John Anderson

Since 1931 the University of Minnesota baseball program has been…

Chief Bender

American Indian. Innovator. Renaissance man. Charles Albert “Chief”…

Johnny Blanchard

In 1949 Bantam Books published Joe DiMaggio’s autobiography…

Joe Brinkman

A major-league umpire for 35 seasons, Joseph Norbert Brinkman…

Tom Burgmeier

Cut loose by the team that first signed him, Tom Burgmeier was…

Chief Chouneau

A pitcher for one game in the major leagues, appearing under…

Steve Comer

When he was in college, a reporter once dubbed him, “Hard-throwing…

Bill Davis

One of the top two-sport athletes to come out of the Twin Cities,…

Blix Donnelly

On October 5, 1944, after nine years in the minor leagues, 30-year-old…

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…

Hank Gehring

Henry “Hank” Gehring wasn’t a household word around the…

Paul Giel

Great anticipation existed regarding which sport Paul Giel would…

Wally Gilbert

Walter John Gilbert was born December 19, 1900, in Oscoda, Michigan,…

Tony Giuliani

He could have been nicknamed “Tugboat” or, for that matter,…

Dave Goltz

Rothsay, Minnesota, (population 497 in 2000) is not only the…

Halsey Hall

Holler “Holy Cow!” in the Eastern United States and people…

Jean Havlish

As a child growing up in the 1940s on Rice Street in St. Paul,…

Kent Hrbek

With their first-round pick in the 1978 amateur draft, the Minnesota…

Walt Jocketty

Cardinals have been a big part of Walt Jocketty’s life. He…

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.…

Mike Kingery

Michael Scott Kingery was born March 29, 1961, in St. James,…

Tim Laudner

Tim Laudner followed up on a record-setting season in the minor…