Milwaukee Brewers (1886–1892)

For other teams called Milwaukee Brewers, see Milwaukee Brewers (disambiguation).

The Milwaukee Brewers (sometimes called the Creams or the Cream Citys)^{[lower-alpha 1]} of 1886–1892 were an American professional baseball team and a member of (in order): the Northwestern League, Western Association, American Association, and Western League. Of those leagues, the American Association was considered a major league, while the others were considered minor league.

Milwaukee Brewers
1886–1892 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class A (1892) Major (1891) Class A (1888)
Previous leagues	Western League (1892) American Association (1891) Western Association (1888–1891) Northwestern League (1886–1887)

Jim Hart, manager during 1887 and 1888

Season records

Season	League	Class.	Manager	Record	Finish	Ref
1886	Northwestern League	—	Ted Sullivan	35–43 (.449)	6th of 6	[1]: 146
1887			Jim Hart	78–43 (.645)	2nd of 8	[1]: 148–149
1888	Western Association	A		53–54 (.495)	5th of 10	[1]: 152
1889		—	Ezra Sutton	58–63 (.479)	5th of 8	[1]: 154
1890		Ind.	Charlie Cushman	76–47 (.618)	3rd of 8	[1]: 158
1891		—		59–37 (.615)†	5th of 8	[1]: 159
	American Association	Major		21–15 (.583)	5th of 9
1892	Western League	A	Billy Barnie	32–21 (.604)‡	2nd of 8	[1]: 162

† In 1891, the team withdrew from the Western Association on August 16 to join the American Association.

‡ In 1892, the team disbanded on July 7.

Major-league history

The 1889 Milwaukee team

During the 1891 season, the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers dropped out of the American Association (AA) on August 17, and the Brewers (then members of the Western Association) were recruited to finish the season. As a major-league team, the Brewers were managed by Charlie Cushman and finished their stint in the AA the with a record of 21–15.^[2] They played home games at Borchert Field, which was known as Athletic Field or Athletic Park in 1891.^[3]

See also: 1891 Milwaukee Brewers season

Afterward, four AA clubs joined the National League, while the others were left out as the AA folded. The Brewers moved on to the newly re-formed Western League, but lasted just one more season before folding.

See also

• History of professional baseball in Milwaukee

Notes

1. Not to be confused with the earlier Milwaukee Cream Citys (1860s) or later Milwaukee Creams (1889–1913).

References

1. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 9781932391176.
2. "The 1891 Milwaukee Brewers". Retrosheet. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
3. "Athletic Park in Milwaukee, WI". Retrosheet. Retrieved March 20, 2023.