After an unimpressive one year at Seattle, the team relocated to Wisconsin, just six days before the opening of the 1970 season. Up to 1997, the Milwaukee Brewers still played in the American League, in the Eastern Division, and then moved to the National League, after the season.

There was an earlier team by the same name in 1901, which became the St. Louis Browns (1902 – 1953), and subsequently, the present day Baltimore Orioles, from 1954 onwards.

The Milwaukee Years

Having relocated just six days prior to the season’s opening, the Brewers did not have their uniforms ready and started playing with the Pilots’ uniforms, minus the Pilots’ logos, which were replaced by the Brewers’ logos. Their start was not impressive, having ended the year with a 65-98 win-loss record.

The late 1970s and the early 1980s were good days for the Brewers. They won 93 games in 1978, and finished third, behind the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The following season, they finished second, and in 1982, they won their first, and the only, American League Pennant, beating the California Angels, 3-2.

The next 10 years were in the dumps. The first four years from 1983 to 1986, they never finished higher than fifth place out of seven. They started 1987 with a new hope, but skidded back until 1992, when they finished the season with a 92-70 record, in the second place, and four games behind the Toronto Blue Jays, who eventually won the World Series that year.

Following the restructuring and re-alignment of the divisions, and the addition of a new division, the Brewers were moved from the Eastern Division of the American League to the Central Division of the National League.

The Brewers have won no titles except a single American League Eastern Division title, and one American League pennant, both in 1982.

The Ballparks

As Seattle Pilots, the Brewers played at the Sick’s Stadium. After their move to Milwaukee, they played their home games at the Milwaukee County Stadium, which was commonly referred to as the County Stadium. The Brewers called this their home from 1970 to 2000, when the Stadium was closed down for demolition.

In 2001, the Brewers moved base to the Miller’s Park, which was built to replace the Milwaukee County Stadium. The 42,500 capacity Park was built at the cost of $400 million, and has a retractable roof. The roof was, however, built in a unique style with the panels of the roof opening and closing simultaneously in a sweeping manner.