Blog | Independent Professional Baseball Trivia and History

Independent Baseball Player Who Played Rookie Ball With Future Steelers Quarterback

April 20, 2011 by independentbaseball

Q: What member 1996 Long Beach Riptide and Palm Springs Suns played his a season of Rookie ball with future Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Walter “Bubby” Brister in 1981? A: Nelson Simmons http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=c9526ffa

1997 Independent Baseball Player Drafted Right After Heisman Trophy Winner

April 19, 2011 by independentbaseball

Q: Which member of the 1997 Sonoma County Crushers was drafted one spot after the 1993 Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward in the 1994 MLB Amateur draft? A: Kevin Lake (Both were picked in the 18th round that year)