A lifetime of waiting comes to an end for Wisconsin Brewers fans
BARRY ADAMS
Updated
This is Milwaukee County Stadium as seen during night game in 1982. What is now Amerian Family Field opened with a retractable roof in 2001, doing away with games postponed due to rain, snow, sleet and cold.
Laura Hemming, a lifelong Milwaukee Brewers fan and a circulation librarian for the Wisconsin Historical Society, holds a baseball glove used in 1982 by Paul Molitor. Hemming was at the State Archive Preservation Facility to help show off some of the society’s collection related to baseball in Milwaukee. The Brewers are back in the World Series for the first time in 44 years.
The Wisconsin Historical Society’s collection includes jerseys worn by Milwaukee Brewers players Cecil Cooper, Robin Yount and Jim Gantner. There’s also a baseball cap worn by Andy Pafko, a member of the Milwaukee Braves that won the 1957 World Series, a glove worn by Paul Molitor of the Brewers and a pennant from the 1982 World Series.
The Brewers game on April 17, 1987, was delayed for more than 30 minutes as more than 20,000 people lined up to buy day-of-game tickets during the team's 13 game winning streak. The Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 that day, for their 11th consecutive win, tying the American League record for a best-season start. The Brewers would win the following day on Easter Sunday with two home runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Wisconsin Historical Society Circulation Librarian Laura Hemming holds a baseball from the 1982 World Series. It is signed by Robin Yount, Paul Molitor and Jim Gantner.
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy, right, and right fielder Sal Frelick embrace after Game 4 of the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The win propelled the Brewers into the World Series for the first time in 44 years.
Laura Hemming, a lifelong Milwaukee Brewers fan and a circulation librarian for the Wisconsin Historical Society, holds a baseball glove used in 1982 by Paul Molitor. Hemming was at the State Archive Preservation Facility to help show off some of the society’s collection related to baseball in Milwaukee. The Brewers are back in the World Series for the first time in 44 years.
Wisconsin Historical Society Circulation Librarian Laura Hemming holds a baseball from the 1982 World Series. It is signed by Robin Yount, Paul Molitor and Jim Gantner.
The Brewers game on April 17, 1987, was delayed for more than 30 minutes as more than 20,000 people lined up to buy day-of-game tickets during the team's 13 game winning streak. The Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 that day, for their 11th consecutive win, tying the American League record for a best-season start. The Brewers would win the following day on Easter Sunday with two home runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
This is Milwaukee County Stadium as seen during night game in 1982. What is now Amerian Family Field opened with a retractable roof in 2001, doing away with games postponed due to rain, snow, sleet and cold.
The Wisconsin Historical Society’s collection includes jerseys worn by Milwaukee Brewers players Cecil Cooper, Robin Yount and Jim Gantner. There’s also a baseball cap worn by Andy Pafko, a member of the Milwaukee Braves that won the 1957 World Series, a glove worn by Paul Molitor of the Brewers and a pennant from the 1982 World Series.
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy, right, and right fielder Sal Frelick embrace after Game 4 of the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The win propelled the Brewers into the World Series for the first time in 44 years.
