About Us

The Milwaukee Cream Citys Base Ball Club was established in 2004 to educate the community about the origins of our national pastime, base ball. The Cream Citys are fashioned after Milwaukee's first professional team, the Milwaukee Cream Citys, which was formed in 1869 and joined the National League in 1878 before going bankrupt during their first season.

The Milwaukee Cream Citys inaugural season was a big success although we only played a total of four games, the first being an inter-squad game to open the season at Helfaer Field. The other three games pitted the Cream Citys against Civil War troops at re-enactments in the southeastern part of the state.

The Cream Citys were the only vintage base ball team in the state of Wisconsin in 2004. One of our team goals is to draw interest in vintage base ball with the hopes that other groups will establish teams in the area and throughout the state. The Eagle Diamonds formed in 2005 in Old World Wisconsin with the assistance of the Cream Citys. The 5th Wisconsin Volunteers, the Civil War troops we have played over the past three years, have now officially formed into another team, and the Greenbush Dead Citys of the Old Wade House were established in 2006. The Milwaukee Grays began play in 2008.

The Milwaukee Cream Citys are members of the Vintage Base Ball Association.