Dale Craig started rally at high-A, saw 3 pro seasons

Dale Craig led off the sixth inning of this June 1990 game and the rout was on, according to The Newport News Daily Press.

Craig hit a home run to left-center and soon Craig's high-A Winston-Salem team had an 8-2 lead, The Daily Press wrote.

Craig hit that home run in his second season as a pro. He saw one more campaign. He never made AA.

Craig's career began in 1989, taken by the Cubs in the 22nd round of the draft out of Allen Hancock College in California.

Craig started with the Cubs at rookie Wytheville and at single-A Charleston. The catcher got into 13 games at each stop and hit .131 overall.

He moved to Winston-Salem for 1990. He got into 56 games there and hit .181. That home run in June marked one of two he hit on the year. Those two also marked his only home runs in the pros.

Craig returned for 1991 and played at short-season Geneva. He got into 18 games and hit .107 to end his career.

• Newport News Daily Press, June 2, 1990: Spirits sweep Peninsula

More: The 1990 Winston-Salem Spirits

1990 Minor League Tally
Players/Coaches Featured:3,269
Made the Majors:1,178-36.0%
Never Made Majors:2,091-64.0%-X
5+ Seasons in the Majors: 486
10+ Seasons in the Minors:286

More 1990 Minor Leaguers:

 - Tim Costo started with big comparisons, saw 2 ML seasons

 - John Cotton saw 15 pro seasons, AAA in 5, missed majors

 - Kevin Coughlin gained confidence, then played with Jordan
 - Mike Couture ran from college to 4 pro seasons, made AA
 - Boyce Cox worked hard as Bristol Tigers team president
 - Danny Cox saw many games, 11 ML seasons, 3 World Series
 - Darron Cox saw decade in pros, 15 major league games
 - Jeff Cox played, managed in minors, coached in majors
 - Bruce Crabbe played in minors, turned minors manager
 - Mark Craft played two sports at VMI, baseball as pro