Milwaukee Brewers (1884–1885)
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.
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Season records
Tom Loftus, manager during part of 1884 and all of 1885
| Season | League | Class. | Manager(s) | Record | Finish | Ref |
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| 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
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)[lower-alpha 1] played 12 games and posted an 8–4 record, while St. Paul played 8 games and posted a 2–6 record.[1]: 142
Notes
- Not be confused with the earlier Milwaukee Cream Citys, a non-professional team of the 1860s.
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 9781932391176.
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