Metropolitan Stadium

Metropolitan Stadium was a ballpark in Bloomington, MN. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 21, 1961 and the last on September 30, 1981. The register files it under the American League.

1,682 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1961 and 1981. The game logs list the Minnesota Twins as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 18,200. 8 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Jack Kralick's No-Hitter in 1962, Freddie Patek Hits for the Cycle, 1971 in 1971, and César Tovar Hits for the Cycle, 1972 in 1972.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 21, 1961, when the Washington Senators beat the Minnesota Twins 5–3. Joe McClain started for the Washington Senators and Camilo Pascual for the Minnesota Twins. Bill McKinley was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 30, 1981, when the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 5–2. Larry Gura started for the Kansas City Royals and Fernando Arroyo for the Minnesota Twins. Marty Springstead was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 50,596, for a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Minnesota Twins on October 14, 1965.