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County Stadium

Milwaukee, WI · 1953–2000

County Stadium
Photo: Barrel Man Sammy, CC BY-SA 2.0
3,456
Games on file
1953
First
2000
Last

County Stadium was a ballpark in Milwaukee, WI. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 14, 1953 and the last on September 28, 2000.

3,501 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1953 and 2000. The game logs list the Milwaukee Brewers, the Milwaukee Braves, and the Chicago White Sox as home clubs here. 17 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Rollie Fingers Becomes the First 300-Save Closer in 1982, Robin Yount's 3,000th Hit in 1992, and Jim Wilson's No-Hitter in 1954.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 14, 1953, when the Milwaukee Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3–2. Gerry Staley started for the St. Louis Cardinals and Warren Spahn for the Milwaukee Braves. Jocko Conlan was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 28, 2000, when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8–1. Elmer Dessens started for the Cincinnati Reds and Jeff D'Amico for the Milwaukee Brewers. Bill Miller was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 56,562, for a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers on October 17, 1982.

The major leagues also played in Milwaukee, WI at Milwaukee Base-Ball Grounds (1878–1878), Wright Street Grounds (1884–1885), Athletic Park (1891–1891), Lloyd Street Grounds (1901–1901), and Miller Park (from 2001).

Home clubs

Games remembered here

1982

Rollie Fingers Becomes the First 300-Save Closer

Milwaukee Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers records his 300th career save, the first pitcher in Major League history to reach the mark.

1992

Robin Yount's 3,000th Hit

Robin Yount singles against Cleveland at County Stadium for his 3,000th hit, in his nineteenth season with the only club he played for.

1954

Jim Wilson's No-Hitter

Jim Wilson threw a no-hitter for the Milwaukee Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 12, 1954, winning 2–0.

1960

Lew Burdette's No-Hitter

Lew Burdette threw a no-hitter for the Milwaukee Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 18, 1960, winning 1–0.

1960

Warren Spahn's No-Hitter

Warren Spahn threw a no-hitter for the Milwaukee Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 16, 1960, winning 4–0.

1961

Warren Spahn's No-Hitter

Warren Spahn threw a no-hitter for the Milwaukee Braves against the San Francisco Giants on April 28, 1961, winning 1–0.

1974

Steve Busby's No-Hitter

Steve Busby threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 19, 1974, winning 2–0.

1980

Gary Ward Hits for the Cycle, 1980

Gary Ward hit for the cycle for the Minnesota Twins against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 18, 1980.

1961

Willie Mays's Four-Home-Run Game, 1961

Willie Mays hit four home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the Milwaukee Braves on April 30, 1961.

1964

Willie McCovey's Three-Home-Run Game, 1964

Willie McCovey hit three home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the Milwaukee Braves on April 22, 1964.

1979

Ben Oglivie's Three-Home-Run Game, 1979

Ben Oglivie hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Detroit Tigers on July 8, 1979.

1979

Cecil Cooper's Three-Home-Run Game, 1979

Cecil Cooper hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the New York Yankees on July 27, 1979.

1983

Ben Oglivie's Three-Home-Run Game, 1983

Ben Oglivie hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Boston Red Sox on May 14, 1983.

1987

Dale Sveum's Three-Home-Run Game, 1987

Dale Sveum hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the California Angels on July 17, 1987.

1997

Matt Williams's Three-Home-Run Game, 1997

Matt Williams hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 25, 1997.

1999

Steve Finley's Three-Home-Run Game, 1999

Steve Finley hit three home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 8, 1999.

2000

Tyler Houston's Three-Home-Run Game, 2000

Tyler Houston hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Detroit Tigers on July 9, 2000.