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This is an original watercolor painting of the 1969 Seattle Pilots (now Milwaukee Brewers) uniform.
Click on image to enlarge$450.00 (includes shipping in North America)
This original, one-of-a-kind watercolor painting of the 1969 Seattle Pilots (now Milwaukee Brewers) road uniform is the original artwork that was used in the creation of this Milwaukee Brewers uniform evolution print and tens of thousands of other Milwaukee Brewers products that have been sold across North America. This original piece of art was painted by artist Nola McConnan for Maple Leaf Productions Ltd.
Some History
The Milwaukee Brewers franchise began in 1969 as an expansion team in Seattle, and was known as the Seattle Pilots. After finishing last in the six team American League West with a record of 64-98 (actually a respectable record for an expansion team), the team was in financial disarray and moved to Milwaukee where it was renamed the Brewers. Milwaukee had enjoyed a major league team from 1953 to the end of 1965, when the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta.The first two uniforms we see on the poster are the Pilots home and road jerseys. On both tops the lettering is a very non-traditional script and has a certain futuristic look. Note also that there is a patch on the front of the jersey as opposed to the more traditional patch location on the sleeve. The patch is a baseball with pilots wings.
The home jersey, which says Pilots, also features numbers on the front of the uniform. Uniform numbers first made their appearance on the front of a uniform in 1952 - the Brooklyn Dodgers were the first team to wear uniform numbers on the front of their jersey. The Braves followed suit in 1953, and the Reds joined in beginning in 1956. The 1916 Cleveland Indians actually wore a uniform number on their sleeve, but it wasn't until the 52 Dodgers that the number made it to the front.
Although barely visible, the commemorative patch on the right sleeve of each jersey, which features the MLB batter logo, was worn by all Major League teams in 1969 in honor of the 100th year of professional baseball. The patch celebrates the Cincinnati Red Stockings 1869 team that was the first openly professional team and went 65-0 in a nationwide barnstorming season.
