Pillbox Bat Co.

The name Pillbox Bat Co. pays tribute to the old Downtown Park in St. Paul, Minnesota. It's so small that, nicknamed the "Pillbox", it is said that hits over the left and right field fences were only awarded two bases. Pressed into use in 1903 by the new owner of the St. Paul Saints because he didn't think folks wanted to walk two miles from downtown to the nicer Lexington Ballpark, the Pillbox was not a thing of beauty, but it was full of character, and it serviced the Saints until 1909 when they moved back to Lexington Park.