Frank Hankinson (1856)
Ernie Johnson (1888)
Mickey McDermott (1929)
Steve Ridzik (1929)
Ed Charles (1933)
Luis Aparicio (1934)
Akira Ohgi (1935)
Tom House (1947)
Rick Burleson (1951)
Bob McClure (1952)
Ron Washington (1952)
Steve Crawford (1958)
John Vander Wal (1966)
Sterling Hitchcock (1971)
Rafael Betancourt (1975)
Tony Armas (1978)
Ernie Johnson (1888)
Mickey McDermott (1929)
Steve Ridzik (1929)
Ed Charles (1933)
Luis Aparicio (1934)
Akira Ohgi (1935)
Tom House (1947)
Rick Burleson (1951)
Bob McClure (1952)
Ron Washington (1952)
Steve Crawford (1958)
John Vander Wal (1966)
Sterling Hitchcock (1971)
Rafael Betancourt (1975)
Tony Armas (1978)
Akiri Ohgi was a long-time manager in Japan, winning nearly a
thousand games.
Rick Burleson was drafted by Minnesota in the eighth round in
1969, but did not sign.
Infielder Ronald Washington was with the Twins from 1981-1986.
Born and raised in New Orleans, Washington signed with Kansas City as a free
agent in 1970. He was in the Royals’ system for six years, only one
of them higher than Class A, and did nothing of any particular note apart
from play several positions; he was used as a catcher, outfielder, shortstop,
and second baseman. Washington was traded to the Dodgers after the
1976 season. He thrived in AAA Albuquerque, hitting .348 in about a year
there. He got a September callup in 1977, but was apparently injured much
of 1978. He was in the Mets’ organization in 1979, and was traded to
Minnesota in late March of 1980 for Wayne Caughey. In 1981, Washington
hit .289 with 15 homers in AAA Toledo and got a September call-up. He was
the semi-regular shorstop for the Twins in 1982-1984, sharing the position with
Lenny Faedo and Houston Jimenez, among others. He hit for a decent
average, but rarely walked and had little power. He also was not
considered a particularly good defensive shortstop. Washington was put
into more of a utility role in 1985, spent time in the minors in 1986, and was
released in late March of 1987. As a Twin, Ron Washington hit
.265/.294/.373 in 1,258 at-bats. Baltimore picked him up and sent him to
AAA Rochester, bringing him back to the majors for the second half of the
season. He moved on to Cleveland for 1988, getting one more full season
in the majors as a reserve shortstop. He moved on to AAA for Houston
for 1989, getting about three weeks in the majors, then to Texas’ AAA team for
1990 before ending his playing career. Ron Washington remained in
baseball after that, serving as a minor league coach and manager for the Mets
from 1991-1995, and coaching at the major league level for Oakland from
1996-2006. He was been the manager of the Texas Rangers from 2007-2014,
reaching the World Series in 2010 and 2011, but resigned as a result of an
extra-marital affair. He was hired as a coach by the Oakland Athletics in
May of 2015 and is currently the team's third base coach.
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