Founded in 1969, Milwaukee Brewers is a Major League Baseball team. This American League expansion franchise is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee Brewers is amongst the five prominent teams in National League’s Central Division.  Milwaukee Brewers got included in to the Central Division of National League in 1998, as part of the process of arranging even number of teams in every league.

History of Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers played their first match on April 8, 1969. The team was known as Seattle Pilots at that time. The team got its present name when it was shifted to Milwaukee prior to the 1970 games. 

The first game that the Milwaukee Brewers played at Milwaukee was held on 7^th April, 1970. A total of 37,237 fans flocked to watch them playing. Unfortunately, the Brewers couldn’t come up to the expectations of their fans, as they lost that game by 12-0 to California Angels. The entire season was least favorable to the Brewers, as they couldn’t move ahead of the 4^th slot in AL west. 

Though the team had both skilled and experience players, the Milwaukee Brewers couldn’t land above 2^nd position during 1970 & 80. The Milwaukee Brewers claimed the Division Title and American League Pennant in 1982. In the same year, the team also qualified for the first time in the World Series but was beaten by the St. Louis Cardinals. 

Milwaukee Brewers registered an uninterrupted victory of six leagues between 1978 and 1983.  As the year 1983 went by the team’s performance started declining and the Milwaukee Brewers weren’t able to secure even a single title for years. 

In 1998, Milwaukees got transferred to the Central Division of National League from the Central Division of American League. It was on April 2, 1998 when the Milwaukee Brewers registered their first National League victory. 

The Hall of Fame of the Milwaukee Brewers includes the names of Hugh Duffy, Henry Aaron, Rollie Fingers, Robin Yount, Don Sutton and Paul Molitor. The names of the players and the retired numbers of Milwaukee Brewers are Hank Aaron #44, Rollie Fingers #34, Paul Molitor #4 and Robin Yount #19. 

Stadium History of Milwaukee Brewers

In 1969, Sicks’ Stadium became the home for the Milwaukee Brewers, which was known as Seattle Pilots in those days. It was in 1970 when the Milwaukee Brewers moved to the Milwaukee County Stadium that was situated at Helhaer near Miller Park. The Milwaukees continued to play there till year 2000. The last match at the Milwaukee County Stadium was held on September 28, 2000. The stadium was flattened during winter. 

In 2001, they shifted to the Miller Park, which is the current home for Milwaukee Brewers. Miller Park was inaugurated on April 6, 2001. The Miller Park has got the capacity of holding 43,000 spectators. The stadium has got a retractable roof. Miller Park is a perfect example of the traditional architecture of the city.