Product Description
The Milwaukee Brewers emerged in 1970 from the wreckage of the short-lived Seattle Pilots, and since their debut they have garnered passionate support from the Beer City's baseball-crazy populace. The team's history has been a roller-coaster ride of nonstop excitement, dotted with seasons both good and bad, graced by some of baseball's greatest players--including Hall of Famers Rollie Fingers, Paul Molitor, and Robin Yount--and punctuated by an unforgettable World Series run in 1982. Brewers Essential is the perfect book for Brew Crew fans who can't get enough information about their beloved team. Its insider stories, player biographies, statistics, trivia questions, and top-10 lists will earn the book a treasured place in the heart of every Milwaukee baseball fan.
From the Publisher
"I think the history of the Milwaukee Brewers started in 1978. That was when a bunch of castoffs and kids coming through the system were put in a mold by [George] Bamberger and became a winner."
-from the foreword by Gorman Thomas
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