Minot Mallards

Baseball Hall of Fame member Satchel Paige played for the 1950 Minot Mallards.

Minor league baseball in Minot, North Dakota began with a partial season in 1917.

The Minot Why Nots finished the 1917 season with a record of 19–23, placing third in the Northern League under manager George Brautigam.

[1][2][3][4] The 1923 Minot Magicians became charter members of the four–team 1923 Class D level North Dakota League.

The Magicians won both halves of the league season and were declared champions, playing under manager Herb Hester.

The Mallards moniker was submitted by Minot native Bonnie Rae Miller, in a fan based team-naming contest.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Satchel Paige pitched two games for the 1950, Minot Mallards.

Minot ended the 1953 regular season with a record of 43–31, placing first in the Manitoba–Dakota League standings under manager Ed Albosta.

[2][35][36][37] Minot looked to host a franchise to join the Northern League in 1958, in unison with the Bismarck-Mandan Pards.

The Northern League was looking to expand to ten teams and wished to add both franchises.

The Minot Mallards ended the 1958 Northern League regular season with a record of 67–55, placing fourth in the standings.

[2][39][40][43] After not fielding a team in 1961, the Minot Mallards returned to play in the 1962 Class C Northern League.

The Minot Mallards ended the Northern League season with a record of 44–80 under manager Grady Wilson.

Returning to play at Corbett Field, season home attendance was 31,666, an average of 892 per game.

In the Finals, Minot defeated the Grand Forks Varmints 3 games to 1 to win the championship.

The Mallards defended their Prairie League championship, playing under managers Mitch Zwolensky, Alan Riffle and Jason Felice.

In the Finals, the Mallards defeated the Regina Cyclones 3 games to 0 to win their second consecutive championship.

[45][46][50][51][2] Beginning in 1950, the Minot Mallards minor league teams were noted to have played home games at Corbett Field.

Still in use today, the ballpark is located off Front Street SE, close to Roosevelt Park and the Zoo.

The location is 1220 4th Avenue SE, (Burdick Expressway East), Minot, North Dakota.