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This Day in Milwaukee Brewers History – Robin Yount Retires

On February 11, 1994, the Milwaukee Brewers and Robin Yount held a press conference to announce his retirement from baseball.  Murray Chass of The New York Times aptly called it the “end of a quiet but glamorous career.” Yount didn’t have much left to accomplish other than winning a World Series with his beloved Brewers,…

February 11, 2018 in Milwaukee Brewers History.

This Day in Milwaukee Brewers History: Robin Yount’s 3000th Hit

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…

September 9, 2017 in Milwaukee Brewers History.

This Day in Milwaukee Brewers History: A Robin Yount and Hank Aaron Hitting Clinic

An old well-known expression is “April showers bring May flowers.”  On May 1, 1975, the Milwaukee Brewers showered hits all over Milwaukee County Stadium in a 17-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The blog post here previously has been published as content in my Milwaukee Brewers historical book. For this reason the post has been…

May 1, 2017 in Milwaukee Brewers History, Uncategorized.

Milwaukee Brewers Week in Review: September 26 – October 2

The week in review:  The Milwaukee Brewers were on the road for the final week of the 2016 season, starting with three games in Texas and then three games in Colorado.  Milwaukee took the first game of the Texas series, 8-3, and then fell 6-4 and 8-5.  They started off with a 4-1 loss to…

October 3, 2016 in Milwaukee Brewers 2016.

Milwaukee Brewers History – Hank Aaron’s Final Game

Hank Aaron played his final major league baseball game on Sunday, October 3, 1976. At age 42 and after 23 years of baseball, Aaron held 11 major league records.  My book Building the Brewers: Bud Selig and the Return of Major League Baseball to Milwaukee is available to be ordered on the McFarland website. For this reason the…

September 29, 2016 in Milwaukee Brewers History.

Milwaukee Brewers Editorial – August 2016

Most of my Milwaukee Brewers content here has been either historical, such as the Hank Aaron’s final home run story.  Or you’ll catch me trying to do my best in posting Brewers Week in Review.  Once in a great while I’ll even do an old school player profile or have a story about meeting a player…

August 18, 2016 in Milwaukee Brewers 2016.

Milwaukee Brewers History – Hank Aaron’s Final Home Run

On Tuesday, July 20, 1976, Hank Aaron hit his 755th and final home run for the Milwaukee Brewers in a 6-2 win over the California Angels. The blog post here previously has been published as content in my Milwaukee Brewers historical book. For this reason the post has been taken down. This page remains in…

July 20, 2016 in Milwaukee Brewers History.

Recalling the 1975 All Star Game at Milwaukee County Stadium

The blog post here previously has been published as content in my Milwaukee Brewers historical book. For this reason the post has been taken down. This page remains in place so links posted to here on various social media sites remain active. Order Building the Brewers: Bud Selig and the Return of Major League Baseball…

July 14, 2016 in Milwaukee Brewers History.

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