Players and Managers
Well-known members of the 1929 Junior World Series-winning Kansas City Blues included:
- Dutch Zwilling, manager
- Clyde "Pea Ridge" Day, pitcher
- Joe Kuhel, 23-year-old first baseman who later played for the Washington Senators
- Lynn (Line Drive) Nelson, pitcher
- Fred Nicholson, outfielder
- Bill Wambsganss, 35-year-old shortstop who was best known for making an unassisted triple play in the 1920 World Series
Other well-known players and managers include:
- Harry Craft, manager in the 1950s
- George Leslie Cochran, switch-hitting infielder
- Dick Kryhoski, first baseman in the late 1940s
- Mickey Mantle, outfielder and three-time AL MVP
- Phil Rizzuto, Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year in 1940
- Homer "Doc" Smoot, outfielder in 1910-11
Read more about this topic: Kansas City Blues (American Association)
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