He hit .291 in 789 minor-league games.

All told, he played 2,338 minor-league games, collected over 2,180 hits (including 25 home runs) and batted .286.

The 37-year-old Guidry had appeared in four minor-league games as part of his rehabilitation, giving up two runs in 14Z innings.

But this season, it has arranged trips to a handful of nearby minor-league games.

When you go to a minor-league game, do you really know any players?

If he follows the timetable set so far, he will probably pitch in a minor-league game Thursday.

On a typical midsummer night, 500,000 people are at major-league parks, compared to the 350,000 watching minor-league games.

In a minor-league game in 1991, he broke 9 of opponents bats while pitching.

Besides minor-league games, he said, the stadium would feature Little League championships, concerts and perhaps even a circus in the off-season.

His career continued through 1959, and he won 131 minor-league games.