List of baseball parks in Milwaukee
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This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, presented in chronological order.
- (1) West End Grounds
- Occupants: Milwaukee West Ends – independent (1876) – League Alliance (1877)
- Location: Wells Avenue, near city limits
- (2) Milwaukee Base-Ball Grounds
- Occupants: Milwaukee Brewers or Grays – National League (1878)
- Location: West Clybourn, North 10th, North 11th
- Currently: Underneath the Marquette Interchange of the freeway system
- (3) Wright Street Grounds
- Occupants:
- Milwaukee Brewers a.k.a. "Cream City" – Northwestern League (1884) – joined Union Association (1884 part) – Western League (1885) – Northwestern League (1886–1887)
- Neutral site for Chicago White Stockings – NL – vs. Buffalo and vs. Providence, one game apiece in Sept 1885.
- Location: West Clarke, North 11th, North 12th, West Wright streets
- (4) Athletic Park
- Occupants:
- Milwaukee Creams or Brewers – Western League (1888–1894)
- Milwaukee Brewers – American Association (1891 last half)
- Location: same as Borchert Field (see below)
- (5) Lloyd Street Grounds
- Occupants:
- Milwaukee Brewers – Western League (1895–1900) became American League (1901) (club moved to St. Louis 1902)
- Milwaukee Creams – Western League (1902–1903)
- Location: West Lloyd Street (south, home plate); houses and businesses, and West North Avenue (north, center field); North 16th Street (east, right field/first base); houses and North 18th Street (west, left field/third base)
- (6) Borchert Field (previously Athletic Park and Brewer Field)
- Occupants:
- Milwaukee Brewers – American Association (1902–1952)
- Milwaukee Bears – Negro National League (1923)
- Milwaukee Chicks – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1944)
- Location: North 7th Street (first base, east); North 8th Street (third base, west); Chambers Street (home plate, south); Burleigh Street (north, center field)
- (7) Milwaukee County Stadium
- Occupants:
- Milwaukee Braves – National League (1953–1965)
- Chicago White Sox – American League (some games during 1968–1969)
- Milwaukee Brewers – American League (1970–1997); moved to National League (1998–2000)
- Location: 201 S. 46th St – Southwest of the intersection of Interstate 94 (I-94), U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), and Wisconsin Highway 341 (WIS 341).
- Currently: Structure razed in 2001, infield remains as Little League Baseball park Helfaer Field
- (8) Miller Park
- Occupant: Milwaukee Brewers – National League (2001–present)
- Location: 1 Brewers Way – Next to County Stadium site – Southwest of the intersection of I-94, US 41, and Miller Park Way (WIS 341).
See also
Sources
- Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
- Phil Lowry, Green Cathedrals, several editions.
- Michael Benson, Ballparks of North America, McFarland, 1989.
- Brian A. Podoll, The Minor League Milwaukee Brewers, McFarland, 2003.
- Baseball Memories, by Marc Okkonen, Sterling Publishing, 1992.
