Charlie Gehringer was a second basemen for the Detroit Tigers playing 19 seasons for them. He finished his career with a .320 batting average, 2,839 hits and 1,427 RBI. He was named AL MVP in 1937 and a World Series champion in 1935. Gehringer was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
Brooks Robinson: He spent the 1956 minor league season as the everyday third baseman for Double-A San Antonio, appearing in 154 games and batting .272 before earning a late-season call-up to Baltimore.
Sleater led the Missions' pitching staff statistically, going 12–5 with a 2.82 ERA across 29 appearances (16 starts) and earning a spot on the Texas League All-Star team.