1900 Milwaukee (Milwukees, Brewers)

Left: This rendering is based on written documentation for uniform style and color. No visual documentation is known and an artist’s conceptualization is used to create the rendering.

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Right: This rendering is based on visual documentation for uniform style and written documentation for color. Important details may be undocumented or difficult to determine. An educated guess is made to complete the rendering.

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Visual documentation on these uniforms:

Photo A

Dated early April 1901. Two detail views of the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics team of the American League (full photo not shown) featuring F Ketchum (Mil AL 00), standing in back and wearing a Milwaukee uniform. It was likely this photo was made during spring practice at Philadelphia and before the team’s new uniforms had arrived. Accordingly the players in this 1901 team photo wore uniforms from previous years. Ketcham wore a uniform that was light gray in color, with the city name arched across the chest in dark lettering, and a white cap. It is possible this was the 1900 Milwaukee road uniform. Researcher Dennis Pajot adds that “Ketchum played with the Brewers from June 1900 until the end of the season.” A newspaper in 1900 described the Milwaukee road uniform as “gray with blue trimmings.” Player ID and image scan from Ken Samoil. Years Ketchum with team from baseball-reference.com.

Photo B

Dated April 9, 1901. This photo of F Ketchum (Mil AL 00), left, and S Seybold, right, was published in a newspaper on this date. Image showed the two men as members of the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics team and wearing uniforms from the previous season of 1900. Similar to photo A, Ketcham wore the 1900 Milwaukee uniform in this photo. Image and player IDs from the Philadelphia Inquirer, April 9, 1901. Image scan from Ed Morton.

Written documentation on these uniforms:
March 1900: “The American League intends to have something the National League cannot boast of — a league emblem. President Ban Johnson has decided to have all league passes stamped with the American eagle, which will be emblematic of the American Baseball League. It will also be stamped upon the league’s stationary.” From the Detroit Free Press, March 20, 1900.

April 1900: “Now that [Milwaukee manager] Connie Mack has completed his team for the season he is paying strict attention to the uniforms the Brewers will wear on the green field the coming season. Cornelius has decided that a slight change will be in keeping with the rest of events, and has accordingly arranged to have the home suits made of white flannel and black trimmings instead of blue trimmings as in the past. The Brewers will also wear black hose, as Connie thinks black stockings are more becoming than blue ones. The traveling suits will be of gray, the same as last year, except that the trimmings will be of blue.” From the Buffalo Illustrated Express, April 11, 1900. Research from Ed Morton.

Team genealogy: Milwaukee 1894-1901
Milwaukee joined the Western League (WL) in 1894 when the league reformed. The reorganized WL operated between 1894 and 1899 and reformed again as the American League (AL) in 1900. Milwaukee played in the WL between 1894 and 1899 and in the AL in 1900 and in 1901, the year the league declared major league status. The team was replaced by St. Louis for the 1902 season. Information from wikipedia.com.