
Calvin Griffith: The Ups and Downs of the last Family-Owned Baseball Team
When Calvin Griffith sold the Minnesota Twins in 1984, he bowed…

A Saint and a Miller
A fictional tale about a personal rivalry between a Minneapolis…

John Donaldson and Black Baseball in Minnesota
World’s All Nations, 1912, barnstorming club sponsored by…

Play Ball: Minnesota Baseball Litigation Lore
Baseball has been a recurring subject in the courtrooms of the…

Small College Baseball in Minnesota
Some of the finest small college baseball in the country is played…

University of Minnesota Baseball
In a sport now dominated by teams from sunnier climates, the…

A Perfect Right to Play: Billy Williams, Dick Brookins, and the Color Line
In the relatively progressive state of Minnesota, African Americans…

Dames in the Dirt: Women's Baseball Before 1945
Despite the fact that the great American pastime has been almost…

Twin Cities Ballparks of the 20th Century and Beyond
Early baseball teams in Minneapolis and St. Paul played in a…

How (Not) to Build a Ballpark: The 1884 Minneapolis Grounds
This article illustrates the problems that existed in the 1884…

The Legacy of Twins Legends: Killebrew, Carew, Puckett, Mauer
Since the Washington Senators moved to Minnesota in 1961, the…

May 17, 2011: A Strong Man Dies — Harmon Killebrew
A poetic tribute to the late Harmon Killebrew.
Harmon Killebrew…

Top 50 Players in Minnesota Twins History
When the Senators moved from Washington to Minnesota in 1961…

A Surprising Disappointment: The Minnesota Twins of the Late 1960s
After a heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of the World Series to the…

Felled By the Impossible: The 1967 Minnesota Twins
After a World Series appearance in 1965 and finishing second…

Ted Williams' Year in Minneapolis
This article provides an in-depth look at Ted Williams and his…

The Minnesota Twins Story
A chronological account of the Minnesota Twins' history as a…

SABR Collector Finds Mays Jersey
Bob Evans, a longtime SABR member and avid baseball collector,…

Two African American Pioneers Cross Paths: Roy Campanella and Carl Rowan
Roy Campanella became the first African-American player in the…

The St. Paul-New York Underground Railroad
On January 1, 1925, local newspapers announced that the St. Paul…

The Saints-Millers Holiday Series
By the mid-1870s, both Minneapolis and St. Paul had professional…

Baseball’s Twin Towers in the Twin Cities: The Minneapolis Millers and the St. Paul Saints in the American Association, 1902–1960
The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul became part of the newly…

Perry Werden’s Record-Setting 1895 Season and the 1890s Minneapolis Millers
After years of professional baseball coming and going, Ban Johnson,…

Rube and His Bears: A Short History of the Virginia Ore Diggers and the Team’s Time in the Northern League
The Virginia Ore Diggers are the only franchise in Organized…