▁had ▁played ▁in ▁Ken os ha ▁at ▁Lake front ▁Stadium ▁since ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁The ▁team ▁played ▁at ▁Sim m ons ▁Field ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁until ▁its ▁final ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁The ▁A AG P BL ▁fol ded ▁three ▁seasons ▁later . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁en su ing ▁dec ades , ▁Sim m ons ▁Field ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁little ▁le agues , ▁amateur ▁le agues ▁and ▁for ▁exhibition ▁games . ▁Warren ▁Sp ahn , ▁Bob ▁F eller ▁and ▁S atch el ▁Pa ige ▁pitch ed ▁there . ▁The ▁Ken os ha ▁Pir ates , ▁a ▁local ▁semi - pro ▁team , ▁also ▁played ▁at ▁Sim m ons ▁Field ▁during ▁this ▁era . ▁But ▁the ▁stad ium ▁fell ▁into ▁dis rep air ▁without ▁a ▁major ▁ten ant . ▁ ▁Then ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Ken os ha ▁native ▁and ▁former ▁minor ▁league ▁pitch er ▁Bob ▁Lee ▁transformed ▁the ▁old ▁ven ue ▁when ▁he ▁purchased ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins ▁Single - A ▁Mid west ▁League ▁affili ate ▁and ▁moved ▁the ▁team ▁into ▁Sim m ons ▁Field . ▁The ▁move ▁provided ▁for ▁approximately ▁$ 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁worth ▁of ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁field , ▁including ▁a ▁new ▁club house , ▁new ▁in - ground ▁d ug outs , ▁a ▁new ▁wood ▁out field ▁f ence , ▁a ▁new ▁electronic ▁score board , ▁con cess ion ▁facilities ▁and ▁al umin um ▁ble ach