American League: Curt Blefary, Baltimore Orioles
National League: Jim Lefebvre, Los Angeles Dodgers
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The first Japanese pitcher in MLB history was Masanori Murkami who played from 1964 to 1965 for the San Francisco Giants
Dick Selma played professional baseball from 1965 to 1974. He primarily played as a pitcher in the Major League Baseball for the New York Mets from 1965 to 1969, the Chicago Cubs in 1970, and the California Angels in 1971.
Maurice Van Robays died March 1, 1965, in Detroit, MI, USA.
Hall of Famer George Brett of the Kansas City Royals won the American League batting title in 1976, 1980, and 1990. He's the only player in baseball history to win the batting title in three differnt decades.
Only four seasons. After the Braves left Milwaukee for Atlanta after the 1965 season, the Wisconsin area was without a local major-league team until 1970. After the 1969 season, the bankrupt Seattle Pilots expansion team was acquired by future MLB commissioner Bud Selig and moved to Milwaukee. The Brewers played in the American League until 1997, when they moved to the National League Central division. Milwaukee hadn't been a National League city since the Braves played there from 1953-65.