Charley O'Leary (1882)
Dolly Gray (1897)
Mule Haas (1903)
Mel Harder (1909)
Bill Henry (1927)
Lou Klimchock (1939)
Dick Such (1944)
Jim Palmer (1945)
Mitchell Page (1951)
Carlos Garcia (1967)
Juan Cruz (1978)
Josh Rabe (1978)
Dolly Gray (1897)
Mule Haas (1903)
Mel Harder (1909)
Bill Henry (1927)
Lou Klimchock (1939)
Dick Such (1944)
Jim Palmer (1945)
Mitchell Page (1951)
Carlos Garcia (1967)
Juan Cruz (1978)
Josh Rabe (1978)
Right-hander Richard
Stanley Such did not play for the Twins, but he was their pitching coach for
seventeen years, mostly under Tom Kelly. Such was born in Sanford, North
Carolina, and attended Elon University, the same school attended by ex-Twin
Greg Booker. He was drafted by the Washington Senators in the eighth round of
the draft's secondary phase in 1966. He pitched well in the low minors, but
pretty much topped out at AA. In 1967, at AA York, Such had a 2.81 ERA, but
went 0-16 in 20 starts. He had a good year at AA Savannah in 1969, and made the
Senators out of spring training in 1970. Such appeared in 21 games for
Washington that year, starting five of them, but did not do well and was sent
to the minors in mid-July. It would be his only major league experience as a
player. He remained an active player through 1973, all with the
Washington/Texas organization. He became a coach after his playing career
ended. Such was a minor-league pitching coach in the Texas organization through
1982, and served as the Rangers' pitching coach in 1983-84. He came to the
Twins in 1985, and was their pitching coach from 1985-2001. He has remained in
baseball since leaving the Twins, and has been with the Red Sox since 2009.
From 2009-2010, Dick Such was been the pitching coach of the Salem Red
Sox in the Carolina League, went to the Greenville Drive (still in the Boston
organization) of the South Atlantic League from 2011-2012, and has been the
pitching coach of the GCL Red Sox since 2013.
Outfielder Joshua Wayne Rabe played for the Twins in 2006 and
2007. He was born in Quincy, Illinois, attended high school in Mendon,
Illinois, and then attended Quincy University of Quincy, Illinois, one of two
major league players that school has produced (Josh Kinney). He was drafted by
the Twins in the 11th round in 2000. He needed a couple of years to get things
going at each level, reaching AAA in late 2003. He hit .299 in Rochester in
2006, which earned him a spot with the Twins for the second half of the season
as a reserve player. Rabe was again a reserve at the start of 2007, but was
sent back to the minors in May, never to return. He injured his shoulder in
Rochester in mid-June, and was done for the season. The Twins allowed him to
become a free agent after the season, and no one picked him up. He spent part
of 2008 playing for Camden in the Atlantic League, but his injuries became too
much for him, and he retired in June. As a Twin, he played in 30 games and had
80 at-bats. He batted .250/.268/.375, with 3 homers and 9 RBIs. Josh Rabe took
law school classes during his off-seasons, and is now a member of the bar. He
was an assistant baseball coach at St. Joseph’s college, and since 2010 he has
been the head baseball coach of his alma mater, Quincy University, in his home
town of Quincy, Illinois.
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