John Anderson
Since 1931 the University of Minnesota baseball program has been…
Jean Havlish
As a child growing up in the 1940s on Rice Street in St. Paul,…
Walt Jocketty
Cardinals have been a big part of Walt Jocketty’s life. He…
Halsey Hall
Holler “Holy Cow!” in the Eastern United States and people…
Wally Gilbert
Walter John Gilbert was born December 19, 1900, in Oscoda, Michigan,…
Tom Burgmeier
Cut loose by the team that first signed him, Tom Burgmeier was…
Steve Comer
When he was in college, a reporter once dubbed him, “Hard-throwing…
Mike Kingery
Michael Scott Kingery was born March 29, 1961, in St. James,…
Dave Goltz
Rothsay, Minnesota, (population 497 in 2000) is not only the…
Kent Hrbek
With their first-round pick in the 1978 amateur draft, the Minnesota…
Johnny Blanchard
In 1949 Bantam Books published Joe DiMaggio’s autobiography…
Jim Eisenreich
St. Cloud, Minnesota, native Jim Eisenreich retired from baseball…
Showboat Fisher
“I got the name Show Boat in St. Louis with the Cards in…
Angelo Giuliani
He could have been nicknamed “Tugboat” or, for that matter,…
Joe Brinkman
A major-league umpire for 35 seasons, Joseph Norbert Brinkman…
Bob Johnson
Bob Johnson built an 11-year career in the major leagues by being…
Jerry Kindall
Jerry Kindall had no trouble making it to the major leagues.…
Hank Gehring
Henry “Hank” Gehring wasn’t a household word around the…
William Cadreau
A pitcher for one game in the major leagues, appearing under…
Blix Donnelly
On October 5, 1944, after nine years in the minor leagues, 30-year-old…
Paul Giel
Great anticipation existed regarding which sport Paul Giel would…
Bill Davis
One of the top two-sport athletes to come out of the Twin Cities,…
Charles Bender
American Indian. Innovator. Renaissance man. Charles Albert “Chief”…
Tim Laudner
Tim Laudner followed up on a record-setting season in the minor…