October 31

Harry Smith (1874)

Cal Hubbard (1900)

Ken Keltner (1916)

Jim Donohue (1938)

Ed Stroud (1939)

Dave McNally (1942)

Mickey Rivers (1948)

Dave Trembley (1951)

Mike Gallego (1960)

Matt Nokes (1963)

Fred McGriff (1963)

Eddie Taubensee (1968)

Steve Trachsel (1970)

David Dellucci (1973)

Tim Byrdak (1973)

David Dellucci was drafted by Minnesota in the eleventh round in 1994, but did not sign.

Right-hander James Thomas Donohue made six appearances for the Twins in 1962. He was born in St. Louis, and the Cardinals signed the home town boy as a free agent in 1956. He pitched pretty well in the minors, especially when you consider that the Cardinals could never make up their mind whether he should be a starter or a reliever, using him in both roles every year. In June of 1960, St. Louis traded Donohue to the Dodgers for John Glenn. The Tigers took him in the Rule 5 draft the following off-season, and after pitching well for them in 14 appearances, he was traded to the Angels. He did fairly well for them out of the bullpen as well, getting five saves at a time when many teams did not have a closer as we know it today. In May of 1962, Donohue was traded to the Twins for Don Lee. He made six appearances with the Twins, starting once. He worked 10.1 innings, posting an ERA of 6.97, and then went back to the minors, never to return to the big leagues. He was in the Twins' system for two more years, but was out of baseball after 1964. There is a Jim Donohue who owns a wholesale sporting goods company in St. Louis; it could not be determined if he is "our" Jim Donohue, but even though he turns seventy-four today it does not seem all that farfetched to think it could be the same one.