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Historic ballparks of the Twin Cities / Stew Thornley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thornley, Stew, author.
- Series:
- Sports Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stadiums--History--Minnesota--Minneapolis Metropolitan Area.
- Stadiums.
- Baseball fields--History--Minnesota--Saint Paul Metropolitan Area.
- Baseball fields.
- Baseball fields--History--Minnesota--Minneapolis Metropolitan Area.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (173 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : History Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- From the rickety to the palatial, ballparks have grown up with and defined baseball in Minneapolis and St.Paul.Some old-timers have vivid memories of cheering for Willie Mays and Roy Campanella at Nicollet and Lexington.Others marveled at a majestic Killebrew home run at the Met.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Base Ball Roots in St. Paul and Minneapolis
- 2. Athletic Park-Minneapolis
- 3. Dale and Aurora Grounds (Comiskey Park) and the Pillbox-St. Paul
- 4. Seven Miles of Separation-Nicollet and Lexington
- 5. The Midway Stadiums
- 6. Metropolitan Stadium
- 7. Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- 8. Target Field
- 9. CHS Field
- 10. Delta-Bierman-Siebert Fields
- 11. Dunning Sports Complex/Toni Stone Field and the Parade
- Epilogue
- Notes
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4396-7201-6
- OCLC:
- 1237400518
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