The Nights The Lights Went On In The Twin Cities

Installing the lights at Lexington Park, St. Paul, in May 1937.…

Minneapolis Millerettes

As late as the 1980s, the softball/baseball Minneapolis Millerettes…

Twin Cities Rivalry Feeds New York Rivalry, 1946–57

  During the years following World War II, the minor…

The Promised Land: The Twin Cities’ Long Flirtation with Major League Baseball

In the 1950s, as the population of the United States shifted,…

Old-Fashioned Town Ball Is Flourishing in Minnesota

Most baseball fans are familiar with historian Jacques Barzun’s…
Jim Kaat (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

Prelude to a Pennant: Twins Baseball, 1961–64

When the Washington Senators moved to a Minnesota home As…
Rod Carew (Trading Card DB)
Sandy Koufax (SABR/The Rucker Archive)

Sandy in Minny: Honoring Him for That

When Hank Greenberg, the Detroit Tigers slugger and baseball’s…

The Glory of Our Friendship: Lawrence Ritter and Me

  I was born in a small farming town in the southwest…

Reliever Ron Perranoski: A[nother] Tale of Two Cities

  The career of left-handed reliever Ron Perranoski (1961–73)…

Red Springs: The Littlest Baseball Town in America

  Red Springs, North Carolina, was a unique place for…
Butch Wynegar (Trading Card DB)

Butch Wynegar: From Single-A to the Major League All-Star Game in One Year

As a young boy growing up in York, Pennsylvania, Harold Wynegar…
Joe Mauer (MLB.com)

Joe Mauer: A First-Ballot Hall of Famer Without Question

As I sprinted across Oracle Park with my son during the San…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Introduction: Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth

“Blue heaven on earth” – Tommy Lasorda on Dodger Stadium   Dodger…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

When the Angels Called Dodger Stadium Home

History students who want to learn about uneasy détente during…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Dodger Stadium and the Battle of Chavez Ravine

When eternal Dodgers hero Johnny Podres threw the first pitch…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

The Struggle to Build Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium, opened in 1962, is located just north of…
Fernando Valenzuela (SABR-Rucker Archive)

‘Viva, Valenzuela!’ Fernandomania and the Transformation of the Los Angeles Dodgers

In May of 1957, Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley took a helicopter…

The Dodger Dog

Celebrating the Dodger Dog. (Courtesy Todd Anton)   “A…

Dodger Stadium: The Influence of Janet Marie Smith

L to R: Mookie Betts, Janet Marie Smith, and David Price…

Fans Come First: A History of Dodger Stadium Promotions

Some of the recent additions to Dodger Stadium include these…