County Stadium Milwaukee

This was a very utilitarian stadium. Nothing very unique about it other than the beer barrel in center field where Bernie Brewer would slide down the ramp into the giant mug of beer when the Brewers would hit a home run. The one game I saw was in 1993, when the Brewers were still in the AL. You know how they announce special groups in attendance? They had a church association outing for this game that sold 14,000 seats. This stadium had the best smelling parking lot before a game - due to the expert tailgating prowess of the Milwaukee locals.

We sat in the front row on the upper deck along the 3rd base line. We were just above one of the scoreboards. It was a hot day and it was nice being able to stretch out.

The game was against the White Sox who would win the division that year while the Brewers would finish last. The Sox had Frank Thomas, Robin Ventura, and Tim Raines. This was Robin Yount’s last year in the majors. It was a 1-1 game until the top of the 9th when Chicago scored 2 to win the game. Roberto Hernandez got the save to complete a four game sweep of the Brewers.