Milwaukee Brewers will honor 1982 team in August to commemorate 40th anniversary of World Series berth

JR Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Robin Yount, left, will join the 1982 anniversary celebration, and Ryan Braun will be added to the Wall of Honor.
Robin Yount, left, will join the 1982 anniversary celebration, and Ryan Braun will be added to the Wall of Honor.

The Milwaukee Brewers are planning a full-on celebration of their legends during a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 5-7, hosting a number of former stars to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1982 team — the only Brewers team to reach a World Series.

The Brewers will also add Prince Fielder to its prestigious Walk of Fame during the weekend and add Jonathan Lucroy and Ryan Braun to the Wall of Honor.

On Aug. 5, Brewers will welcome back numerous representatives from the American League championship 1982 team, including former team owner and Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig.

Other attendees include Baseball Hall of Famers Rollie Fingers, Robin Yount, Paul Molitor and Ted Simmons. Among those also scheduled to appear are:

  • Jerry Augustine

  • Dwight Bernard

  • Mike Caldwell

  • Cecil Cooper

  • Jamie Easterly

  • Jim Gantner

  • Moose Haas

  • Larry Hisle

  • Roy Howell

  • Harvey Kuenn Jr. (on behalf of father Harvey Kuenn)

  • Pete Ladd

  • Bob McClure

  • Don Money

  • Charlie Moore

  • Ed Romero

  • Jim Slaton

  • Gorman Thomas

  • Dina Warner & Beth Ledbetter (on behalf of father Harry Warner)

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On Aug. 6, Fielder will be inducted into the Walk of Fame, becoming the 21st inductee since the establishment of the commemorative walkway outside of American Family Field in 2001. Fielder is still the franchise leader in OPS (.929) and slugging percentage (.540), with 230 home runs in his seven years with the Brewers good for third place all time.

On the same day, Braun and Lucroy will be added to the Wall of Honor, and Francisco Rodriguez — a 2021 inductee who did not travel to Milwaukee last year for the ceremony — will join them at American Family Field.

Wall of Honor designees automatically qualify for the honor after achieving certain statistical benchmarks.

On Aug. 7, the first 35,000 fans will receive a 1980s Robin Yount replica jersey. Yount went 12 for 29 in the 1982 World Series, including a 4 for 4 showing in Game 5 that put the Brewers ahead, 3-2, though the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to win the series in seven games. Yount also had a massive day on the last contest of the regular season to help the Brewers hold off Baltimore for the AL East crown.

JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe.

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