Brewers Up 10 In The N.L. Central On September 1st

Barring the truly unforseen, the Milwaukee Brewers in this their 55th completed season, (54th in Milwaukee–the Braves moved from Boston to Milwaukee in 1954—their first season was as the Seattle Pilots in 1969) will finish first in an entity for the seventh time.

They lead their one eighth N.L. Central division by 10 games, starting play, this day before Labor Day/September 1st.

Thrice an LCS has ended on the Brewers’ home field, in a win in the decisive 5th game vs the Gene Mauch managed Angels in ’82, in a game 6 loss to the eventual title winning Cardinals in 2011 and in a decisive 7th game vs L.A. (Dodgers) that Fox did not “over the air” in 2018.

The Brewers are (0-1) in World Series play, having lost in 7 to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.

Harvey Kuenn, a superb hitter in his playing days, guided the Brewers to the 1982 A.L. Pennant.

They were known as “Harvey’s Wallbangers” and lost in #7 of the W.S. at St. Louis.

Twenty years earlier Kuenn was on the ’62 S.F. Giants, who lost (1-0) to Ralph Terry and the Yankees in a home 7th game of the World Series.