A Trip to Miller Park in Milwaukee-- Part 6

RETIRED BREWERS NUMBERS

They have five retired numbers and names posted in the outfield. Four of them I recognized, but not the fifth. In parentheses is the year the number was retired.

#4 PAUL MOLITOR (1999). Played 12 seasons as a Brewer. That great 1982 team. Also MLB Hall of Fame.

#19 ROBIN YOUNT (1994) MVP 1982 and 1989. First Brewer in MLB Hall of Fame, 1999. That great 1982 team.

#34 ROLLIE FINGERS () He of the handle-bar mustache. Cy Young and MVP 1981. Five seasons as Brewer. Would have won the World Series in 1982 had he not been injured.

#44 HANK AARON (1976) Hammerin' Hank. Played for the Milwaukee Braves 1954 to 1965. !975 and 1976 with the Brewers. 755 home runs

I though a lot, but couldn't remember any Brwer player wearing the #42 or the name Robinson. Turns out it was Jackie Robinson who broke baseball's color barrier. His number was retired on all teams in 1987 by MLB.

Also, Bob "Must be in The Front Row" Uecker's name is up there with the number 50 for the years he has been in baseball


BREWER WALK OF FAME

I didn't see it, but will look for it next time I'm at the park (if that cop learns how to direct traffic). I know most of these guys from that great 1982 team that should have won the World Series if Fingers hadn't been injured.

CLASS OF 2001: Aaron, Yount, Molitor, Fingers

CLASS OF 2002: CECIL COOPER batted .302 in 11 Brewer seasons (now Astros manager); BUD SELIG former owner and baseball commissioner.

CLASS OF 2003: HARRY DALTON-- Brewer GM 1978-1991, built the great '82 team; Bob "Must Be in the Front Row" Uecker. Who else? Great baseball tradition.

CLASS OF 2004: JIM GANTNER and GORMAN THOMAS, both from the great '82 team

CLASS OF 2005: HARVEY KUEHN, manager of the great '82 team; DON MONEY-- on the you-know-what.

Sure Loved That Great 1982 Team. Lousy Cardinals!! --RoadDog