The American League declared itself a competing major league. As a result of several franchise shifts, the Milwaukee Brewers were one of only two Western League teams that didn’t fold, move or get kicked out of the league (the other being the Detroit Tigers). During the first American League season in 1901, they finished last (eighth place) with a record of 48–89. Its lone Major League season, the team played at Lloyd Street Grounds, between 16th and 18th Streets in Milwaukee.

Established
1894

City
Milwaukee – St. Louis – Baltimore

League History
2000 – Present / Major League Baseball
1900 – 1999 / American League
1894 – 1900 / Western League

Team History
1954 – Present / Baltimore Orioles
1902 – 1953 / St. Louis Browns
1894 – 1901 / Milwaukee Brewers

Nickname
Brewers – In reference to the local unique cream brick industry and brewing industry respectively. In particular, some famous breweries included Schlitz (“The beer that made Milwaukee famous”), Blatz, Pabst, and later Miller Beer, which today holds naming rights to the current stadium.

Championship
World Series  0
1983, 1970, 1966

Stadium
1992 – Present / Oriole Park at Camden Yards
1954 – 1991 / Memorial Stadium

*St. Louis*
1902 – 1953 / Sportsman’s Park

*Milwaukee*
1895 – 1901 / Lloyd Street Grounds
1894 / Borchert Field

Owner
1993 – Present / Peter Angelos
1989 – 1993 / Eli Jacobs
1979 – 1988 / Edward Bennett Williams
1965 – 1979 / Jerold Hoffberger
1959 – 1965 / Jerold Hoffberger & Joe Iglehart
1955 – 1959 / Jerold Hoffberger & James Keelty
1954 – 1955 / Jerold Hoffberger & Clarence Miles
1951 – 1953 / Bill Veeck
1948 – 1951 / Bill DeWitt
1945 – 1948 / Richard Muckerman
1936 – 1945 / Donald Lee Barnes
1915 – 1933 / Phil Ball
1902 – 1915 / Robert Hedges
1894 – 1902 / Henry Killilea

Retired Number
1 Earl Weaver
5 Brooks Robinson
8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
20 Frank Robinson
22 Jim Palmer
33 Eddie Murray
42 Jackie Robinson

Mascot
1979 – Present / The Oriole Bird

*Blue is this team’s history