Rosters
All eight season rosters are on this page. Scroll down to view. Key to abbreviations is at the bottom of the page.
Minot Mallards |
1950 |
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Player |
Pos. |
Class |
Seasons |
Comments |
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Andy Anderson |
LHP |
college |
50 |
played all season |
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Bill Anderson |
RHP |
local |
50 |
early season fill in player |
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Jack Bruton |
RHP |
NL |
50,51 |
joined early July |
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Willie Cathey |
LHP |
NL |
50,51 |
joined early July |
|
Bob Cope |
RHP |
college |
50 |
resigned 6/19 |
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Bob Danielson |
RHP |
Pro |
50,53 |
played all season |
|
Gervis Fagan |
Infield |
NL |
50 |
joined late July |
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Ev Faunce |
CF,2B |
local |
50 |
early Mgr; resign 7/20 |
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Norm Felde |
1b,Outfield |
Local |
50,51 |
played all season |
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Ted Fowler |
1b,Outfield |
college |
50 |
released 7/1 |
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Leo Henry |
RHP |
NL |
50 |
joined mid-July |
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Roy Hughes |
RHP |
NL |
50 |
joined early June |
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Cliff Kemp |
Catcher |
local |
50,51 |
played all season |
|
Harvey Lapides |
outfield |
college |
50 |
joined 6/16 |
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Wilfrid“Lefty”LeFebvre |
1B,P,MGR |
MLB |
50 |
started 6/19 |
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Zoonie McLean |
SS |
local |
50-57 |
played all season |
|
Satchel Paige |
RHP |
MLB |
50 |
Pitched 3 innings/3 games |
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Jimmy Peet (Peete) |
LHP |
NL |
50 |
resigned 7/8 |
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Frank Pickens |
RHP |
NL |
50 |
joined mid-July |
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Fred Shepard |
Outfield |
NL |
50,51 |
mid-season replacement |
|
Henry Smith |
2B |
NL |
50 |
mid-season replacement |
|
Artis Stewart |
RHP |
NL |
50 |
traded on 7/15 |
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Marley Strong |
Catcher |
local |
50 |
played all season |
|
Ted Strong |
3B,Outfield |
NL |
50 |
jumped team 7/10 |
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Brad Tolson |
RHP |
college |
50,51 |
played all season |
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Del Triplett |
Outfield |
local |
50 |
played all season |
|
Paul Wasseth |
3B |
college |
50 |
joined 7/16 |
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Leonard Williams |
2B |
NL |
50 |
jumped team 7/10 |
|
Lester Witherspoon |
RHP |
NL |
50 |
resigned 7/8 |
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Steve Wylie |
RHP |
NL |
50 |
jumped team 7/2 |
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Harold Dark |
P |
Tryout-released 5/28 |
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Cranston Shaw |
P |
Tryout-released 5/28 |
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“Beanie” Anderson |
P |
tryout/exhibition |
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Joe Hafele |
P |
no show |
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Elwood McBride |
P |
no show |
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Bill Kathey |
P |
exhibition |
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Sonny Andrews |
inf |
post season exhibitions |
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Eddie Burke |
local |
exhibition |
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Flash Maddox |
local |
exhibition |
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Minot Mallards |
1951 |
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Player |
Pos. |
Class |
Seasons |
Comments |
|
Harvey Beaster |
Leftfield |
Pro |
51 |
played all season |
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Don Berg |
Outfield |
Pro |
51 |
played early & late season |
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Joe Bestudick |
Outfield |
Pro |
51 |
tryout |
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Willie Blackshire |
Infield |
NL |
51 |
tryout 7/17-7/23 |
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Jack Bruton |
Utility |
NL |
50,51 |
played early and late season |
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Nip Bruton |
RHP |
NL |
51 |
joined late June |
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Sugar Cain |
RHP |
NL |
51-57 |
played all season |
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Willie Cathey |
LHP |
NL |
50, 51 |
played all season |
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Joe DeGrazia |
2B |
Pro |
51 |
joined mid-July; released |
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Vallie Eaves |
RHP |
MLB |
51 |
released 6/5 |
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Norm Felde |
Outfield |
College |
50, 51 |
released 6/7 |
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Jonas Gaines |
LHP |
NL |
51,52 |
played all season |
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Jimmy Grant |
3B |
MLB |
51 |
played all season |
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Otto Huber |
MGR, 2B |
MLB |
51 |
resigned 7/15 |
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Wally Jako |
Centerfield |
Pro |
51,52 |
played all season |
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Leonard Johnson |
RHP |
NL |
51 |
joined July; released 8/15 |
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Connie Juelke |
Rightfield |
local |
51,53,54 |
jumped 7/1 |
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Jim Kamis |
RHP |
Pro |
51 |
broke leg 6/ 9; played late |
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Cliff Kemp |
Catcher |
local |
50 |
filled in when Wiles jumped |
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Joe Mack |
Outfield |
MLB |
51 |
joined 7/4 |
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Gerry MacKay |
Outfield |
Pro |
51 |
joined 7/4 |
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Henry McHenry |
RHP |
NL |
51 |
released 6/25 |
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Zoonie McLean |
SS |
local |
50-57 |
played all season |
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Roland Miles |
Utility |
local |
51 |
joined 7/29 |
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Othello Renfroe |
C, Utility |
NL |
51,53,54 |
resigned late July |
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Harold Schacker |
RHP |
MLB |
51 |
joined 7/4 |
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Fred Shepard |
Outfield |
NL |
50, 51 |
early season |
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Ed Sudol |
1B |
Pro |
51 |
played all season |
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Brad Tolson |
RHP |
College |
50, 51 |
joined early June |
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Bob Turner |
Catcher |
NL |
51 |
joined 7/29 |
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Frank Watkins |
RHP |
local |
51 |
joined late July |
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Bob Wiles |
LHP |
Pro |
51 |
released 6/7 |
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Charles Wiles |
Catcher |
Pro |
51 |
jumped 7/1 |
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Frank Duncan |
RHP |
no show |
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Bill Anderson |
RHP |
exhibition game |
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Elmer Kish |
no show |
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Hal Price |
pitcher |
did not appear |
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Minot Mallards |
1952 |
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Player |
Pos. |
Class |
Seasons |
Comments |
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Eddie Allen |
RHP |
college |
52 |
released mid-June |
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Ed Albosta |
RHP |
MLB |
52,53 |
joined late July |
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Quincy Barbee |
1B |
Pro |
52 |
played all season |
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Duke Bowman |
3B |
Pro |
52-57 |
played all season |
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Al Bryant |
LHP |
NL |
52 |
tryout 2 2/3 innings June |
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Sugar Cain |
RHP |
NL |
51-57 |
played all season |
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Don Corcoran |
Centerfield |
Pro |
52-56 |
played all season |
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Jonas Gaines |
LHP |
NL |
51,52 |
played all season |
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Yogi Giammarco |
Rightfield |
Pro |
52,54 |
played all season |
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Whit Graves |
RHP |
NL |
52 |
released by 7/14 |
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Willie Greene |
Utility |
local |
52,54 |
played all season |
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Wally Jako |
Leftfield |
Pro |
51,52 |
played all season |
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John Kelly |
LHP |
Pro |
52,53 |
played all season |
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John Kennedy |
2B |
MLB |
52 |
played all season |
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Bob Landers |
LHP |
NL |
52 |
Released 7/4 |
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Warren Martin |
RHP |
Pro |
52-55 |
6/25 debut; released late |
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Joe Massaro |
Catcher |
Pro |
52-55 |
played all season |
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Zoonie McLean |
SS |
local |
50-57 |
played all season |
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Mal Murray |
RHP |
NL |
52,53 |
joined 6/21 |
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Roland Summers |
LHP |
NL |
52 |
joined 6/21; released 6/27 |
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Bob Tiller |
C, Utility |
local |
52 |
joined late season |
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John Garten |
C |
no show |
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Willie Cathey |
LHP |
signed but joined Winnipeg |
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Minot Mallards |
1953 |
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Player |
Pos. |
Class |
Seasons |
Comments |
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Ed Albosta |
RHP,MGR |
MLB |
52,53 |
played all season |
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Duke Bowman |
3B |
Pro |
52-57 |
played all season |
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Ed Bowman |
2B |
Pro |
53-55 |
played all season |
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Sugar Cain |
RHP |
NL |
51-57 |
played all season |
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Chuck Carroll |
Rightfield |
Pro |
53 |
played all season |
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Roy Chapman |
LHP |
NL |
53 |
joined 7/16 |
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Jack Cooper |
Rightfield |
Pro |
53 |
released 6/22 |
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Don Corcoran |
Centerfield |
Pro |
52-56 |
played all season |
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Bob Danielson |
RHP |
Pro |
50,53 |
joined 8/1 |
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Larry Dempsey |
RHP |
Pro |
53 |
joined 6/22 |
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Connie Juelke |
Leftfield |
local |
51,53,54 |
played all season |
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John Kelly |
LHP |
Pro |
52,53 |
sore arm 6/10-8/16 |
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Roy Klaudt |
LHP |
Pro |
53 |
pitched 5/20; released |
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Whitey Landsen |
RHP |
local |
53 |
tryout 5/26-6/22 |
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Niel Lettau |
LHP |
Pro |
53,54,55 |
joined 8/1 |
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Lou Lombardo |
LHP |
MLB |
53 |
6/22-7/16 |
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Tom Lowe |
RHP |
Pro |
53 |
6/22-7/16 |
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Warren Martin |
RHP |
Pro |
52-55 |
joined 7/16 |
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Joe Massaro |
Catcher |
Pro |
52-55 |
joined 6/1 |
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Zoonie McLean |
SS |
local |
50-57 |
played all season |
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Mal Murray |
RHP |
NL |
52,53 |
played all season |
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Othello Renfroe |
C, Utility |
NL |
51,53,54 |
played all season |
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Mickey Rocco |
1B |
MLB |
53 |
released 6/22 |
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Dean Scarborough |
1B |
Pro |
53-56 |
joined 6/22 |
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Phil Tomkinson |
Catcher |
Pro |
53 |
jumped 5/23 |
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Bill Washburn |
LHP |
Pro |
53-55 |
released 6/22 |
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Bob Whitcher |
LHP |
MLB |
53 |
6/15-8/3 |
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Mike Williams |
RHP |
local |
53 |
joined 8/1 |
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Oscar Khederian |
inf |
injury prior to joining |
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John Kennedy |
2B |
went Pro |
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Ed Massaro |
P |
no show |
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Minot Mallards |
1954 |
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Player |
Pos. |
Class |
Seasons |
Comments |
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Duke Bowman |
3B |
Pro |
52-57 |
played all season |
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Ed Bowman |
2B |
Pro |
53-55 |
played all season |
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Walt Bowman |
Infielder |
Pro |
54 |
joined 7/28 |
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Sugar Cain |
RHP |
NL |
51-57 |
played all season |
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Ernie Canada |
RHP |
Pro |
54 |
6/1 - 6/19 left for military |
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Don Corcoran |
Centerfield |
Pro |
52-56 |
played all season |
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Yogi Giammarco |
Rightfield |
Pro |
52,54 |
jumped 7/18 |
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Willie Greene |
Utility |
local |
52,54 |
8/3 debut |
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Connie Juelke |
Leftfield |
Pro |
51,53,54 |
played all season |
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Cliff Lemme |
RHP |
local |
54 |
weekends only |
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Neil Lettau |
LHP |
Pro |
53,54,55 |
played all season |
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Joe Massaro |
Catcher |
Pro |
52-55 |
played all season |
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Warren Martin |
RHP |
Pro |
52-55 |
joined 6/3 |
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Zoonie McLean |
SS |
local |
50-57 |
played all season |
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Rollie Merrill |
RHP |
ManDak |
54 |
7/7 – 7/13 |
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Fred Parker |
RHP |
Pro |
54 |
joined 6/23 to 8/22 |
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Othello Renfroe |
Utility |
NL |
51,53,54 |
played all season |
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Murray Richardson |
LHP |
Pro |
54,55 |
played all season |
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Dean Scarborough |
1B |
Pro |
53-56 |
played all season |
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Bill Washburn |
LHP |
Pro |
53-55 |
joined 7/5 |
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Larry Dempsey |
RHP |
no show |
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Kent Geisler |
P |
Allstar game |
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Steve Dean |
P |
tryout6/21 |
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Larry Armstrong |
OF |
tryout (Glenburn, ND) |
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Carl Long |
P |
tryout (Leeds, ND) |
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Ron Bowen |
1B |
post season exhibition |
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Minot Mallards |
1955 |
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Player |
Pos. |
Class |
Seasons |
Comments |
|
Don Ahtipis |
RHP |
Pro |
55 |
7/3 to 7/29 |
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Duke Bowman |
3B |
Pro |
52-57 |
played all season |
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Ed Bowman |
2B |
Pro |
53-55 |
played all season |
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Jack Bishop |
Catcher |
local |
55 |
played one game 6/22 |
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Barney Brown |
LHP |
NL |
55 |
released 6/30 |
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Bernard Busse |
MGR |
local |
55 |
took over 7/31 |
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Sugar Cain |
RHP |
NL |
51-57 |
played all season |
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Rabbit Cartledge |
RHP |
NL |
55 |
joined 8/1 |
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Lou Ciola |
RHP |
Pro |
55 |
pitched final champ. game |
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Don Corcoran |
Centerfield |
Pro |
52-56 |
played all season |
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Butch Davis |
Leftfield |
NL |
55 |
injured for playoffs |
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Mel Duncan |
RHP, OF |
NL |
55,56 |
joined 8/1 |
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Bob Ebkor |
RHP |
Pro |
55 |
played in 1 game 6/20 |
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Ted Edmunds |
RHP |
Pro |
55 |
joined 7/3 |
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Charlie Frey |
Outfield |
Pro |
55 |
joined 8/25 |
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Tom Gatts |
Utility |
Pro |
55 |
6/22 to 7/6 |
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Dirk Gibbons |
RHP |
NL |
55,56,57 |
played all season |
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Tom Horton |
RHP |
Pro |
55 |
joined 6/25 |
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Neil Lettau |
LHP |
Pro |
53,54,55 |
released 7/25 |
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Warren Martin |
RHP |
Pro |
52-55 |
released 7/1 |
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Joe Massaro |
Catcher |
Pro |
52-55 |
jumped 7/31 |
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Zoonie McLean |
SS |
local |
50-57 |
played all season |
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Stan Milankovich |
RHP |
Pro |
55 |
joined 7/6; injured late |
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Joe Montiero |
Leftfield |
Pro |
55 |
jumped 7/31 |
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Willie Patterson |
Utility |
NL |
55 |
joined 8/1 |
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Don Petschow |
1B |
Pro |
55 |
injured 6/14-7/4; rel 7/23 |
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Bill Pinckard |
Rightfield |
Pro |
55 |
7/20 – 8/9 |
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Murray Richardson |
LHP |
Pro |
54,55 |
released 6/30 |
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Dean Scarborough |
1B,OF |
Pro |
53-56 |
played all season |
|
Bill Washburn |
LHP |
Pro |
53-55 |
released 7/6 |
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Dewey Williams |
Catcher |
MLB |
55,56,57 |
joined 8/1 |
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George Wopinek |
Outfield |
Pro |
55 |
joined 8/17 |
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Pedro Naranjo |
LHP |
no show |
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Virgil Miller |
C |
dressed for 1 game |
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Othello Renfroe |
utility |
would not sign |
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Minot Mallards |
1956 |
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Player |
Pos. |
Class |
Seasons |
Comments |
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Andy Anderson |
Utility |
NL |
56,57 |
joined 7/4 |
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Ed Barr |
Rightfield |
Pro |
56 |
played all season |
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Duke Bowman |
3B |
Pro |
52-57 |
played all season |
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Carl Bush |
1B |
Pro |
56,57 |
played all season |
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Sugar Cain |
RHP |
NL |
51-57 |
played all season |
|
Wyman Carey |
LHP |
college |
56 |
8/4 – 8/19 |
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Don Corcoran |
Centerfield |
Pro |
52-56 |
played all season |
|
Hal Daugherty |
2B, MGR |
MLB |
56 |
played all season |
|
Mel Duncan |
RHP/outfield |
NL |
55,56 |
released 6/1 |
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Dirk Gibbons |
RHP |
NL |
55,56,57 |
played all season |
|
Charlie Griffith |
RHP |
Pro |
56 |
released 6/18; 7/9-7/28 |
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Tom Guderian |
RHP |
Pro |
56 |
joined 7/23 |
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Bruce Haroldson |
RHP |
56 |
joined 8/4 |
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Dick Kelly |
LHP |
Pro |
56 |
joined 6/28 |
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Cread McKinnes |
LHP |
56 |
released 6/9 |
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Zoonie McLean |
SS |
local |
50-57 |
played all season |
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Don Miller |
Catcher |
local |
56 |
played early season |
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Chuck Orner |
Catcher |
Pro |
56,57 |
joined 7/ 9 |
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Bill Oster |
LHP |
MLB |
56,57 |
joined 7/ 19 |
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Jie Piercey |
MGR,P |
Pro |
56 |
resigned 7/21 |
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Dean Scarborough |
1B |
Pro |
53-56 |
joined 8/3 |
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Mike Schultz |
RHP |
Pro |
56 |
released 6/28 |
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Don Smith |
Utility |
local |
56,57 |
released 7/7 |
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Pete Taylor |
RHP |
MLB |
56 |
joined 6/21 |
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Bob van Eman |
LF |
Pro |
56 |
resigned 8/2 |
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Dewey Williams |
Catcher |
MLB |
55,56,57 |
released 7/19 |
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Gabby Horeman |
C/Outfield |
Injured pre-season |
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Joe Lutz |
1B/MGR |
illness pre-season |
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“Woody” Johnson |
LHP/MGR |
no show |
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George Wopinek |
outfield |
no show |
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Gay Rasmuson |
pre-season exhibition |
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Minot Mallards |
1957 |
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Player |
Pos. |
Class |
Seasons |
Comments |
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Player |
Pos. |
Class |
Seasons |
Comments |
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Andy Anderson |
Utility |
NL |
56,57 |
played all season |
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John Andre |
RHP |
MLB |
57 |
played all season |
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Duke Bowman |
3B |
Pro |
52-57 |
preseason +1st week; 7/21 |
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Willard Brown |
outfield |
MLB |
57 |
joined 7/9 |
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Norman Budz |
LHP |
semipro |
57 |
tryout 5/31 |
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Carl Bush |
1B |
Pro |
56,57 |
played all season |
|
Jerry Cabana |
infield |
Pro |
57 |
7/9 to 7/13 |
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Sugar Cain |
RHP |
NL |
51-57 |
played all season |
|
Dirk Gibbons |
RHP |
NL |
55,56,57 |
played all season |
|
Gideon Jarvis |
Left field |
Pro |
57 |
6/21 – 7/23; 8/5 - end |
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Jack Hale |
LHP |
Pro |
57 |
played all season |
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Jerry Hendricks |
2B |
local |
57 |
fill in for 1st 3 games |
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Rudy Mayling |
outfield |
Pro |
57 |
released 6/12 |
|
Frank McCollum |
RHP |
NL |
57 |
released 6/13 |
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Zoonie McLean |
SS, MGR |
local |
50-57 |
played all season |
|
Buddy Messina |
2B |
Pro |
57 |
played all season |
|
Howard Morganstern |
outfield |
57 |
tryout 6/20 released 7/4 |
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Chuck Orner |
Catcher |
Pro |
56,57 |
played all season |
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Bill Oster |
LHP |
MLB |
56,57 |
played all season |
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Jesse Rogers |
CF |
Pro |
57 |
played all season |
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Don Smith |
Utility |
local |
56,57 |
played all season |
|
Bill Upton |
RHP |
MLB |
57 |
played all season |
|
Dewey Williams |
Catcher |
MLB |
55,56,57 |
fill-in for 1 game |
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Nelville Cooper |
3B |
no show |
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Bob Bodine |
college |
exhibition |
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Mark Bodine |
college |
exhibition |
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Whitey Aus |
college |
exhibition |
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Gary Leslie |
college |
exhibition |
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Lewis Saum |
college |
exhibition |
Key to Rosters
Players shown in italics near the bottom of the rosters were:
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“no shows” contracted to play but didn’t show up and did not play.
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“exhibition” temporarily added to the team for an exhibition game.
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“try out” given a tryout but did not appear in a ManDak League game.
Class – This column was used to document players experience before becoming a Mallard. The following abbreviations were used:
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MLB - played at least once in a Major League Game.
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NL - played in the Negro Leagues
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Pro - played professional baseball, whether a farm team or not
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College - college player
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Local - played within the regions of the league
Under positions, players were listed for their primary position. Pitchers were listed as LHP (left handed) or RHP (right handed).