Milwaukee Celebrates Brewers’ First World Series Title

Milwaukee marked the Milwaukee Brewers’ first World Series championship with a downtown parade and a rally at Henry Maier Festival Park on Friday, October 30, drawing tens of thousands of fans into the streets and festival grounds. Players, coaches, staff and team officials rode through downtown on buses, greeting crowds along the route. Fans watched from sidewalks, parking structures and office windows, while many followed the procession to the festival park, where the team held its rally at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater. Players and coaches credited supporters for their role during the postseason. City officials expected about 400,000 people at the parade and celebration, according to a report citing the city. That was a projected turnout, not a final attendance count. The parade and rally were held, but the reports did not provide a verified total number of attendees. The celebration followed Milwaukee’s championship-clinching win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Most accounts in the material say the Brewers won Game 5 by a 4-1 score on Wednesday, October 28. One account instead gives a 5-1 result on Saturday. Because those reports conflict on the game’s score and...