Milwaukee Brewers Team History & Encyclopedia
Team Names: Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Pilots
Seasons: 50 (1969 to 2018)
Record: 3824-4144, .480 W-L%
Playoff Appearances: 5
Pennants: 1
World Championships: 0
Events in Team History
American League is born January 28 1901
On January 28, 1901 The American League formally organizes as a major league, having been a top minor league ...
Jimmy Collins, the choice of Connie Mack as the best all-time third baseman, switches leagues but not cities.
1901 - Jimmy Collins, the choice of Connie Mack as the best all-time third baseman, switches leagues but not cities. Collins leaves the Boston Beaneaters National League club ...
Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey lease Sportsman’s Park for five years for an American League team.
Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey lease Sportsman's Park for five years for an American League team. Two weeks later, they ...
Milwaukee Brewers franchise is officially dropped from the American League and is replaced by the St. Louis Browns.
1901 - At the league meeting, the Milwaukee Brewers franchise is officially dropped from the American League and is replaced by the St. Louis Browns ...
Future home run king Hank Aaron is born in Mobile, Alabama
On February 5, 1934, a day before Babe Ruth’s 39th birthday, future all-time home run leader Hammerin’ Hank Aaron is ...
Warren Spahn hits a home run and has now homered in every National League stadium
At Sportsman's Park, Braves starting pitcher Warren Spahn hits a home run and a triple in his 12-1 complete-game victory ...
1957 World Series Game 6 Hank Bauer’s Homerun helps Yankees force game 7
On October 9, 1957 At Yankee Stadium Bob Buhl started for the Braves but did not last very long ...
Los Angeles Dodgers capture the NL Pennant with a dramatic 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Braves
At the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, the Dodgers capture the NL flag with a dramatic 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Braves, ...
County Board approved a sweeping ban barring fans from bringing beer, liquor or soda into County Stadium
On March 6, 1961, the County Board approved a sweeping ban barring fans from bringing beer, liquor or soda ...
Jim Maloney ties NL strikeout record
Jim Maloney ties the NL strikeout recordOn May 21, 1963, Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds ties the National ...
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that Cleveland GM Gabe Paul has requested economic surveys of the Seattle, WA market in anticipation of a possible Indians move to the Northwest.
1964 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that Cleveland GM Gabe Paul has requested economic surveys of the Seattle, WA market in anticipation of a possible Indians move to the ...
American League owners approve the transfer of the Kansas City A’s to Oakland in time for the start of the 1968 season
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Pacific Northwest Sports, Inc. is awarded a new team that will be named the Seattle Pilots.
1967 - Pacific Northwest Sports, Inc. is awarded one of the two American League expansion franchises. The new team will be named the Seattle Pilots ...
Seattle expansion franchise announces that it will be called the Pilots
On March 31, 1968, the Seattle expansion franchise announced that it would be called the “Pilots.” The name originated ...
Lou Pinella Traded by Pilots to Kansas City Royals
On April 1, 1969, the Seattle Pilots trade little-known minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to the Kansas City Royals for ...
Seattle Pilots Play First Home Game in Sicks Stadium
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In the highest-scoring 11th inning ever, Seattle scores six runs, then allows 5, but hangs on for a 10 – 9 win at Boston. Jim Bouton gets the win with three shutout innings. Wayne Comer has a pair of homers, including one in the 11th. John Kennedy adds a homer in the 11th and Rico Petrocelli goes deep in the same inning for the Sox.
In the highest-scoring 11th inning ever, Seattle scores six runs, then allows 5, but hangs on for a 10 - 9 win ...
Reggie Jackson Oakland A’s All Star hammers 3 Homeruns vs Seattle Pilots
On July 2, 1969, Reggie Jackson Oakland A's slugger, hits three homers against the Seattle Pilots. It was Jackson's eighth ...
Harmon Killebrew powers twins
Harmon Killebrew hits a pair of homers and a double to boost his RBI total to an American League-high 90. The Twins beat the Pilots, ...
Burly Baltimore Orioles slugger Boog Powell hits an inside park homerun
On August 16, 1969, burly Baltimore Orioles slugger Boog Powell, who weighs 250 pounds, hits an two run inside-the-park home ...
Seattle Pilots trade knuckleballing pitcher Jim Bouton to the Houston Astros for pitchers Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison
Seattle Pilots trade knuckleballing pitcher Jim Bouton to the Houston Astros for pitchers Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison ...
In their second trade with Seattle within a week, Houston acquires OF Tommy Davis for outfielders Sandy Valdespino and Danny Walton.
In their second trade with Seattle within a week, Houston acquires OF Tommy Davis for outfielders Sandy Valdespino and Danny Walton ...
1969 Expansion Draft is held
On October 14, 1969, the major leagues hold an expansion draft for four new teams: the Kansas City Royals, Montreal ...
Joe Schultz is fired as manager of the Seattle Pilots.
Joe Schultz is fired as manager of the Seattle Pilots ...
Lou Piniella of the Kansas City Royals wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award.
Outfielder Lou Piniella of the Kansas City Royals wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award ...
