Milwaukee is a baseball town. From the dedicated fandom for the world champion Milwaukee Braves to the way a small-market Milwaukee Brewers team stands among the 10 best attendance draws year after year, the city has often had a big spot in its heart for its representative in the American or National League.
But before (and even after) a major professional team set up shop in the Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee had company baseball leagues and now-defunct fields that were home to high-level play.
We're exploring this rich history as part of What the Wisconsin? — where reporters take on questions about our state, our communities and the people in them.