Minnesota

• Capital: St. Paul, MN
• Largest City: Minneapolis, MN
• Area: 87,014 sq mi
  • Rank: 11
• Population (2010): 5,303,925
  • Rank: 21
• Admission to Union: May 11, 1858
• Time Zone: Central

Further Reading

• Anne Aronson: "Dames in the Dirt: Women's Baseball Before 1945", in Daniel R. Levitt, ed.: Short but Wondrous Summers: Baseball in the North Star State, The National Pastime, Volume 42 (2012), pp. 111-116.
• Rich Arpie: "Professional Base Ball Debuts in Minnesota: The St. Paul Red Caps, Minneapolis Brown Stockings and Winona Clippers of 1875-1877", in Daniel R. Levitt, ed.: Short but Wondrous Summers: Baseball in the North Star State, The National Pastime, Volume 42 (2012), pp. 14-18.
• Michael J. Haupert, ed.: Baseball in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, The National Pastime, 2024 Edition.
• Steven R. Hoffbeck and Peter Gorton: "John Donaldson and Black Baseball in Minnesota", in Daniel R. Levitt, ed.: Short but Wondrous Summers: Baseball in the North Star State, The National Pastime, Volume 42 (2012), pp. 117-122.
• Cecil O. Monroe: "The Rise of Baseball in Minnesota", in Daniel R. Levitt, ed.: Short but Wondrous Summers: Baseball in the North Star State, The National Pastime, Volume 42 (2012), pp. 9-13 (reprint of an article originally published in 1938).
• Todd Peterson: Early Black Baseball in Minnesota: The St. Paul Gophers, Minneapolis Keystones and Other Barnstorming Teams of the Deadball Era, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2010.
• Stew Thornley: Baseball in Minnesota: The Definitive History, Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, MN, 2006. ISBN 9780873515511
• Stew Thornley, ed.: Minnesotans in Baseball, Nodin Press, Cambridge, MN, 2009.
• Stew Thornley: Historic Ballparks of the Twin Cities, The History Press, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2021. ISBN 9781467146340
• Frank M. White: They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, MN, 2016. ISBN 9781681340043