List of baseball parks in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota
This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in the Minneapolis – Saint Paul, Metro Area. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.
- name of ballpark(s) unknown
- Minneapolis - Keystone Association (1877 part)
- St. Paul - Keystone Association (1877 part)
- Minneapolis Millers - Northwestern League (1884 part)
- Minneapolis Millers - Northwestern League (1886-87 part)
- St. Paul Saints - Northwestern League (1886-87)
- Minneapolis Minnies - Western Association (1888 part)
- St. Paul Apostles - Western Association (1888-90)
- Minneapolis Millers - League (1901)
- St. Paul Apostles - Western League (1891 only)
- St. Paul Apostles - Western League (1892 part)
- St. Paul Saints - Western League (1895-96)
- Minneapolis - Northern League (1913 only)
- St. Paul - Northern League (1913 part)
- West Seventh Street Park
- Occupant: St. Paul Saints/Apostles - Northwestern League / Union Association (1884)
- Location: St. Clair, Oneida, Duke Streets; railroad (just off West Seventh a.k.a. Fort Road)
- Currently: Residential
- Lexington Park
- Occupants:
- St. Paul Saints - Western League (1897-99)
- St. Paul Apostles/Saints/Senators/Saints - American Association (1902-56)
- Location: Lexington Parkway; University Avenue; Fuller; Dunlap
- Home plate: southwest corner (1897); northwest corner (1916)
- Currently: Retail businesses
- Athletic Park
- Occupant: Minneapolis Millers Western Association/League (1889-96-mid)
- Location: 6th St North (third base); 5th Street North (right field); 1st Ave North (left field); Hennepin Avenue (first base); near Target Center site
- Nicollet Park (mid-1896-1900)
- Occupants:
- Minneapolis Millers - Western League (mid-1896-1899) / American League (1900)
- Minneapolis Millers - American Association (1902-55)
- Minneapolis Millerettes - All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1944 only)
- Location: Nicollet Avenue (east, right field); 31st Street (south, first base); Blaisdell Avenue (west, third base); Lake Street (or 30th Street) (north, left field)
- Currently: Bank and other offices and housing
- Metropolitan Stadium
- Occupants:
- Minneapolis Millers - American Association (1956-1960)
- Minnesota Twins - American League (1961-81)
- Location: 8000 Cedar Ave. South (MN-77) (west, first base); I-494 (north, third base)
- Currently: Mall of America
- Midway Stadium
- Occupant: St. Paul Saints - American Association (1957-1960)
- Location: 1000 North Snelling Avenue
- Currently: Energy Park, an industrial development
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Occupant: Minnesota Twins - AL (1982-2009)
- Location: 900 5th Street South; 4th Street South (northeast, left field); Chicago Avenue/Kirby Puckett Way (northwest, third base); 5th and 6th Streets (southwest, first base); 11th Avenue South (southeast, right field)
- Currently: In process of demolition; U.S. Bank Stadium is scheduled to open on the site in 2016
- Midway Stadium
- Occupant: St. Paul Saints - Northern League (1993-2005) / American Association (2006-present)
- Location: 1771 Energy Park Drive
- Target Field
- Occupant: Minnesota Twins - AL (2010-present)
- Location: 3rd Avenue North (southeast, right field, across from Target Center); 5th Street North (northeast, left field); 7th Street North (southwest, first base); Hennepin Environmental Recovery Center [garbage incinerator] and 6th Avenue North (northwest, third base); segment of 3rd Avenue North, to the southwest of the ballpark, renamed "Twins Way"; address styled as "1 Twins Way"
See also
References
- Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
- Michael Gershman, Diamonds: The Evolution of the Ballpark, Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
- Anderson, David (ed.) (1993). Before the Dome: Baseball in Minnesota When the Grass Was Real. Minneapolis: Nodin Press. ISBN 0-931714-50-8.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - Benson, Michael (1989). Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-367-5.
- Lowry, Philip J. (1992). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 271 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-56777-6.
- Thornley, Stew (1988). On to Nicollet: The Glory and Fame of the Minneapolis Millers. Minneapolis: Nodin Press. ISBN 0-931714-33-8.