MLB Local Heroes
Below is a list of cards that I am seeking to complete Topps card runs for those major leaguers that were born or grew up in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, or Montana. With a cdlimate that does not support long baseball seasons, I find it remarkable and are impressed by those that made the "Bigs" coming from these geographical roots.
South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana
The following is my "I Have" list...
Ballard, Jeff - Billings, Montana
1990, 1992 Gold
Bannister, Floyd - Pierre, South Dakota
1978, 1985, 1985 #1 Draft Pick
Collins, Dave - Rapid City, South Dakota
1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1986T, 1987
Eisenreich, Jim - St. Cloud, Minnesota
1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1992 Gold, 1993, 1994, 1994 Gold, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Forster, Terry - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1986T, 1987
Francona, Tito - Aberdeen, South Dakota
1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967
Francona, Terry - Aberdeen, South Dakota
1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Giel, Paul - Winona, Minnesota
1959
Green, Dick - Rapid City, South Dakota
1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974
Jason Kubel - Belle Fourche, South Dakota
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Chad McConnell - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
1993, 1993T
McNally, Dave - Billings, Montana
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969. 197, 1972, 1972 Boyhood Photo, 1975
Olson, Greg - Marshall, Minnesota
1990T, 1991, 1992, 1992 Gold, 1993, 1993 Gold, 1994
Perkins, Glen - Stillwater, Minnesota
2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013,2015, 2016, 2017
Steinbach, Terry - New Ulm, Minnesota
1987T, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1992 Gold, 1993, 1993 Gold, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Darryl Motley - Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks
1982, 1985, 1986, 1987
Varland, Louie - Maplewood, Minnesota
2022