Minor League Baseball Players
 

In this thread we will collect and track the 200,000+ players who have appeared in a minor league baseball game. SABR has graciously provided a database with over 500,000 roster listings, so for those interested in particular leagues we can parse out a listing of those players as well.

Thanks to SABR for providing the data that launched this project, and thanks to all who share!

Walt Lerian
 

Starting things off with my favorite player, here is Lerian with the 1922 York Accos, whose roster transferred essentially intact to the 1923 White Roses.

I remember several years back I had a beckett alphabetical price guide. It included minor league cards and the first player listed was Brady Aalbers so I had to find him first. Couldn't find a baseball pic but here he is pictured as a school teacher now in Iowa.

He played in the Reds chain in 1998

okay, so I thought I would pick a starting place and just go with it. So I randomly picked 1985 and I am starting with AAA players from that season who never reached the majors.

Here are the players from the Columbus Clippers
Kelly Faulk, Johnny Hawkins, Tim Knight

...and Scott Patterson, Kelly Scott, Mark Silva

on to the Maine Guides

Jose Calderon, Pat Dempsey, Rich Doyle

Shanie Dugas, Guy Elston, Robin Fuson

Craig Pippin, Tom Rowe

Gus Burgess, Juan Bustabad, Scott Gering

Paul Gnacinski, Tony Herron, Paul Hundhammer

Mitchell Johnson, Kevin Kane, Dave Malpeso

George Mecerod, Mike Mesh, Gary Miller-Jones

Sam Nattile, Juan Pautt, David Clay

Steve Curry, Doc Estes, Inocencio Guerrero, Rich Leggatt, Gary Reiter

Carlos Rios, Miguel Sosa, Tommy Thompson (technically a pic as a minor league coach but he also finished his playing career the same year), Freddy Tiburcio, Bob Tumpane

Leo Vargas, Matt West, Greg Biercevicz, Jose Brito, Ray Corbett

Dave Falcone, Randle Granger, Jerry Johnson, Joe Kucharski, Mike Reddish

Rich Carlucci, Keith Gilliam, Rusty Hamric, Bubba Holland, Dale Holman

Dennis Howard, Jerry Keller, Ken Kinnard, Colin McLaughlin, Derwin McNealy

Tito Nanni, Mark Poole, Tim Rodgers, Mike Davis, Bill Fultz