StaTuesday: Brewers' Home Run Derby participation includes several high finishes
Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton broke an 11-year-old Home Run Derby record Monday by hitting 61 home runs over three rounds to win the event.
That total was more than half the number of home runs that seven Milwaukee Brewers players have combined to hit in the event since 1996.
Milwaukee has fielded a participant in the Home Run Derby nine times in the past 21 years, with first baseman Prince Fielder winning in 2009. Jeromy Burnitz finished second in 1999, while Ryan Braun, Corey Hart and Fielder have taken third in the event. Brewers players have hit a total of 104 home runs in the derby.
Here's a more in-depth look at Milwaukee's history in the Home Run Derby:
1996: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
Winner: Barry Bonds
| Player | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Finals | Totals |
| Barry Bonds | SFG | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| Mark McGwire | OAK | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| Brady Anderson | BAL | 5 | 6 | -- | 11 |
| Jay Buhner | SEA | 6 | 2 | -- | 8 |
| Henry Rodriguez | MON | 3 | -- | -- | 3 |
| Joe Carter | TOR | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Jeff Bagwell | HOU | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Ellis Burks | COL | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Greg Vaughn | MIL | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Gary Sheffield | FLA | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
-- Vaughn was Milwaukee's first Home Run Derby participant, and it didn't go as planned. The 30-year-old didn't hit a single home run and bowed out after the first round. The performance came after Vaughn hit 24 home runs in 83 games before the All-Star break. The Brewers traded Vaughn to San Diego later that month.
1999: Fenway Park, Boston
Winner: Ken Griffey Jr.
| Player | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Finals | Totals |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | SEA | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | MIL | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Mark McGwire | STL | 13 | 3 | -- | 16 |
| Jeff Bagwell | HOU | 5 | 1 | -- | 6 |
| Larry Walker | COL | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | BOS | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
| B.J. Surhoff | BAL | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Shawn Green | TOR | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Sammy Sosa | CHC | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
| John Jaha | OAK | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
-- Burnitz outslugged Mark McGwire and Jeff Bagwell in the second round of the derby before falling to Griffey in the finals. The 30-year-old hit 26 home runs in the first half of the 1999 season to earn his first and only All-Star berth and finished the year with 33 home runs.
2002: Miller Park, Milwaukee
Winner: Jason Giambi
| Player | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Finals | Totals |
| Jason Giambi | NYY | 11 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| Sammy Sosa | CHC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| Paul Konerko | CHW | 6 | 6 | -- | 12 |
| Richie Sexson | MIL | 6 | 4 | -- | 10 |
| Torii Hunter | MIN | 3 | -- | -- | 3 |
| Alex Rodriguez | TEX | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Barry Bonds | SFG | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Lance Berkman | HOU | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
-- Sexson was in his third season with the Brewers when he participated in the 2002 Home Run Derby. He had 19 home runs in the first half of that season to earn his first All-Star berth. The first baseman hit 45 home runs the following season, his fourth and final in Milwaukee.
2005: Comerica Park, Detroit
Winner: Bobby Abreu
| Player | Team | Round 1 | Semis | Finals | Totals |
| Bobby Abreu | PHI | 24 | 6 | 11 | 41 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | DET | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| Carlos Lee | MIL | 11 | 4 | -- | 15 |
| David Ortiz | BOS | 17 | 3 | -- | 20 |
| Hee-Seop Choi | LAD | 5 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Andruw Jones | ATL | 5 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Mark Teixeira | TEX | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Jason Bay | PIT | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
-- Lee was in his first season with the Brewers when he made his first All-Star Game and only Home Run Derby. He finished the 2005 season with 32 home runs and 114 RBI, both career highs at the time, and played one more season with Milwaukee.
2007: AT&T Park, San Francisco
Winner: Vladimir Guerrero
| Player | Team | Round 1 | Semis | Finals | Totals |
| Vladimir Guerrero | LAA | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| Alex Rios | TOR | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| Matt Holliday | COL | 5 | 8 | -- | 13 |
| Albert Pujols | STL | 4 | 9 | -- | 13 |
| Justin Morneau | MIN | 4 | -- | -- | 4 |
| Prince Fielder | MIL | 3 | -- | -- | 3 |
| Ryan Howard | PHI | 3 | -- | -- | 3 |
| Magglio Ordonez | DET | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
-- Fielder was 23 at the time and had 29 home runs in 87 games heading into the All-Star break, which topped his 28 home runs in 157 games the previous season. Fielder finished 2007 with a career-high 50 home runs, which was second in the major leagues behind Alex Rodriguez.
2008: Yankee Stadium, New York
Winner Justin Morneau
| Player | Team | Round 1 | Semis | Finals | Totals |
| Justin Morneau | MIN | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| Josh Hamilton | TEX | 28 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
| Lance Berkman | HOU | 8 | 6 | -- | 14 |
| Ryan Braun | MIL | 7 | 7 | -- | 14 |
| Dan Uggla | FLA | 6 | -- | -- | 6 |
| Grady Sizemore | CLE | 6 | -- | -- | 6 |
| Chase Utley | PHI | 5 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Evan Longoria | TB | 3 | -- | -- | 3 |
-- Braun, 24 at the time, hit 23 home runs in first half of the 2008 season, his second in the majors. He earned his first of six All-Star berths that season and fared well in his only Home Run Derby, tying for third place.
2009: Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Winner: Prince Fielder
| Player | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Finals | Totals |
| Prince Fielder | MIL | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| Nelson Cruz | TEX | 11 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| Ryan Howard | PHI | 7 | 8 | -- | 15 |
| Albert Pujols | STL | 5 | 6 | -- | 11 |
| Carlos Pena | TB | 5 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Joe Mauer | MIN | 5 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | SD | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Brandon Inge | DET | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
-- Fielder, then 25, entered the All-Star break with 22 home runs but proceeded to beat National League rivals Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard and Texas' Nelson Cruz to win the event. He went on to hit an MLB-high 24 home runs in the second half of the season and finished with a career-high 141 RBI.
2010: Angel Stadium, Anaheim
Winner: David Ortiz
| Player | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Finals | Totals |
| David Ortiz | BOS | 8 | 13 | 11 | 32 |
| Hanley Ramirez | FLA | 9 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| Corey Hart | MIL | 13 | 0 | -- | 13 |
| Miguel Cabrera | DET | 7 | 5 | -- | 12 |
| Matt Holliday | STL | 5 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Nick Swisher | NYY | 4 | -- | -- | 4 |
| Vernon Wells | TOR | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Chris Young | ARI | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
-- Hart, 28 at the time, made his second All-Star appearance, hitting 21 home runs before the break. He led the derby after the first round but didn't hit a home run in the second round. Hart finished 2010 with career highs in home runs (31) and RBI (102).
2011: Chase Field, Phoenix
Winner: Robinson Cano
| Player | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Finals | Totals |
| Robinson Cano | NYY | 8 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | BOS | 9 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| David Ortiz | BOS | 5 | 4 | -- | 9 |
| Prince Fielder | MIL | 5 | 4 | -- | 9 |
| Matt Holliday | STL | 5 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Jose Bautista | TOR | 4 | -- | -- | 4 |
| Rickie Weeks | MIL | 3 | -- | -- | 3 |
| Matt Kemp | LA | 2 | -- | -- | 2 |
-- Fielder made his third of six Home Run Derby appearances in 2011 after hitting 22 home runs before the All-Star break. He and Ortiz advanced out of the first round with a swing-off but both were far behind Cano and Gonzalez, who advanced to the finals. Fielder hit 38 home runs that season, his final with the Brewers. Weeks, meanwhile, while bowed out in the first round after three home runs.
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