Milwaukee County Stadium - The Forgotten Classic

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[@newgreyson]

I can't begin to count the number of games I attended at county stadium when my kids were small. The stadium was dark, smelled of spilled beer, with many of the seats looking like they would fall apart. We loved every minute of it.

[@gordonmckay4780]

Nice story Bud, reminds me of the old CNE Stadium in Toronto. I loved watching games there as a kid even though the place was a toilet.

[@iancostigan5047]

My uncle was an usher at the stadium for 50+years. He used to take us in the clubhouse and also gate x for autographs.

[@lorenzoramirez3063]

I enjoyed games at County stadium way more than Miller Park, we get bleacher seats for like 5 bucks and go before the game for batting practice, County stadium was special.

[@foldsofblubber]

I think Municipal Stadium in Cleveland still holds the record for biggest baseball attendance ever in 1954- 86,563 when the Indians sweep the Yankees in a double header to sew up the pennant.

[@RockerSteve73]

I was at the 4th last home game of the 2000 season. I got to sit in the only place I had never sat before. The Mezzanine.

[@EdsterIII]

I remember the 70's. I was a kid, my Dad took me to see the Brewers play at Milwaukee County 🏟Stadium🏟. From that moment on, I was hooked. I loved Baseball and I adored the Brewers! Robin Yount was starting out. Paul Molitor hadn't come to the team yet. Then things started to come together in 1978. 💣💣Bambi's💣Bombers💣💣 came to be. The Harvey's Wallbangers. Guys like Gorman Thomas, Ben Oglive, Cecil Cooper, hitting 30-45 home runs a season. Robin Yount began his quest for 3,000 hits. Which I was so blessed to have seen. These years are the most special moments of my life. After games we'd wait outside by the players parking lot. They'd come out and sign autographs for us. I was so lucky, so blessed to have met all of the above players. AND one of the most iconic, amazing, incredible, and wonderful people I met was Bob Uecker! A true legend. He is as amazing in person as he is on TV. Actually more so. I can remember the interior of County Stadium. The concession stands, the old scoreboard, the huge barrel. The original barrel. It was a really special place and I loved it.

[@foldsofblubber]

Yeah, I'd have to agree with all that. The big unbelievable money and the media centric aspect of pro sports (as opposed to the competition on the field) has made the players much more remote from the fans. It's like there seems to be a kind of fire wall between the teams and the fans- 'look, but don't get too close'. I remember Bobby Hull autographing every possible scrap of paper that came his way before getting on the team bus. It's a by-gone era. Too much politics, scandal, image marketing and corporatism nowadays. Looking back, strong and involved individual owners like George Steinbrenner and Harold Ballard wasn't all that bad, even if they were made out to be bad guys at the time.

[@stevebrueggemann3947]

I was at the 1975 All Star game. I still have the ticket stub. My brother and I would take the Stadium Flyer from nearby our house to the ballpark. We watched as many twi-night doubleheaders as we could. Lots of great memories.

[@jacobrichardson1952]

As an old soul Brewers fan, I still need to watch more County Stadium games because I'm quite interested.

[@weinerdog44]

We attended numerous games 78-82. I was there game 5 versus the Angels and was able to go on the field and obtained Pete Ladd's and Ted Simmon's hats. Still have them today ! (Black Hoody moving right to left :03) !!

[@Ryan_Wentland]

That’s really cool!

[@user-hg1on5id9l]

I was there on the field also, although it was minutes after you

[@Classicrocker6119]

I’m a huge baseball fan and history nut. This was an outstanding video which I enjoyed tremendously. Even though I reside in a major western Canadian city I love baseball a little bit more than hockey. Milwaukee definitely has a very unique and special baseball history. Thanks so much for posting.

[@johnperrigo6474]

I promise not to tell my friends in Canada that you like baseball more than hockey.

[@treyray2]

My first MLB game was at County Stadium Great memories. Thank you

[@michaelmannino9962]

I went to college in Milwaukee. Spent many glorious afternoons and evenings when I should have been studying at County Stadium instead. It was truly underappreciated. We sat in practically every section and all had good sight lines. Another high point was 1992 when Phil Garner's Brewers were in contention in the old AL East until the last weekend. My buddy probably has our unused playoff tickets somewhere.

[@kennethhall289]

It was also the home of the Cleveland Indians in Major League

[@hectorlopez1069]

Actors turning into major league players who are trying to stop the owner from moving the team to Miami.

[@kjorlaug1]

The reason for the attendance dip in 65 was because the Braves had tried to move to Atlanta after the 64 season and it was paused by a court ruling.

[@michaelleroy9281]

The attendance was decreasing since 1958

[@kjorlaug1]

@@michaelleroy9281 yes, but the drop from 64 to 65 was stark

[@501764727]

Great Video and Thank You for the memories. As a die hard Brewers fans who grew up spending his childhood summers at County Stadium, the place still vividly lives on in my memories and still get those cravings for nostalgia to go back. But knowing Miller Park was coming the Brewers spent no upgrades near the end and the place was becoming a dump unfortunately. Glad you paid tribute to a place where we shared some Great Memories and times. Though I'm glad we have Miller Park, a beautiful ballpark in my opinion.

[@bennyb4607]

Excellent video Ryan. This video has me emotional just thinking how lucky Wisconsin is to have a team and this video does a great explanation of how we came about.

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Thanks Benny!

[@AMEER-114-]

​@@Ryan_Wentland Anyone tell you that speed talking is not the way to convey information ? Zero humanity in your vibration... Just like a robot voice.. Dead inside...

[@bemore1134]

I still remember walking up the ramp to the seating area for the first time as a kid in 1968, when the White Sox played a handful of games there, and seeing that wonderful green & tan expanse of baseball diamond. After the Brewers moved here the White Sox became the visiting team, and I secured my first & only home run ball, from Chicago's Bill Melton. Was at every home playoff & WS game in 1982. County Stadum served the city well. RIP.

[@barbaradarnell7376]

April 30,1961,Willie Mays hits four home runs in one game at County Stadium.

[@adamcommercial3133]

You did an absolutely fantastic job with this, Ryan! Even though I’m too young to have ever went to a game at County Stadium, it’s probably the first place I would go if I had a time machine. (Hopefully) many years down the road, imma be bawling my eyes out when you make one of these about Miller Park/ AmFam Field. Just so many great memories

[@lockheedsr-71blackbird48]

Just call it Miller Park and nothing else

[@jesusoftheapes]

I think this team can win this thing this year ! This is the best shot they have ever had!

[@Davidjon1946]

And here we are again

[@MrSheckstr]

I was born in milwaukee, but moved when I was three to Virginia (dad was in the navy). Every year in the summer (and a couple of Christmases) he would take leave and drive up to Upstate Wisconsin to visit family (both sets of grandparents lives in the same area, plus 90% of aunts uncles cousins) every time we went through Indiana , Illinois, and then southern Wisconsin there was a number of landmarks we had to tick off the list. This massive pit and iron forge the highway drove over in Indiana, the over pass rest stop in Chicago, the American Eagle at Six Flags… Apple Holler… then it was county stadium and a stop at Champion Chicken on Lisbon or the IHOP on Gran Tosa and Hampton …. It wouldn’t be until my seventh grade and we were living in Milwaukee again that I got to got to my first Brewer a game at county stadium (not my first Brewer Game, we got to see them the year before at the King Dome in Seattle )

[@jasonlevine2417]

My house in Cedarburg, WI is faced with bricks salvaged from County Stadium.

[@Ryan_Wentland]

That’s so cool man

[@lockheedsr-71blackbird48]

I appreciate this video. Since I was born before it was demolished, it feels like an urban legend to me, and I really want to know more

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Appreciate you watching!

[@OriginalJoe]

I was able to go to a game here in 1999 - couldn't believe they were tearing it down. This absolutely could have been one of the classics. Maybe the outside could have used a different façade? Inside was a great place to watch a game. Also, this video has so much great footage - must have taken a long time to research and put together. Great job!

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Thank you very much for watching and your comment!

[@johnperrigo6474]

I agree with the idea of a different facade. That was pretty ugly all things considered. Very plain and boring.

[@richardcheng7563]

Rolling Stones concert in County Stadium?! 🏟 Awesome!! 👌

[@wworden3868]

GREAT VIDEO I lived in Milwaukee for 20 years and saw most of those rock shows several Packer games and some Brewers too. It was often cold af there...

[@matthewbaker609]

I wish we could have just one I would be so happy and it would be the biggest party in Milwaukee history

[@chriskay1449]

Well, no because the Bucks just won the title and had over 80K fans downtown(65K outside and 17K inside Fiserv). Nothing the Brewers do is going to surpass that.

[@lockheedsr-71blackbird48]

@@chriskay1449 Nobody cares

[@chriskay1449]

@@lockheedsr-71blackbird48 Obviously you do because you commented on it. You are not very bright.

[@EdsterIII]

I also remember that 12-0 run. George Webb's restaurants had a prediction printed on the backs of their napkins, it read... "George Webb predicts the Brewers will win 12 straight games." And sure enough it finally happened. George Webb's promise was free Hamburgers🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔 to fans and they delivered. That was a wild day. A buddy and I went to the George Webb's on Loomis Road, off 20th and Layton Ave, and one other. We got a free burger in all but one. It was a blast. The Brewers have provided me with some absolutely fantastic memories and experiences. The 1978-1982 seasons were some of the most memorable times ever. In 1982 the most amazing thing happened with the World Series appearance, then the worst, the loss. Then sadly an even worse thing happened. On November 13th, 1982 my Grandpa had a massive heart attack and passed away that late afternoon. It was one of the most painful things I ever felt. I had turned 15 in October, October 3rd actually. We had been attending between 25-50 + games a year up until 1982. In 1983 we maybe went to 7 or 8. 10 at the absolute most. 84 saw the same, and sadly we never really got back to the Stadium as much. I have some great memories of those earlier years. While watching the Brewers winning the American League I got tears in my eyes again! Truly special.

[@sawyerprincl4102]

Rip George Scott though

[@dogcowrph]

Milwaukee will always be an American League team in my mind. I have to do the same kind of conversion was I do when starting to say Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins.

[@rwboa22]

Honestly, if the Rays move out of Tampa Bay (and hopefully goes to Montreal), they and the Astros should also swap leagues; Rays and Astros from the AL to the NL and Milwaukee and Pittsburgh from the NL to the AL. I say this as Milwaukee and Houston would be back to their original leagues at the time of enfranchisement; the Rays in the NL and Canada would have the potential for an All-Canada World Series, plus renew the old Montreal-New York rivalry with the Mets, and with the Pirates in the AL, like the Steelers going from the NFL/NFC to the AFL/AFC after the AFL-NFL Merger in 1970, not only sets up the possibility of a Keystone World Series (if Pittsburgh would stop playing like a AA or AAA team) with the Phillies, but would also see MLB have the equivalent to the geographical Cleveland-Pittsburgh and Baltimore-Pittsburgh rivalries in the NFL. Putting the Astros back in the NL would again, renew the possibility of a Lone Star State World Series between Houston and the Texas Rangers.

[@781Florist]

@@rwboa22 Montreal's very best place would be in the AL East. They played a series against the Red Sox in one of their last years in Montreal, and the well traveled Red Sox Nation had over 30,000 for all three games. The Yankee fans do the same, and the Blue Jay rivalry would do the same. This would be the best situation for attendance. Interleague rivalry with the Nationals would also probably be a good draw. The AL would have a fit if you tried to take the fourth largest city in America (Houston) and give them the Pirates who are probably only a few years away from not being an MLB market anymore. Then you want to send Milwaukee (yet another very small market) along with Pittsburgh to the AL. Swapping two large markets to the NL for two of the smallest markets to the AL. Not gonna happen.

[@user-fy5fm5so1g]

County Stauim brings back old memories as a young baseball fan.I remember the I went to the game that Ricky Henderson of the Oakland A,s tied the MLB Stolen base Record.The Brewers won the the game 10-4and me and my dad went Happy😅😅😅😅😅

[@josephdahlberg3466]

This is a really cool video!

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

Love the brewers man and I’m not even from Wisconsin 😭😭

[@matthewbaker609]

I wish we could have a party for the crew

[@sominboy2757]

Good video. Nice Retrospective. A stadium is a teams home and the memories made in there last forever

[@aidan4481]

Ryan ur the goat

[@Ryan_Wentland]

No that’s you

[@stich21]

Informative and nostalgic. Nice video man.

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Thank you man!

[@andrewrau7516]

Just would like to point out that it was a much younger Harry Caray that called Aaron's walkoff pennent winning home run against the Cardinals

[@nickivey80]

Love the video dude! Been looking all over KZbin for a thing on county stadium and there isn’t many!

[@paddyb9930]

The Milwaukee Braves team was my first baseball love. Never got to see a game at County Stadium, though.

[@Videogamelover58]

A cool stadium that reminded me of dodger stadium in a design way. It has a huge backside but the outfield looks like a minor league place lol.

[@braydawg3768]

My first baseball memories were when I was 4 years old and my father taking me to games at county stadium in 97

[@wsf7498]

Great documentary this is super cool!

[@adamheide5786]

Sick video Ryan I would definitely watch more videos like this one🔥🔥

[@jweezindasnow]

dang this is really good. nice work man

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Glad you liked it man

[@The_Macho_Man]

i watched my first game at ol county stadium against the braves. great memories!

[@dougstory2285]

That was a great video! Thank you!

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Glad you liked it Doug!

[@atribecalledjudah5436]

Keep up the great work… Can you do Los Angeles Sports Arena?? Lots of history there.

[@Ryan_Wentland]

I’tll prob be until the offseason until I work on another one. I’ll do a poll to see which stadium people would like to see!

[@J3MOdh3NOWX3S]

My Dad was at that Pink Floyd concert. My first game at county stadium was 1989 vs the orioles. Night game. We got nosebleeds in RF. My Dad made us leave early, pry around the 6th or 7th inning as we were losing by 7 runs. My second game was early 90s, day game vs the A's. My aunt took me and my cousins, so we had much better seats lol. Great memories, but Miller park is so much better, especially on opening day, where might snow lol.

[@bemore1134]

A former co-worker was at the Pink Floyd concert. He said something like" I don't remember much about that night, but I'm sure I had a really great time."😄

[@jamesmccarthy3823]

Nice video, but a couple of points… The 1975 Rolling Stones concert was NOT the first concert at County Stadium - not by a long shot. Also, the ‘81 playoff series against the Yankees was a best of five series, no game seven loss. And you might want to check your pronunciation of Fuzzy Thurston. It's Thurston, not Thorensen, or whatever you said.

[@benritchey2455]

Great video!

[@Angel...Luis1]

The brewers were in the al😮😮

[@karlgalko]

Thanks for the vid and the nostalgia, makes me want licorice rope!

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

Well done

[@alexandergodfrey83]

A well done video.

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Thank you!

[@joelbeck6600]

Ummm...County Stadium wasn't built for the American Association Brewers . It was in fact built for a new or relocated team . Bill Veeck , who was the owner of the St. Louis Browns was thinking about relocating the Browns to Milwaukee. However , Lou Perini with the help of Frederick Miller ..brought the Braves to Milwaukee.

[@bemore1134]

It was built in the hope of attracting a current team, but in the interim (had there been an interim) it certainly would've been used by the minor league Brewers. I even remember seeing an artist's rendition of the scoreboard before it was built, and it showed American Association teams in the "out of town score" section. Obviously though the long view was getting a major league team.

[@crazybroncofan1990]

Great video regarding a historic Ballpark. My 1 tip for you is to slow down when your talking. Sounded like you were going 100MPH at times. Other than that, great vid.

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Thank you very much for watching and the tip!

[@AMEER-114-]

Again.... Fast DOES NOT MEAN YOUR SMART..... it means your misguided in your perception of what is a impressive narrating voice... Its surely NOT speed reading with slurring and absence of human feeling.

[@gordonmckay4780]

Great video Bud. Perhaps 1 day your great, great, great, great grandchildren can do a video about Oakland/Alameda County Colosseum? Seriously though, great video

[@vassa1972]

Interesting video

[@truthmongeror]

Didn't the Chicago White Sox use it for handful of home dates during the Braves-Brewers gap?

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Yessir

[@michaelleroy9281]

9 in 1968 11 in 1969

[@galaxynews720]

Well written, and great presentation. You do such a great job, and I sure you want to get better and better so I am offering this to you to do what you will with it. While doing long form videos you should probably work on better annunciation and completing your words. Thanks for the video!

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Thanks for watching! I really appreciate the advice too

[@AMEER-114-]

Yeah... ENUNCIATION REDO IT AND SLOW DOWN

[@RockerSteve73]

Yount got his 3,000th hit in 1992 not 1993.

[@MrSheckstr]

And 3….. I never knew Major League Baseball had ties

[@sominboy2757]

Harry Doyle is portrayed by Bob Uecker who's been the voice of the brewers from the beginning

[@chrisbadiac6229]

Bud selig bought them at the bankruptcy sale for $700k .

[@starcrossedsaint]

15:07

[@joebelanger5397]

Did the narrator take the Evelyn wood speed reading course?

[@stump1897]

I still preferred it to Miller Park.

[@storm_epidemic]

I work there, everyone does that. Miller Park is just an iconic name and fits so much better with the name Brewers.

[@timmellin2815]

Good video, but hard to understand what the announcer was saying.....talked too fast / runs his words together.

[@the_claydog02]

Great Video! I had a breakdown video of an athlete but then it wasnt getting enough views so I removed it..

[@rentslave]

Hank Aaron was healthy. Then,he took the TRJJ-Time Release Jonestown Jab.

[@AMEER-114-]

Exactly... along with a few million other idiots

[@mikebair7808]

Fuzzy who???

[@obersports]

FIRST COMMENT

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Wber

[@jamesmaher6691]

Went to a Giants/Cubs game at Wrigley in 1993. The people in front of us were from Racine and said we should check out the Brewers game that night. Turned out it was Fireworks Night and the only tickets left were in the no drinking section. In Milwaukee no less. My kids were happy though. Bernie Brewer waved to them.

[@thewood101566]

Robin Yount was never World Series MVP

[@Ryan_Wentland]

Yep that’s why I said “World Series MVP Paul Molitor”

[@elizabethhyland5188]

Would be so much better if you - s l o w - down your delivery. There is so much information to process.

[@jamescurran9002]

You really need to slow down your presentation, make sure you take your time to pronounce your words clearly.

[@wiedep]

Were you in a hurry? Talking way too fast for narration.

[@dr.migilitoloveless2385]

This guy talks too fast