the last time brewers made it to the world series was 2005 world series.
the last time brewers made it to the world series was 2005 world series.
last time brewers made it to the world series?
2005 world series
this was the brewers' first-ever appearance in the nlcs, having moved to the national league in 1998. as an american league team, the brewers made the alcs in their pennant season of 1982, defeating the california angels, 3–2. thus, the brewers became the first franchise to play in the lcs as a member of each league. the cardinals, meanwhile, appeared in the nlcs for the first time since winning the 2006 world series. this was a rematch of the 1982 world series (a.k.a. the "suds series", with both cities associated with the brewing industry with milwaukee’s miller brewing company, joseph schlitz brewing company, and pabst brewing company and st. louis, whose anheuser-busch company is namesake of the cardinals' ballpark), which the cardinals won, 4–3.
2011 national league championship series
in keeping with their vow of getting better starting pitching, the brewers made a deal just hours into the winter meetings with the toronto blue jays in acquiring starting pitcher shaun marcum in exchange for top prospect brett lawrie. the brewers also were in the hunt for 2009 american league cy young award winner zack greinke of the kansas city royals. on december 19, the brewers reached a deal with the royals. the royals got brewers' starting shortstop alcides escobar and prospects lorenzo cain, jake odorizzi, and jeremy jeffress in exchange for greinke, shortstop yuniesky betancourt, and $2 million to cover the last year of betancourt's contract. the arrival of greinke created a wave of excitement in milwaukee. in the first 72 hours after the trade had been announced, the brewers sold 1,500 season tickets compared to only 800 sold in the previous two months, and sold almost 1.5 million individual tickets before opening day.
2011 milwaukee brewers season