Bobby Cox first record above .500 since 1974. However, Cox was undone by the 1981 baseball strike when the Braves finished fifth and owner Ted Turner fired him. Asked at a press conference who was on his short list for manager, Turner replied, "It would be Bobby Cox if I hadn't just fired him. We need someone like him around here." The Braves won the National League West division title in 1982 and finished second in both 1983 and 1984 under Cox's successor Joe Torre. Cox finished with a record of 266 wins and 323 losses in the regular season. Cox joined
History of professional baseball in Milwaukee History of professional baseball in Milwaukee The following is a history of professional baseball in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, including its current team, the Brewers. Milwaukee was an early prospect for professional baseball, with several brief experiments at the major league level but mostly in the minor leagues. The longest-lasting minor league club was the Milwaukee Brewers, who played in the American Association from 1902 through 1952. The nicknames of these teams were initially assigned by the media rather than the teams themselves. Some were known as the "Creams" or "Cream Citys" after the distinctive brick which gave Milwaukee its nickname, others