MILWAUKEE (WLUK) — A pair of hall of famers who had short, but impactful stints with the Milwaukee Brewers will be inducted into the Brewers Wall of Honor.
CC Sabathia and Dave Parker will be inducted May 8, the Brewers announced Tuesday. They will be recognized by a video before that night’s game against the New York Yankees. Sabathia and members of Parker’s family will also throw out ceremonial first pitches.
Players who meet a set of criteria based on service to the organization and career accomplishments are inducted into the Wall of Honor. They are recognized with a bronze plaque on the outside of American Family Field. Sabathia and Parker earned inclusion on the wall by being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Sabathia played a half-season for the Brewers in 2008. After being acquired in a trade, he went 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA in 17 starts, including seven complete games and three shutouts. His contributions were a key factor in the Brewers returning to the postseason for the first time in 26 years.
Sabathia, who played 19 seasons with the then-Cleveland Indians, Brewers and Yankees, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame last year.
Dave Parker #39 of the Milwaukee Brewers watches the flight of his hit during a 1990 season game against the Athletics at Oakland Alameda County Stadium in Oakland, California. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
Parker played for the Brewers in 1990, batting .289 with 21 home runs and 92 RBI. He was the team’s lone all-star that year.
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Parker played 19 seasons for six teams, including his first 11 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame last year, just weeks after his death at age 74.