Minnesota Metropolitan Stadium Chavez Ravine starting with the 1952 Dallas

starting with the 1952 Dallas Texans

Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb's all-time record for most career hits

then spent six seasons playing abroad professionally in Venezuela

Artwork by Chris Weir

the Pirates were consistently in the postseason

Minnesota Metropolitan Stadium Chavez Ravine starting with the 1952 DallasOpened in 1956, Metropolitan stadium was built in the hopes of attracting a Major League Baseball team and also, possibly, an National Football League (NFL) team to Minnesota. The AAA Minneapolis Millers played there from 1956 through 1959. In 1960, the Washington Senators moved to the Twin Cities to become the Twins. In 1961, the NFL Minnesota Vikings moved into the Met. It closed in 1981 with both teams moving into the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.