https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/page/3/?d=1News: Milwaukee Brewers Historyenhttps://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/four-brewers-are-in-a-hall-of-fame-youve-never-heard-of-r3272/Those nine players, along with two broadcasters (Bob Uecker and Pat Hughes) and executive Larry Whiteside from the team’s early days in Milwaukee comprise the team's representatives in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. However, there are four more Brewers who can call themselves Hall-of-F...3272Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:54:03 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/remembering-don-sutton-former-brewer-hero-from-1982-r3210/Donald Howard Sutton was born in April 1945 in Clio, Alabama, but moved with his family to Florida when Don was about five years old. Don Sutton won 21 games in three varsity seasons at Tate High School in Pensacola but got no offers in the pre-amateur draft world of Major League Baseball. He at...3210Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:10:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/opening-day-brewers-highlights-best-wins-at-home-r3073/1971 (4-3 win over California) The Brewers were just in their second season and had returned from a two-game split in Minnesota. The Brewers welcomed 40,566 to County Stadium on the day before Easter, with temperatures in the mid-50s. The attendance figure was by far the largest of the season,...3073Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:04:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/opening-day-brewers-highlights-pitching-duels-r3042/The Brewers have had six games where a combined three runs or less were scored on Opening Day in Milwaukee. Five of them were shutouts, with the Brewers winning three of them. Here is a closer view of the games in which pitching took the main stage.3042Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:29:24 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/opening-day-brewers-highlights-runs-scored-galore-r3040/The Brewers have hosted home Opening Days in Milwaukee for 55 years. Their record is 29-26, a winning percentage of .527, or the equivalent of 86 wins in a season. Milwaukee has played eight games where the combined run total is 15 or more. The 12-3 win in 1995 and the 13-4 win in 2008 won’t be...3040Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:06:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/opening-day-brewers-highlights-big-wins-milwaukee-at-home-r3029/Since their first Opening Day in 1970, the Brewers have had four ‘blow-out’ victories (a game in which they scored more than 10 runs and won by at least eight). Here is a brief recap of that quartet of contests in which Milwaukee got the last laugh. 1978 (11-3 over Baltimore) The 1978 sea...3029Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:02:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/inside-the-milwaukee-brewers-players-project-opening-day-heroes-r3169/This week’s additions to the Players Project are J.J. Hardy, Mike Cameron, and Jhoulys Chacín. Each week, I try to come up with a trio of players that have something in common. Hardy, Cameron, and Chacín all had great Opening Day games. The performances were not necessarily the best Opening Day...3169Fri, 21 Mar 2025 23:00:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/inside-the-milwaukee-brewers-players-project-early-2000s-catching-crew-r3080/The three bios tied into this front-page piece were not only catchers but played together in 2000-2002. Henry Blanco, Raúl Casanova, and Tyler Houston squatted behind the dish during the final days at County Stadium and the first two years at Miller Park. Blanco and Casanova were full-time catch...3080Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/the-trade-that-sent-gary-sheffield-out-of-milwaukee-isnt-the-one-you-think-r3009/If Harry Dalton failed to swing a specific 1991 trade, there just might be a seventh retired number occupying the area above the American Family Field scoreboard. Or maybe he’d prefer not to be honored in his least favorite city in America. Just as Parker's arrival convinced a Brewers legen...3009Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:10:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/inside-the-milwaukee-brewers-players-project-unsung-brewers-heroes-of-2015-r2999/Adam Lind  Adam Lind joined the Brewers in November 2014 in exchange for pitcher Marco Estrada. The team was looking for a power bat, and the 31-year-old provided that in 2015. Lind ranked third on the team with 20 home runs, 32 doubles, 87 RBIs, 66 walks, and 11 intentional passes. He also ra...2999Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:54:02 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/inside-the-milwaukee-brewers-players-project-honoring-bob-with-badger-state-products-r2982/Vinny Rottino Vinny Rottino was born in Racine, 35 miles south of County Stadium/Miller Park/Am Fam Field. He wasn't drafted out of high school, but after four great seasons at UW-La Crosse, he was signed as a free agent by the Brewers in 2003. Rottino didn't get much playing time at catcher b...2982Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:11:00 +0000https://brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/milwaukee-brewers-history/trevor-hoffman-reached-his-most-impressive-milestone-in-a-brewers-uniform-r2981/2981Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:03:01 +0000