History of Baseball Team Nicknames - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee's various professional teams, going back to the 1870s, had names like the Cream Citys and the Brewers, in reference to the local unique cream brick industry and brewing industry respectively. In particular, some famous breweries included Schlitz ("The beer that made Milwaukee famous"), Blatz, Pabst, and later Miller Beer, which today holds naming rights to the current stadium.

There was a short-lived major league entry, sometimes called the Milwaukee Grays, which operated in the National League in 1878.