What Famous Baseball Greats, Played on Your Minor League Team

[Gil Dobie]

Minneapolis Millers - Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Hoyt Wilhelm, Carl Yastrzemski, Orlando Cepeda, Rube Waddell, Jimmy Collins, Billy Herman, Zack Wheat, Ray Dandridge, Monte Irvin, Roger Bresnahan, Bill McKechnie, George Kelly.........All Baseball Hall of Famers.

St Paul Saints
1884-1899 - Moved to Chicago by Charles Comiskey, and change name to Chicago White Sox

Darryl Strawberry, JD Drew.

[grizband]

Billings Mustangs (rookie ball) - Aaron Boone, George Brett, Rob Dibble, Adam Dunn, Trevor Hoffman, Austin Kearns, B.J. Ryan, Reggie Sanders, Danny Tartabul

Missoula Osprey - Lyle Overbay, Brandon Webb

Great Falls Dodgers - Pedro Martinez, Raul Mondesi, Jose Offerman, Eric Karros

[NE MT GRIZZ]

Billings Mustangs (rookie ball) - Aaron Boone, George Brett, Rob Dibble, Adam Dunn, Trevor Hoffman, Austin Kearns, B.J. Ryan, Reggie Sanders, Danny Tartabul

Missoula Osprey - Lyle Overbay, Brandon Webb

Great Falls Dodgers - Pedro Martinez, Raul Mondesi, Jose Offerman, Eric Karros


I think Cecil Fielder played for the Butte Copper Kings

[UNHWildCats]

Nashua Dodgers

Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, Jackie Robinson


New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays) (Not greats, just current MLers)

Gustavo Chacin, Dustin McGowan, Adam Lind, Jesse Litsch

[Ivytalk]

Wimington Blue Rocks (1993-present): Carlos Beltran, Johnny Damon, Mike Sweeney, Jon Lieber, Michael Tucker, Glendon Rusch

No "greats," but a few solid players, and others who have been to the majors for a cup of coffee.xcoffeex

[andy7171]

Very sad.
The closest ball park to me is 5 miles away, Camden Yards. And I can't name one.

[ngineer]

I grew up 17 miles from Reading Pa--now home to the Reading PHillies...Many of the Phils from their great teams of 1976-83 passed through Municipal Stadium in the "Pretzel Capital of the World". Of course, Mike Schmidt, Greg Luzinkski, Larry Bowa, etal from that crew. Ryan Howard of not too long ago vintage...I think, though not sure, that Ryne Sandberg played for Reading when he was in the Phils system...One of the worst trades in Phillies history when they dealt him.

[Gil Dobie]

I grew up 17 miles from Reading Pa--now home to the Reading PHillies...Many of the Phils from their great teams of 1976-83 passed through Municipal Stadium in the "Pretzel Capital of the World". Of course, Mike Schmidt, Greg Luzinkski, Larry Bowa, etal from that crew. Ryan Howard of not too long ago vintage...I think, though not sure, that Ryne Sandberg played for Reading when he was in the Phils system...One of the worst trades in Phillies history when they dealt him.

Fargo's own Roger Maris played in Reading. xthumbsupx

[AshevilleApp2]

Ten former Asheville Tourists played for the Colorado Rockies at times in the 2007 season. Willie Stargell and Eddie Murray played here as well. Cal Ripken Jr. was a batboy in the 1970's. Sparky Anderson was manager in 1968.

We have an old ballpark, and at various times Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson played here. Part of Bull Durham was filmed at McCormack Field.

[Peems]

Billings Mustangs (rookie ball) - Aaron Boone, George Brett, Rob Dibble, Adam Dunn, Trevor Hoffman, Austin Kearns, B.J. Ryan, Reggie Sanders, Danny Tartabul

Missoula Osprey - Lyle Overbay, Brandon Webb

Great Falls Dodgers - Pedro Martinez, Raul Mondesi, Jose Offerman, Eric Karros

Helena Brewers had some guys too, off the top of my head I can think of the great Jeff Cirillo ;) and Gary Sheffield too

[jstate83]

To be young, happy, and cocaine free.
If only he could start again fron this point...........1982.
http://www.cantstopthebleeding.com/img/strawberrykingman.jpg

Jackson Met's...................New York Met's.
1975-1990.

Notable Coaches:
John Antonelli
Sam Perlozzo
Davy Johnson

Notable Players:
Lee Mazzilli
Mookie Wilson
Mike Scott
Jeff Reardon
Hubie Brooks
Daryl Strawberry
Kevin Mitchell
Kevin Elster
Tom Leary
Jessie Orosco
Calvin Schiraldi
Billy Beame
Lenny Dykstra
Rick Aguilera
Rodger McDowell
Jay Tibbs
Floyd Youmans
Dave Magadan
Mark Carreon
Billy Lyons

[mlbowl]

To be young, happy, and cocaine free.
If only he could start again fron this point...........1982.
http://www.cantstopthebleeding.com/img/strawberrykingman.jpg

Jackson Met's...................New York Met's.
1975-1990.

Notable Coaches:
John Antonelli
Sam Perlozzo
Davy Johnson

Notable Players:
Lee Mazzilli
Mookie Wilson
Mike Scott
Jeff Reardon
Hubie Brooks
Daryl Strawberry
Kevin Mitchell
Kevin Elster
Tom Leary
Jessie Orosco
Calvin Schiraldi
Billy Beame
Lenny Dykstra
Rick Aguilera
Rodger McDowell
Jay Tibbs
Floyd Youmans
Dave Magadan
Mark Carreon
Billy Lyons

Dang...that's a pretty impressive list...are they A, AA, AAA?

[jstate83]

Dang...that's a pretty impressive list...are they A, AA, AAA?

They were AA playing in the Texas League.
These are the player's that actually started and played here.

Just about every NY MET played in Jackson at one point or another.
It was funny because the MET's would not send player's down to their AAA squad because the AA squad in Jackson was that much better.
None of those guy's made a stop in-between Jackson and MLB.
When they got the call, they went to the BIG SHOW back then.

D. Strawberry was basically tha shat.
Nicest guy you could meet.
At that time, I was a student worker in the Comp. Science office's and he was dating a lady that worked in the department office.
He would come around to visit her and outside of people knowing he was Daryl Strawberry, you could not tell he was a "star".
Sport's reporter's used to go to Smith Will's to see just how many HR's they would hit in a night as a team with Daryl leading the way.

[HiHiYikas]

Ten former Asheville Tourists played for the Colorado Rockies at times in the 2007 season. Willie Stargell and Eddie Murray played here as well. Cal Ripken Jr. was a batboy in the 1970's. Sparky Anderson was manager in 1968.

We have an old ballpark, and at various times Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson played here. Part of Bull Durham was filmed at McCormack Field.
McCormick is a real gem...

The Stadium was formally opened in 1924 with an exhibition game between the Asheville Skylanders and the Detroit Tigers (who had three future HOFers on the roster) Ty Cobb homered in the game, but the Skylanders prevailed, 18-14.

McCormick hosted an exhibition between the Yankees and Dodgers in 1925. Babe Ruth fell ill before the game, and it was widely rumored that he had died. The episode is known as "The Bellyache Heard Round the World."

Best of all (to me), my little brother has hit a handfull of homeruns there.

My hometown team, the Hickory Crawdads, have only been around since the mid 1990's. Magglio Ordonez is probably the best of the former Crawdads.

[grizband]

I think Cecil Fielder played for the Butte Copper Kings
I had no idea the Copper Kings moved, and became the Casper Ghosts. xlolx
http://thestrip.tomorrowpictures.tv/uploaded_images/casper2-721640.jpg

[grizband]

I think Cecil Fielder played for the Butte Copper Kings
I also noticed that both Prince Fielder and Ben Sheets played for the Ogden Raptors.

[JoltinJoe]

In New York right now, we have a couple of great players currently playing for our minor league team: David Wright, Jose Reyes, etc. xlolx

[grizband]

In New York right now, we have a couple of great players currently playing for our minor league team: David Wright, Jose Reyes, etc. xlolx
xlolx My girlfriend is from Jersey, her dad is a Mets fan, and I would be surprised if neither of those two never put on a Yankees jersey. They are amazing players, who could anchor almost all teams in the league.

[Gil Dobie]

Satchel Paige, Double Duty Radcliffe and Quincy Trouppe once played for the Bismarck Barons or Churchills. Probably played in every little town in North Dakota, and maybe some in SD, MN and MT. He played in my hometown of 500 people, as did John Donaldson, and the House of David, the famous long haired, bearded baseball team.

[Eyes of Old Main]

I haven't kept up withthe Mobile BayBears that much, but they did have Jake Peavy and Oliver Perez a few years ago. I got to go one night when Peavy pitched for Mobile against Mark Prior who was in with the Cubs affiliate. Pretty cool!

[Appaholic]

Greensboro Hornets - Derek Jeter, Don Mattingly, basically, most of the Yankee stars form mid-to-late '90's