https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/?d=1News: Milwaukee Brewers Historyenhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/a-look-back-at-2020-the-year-baseball-fans-turned-into-cardboard-cutouts-r4344/Spring training 2020 was three weeks old when it was ordered shut down due to the COVID-19 virus that first sprang up in North America in late January. While the rest of the world was trying to figure out how the virus started and how to combat it, MLB was trying to cobble together a schedule fo...4344Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:51:03 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/looking-back-at-the-brewers-hottest-starts-in-the-coldest-month-r4321/Every Brewers fan dreams that the regular season begins on a high note. A fast start in the opening month is still a small sample size, but it sure can be exciting. Here is a look at some of the best month-long performances from March and April. Best Team Hitting: .848 OPS in 1987 It i...4321Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:14:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/briggsie-was-one-of-the-early-brewers-stars-in-the-1970s-r4246/Trivia question: Other than the fact that they both played for the Brewers, what do Robin Yount and John Briggs have in common? (Answer at the end of this piece.) John Briggs followed a slightly different path to professional baseball than most players. After he graduated from Paterson (NJ)...4246Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:59:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/the-first-robin-sighting-in-milwaukee-in-the-spring-of-1974-r4225/A month before he graduated from Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California in 1973, Robin Yount signed a national letter of intent to attend Arizona State University. Pat Kuehner, ASU assistant coach, said that Yount was the "best high school prospect in the nation." In the June 1973 M...4225Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:42:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/how-the-seattle-pilots-became-the-milwaukee-brewers-part-3-r4150/Before reading this part of the Brewers' voyage to Milwaukee, read part one of the series, "A Failed Launch". Also, part two of the three-part series, "Up For Grabs." PART 3 Charlie O. Finley got back into the headlines on Feb. 4, 1970. “I tried to be of help to Milwaukee. The nex...4150Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:05:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/how-the-seattle-pilots-became-the-milwaukee-brewers-part-2-up-for-grabs-r4173/Before reading this part of the Brewers' voyage to Milwaukee, read part one of the series, "A Failed Launch". And in the meantime, popular manager Joe Schultz was fired by GM Marvin Milkes—who would become the Brewers' first general manager—and speculation began about who was going to be th...4173Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:10:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/how-the-seattle-pilots-became-the-milwaukee-brewers-part-1-a-failed-launch-r4172/In December 1967, at baseball’s Winter Meetings in Mexico City, a group led by William Daley, Dewey Soriano, and Max Soriano was awarded a major league franchise. Pacific Northwest Sports, Inc. was led by Daley’s $5.5 million, which gave him about 47% of the team’s ownership. A few months later,...4172Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:20:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/come-see-whats-brewing-the-history-of-the-1982-milwaukee-brewers-part-9-r4123/This multi-part series talks about how the Brewers got to the World Series and offers a timeline of the 1982 campaign, including player profiles, game recaps, and other events that affected the season. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 The Series So...4123Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:07:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/come-see-whats-brewing-the-history-of-the-1982-milwaukee-brewers-part-8-r4119/This multi-part series talks about how the Brewers got to the World Series and offers a timeline of the 1982 campaign, including player profiles, game recaps, and other events that affected the season. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8  Game 3: McGee’s...4119Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:05:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/come-see-whats-brewing-the-history-of-the-1982-milwaukee-brewers-part-7-r4114/This multi-part series talks about how the Brewers got to the World Series and offers a timeline of the 1982 campaign, including player profiles, game recaps, and other events that affected the season. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 World Series Preview: Milwaukee vs....4114Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:55:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/come-see-whats-brewing-the-history-of-the-1982-milwaukee-brewers-part-6-r4098/This multi-part series talks about how the Brewers got to the World Series, and offers a timeline of the 1982 campaign, including player profiles, game recaps, and other events that affected the season. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 The Milwaukee Brewers returned to Brew City...4098Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:02:01 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/come-see-whats-brewing-the-history-of-the-1982-milwaukee-brewers-part-5-r4097/This multi-part series talks about how the Brewers got to the World Series and offers a timeline of the 1982 campaign, including player profiles, game recaps, and other events that affected the season. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 relives the first two games of the 1982 ALCS—o...4097Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:13:01 +0000