<P> The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division . The team is named for the city's association with the brewing industry . Since 2001, the Brewers have played their home games at Miller Park, which has a seating capacity of 41,900 . </P> <P> The team was founded in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots, an expansion team of the American League (AL), in Seattle, Washington . The Pilots played their home games at Sick's Stadium . After only one season, the team relocated to Milwaukee, becoming known as the Brewers and playing their home games at Milwaukee County Stadium . In 1998, the Brewers joined the National League . They are the only franchise to play in four divisions since the advent of divisional play in Major League Baseball in 1969 . They are also one of two current MLB franchises to switch leagues in their history, the other one being the Houston Astros . </P> <P> The team's only World Series appearance came in 1982 . After winning the ALCS against the California Angels, the Brewers faced off against the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, losing 4--3 . In 2011, the Brewers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks to win the NLDS 3--2, but lost in the NLCS to the eventual World Series champion Cardinals 4--2 . </P> <P> Originating as an expansion team in 1969, in Seattle, Washington, as the Seattle Pilots, the club played for one season in the American League West Division before being acquired in bankruptcy court by Bud Selig, who then moved the team to Milwaukee . They would continue to play in the West Division for two more years . Before the beginning of the 1972 season the Brewers agreed to switch over to the American League East to make room for the Texas Rangers who had relocated from Washington . Beginning in 1994, due to divisional re-alignment, the Brewers moved to the newly created American League Central division . In all, the Brewers were part of the American League from their creation in 1969 through the 1997 season, after which they moved to the National League Central Division . Milwaukee had previously been a National League city when its team was the Milwaukee Braves (1953--1965). </P>

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