St. Paul, MN

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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