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With the belief that television would
hurt attendance, the Milwaukee Braves
were against television broadcasts in
Wisconsin. The Braves were featured
occasionally on ABC's "Game Of The
Week" broadcasts during the 1950s, but
were blacked out in Wisconsin. It was
not until 1962, when the Braves
announced that 15 road games would be
televised. This cast iron Blatz beer
baseball statue was issued to promote
the Braves on TV.
The statue features the Blatz Bottle catcher with the ball, the Blatz Keg
umpire signaling 'safe', and the Blatz
beer Can base runner Slides into home.
The top Flag Reads "Draft Brewed Blatz
Beer", and the Bottom Flag Reads Brings
You the Braves on TV.
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