Part IV: the Memorial Field story

Although ballgames in Dundas have been played at the Memorial Field site for many years, the first ballparks were elsewhere.  There was a park west of the bars, past the present Palen farm.  There may also have been a field east of town, between Highway 3 and Dundas.  However, for much of the twentieth century, ballgames were played in Paul Thielbar's pasture, on the current site of Memorial Field.  On October 10, 1950, the Village of Dundas officially purchased the field from Mr. And Mrs. Thielbar for the princely sum of $2,500.  This piece of property, dubbed Memorial Field, has been the official home of the Dundas teams ever since.

The Dundas Baseball Association was officially incorporated on October 25, 1950.  The original members were: Leonard Quist, President; A.H. Bickel, Vice-President; George Harris, Secretary & Treasurer; R. H. Ames, George Butterfield; and Ralph Drentlaw.  All of them were from Dundas.

In the 1970's, several improvements were made to Memorial Field including concrete dugouts, a primitive concrete grandstand, and toilets.  In 1990, the current grandstand was constructed, along with the concession stand area.  Lights were added in 1992, and the new scoreboard arrived in 1997. It remains one of the better scoreboards in the state of Minnesota.  The warning track was added in 1999.