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…

Tony 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…