A separate franchise named the Milwaukee Brewers was one of the American League's eight charter teams. before the first season, there were plans to move the team.

They would spend one season in Milwaukee before becoming the St. Louis Browns.

After years of playing as a minor league team, Milwaukee got a second big league team when the Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953. The Braves would play in Milwaukee for 13 seasons, winning the 1957 World Series.

In 1966, the Braves moved to Atlanta. Over the next five years, Bud Selig a minority owner for the Braves tried to lure a team back to Milwaukee.

In 1969, the American League added two new teams in the Kansas City Royals and Settle Pilots. Seattle had many problems and was not ready for a Major League team and went into bankruptcy.