Milwaukee County Stadium Location 201 S. 46th St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 Broke ground April 6, 1953 Opened April 19, 1966 Closed September 28, 2000 Demolished February 21, 2001 Replaced Borchert Field Replaced by Miller Beer Park (2001) Owner Milwaukee County Surface Grass Construction cost $5M (1953) Architect Osborn Engineering  Tenants Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) MilwaukeeâŠ
At County Stadium, Milwaukee retires Paul Molitorâs uniform number 4. During the ceremony, the 21-year major league veteran, who also played with the Blue Jays and the Twins, announces that if he goes into the Hall of Fame, he will do so as a Brewer, a promise he will fulfill in 2004.
With his team ahead 7-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases full of Brewers and two outs, Cubsâ outfielder Brant Brown drops Geoff Jenkinsâs routine long fly ball to left field, allowing three runs to score, giving Milwaukee an 8-7 walk-off win at County Stadium. The infamous error became will be immortalized by Ron Santoâs radio call when the broadcaster mournfully exclaims, âNooooooooo!!!!!â as the ball rolls toward the ivy-covered wall.
At Milwaukeeâs County Stadium, Cardinalsâ first baseman Mark McGwire extends his home run record to 65 and should have had his 66th homer of the season, but his fly ball to center field is ruled a ground rule double due to fan interference, which video replays clearly show as the wrong call. Big Macâs first inning round-tripper, his 32nd hit as a visiting player, breaks George Fosterâs 1977 National League and ties 1927 Babe Ruthâs records for home runs hit on the road.
Indians and brewers tie mark by hitting 11 homeruns in 9 inning game
In front of a sellout crowd at County Stadium, Robin Yount becomes the 17th and third youngest player to reach the 3000 hits milestone when he singles off of Indian reliever Jose Mesa in a 5-4 defeat to Cleveland. The 36 year-old Milwaukee center fielder also reached 1,000 and 2,000 hit plateaus against the Indians.
On June 10, 1992 At County Stadiumâ Mark McGwire hits his 22nd homer of the year and his career 200th off Brewer starter Chris Bosio. It comes in his 2â852nd at batâ and he is the 5th quickest to reach 200. Winning for first-place Oakland, by a score of 5-2 is Ron Darling. The 28âŠ
In the Tigersâ 6 â 4 win over the Brewers, Detroitâs Cecil Fielder hits a 502-foot home run, which is believed to be the first ball ever hit out of Milwaukeeâs County Stadium, off Dan Plesac. The ball lands in the back of a truck driven by Gary Schumacher, who doesnât stop until he is near Madison, WI.
 Apr 21, 1991 â At County Stadium, the Milwaukee Brewers score 5 runs in the 8th to tie the Toronto Blue Jays the key blows were two, two run singles by Jim Gantner and Bill Speiers at 8 apiece and then win in the 10th on Robin Yountâs one out, three-run homer off FrankâŠ
On August 26, 1987, the 39-game hitting streak of Milwaukee Brewers star Paul Molitor comes to an end. Molitorâs streak is the longest in the American League since Joe DiMaggioâs record 56-game streak in 1941. Molitorâs streak comes to an end as he waits in the on-deck circle watching pinch hitter Rick Manning single homeâŠ
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