As much as Hughes Stadium was a playground for Sacramento's hitters in 1974 (305 homers) and 1975 (196 homers), it was a prison for the Brewers' Class AAA pitchers. While the team scored 937 runs, the Solons allowed 1,037 runs (a 6.37 team ERA) as the team went 66-78. One of the team's most talented arms, Tom Hausman, who went on to have a seven-year major league career, won 12 games but had a 6.00 ERA and allowed 50 home runs in 180 innings.
Another of the Brewers' top pitching prospects was former No. 1 pick Gary Cavello, a Seton Hall product who was drafted in 1971. In '72, he had a 2.72 ERA and eight saves, and in '74 he had a respectible enough 7-5 record, but his Sacramento season was a nightmare: 9.16 ERA, 40 home runs allowed in just 116 innings and a rash of baserunners (165 hits, 86 walks).
After the season, at age 26, Cavallo walked away from baseball and never threw another pitch.
