What MLB team's mascot was born in 1970 when a fan slid down a rope after spending 40 days perched on top of the scoreboard, all as a stunt to attract a larger home crowd?

The fan who pulled off this stunt was named Milt Mason, and he achieved his goal. After 40 days on top of the scoreboard, the team finally got more than 40,000 fans to attend a game, and he slid down. He became known as the original Bernie Brewer, and in 1973, that character became the team's mascot, a jolly man with a bushy mustache.

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