Hot Stove League: MLB November Transactions Involving Ex-College Hoopers

Two-time basketball All-Americans Dick Groat (Duke/1951 and 1952) and Ryan Minor (Oklahoma/1995 and 1996) were involved in MLB transactions this month. They are among the following ex-college hoopers involved in MLB off-season transactions during the month of November:

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1: RHP Jim Beattie (Dartmouth's top rebounder in 1974-75 when selected team MVP and honorable mention All-Ivy League) traded by the New York Yankees to Seattle Mariners in 1979. . . . INF Gene Handley (Bradley hoops letterman in 1932-33 and 1933-34) selected from Sacramento (PCL) by the Philadelphia Athletics in 1945 Rule 5 draft. . . . RHP Lee Pfund (Wheaton's all-time winningest basketball coach for Wheaton IL with 362-240 record in 24 campaigns from 1951-52 through 1974-75) selected from the St. Louis Cardinals by Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 Rule 5 draft. . . . OF Fuzz White (four-year hoops letterman for Drury MO during second half of 1930s) selected from the St. Louis Browns by New York Giants in 1946 Rule 5 draft.
2: INF Dick Culler (#9 jersey retired by High Point for Little All-American in 1935 and 1936) selected from St. Paul (American Association) by the Chicago White Sox in 1942 Rule 5 draft. . . . RHP Nels Potter (leading scorer during two years he attended Mount Morris IL in early 1930s) selected from the Boston Red Sox by St. Louis Browns in 1942 Rule 5 draft. . . . LHP George Stone (averaged 14.7 ppg and 6.5 rpg for Louisiana Tech in 1964-65 and 1965-66) traded by the Atlanta Braves to New York Mets in 1972.
3: 1B Ron Jackson (second-team All-Mid-American Conference selection from 1951-52 through 1953-54 led Western Michigan in scoring and rebounding each of his last two seasons) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Boston Red Sox in 1959. . . . RHP Cecil Upshaw (Centenary's leading scorer as junior in 1962-63) traded by the Houston Astros to Cleveland Indians in 1973.
4: 1B George Altman (appeared in 1953 and 1954 NAIA Tournament with Tennessee State's hoops team) traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Bill Wakefield to New York Mets for RHP Roger Craig (forward with North Carolina State's 1949-50 freshman squad) in 1963.
5: INF Frank Callaway (Tennessee hoops letterman in 1918 and 1919) traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to Milwaukee (American Association) in 1922. . . . C Bill Conroy (Illinois Wesleyan hooper in early 1930s) shipped with two additional players by the Philadelphia Athletics to Oakland (PCL) in 1937 to complete a trade made the previous month. . . . 1B-OF Doug Howard (All-WAC second-team selection with Brigham Young in 1968-69 and 1969-70) traded by the Cleveland Indians to Toronto Blue Jays in 1976. . . . INF Garth Iorg (juco hooper with College of the Redwoods CA in mid-1970s) selected from the New York Yankees by Toronto Blue Jays as 41st pick in 1976 expansion draft. . . . RHP Dave Lemanczyk (averaged 4.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Hartwick NY teams compiling 51-21 record from 1969-70 through 1971-72) selected from the Detroit Tigers by Toronto Blue Jays as 43rd pick in 1976 expansion draft. . . . INF Nolen Richardson (Georgia hoops captain in 1925-26 as member of All-Southern Conference Tournament team) purchased from the New York Yankees by Baltimore (International) in 1937. . . . RHP Ray Washburn (Whitworth WA leading scorer when named All-Evergreen Conference in 1958-59 and 1959-60) traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds in 1969.
7: 2B Glenn Beckert (three-year hoops letterman for Allegheny PA) traded by the Chicago Cubs to San Diego Padres in 1973. . . . OF Lindsay Deal (leading scorer for Lenoir-Rhyne NC with 7.4 ppg in 1933-34) selected from Atlanta (Southern Association) by the Boston Red Sox in 1944 minor league draft. . . . RHP Frank Linzy (listed on Oklahoma State's freshman hoops roster in 1959-60) traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1973. . . . RHP Al Shealy (Newberry College SC hooper in early 1920s) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Los Angeles (PCL) in 1930.
8: OF "Sweet" Lou Johnson (Kentucky State teammate of legendary HBCU coach Davey Whitney averaged 5.7 ppg and 2 rpg in 1951-52) acquired from Toronto (International) by the Milwaukee Braves as part of minor-league working agreement in 1961.
9: C Frank Grube (starting hoops guard for Lafayette as senior in 1926-27) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Dallas (Texas) in 1936. . . . INF Gene Handley (Bradley hoops letterman in 1932-33 and 1933-34) purchased from the Philadelphia Athletics by Hollywood (PCL) in 1947. . . . OF Les Mann (Springfield MA hooper in 1913 and 1914) purchased from the Boston Braves by St. Louis Cardinals in 1920. . . . 2B Marv Olson (All-Iowa Conference hoops selection in 1929-30 with Luther IA) traded by the New York Yankees to Baltimore (International) in 1933.
10: C Ferrell Anderson (Kansas hoops letterman in 1936-37 and 1937-38) selected from the Brooklyn Dodgers by Cincinnati Reds in 1947 Rule 5 draft. . . . LHP Dave Rajsich (juco hooper for Phoenix College AZ in early 1970s) traded by the New York Yankees to Texas Rangers in a 10-player swap involving LHPs Sparky Lyle and Dave Righetti in 1978. . . . OF John Simmons (starting guard averaged 8.7 ppg for NYU's 17-6 NCAA Tournament team in 1943) selected from the Brooklyn Dodgers by Washington Senators and RHP Jim Wilson (hoops letterman for San Diego State's 1942 NAIA Tournament participant) selected from the Cleveland Indians by Philadelphia Athletics in 1948 Rule 5 draft.
11: RHP Bill Crouch (Eastern Michigan hoops captain in 1927-28) traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to Philadelphia Phillies in 1940.
12: INF Eddie Grant (paced Harvard's freshman squad in scoring in 1902 and played varsity as sophomore before declared ineligible for receiving money in independent summer baseball league) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Cincinnati Reds in 1910. . . . OF Jimmy Moore (Union TN hoops standout in late 1920s) traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to Portland (PCL) in 1931.
14: C Bob Garbark (four-year hoops letterman graduated from Allegheny PA in 1932) purchased from the Philadelphia Athletics by Boston Red Sox in 1944.
15: OF Grant Dunlap (Pacific hoops letterman in 1942-43 and 1946-47) selected from the Cleveland Indians by New York Yankees in 1948 minor league draft.
16: 3B Ryan Minor (two-time All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection for Oklahoma was league player of year as junior in 1994-95 when averaging 23.6 ppg and 8.4 rpg) awarded off waivers from the Montreal Expos to Seattle Mariners in 2001. . . . 2B Johnny Temple (briefly played hoops for Catawba NC in 1945 before serving in U.S. Navy) traded by the Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles in 1961.
17: C Mickey Cochrane (played hoops for Boston University in early 1920s) traded by Portland (PCL) to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1924. . . . INF Billy Hunter (multi-sport athlete for Indiana PA post-WWII) traded by the Baltimore Orioles to New York Yankees in 1954. . . . LHP Joe Ostrowski (leading scorer for Scranton PA in 1942-43) traded with RHP Jim Wilson (hoops letterman for San Diego State's 1942 NAIA Tournament participant) by the Boston Red Sox to St. Louis Browns in 1947. . . . OF Wally Roettger (Illinois hoops letterman in 1921-22 and 1922-23) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to Pittsburgh Pirates in 1933. . . . OF John Simmons (starting guard averaged 8.7 ppg for NYU's 17-6 NCAA Tournament team in 1943) selected from the New York Yankees by Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 minor league draft. . . . SS Tom Upton (led SEMO in scoring three years last half of 1940s and was All-EIBL first-team selection with Penn in 1945-46 while serving in military) selected from the New York Yankees by St. Louis Browns in 1949 Rule 5 draft.
18: INF Jerry Lumpe (member of Southwest Missouri State's 1952 NAIA Tournament hoops championship team) traded by the Kansas City Athletics to Detroit Tigers in 1963. . . . RHP Sonny Siebert (team-high 16.7 ppg for Missouri in 1957-58 as All-Big Eight Conference second-team selection) traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to San Diego Padres in 1974. . . . OF Randy Winn (Santa Clara backcourtmate of eventual two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash in 1993-94) selected from the Florida Marlins by Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1997 expansion draft.
19: SS Dick Groat (two-time hoops All-American with Duke in 1950-51 and 1951-52 when finishing among nation's top five scorers each season) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals in 1962. . . . OF Rip Repulski (started a few games for St. Cloud State MN) traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies in 1956. . . . OF Kite Thomas (averaged 5.1 ppg for Kansas State in 1946-47) selected from the New York Yankees by Philadelphia Athletics in 1951 Rule 5 draft.
20: 1B Tony Clark (San Diego State's leading scorer in WAC games in 1991-92) awarded off waivers from the Detroit Tigers by Boston Red Sox in 2001. . . . RHP Don Schwall (All-Big Seven Conference second-team selection as sophomore in 1956-57 when leading Oklahoma in rebounding) traded by the Boston Red Sox to Pittsburgh Pirates in 1962.
21: 1B-OF Dick Gernert (hoops letterman with Temple in 1948-49 when averaging 2.7 ppg) traded by the Boston Red Sox to Chicago Cubs in 1959. . . . UTL Harvey Hendrick (Vanderbilt hoops letterman in 1918) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies in 1933. . . . OF Lyle Mouton (starter in LSU's backcourt with All-American Chris Jackson for 1989 NCAA playoff team) purchased from the Chicago White Sox by Yakult Swallows (Japan Central) in 1997. . . . CF Billy North (played briefly for Central Washington in 1967-68) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Oakland Athletics in 1972. . . . RHP Claude Passeau (Millsaps MS hooper in late 1920s and early 1930s) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to Philadelphia Phillies in 1935. . . . C-UTL Billy Sullivan Jr. (Portland hoops letterman in 1927-28) traded by the Chicago White Sox to Indianapolis (American Association) in 1934. . . . SS Coot Veal (averaged team-high 10.9 ppg as Auburn sophomore in 1951-52 before transferring to Mercer) purchased from the Washington Senators by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1961.
22: 1B-OF Ed Morgan (Tulane hoops letterman from 1923-24 through 1925-26) purchased from the Boston Red Sox by St. Louis Cardinals in 1934. . . . OF Greasy Neale (hooper graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1915) traded with another player by the Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies for LHP Eppa Rixey (Virginia hoops letterman in 1911-12 and 1913-14).
23: C-OF Joe Ferguson (played in 1967 NCAA playoffs with Pacific) traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to Houston Astros in 1976.
24: INF Pat Crawford (Davidson hoops captain in early 1920s) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to Hollywood (PCL) in 1930. . . . INF Chick Gagnon (Holy Cross hoops letterman in 1920-21 and 1921-22) traded by the Detroit Tigers to Washington Senators in 1922. . . . LHP Dennis Rasmussen (sixth-man for Creighton averaged 5.1 ppg from 1977-78 through 1979-80) shipped by the California Angels in 1982 as player to be designated to New York Yankees to complete deal made three months earlier for LHP Tommy John.
25: 1B-DH-3B Jim Thome (juco hooper for Illinois Central in 1988-89) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago White Sox in 2005.
26: OF Brant Alyea (Hofstra's leading scorer and rebounder in 1960-61 after finishing runner-up in both categories previous season) selected from the Cincinnati Reds by Washington Senators in 1962 first-year draft. . . . RHP Rich Beck (listed on Gonzaga's hoops roster in 1961-62) selected from the New York Yankees by Philadelphia Phillies in 1962 first-year draft. . . . 2B Glenn Beckert (three-year hoops letterman for Allegheny PA) selected from the Boston Red Sox by Chicago Cubs in 1962 first-year draft. . . . INF Gene Freese (hoops captain of 1952 NAIA Tournament team for West Liberty WV) purchased from the Cincinnati Reds by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1963. . . . OF Lou Piniella (averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.4 rpg as Tampa freshman in 1961-62) selected from the Cleveland Indians by Washington Senators in 1962 first-year draft. . . . INF Ted Schreiber (played hoops briefly for St. John's in 1957-58 under coach Joe Lapchick) selected from the Boston Red Sox by New York Mets in 1962 Rule 5 draft. . . . 1B Moose Skowron (scored 18 points in eight games for Purdue in 1949-50) traded by the New York Yankees to Los Angeles Dodgers in 1962.
27: 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading scorer in 1945-46) traded by the Milwaukee Braves to Cleveland Indians in 1962. . . . SS Bill Almon (averaged 2.5 ppg in half a season for Brown's 1972-73 team ending school's streak of 12 straight losing records) traded by the San Diego Padres to Montreal Expos in 1979. . . . RHP Buddy Harris (Philadelphia Textile hoops letterman in 1965-66 and 1966-67) traded by the Houston Astros to New York Mets in 1972. . . . RHP Wynn Hawkins (Little All-American was all-time leading scorer for Baldwin-Wallace OH upon graduation in 1957) purchased from the Cleveland Indians by New York Mets in 1962. . . . 1B Gil Hodges (hooper for St. Joseph's IN in 1943 and Oakland City IN in 1947 and 1948) traded by the Washington Senators to New York Mets in 1967. . . . OF-1B Monte Irvin (Lincoln PA hooper 1 1/2 years in late 1930s) selected from the New York Giants by Chicago Cubs in 1955 Rule 5 draft. . . . INF Jerry Kindall (averaged 6.9 ppg for Minnesota as junior in 1955-56) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Cleveland Indians in 1961. . . . 3B Graig Nettles (shot 87.8% from free-throw line for San Diego State in 1963-64) traded by the Cleveland Indians to New York Yankees in 1972. . . . RHP Ray Rippelmeyer (led Southern Illinois in scoring and rebounding as sophomore in 1952-53 before transferring and becoming two-time All-MIAA first-team selection by pacing Southeast Missouri State in scoring in 1953-54 and 1954-55) selected from the Cincinnati Reds by Washington Senators in 1961 Rule 5 draft. . . . 1B-OF Norm Siebern (member of Southwest Missouri State) squads capturing back-to-back NAIA Tournament titles in 1952 and 1953) traded by the Kansas City Athletics to Baltimore Orioles in 1963. . . . SS Tom Upton (led SEMO in scoring three years last half of 1940s and was All-EIBL first-team selection with Penn in 1945-46 while serving in military) traded by the St. Louis Browns to Chicago White Sox in 1951 before promptly dealt to Washington Senators.
28: C Gene Desautels (Holy Cross hoops letterman in 1929 and 1930) purchased from the Detroit Tigers by Hollywood (PCL) in 1934. . . . RHP Eddie Fisher (hooper for Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) traded by the Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians in 1967. . . . INF Billy Harrell (averaged 10.3 ppg in three seasons for Siena in early 1950s) selected from the Philadelphia Phillies by Boston Red Sox in 1960 Rule 5 draft. . . . OF Ted Savage (led Lincoln MO in scoring average in 1955-56) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Pittsburgh Pirates in 1962. . . . RHP Dave Sisler (All-Ivy League second-team selection for Princeton's first NCAA Tournament team in 1952) shipped as player to be designated by the Washington Senators to Cincinnati Reds to complete trade made two months earlier. . . . RHP Darrell Sutherland (averaged 8.1 ppg and 2.2 rpg for Stanford from 1960-61 through 1962-63) selected from the New York Mets by Cleveland Indians in 1967 minor league draft. . . . RHP Billy Wynne (one of prime hoopers in mid-1960s for Pfeiffer NC) selected from the New York Mets by Cleveland Indians in 1966 Rule 5 draft.
29: OF Brant Alyea (Hofstra's leading scorer and rebounder in 1960-61 after finishing runner-up in both categories previous season) selected from the Minnesota Twins by Oakland Athletics in 1971 Rule 5 draft. . . . 1B Zeke Bonura (best basketball forward for Loyola New Orleans in late 1920s and early 1930s) traded with two additional players by the Cleveland Indians to Indianapolis (American Association) for RHP Oral Hildebrand (Butler hoops All-American in 1928-29 and 1929-30) in 1930. . . . 2B Marv Breeding (Samford hooper in mid-1950s) selected from the Baltimore Orioles by Atlanta Braves in 1965 Rule 5 draft. . . . OF-1B Jim Hickman (Ole Miss freshman hooper in 1955-56) traded by the New York Mets to Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966. . . . OF-INF Chuck Hinton (played multiple sports for Shaw NC before serving two years in U.S. Army in mid-1950s) traded by the Cleveland Indians to California Angels for OF Jose Cardenal in 1967. . . . LHP-1B Ossie Orwoll (Luther IA hooper in first half of 1920s) traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to Portland (PCL) in 1930. . . . UTL Jimmy Stewart (All-Volunteer State Athletic Conference selection for Austin Peay State in 1959-60 and 1960-61) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to Houston Astros in 1971.
30: OF Brant Alyea (Hofstra's leading scorer and rebounder in 1960-61 after finishing runner-up in both categories previous season) shipped as player to be designated by the Oakland Athletics to Texas Rangers in 1972 to complete trade made one month earlier. . . . INF Joey Amalfitano (Loyola Marymount hooper in 1952-53) selected from Toronto (International) by the San Francisco Giants in 1959 Rule 5 draft. Three years later in 1962, he was traded by the Houston Colt .45s to San Francisco Giants. . . . CF Ken Berry (Wichita freshman hooper in 1959-60) traded with RHP Billy Wynne (one of prime hoopers in mid-1960s for Pfeiffer NC) by the Chicago White Sox to California Angels in 1970. . . . RHP Vince Colbert (averaged 14.3 ppg and 7.3 rpg for East Carolina in 1966-67 and 1967-68) traded by the Cleveland Indians to Texas Rangers in 1972. . . . INF Tim Cullen (starting guard for Santa Clara in 1962-63 when averaging 10 ppg and 3.4 rpg) selected from the Boston Red Sox by Washington Senators in 1964 first-year draft. . . . RHP Eddie Fisher (hooper for Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) traded by the San Francisco Giants to Chicago White Sox in 1961. . . . 1B-OF Gary Holman (USC hoops letterman in 1962-63) selected from the Los Angeles Dodgers by Washington Senators in 1964 first-year draft. . . . 2B Davey Johnson (averaged 1.7 ppg with Texas A&M in 1961-62) traded by the Baltimore Orioles to Atlanta Braves in 1972. . . . OF "Sweet" Lou Johnson (Kentucky State teammate of legendary HBCU coach Davey Whitney averaged 5.7 ppg and 2 rpg in 1951-52) traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to Chicago Cubs for INF Paul Popovich (teammate of All-American Jerry West averaged 3.3 ppg for West Virginia's 1960 NCAA playoff team) and another player in 1967. . . . OF Don Lock (led Wichita in field-goal percentage in 1956-57 and 1957-58) traded by the Washington Senators to Philadelphia Phillies in 1966. . . . SS Gene Michael (Kent State's scoring leader with 14 ppg in 1957-58) purchased from the Los Angeles Dodgers by New York Yankees in 1967. . . . RHP Ray Rippelmeyer (led Southern Illinois in scoring and rebounding as a sophomore in 1952-53 before transferring and becoming a two-time All-MIAA first-team selection by pacing Southeast Missouri State in scoring in 1953-54 and 1954-55) selected from the Milwaukee Braves by Cincinnati Reds in 1959 minor league draft. . . . UTL Mel Roach (averaged 9.3 ppg for Virginia in 1952-53) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Cleveland Indians in 1961. . . . OF Richie Scheinblum (averaged 6.1 ppg and 3.6 rpg in final two seasons with C.W. Post NY in 1962-63 and 1963-64) traded by the Kansas City Royals to Cincinnati Reds in 1972. . . . UTL Roe Skidmore (scored 41 points in single game for Millikin IL in 1965-66) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Chicago White Sox in 1970. . . . C John Stephenson (scored 1,361 points for William Carey MS in early 1960s) selected from the San Francisco Giants by California Angels in 1970 Rule 5 draft.