BTS: 30 – A Hall of Fame Player in Anchorage

There have been a good number of Major Leaguers to have their start in Alaska playing summer college baseball. Only two are in the Hall of Fame – Tom Seaver and Dave Winfield. But before there ever was summer college baseball in the state, one Hall of Fame player spent a part of their early career in Alaska. For that story we need to go back to 1946.

 

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Resources Used to Make This Episode:

Freedman, Lew. Diamonds in the Rough: Baseball Stories from Alaska. Epicenter Press, 2000.

https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/short-stops/putting-the-game-on-ice#:~:text=Alaska%20has%20hosted%20collegiate%20summer,Dave%20Winfield%20among%20the%20alumni.

https://www.dermotcole.com/reportingfromalaska/2024/6/21/orszktqho3pf2uo5p66kywskrqtpv5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Winfield#:~:text=Honors%20and%20awards,-Winfield's%20No.&text=Winfield%20retired%20in%201996%20and,Padre%20to%20be%20so%20honored

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=winfie001dav#site_menu_link

https://www.mlb.com/news/dave-winfield-getting-statue-in-alaska

https://fm.kuac.org/local%20news/2024-06-24/statue-honors-dave-winfield

https://www.newsminer.com/news/dermot_cole/dave-winfield-and-his-legendary-home-run/article_2a825ae0-31cd-11ef-a5f8-9be5d1b4a684.html

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/richie-ashburn/

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ashburi01.shtml

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Richie_Ashburn

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ECF34916906140%402431999-16ECEDC2DD5ECD3D%404-16ECEDC2DD5ECD3D%40?search_terms=Ashburn&text=Ashburn&content_added=&date_from=1946&date_to=1946&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&pdate=1946-06-27

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ECF353115530CD%402432008-16ECEE42CE45E875%404-16ECEE42CE45E875%40?search_terms=Ashburn&text=Ashburn&content_added=&date_from=1946&date_to=1946&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&