St. Paul Saints (1884–1900)
| St. Paul Saints (1884–1900) | |
|---|---|
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Independent (1877, 1884, 1886–1891) Class A (1895–1899, 1901) |
| League | League Alliance (1877) Northwestern League (1884), (1) Union Association (1884), (2) Northwestern League (1886–1887) Western Association (1888–1891) Western League (1892, 1895–1899) Western League II (1901) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | None |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (0) | None |
| Team data | |
| Name | St. Paul Red Caps (1877) St. Paul Apostles (1884), (1) St. Paul Saints (Union Association) (1884), (2) St. Paul Freezers (1886) St. Paul Saints (1887) St. Paul Apostles (1888–1891) St. Paul Saints (1892, 1895–1899, 1901) |
| Ballpark | West Seventh Street Park (1884, 1886–1891) Dale and Aurora Grounds (1886–1891, 1895–1896) Lexington Park (1897–1899, 1901) |
The St. Paul Saints were an early minor league baseball team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. The "Saints" franchise played as members of the Western League in 1892 and from 1895 to 1899. The St. Paul Saints were owned and managed by Charles Comiskey, who moved the team to become the Chicago White Sox of the American League following the 1899 season.
Prior to their Western League tenure, St. Paul teams played as a member of the League Alliance (1877), Northwestern League (1884, 1886–1887) and Western Association (1888–1891). After the end of the 1884 Northwestern League season, on September 8, 1884, the St Paul Saints joined the major league Union Association to complete the 1884 season, replacing a team that had folded.
St. Paul teams hosted minor league home games at West Seventh Street Park and Dale and Aurora Grounds, before moving to Lexington Park which was newly constructed in 1897. Lexington Park was built and owned by Comiskey.
The Saints played the 1901 season in the reformed Western League, and the 1902 St. Paul Saints continued play after joining the newly formed American Association, beginning a tenure in the league that lasted until 1960. Today, the Saints nickname is used by the St. Paul Saints of the Class AAA level International League.