If You Build It, They Will Come

This will be the fifth in series on the minor league managers of the different minor league teams from Iowa.  Today we will break down the Clinton LumberKings. The LumberKings existed from 1994 to 2019, before being lost in the great minor league purge.  Many major leaguers have come through here, including Ian Kinsler, Grady Sizemore, Kyle Seager, and Jason Bay.   Jack Mull 1994 LumberKings Manager (Giants affiliate) 35 cards in TCDB As coach San Francisco (1985) Ed Romero 1995 LumberKings Manager (Padres affiliate) 247 cards in TCDB Milwaukee Brewers  ( 1977 ,  1980 – 1985 ) Boston Red Sox  ( 1986 – 1989 ) Atlanta Braves  ( 1989 ) Milwaukee Brewers  ( 1989 ) Detroit Tigers  ( 1990 ) Mike Ramsey 1996 LumberKings Manager (Padres affiliate) 48 cards in TCDB As player St. Louis Cardinals  ( 1978 ,  1980 – 1984 ) Montreal Expos  ( 1984 ) Los Angeles Dodgers  ( 1985 )  Tom Levasseur 1997-98 LumberKings Mana...

 This will the third in series on the minor league managers of the different minor league teams from Iowa.  Today we will break down the Waterloo Royals, Indians and Diamonds. These three teams succeed the Waterloo Hawk, and were Single A teams.  After Waterloo lost its spot due to stadium issues, they started anew.  Now their team is the Waterloo Bucks, a wood bat college league summer team.  Many major leaguers have come through here, including John Wathan, Dan Quisenberry, Von Hayes and Albert Belle.   Steve Boros 1970-72 Royals Manager (Royals affiliate) 75 cards in TCDB As player Detroit Tigers  (1957–1958, 1961–1962) Chicago Cubs  (1963) Cincinnati Reds  (1964–1965) As manager Oakland Athletics  (1983–1984) San Diego Padres  (1986) As coach Kansas City Royals  (1975–1979, 1993–1994) Montreal Expos  (1981–1982) Baltimore Orioles  (1995) Bill Scripture 1973 Royals Manager (Royals affiliate) 3 cards ...