Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota, located on the Mississippi River in the center of the state, 10 miles west of St. Paul, MN. Those two cities are known as the "Twin Cities".
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Minneapolis Millers, Northwestern League (1884, 1886-1887)
- Minneapolis Millers, Western Association (1888-1891)
- Minneapolis (MN) Minnies, Western League, (1892)
- Minneapolis Millers, Western League, (1894-1899, 1901)
- Minneapolis Millers, American League, (1900)
- Minneapolis Millers, American Association, (1902-1960)
- Minneapolis Millers, Northern League (1913)
- Minneapolis Millerettes, AAGPBL, (1944)
- Minnesota Twins, American League, (1961-present)
- Minneapolis Loons, North Central League, (1994)
- Minneapolis Millers, Great Central League, (1994)
- Minneapolis Loons, Prairie League, (1995)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Harvey Abar, minor league pitcher
- Chris Anderson, minor league pitcher
- Joe Biernat, minor league infielder
- Johnny Blanchard, catcher
- Bert Brenner, pitcher
- Cary Broder, scout
- Ralph Capron, outfielder
- Steve Comer, pitcher
- Ira Courtney, USA national team infielder
- Richard Crepeau, author
- Jim Crowell, pitcher
- Bob Danielson, minor league pitcher
- Brian Denman, pitcher
- George Dumont, pitcher
- Steve Edlefsen, pitcher
- Joe Fautsch, pinch-hitter
- Elmer Foster, outfielder
- Larry Gallagher, umpire
- Jack Graham, infielder
- Halsey Hall, broadcaster
- Brad Hand, pitcher
- Gary Hargis, pinch-runner
- Jack Hickey, pitcher
- Kent Hrbek, infielder
- Walt Jocketty, General Manager
- Ellis Johnson, pitcher
- Josh Johnson, pitcher
- Dave Maurer, pitcher
- Derek McCallum, minor league infielder
- Tim McIntosh, catcher
- Ben Meyer, pitcher
- Larry Munson, broadcaster
- Erick Nelson, minor league pitcher
- Scott Nelson, umpire
- Les Novack, umpire
- Scott Pleis, minor league infielder
- Chris Reitsma, pitcher
- Alex Remneas, pitcher
- Dave Robinson, outfielder
- Mike Sadek, catcher
- Pat Scanlon, infielder
- Bob Short, owner
- Paul Siebert, pitcher
- Hal Smeltzly, college coach
- Sammy Solis, pitcher
- Frank Stewart, pitcher
- Guy Sularz, infielder
- Gordie Sundin, pitcher
- Dave Thies, pitcher
- Carl Thomas, pitcher
- George Thomas, outfielder
- Gerald Thomas, minor league pitcher
- Rick Tronerud, minor league pitcher
- Pete Turgeon, infielder
- Joe Visner, outfielder
- Neil Wagner, pitcher
- Charlie Walters, pitcher
- Don Wheeler, catcher
- Cy Wright, infielder
- Jack Zalusky, catcher
Persons who died here[edit]
- Buzz Arlett, outfielder
- Bill Armour, manager
- Henri Bertrand, minor league pitcher
- Joe Cambria, scout
- Joe Crotty, catcher
- Rube Currie, Negro Leagues pitcher
- Fred Curtis, infielder
- John Donnelly, infielder
- Martin Duke, pitcher
- George Dumont, pitcher
- Bill Fox, infielder
- Bill Froats, pitcher
- Paul Giel, pitcher
- Spencer Harris, outfielder
- Whitey Hilcher, pitcher
- Reginald Hopwood, outfielder
- Bob Ingersoll, pitcher
- Ellis Johnson, pitcher
- Mike Kelley, infielder
- Bobby Marshall, Negro Leagues infielder
- Vern Morgan, infielder
- Harry Ostdiek, catcher
- Yip Owens, catcher
- Clemon Rooney, pitcher
- Rube Schauer, pitcher
- H.R. Schenker, college coach
- Ray Scott, broadcaster
- Spike Shannon, outfielder
- Bob Short, owner
- Dick Siebert, infielder
- Ed Springer, pitcher
- Jake Thielman, pitcher
- Frank Trechock, infielder
- Perry Werden, infielder
- Jack Zalusky, catcher
Educational institutions located here[edit]
- Augsburg College
- The Blake School
- Central High School
- Crown College
- De La Salle High School
- Edison High School
- Marshall-University High School
- Metropolitan State University
- North Central University
- North Community High School
- Patrick Henry High School
- Roosevelt High School
- South High School
- Southwest High School
- University of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Washburn High School
- West High School
Further Reading[edit]
- Sarah Johnson: "1948: When Baseball's Minor League Winter Meetings Came to Minneapolis", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 47, Nr. 2 (Fall 2018), pp. 75-77.
- Chris Kimball and Kristin Anderson: "How (Not) to Build a Ballpark: The 1884 Minneapolis Grounds", in Daniel R. Levitt, ed.: Short but Wondrous Summers: Baseball in the North Star State, The National Pastime, Volume 42 (2012), pp. 104-110.
- Stew Thornley: Historic Ballparks of the Twin Cities, The History Press, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2021. ISBN 9781467146340
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