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The Fascinating Story of how the Milwaukee Brewers Came To Be
The origins of the Milwaukee Brewers trace back to 1901, when the franchise began as an American League team before moving to St. Louis as the Browns, and eventually becoming today's Baltimore Orioles. Baseball returned to Milwaukee in 1953 through the relocating Boston Braves, who assembled a powerhouse roster including Hank Aaron and Eddie Matthews, winning the 1957 World Series and breaking attendance records—only to depart for Atlanta in 1966 after new ownership sought larger markets.
Left without a team for the first time in modern baseball history, a young Bud Selig—then working in auto…
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