Bill Klem (1874)
Clarence Mitchell (1891)
Roy Spencer (1900)
Charles O. Finley (1918)
Ryne Duren (1929)
Sparky Anderson (1934)
Steve Barber (1938)
Tom Griffin (1948)
John Halama (1972)
Brian Duensing (1983)
It should be noted that Sparky Anderson was born in Bridgewater, South Dakota.
Left-hander Brian Duensing made his major league debut with the Twins last year. He was born in Marysville, Kansas, went to high school in Omaha, and attended the University of Nebraska. He was drafted by the Twins in 2005. He pitched well in his first few years in the minors and had a fine season in 2007, when he went a combined 15-6, 3.07 with a WHIP of 1.19 in nine starts at AA New Britain and 19 starts in AAA Rochester. He pitched less well in Rochester in 2008 and 2009, and in fact seemed to be getting worse, posting higher ERAs and WHIPs each season. Despite that, however, he made his major league debut in 2009, making one start in April and then being brought up in early July and staying the rest of the season. He pitched better than one might have expected, going 5-2, 3.64 with a WHIP of 1.37 in 84 innings. He made twenty-four appearances, nine of them starts. Duensing will be in the running for a spot on the Twins' pitching staff for 2010. He is 27 today; the next few years will likely determine whether his career will be long or short.
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