1979 Milwaukee Brewers season

The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing second in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 66 losses. They scored at least one run in each of their first 160 games of the season, and were shutout (losing 5-0 to Minnesota) only in the 161st game which was to be their last game of the season.

Offseason

 * December 21, 1978: Steve Lake was purchased from the Orioles by the Milwaukee Brewers.
 * February 26, 1979: Eduardo Rodríguez was purchased from the Brewers by the Kansas City Royals.
 * March 6, 1979: Vic Harris was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
 * March 28, 1979: Gary Beare was traded by the Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dan Boitano.

Regular season
Gorman Thomas enjoyed his best season in the majors, compiling career high numbers in home runs (45, tops in the AL), RBI (123), runs scored (97), hits (136), doubles (29), walks (98), on-base percentage (.356), total bases (300), slugging average (.539) and OPS (.895).

Opening Day starters

 * Sal Bando
 * Mike Caldwell
 * Cecil Cooper
 * Larry Hisle
 * Sixto Lezcano
 * Don Money
 * Charlie Moore
 * Ben Oglivie
 * Gorman Thomas
 * Robin Yount

Notable transactions

 * June 7, 1979: Randy Stein was traded by the Brewers to the Seattle Mariners for Paul Mitchell.

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1979.