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April 1965:
Things got off to a fairly predictable start for the Brewers as they finished the month of April (with several games postponed by inclement weather) at 7-7.
As expected, the starting pitching was very good indeed as they were 2nd in the league in starter's ERA at 2.18. (The bullpen was a bit less effective, but also hadn't been used much yet.) On the other hand, concerns about the offense proved to be warranted as the team was dead last in the MGL in both batting average (.183) and OBP (.242). It was becoming clear that 1965 would be the Year of the Pitcher in the WPK, but even by the anemic standards of the season to that point, this was pathetic. However, the Brewers were surprisingly 2nd in the league in HR's, largely due to the exploits of veteran RF/1B-man Mark Compton, who finished the month hitting .271 with 5 HR's and 9 RBI's.
The Brewers finished the month in 5th place in the MGL, 4 games behind the 1st place Los Angeles Spinners.
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