Milwaukee Brewers (1884–1885)

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The Milwaukee Brewers of 1884–1885 were an American professional baseball team and a member of (in order): the Northwestern League, Union Association, and Western League. Of those leagues, the Union Association was considered a major league, while the others were considered minor league.

Season records[edit]

Tom Loftus, manager during part of 1884 and all of 1885
Season League Class. Manager(s) Record Finish Ref
1884 Northwestern League
(1st half)†		 – Charlie Cushman /
James McKee /
Tom Loftus		 42–30 (.583) 5th of 12 [1]: 142 
Northwestern League
(2nd half)†		 – Tom Loftus 11–4 (.733) 1st of 4 [1]: 143 
Union Association Major 8–4 (.667) 5th of 12 [1]: 142 
1885 Western League‡ – 22–13 (.629) 2nd of 6 [1]: 144 
† In 1884, the Northwestern League played a split season after several clubs disbanded in early August.
‡ In 1885, the Western League disbanded on June 15.

Major-league history[edit]

After the Northwestern League completed its 1884 season in early September, the Brewers and St. Paul Saints joined the Union Association, a major league that only operated for one season, as replacement teams. Milwaukee (nicknamed the Cream Citys in some sources)[a] played 12 games and posted an 8–4 record, while St. Paul played 8 games and posted a 2–6 record.[1]: 142 

Main article: 1884 Milwaukee Brewers season

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Not be confused with the earlier Milwaukee Cream Citys, a non-professional team of the 1860s.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 9781932391176.
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