Joe Quinn (1862)
Henry Mathewson (1886)
Chico Garcia (1924)
Frank Taveras (1949)
John D'Acquisto (1951)
Tim Drummond (1964)
Mo Sanford (1966)
Kevin Millwood (1974)
Jamey Wright (1974)
Henry Mathewson (1886)
Chico Garcia (1924)
Frank Taveras (1949)
John D'Acquisto (1951)
Tim Drummond (1964)
Mo Sanford (1966)
Kevin Millwood (1974)
Jamey Wright (1974)
Henry Mathewson is the younger brother of Christy Mathewson.
He appeared in two games for the Giants in 1906 and one in 1907.
Chico Garcia played professional baseball from 1944-1970, mostly
in Mexico. He played thirty-nine games in the majors in 1954 with
Baltimore. He also was a manager in Mexico for fifteen seasons.
Right-hander Timothy
Darnell Drummond was with the Twins from 1989-1990. Born in LaPlata, Maryland,
he was drafted by Pittsburgh in the twelfth round in 1983. Drummond was in the
Pirates' system for five years, the first three as a starter, the last two as a
reliever. His numbers in both roles were decent, but not particularly
impressive. He did get a September call-up in 1987, pitching six innings for
the Pirates. In March of 1988, Drummond was traded to the Mets. The change
seemed to help him, or maybe it was just maturity and experience. In any event,
he did better at AAA Tidewater, although his numbers were still not
eye-popping. At the end of July, 1989, Drummond was traded to Minnesota with
Rick Aguilera, Kevin Tapani, David West, and a player to be named later (Jack
Savage) for Frank Viola. He did well in ten outings for Portland, came to
Minnesota at the end of August, and made the Twins out of spring training in
1990. It was his first full season in the majors. He made 39 appearances, four
of them starts, and went 3-5 with a 4.35 ERA. Unfortunately, it was also his
last full season in the majors, and in fact was his last season in the majors
at all. Drummond was back in Portland in 1991, went to the Baltimore and
Cincinnati organizations for 1992, and then his playing career was over. As a
Twin, Tim Drummond was 3-5, 4.28 with a WHIP of 1.53 in 43 games, four of them
starts. At last report, Tim Drummond was the Park Services
Administrator for Charles County, Maryland and located in LaPlata.
Right-hander Meredith Leroy "Mo" Sanford was with the
Twins for about six weeks in 1995. A big man (6'6", 220), Sanford was born
in Americus, Georgia, attended high school in Starkville, Mississippi and then
went to the University of Alabama. He was drafted by Cincinnati in the 32nd
round in 1988. He pitched quite well in his first four years in the minors, and
did okay in five starts with the Reds in August of 1991, posting a 3.86 ERA and
a 1.21 WHIP in 28 innings. He had a poor year for AAA Nashville in 1992,
however, and was left off the Reds' forty-man roster. Colorado selected him in
the Rule 5 draft. Some arrangement must have been worked out with
Cincinnati, because Sanford started the season at AAA Colorado Springs, not
coming up to the Rockies until the end of July. He did not have a very good
year with either team, and became a free agent after the season. The Twins
signed him and sent him to AAA Salt Lake for 1994, where he had another poor
year. He wasn't pitching any better at the start of 1995, but the Twins brought
him up to the majors at the end of April. Sanford made 11 relief appearances
for Minnesota, pitching 18.2 innings, and did about what they should have
expected: no record, a 5.30 ERA, and a 1.71 WHIP. The Twins let him go, and he
went on to Texas for 1996. He did better in AAA for the Rangers, but not well
enough to convince them to give him another shot at the majors. Sanford kept
trying, pitching in Taiwan in 1997, in Mexico in 1998, and for independent
teams in the United States in 1999 and 2000 before ending his playing career.
Mo Sanford was an assistant to the general manager for the Kansas City
Royals. At last report, he was living in Cincinnati and was an
instructor for the Reds Urban Youth Academy.
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