The Milwaukee Brewers began as an American League expansion team in 1969.
The team was known as the Seattle Pilots and played at Sicks’s Stadium in
Seattle. After only one season, the team went bankrupt. Just before the
1970 season was about to start, Bud Selig, a Milwaukee auto dealer bought
the team and moved them to Milwaukee. Selig had been looking to bring a team to Milwaukee since the Braves left
town after the 1965 season. The Brewers played in Milwaukee County
Stadium, the same place where the Braves played, until 1999. In 2000, the
Brewers moved into the gigantic Miller Park, which features a retractable
roof. The Brewers made it to the World Series in 1982, but have never won. |