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63-790: Brewers may refer to: Milwaukee Brewers , a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Helena Brewers , a minor league baseball team of the Pioneer League based in Helena, Montana Arizona League Brewers , aka Phoenix Brewers, a minor league baseball team of the Arizona League based in Phoenix, Arizona Beloit Brewers , a minor league baseball team, now known as
126-734: 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 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
189-533: 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, 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
252-417: A large yellow mustache wearing a Brewers hat) was introduced in 1973. The Brewers unveiled new uniforms for 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
315-425: A new navy alternate jersey. The uniform is similar to the previous road navy alternate but with yellow replacing gold as 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",
378-435: 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 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
441-404: A road alternate navy uniform with "Milwaukee" in script letters and numbers in stylized block letters. The home sleeve patch features 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
504-416: A series of videos and written work showcasing the new branding of the team, with a uniform unveiling event at Miller Park occurring 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
567-572: 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 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
630-594: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee . The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division . The team's name is derived from the city's association with
693-495: Is emblazoned on the right sleeve. Caps are powder blue with navy brim and features both 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
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#1732771950771756-558: Is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions. MLB consists of an East, Central, and West division for each of its two 15-team leagues, the American League (AL) and National League (NL). This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the American League West . Before that time, each league consisted of 10 teams without any divisions. Four of the division's five teams are located in
819-720: 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 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
882-551: 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
945-869: The Eastern United States , with the other team, the Toronto Blue Jays , in Eastern Canada . It is currently the only division that contains a non-American team. At the end of the Major League Baseball season, the team with the best record in the division earns one of the AL's six playoff spots. Baseball writers have long posited that the American League East is the toughest division in MLB; during its 50-year existence, an AL East team has gone on to play in
1008-552: 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
1071-694: The National League , split its 12 teams strictly on geography. The six teams then located in the Eastern Time Zone were all placed in the AL East, with the other six teams making up the AL West. In September 1971, American League owners approved the move of the second Washington Senators franchise to Arlington, Texas , to become the Texas Rangers . With the Rangers moving to the AL West,
1134-512: 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 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
1197-752: 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 the Arizona Diamondbacks , but lost the National League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals in six games. In 2018,
1260-719: 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 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
1323-996: 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
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#17327719507711386-594: The World Series 28 times, and 16 of those teams have been crowned World Series champions. Since the 1995 season , when the wild-card playoff berth was introduced, the AL East has produced 20 of the 32 wild-card teams for the American League, with the AL West sending seven teams, and only five coming from the AL Central. When MLB split into divisions for the 1969 season , the American League, unlike
1449-641: 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 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,
1512-488: The AL West, were moved to the AL East. * – The Yankees and Red Sox finished with exact records, tied for the division championship; the Yankees won a one-game tie-breaker . † – Due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike , the season was split. The Yankees won the first half and defeated the second-half champion Brewers (62–45) in the postseason. †† – Due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike starting August 12,
1575-676: 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, 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
1638-978: The Beloit Snappers, based in Beloit, Wisconsin. Milwaukee Brewers (1901) , the original Major League Baseball team that played as the Brewers, now the Baltimore Orioles Milwaukee Brewers (American Association) , a 1902–1952 U.S. minor league baseball team Milwaukee Brewers (1886–92) , an 1891 U.S. baseball team of the American Association Mascot of Vassar College , a co-educational college in Poughkeepsie, New York Burton Albion Football Club , an English football (soccer) team nicknamed The Brewers See also [ edit ] Brewing Brewer (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
1701-530: 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 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
1764-417: The Brewers introduced Retro Sundays, when 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,
1827-527: 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, 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
1890-728: 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, 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,
1953-753: The East; owner Charlie Finley was a Chicago native who wanted to continue to make three trips per season with his club to the Second City. The Minnesota Twins went a step further and objected to switching either the White Sox or Brewers out of fear of losing their closest geographic rivals and the Twins, citing the National League's lack of geographic accuracy (which placed the Atlanta Braves in
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2016-702: The NL West) in forming its divisions as a reason why the Rangers should not have been shifted out of the East. The Twins also argued that the National Football League 's Dallas Cowboys played (and still do play) in the NFC East despite being far from the Northeast . The White Sox' pleas notwithstanding, the Brewers, who began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and had to endure long divisional road trips to Oakland and Anaheim (and vice-versa) in
2079-554: 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 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
2142-479: The Retro day was changed from Sunday to Friday, though they may also be worn outside of those days if 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
2205-523: 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 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
2268-812: 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
2331-461: 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 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
2394-754: The division runner-up Yankees also qualified for the playoffs. Since the advent of the Wild Card, AL East teams have faced each other in the ALCS 5 times, the ALDS 4 times, and the Wild Card twice. * – From 2012 to 2019, and in 2021, the Wild Card was expanded to two teams. Those teams faced each other in the Wild Card Game to determine the final participant in the American League Division Series . In 2020 only, eight teams, including
2457-428: 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 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
2520-415: 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 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
2583-424: 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 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,
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2646-428: The home jerseys and "MILWAUKEE" on the road grays. For the first time, an alternative jersey was introduced. It 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
2709-399: 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 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
2772-411: 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 American League East The American League East
2835-444: 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 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
2898-451: 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 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,
2961-512: The other uniforms were paired with the all-navy cap. However, beginning in 2022, the alternate gold-paneled cap was used exclusively on 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
3024-405: The owners then debated whether the Chicago White Sox or Milwaukee Brewers should move to the AL East for 1972. The White Sox requested they be moved to the East under the argument of being an original AL franchise and playing most of their longtime rival teams, of which five were in the East. The Oakland Athletics (formerly from Kansas City and Philadelphia) objected to moving the White Sox to
3087-404: The player's number on the lower left side instead of 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
3150-431: The same script "Brewers" on the front, with 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,
3213-411: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Brewers . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brewers&oldid=1254134197 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#17327719507713276-462: The season was not played to completion. The Yankees were leading at the time of the strike. + – The Red Sox and Yankees finished tied for first place with identical records. The Yankees were declared division winners, due to having won the season series against the Red Sox, and the Red Sox received the wild card berth. ††† – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of an expanded eight-team postseason format,
3339-425: The season with the identical records of 91–71. A one-game playoff was held and the Rays won it 5–2 over the Rangers to capture the second Wild Card berth. *** In 2016 , the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles finished the season with the identical records of 89–73. However, the Blue Jays won the right to host the Wild Card Game by virtue of their 10–9 regular-season record against the Orioles. **** Due to
3402-435: 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 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
3465-436: 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, 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
3528-447: 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 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
3591-482: The team's "baseball and barley" logo on the home uniforms, and 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
3654-419: The three division winners, played in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series. ** In 2013 , the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays finished
3717-466: Was completely navy blue, while the away cap featured a navy blue crown and a forest green bill. In 1997, 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
3780-405: Was removed as the third color. The cap logo was 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
3843-432: 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 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
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#17327719507713906-409: 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; 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,
3969-407: 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 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
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