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Because Milwaukee was playing baseball long before 1953.
The "sport shirt kid", Bill Veeck has up and joined the Marines... and so it's good-bye for a while to "Leatherneck" Veeck, the guy who put the Brewers on the map...
From the walls of Borchert Orchard
To the shores of Old Long Neck,
The Marines have never had a pard'
Who could duplicate Bill Veeck!!
1924 .321The inside panel shows both the Home and Away schedule:
1925 .312
1926 .346
Fans of the Brews, I heard a rumor that we might have something to look forward to in 2014....
— Borchert Field (@BorchertField) November 9, 2013
Milwaukee Brewers (AA) 1905 BallcapOutstanding. I've already ordered mine.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
HISTORY
This hat is indeed a rarity: The only time we have seen the lettering go on the visor instead of the crown. Are you listening, current MLB teams? A new trend awaits.
All Ebbets Field Flannels authentic ballcaps are made in the USA.
- American Association
- Horse hair buckram crown
- Satin taping
- Felt emblem
- Cotton sweatband
- Pillbox
ITEM: MIL05C
$40.00
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Boy, the caption tells the story, doesn't it? Neither looks particularly excited about the game.MILWAUKEE BEATS BUFFALO IN "JUNIOR SERIES" OPENER
The opening game of the 1936 renewal of the "Junior World Series" between the Milwaukee Brewers, champions of the American Association, and the Buffalo Bisons, champs of the International League, was won by the Brewers 7-5. The game was played at night in Milwaukee. The above photo shows the managers, Allan Sothoron of the Brewers, left, and Ray Schalk of the Bisons, shaking hands and looking worried as the series opened.
MILWAUKEE BEATS BUFFALO IN "JUNIOR SERIES" OPENER
The opening game of the 1936 renewal of the "Junior World Series" between the Milwaukee Brewers, champions of the American Association, and the Buffalo Bisons, champs of the International League, was won by the Brewers 7 - 5. The game was played at night in Milwaukee. The above photo shows Gullic, Milwaukee right fielder, crossing the plate after hitting a homer in the 5th inning and scoring Wilburn ahead of him.
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Manager Harry Clark's Brewers, pennant winners of the American association, this week took precedence over the Wisconsin Medical society, as they also ranked ahead of about everything else in Milwaukee.Although the welcome sign was taken down decades ago, readers of a certain age will remember the days when messages like that one shone forth from the city hall. One was even immortalized in the opening credits of Laverne & Shirley, beginning in January 1976:
Monday morning Secretary Claude Ellis said to Mayor Bading:
"The Wisconsin Medical Society will meet here this week. Shall I order the welcome sign for the organization?"
The mayor gave Ellis a withering look.
"I should say not," he said, with more withering looks. "Don't you follow the events of the day? Don't you know that the Brewers have won the pennant in the American association? See to it that a welcome sign for them blazes forth every night this week."
"But will not a big association like the Wisconsin Medical society feel rather offended because of the slight," protested Ellis.
"You put up the champions sign," said the mayor. "I'll vouch for the medical society. All the members I know are rattling good baseball fans, and they'll appreciate the sign as much as anybody."
So the "champions" sign stll is blazing on the city hall.
The day was cold and disagreeable, the stands wet and plied with snow and the tempers of the players and spectators were at boiling point much of the afternoon.Mere snow can't keep the baseball "bugs" away, and four thousand Coloradans came out to see their team stop the Milwaukeeans' momentum. Those home fans were happy enough in the beginning, as it appeared as though the Grizzlies were going to drive the Brewers to a Game Seven. They jumped out to a 5-0 in the first inning (the home team, as was possible under early 20th century rules, chose to bat first).
The last two games have been tough battles for the followers of Clark and they have been forced to come from behind, to gather in the two closing games. The determination that took the boys through a hard race and landed them on top in the league race was shown in these last two battles.The series stats were relatively close in hits and errors (the Brewers had 56/16 to Denver's 52/13), but the difference was in runs. The Brewers drove 33 of their own over the plate, where the Grizzlies could only manage 26.
Harry Clark, the mananger and captain of the Brewers, handles his team along the lines followed by Connie Mack of the world's champions, the Athletics of Philadelphia. Every man on the team is his personal friend and he depends upon their justness to make them conform to natural baseball rules. Clark has every player taking a personal interest in the way the team is conducted, and listens patiently to every suggestion, generally following the side which wins out in a practical argument. In this way every player takes a general interest in the team and the harmony is so noticeable that the argument in favor of Clark's method of running a ball team has a splendid exponent in the success of the Brewers last season. Clark's method has obviated the appearance of any grouch, and players who have been noted for their sulky dispositions take everything with good nature under Clark. It certainly is a great boost for Milwaukee's general manager, and well deserved.It was an echo of the kudos given Clark around the baseball world when the Brewers clinched the pennant.