St. Paul, MN
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St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota, located in the center of the state, on the Mississippi River, 10 miles east of Minneapolis, MN; together, the two cities for the "Twin Cities". It is also the county seat of Ramsey County, MN.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- St. Paul Apostles, Union Association (1884)
- St. Paul Apostles, Northwestern League (1884)
- St. Paul Freezers, Northwestern League (1886)
- St. Paul Saints, Northwestern League (1887)
- St. Paul Apostles, Western Association (1888-1891)
- St. Paul Saints, Western League (1892, 1897, 1899, 1901)
- St. Paul Apostles, Western League (1895-1896, 1898)
- St. Paul Apostles, American Association (1902-1914)
- St. Paul Gophers, Negro Leagues (1909)
- St. Paul Colts, Northern League (1913)
- St. Paul Saints, American Association (1915-1960)
- Minnesota Twins, American League (1961-present)
- St. Paul Saints, Northern League (1993-2005)
- St. Paul Saints, American Association (21st Century) (2006-2019)
- St. Paul Saints, Triple-A East (2021)
- St. Paul Saints, International League (2022- )
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Chris Abbe, minor league catcher
- John Anderson, pitcher
- Fred Baczewski, pitcher
- Nat Bailey, minor league owner
- Bill Brennan, umpire
- Tom Burgmeier, pitcher
- Bill Carney, outfielder
- Paul Castner, pitcher
- Jack Crooks, infielder; manager
- Gene DeMontreville, infielder
- Dennis Denning, minor league infielder; college coach
- Dave Doorneweerd, minor league pitcher
- Ned Egan, minor league manager
- John Erickson, minor league infielder
- Jake Esch, pitcher
- David Frishberg, musician
- Lou Galvin, pitcher
- Chick Gandil, infielder
- John Gaub, pitcher
- Henry Gehring, pitcher
- Drew Gilbert, minor league outfielder
- Tony Giuliani, catcher
- Dick Gordon, writer
- Mark Hamburger, pitcher
- Jack Hannahan, infielder
- Jimmy Hart, infielder
- Wes Hazlett, minor league outfielder
- Tom Johnson, pitcher
- Jerry Kindall, infielder
- Joan Kroc, owner
- Dave Lindstrom, minor league catcher
- Art Lizzette, minor league catcher/first baseman
- Mike Lynch, pitcher
- Bill Mauer, minor league pitcher
- Jake Mauer, minor league infielder
- Joe Mauer, catcher; Hall of Fame
- Carmen Mauro, outfielder
- Adam Mazur, pitcher
- Jack McCartan, US national team infielder
- Tom McCormick, minor league pitcher
- Tom Mee, minor league infielder
- Paul Molitor, infielder; Hall of Fame
- Jack Morris, pitcher
- Hap Morse, infielder
- Walt Moryn, outfielder
- Andy Nelson, pitcher
- Jeff Nelson, umpire
- Glen Perkins, pitcher
- Zach Peterson, minor league pitcher
- Vincent Plumbo, minor league catcher
- Robb Quinlan, infielder
- Tom Quinlan, infielder
- Jim Rantz, minor league pitcher
- Mickey Rocco, infielder
- Larry Rosenthal, outfielder
- Seth Rosin, minor league pitcher
- Matt Schuld, minor league pitcher
- Howie Schultz, infielder
- Chris Schwab, minor league outfielder
- Dan Smith, pitcher
- Rick Smoliak, college coach
- Arthur Staples, minor league infielder
- Ken Staples, minor league catcher
- George Sweeney, umpire
- Tim Tschida, umpire
- Louie Varland, pitcher
- Frank Viola III, minor league pitcher
- Mark Wegner, umpire
- Fred Weiler, minor league infielder
- Chris Weinke, minor league infielder
- Joe Werrick, infielder
- Dave Winfield, outfielder; Hall of Fame
Persons who died here[edit]
- Jay Andrews, minor league infielder
- Bill Barnes, outfielder
- Jim Beane, minor league pitcher
- Paul Castner, pitcher
- Otis Clymer, outfielder
- Rip Conway, infielder
- Ted Corbett, minor league pitcher
- Lew Drill, catcher
- Tony Faeth, pitcher
- Phil Gallivan, pitcher
- Tony Giuliani, catcher
- Harry Glenn, catcher
- Dick Gordon, writer
- Bob Johnson, infielder
- Craig Kusick, infielder
- Art Lizzette, minor league catcher/first baseman
- Leroy Matlock, pitcher
- Ken Mauer, minor league player
- Hap Morse, infielder
- Jesse Petty, pitcher
- Howard Petway, Negro League pitcher
- Lee Quillen, infielder
- Bobby Reis, pitcher/outfielder
- Mickey Rocco, infielder
- Ray Rolling, infielder
- Lefty Sloat, pitcher
- John Sullivan, catcher
- George Sweeney, umpire
- Fred Weiler, minor league infielder
- Leo Wells, infielder
- Bill Wilson, catcher
Educational institutions located here[edit]
- Central High School
- Concordia Academy
- Concordia University
- Cretin-Derham High School
- Hamline University
- Harding High School
- Highland Park High School
- Humboldt High School
- Macalester College
- Metropolitan State University
- Murray High School
- North High School
- St. Agnes High School
- St. Croix Lutheran Academy
- St. Paul Academy
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- University of St. Thomas
- Washington High School
Further Reading[edit]
- Vince Guerrieri: "The Promised Land: The Twin Cities' Long Flirtation with Major League Baseball", in Michael J. Haupert, ed.: Baseball in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, The National Pastime, 2024 Edition, pp. 47-50.
- Stew Thornley: Historic Ballparks of the Twin Cities, The History Press, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2021. ISBN 9781467146340
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