Milwaukee Brewers
From the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s collection containing tens of thousands of artifacts, our curators have created each team’s Starting Nine by hand-picking nine must-see pieces for each of the 30 MLB teams. This limited-time list is the perfect introduction to the Museum for every Milwaukee Brewers fan. Don’t wait to make your visit to Cooperstown to take the Hall of Fame Starting Nine challenge.
Warren Spahn: 327th Win Jersey
Before Milwaukee became home to the Brewers, the city hosted the Braves from 1953 to 1965. Longtime Braves hurler Warren Spahn wore this jersey on the final day of the regular season in 1962, winning his 327th career game and surpassing Eddie Plank to become the southpaw with the most career victories.
Baseball Timeline: 1930-70
Seattle Pilots 1969 Embroidered Cap
Before the franchise moved to Milwaukee in 1970, the Brewers were the Seattle Pilots. The team, which played only in 1969, wore caps that featured decorative gold embroidery in recognition of Seattle's aircraft and marine industries.
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Inaugural Season: First Brewers Pitch
In 1970, Bud Selig succeeded in bringing baseball back to Wisconsin. Selig and his investors bought the struggling Seattle Pilots franchise and moved the team to Milwaukee just weeks before Opening Day. This baseball was thrown for the Brewers' first pitch of that season.
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Paul Molitor: Hitting Streak Bat
Swinging this bat during the 1987 season, Paul Molitor went on a 39-game hitting streak. Getting a hit in every game from July 16 through August 26, the Brewers infielder set a club record as well as the seventh-longest hit streak in big league history.
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Rollie Fingers: MVP & Cy Young Jersey
Rollie Fingers wore this Milwaukee Brewers jersey in 1981, when he led the big leagues with 28 saves and garnered a career-best 1.04 ERA. His performance led him to become the first reliever to win the Cy Young and Most Valuable Player Awards in the same season.
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Robin Yount: MVP Season Helmet
During his 20-year big league career, all with the Brewers, Robin Yount amassed 3,142 hits, including 583 doubles and 251 homers. The center fielder wore this batting helmet in 1989, when he won his second AL MVP Award after winning one at shortstop in 1982.
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Hank Aaron: RBI Record Ball
Hitting this ball for a single on May 1, 1975, Hank Aaron drove in Brewers teammate Sixto Lezcano for his 2,210th career RBI. That run batted in broke Babe Ruth's longstanding total, making "Hammerin' Hank" the new and still-standing RBI king.
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Corbin Burnes: 10 Straight Ks Cap
Throwing eight innings against the Cubs on Aug. 11, 2021, Corbin Burnes wore this Brewers cap as he struck out 15 batters. Ten of those Ks were consecutive, tying a record held by Tom Seaver and Aaron Nola.
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Christian Yelich: MVP Season Equipment
In 2018, Christian Yelich had a season for the books, recording 187 hits, 36 home runs and 110 RBI en route to winning the NL MVP Award. While accruing those stats, the Brewers outfielder also hit for the cycle twice that season. He wore these shoes for his first on August 29, and these batting gloves for his second on Sept. 17.
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