Though the Brewers and Cardinals had never met before, their home cities had a commercial rivalry in the beer market, as St. Louis is the home of Anheuser-Busch, which owned the Cardinals at the time, while Milwaukee is the home of Miller Brewing and other past major competitors of Anheuser-Busch. This led the media to refer to the 1982 World Series as the "Suds Series."

Yount was the third pick overall in the June 1973 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut the following April, at eighteen years old. After going hitless in his first four games, Yount hit a game-winning home run in his sixth.

Schultz was the first and only manager for the Seattle Pilots franchise during their lone season before they became the Milwaukee Brewers.

While LaPorta and Brantley went on to have solid years, Sabathia (who went 11-2 with Milwaukee) literally carried the Brewers back to the playoffs for the first time in over 25 years. He gave the Brewers hope, some much needed playoff experience for current players, and he sold a lot of tickets.

Bob Uecker played sportswriter George Owens in the ABC sitcom Mr. Belvedere (1985-1990). The series follows posh butler Lynn Belvedere as he struggles to adapt to the Owens household.

Cooper's most productive season came in 1980, when he hit a career-high .352 and also led the league in RBIs (122) and total bases (335).

Yount holds Brewers career records for games, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, RBIs, total bases, walks and strikeouts.

When Milwaukee won the AL pennant in 1982, Vuckovich won the Cy Young Award with an 18-6 record and a 3.34 ERA.