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