Stew Thornley

Stew Thornley

Stew Thornley (born July 23 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an author of books on sports history, particularly in his home state.

His books include histories of the Minneapolis Millers minor league baseball team, the Minneapolis Lakers major league basketball team, and the Polo Grounds, an historic baseball stadium in New York as well as a definitive history of baseball in Minnesota. Another book, "Six Feet Under: A Graveyard Guide to Minnesota", is about notable people buried in Minnesota.

Early in his career, he was a broadcaster, and worked at KHAD in DeSoto, Missouri. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1979, Thornley served as the organization's vice president on its board of directors from 2002 to 2004.


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