Clarinda A's: Not the Minors, Not College, But Something In Between

 There are a few minor league teams in Iowa, including towns Burlington, Clinton, Waterloo, Quad Cities, Dubuque and Des Moines over the years.  There is also baseball in the towns of Clarinda, Sioux City, and Waterloo now, but they are not associated with MLB.  There exists leagues outside the MLB bubble, and today I'm going to parse out the Iowa Connections from the team from Clarinda.

The Clarinda A's have ben around since 1955 and are currently a summer amateur baseball team. Summer amateur teams are built from players from the college level who want to build their baseball skills after the college season is over.  Players are unpaid to retain their eligibility.

38 players have played for the A's and then made it to the major leagues, including a future Padres Manager, a Rookie of the Year and a Hall of Famer.  Here's the first batch of them:

Perry Hill

1974 A's

8 cards in TCDB

• As coach
  • Texas Rangers (1992–1995)
  • Detroit Tigers (1997–1999)
  • Montreal Expos (2000–2001)
  • Florida Marlins (2002–2006)
  • Pittsburgh Pirates (2009)
  • Miami Marlins (2011, 2013–2018)
  • Seattle Mariners (2019–present)

Steve Macko

1974 A's

5 cards in TCDB

• Chicago Cubs (1979–1980)

Ozzie Smith

1975 A's

8620 cards in TCDB

• San Diego Padres (1978–1981)
• St. Louis Cardinals (1982–1996)

 Gary Weiss

1977 A's

5 cards in TCDB

• Los Angeles Dodgers (1980–1981)

Bud Black

1977-78 A's

259 cards in TCDB

• As player
  • Seattle Mariners (1981)
  • Kansas City Royals (1982–1988)
  • Cleveland Indians (1988–1990)
  • Toronto Blue Jays (1990)
  • San Francisco Giants (1991–1994)
  • Cleveland Indians (1995)

  As manager

  • San Diego Padres (2007–2015)
  • Colorado Rockies (2017–present)

  As coach

  • Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2000–2006)

Bruce Hines 

1977-78 A's

3 cards in TCDB

• California Angels (1991)
• Seattle Mariners (2009)
• Los Angeles Angels (2021)

Darrell Miller

1977-78 A's

42 cards in TCDB

• California Angels (1984–1988)

Jose Alvarez

1978 A's

38 cards in TCDB

Craig Gerber

1978-79 A's

11 cards in TCDB

• California Angels (1985)

Von Hayes

1978-79 A's

315 cards in TCDB

As player

• Cleveland Indians (1981–1982)
• Philadelphia Phillies (1983–1991)
• California Angels (1992)

Brian Poldberg

1979 A's

29 cards in TCDB

• Kansas City Royals (2004–2007)

Pat Roessler

1979-83 A's

9 cards in TCDB

• As Coach
  • Montreal Expos (2000–2001)
  • New York Mets (2015–2018)
  • Washington Nationals (2020–present)

Kerwin Danley

1980 A's

0 cards in TCDB

• MLB Umpire 1992-2021

Rich Chiles

1981 A's

20 cards in TCDB

• Houston Astros (1971–1972)
• New York Mets (1973)
• Houston Astros (1976)
• Minnesota Twins (1977–1978)

Mark Williamson

1981 A's

99 cards in TCDB

• Baltimore Orioles (1987–1994)

Jeff Reboulet

1985 A's

104 cards in TCDB

• Minnesota Twins (1992–1996)
• Baltimore Orioles (1997–1999)
• Kansas City Royals (2000)
• Los Angeles Dodgers (2001–2002)
• Pittsburgh Pirates (2003)