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74-528: The first two editions, in 1955 and 1956, were held at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee , and the third and final edition was held at Detroit 's Briggs Stadium in 1957. The United States team won the first two editions, defeating a team from Hawaii in the finals both years. The third edition saw Japan defeat Canada in the finals. The tournament was discontinued because of high costs and low attendance. The National Baseball Congress, founded in 1938, organized

148-565: 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

222-593: 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

296-581: 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

370-544: 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,

444-637: A semipro baseball tournament, the NBC World Series (related to the World Series of Major League Baseball in name only), that was held annually in Wichita, Kansas. With district, state, regional and a national tournament in place, NBC president Ray Dumont set out to establish a non-professional global tournament. He started in 1939, with a seven-game series between the NBC World Series champion representing

518-723: 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

592-423: A tournament of that description already existed and had for almost seventy years. However, the 2006 World Baseball Classic was the first international baseball tournament to include active players from the top-level major leagues around the world — namely Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball — making it a closer equivalent to the world cups of other sports, which commonly include players from

666-418: 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

740-581: The 1940 edition and the pool would only expand from there. For much of its early existence, the competition was limited to the nations of Central America and the Caribbean; the United States withdrew early from the 1942 series , and would not return until 1969 . The next edition, in 1970 , saw two European national teams ( Italy and the Netherlands ) participate for the first time; in 1972, Japan became

814-602: 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

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888-679: 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

962-478: 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

1036-572: 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

1110-485: 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

1184-562: 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

1258-512: 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

1332-464: The United States , and Mexico . Some countries were represented by their professional or semi-pro club champions, while other national teams were made up of a collection of all-stars. The Spanish national team classified by virtue of winning the 1955 European Baseball Championship . Daryl Spencer was on the American team, while Luis Olmo was with Puerto Rico. The participation of the European champions

1406-626: 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

1480-803: 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

1554-705: 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

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1628-460: 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

1702-563: 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.

1776-552: The Braves in the 13th inning. Amateur World Series The Baseball World Cup ( BWC ) was an international baseball tournament for national teams around the world, sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). First held in 1938 as the Amateur World Series ( AWS ), it was, for most of its history, the highest level of international baseball competition in the world. Even after it

1850-776: The British National Baseball Association (the precursor to the modern British Baseball Federation ) to organize a tournament between the U.S. and Great Britain teams. The 1938 "John Moores Cup," as it was originally called, would be retroactively recognized as the first Amateur World Series . Mann, along with Cuban sports administrator Jaime Mariné , helped turn the Amateur World Series into an annual event in 1939 , this time held in Cuba. The first and second tournaments featured only two and three national teams, respectively, but seven participants were invited to

1924-526: 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

1998-928: 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.

2072-458: 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

2146-535: 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

2220-675: 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

2294-601: The IBAF – now organizes the WBC and awards its winner the title of "World Champion." Additionally, the WBSC sanctions two new tournaments: the biennial 23U Baseball World Cup (begun as the 21U Baseball World Cup in 2014) and its quadrennial, flagship tournament, the WBSC Premier12 (starting in 2015 ), which involves the twelve best-ranked national teams in the world. The Baseball World Cup

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2368-585: The Inter-Hemisphere Series. Dumont began discussing an international tournament that would feature multiple semipro teams from across the globe in 1948, supported by J. G. Taylor Spink , publisher of The Sporting News , and Alejandro Aguilar Reyes , founder and then-commissioner of the Mexican League . Despite the Mexican League's recent conflict with Major League Baseball , Dumont also enlisted

2442-473: 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

2516-421: 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,

2590-638: The North Battleford Beavers, Japan by the Nippon Oil club from Yokohama, and Hawaii by the Honolulu Red Sox. As in 1955, the national teams from Colombia, Mexico, and Puerto Rico were all-star squads, primarily comprising winter league players, while the 1956 European champion was the Netherlands , including Han Urbanus. In 1957, the series was moved to Briggs Stadium in Detroit . The United States

2664-466: 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

2738-485: 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,

2812-832: 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

2886-535: The United States, and the Puerto Rico national champion from Guayama . That Puerto Rico team notably included Pedro "Perucho" Cepeda and Pancho Coimbre . Another series in 1940 included Red Barkley on the U.S. team, and Luis Olmo on Puerto Rico. In 1948, a Can-Am Series with Canada was billed as the Sandlot Baseball World Series. 1950 and 1952 matched the NBC World Series champion against Japan in

2960-450: 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

3034-427: 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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3108-605: 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

3182-515: 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

3256-430: 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

3330-444: The first Asian country to participate in the global baseball tournament. Until 1998 the competition was limited to strictly amateur players. After 1998 , professional minor league players competed, but Major League Baseball did not allow its players to participate. In the months leading up to the high-profile first World Baseball Classic in 2006 , many commentators heralded it as a "Baseball World Cup", perhaps not realizing that

3404-423: The first Global World Series in 1954, but plans fell through and it was instead held in 1955. Brooklyn Dodgers president Walter O'Malley volunteered the use of Ebbets Field for a world tournament, but Chandler instead selected Milwaukee County Stadium , the new home of the Milwaukee Braves . The 1955 Global World Series included representatives of Hawaii , Colombia , Spain , Puerto Rico , Japan , Canada ,

3478-577: 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

3552-436: 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

3626-413: 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 the city, including

3700-409: The most prestigious professional leagues, than to the mostly-amateur Baseball World Cup. The champions of the first several Amateur World Series tournaments were presented the John Moores Trophy, named in honor of John Moores , a sponsor of the British Baseball Federation and future Everton F.C. executive. Like the Stanley Cup , it was a single trophy passed from winner to winner, with the names of

3774-402: 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

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3848-401: 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

3922-424: 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

3996-403: 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

4070-422: The support of former MLB Commissioner Happy Chandler , in his role as head of the International Baseball Congress. Chandler in particular sought to expand the existing two-nation series (most recently played between the United States and Japan) to a series involving four nations, or perhaps eight, in 1954; despite the success of the two series in Japan, Chandler felt that, in order to increase the number and scope of

4144-610: 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

4218-404: The teams in the tournament, an American city would have to host. The IBC was supported in their efforts by the U.S. Department of State , which saw it as a means of promoting American ideals around the world ; President Dwight D. Eisenhower personally endorsed the tournament, writing that "friendships derived from sports competition are enduring." Chandler and Dumont initially sought to host

4292-444: 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

4366-409: 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

4440-427: The world champions engraved; however, only the winners of the 1938, 1939, and 1940 editions are engraved ( England and Cuba ); the United States withdrew from the AWS in 1942 , and the trophy was apparently not awarded after that. When Jaime Mariné succeeded Leslie Mann as president of the IBF during the 1940 Amateur World Series , he renamed the trophy the Copa Presidente Batista , after Fulgencio Batista ,

4514-411: 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,

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4588-423: 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

4662-411: Was a coup for Chandler and the IBC, as FIBA had not been able to involve those European countries in the Amateur World Series . The 1956 U.S. selection, a semi-pro team from Fort Wayne, included John Kennedy , a Negro Leaguer who would soon become the first African American to play for the Philadelphia Phillies , and Don Pavletich , a future catcher for the Cincinnati Reds . Canada was represented by

4736-708: 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

4810-439: Was championed by International Baseball Federation (IBF) president Leslie Mann . After managing to include baseball as a demonstration sport at the 1936 Berlin Olympics , Mann sought to organize an international tournament in 1937 between the national teams of the United States and Japan ; this plan was derailed by the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War that same year. Instead, Mann wrote to John Moores , president of

4884-403: Was held 38 times; the final one was in 2011 in Panama . The first tournament, held in 1938 , featured only two teams, but the last tournament included 22 participants; the previous two featured 16 and 18 teams (in 2007 and 2005 , respectively). The World Cup was originally called the Amateur World Series, until the tournament in 1988 . The idea of a baseball competition for national teams

4958-432: 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,

5032-403: 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

5106-749: 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

5180-435: Was organized. Teams representing Canada , Columbia , Hawaii (a U.S. Territory until 1959), Holland , Japan, Mexico , Puerto Rico and Spain played in the eight team tournament. The NBC World Series champion represented the United States. The Global Series only lasted three seasons. Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . Opened in 1953 , it

5254-415: 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 was originally built as a home for the Milwaukee Brewers of

5328-462: Was represented by an amateur club from Sinton, Texas, which included former big leaguers Paul Schramka , Wilmer Fields , and Clint Hartung . The Japanese selection defeated the Edmonton Eskimos of Canada in the final game by a score of 4–2 to win the title. However, the tournament was a financial loss, and efforts to revive it in 1959 were unsuccessful. In 1955, a non-professional Global Series

5402-464: 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

5476-613: Was supplanted in this regard in 2006 by the modern World Baseball Classic (WBC), the Baseball World Cup was still considered by the IBAF to be a major world championship, along with the WBC and the Summer Olympic Games . After the 2011 tournament, the Baseball World Cup was discontinued in favor of an expanded World Baseball Classic; the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) – successor to

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