Tag Archives: Lost Ballparks
The Lost Ballparks of Cleveland
– Matt Nelson Many cities have “Lost (Major League) Ballpark” sites. Believe it or not Keokuk, Iowa, is one of those places. In 1875 the highest level of professional baseball was played there by the Keokuk Westerns of … Continue reading
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Recommended Reading: Waterloo Diamonds
– Matt Nelson At the age of ten in 1990 my dad took me to my first Midwest League baseball game. It was the Kenosha Twins against the Waterloo Diamonds at Municipal Stadium in Waterloo, Iowa (I grew up in Grundy … Continue reading
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Metropolitan Stadium
– Matt Nelson Shopping and baseball. They don’t usually go together. However, a visit to the Mall of America provides both. If you visit the mall you’re at the old site of Metropolitan Stadium. Met Stadium was home to the Minnesota … Continue reading
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Other St. Louis Stuff
– Matt Nelson (This is an article that compliments Busch Stadium III) The place to find baseball history in St. Louis is the Cardinals Hall of Fame. I haven’t been there, but that’s what I’m told. Problem is, because they have yet to … Continue reading
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