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) Milwaukee…
Shortstop Pat Meares of the Pittsburgh Pirates, on the disabled list recovering from surgery on his left hand, participates in a sausage race at Milwaukee’s County Stadium. Meares, dressed as a 10-foot bratwurst, wins the race defeating a giant hot dog and a polish sausage. Two days ago, Meares was caught on videotape sunbathing in the upper deck of Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium for the first six innings of a game.
On April 30, 1961, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits four home runs against the Milwaukee Braves. Mays’ outburst helps the Giants to a 14-4 win. The future Hall of Fame outfielder becomes the ninth player in major league history to hit four homers in one game…The San Francisco slugger is left…
On April 28, 1961, 40-year-old Warren Spahn becomes the second oldest man to pitch a no-hitter in major league history. The Milwaukee Braves’ ace masters the San Francisco Giants, 1-0, for his 290th career win and second career no-hitter. Spahn strikes out nine batters and walks only two. Fellow Hall of Famer Hank Aaron drives in the game’s lone run with a single in the first inning.
Major League Baseball Season Recap 1955 World Series – Brooklyn /didgers NL over New York Yankees AL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Johnny Podres Babe Ruth Award – Johnny Podres Awards – </strong? Major League Cy Young Award Cy Young Award National League Cy Young Award American League MVP Awards – NL Roy Campanella AL Yogi Berra…
At Milwaukee’s County Stadium, Stan Musial comes to bat in the bottom of 12th inning of a 5 – 5 All-Star deadlock. American League catcher Yogi Berra complains about his feet hurting and Musial tells him “Don’t worry, I’ll have you home in a minute”… then “the Man” hits a game-winning home run on the next pitch. The American League had taken a five-run lead on a three-run homer by Mickey Mantle off Robin Roberts, only to see the NL tie it. Braves P Gene Conley strikes out the side in the 12th to get credit for the win.
December 8, 1953 – Fredric “Shorty” Mendelson, manager of County Stadium, resigned to take over active management of a beer distributing agency in Janesville that he and Charlie Grimm recently bought