In the fall of 1992, Milwaukee graphic designer Michael Dillon of McDill Design presented an idea to Gabe Paul who was the Vice President of Operations for the Brewers, to transform the race from the scoreboard to live action. The Famous Sausage Race began as a scoreboard animation in the early 1990s with just three characters – The Bratwurst, The Polish and The Italian – running toward Milwaukee County Stadium against a backdrop of the city of Milwaukee. The second features them in a parody of the Running of the Bulls with ESPN employees. The first, set at ESPN's cafeteria, was shown at American Family Field on. The sausages have starred in two SportsCenter spots for ESPN. They also have a twice yearly home-and-home relay race against their Pittsburgh Pirates counterparts, the Racing Pierogies. The sausages appear at many local charity events, including an annual 5K run/walk in their honor, with proceeds going to Brewers Community Foundation, and are available for personal appearances on non-game days.
On Sunday afternoon home games, the Sausages tag off to miniature versions of themselves, dubbed the Little Weenies, who finish the remainder of the race. They sprint down the warning track, around home plate and continue toward first base. Donning over-sized foam sausage costumes that measure 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) from the top of the head to the knees of the runners, the contestants start their race between the dugout and the baseline around third base.
Today, the five racing sausages are known as "Brat", "Polish", "Italian", "Hot Dog" and "Chorizo".Įmployees of the Milwaukee Brewers or American Family Field usually run the race. Brett Wurst, the bratwurst, at the grand opening of the West Milwaukee Pick 'n Save
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