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Old Fri Sep 08, 2006, 12:35pm
RonRef RonRef is offline
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You thought wrong. The year was 1969. They moved to Milwaukee to become the Brewers in 1970. One of a few franchises to also bear the Brewers logo.

Also an added bit of history. The chairman of the board of the Pilots was the former owner of the Cleveland Indians who tried to move the Indians to Seattle in 1964. They also played in Sicks Stadium, a rather redundant name.

Thanks PWL, I live in the Milw Area and the Brewers are playing like the 1969 Seattle Pilots....bad!
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