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101-1437: From 2017–2019, the then-Indians operated an additional club, the DSL Indians/Brewers, in partnership with the Milwaukee Brewers . As of 2020, the Guardians operate the second DSL club on their own. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches [REDACTED] 7-day injured list * On Cleveland Guardians 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated November 3, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB  •  Dominican Summer League → Cleveland Guardians minor league players Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches [REDACTED] 7-day injured list * On Cleveland Guardians 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated November 21, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB  •  Dominican Summer League → Cleveland Guardians minor league players This article about sports in

202-537: A starting pitcher chooses the retro uniforms to wear during his start. In 2010, the Brewers debuted a new alternate road jersey which, like the other alternate jersey, is navy blue, but bears a script "Milwaukee" on the front. In 2013, a gold alternate jersey with "Brewers" on the front was introduced, as well. During the off-season before the 2013 season, the Brewers allowed fans to design their own Milwaukee Brewers uniforms. Three finalists were chosen, which fans were given

303-565: A 76–47–3 (.615) regular season record at County Stadium over 42 seasons. It hosted at least one pre-season game annually during this time as well (except 1983 ), including the Upper Midwest Shrine Game. Financial considerations prompted the Packers to move some of their games to Milwaukee starting with the 1933 season, with one game played at Borchert Field . By 1995 , multiple renovations to Lambeau Field made it more lucrative for

404-430: A cream home uniform with "Brewers" and numbers in stylized block letters (a nod to Milwaukee's "Cream City" nickname), a home alternate pinstriped white uniform which shares the same features as the cream uniforms, a grey road uniform with "Milwaukee" and numbers in stylized block letters, and a road alternate navy uniform with "Milwaukee" in script letters and numbers in stylized block letters. The home sleeve patch features

505-484: A game that the Brewers would win 6–2. Before the Kansas City Royals were to play a game on June 12, 1977 against the Milwaukee Brewers at Milwaukee County Stadium, thieves stole gloves and uniforms belonging to Royals players. Due to this, all but seven Royals players had to wear Milwaukee road uniforms for the game played that day. The Brewers won their first and only American League Championship by defeating

606-622: A minority owner of the Brewers. In 2021, the Brewers clinched the NL Central title with a 95–67 record. However, they lost to the eventual World Series champions Atlanta Braves in 4 games in the NLDS . The first Brewers uniforms were "hand-me-downs" from the Seattle Pilots. Because the move to Milwaukee received final approval less than a week before the start of the season, there was no time to order new uniforms. Selig had originally planned to change

707-406: A navy baseball with stylized barley seams, while the road sleeve patch features the gold Wisconsin map with Cream City bricks and a baseball to represent Milwaukee's location. Initially, the gold-paneled navy cap was only used with the navy alternate uniform whereas the other uniforms were paired with the all-navy cap. However, beginning in 2022, the alternate gold-paneled cap was used exclusively on

808-635: A record of 95–67; at the end of the day on September 30, the Cubs and Brewers were still tied. This tie was broken on October 1, when the Brewers defeated the Cubs 3–1 in the NL Central tiebreaker to improve to 96–67 and win the division by one game. They went on to defeat the Colorado Rockies 3–0 to win the NLDS , but in the following NLCS , they lost out to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 7 games. In 2019,

909-581: A regular-season game in Milwaukee, defeating the Bears 20–3 in 1974. (The Packers and Bears played preseason games at County Stadium every year from 1959 to 1973, and again in 1975 and 1984; current NFL rules prohibit division rivals from playing each other during the preseason.) On November 26, 1989, a County Stadium record crowd of 55,892 saw the Packers beat the Vikings, 20–19. The Packers' final game at County Stadium

1010-544: A replacement for City Stadium. It could not be expanded, and its amenities for fans and players had long since fallen below NFL standards. With a growing number of teams letting it be known that they would not play at City Stadium, the NFL told the Packers to build a bigger stadium or move to Milwaukee full-time. Green Bay responded with a referendum that resulted in a new City Stadium, which opened in September 1957 . After eight seasons,

1111-450: A script "M", similar in style to the Miller logo, with a head of barley underlining it, symbolizing Milwaukee's beer-making industry. The home uniforms also featured a patch on the left sleeve consisting of the cap logo with a gold outline of the state of Wisconsin behind it, showing the Brewers statewide appeal. The road uniforms were grey and featured the same script "Brewers" on the front, with

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1212-476: A simple patch on the left sleeve bearing a script "Milwaukee". There was also an alternate navy blue jersey that had the same features as the home jersey. The debut of the new uniforms was supposed to coincide with the opening of Miller Park, but a crane collapse in July 1999 which killed three workers and damaged the incomplete stadium delayed its opening until 2001. In 2006, the Brewers introduced Retro Sundays, when

1313-723: A time. They later opted to utilize an "Assembly Hall", which is constructed for the same purpose as the Stadium. Billy Graham 's 1979 Wisconsin Crusade was also held at the Stadium. Portions of the last three seasons (1995–1997) of the American television series Coach were filmed at County Stadium. The series starred Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox, coach of the Orlando Breakers (a fictional NFL expansion team), from whose office window County Stadium can be recognized. The movie Major League

1414-418: Is referred to as the "Gold package". County Stadium was partly responsible for Lambeau Field's existence. When it was originally built, it was not only intended to lure an MLB team to Milwaukee, but also to lure the Packers to Milwaukee full-time. As originally constructed, County Stadium was double the size of the Packers' then-home, City Stadium . By the 1950s, the Packers were under growing pressure to find

1515-528: Is the uniform that Hank Aaron wore with the club in his final seasons and that Robin Yount wore in his first. During this period, the logo of the club was the Beer Barrel Man , which had been used by the previous minor league Brewers since at least the 1940s. The Brewers mascot, Bernie Brewer (a man with a large yellow mustache wearing a Brewers hat) was introduced in 1973. The Brewers unveiled new uniforms for

1616-657: The 22nd All-Star Game . The National League won, 6–5, on a 12th-inning home run by Stan Musial . It hosted the first two editions of the Global World Series , an international baseball tournament, in 1955 and 1956; both editions were won by the United States . The Braves hosted back-to-back World Series in 1957 and 1958 , both against the New York Yankees . The Braves defeated the Yankees in seven games in 1957, but

1717-679: The AFL–NFL merger effectively quashed any chances of Milwaukee landing its own team. In late 1994, Marvin Fishman purchased a stake in the corporation that owned the Las Vegas Posse of the Canadian Football League , with intent of moving the Posse to County Stadium, which would have required compromises in playing dimensions in order to be playable under CFL rules. Initially hoping to be held to

1818-663: The Arizona Diamondbacks , but lost the National League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals in six games. In 2018, the Brewers clinched a spot in the post-season for the first time since 2011 with a 2–1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on September 26, 2018. On September 29, they tied with the Cubs for first place in the National League Central, with

1919-480: The Baseball Hall of Fame after spending some or all of their careers with the team. None of them were affiliated with the franchise when it was the Seattle Pilots. Robin Yount is the only member to have played his entire career with Milwaukee. Hank Aaron Rollie Fingers Trevor Hoffman Paul Molitor * Bud Selig Ted Simmons Don Sutton Robin Yount * Two Brewers broadcasters have won

2020-718: The Browns the following season. Between 1902 and 1952, Milwaukee was home to the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association (AAA) and the Milwaukee Bears of the Negro National League . Both clubs played at Borchert Field . In 1981, Milwaukee won the American League East Division in the second half of the strike-shortened season. Rollie Fingers became the first Brewer and first relief pitcher in

2121-478: The Dallas Cowboys . Unlike most publicly funded stadiums built in the 20th century, County Stadium was built primarily for baseball, creating issues for hosting football. The playing surface was just barely large enough to fit a football field, which ran parallel with the first base line. The south end zone spilled onto the warning track in right field, while the north end zone spilled into foul territory on

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2222-572: The Detroit Tigers . In Chicago that season, the Sox drew 539,478 fans to their remaining 72 home dates. In just a handful of games, the Milwaukee crowds accounted for nearly one-third of the total attendance at White Sox games. In light of this success, Selig and Allyn agreed that County Stadium would host Sox home games again the next season. In 1969 , the Sox schedule in Milwaukee was expanded to include 11 home games (one against every other franchise in

2323-548: The Ford C. Frick Award . Joe Castiglione Bob Uecker The Brewers have retired five uniform numbers in honor of former players and team personnel. This ensures that the number will be associated with one person of particular importance to the team. Additionally, the number 42 has been retired throughout professional baseball in honor of Jackie Robinson . Though not retired, the number 17 has not been issued since Jim Gantner 's retirement in 1992. Gantner, however, later wore

2424-485: The Kansas City Royals . Selig was unable to attract an expansion team among the franchises awarded for the 1969 expansion . However, one of the teams founded in that expansion would later work in Selig's favor. Not discouraged by the setback, Selig instead bought the troubled Seattle Pilots out of bankruptcy court. The Pilots had been a 1969 expansion team. The Seattle franchise had serious stadium and financial issues. In

2525-461: The National League (NL) Central Division . The team's name is derived from the city's association with the brewing industry and has been used by several other baseball teams that have called Milwaukee home. Since 2001, the Brewers have played their home games at American Family Field , which was named Miller Park through the 2020 season and has a seating capacity of 41,900 people. The team

2626-616: The National League Braves played host (and won 6–5 in 12 innings), and in 1975 , when the then American League Brewers played host, and lost, 6–3. It also hosted the World Series in 1957 , 1958 and 1982 , as well as league playoffs in 1981, and a Green Bay Packers playoff game in 1967. On May 26, 1959, Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates set a record as he pitched 12 perfect innings only to lose 1–0 to

2727-512: The Sausage Race , during which several anthropomorphized sausages participate in an initially fictional race to home plate between the sixth and seventh innings. Whoever finished first was the "wiener" and whoever finished last was the "wurst". Brats with Secret Stadium Sauce , invented and served at County Stadium, were the favorite ballpark food of sportscaster Bob Costas . County Stadium has hosted two Baseball All-Star Games , in 1955, when

2828-679: The St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, losing 4–3 in their only appearance in the series. They are one of only five current MLB teams that have never won the World Series. The Brewers are also the oldest MLB team to never win the World Series along with the San Diego Padres and, at 55 seasons, have the second-longest active championship drought in the MLB behind the Cleveland Guardians . After 1982, they went 26 straight years without making

2929-925: The Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award . Cecil Cooper (1983) is the only Brewer to win the Roberto Clemente Award . Six Brewers have won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award , two have won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award , and ten have won the Silver Slugger Award . Seventy Brewers have been selected to play in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game , and five have been named to All-MLB Teams . Eight Brewers have been inducted in

3030-626: The Western Conference championship game, avenging a 27-24 loss two weeks earlier at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum . It was the first year that the NFL playoffs expanded to four teams, and Green Bay had home field advantage for both rounds, then awarded by rotation. Each subsequent playoff game has been played at Lambeau Field, starting with the Ice Bowl the following week against

3131-461: The " MKE " abbreviation in gold and the city's "414" area code in navy. In 2023, the Brewers added a uniform sponsor in Northwestern Mutual , with the company's logo patch recolored to the Brewers' navy and white. The patch was prominently featured on either sleeve depending on a player's handedness; the other sleeve accommodated the team's "baseball and barley" logo on the home uniforms, and

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3232-595: The "Wisconsin brick" logo on the road uniform. Four Brewers have won the MLB Most Valuable Player Award during their careers with the team: Rollie Fingers (1981), Robin Yount (1982 and 1989), Ryan Braun (2011), and Christian Yelich (2018). Three pitchers have won the Cy Young Award : Rollie Fingers (1981), Pete Vuckovich (1982), and Corbin Burnes (2021). Three players have been named Rookie of

3333-705: The 1965 season when new owners, seeking a larger television market, moved the team to Atlanta . In an effort to return Major League Baseball to Milwaukee after the departure of the Braves, local businessman and minority Braves owner Bud Selig brought other teams to play at County Stadium, beginning with a 1967 exhibition game between the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins . The exhibition game attracted more than 51,000 spectators, so Selig's group contracted with Sox owner Arthur Allyn to host nine Chicago White Sox home games at County Stadium in 1968 . Selig's experiment

3434-504: The 1978 season. The uniforms continued to use the pullover jersey/beltless pants combo, and featured pinstripes with a solid-blue collar and waistband. The road uniforms continued to be powder blue, but for the first time the city name, "Milwaukee", graced the chest in an upward slant in script form (It was the first time "Milwaukee" appeared on any MLB jersey; the Braves never displayed the city name on their road jerseys during their 13 seasons in

3535-414: The 1994 season. In the meantime, a demonstration luxury box was built in the stadium in order to demonstrate the viability of one to local politicians and the city's larger corporations. In addition, the stadium was the only one in MLB that lacked some sort of color videoboard (it used a monochrome Omega scoreboard built in 1980). The new stadium funding plan proved to be extremely controversial, and it

3636-563: The American League at the time). Although those games were attended by slightly fewer fans (198,211 fans, for an average of 18,019) they represented a greater percentage of the total White Sox attendance than the previous year – over one-third of the fans who went to Sox home games in 1969 did so at County Stadium (in the remaining 70 home dates in Chicago, the Sox drew 391,335 for an average of 5,591 per game). Those games took place on April 23 vs.

3737-550: The Brewers in 1981. That year, which became a split season caused by the 1981 Major League Baseball strike , saw the team reach the postseason for the first time in team history when they finished first in the second half of games played in the East. The following season, the Brewers won the East and then competed and won the 1982 American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the California Angels . The Brewers faced off against

3838-610: The Brewers joined the National League. They are the only franchise to play in four different divisions since the advent of divisional play in Major League Baseball in 1969. They are also one of two current MLB franchises to switch leagues in the modern era (1900–present); the other franchise is the Houston Astros . Rollie Fingers achieved the first Cy Young Award and Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award for

3939-474: The Brewers returned to the postseason and made an appearance in the National League Wild Card Game , where they were defeated by the eventual World Series champion Washington Nationals 4–3. In 2020, the club made the postseason for a third consecutive year, making the expanded Playoffs as the 8th seed losing both games to the eventual champion Dodgers. In 2021, Giannis Antetokounmpo became

4040-630: The Brewers were part of the American League from their creation in 1969 through the 1997 season, after which they moved to the National League Central Division . Milwaukee had previously been a National League city when its team was the Milwaukee Braves (1953–1965). It had also been an American League city, albeit briefly, when the original Milwaukee Brewers became an AL charter team in 1901 before moving to St. Louis to become

4141-525: The Brewers would wear uniforms featuring the "ball-in-glove" logo. The uniforms are similar to the uniforms worn from 1978 to 1989, but with some modern modifications, such as the uniforms having a button-down front instead of being a pullover jersey, displaying players' last names on the backs of the jerseys, and a "ball-in-glove" logo patch on the left sleeve. In 2007, the Retro day was changed from Sunday to Friday, though they may also be worn outside of those days if

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4242-501: The Brewers' colors to navy blue and red in honor of the minor league American Association's Milwaukee Brewers (and are the colors of the Braves ), but was forced to simply remove the Seattle markings from the Pilots' blue-and-gold uniforms and sew "BREWERS" on the front. However, the outline of the Pilots' logo remained visible. The uniforms had unique striping on the sleeves left over from

4343-630: The Brewers' overall regular-season win–loss record is 4,308–4,530–4 (.487). Since moving to Milwaukee in 1970, the Brewers have an overall win–loss record of 4,244–4,432–3 (.489) through the end of 2024. Originating as an expansion team in 1969, in Seattle , Washington , as the Seattle Pilots , the club played for one season in the American League West Division before being acquired in bankruptcy court by Bud Selig , who then moved

4444-526: The California Angels in five games in 1982, and hosted Games 3, 4 and 5 of the 1982 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. By the 1990s, County Stadium was considered outdated, lacking the amenities (most notably luxury boxes ) that generated additional revenue for teams. On July 11, 1992, Selig announced plans for a publicly financed replacement to be built adjacent to County Stadium, opening in time for

4545-872: The California Angels, May 22 vs. the Detroit Tigers, May 28 vs. the New York Yankees, June 11 vs. the Cleveland Indians, June 16 vs. the Seattle Pilots (who eventually became the Brewers the next season), July 2 vs. the Minnesota Twins, July 7 vs. the Oakland A's, August 6 vs. the Washington Senators, August 13 vs. the Boston Red Sox, September 1 vs. the Baltimore Orioles, and September 26 vs.

4646-400: The Cincinnati Reds 8-1 in that game. After the game, there was a closing ceremony, where first home plate and the pitching rubber of County Stadium were removed, to be placed at Miller Park. Then, former Braves, Brewers, and Packers legends who had played at County Stadium during its history were introduced by broadcasters Earl Gillespie , Merle Harmon , and Bob Uecker , with Uecker delivering

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4848-426: The Drells , Frankie Avalon , the Hollywood Argyles , Johnny and The Hurricanes , James Brown , The Famous Flames , Lobo , Bread , Andy Kim , Gary Puckett , Rare Earth & The Honeycombs . Jehovah's Witnesses held an annual convention (including well known annual themes such as: "Good News for all Nations" and 'Peace on Earth") in the Stadium during the 1960s and 1970s, drawing as many as 57,000 people at

4949-415: The English teams the Wigan Warriors and the Warrington Wolves at County Stadium. Wigan would win 12-5, in front of a crowd of 17,773. The World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) held WrestleFest 1988 at County Stadium on July 31, 1988. The event was headlined by Hulk Hogan defeating André the Giant in a steel cage match . Due to the large seating capacity, in July 1953

5050-415: The National League beat the American League, this time 6–3. With an attendance of 51,480, it was the largest crowd at the stadium at that time. The Brewers were represented by George Scott and Hank Aaron , who had recently returned to Milwaukee in a trade with the Braves. Aaron spent the last two years of his career in Milwaukee and in the American League (where the Brewers played then; they would move to

5151-421: The National League in 1998), where the designated hitter position allowed him to extend his playing career. Aaron hit his final home run at County Stadium, giving him a career total of 755, establishing at the time the career home run record he first took from Babe Ruth in 1974. Aaron's final home run took place in the 7th inning with a solo shot off California Angels right-hander Dick Drago on July 20, 1976,

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5252-415: The Packers to play their full home slate in Green Bay again for the first time since 1932 ; according to Packers president Bob Harlan, the overall cost of hosting games at County Stadium was costing the team over $ 2 million a year. Former Milwaukee ticket holders were offered tickets at Lambeau to one pre-season game and games 3 and 6 of the regular season schedule (later changed to games 2 and 5), in what

5353-404: The Pilots days. The cap was an updated version of the Milwaukee Braves cap: solid blue, with a yellow block "M" on the front. Ultimately, it was decided to keep blue and gold as the team colors, and they have remained so ever since (even though the team darkened the shades of both colors in 1994). The Brewers finally got their own flannel design in 1971, but only for their home jerseys. This design

5454-436: The Pilots insignia off the pre-existing uniforms, and the Brewers adopted the Pilots' blue, white, and yellow instead of the red and navy blue (the Braves' colors) that Selig originally wanted; these remain the team colors to this day, despite changes to the shades over the years (and the brief addition of green as a tertiary color from 1994 to 1996). On July 15, 1975, County Stadium hosted its second All-Star Game . As in 1955,

5555-724: The Posse shifted its efforts to Jackson, Mississippi , CFL Commissioner Larry Smith continued to support a team for Milwaukee and County Stadium, a proposal that eventually ended after the CFL withdrew from the American market following the 1995 season. Most of the home games of the Marquette University football team (7 of 9) in 1957 and 1958 were moved from Marquette Stadium to the larger County Stadium. The final home game on November 9, 1957 against Penn State drew less than 4,800 to County Stadium. Marquette football returned to Marquette Stadium in 1959 for its final two seasons. The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee football team played home games at County Stadium 1968–1971. It

5656-401: The Yankees returned the favor the next year. The stadium continued to be the National League's top draw until 1959 when the Dodgers , who had moved to Los Angeles two years before, overtook the Braves (both in the stands and on the field). In the early 1960s attendance fell, along with the Braves' standings, amid an unstable ownership situation. The Milwaukee Braves used the stadium through

5757-492: The Year : Pat Listach (1992), Ryan Braun (2007), and Devin Williams (2020). Two Brewers have won the Hank Aaron Award : Prince Fielder (2007) and Christian Yelich (2018 and 2019). Dave Parker (1990) is the only Brewer to have won the Edgar Martínez Award . Four players have been recognized with top relief pitcher honors. Rollie Fingers (1981) and John Axford (2011) won the Rolaids Relief Man Award , and Josh Hader (2018, 2019, and 2021) and Devin Williams (2020) won

5858-401: The blue piping was removed and the block lettered "BREWERS" was changed to a script version with a tail similar to the script used on road uniforms, while those outfits had their piping changed from blue-yellow-blue to blue-yellow. The road jerseys were the first uniforms in franchise history to feature player names on the back, introduced in the first year of this uniform set; names were added to

5959-497: The city). In addition, the Brewers introduced the ball-in-glove logo that contained an "M" and "B" in the shape of a baseball glove. The logo was designed by Tom Meindel, an art history student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire . The home cap was solid blue, and the road cap was blue with a yellow front panel. Additionally, their batting helmets had a white front panel. The club wore these uniforms in their pennant-winning season of 1982. Only minor changes were made until 1990;

6060-438: The city, including the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis were considered before the city settled on the defunct site of the Story Quarry , on the west side of Milwaukee near the Story Hill neighborhood. County Stadium was the first ballpark in the United States financed with public funds. Construction began in October 1950 and, hampered by steel shortages during the Korean War , was completed in 1953. Construction cost

6161-427: The closing speech, as each of the stadium's light towers were symbolically turned off. The stadium was demolished on February 21, 2001. Although most of the stadium site is now covered with parking for Miller Park, the site of the old infield was converted into a Little League park, and is now called Helfaer Field . On a picnic concourse next to the playing field of Helfaer Field, there is an outline of where home plate

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6262-441: The color of the road uniforms changed to gray in 1985 while the blue-yellow-blue road cap and white-paneled batting helmets were abandoned at the same time. In 1990, the Brewers made significant modifications to their uniforms, switching from pullover to button-down jerseys (the last American League team to do so; four National League teams still wore pullovers in 1990). Their individual uniforms showed other changes as well; at home,

6363-507: The day's shooting, and capacity crowds turned out for the shooting of the final scenes, which involved the Indians in the final games of a pennant race. Also, in the film, fans in the stands are visible donning T-shirts bearing the name and logo of a local Milwaukee-area corporation, Quad Graphics (located in Sussex ). On July 28, 1990, the United States men's national soccer team hosted an international friendly vs. East Germany , losing 2-1. On June 10, 1989, an exhibition game between

6464-467: The end of the 2000 season. There was some talk of having the Brewers move into Miller Park in the middle of 2000, but it was determined that too many corners would have to be cut in order for it to be ready at that time. The final major league game at County Stadium was on September 28, 2000; Warren Spahn threw out the first pitch to Del Crandall , and also in attendance were Willie Davis , Hank Aaron , and Robin Yount . The Brewers were defeated by

6565-430: The final season in County Stadium. The Brewers opened the 1999 season intending to bid farewell to their old park. On July 14, three construction workers at the Miller Park site were killed in the collapse of the site's "Big Blue" crane while attempting to install a 400-ton roof panel. A good part of the construction site was also damaged as a result. Cleanup and an investigation delayed the closing of County Stadium to

6666-577: The first football season in 1953 were $ 5.00, $ 3.80, and $ 2.50. The average price in the final year of 1994 was $ 25.61 per game. Following the unsuccessful effort to lure the Packers to Milwaukee full-time, in 1965 city officials tried to lure an American Football League expansion team to play at County Stadium, but Packers head coach Vince Lombardi invoked the team's exclusive lease as well as sign an extension to keep some home games in Milwaukee until 1976. Nonetheless, city officials still pursued an AFL franchise, possibly to play at Marquette Stadium, but

6767-450: The first time in the 26 years since their World Series appearance, the Brewers advanced to postseason play by winning the National League wild card . They were eliminated in the National League Division Series by the eventual World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies . On September 23, 2011, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their first division title in 29 years. They won the National League Division Series in five games over

6868-413: The front and blue and yellow trim on the sleeves, neck, waistband and down the side of the pants; the uniform took on the form of a pullover jersey and an elastic waistband. The road uniforms remained blue, although a darker shade than those of 1970 and '71. In 1974, a yellow-paneled cap was added to the road uniforms, and the "sanitation sock" on the road uniforms were also changed from white to yellow. This

6969-436: The gate in Boston, and rumors of them relocating had been floating for some time. The move to keep Milwaukee available as a new home indicated to many observers that the Braves would move to Milwaukee themselves. Three weeks before the beginning of the 1953 season, and right before the new stadium was ready to open, the Braves made it official, applying for permission to relocate. The other National League owners agreed, with

7070-453: The history of the American League to win the MVP Award . In the playoffs, they lost the Division Series to the New York Yankees , three games to two. In 1982, Milwaukee, led by AL MVP Robin Yount , won the American League East Division and the American League Pennant, earning their first World Series appearance and only American League pennant. In the Series , they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. This ended up being

7171-412: The home jerseys beginning in 1993, the last year of this set. In 1994, to commemorate the Brewers' 25th year in Milwaukee, the team completely redesigned their uniforms. The ball-in-glove logo was removed and replaced with a stylized interlocking "M" and "B" set on a pair of crossed bats and a diamond background. The royal blue changed to navy blue, while the yellow changed to a metallic gold. Forest green

7272-491: The last playoff appearance for the team for over two decades, which saw them win 90 games just twice prior to their move away from the AL. In 1998, the Brewers relocated to the National League . The 2007 season saw them miss out on the NL Central title by two games, their closest finish to a division title since 1988 and also their first winning season since 1992. In 2008, under interim manager Dale Sveum (who won seven of 12 games) for

7373-399: The logo, and numbers were also added to the lower left side of the white and gray jerseys. Also, all letters were made the same size. Before the 2000 season, to coincide with the anticipated opening of Miller Park, the Brewers changed their uniforms again. The block letters on the front were replaced with "Brewers" in a flowing script, and green was removed as the third color. The cap logo was

7474-402: The new "Milwaukee County Municipal Stadium" drew the interest of major league clubs. The St. Louis Browns , who had played in Milwaukee in 1901, the inaugural season of the American League , applied for permission to relocate back to the city they had left half a century before. The Boston Braves , the parent club of the Brewers, blocked the proposed move. The Braves had long been struggling at

7575-454: The new stadium hosted the Ice Capades for nine consecutive nights. There was a chalet and giant beer mug, originally at right-center field and later at left, where mascot Bernie Brewer would "dunk" himself whenever a Brewers player hit a home run. The chalet is now stored at Lakefront Brewery , a Milwaukee microbrewery , and can be seen on brewery tours. County Stadium also gave rise to

7676-480: The number from 1996 to 1997 when he returned as the Brewers' first base coach. Nine individuals associated with the Brewers have been inducted in the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame . These are records of players with the best performance in distinct statistical categories during their career with the Brewers. Pitchers Catchers Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium

7777-403: The opportunity to vote for their favorite through the Brewers website. The winning uniform was designed by Ben Peters of Richfield, Minnesota, and was worn by the Brewers for two spring training games. In 2016, the Brewers replaced their road navy and home gold alternates with a new navy alternate jersey. The uniform is similar to the previous road navy alternate but with yellow replacing gold as

7878-455: The playoffs before returning in 2008 and 2011, the latter of which making their first trip to the NLCS . Since 2018 they have been a consistent playoff team, but only won one playoff series, a 3–0 sweep in the 2018 NLDS over the Colorado Rockies . In total, the Brewers have won one AL pennant, seven division titles, and qualified for the postseason as a wild card three times. From 1969 through 2024,

7979-464: The road, with the all-navy cap worn only on home games. Both designs have the modernized "ball-in-glove" logo in front. In 2022, the Brewers added a "City Connect" uniform in conjunction with Nike . The uniform is powder blue with white pants and features the "Brew Crew" nickname in stylized gold letters and navy trim. A stylized baseball shaped like an enclosed grill is emblazoned on the right sleeve. Caps are powder blue with navy brim and features both

8080-420: The same evening. The look throws back to past iterations of designs used for the team, with a modernized version of the classic " ball-in-glove " logo being the centerpiece of the new identity. The navy blue from the previous logo and uniform set was retained, but the metallic gold was replaced with mustard gold, and royal blue was returned to the team's color scheme for the first time since 1993. The set included

8181-470: The same revenue-sharing plan as the Packers had during their Milwaukee games, the Brewers unexpectedly objected, reasoning that unlike the Packers' two games that were usually outside of baseball season, the CFL played much of its schedule in the summer, meaning that several home games would cause scheduling conflicts with the Brewers and potentially damage the playing surface. Even after Fishman's bid fell through and

8282-466: The spring of 1970 , Milwaukee had baseball again, and County Stadium had a new tenant. The new Milwaukee Brewers , named for the American Association club for which County Stadium was originally built over 20 years earlier, called it home from 1970 to 2000 . The sale occurred during spring training for 1970, and happened so fast that Selig could not get new uniforms made. Instead, they ripped

8383-669: The team becoming the Milwaukee Braves. The Braves' first regular season home game was on April 14 against the St. Louis Cardinals . Bill Bruton hit a 10th inning home run to win the game (3-2) in dramatic style. In their first season in Milwaukee, the Braves set the National League attendance record of 1.8 million. The first published issue of Sports Illustrated on August 16, 1954, featured County Stadium with Braves batter Eddie Mathews on its cover, along with New York Giants catcher Wes Westrum and home plate umpire Augie Donatelli . On July 12, 1955, County Stadium hosted

8484-667: The team to Milwaukee . They would continue to play in the West Division for two more years. Before the beginning of the 1972 season the Brewers agreed to switch over to the American League East to make room for the Texas Rangers who, as the Washington Senators , had relocated from Washington, DC. Beginning in 1994, due to divisional realignment, the Brewers moved to the newly created American League Central division. In all,

8585-444: The third-base side. Both teams shared the east sideline on the outfield side, separated by a piece of tape. At its height, it seated less than 56,000 for football—just over the NFL's post-AFL merger minimum seating capacity—and many seats had obstructed views or were far from the field. Over the years, upgrades and seat expansions almost exclusively benefited the Braves and later the Brewers. Season ticket prices (three games) for

8686-437: The trim color, and is paired with a navy cap featuring the "ball-and-glove" logo. From 2017 to 2019, both alternate navy uniforms were used for both home and away games, and each were worn more often than the traditional white and gray tops. On November 18, 2019, the Brewers published "Glove Story", a series of videos and written work showcasing the new branding of the team, with a uniform unveiling event at Miller Park occurring

8787-412: The uniforms were slightly modified, with the main logo being removed from the caps and replaced with an "M". All navy caps were worn with both the home and away uniforms; the home hats featured a white "M" and the road caps had a gold "M." The green socks that had previously been worn on the road were changed to navy blue. The blue alternate jersey placed the player's number on the lower left side instead of

8888-517: The venue was renamed "Lambeau Field" shortly after the death of team founder Curly Lambeau in 1965 . The Minnesota Vikings (15 times) were the Packers' most frequent foe at County Stadium, as the Packers would traditionally host at least one divisional rival from the NFC Central in Milwaukee each season. Only once, however, did the Packers play their ancient arch-rivals , the Chicago Bears , in

8989-411: Was $ 5.9 million, with the bonds paid off in 1964. The city of Milwaukee also hoped to use the new facility to attract a Major League Baseball franchise (the city had been considered a potential relocation target for years), and in this respect their efforts were immediately successful. In fact, the minor league Brewers would never get a chance to play at the new stadium. Even before it was completed,

9090-482: Was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . Opened in 1953 , it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball 's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers . It was also used for Green Bay Packers football games, ice skating, religious services, concerts, and other large events. Its final season was in 2000 , when it was replaced by the adjacent Miller Park . Milwaukee County Stadium

9191-588: Was a 21–17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on December 18, 1994; with fourteen seconds left, the winning 9-yard touchdown run was scored by quarterback Brett Favre , who was drafted by the Falcons in 1991 but traded the next year due to then-Atlanta coach Jerry Glanville 's intense dislike of Favre. The Packers hosted one NFL playoff game at County Stadium, in 1967 , defeating the Los Angeles Rams 28–7 in

9292-404: Was added as a third color. The jerseys swapped pinstripes for retro-themed piping around the collar, buttons, and sleeves, following a trend that was popular in the 1990s. The uniforms' lettering had the same style of letters as the new cap logo with heavily stylized "BREWERS" lettering on the home jerseys and "MILWAUKEE" on the road grays. For the first time, an alternative jersey was introduced. It

9393-766: Was at County Stadium and also a bronze marker in the nearby parking lot marking where Hank Aaron's 755th and final career home run landed. Despite the stadium no longer existing, an abstract design of County Stadium is retained within Milwaukee's city flag (along with a former Braves logo which has changed to represent Native American origins), whose replacement has been debated for the last two decades. The National Football League 's Green Bay Packers played two to four home games per year at Milwaukee County Stadium from 1953 to 1994 , after using Wisconsin State Fair Park in nearby West Allis from 1934 through 1951 and Marquette Stadium in 1952 . The Packers compiled

9494-444: Was essentially the same as the one used in 1970, but with blue and yellow piping on the sleeves and collar. Meanwhile, the road jerseys did not add the trim around the collar and kept the wide-banded striping on the sleeves from the Pilots era. Additionally, player numbers were added to the front of both jerseys for 1971. In 1972, the Brewers entered the double-knit era with uniforms based upon their flannels: all white with "BREWERS" on

9595-482: Was founded as the Seattle Pilots , an expansion team that joined the American League (AL) and began play in Seattle, Washington , in 1969 . The Pilots played their home games at Sick's Stadium . After only one season, the team relocated to Milwaukee, becoming known as the Brewers and playing their home games at Milwaukee County Stadium ; they played in the American League East starting in 1972. In 1998,

9696-655: Was highly successful – those nine games drew 264,297 fans. Those games took place on May 15 vs. the California Angels , May 28 vs. the Baltimore Orioles , June 17 vs. the Cleveland Indians , June 24 vs. the Minnesota Twins, July 11 vs. the New York Yankees , July 22 vs. the Oakland A's , August 2 vs. the Washington Senators , August 8 vs. the Boston Red Sox , and August 26 vs. the eventual World Series winners,

9797-423: Was navy blue with the home "BREWERS" lettering on the front and featured the Brewers' logo on the lower left side. On all three jerseys, the first and last letters were larger than the rest. The caps featured the interlocking "MB" logo (without the bats or diamond) on both the home and away versions. The home cap was completely navy blue, while the away cap featured a navy blue crown and a forest green bill. In 1997,

9898-403: Was not until 1996 that groundbreaking began on the new stadium, by now named Miller Park as part of a sponsorship deal with nearby Miller Brewing Company . Miller Park's most distinctive new feature was a retractable roof, deemed essential to drawing fans during the cool and unpredictable Wisconsin spring. At the time of the groundbreaking, Miller Park was scheduled to open in 2000, making 1999

9999-907: Was one of multiple home venues for the Panthers after their on-campus stadium, Pearse Field, was razed for new development following the 1967 season. County Stadium was also a popular home for concerts throughout its history. Bob Hope performed for fans during a Braves doubleheader in 1960. County Stadium also hosted the Kool Jazz Festival every year from 1976 through 1980. Other musical stars who performed at County Stadium included Simon and Garfunkel , Pink Floyd , Crosby Stills & Nash , Fleetwood Mac , Jimmy Buffett , Kenny Loggins , Peter Frampton , Marvin Gaye , Al Green , The Jacksons , The Temptations , Smokey Robinson , B.B. King , Emmylou Harris , Nancy Wilson , The Staple Singers , Archie Bell and

10100-512: Was originally built as a home for the Milwaukee Brewers of the minor league American Association , replacing the outdated and deteriorating Borchert Field . Both locations would be influenced by the future Milwaukee County freeway system, as Borchert Field's footprint would be cleared to make way for Interstate 43 , with County Stadium located southwest of the interchange with the Stadium Freeway and Interstate 94 . Several locations around

10201-405: Was shot at County Stadium during the summer of 1988. Even though the movie was about the Cleveland Indians , producers cast Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer Bob Uecker in the movie, with signage for local channels WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) and WCGV-TV (Channel 24) not covered up and visible in the film. Announcements were made on local television news programs about the number of extras required for

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