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===Milwaukee (1953–1965)===
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[[File:Milwaukee Braves Cap Logo.svg|thumb|upright=0.65|The Milwaukee Braves cap logo]]

The Milwaukee Braves' move to Wisconsin for the 1953 season was an immediate success, as they drew a National League-record 1.8 million fans and finished the season second in the league.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-mail-1953-attendance/141101639/|title=Milwaukee Braves' Attendance Boosts Saved National|newspaper=The Commercial-Mail|agency=[[United Press International|U.P.]]|date=September 28, 1953|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref> Manager [[Charlie Grimm]] was named [[NL Manager of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rhinelander-daily-news-grimm-nl-mana/141103688/|title=Charlie Grimm is National League Manager of the Year|newspaper=[[Rhinelander Daily News]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=October 22, 1953|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref>

Throughout the 1950s, the Braves were a National League power; driven by sluggers [[Eddie Mathews]] and [[Hank Aaron]], the team won two pennants and finished second twice between 1956 and 1959.<ref name="perinimil">{{cite book|last=Wisnia|first=Saul|title=Thar's Joy in Braveland: The 1957 Milwaukee Braves|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sMJTAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5|chapter=From Yawkey to Milwaukee: Lou Perini Makes his Move|date=March 28, 2014 |publisher=Society for American Baseball Research |isbn= 978-1933599717|pages=5–11}}</ref> In [[1957 Milwaukee Braves season|1957]], Aaron's [[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|MVP season]] led the Braves to their first pennant in nine years, then a [[1957 World Series|World Series]] victory against the formidable New York Yankees.<ref name="hankmvp">{{cite book|last=Johnson|first=William|title=Thar's Joy in Braveland: The 1957 Milwaukee Braves|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sMJTAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA13|chapter=Henry 'Hank' Aaron|date=March 28, 2014 |publisher=Society for American Baseball Research|isbn=978-1933599717|pages=13–16}}</ref> Despite a strong start in the World Series [[1958 World Series|rematch]] the following [[1958 Milwaukee Braves season|season]], the Braves ultimately lost the last three games and the World Series.<ref name="hankmvp"/> The [[1959 Milwaukee Braves season|1959 season]] ended in a tie with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who defeated the Braves in a playoff. The ensuing years saw fluctuating success, including the Braves finishing fifth in 1963, their first time in the "second division".<ref name="perinimil"/>

In 1962, team owner Louis Perini sold the Braves to a Chicago-based group led by William Bartholomay.<ref name="perinimil" /> Bartholomay intended to move the team to Atlanta in 1965, but legal hurdles kept them in Milwaukee for an extra season.<ref name="perinimil" />