In the last two years I've been reading short books on the history of minor league baseball in the USA. I'm reading
I came across some interesting first names:
Judy Cline , a dude who hit a 457' homer out of Merchants Park in Denver, CO. His legal name was William Cline Jr
Ed (Bears Track) Green played in the Western Association. While doing a deeper dig on this the searchh engine kept taking to me Ed Bearss, Chief Historian of the National Park Service.
So much information is not on the internet because it hasn't been entered into any data system.
I'll keep having fun.
Nov 17, 2025
Marty Marion, the Cards SS won 1944 NL MVP the award for the St. Louis Cardinals for mostly his defense. He hit .267 with 6 HR , 63 rbi.
He played his minor league baseball in Huntington, WV of the Middle Atlantic League, then a few seasons in the International League for Rochester,NY, before moving up to the Cards.
Nov 27, 2025
OKC Indians had purchased a pitcher named Collins for the 1927 season, but he was playing as FayThomas for NY Giants(NL). Commish Landis punished him with fines and an MLB ban . He didn't return to the MLB until 1931.
Dec 20, 2025
I noticed Earl Weaver, a 2B, had some decent stats for Omaha, the Cardinals A team in the Western League, and wondered why he never got a shot to play in the MLB. At that time A ball was the highest minor league level. The levels were A, B, C, & D.
I did some research and the Cardinals new manager, Eddie Stanky, chose himself over Weaver for the final roster spot on the 1952 opening day roster.
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