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Milwaukee's First Championship

Be sure to view Chance Michael's blog for a summary of the waning days of the 1913 American Association season and the Brewers' first championship as members of the great old American Association: http://www.borchertfield.com/2013/09/today-in-1913-come-and-hear-brewers.html

1960 Minneapolis vs. St. Paul Database

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This is an example of the database I've just completed for the 1902-1960 line scores for each game played between the Minneapolis Millers and St. Paul Saints, two of baseball's most revered rivals. I started working on this in October 2011 and am now in the process of formatting it with the purpose of highlighting key information. If you are interested in obtaining a clearer image of the following, please contact me at pureout@msn.com

1913: Following Milwaukee to the Flag

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August 1, 1913: from the Milwaukee Journal July ended on a down note for Harry “Pep” Clark (pictured above) and his Milwaukee Brewers, who were shut out by the sixth-place St. Paul Saints at Lexington Park in St. Paul, 1-0. But the Brewers, with a record of 64-43, remained in first by a four-game margin over the Louisville Colonels. The Minneapolis Millers were in third, just a half-game behind Louisville, and the Columbus Senators were in the mix with a record of 57-48. In Milwaukee’s July 31 loss to St. Paul, the Brewers had just three hits, those belonging to second baseman Phil Lewis, shortstop Lena Blackburne, and center fielder Larry “Speedy” Gilbert. Ed “Loose” Karger, St. Paul right-hander, had his way with Milwaukee that day, striking out six. But the Saints had a hard time catching up with the offerings of Milwaukee’s diminutive righty, Ralph Cutting, who stifled the Saints on six hits and did not allow the go-ahead run until the ninth; the winning run scored wi

From the Archives: 100 Years Ago Today

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For your amusement: this graphic, which appeared in the March 24, 1913 edition of the Milwaukee Journal, presents the light-side of the cartoonists world when it comes to  ingenious ways of filling space and occupying time. As for the Brewers, Lewis and Clark (Phil and Harry) lead the way as they defeat the Owensboro Grays amidst a "regular Kentucky gale," in a Sunday exhibition contest, 13-4. Pitcher Joe Hovlik carried his weight with the stick, swatting a double and home run. They outhit their Bluegrass State counterpart, 16-6, while making four errors. Ralph Cutting, Joe Hovlik and Bruce Noel all worked from the hill for Milwaukee.

100 Years Ago Today: Milwaukee Gets Going

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This graphic from the Milwaukee Journal of March 16, 1913 show that the American Association's Milwaukee Brewers have a slew of lefties in their spring training camp down south. The early days of the 1913 season are especially interesting in light of the fact that Milwaukee went on to win its first American Association championship that year. Stay tuned for regular updates as we monitor the Brewers in their first championship season in the pages of this blog! Here are the names of the players featured in this interesting graphic (from left - right; Powell and Burg are switched in the graphic's caption): "Big Bill" Powell, pitcher (baseball-reference lists his B/T as R/R) Joe Burg, second baseman (baseball-reference lists his B/T as R/R) Johnson (does not appear on roster) Ollie Reeb (does not appear on roster) Anton "Mutz" Ens, first-baseman (listed as L/L) Newt Randall, outfielder (listed as R/R) Peter Clemens, outfielder (listed as batting L)