The 1988 Baltimore Orioles are remembered as being one of the worst teams in franchise history, as they staggered to a 54-107 record (only eclipsed by the 2018 team with a 47-115 mark). They had the worst start to a season in MLB history with an 0-21 record. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers were enjoying a…
Not surprisingly, the top 5 most visited posts of 2018 on my site have Milwaukee Brewers content. Here they are from #5 to #1, with a little background on each: #5 – Gaylord Perry’s 15 Inning Marathon In the course of doing research for my Milwaukee Brewers historical book, I stumbled on a box score…
Lefty Ron Guidry had a 1978 season that pitchers dream about – and will probably never be duplicated. Guidry went 25-3, in a season that is among the top 10 for winning percentage in baseball history. Some of his incredible stats include: Leading the league with a sparkling 1.74 ERA, 25 wins, a .893 winning…
The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers team achieved a few milestones, both collectively and as individuals. The team pulled off a ten-game winning streak for the first time in franchise history. It all started on Friday, June 8, in California, with an 8-2 win. The ’73 Brewers were starting to show a propensity for streaks. They ended…
Bob Busser started taking ballpark photographs with a brownie camera at Dodger stadium in 1967. He’s visited close to 800 venues over the years and has captured a staggering 75,000 images. Some of the stadiums have since been demolished, such as Comiskey Park, Tiger Stadium, Candlestick Park, and Milwaukee County Stadium. If you missed it,…
Bob Busser started taking ballpark photographs with a brownie camera at Dodger stadium in 1967. He’s visited close to 800 venues over the years and has captured a staggering 75,000 images. Some of the stadiums have since been demolished, such as Comiskey Park, Tiger Stadium, Candlestick Park, and Milwaukee County Stadium. Bob chatted with me…
An ancient proverb states that “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Even the most longest and difficult of ventures have a starting point. For the Milwaukee Brewers, reaching the playoffs in 2008/2011 and playing contending baseball in 2017 may appear to be difficult ventures. Yet, these successes do have a…
Robin Yount said on the leadup to his 3000th hit that it wasn’t going to be a big deal. The man who took more pride in his Milwaukee Brewers winning ballgames than personal stats found out he was wrong – the 3000 hit plateau was a huge deal. On September 9, 1992, a crowd of…
The story previously posted here has been removed. It has been submitted to McFarland Books to be included in their Milwaukee County Stadium book. The book is part of McFarland’s Historical Ballparks series.
This weekend the Milwaukee Brewers honored the 1982 World Series team with special promotions and ceremonies. I’ve done my fair share of reminiscing of that team over the weekend, and it got me thinking…what exactly were the Brewers up to on these dates in 1982? Setting the Scene I vaguely remembered some of the details…
Chris Zantow 