We’re just 80 days away from Opening Day, it’s so close I can already smell hotdogs with mustard and relish. To commerate being one step closer to that joyous day we are going to look back at the 1980 Brewers today.
The ‘80s were a good time for the Brewers (after all ’82 was the best year in Franchise history) and 1980 was part of that build up to ’82. The Brewers finished third with a record of 86-76, putting them behind the Yankees and the Orioles. Cecil Cooper, Ben Ogilivie and Robin Yount all had batting averages over .