Milwaukee Brewers Franchise History - A Fan's Essentials

 

Fall 2022: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Brewers poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit Heritage Sports Stuff.

1. Milwaukee Brewers – The Team Name 

This franchise was established in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots. After one season in Seattle, the franchise moved to Milwaukee and became the Milwaukee Brewers. 

Known as: 

Seattle Pilots 1969 

Milwaukee Brewers American League 1970-1997 

Milwaukee Brewers National League 1998-present 

2. Milwaukee Brewers – The Championship Record 

One American League Pennant: 1982 95 wins - 67 losses Lost World Series to St. Louis 4 games to 3 Two Division Championships: 1981 American League East Champions (split season) 62-47 1982 American League East Champions 95-67 

3. Milwaukee Brewers – Home Stadium History 

1. Sicks Stadium, Seattle 1969 

2. Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee 1970-2000 

3. Miller Park / American Family Field, Milwaukee 2001-Present 

4. For more information on the Brewers, you should bookmark these two great websites: 

For a huge amount of great historic information: www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/brewers.shtml 

For great information about the team's ballparks: www.ballparks.com 

5. Celebrate the Brewers' uniform history by owning a piece of history: 

If you love the Milwaukee Brewers and the history of the Brewers franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 14 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 14 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out. These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways: 

1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left) 

2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version) 

3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)  

If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our Atlanta Braves YouTube video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVvVLaWWtyE or go directly to the artwork website www.heritagesportsart.com/Milwaukee-Brewers-c5/ where you can see and purchase the artwork. 

And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at www.heritagesportsart.com (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox And please search my blog archive http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/ for other blogs on the history of the Brewers. 

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This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated August 16, 2010. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com ! 

Many thanks!!!

Scott