Past Teams
Previously, numerous other teams have played in Milwaukee, including:
| Club | Sport | Played from | League | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cream Citys | Baseball | 1878 | National League | |
| Milwaukee Unions | Baseball | 1884 | Union Association | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Baseball | 1888–1901 | Western League/American League | Lloyd Street Grounds |
| Milwaukee Brewers (1891) | Baseball | 1891 | American Association (19th century) | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Baseball | 1902–1952 | American Association | Borchert Field |
| Milwaukee Badgers | Football | 1922–1926 | NFL | |
| Milwaukee Bears | Baseball | 1923 | Negro National League | Borchert Field |
| Milwaukee Chiefs | Football | 1940–1941 | American Football League | Dairy Bowl |
| Milwaukee Hawks | Basketball | 1951–1955 | NBA | Milwaukee Arena |
| Milwaukee Chiefs | Ice hockey | 1952–1954 | International Hockey League | |
| Milwaukee Braves | Baseball | 1953–1965 | MLB | Milwaukee County Stadium |
| Milwaukee Does | Basketball | 1978–1980 | WBL | MECCA Arena (now U.S. Cellular Arena) |
| Milwaukee Mustangs (1994-2001) | Arena football | 1994–2001 | Arena Football League | Bradley Center |
| Milwaukee Rampage | Soccer | 1994–2002 | USL First Division | |
| Milwaukee Wave United | Soccer | 2003–2004 | USL First Division | |
| Milwaukee Bonecrushers | Arena Football | 2008-2009 | Continental Indoor Football League | U.S. Cellular Arena |
The early 20th century Milwaukee Brewers's time in the American League predates the league's evolution into a major league, going back to the 19th century to its predecessors, the Western Association and Western League. The minor league Milwaukee Brewers was not directly connected to the older team. In fact, there was concern at the time about the prospect of both teams simultaneously playing in 1901 or 1902. It should also be noted that the 19th century baseball teams in Milwaukee were interchangeably referred to as the Cream Citys, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Greys or Milwaukee Unions. This was common during the time as most teams did not have official names and rather adopted names which reporters assigned to them. The table lists the most common name used for each particular team.
The Milwaukee Braves won the National League pennant in 1957 and 1958, and won the World Series in 1957.
Milwaukee is the only major-league city that was never home to a North American Soccer League franchise. However, Milwaukee County Stadium was host to a number of exhibition games of the Chicago Sting, which had planned a permanent move (that never materialized) to the ballpark.. The city has since proven itself to be a viable soccer market, as the Wave were founded in 1984 (the same year the NASL folded) and have been active ever since.
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“A sturdy lad from New Hampshire or Vermont who in turn tries all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in successive years, and always like a cat falls on his feet, is worth a hundred of these city dolls. He walks abreast with his days and feels no shame in not “studying a profession,” for he does not postpone his life, but lives already.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)