Bernie Brewer is the official mascot for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team. Mascots at the Mascot Olympics in Orlando, FL. A mascot is something, typically an animal or human character used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot), society or corporation. ... Major league affiliations National League (1998-present) Central Division (1998-present) American League (1969-1997) Central Division (1994-1997) East Division (1972-1993) West Division (1969-1971) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (0) None AL Pennants (1) 1982 Central Division titles (0) None AL East... Baseball is a team sport in which a player on one team (the pitcher) attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball past a player on the other team (the batter), who attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical stick called a bat. ...

In 1970, the Brewers were still a new team and were having difficulty drawing spectators to their games at Milwaukee County Stadium. In late June, a 69-year-old fan named Milt Mason decided to sit on top of the scoreboard until the team could draw a home crowd of 40,000. He was there for about 40 days. When 44,387 people finally heeded his call and attended a game on August 3, Mason was welcomed back down and he became the original Bernie Brewer. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Milwaukee County Stadium (locally known as just County Stadium) was a ballpark in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1953 to 2000. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ...

The Bernie Brewer character became the team's mascot in 1973, appearing as a cheerful man with a big moustache. A beer-barreled chalet was built for him inside the stadium where he led the crowd cheering. Following each home run and every victory by the Brewers, he would slide down and plunge himself into a huge beer mug in celebration. He was joined by a companion Bonnie Brewer, who would playfully swat at the backside of the opposing team's third base coach with a broom as the field crew swept the basepaths. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... Edgar Allan Poe had a simple moustache. ... A chalet (pronounced ), also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building in the Alpine region. ... For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on... Beer, generally, is an alcoholic beverage produced through the fermentation of sugars suspended in an aqueous medium, and which is not distilled after fermentation. ... Anne White in her Bonnie Brewer outfit at County Stadium in 1979 Bonnie Brewer is a former official mascot for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, appearing at Milwaukee County Stadium from 1973 to 1979. ...

Bernie Brewer was a fixture at Brewers home games until 1984, when the Brewers re-built the bleachers, replacing the chalet with a sound tower and sending Bernie into retirement. By popular demand, Bernie Brewer came out of his retirement in 1993, when the fans voted for his return. Bernie was brought back not as just a mustachioed man in lederhosen, but a full-body costume of a man, including large foam head. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bleachers is a term used to describe the raised, tiered stands found by sports fields or at other spectator events. ... Retirement is the status of a worker who has stopped working. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Man in traditional lederhosen, 1897. ...

At Miller Park, the current home of the Milwaukee Brewers, Bernie Brewer has his own "dugout" atop the bleachers behind left field, where he continues to lead the cheering at every home game. Miller Park is a baseball stadium located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Cincinnati Reds dugout, 1991 In baseball, the dugout is where a teams bench is located. ... The position of the left fielder A left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder in the sport of baseball who plays defense in left field. ...

See also

• List of Major League Baseball mascots

The following is a list of mascots of Major League Baseball teams: // National League Arizona Diamondbacks: -- a gray wildcat-like figure Atlanta Braves: Chief Noc-A-Homa (1960s-1983) Homer -- a humanoid with a baseball head Rally -- a red fuzzy monster with blue hair Chicago Cubs: none Colorado Rockies: Dinger...

External link

• Bernie Brewer's biography

This article about a sports, promotional, or other mascot is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2552x2000, 522 KB) Summary Description: Aubie, the plush, costumed mascot of Auburn University entertains the crowd at an American football game. ... Mascots at the Mascot Olympics in Orlando, FL. A mascot is something, typically an animal or human character used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot), society or corporation. ...