Minnesota Baseball

[kmac32]

Busy,

My great great uncle played for the Saints 1919 through 1921. In 1921, he went on to play for the Yankees. He also played in the 1921 world series.

[Tom Hufford]

Several years ago, the SABR Board of Directors decided to re-name the convention publication as "The National Pastime" (SABR holds the trademark to that title, by the way), and to distribute it to the entire membership, rather than just those who attended the convention. The 2012 convention was held in Minneapolis this past weekend - thus the "Baseball in Minnesota" theme.

Next year's convention will be in Philadelphia, and at the board meeting we held last Wednesday (June 27) we awarded the 2014 convention to Houston. That should answer your question about "when does 'Houston Baseball' get an issue?"

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Busy,

My great great uncle played for the Saints 1919 through 1921. In 1921, he went on to play for the Yankees. He also played in the 1921 world series.

Ken, that is super-cool. I assume you have a mini-museum of his stuff?

Originally Posted by Tom Hufford

Next year's convention will be in Philadelphia, and at the board meeting we held last Wednesday (June 27) we awarded the 2014 convention to Houston. That should answer your question about "when does 'Houston Baseball' get an issue?"

Thanks Tom. That's great news - I need to start paying better attention to those SABR emails. I was gung-ho for the first few months, participating in the various sub-forums, etc., but rarely got any response to anything I posted and I eventually lost interest. Now that I am semi-retired, I might try to get involved again.

[mybuddyinc]

Aaaaaaaaahhh ..... good ol' SABR.

Here's my trip down memory lane:

Joined SABR in late '70's, back when there was still less than 100 members.

Remember my friend getting his news letter, and me not getting it. Called John Thorn to see what's up. He said call Mark Rucker. Called Mark, and his mother answered saying he was in garage. He came to phone and said he was getting the last news letters out. Received it within a few days.

Remember going to a SABR convention in early '80's. There was a guy named Vern Luce (Luse ?) who drove an old wooden planked station wagon. In the back he had scores of shoe boxes filled with hand typed/written index cards with minor league players and stats from the late 1800's to early 1900's. He thanked me for helping him out with some NJ players. Now we can just go to baseball reference . com.

Also at that convention there were some computer (that new fangled contraption) geeks. They were working on a Baseball computer game using "basic" programs. Oh my !!!


Remember going to Cooperstown and meeting the newly retired HOF librarian. Can't remember how to spell his name, but it was pronounced "Catch-Line." My friend and I sat on his side porch with his wife, sipping lemonade, talking Baseball, and watching the sun set over the Cooperstown hills and lake.

By mid-80's SABR got too big for me, and never renewed membership.


Thanks for listening, I have a tear in my eye right now, and think I'll have a fond remembrance beer .................

[kdixon]

Here is a picture of Zach Wheat and his son when he played for the Millers.

[tachyonbb]

Jaybird, SABR members received their copy this week.
title is
"The National Pastime , Short but Wondrous Summers, Baseball in the North Star State"

http://astore.amazon.com/sabrwebsite...ail/1933599227

It is $14.95 from the SABR bookstore. 156 pages, black and white, lots of photographs, some of the writing is outstanding.

[tbob]

Originally Posted by tachyonbb

Jaybird, SABR members received their copy this week.
title is
"The National Pastime , Short but Wondrous Summers, Baseball in the North Star State"

http://astore.amazon.com/sabrwebsite...ail/1933599227

It is $14.95 from the SABR bookstore. 156 pages, black and white, lots of photographs, some of the writing is outstanding.

Thanks Bruce. I used to go to the Millers games before the Twins hit town in 1961. Looking forward to the book.
The Millers-Saints rivalry was intense. When I watched the Millers, the parent team was the Red Sox but before that it was the Giants and with the Saints being the Dodgers AAA team, the rivalry was obvious.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Busy,

My great great uncle played for the Saints 1919 through 1921. In 1921, he went on to play for the Yankees. He also played in the 1921 world series.

Was it Norm? I believe he was in St. Paul from 1925-27

[Bugsy]

Here is Norm McMillan in 1925

[Bugsy]

Leo Durocher in 1927

[kmac32]

Busy,

Not Norm as far as I know. It was Elmer Miller the outfielder? Very cool bat by the way.

Scott, the answer to the mini museum is yes. Always looking to add on.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Busy,

Not Norm as far as I know. It was Elmer Miller the outfielder? Very cool bat by the way.

Scott, the answer to the mini museum is yes. Always looking to add on.

Here is an Elmer Miller bat, but this one isn't mine. It went for big money a few years ago.

[David W]

While in Minneapolis, you should drive about an hour west to Darwin, Minnesota and see the biggest ball of twine in the world

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2128

And to keep on topic about Minnesota baseball also in the small town of Darwin's "museum" is a T 206 of the only player from Darwin to play in the majors, but I forget his name.