Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

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Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2001.16.50

Description

In this picture of the 1973 Tacoma Twins baseball team, there is Stan Naccarato and several players who went on to play in the major leagues. Naccarato was a successful businessman who was heavily involved in Tacoma sports. He helped keep a Triple-T team in Tacoma. When the Chicago Cubs moved their Triple-A minor league team from Tacoma, Naccarato and Clay Huntington led a group of local investors to buy the franchise and contracted an affiliation with the Minnesota Twins. And the Tacoma minor league team became the Twins. They were the Twins from 1972 to 1977. During the Twins era, Rick Renick played infield for the Twins and hit 72 home runs from 1973 to 1976, giving him the most career home runs in franchise history. In 1977, Renick batted .321 with 25 homers and 117 RBI. This 1973 Tacoma Twins team had several players reach the major leagues. Craig Kusick went on to play first base for the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays. Jim Hughes went on to pitch four seasons with the Minnesota Twins and he was nicknamed “Bluegill.” Bob O'Brien was another pitcher on this Twins team that pitched in the major leagues. He pitched 14 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1971. Jim Nettles is another Tacoma Twin on this 1973 team who played in the major leagues. He played outfield six seasons in the major leagues between 1970 and 1981, playing for the Minnesota Twins, the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and the Oakland A's. Bob Gehard pitched in the major leagues for Minnesota Twins and the Montreal Expos. Top Row. L to R: Stan Naccarato, Tom Kelly, Rick Renick, Bob Gebhard, Jim Nettles, Bob Storm, Danny Fife, Dan Vossler, Mark Wiley, Glenn Borgmann, Craig Kusick, Charles Manuel, Eric Soderholm Bottom Row: Jim Strickland, Bob O'Brien, Ken Gill, Jime Hoppe, Ed McMahon, Kerby Farrell, Mike Brooks, Vic Albury, Jim Hughes, Bucky Guth, Buck Chamberlin

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1973 - 1974

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Baseball, Professional/Semi-Pro

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Naccarato, Stan

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Kelly, Tom

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Renick, Rick

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Gebhard, Bob

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Nettles, Jim

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Storm, Bob

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Fife, Danny

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Vossler, Dan

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Wiley, Mark

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Borgmann, Glenn

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Kusick, Craig

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Manuel, Charles

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Soderholm, Eric

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Strickland, Jim

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O'Brien, Bob

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Gill, Ken

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Hoppe, Jime

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McMahon, Ed

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Farrell, Kerby

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Brooks, Mike

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Albury, Vic

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Hughes, Jim

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Guth, Bucky

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Chamberlin, Buck

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Tacoma Twins