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Title: Babe Clouts Out Longest Hit Ever Made in Minor League Park
Description: Photos and information about a benefit baseball game held at Muehlebach Field on October 13, 1924, where Babe Ruth was reported to have belted the "longest hit ever made in a minor league park."
Date: 1924-10-14
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Blues Stadium
Description: Blues Stadium at 23rd and Brooklyn Streets opened on July 3, 1923, as Muehlebach Field. In 1937, it was renamed Ruppert Stadium; in 1946, Blues Stadium; and in 1954, it was renamed again as Municipal Stadium.
Date: 1971-09-26
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Football Game at Muehlebach Field
Description: Distant view of a football game in progress inside Muehlebach Field (later Ruppert/Blues/Municipal Stadium.
Date: 1930~/1949~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Baseball Players Shaking Hands
Description: Two baseball players or managers in Kansas City Blues uniforms standing outside a dugout shaking hands. The photograph was likely taken inside Muehlebach Field at 22nd Street and Brooklyn Avenue.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Spectators in Stadium
Description: View of spectators in stadium stands, possibly Muehlebach Field / Ruppert Stadium at 22nd Street and Brooklyn Avenue, watching a baseball game.
Date: 1920~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Three Blues Baseball Players
Description: Three unidentified Kansas City Blues baseball players standing inside a near-empty stadium. The photograph was likely taken inside Muehlebach Field at 22nd Street and Brooklyn Avenue before a game.
Date: 1920~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Zack Wheat Posing with Boy
Description: Minneapolis Millers baseball player Zack Wheat poses with a young fan. The photograph was likely taken at Muehlebach Field at 22nd Street and Brooklyn Avenue before a game between the Kansas City Blues and Millers
Date: 1928~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Baseball Player Kissing Woman
Description: Unidentified Minneapolis Millers baseball player (possibly Zack Wheat) kissing a woman. Other players and spectators are seen in the background. The photograph was likely taken inside Muehlebach Field at 22nd Street and Brooklyn Avenue before a game.
Date: 1928~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Baseball Players Shaking Hands
Description: Two baseball players or managers shaking hands surrounded by a group of people. The "M" on one player's uniform indicates he played for the Minneapolis Millers. He is holding a small box in his left hand. The photograph was likely take inside Muehlebach Field at 22nd Street and Brooklyn Avenue before a game between the Kansas City Blues and Millers
Date: 1928~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Blues A ''Mystery'' Team: Uncertain Quality Intrigues Fans' Interest
Description: Pre-1931 season article about the Kansas City Blues baseball team, stating that George Muehlebach has owned the team since 1918. And as of 1931 held the record of all minor league cities for a single day's attendance: a Sunday in 1927 with more than 28,000 paid admissions. Includes photos of George Muehlebach, John Savage (secretary and manager of the Blues), and "Charlie" Moss (valet of the ballpark).
Date: 1931-04-21
Object Type: Magazine Article

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