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Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Opened in 1953, it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers. It was also used for Green Bay Packers football games, [5] ice skating, religious services, concerts, and other large events.
With its dull gray exterior, cramped concourses and obstructed-view seats, Milwaukee County Stadium was an old park without an old park’s character. It opened on April 6, 1953, for an exhibition game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Boston Red Sox. It held only 36,011 fans at the time, and only 28,111 of them sat in permanent seats.
Home to the Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) and Milwaukee Brewers (1970-2000), the stadium hosted three World Series (1957, 1958, and 1982) and was the site of Henry Aaron’s final home run in 1976. County Stadium served as an alternate home field for the Green Bay Packers (1953-1994) and hosted major rock concerts , including the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, and Paul McCartney. [2]
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Milwaukee Braves, 1953-1965 Chicago White Sox 1968 (nine games), 1969 (11 games) Milwaukee Brewers, 1970-2000 Green Bay Packers (NFL), 1953-1994
Left field line: 315 feet Left-center field: 362 feet Left of center: 392 feet Center field: 402 feet Right of center: 392 feet Right field: 362 feet Right field line: 315 feet
June 12, 1954—Jim Wilson August 18, 1960—Lew Burdette September 16, 1960—Warren Spahn April 28, 1961—Warren Spahn June 19, 1974—Steve Busby April 22, 1993—Chris Bosio
The Boston Braves were renamed the Milwaukee Braves and opening day for the team at County Stadium was on April 14, 1953. County Stadium had a capacity of 28,111 that consisted of a double decked grandstand down the first and third base lines, a lower level of seating that extended to the foul poles and bleachers were in the outfield.
Milwaukee County Stadium was built in the early 1950s with the hope of attracting a Major League Baseball team to the city. The dream was realized when the Boston Braves decided to relocate to the new, 36,000-seat ballpark just in time for the 1953 season.
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Milwaukee County Stadium was originally built as a home for the Milwaukee Brewers of the minor league American Association, replacing the outdated and deteriorating Borchert Field. Both locations would be influenced by the future Milwaukee County freeway system, as Borchert Field's footprint would be cleared to make way for Interstate 43, with County Stadium located southwest of the ...
