The Brewers edge the visiting Atlanta Braves, 3 – 2, winning on a wild pitch by Jose Cabrera in the 11th. The Brewers break the two-million mark in attendance for just the second time in franchise history, the first being in 1983; however, the Brewers’ predecessors in Milwaukee, the Braves, broke two million each season from 1954 to 1957.

On August 3, 2001 — The Brewers edge the visiting Atlanta Braves, 3 – 2, winning on a wild pitch by Jose Cabrera in the 11th. The Brewers break the two-million mark in attendance for just the second time in franchise history, the first being in 1983; however, the Brewers’ predecessors in Milwaukee, the Braves, broke two million each season from 1954 to 1957.

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