Milwaukee, WI
March 18, 1953 – Boston Braves move to Milwaukee
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – On this day, March 18, 1953, the Boston Braves baseball team announced their move to Milwaukee.
Lou Perini, the owner of the Braves, petitioned the National League to move his team to Milwaukee, and the move was unanimously approved on this day.
The Braves had been struggling to fill seats in Boston.
The Braves move was the first MLB franchise move in over 50 years.
Things moved pretty quickly for the Braves – just four weeks after their move, the team opened the 1953 season in Milwaukee in front of 34,000 fans at County Stadium.
Attendance that day represented over 12% of the total fans in attendance for the Braves the season before.
In 1966, the Braves moved again, relocating to Atlanta, where they remain today.
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