Building the Brewers: Bud Selig and the Return of Major League Baseball to Milwaukee

by Chris Zantow

Overview

 When the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta after the 1965 season, many impassioned fans grew indifferent to baseball. Others--namely car dealer Bud Selig--decided to fight for the beloved sport. Selig formed an ownership group with the goal of winning a new franchise. They faced formidable opposition--American League President Joe Cronin, lawyer turned baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, and other AL team owners would not entertain the notion of another team for the city.

This first ever history of baseball's return to Milwaukee covers the owners, teams and ballparks behind the rise and fall of their Braves, the five-year struggle to acquire a new team, the relocation of a major league club a week prior to the 1970 season and how the Brewers created an identity and built a fan base and a contending team.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476672632
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	11/14/2019
Pages:	222
Sales rank:	312,858
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Chris Zantow was a writer of training materials and resources for adult learners at American Girl. A member of the Wisconsin Writers Association, he lived in Madison, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deleteviii
Preface
Introduction
One • The Borchert Field Brewers
Two • Borchert Field to Bushville
Three • You’re All We’ve Got Now
Four • A Team That Didn’t Exist
Five • The Pilots Take Flight
Six • The Pilots Crash Land
Seven • One Million or Bust
Eight • A Fun Place for Fans
Nine • Prospects and ­All-Stars
Ten • Saturday Night Massacre
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A unique history and essential reading for all dedicated Brewers fans”—Midwest Book Review

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