Beer Barrel Man

Beer Barrel Man
one version of Owgust, circa 1950

The Beer Barrel Man is a mascot logo first used in the 1940s by the Milwaukee Brewers, a Minor League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the time, he was known as "Owgust".

With a beer barrel for a torso and tap for his nose, the beer barrel man embodied the whimsical spirit of the minor leagues in the early to mid-twentieth century.

Santa Claus version of Owgust

In the 1940s and 1950s, a whole series of Beer Barrel Men were used as logos by the club - pitching, batting, fielding balls and running the bases. The December, 1944 issue of Brewer News, the club's newsletter, depicted Owgust in a Santa Claus suit and long white beard.

The Beer Barrel Man was used until Spring Training of 1953, when the Boston Braves displaced the Brewers in Milwaukee.

Legacy

logo of the major league Brewers, 1970-1977

After the Braves moved to Atlanta in after the 1965 season, former Braves minority owner Bud Selig announced the formation of a group to bring major league baseball club back to Milwaukee, adopting the batting Beer Barrel Man as his organization's logo.

When Selig's group was awarded the bankrupt American League Seattle Pilots franchise, he moved them to Milwaukee and the Beer Barrel Man made a comeback as the first logo of the new Milwaukee Brewers. The Beer Barrel Man was used by the American League club through the 1977 season. Since then, he has made appearances on stadium giveaways, such as the 1999 Turn Ahead the Clock promotion, and has found new life on Cooperstown Collection merchandise.

Other Brewers mascots

The Beer Barrel Man is sometimes confused with Bernie Brewer. Bernie has always been a human figure, first a regular man in lederhosen and then a costumed human mascot suit.

External links

v · d · eMilwaukee Brewers
Formerly the Seattle Pilots • Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Franchise
History (Seattle • Milwaukee) • Expansion Draft • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Walk of Fame • Awards and All-Stars • Players • Management • Opening Day starters • First-round picks • Broadcasters • All articles
Ballparks
Culture
Retired Numbers
4 • 19 • 34 • 42 • 44
Key Personnel
Owner: Mark Attanasio • General Manager: Doug Melvin • Manager: Ron Roenicke
Minors
Rivalries
League Pennants
American League: 1982 • National League: none
Division Titles
AL East: 1981 (second half) • 1982 • NL Central: 2011 • Wild Card: 2008

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Barrel man — A barrel man or barrelman is a souvenir doll or statuette popular in the Philippines. The statuette usually consists of a crude male figurine carved out of wood, partially hidden inside a round wooden barrel. When the barrel is taken off, the… …   Wikipedia

  • Denny's Beer Barrel — 3lb Burger at Denny s Beer Barrel Pub Denny s Beer Barrel Pub is a small restaurant and bar, opened in September 1977 and located in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. Its claim to fame is its large hamburgers. Owned by Denny Liegey Sr., the restaurant… …   Wikipedia

  • Barrel (unit) — bbl redirects here. For other uses, see BBL (disambiguation). A barrel is one of several units of volume, with dry barrels, fluid barrels (UK beer barrel, U.S. beer barrel), oil barrel, etc. The volume of some barrel units is double others, with… …   Wikipedia

  • Beer in England — Traditional beer pump English beer has a long history and traditions that are distinct from most other beer brewing countries. Beer was the first alcoholic drink to be produced in England, and has been brewed continuously since prehistoric… …   Wikipedia

  • History of beer — Beer is one of the world s oldest beverages, [Origin and History of Beer and Brewing: From Prehistoric Times to the Beginning of Brewing Science and Technology, John P. Arnold. ISBN 0 9662084 1 2 ] [… …   Wikipedia

  • List of World Beer Cup awards — The World Beer Cup, known as The Olympics of Beer Competition [1], is one of several major international beer competitions.[2] It was founded by Association of Brewers President Charlie Papazian. The World Beer Cup is held every two years. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Porter (beer) — Infobox beer style name = Porter bgcolour = imagesize = caption = Żywiec Porter origin = United Kingdom yeast = Top fermenting Bottom fermenting alcohol = 4.0% 9.5% color = 17 40+ bitterness = 18 50+ originalgravity = 1.040 1.090 finalgravity = 1 …   Wikipedia

  • What! No Beer? — Infobox Film name = What! No Beer? image size = caption = director = Edward Sedgwick producer = Lawrence Weingarten (uncredited) writer = narrator = starring = Buster Keaton Jimmy Durante music = cinematography = editing = distributor = Metro… …   Wikipedia

  • Bernie Brewer — after a home run Team Milwaukee Brewers First Seen 1973 Website …   Wikipedia

  • Milwaukee Brewers (minor league baseball team) — For other teams called Milwaukee Brewers, see Milwaukee Brewers (disambiguation). Milwaukee Brewers 1902–1952 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Team L …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”