[Mick]

I'm a San Jose Giants fan.  They've existed since 1942 in one form or another, always as a member of the class A California League except for two seasons when they were in the PCL (1977 and 1978, I think).  They've been a Giants affiliate since 1988, but have also been affiliated over the years with the A's, Royals, Red Sox, Expos, Indians, Angels and Mariners.

They've produced one Hall of Famer (George Brett) and 29 MLB All Stars.  Here's my question...not really a trivia question, and I don't know the answer, but does anyone know how many Stanford alums have played for the San Jose team over the years?  I know Austin Slater played for them in 2015, but I'd be curious if anyone has compiled the list.

When I was a kid I stumbled upon a book called "A Year in the Minors" which was basically a diary of a season following the San Jose Bees when they were a Royals affiliate in 1973. First baseball book I ever read. Dennis Leonard and Jamie Quirk were players on that team who went on to have MLB careers. I remembered the book and a few years ago bought a used copy on Amazon since it was out of print, and enjoyed it again. One of the players on the team was Rod Boone (son of Ray, brother of Bob, uncle of Aaron and Bret) who had been Stanford's MVP in 1971, reached AAA but not the majors. He has been a very successful businessman. That's all I've got, though.

My first season in little league was the 1972 season, and the Bees had a day where the players taught the kids.  That season's Bees had a lot of players with long major league careers, including John Wathan, Frank White, Al Cowens and the Bees' only Hall of Famer, a 19-year old George Brett.  They also had a pretty good 20-year old pitcher who later got traded to the Giants named Greg Minton.  All on the same A-ball team.

[Mick]

I'm a San Jose Giants fan.  They've existed since 1942 in one form or another, always as a member of the class A California League except for two seasons when they were in the PCL (1977 and 1978, I think).  They've been a Giants affiliate since 1988, but have also been affiliated over the years with the A's, Royals, Red Sox, Expos, Indians, Angels and Mariners.

They've produced one Hall of Famer (George Brett) and 29 MLB All Stars.  Here's my question...not really a trivia question, and I don't know the answer, but does anyone know how many Stanford alums have played for the San Jose team over the years?  I know Austin Slater played for them in 2015, but I'd be curious if anyone has compiled the list.

When I was a kid I stumbled upon a book called "A Year in the Minors" which was basically a diary of a season following the San Jose Bees when they were a Royals affiliate in 1973. First baseball book I ever read. Dennis Leonard and Jamie Quirk were players on that team who went on to have MLB careers. I remembered the book and a few years ago bought a used copy on Amazon since it was out of print, and enjoyed it again. One of the players on the team was Rod Boone (son of Ray, brother of Bob, uncle of Aaron and Bret) who had been Stanford's MVP in 1971, reached AAA but not the majors. He has been a very successful businessman. That's all I've got, though.

My first season in little league was the 1972 season, and the Bees had a day where the players taught the kids.  That season's Bees had a lot of players with long major league careers, including John Wathan, Frank White, Al Cowens and the Bees' only Hall of Famer, a 19-year old George Brett.  They also had a pretty good 20-year old pitcher who later got traded to the Giants named Greg Minton.  All on the same A-ball team.