Brewers Primary Logo 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) …
Milwaukee Brewers Team History
1970 1997 2001 2004 Moving to Milwaukee Federal Bankruptcy Referee Sidney Volinn declared the Pilots bankrupt on April 1, six days before Opening Day – clearing the way for them to move to Milwaukee. The team’s equipment had been sitting in Provo, Utah with the drivers awaiting word on whether to drive toward Seattle or Milwaukee. With the season’s opening …