Former Professional Teams
City | Club | Sport | League | Championships | History |
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Milwaukee | Braves | Baseball | Major League Baseball | 1957 | Moved to Atlanta, Georgia and are now the Atlanta Braves |
Milwaukee | Brewers | Baseball | Western League (now Major League Baseball) |
Moved to St. Louis, Missouri and became the St. Louis Browns; moved to Baltimore, Maryland and are now the Baltimore Orioles | |
Milwaukee | Grays | Baseball | National League (now part of Major League Baseball) | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Hawks | Basketball | National Basketball Association | Moved to St. Louis, Missouri and became the St. Louis Hawks; moved to Atlanta, Georgia and are now the Atlanta Hawks | |
Madison | Hatters | Baseball | Midwest League | Moved to Midland, Michigan and are now the Great Lakes Loons | |
Madison | Muskies | Baseball | Midwest League | Moved to Comstock Park, Michigan and are now the West Michigan Whitecaps | |
Wausau | Mets/Timbers | Baseball | Midwest League | 1981 | Moved to Geneva, Illinois and are now the Kane County Cougars |
Wisconsin Rapids/ Kenosha |
Senators/ Twins |
Baseball | Midwest League | 1973 1985 1987 | Moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana and are now the Fort Wayne TinCaps |
Superior-Duluth | Dukes | Baseball | Northern League | 1997 | Split time with Duluth, Minnesota; moved to Kansas City, Kansas and are now the Kansas City T-Bones |
Madison | Black Wolf | Baseball | Northern League | Moved to Lincoln, Nebraska and are now the Lincoln Saltdogs | |
Kenosha | Mammoths | Baseball | Frontier League | Moved to Ozark, Missouri and became the Springfield-Ozark Ducks; moved to the Ohio Valley, shared time between Lorain, Ohio, Marietta, Ohio, and Lafayette, Indiana and become the Ohio Valley Redcoats; team suspended operations and is looking for a new location | |
Milwaukee | Brewers | Baseball | American Association | 1913 1914 1936 1944 1947 1951 1952 | Moved to Toledo, Ohio and became the Toledo Mud Hens; moved to Wichita, Kansas and became the Wichita Braves; moved to Fort Worth, Texas and became the Fort Worth Cats; moved to Dallas, Texas and were the Dallas Rangers for the rest of the team's existence |
Madison | Kodiaks | Ice hockey | United Hockey League | Moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan and are now the Kalamazoo Wings | |
Milwaukee | Wave United | Soccer | USL First Division | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Badgers | Football | National Football League | Defunct | |
Racine | Tornadoes | Football | National Football League | Defunct | |
Kenosha | Maroons | Football | National Football League | Defunct | |
Beloit | Fairbanks Fairies | Football | National Football League | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Chiefs | Football | American Football League | Defunct | |
Sheboygan | Redskins | Basketball | National Basketball Association/ National Basketball League/ National Professional Basketball League |
1943 1951 | Defunct |
Milwaukee | Mustangs | Football | Arena Football League | Defunct | |
La Crosse | Night Train/ Wisconsin Locomotives |
Indoor Football | National Indoor Football League/ American Professional Football League |
Defunct | |
La Crosse | Spartans | Indoor football | Indoor Football League | Defunct | |
Kenosha | Comets | Baseball | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | Defunct | |
Racine | Belles | Baseball | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | 1943 1946 | Moved to Battle Creek, Michigan and became the Battle Creek Belles; moved to Muskegon, Michigan and were the Muskegon Belles for the rest of the team's existence |
Milwaukee | Chicks | Baseball | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | 1944 | Moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan and were the Grand Rapids Chicks for the rest of the team's existence |
Milwaukee | Bears | Baseball | Negro National League | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Brewers | Baseball | Union Association | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Brewers | Baseball | American Association | ||
Oshkosh | All-Stars | Basketball | National Basketball League | 1941 1942 | Defunct |
Green Bay | Bombers | Football | Professional Indoor Football League/ Indoor Football League |
1999 | Defunct |
Madison | Mad Dogs | Football | Professional Indoor Football League/ Indoor Football League |
Defunct | |
La Crosse | River Rats | Football | Indoor Football League | Defunct | |
La Crosse | Catbirds | Basketball | Continental Basketball Association | 1990 1992 | Moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and were the Pittsburgh Hardhats for the rest of the team's existence |
La Crosse | Bobcats | Basketball | Continental Basketball Association | Defunct | |
Oshkosh | Flyers | Basketball | Continental Basketball Association | Moved to Rochester, Minnesota and became the Rochester Flyers; moved to Omaha, Nebraska and became the Omaha Racers for the rest of the team's existence | |
Eau Claire | Cardinals/ Bears/Braves |
Baseball | Northern League | 1910 1949 1951 1962 | Defunct |
Superior | Blues | Baseball | Northern League | 1911 1933 1938 1952 | Defunct |
Wausau | Lumberjacks | Baseball | Northern League | 1941 | Defunct |
Superior-Duluth | Dukes | Baseball | Northern League | 1969 1970 | Split time with Duluth, Minnesota; defunct |
Superior-Duluth | White Sox | Baseball | Northern League | 1956 | Split time with Duluth, Minnesota; defunct |
Green Bay | Sultans | Baseball | Prairie League | Defunct | |
Green Bay | Blue Jays/ Dodgers |
Baseball | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Defunct | |
Madison | Blues | Baseball | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Defunct | |
Sheboygan | Indians | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | 1941 1942 | Defunct |
Appleton | Papermakers | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Beloit | Collegians | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Eau Claire/Chippewa Falls | Orphans | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Eau Claire | Tigers | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Fond du Lac | Panthers | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Fond du Lac | Webfoots | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Green Bay | Blue Jays/Blue Sox | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | 1953 | |
Green Bay | Colts | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Green Bay | Orphans | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Janesville | Bears | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Janesville | Cubs | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
La Crosse | Blackhawks | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | 1940 | Defunct |
La Crosse | Pinks | Baseball | Wisconsin State League/Wisconsin-Illinois League | Defunct | |
La Crosse | Badgers | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Oshkosh | Giants | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | 1950 | Defunct |
Wisconsin Rapids | White Sox | Baseball | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Madison | Senators | Baseball | Wisconsin State League/ Wisconsin–Illinois League |
Defunct | |
Oshkosh | Indians | Baseball | Wisconsin State League/ Wisconsin–Illinois League |
Defunct | |
Wausau | Lumberjacks | Baseball | Wisconsin State League/ Wisconsin–Illinois League |
Defunct | |
Fond du Lac | Cubs/Giants/ Mudhens/Molls |
Baseball | Wisconsin–Illinois League | Defunct | |
Green Bay | Bays | Baseball | Wisconsin–Illinois League | Defunct | |
Green Bay | Tigers | Baseball | Wisconsin–Illinois League | ||
Marinette- Menominee |
Twins | Baseball | Wisconsin–Illinois League | Split time with Menominee, Michigan; defunct | |
Milwaukee | Creams | Baseball | Wisconsin–Illinois League | ||
Racine | Malted Milks/ Belles |
Baseball | Wisconsin–Illinois League | Defunct | |
Kenosha | Northern Ice | Football | Women's Professional Football League | Defunct | |
Kenosha | Riveters | Football | Women's Professional Football League | 2003 | Defunct |
Madison | Monsters | Ice hockey | United Hockey League/ Colonial Hockey League |
Moved to Knoxville, Tennessee and were the Knoxville Speed for the rest of the team's existence | |
Appleton | Blast | Basketball | International Basketball League | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Does | Basketball | Women's Professional Basketball League | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Clarks | Ice hockey | Eastern Hockey League/ International Hockey League |
Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Chiefs | Ice hockey | International Hockey League | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Falcons | Ice hockey | International Hockey League | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Sea Gulls | Ice hockey | United States Hockey League | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Wings | Ice hockey | Continental Hockey League | Defunct | |
Madison | Blues | Ice hockey | Continental Hockey League | Defunct | |
Kenosha | Flyers/Chargers | Ice hockey | Continental Hockey League | Defunct | |
Janesville | Jets | Ice hockey | Continental Hockey League | Defunct | |
Green Bay | Ice | Ice hockey | American Hockey Association | Defunct | |
Green Bay | Hornets | Ice hockey | Wisconsin State League | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Rampage | Soccer | USL First Division | 1997 2002 | Defunct |
Milwaukee | Wave United | Soccer | A-League | Defunct | |
Menasha | Rebels | Soccer | Premier Development League | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Copper Hearth | Softball | Professional Slow Pitch Softball League | Defunct | |
Milwaukee | Schlitz | Softball | Professional Slow Pitch Softball League | 1979 1980 1982 | Defunct |
Milwaukee | Blue Waves | Inline Hockey | Roller Hockey International | ||
Milwaukee | Bonecrushers | Football | Continental Indoor Football League | Moved to Villa Park, Illinois and are now the Chicago Cardinals |
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Famous quotes containing the words professional and/or teams:
“The professional celebrity, male and female, is the crowning result of the star system of a society that makes a fetish of competition. In America, this system is carried to the point where a man who can knock a small white ball into a series of holes in the ground with more efficiency than anyone else thereby gains social access to the President of the United States.”
—C. Wright Mills (19161962)
“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 (18031882)