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Milwaukee Brewers 1970 White Uniform

This is an original watercolor painting of the 1970 Milwaukee Brewers uniform.

MLB Milwaukee Brewers 1970 White UniformClick on image to enlarge

$450.00 (includes shipping in North America)

This original, one-of-a-kind watercolor painting of the 1970 Milwaukee Brewers white 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.

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Some History

In the Brewers inaugural season, the city of Milwaukee welcomed back major league baseball with open arms as noted earlier Milwaukee was home to the major league Braves from 1953 to the end of 1965, when the team moved to Atlanta.

The Brewers began play in 1970 at Milwaukee County Stadium, and they would stay there until 2001 when Miller Park was opened. The team crawled out of the A.L. West basement, finishing fifth in the standings with a 65-97 record (9 games ahead of the woeful White Sox). One reason for optimism was the play of third baseman, Tommy Harper. Harper led the team in batting (.296), home runs (31) and RBI (82), while finishing second in the American League in both stolen bases (38) and doubles (35).

The 1970 Brewers uniforms owe a little of their design to the 1969 Seattle Pilots, but gone is the futuristic lettering and the numbers on the front of the home uniform (the home uniform is the white jersey, the road uniform the blue jersey). Of note about the road uniform: for years baseball tradition was that a team would wear their nickname on the front of their home uniform, and the city name on the front of their road uniform. But in the late 60's and early 70's many teams (Oakland As, Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators, California Angels, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos), went against baseball tradition and displayed the teams nickname, not hometown, on their road uniform.
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