The Milwaukee Brewers of 1884–1885 were an American

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Moder ...

team and a member of (in order) the

Northwestern League The Northwestern League was a sports league that operated in the Central United States during the early years of professional baseball for six seasons: 1879, 1883–1884, 1886–1887, and 1891. After the 1887 season, the league was replaced by t ...

Union Association The Union Association was an American professional baseball league which competed with Major League Baseball, lasting for just the 1884 season. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season. Seven of the twelv ...

, and Western League. Of those leagues, the Union Association was considered a major league, while the others were considered

minor league Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities/markets. This term is used in Nort ...

Season records

: In 1884, the Northwestern League played a split season after several clubs disbanded in early August. : In 1885, the Western League disbanded on June 15.

Major-league history

After the

completed its 1884 season in early September, the Brewers and

St. Paul Saints The St. Paul Saints are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and have played their home games at CHS Field since 2015. They previ ...

joined the

, a major league that only operated for one season, as replacement teams. Milwaukee (nicknamed the Cream Citys in some sources) played twelve games and posted an 8–4 record, while St. Paul played eight games and posted a 2–6 record.

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{{Union Association Baseball in Milwaukee Professional baseball teams in Wisconsin Defunct baseball teams in Wisconsin Baseball teams established in 1884 Baseball teams disestablished in 1885 1884 establishments in Wisconsin 1885 disestablishments in Wisconsin Northwestern League teams Union Association teams Defunct Western League teams

Season records

Major-league history

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