This is a list of venues used for professional

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, presented in ''chronological'' order. ;West End Grounds :Home of: Milwaukee West Ends – independent (1876) –

League Alliance The League Alliance was the first semi-affiliated minor league baseball league. Proposed by Al Spalding Albert Goodwill Spalding (September 2, 1849 – September 9, 1915) was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of p ...

(1877) :Location: Wells Avenue, near city limits ; Milwaukee Base-Ball Grounds :Home of: Milwaukee Brewers or Grays –

National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...

(1878) :Location: West Clybourn Street (south); North 10th Street (east); North 11th Street (west); Clermont Street Teed into Clybourn from the south :Currently: Underneath the Marquette Interchange of the freeway system ; Wright Street Grounds :Home of: :: Milwaukee Brewers a.k.a. "Cream City" –

Northwestern League The Northwestern League was a sports league that operated in the Central United States during the early years of professional baseball for six seasons: 1879, 1883–1884, 1886–1887, and 1891. After the 1887 season, the league was replaced by t ...

(1884) – joined

Union Association The Union Association was an American professional baseball league which competed with Major League Baseball, lasting for just the 1884 season. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season. Seven of the twelv ...

(1884 part) – Western League (1885) – Northwestern League (1886–1887) ::Neutral site for Chicago White Stockings – NL – vs. Buffalo and vs. Providence, one game apiece in Sept 1885. :Location: West Clarke, North 11th, North 12th, West Wright streets :Currently: Residential homes ; Athletic Park :Home of: :: Milwaukee Creams or Brewers – Western League (1888–1894) ::

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Di ...

– American Association (1891 last half) :Location: same as Borchert Field (see below) ;

Lloyd Street Grounds Lloyd Street Grounds was a baseball park located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was used by two different professional baseball clubs during 1895–1903. The field was situated about northwest of downtown Milwaukee in the eastern part of a block ...

:Home of: ::

– Western League (1895–1900) became

American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is the younger of two sports leagues, leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western L ...

(1901) (club moved to St. Louis 1902) :: Milwaukee Creams – Western League (1902–1903) :Location: West Lloyd Street (south, home plate); houses and businesses, and West North Avenue (north, center field); North 16th Street (east, right field/first base); houses and North 18th Street (west, left field/third base) :Currently: Residential homes ;

Borchert Field Borchert Field was a baseball park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The home field for several professional baseball clubs from 1888 through 1952, it became obsolete after the construction of County Stadium in 1953 and was demolished l ...

(previously Athletic Park and Brewer Field) :Home of: ::

– American Association (1902–1952) ::

Milwaukee Bears The Milwaukee Bears were a Negro National League team that operated during the 1923 season, its only season in the league representing Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founding The team was one of two (the Toledo Tigers being the other) created to fi ...

– Negro National League (1923) :: Kosciuszko Reds –

Wisconsin State League The Wisconsin State League was a class D level baseball league that began in 1905, changing its name to the Wisconsin–Illinois League in 1908 and operating through 1914. The league re–organized under that name in 1926. Another Wisconsin Stat ...

(1928–1930) :: Milwaukee Red Sox –

(1931–1932, 1936) ::

Milwaukee Chicks The Milwaukee Chicks were a women's professional baseball team which played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season. They were managed by Max Carey, former star player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Rob ...

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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley, which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...

(1944) :Location: North 7th Street (first base, east); North 8th Street (third base, west); Chambers Street (home plate, south); Burleigh Street (north, center field) :Currently:

I-43 Interstate 43 (I-43) is a Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Wisconsin, connecting I-39/I-90 in Beloit with Milwaukee and I-41, U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) and US 141 in Green Bay. State Trunk Highw ...

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Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Opened in 1953 Milwaukee Braves season, 1953, it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers. It was also ...

:Home of: ::

Milwaukee Braves The Milwaukee Braves were a Major League Baseball club that played in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1953 to 1965, having previously played in Boston, Massachusetts, as the Boston Braves. After relocating to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1966 they were rename ...

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(1953–1965) ::

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...

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(1970–1997); moved to National League (1998–2000) :Location: 201 S. 46th St – Southwest of the intersection of

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(I-94), U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), and Wisconsin Highway 341 (WIS 341). :Currently: Structure razed in 2001, infield remains as Little League Baseball park Helfaer Field ;

American Family Field American Family Field is a retractable roof stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Located southwest of the intersection of Interstate 94 in Wisconsin, Interstate 94 and Brewers Boulevard, it is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewe ...

(originally Miller Park) :Home of: Milwaukee Brewers – National League (2001–present) :Location: 1 Brewers way – Next to County Stadium site – Southwest of the intersection of I-94, and Brewers Boulevard (WIS 175).

Sources

*Peter Filichia, ''Professional Baseball Franchises'', Facts on File, 1993. *Phil Lowry, ''Green Cathedrals'', several editions. *Michael Benson, ''Ballparks of North America'', McFarland, 1989. *Brian A. Podoll, ''The Minor League Milwaukee Brewers'', McFarland, 2003. *''Baseball Memories'', by Marc Okkonen, Sterling Publishing, 1992. {{Baseball parks Baseball venues in Wisconsin

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...

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