (.819). He ranks 7th in runs, 8th in hits and doubles, and 5th in WAR (28.2) in Brewers' history.
Fourth in career ERA (3.65) and 7th in shutouts in club history, Colborn is one of 3 Brewers with a 20-win season. That was his best year in '73 with a 20-12 record, 3.18 ERA and his lone All-Star nod. Colborn tossed 22 complete games and 4 shutouts in a ridiculous 314.1 innings (single-season club record).
Vaughn averaged 27 HR and 91 RBI from '91-'93 before injuries hampered him for 2 years. An All-Star in '93, he hit 30 HR and 28 doubles to go with 97 runs, 97 RBI, an .850 OPS and a 6.7 WAR - 9th in team history. Vaughn was poised to break club records in '96 - his 2nd All-Star year - but was traded. Through 102 games he had 31 HR and 95 RBI with a .948 OPS before the July 31 trade.
Looking for a home to finish his career, Hoffman landed in Milwaukee and saved 37 games in '09 (7th among Brewers). At 41 he earned his 7th All-Star bid with a 1.83 ERA and 0.907 WHIP. The next season he struggled, but still picked up his 600th (and 601st) career save to be the first pitcher to reach that mark. He was also a mentor to John Axford leading into his best season (2011).
Jenkins slugged .588 with 34 HR, 100 runs and 94 RBI en route to a .948 OPS as a 25-year-old in 135 games. Jenkins is 4th in HR (212), 5th in career RBI (704), SLG (.496) and OPS (.843) in team history, as well as 6th in hits (1,221) and 7th in runs (661). His lone All-Star appearance came in '03 thanks to 28 HR, 30 doubles, 95 RBI and a .913 OPS, but only in 124 contests.
His "30 pitches of terror" routine was nerve-wracking, but K-Rod often came through, earning 44 saves in '14, 2nd-most in team history. He finished 4th in career saves among Brewers, owning a 2.91 ERA and 1.081 WHIP with the Brewers. He was also an All-Star in each of his last 2 seasons in Milwaukee.
Coming back from 2 injury-plagued seasons, Wegman went 15-7 with a 2.84 ERA, including 7 complete games and 2 shutouts. He followed with a 3.20 ERA in 261.2 innings in '92 to help the Brewers compete for the division crown. He was never able to take another step forward, but is 4th in Brewers' history in career WAR for pitchers (17.9) and 7th in strikeouts (696).
Seen as a key piece in the Gary Sheffield trade, Bones was an All-Star in '94 with a 3.43 ERA as he held opponents to a .250 average in the 1st half of that season. He actually had a 146 ERA+ that season, 10th-best mark in club history. He did little following that campaign, however.
One of the best Brewers of all time, Braun's "favorite" seed slipped due to obvious reasons. The MVP in 2011, he led the league in SLG (.597) and OPS (.994) - 4th and 5th-best among Brewers. The 6-time All-Star is in the top 5 in most offensive categories all time for the Brewers, including 1st in HR (255) and SLG (.545), 2nd in AVG (.304) and OPS (.911), and 3rd in WAR (40.0).
A rock star, stud closer for 1.5 seasons, Turnbow was 7-1 with a 1.74 ERA and 39 saves (4th in team history) in 2005. In '06 he'd earn an All-Star nod thanks to 23 1st-half saves. Unfortunately, despite a great 11 K/9 in '06 and '07, he completely lost his control after that 1st half and flamed out.
A solid ballplayer, Hamilton owns the 6th-best career average in team history (.290) and 10-most stolen bases (109). He owns a perfectly average 100 OPS+ as a Brewer, and his 41 steals in '92 are 7th-most in a single season as he helped that squad surprise everyone with a 2nd-place finish.
Sorensen went 18-12 with a 3.21 ERA (both career bests) and 17 complete games (3 shutouts) in '78 to earn his lone All-Star appearance. A control pitcher, Sorensen holds the career franchise mark for lowest walks per 9 innings at 1.823 BB/9 and HR per 9 innings (0.706).
A 4-time All-Star and franchise leader in strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB) at 3.853, Sheets holds the top 3 single-season club records in that category ('04-'06). He has the 2nd-highest career WAR for pitchers in team history and the 4th-best single-season WAR (7.2) in '04, when he also set the club record for strikeouts (264) and WHIP (0.983).
One of the most animated characters to don a Brewers' uniform, Morgan was a spark plug for the 2011 Brewers who won the most games in franchise history. His .304 AVG and .357 OBP were great complements to the power of that team. He also had one of the biggest hits in Brewers' lore, a walk-off RBI single to win Game 5 of the NL
