April 12, 1980: Brewers’ Cooper, Money belt two grand slams in one inning

Fresh off a second-place finish in 1979, the Milwaukee Brewers…

April 10, 1980: Sixto Lezcano belts grand slam for walk-off win on Opening Day

What is the best day of the year?If you were to ask this question…

July 27, 1979: Cecil Cooper’s walk-off caps off 3-homer night

On July 27, 1979 the two-time-defending world champion New York…

July 8, 1979: Ben Oglivie’s 3-homer outburst sparks Brewers sweep

Ben Oglivie was the first, but not the last, hitter in Milwaukee…

June 26, 1977: Cecil Cooper’s walk-off grand slam propels Brewers

Cecil Cooper was counting on the next pitch being a good one.“I…

July 20, 1976: Hank Aaron hits his 755th and final career home run

It seems appropriate somehow that Henry Aaron’s last moonshot…

April 8, 1976: Hammerin’ Hank knocks in three in his final Opening Day

Movie theaters were showing Family Plot, the final movie directed…

July 15, 1975: In Milwaukee, NL wins fourth straight All-Star Game

On July 15, 1975, Milwaukee’s County Stadium hosted the All-Star…

May 1, 1975: Hank Aaron breaks the Babe’s RBI record

The old, the young, and the immortal converged at County Stadium…

July 29, 1973: Brewers’ Boomer drives in six to sweep the Yankees

As July 1973 drew to a close, the Milwaukee Brewers were struggling…

Bob Rush

Like his Hall of Fame teammate, Ernie Banks, right-handed pitcher…

October 4, 2006: Delgado leads Mets to win in NLDS opener

The New York Mets finished the 2006 season with a 97-65 record,…

April 22, 1964: McCovey’s three homers sink Braves in home opener

To Milwaukee fandom, the 1964 home opener represented a potential…

May 21, 1963: Reds’ Jim Maloney strikes out eight consecutive Braves batters

At the opening of the 1963 major-league season, the Cincinnati…
Warren Spahn (Trading Card DB)

August 11, 1961: Braves’ Warren Spahn wins his 300th career game

Warren Spahn joined the elite group of 300-game winners with…

May 4, 1961: Joe Adcock’s walk-off grand slam wins it for Braves

From the time he arrived in Milwaukee with the rest of his Braves…

April 30, 1961: The Say Hey Kid’s four-homer game

The 1961 major-league season was barely three weeks old the…

April 28, 1961: Braves’ Warren Spahn pitches second career no-hitter

It was barely the third week of the 1961 season. A meager crowd…

May 15, 1973: Davey May’s 17th-inning blast hoists Brewers to victory

Glancing at the front page of Milwaukee’s major morning newspaper,…
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