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








Steve Macko

1974 A's

5 cards in TCDB














Ozzie Smith

1975 A's

8620 cards in TCDB













 Gary Weiss

1977 A's

5 cards in TCDB













Bud Black


1977-78 A's

259 cards in TCDB



Bruce Hines 

1977-78 A's

3 cards in TCDB








Darrell Miller

1977-78 A's

42 cards in TCDB








Jose Alvarez

1978 A's

38 cards in TCDB












Craig Gerber

1978-79 A's

11 cards in TCDB














Von Hayes

1978-79 A's

315 cards in TCDB

As player







Brian Poldberg

1979 A's

29 cards in TCDB









Pat Roessler

1979-83 A's

9 cards in TCDB








Kerwin Danley

1980 A's

0 cards in TCDB

  • MLB Umpire 1992-2021








Rich Chiles

1981 A's

20 cards in TCDB









Mark Williamson

1981 A's

99 cards in TCDB











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