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rsdsharp

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4. Metropolitan Stadium was 30,022 when the Twins moved into it in 1961.

Reply to bahboo (Reply #3)

Tue May 16, 2023, 12:40 PM

May 2023

Of course, it had been built as a minor league stadium in 1956, with an initial capacity of less than 20,000. They continued to renovate and expand, and it eventually held almost 46,000.

The first game I saw there was in 1963. The right field and left field seats, as well as the those down both lines past the infield were still just wood plank bleachers.

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