Title:
Baseball in Minnesota : the definitive history / Stew Thornley.
ISBN:
9781681342122
Personal Author:
Edition:
Revised and updated.
Publication Information:
St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2021]
©2021
Physical Description:
ix, 325 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm
General Note:
Previous edition: Baseball in Minnesota : the definitive history / Stew Thornley. St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, ©2006.
Contents:
Baseball takes hold in Minnesota -- Early professional baseball in Minnesota -- Stadium story I : early Twin Cities ballparks -- Saints and Millers -- Stadium story II : Nicollet and Lexington (and Midway) -- Other Minnesota professional teams -- The town teams : amateur and semiprofessional baseball -- The rise of the Minnesota Gophers -- Black ball and base belles -- The Minnesota Twins -- Stadium story III : Metropolitan Stadium, the Metrodome, and Target Field.
Summary:
Beginning in 1857 when Minnesota's first ball club was organized in Nininger City and continuing through the Twins' latest season, Baseball in Minnesota is a comprehensive history of America's Pastime in the North Star State. Encompassing the rich heritage of minor league baseball, town teams, the Minnesota Gophers, the Saint Paul Saints, and the Minnesota Twins, this encyclopedic volume delivers exceptionally detailed stories of the games, the ball parks, and the larger-than-life personalities, all woven with carefully researched statistics, eyewitness accounts, and vintage photos.
Added Corporate Author:
OCLC Number:
on1264211476
Availability:
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