Metropolitan Stadium
1961 - 1981
Bloomington, MN
Historic Aerials
What Was There
| Team | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Twins |
(1961 - 1981) |
1674 |
First Game
4/21/1961: Senators (5) vs. Twins (3)Umpires:
Managers:
Starting Pitchers: Camilo Pascual (MIN) vs Joe McClain (WS2)
First Pitch:
Attendance: 24,606
Time of Game:
Trivia
On August 10, 1971 Harmon Killebrew homered in the first inning off Baltimore's Mike Cuellar for career home run number 500, then homered off Cuellar again in the sixth. On June 3, 1967 Harmon Killebrew hit a home run off California's Lew Burdette that traveled an estimated 520 feet and is listed as the longest recorded home run in the history of the stadium. | Batting Event | First |
|---|---|
| First Batter | Marty Keough (WS2) |
| Hit | Marty Keough (WS2) - Singled to RF (1st) |
| Run Scored | Marty Keough (WS2) |
| Run Batted In | Dale Long (WS2) |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | Dale Long (WS2) vs. Camilo Pascual (MIN) on 4/21/1961 (1st inning) |
| Grand Slam | Mickey Mantle (NY) vs. Camilo Pascual (MIN) on 5/2/1961 (10th inning) |
| IPHR | Harmon Killebrew (MIN) vs. Cal McLish (CHA) on 7/4/1961 (8th inning) |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | First |
| Win | Joe McClain (WS2) |
| Loss | Ray Moore (MIN) |
| Strikeout | Camilo Pascual (MIN)/Joe McClain (WS2) |
| Shutout | |
| Shutout, SP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | Save |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | No-Hitter | Jack Kralick (MIN) vs. Royals on 8/26/1962 |
| Batting Event | Last |
|---|---|
| Last Batter | Roy Smalley (MIN) |
| Hit | Gary Ward (MIN) - Singled to RF (9) |
| Run Scored | U.L. Washington (KCA) |
| Run Batted In | Willie Wilson (KCA) |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | Clint Hurdle (KCA) vs. Fernando Arroyo (MIN) on 9/30/1981 (4th inning) |
| Grand Slam | Lenny Randle (SEA) vs. Don Cooper (MIN) on 4/27/1981 (10th inning) |
| IPHR | Mike Cubbage (MIN) vs. Jackson Todd (TOR) on 8/20/1980 (6th inning) |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | Last |
| Win | Larry Gura (KCA) |
| Loss | Fernando Arroyo (MIN) |
| Strikeout | Larry Gura (KCA)/Gary Ward (MIN) |
| Shutout | |
| Save | |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | No-Hitter | Jack Kralick (MIN) vs. Royals on 8/26/1962 |