Milwaukee_Brewers_(1886–92)

Milwaukee Brewers (1886–1892)

Milwaukee Brewers (1886–1892)

American professional baseball team


The Milwaukee Brewers (sometimes called the Creams or the Cream Citys)[lower-alpha 1] of 1886–1892 were an American professional baseball team and a member of (in order): the Northwestern League, Western Association, American Association, and Western League. Of those leagues, the American Association was considered a major league, while the others were considered minor league.

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Jim Hart, manager during 1887 and 1888

Season records

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In 1891, the team withdrew from the Western Association on August 16 to join the American Association.
In 1892, the team disbanded on July 7.

Major-league history

The 1889 Milwaukee team

During the 1891 season, the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers dropped out of the American Association (AA) on August 17, and the Brewers (then members of the Western Association) were recruited to finish the season. As a major-league team, the Brewers were managed by Charlie Cushman and finished their stint in the AA the with a record of 21–15.[2] They played home games at Borchert Field, which was known as Athletic Field or Athletic Park in 1891.[3]

Afterward, four AA clubs joined the National League, while the others were left out as the AA folded. The Brewers moved on to the newly re-formed Western League, but lasted just one more season before folding.

See also

Notes

  1. Not to be confused with the earlier Milwaukee Cream Citys (1860s) or later Milwaukee Creams (1889–1913).

References

  1. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 9781932391176.
  2. "The 1891 Milwaukee Brewers". Retrosheet. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

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