Minnesota Baseball

[Runscott]

I groaned when I got the "National Pastime" today (SABR) and saw that it was on 'Minnesota Baseball'....but it's great. All sorts of great baseball history from Minneapolis-St.Paul area. I especially enjoyed the Ted Williams article.

When does 'Houston Baseball' get an issue? (that was a joke).

[Jaybird]

I'd love to see a copy of that. Do you know how I can get a copy if I'm not a member of SABR? I've got this RPPC of the Minneapolis Keystones and always enjoy hearing about the history of the beginnings.

[Bugsy]

Then I can't wait to see the issue. A large part of my collection is dedicated to the St. Paul Saints!

Here is a uniform worn by one of Duke Snider's teammates during the 1947 season

[Bugsy]

St. Paul was a powerhouse in the 1920s. They had some of the best minor league teams ever during that period; several of their players went on to play with the 1920s Yankees.

Here is their 1920 American Association championship trophy and a watch fob presented to manager Mike Kelley for winning the 1919, 1920, and 1922 titles.

[Runscott]

Here's a team photo of the 1939 Minneapolis Millers, featuring Ted Williams. The issue referenced above has an article about Ted's 1939 season with them:

[sycks22]

A lot of big names played for the Millers back in the day including Teddy ballgame / Yaz / Mays and more. I loved seeing the twins in the throw backs a couple days ago in the millers unis.