My Vintage Minneapolis Millers & St. Paul Saints Collection

[Tay1038]

Genuine “Original” Midway Stadium Box Seat - Home of the St. Paul Saints from (1957-1960).

In the 1950s, the two American Association teams in Minnesota, the St. Paul Saints and Minneapolis Millers, were playing in ballparks approaching 60 years old. Both cities were considering new ballparks for their teams and were looking beyond the immediate need to having a stadium that could be the home of a major-league team. The first Midway Stadium was the home of the St. Paul Saints from 1957–1960, after Lexington Park, the long-time home of the St. Paul Saints was decommissioned. It was built with just a small uncovered and presumably expandable grandstand. It was intended to compete with Metropolitan Stadium for attracting a major league baseball team, but the already-larger capacity of "The Met" doomed Midway Stadium. It was abandoned for professional baseball once the Twins arrived in 1961 and displaced both the Saints and the Minneapolis Millers.

Up until recently, I have never seen one these before. This is an incredible and rare seat. It was beautifully restored by Seitz and Company in St. Paul Mn. After further research, I found an article from July, 1993 in the Baltimore Sun that mentioned Seitz & Co., Mike Seitz, a local St. Paul resident purchased many of these seats back in 1981 when the ballpark was being demolished.

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c.1955-56 Don Bollweg Hillerich & Bradsby Game Used Bat

Picked up another gamer to add to my 1955 Minneapolis Millers Junior World Series Championship Team Collection. I am now up to 11 different game used bats!

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c. 1951-52 Minneapolis Millers Game Worn Cap

[ksfarmboy]

Man I don't know where you find this great stuff. I'm lucky to find something from the entire state of Kansas every 6 months or so. Great collection and keep them coming.

[Duluth Eskimo]

I figured you probably bought the hat. I bid on it, but have one already so I didn't bid you up to high. Glad you got it.

[Tay1038]

ca.1944-46 St. Paul Saints Game Worn Dugout Jacket, Attributed to Manager Ray Blades

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Minneapolis Millers Programs - 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957 (Signed by Orlando Cepeda).

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Man I don't know where you find this great stuff. I'm lucky to find something from the entire state of Kansas every 6 months or so. Great collection and keep them coming.

I was thinking the exact same thing! That jacket is stunning!

[Tay1038]

Thanks guys! I'm thrilled to add it to the collection!

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I was thinking the exact same thing! That jacket is stunning!

[Tay1038]

1958 Minneapolis Millers Junior World Series Program and Ticket from title clinching game!

The program is from GM 4 played on September 29, 1958 in which the Minneapolis Millers defeated the Montreal Royals 3-1, sweeping the series for their second JWS title in four years. The corresponding ticket stub adds to the nostalgia. The game was played at Metropolitan Stadium.

[Tay1038]

1960 Carl Yastrzemski Hillerich & Bradsby Game-Used Bat – Used while with Minneapolis Millers!

Yesterday ended a 17 month long hunt chasing down the missing link to my Carl Yastrzemski Minneapolis Millers game-used collection. This is one of only two Carl Yastrzemski bats known to exist pre-dating his rookie season with the Boston Red Sox (1961). Multiple player use characteristics that are consistent with early Yaz gamers. The finest quality perhaps is the accurate uniform number (7) written on both knob ends in vintage black marker that Yastrzemski wore in Minneapolis.

[ksfarmboy]

Awesome and congrats on a great pick up!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Tay1038

1960 Carl Yastrzemski Hillerich & Bradsby Game-Used Bat – Used while with Minneapolis Millers!

Yesterday ended a 17 month long hunt chasing down the missing link to my Carl Yastrzemski Minneapolis Millers game-used collection. This is one of only two Carl Yastrzemski bats known to exist pre-dating his rookie season with the Boston Red Sox (1961). Multiple player use characteristics that are consistent with early Yaz gamers. The finest quality perhaps is the accurate uniform number (7) written on both knob ends in vintage black marker that Yastrzemski wore in Minneapolis.

Nice! Only 17 months, though? I’ve got stuff I’ve been looking for for 25+ yeats!