Bob Bescher (1884)
Al Hollingsworth (1908)
Roy Weatherly (1915)
Monte Irvin (1919)
Andy Pafko (1921)
Syd Thrift (1929)
Johnny Schaive (1934)
Jerry Reinsdorf (1936)
Denny Lemaster (1939)
Danny Cater (1940)
Ron Santo (1940)
Stump Merrill (1944)
Ken Szotkeiwicz (1947)
Cesar Cedeno (1951)
Bob Brenly (1954)
Ken Dayley (1959)
Paul O'Neill (1963)
Shannon Stewart (1974)
Al Hollingsworth (1908)
Roy Weatherly (1915)
Monte Irvin (1919)
Andy Pafko (1921)
Syd Thrift (1929)
Johnny Schaive (1934)
Jerry Reinsdorf (1936)
Denny Lemaster (1939)
Danny Cater (1940)
Ron Santo (1940)
Stump Merrill (1944)
Ken Szotkeiwicz (1947)
Cesar Cedeno (1951)
Bob Brenly (1954)
Ken Dayley (1959)
Paul O'Neill (1963)
Shannon Stewart (1974)
Syd Thrift was the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
from 1986-88 and of the Baltimore Orioles from 2000-02. He also held a variety
of other front office positions, generally having to do with overseeing minor
league player development.
Infielder Johnny Schaive was in the Washington organization from
1955-1960, reaching the majors for parts of the 1958-1960 seasons. He was
selected by the new Washington franchise as the 36th pick in the 1960
expansion draft.
Jerry Reinsdorf became part-owner of the Chicago White Sox in
1981.
Stump Merrill was the manager of the New York Yankees from
1990-91. A catcher, he was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-third round
in 1965, but did not sign.
Shortstop Ken Szotkiewicz was chosen by Minnesota with the third
pick of the 1967 June Secondary draft, but did not sign.
Outfielder Shannon Harold
Stewart played for Minnesota from mid-2003 through 2006. He was born in
Cincinnati but attended high school in Miami, Florida. He was drafted by
Toronto in the first round in 1992. He started slowly in the minors, but
got things going in 1994, hitting .324 for Class A Hagerstown. He
continued to hit well in the minors after that, earning September callups in
1995 and 1996. In 1997, Stewart was hitting .346 in AAA Syracuse when he
was called up to Toronto in mid-August and installed as the regular center
fielder. He moved to left in 1998 and remained the Blue Jays' regular
left-fielder through July of 2003. He hit .304 in 1999 and never hit
under .300 in any year for Toronto after that. Stewart also hit
double-digit home runs for the Blue Jays every year from 1998 through the end
of his stay in Toronto. His best year as a Blue Jay was 2000: he
hit .319 with 21 homers and 43 doubles, and was 20-for-25 in stolen
bases. On July 16, Stewart was traded with a player to be named later
(Dave Gassner) to Minnesota for Bobby Kielty. He hit .322 with 22 doubles
the rest of the way as the Twins won the division for the second consecutive
year. He continued to play well in 2004, but missed significant time due
to injury. Those injuries reduced his effectiveness, as his average fell
below .300 and his power diminished. Stewart became a free agent after
the 2006 season and signed with Oakland. He had somewhat of a resurgence
there, hitting .290 with 12 homers, but it was his last good season. A
free agent again after the season, he went back to Toronto, but played in only
52 games, batting .240. He was released August 11, ending his
career. As a Twin, Shannon Stewart hit .294/.354/.418 in 333 games.
At last report, Shannon Stewart was living in Miami.
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