My Vintage Minneapolis Millers & St. Paul Saints Collection

[Tay1038]

1955 Minneapolis Millers Junior World Series Program and Tickets from the last game played at Nicollet Park.

Excited to add these pieces of history to my collection! Program is scored and dated from September 28, 1955 - GM 7 in which the Minneapolis Millers defeated the Rochester Red Wings 9-4, clinching the Junior World Series Title. The corresponding Home Game 4 ticket stub adds to the nostalgia.

[Scott Garner]

Tay, your Minneapolis Millers collection has really developed into a terrific one.
Congrats on your recent pickups!

[Tay1038]

Thank you, Scott!

[Tay1038]

Genuine “Original” Midway Stadium Box Seat - Home of the St. Paul Saints from (1957-1960).

In the 1950s, the two American Association teams in Minnesota, the St. Paul Saints and Minneapolis Millers, were playing in ballparks approaching 60 years old. Both cities were considering new ballparks for their teams and were looking beyond the immediate need to having a stadium that could be the home of a major-league team. The first Midway Stadium was the home of the St. Paul Saints from 1957–1960, after Lexington Park, the long-time home of the St. Paul Saints was decommissioned. It was built with just a small uncovered and presumably expandable grandstand. It was intended to compete with Metropolitan Stadium for attracting a major league baseball team, but the already-larger capacity of "The Met" doomed Midway Stadium. It was abandoned for professional baseball once the Twins arrived in 1961 and displaced both the Saints and the Minneapolis Millers.

Up until recently, I have never seen one these before. This is an incredible and rare seat. It was beautifully restored by Seitz and Company in St. Paul Mn. After further research, I found an article from July, 1993 in the Baltimore Sun that mentioned Seitz & Co., Mike Seitz, a local St. Paul resident purchased many of these seats back in 1981 when the ballpark was being demolished.

[Tay1038]

c.1955-56 Don Bollweg Hillerich & Bradsby Game Used Bat

Picked up another gamer to add to my 1955 Minneapolis Millers Junior World Series Championship Team Collection. I am now up to 11 different game used bats!

[Tay1038]

c. 1951-52 Minneapolis Millers Game Worn Cap

[ksfarmboy]

Man I don't know where you find this great stuff. I'm lucky to find something from the entire state of Kansas every 6 months or so. Great collection and keep them coming.