Carson Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, home of the 1950s Class C, Eau Claire Braves,
the statue honors the team's most famous alumni, Hank Aaron (intially a shortstop with Eau Claire in 1952).
The Minor Leagues
Carson Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, home of the 1950s
Class C, Eau Claire Braves,
the statue honors the team's most famous alumni, Hank Aaron
(intially a shortstop with Eau Claire in 1952).
Called by many the prospects the "Bible" check out Baseball America which also covers the majors, colleges, and other aspects of the game.
The most comprehensive set of baseball links, including history and contemporary matters, is John Skilton's Baseball Links whihc offers a special section on the minors.
This page was last updated
August 12, 2004
Special thanks to
Katherine Stalcup, Suzanne Tapp, and Paul Williams and the staff
of the Texas Tech Teaching Learning and
Technology Center for their patient and tireless assistance with
this page. Also, my thanks to the Teaching Learning and
Technology Center for supporting this page with grants for
1998-1999 and 1999-2000.
Photographs
are by Jim Harper unless otherwise noted. Larger versions and
more information about photographs with Library of Congress (
i.e. LC-USZ6-2054 DLC) or National Archives (i.e.
NWDNC-241-PATENTRES-72X) identification numbers can usually be
obtained by searching either the Library of Congress, "American Memory," section, or the National
Archives (NAIL) search vehicle.
Background image, an
old-timer (George Herman "Babe" Ruth) swings during the
1940s.
Original photograph provided by William R. Conroy.