Brewers to erect statue of Selig
February 8, 2010
MILWAUKEE (AP)—The Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball commissioner BudSelig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24.
Selig headed a group that bought the Seattle Pilots in bankruptcy court in1970, moved the franchise to Milwaukee and renamed it the Brewers. He becameacting commissioner in 1992 and took the job full-time six years later, turningcontrol of the team over to his daughter, Wendy Selig-Prieb. The Selig familysold the team to a group headed by Mark Attanasio in 2005.
“The Brewers and Miller Park are in this city because of the commissioner’svision and dedicated efforts,” Attanasio said Monday.
Selig’s foundation donated statues of Hank Aaron and Robin Yount that wereunveiled when Miller Park opened in 2001. Selig’s statue, which will be morethan 7 feet tall, will be built by the same designer, Brian Maughan.
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