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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.
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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 |
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
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