Stadium Name: County Stadium
Location: Milwaukee
Home Team: Braves, White Sox, Brewers
Years in Service: 1953 – 2000
Visits: 1
Milwaukee County Stadium was built with the intention of drawing a major league baseball team to Milwaukee, and it worked quicker than anybody would have expected, as the Braves announced they would be moving from Boston 3 weeks before the stadium, and the 1953 season, opened. The Braves would call Milwaukee home for the next 13 seasons before leaving for Atlanta for the 1966 season.
Across the 1968 and 1969 seasons, the struggling Chicago White Sox wound up playing 20 home games at County Stadium in an effort to keep the baseball fandom alive in Milwaukee. In 1970, local businessman Bud Selig purchased the expansion Seattle Pilots out of bankruptcy court and moved them to Milwaukee and rechristened them the Brewers. The Brewers would call County Stadium home until 2000, when they would move next door in to the newly built Miller Park.
I made one trip up to County Stadium for a White Sox/Brewers tilt on July 18, 1993. The White Sox were victorious thank to a 2-run single by Bo Jackson in the 9th inning. I remember sitting out in the bleachers, but, beyond that, have no particular memory of the stadium or what amenities, if any, it offered.
It’s been more than 3 years since we’ve taken a (single) look at the 18 different stadiums I’ve been to and how often I’ve been to them. Sadly, I’ve only added 2 additional stadiums in this time, both of which were this year. Once again, different names for the same stadium are counted separately.