1990 Reno Silver Sox player profiles, independent

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Gary Nalls 1990 Reno Silver Sox card

Features on each member of the 1990 Reno Silver Sox, high-A co-op team that included Cleveland  Indians organization players, as included in that year's team set.

Reno Silver Sox (31)
  1. Shawn Barton played 9 pro seasons, realized how lucky he was
  2. Barry Blackwell got off to strong 1990 start, saw 3 seasons
  3. Mike Brown believed in his players, managed 5 years, played
  4. Felix Caraballo began in baseball, later took city job
  5. Mark Charbonnet succeeded over 12 pro seasons, made AA
  6. Joel Chimelis made bigs for 2 days as player, later coached
  7. Garry Clark had live, young arm in college, played 4 seasons
  8. Chris Cole showed good minors location, saw two seasons
  9. Tim Donahue stayed positive over three pro seasons, made high-A; Later saw his son turn pro, 11/21/20
  10. Mike Easley hit go-ahead single in 1990 game; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 12/20/20
  11. Tom Eiterman credited his college coaches for his quiet approach; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 12/15/20
  12. Alex Ferran had a strong arm in outfield, later tried pitching; Made high-A, later played softball, 11/20/20
  13. Ben Gallo played seven seasons, then turned  coach at Reno, worked on pitcher concentration, 12/19/20
  14. Milt Harper worked to win over decade as pro, made AA, Taiwan; Died in Taiwan in 1993 at age 31, 11/20/20
  15. Todd Karli served as top-notch radio broadcaster for Reno, has since done same in TV sports, news, 11/21/20
  16. Jerry Maldonado earned Bronze Star in Vietnam, served as teacher and, for a time, with hometown baseball team, 12/16/20
  17. Carlos Mota took pride in his defense over 12 pro seasons; Made AAA, saw independent ball, 12/12/20
  18. Gary Nalls started slow in 2nd season, saw 6 total, made AA, 12/6/20
  19. Jack Patton won executive of year honors in Cal League in 1989; Saw Reno, Riverside, Bakersfield, 12/19/20
  20. Greg Paxton threw strikes, let his defense work; Saw two pro seasons, made high-A, 12/5/20
  21. Cecil Pettiford helped Salt Lake to 1992 division title; Saw seven pro seasons, made AA, 12/15/20
  22. Clyde 'Pork Chop' Pough saw 16 seasons, memorable nickname, 12/2/20
  23. Tad Powers played in four minors seasons and in Australia; Became a baseball entrepreneur, 11/26/20
  24. Mike Sarbaugh worked hard, saw 6 seasons, made bigs as coach
  25. Rich St. John served as an Indians minors trainer two seasons; Started in college, 12/25/20
  26. Keith Shepherd got noticed by two stars
  27. Mike Soper threw sinkerballs and saved games; Saw six pro seasons, made AAA, 12/4/20
  28. Dean Treanor once served as an undercover police officer; Later served as major league bullpen coach, 12/9/20
  29. Bill Wertz made major league debut in hometown; Saw time over two big league seasons, 12/1/20
  30. Ken Whitfield wanted the chance to see if he was a major leaguer; Briefly made AAA, not bigs, 11/30/20
  31. Jeff Whitney returned to play after injury, year away; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 12/4/20
  32. Kaha Wong helped club to 1990 win, later helped his sons Kolten and Kean to bigs, 12/24/20
The 1990 High-A California League
-Reno Silver Sox (31)
-Riverside Red Wave (29)
-Salinas Spurs (25)
-San Bernardino Spirit (31)
-San Jose Giants (29)
-Stockton Ports (28)
-Visalia Oaks (31)

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