Features on each member of the 1990 Helena Brewers, rookie affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Players are as included in that year's team set.
Helena Brewers (29)
- Kurt Archer chose baseball, then made AAA in pros
- LaRue Baber fulfilled dream to play as pro, saw five seasons
- Bill Brakeley made college improvements, saw 3 pro seasons
- Gary Calhoun played, spent career coaching in college
- Mike Carter saw 13 pro campaigns, made AAA, missed bigs
- Tim Carter credited teammates, played three pro seasons
- Vince Castaldo saw AAA, then got remembered at St. Paul
- Tony Coble played one pro season, then joined the Army
- Mike Coombs guided players over 4 decades in baseball
- Mike Couture ran from college to 4 pro seasons, made AA
- - Tony Diggs loved baseball; He played and managed it over three decades, never made bigs, 7/4/20
- - Todd Edwards got his chance at pros; Lasted four seasons in field and on mound, made high-A, 7/26/20
- - Juan Flores took advantage of opportunity in college; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 6/19/20
- - Mike Hooper did good job pitching in high school; Played as pro over four seasons, made high-A, 7/2/20
- - Geoff Kellogg played five pro seasons, made AA; Later bought a water park, 7/21/20
- - Kevin McDonald threw a one-hitter at Salt Lake in 1991; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/20/20
- - Pat Miller followed his father to the pros, not to the majors; Played five seasons, made AA, 7/23/20
- - Scott Moseley made it his goal to play in the pros, and the bigs; He played three professional seasons, 7/16/20
- - Mike Norris helped his team to an early lead in a July 1990 contest; Played single pro season, 6/21/20
- - Eric Patton pitched well his first year and got married; Played two pro seasons, both in rookie ball, 6/28/20
- - Gordon Powell was always taught to run hard; Did so over 10 pro seasons, made high-A, 6/26/20
- - Don Pruitt gained weight in high school with peanut butter sandwiches; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/14/20
- - Charles Rambadt's college coach believed he deserved pro shot; He got it, over 15 games, 7/10/20
- - Mark Rupp took high school success on to college and pros; Saw two pro seasons, 15 appearances, 7/4/20
- - Brian Souza returned from arm injury to turn pro; Saw four seasons, made single-A, 7/7/20
- - Mark Stephens became first Marlins signee in a pro game; Saw seven seasons, made high-A, 6/18/20
- Chris Wheat saw 2 seasons, single-A
- - Tim Wilson did good job in relief in rookie ball in 1989; Played two seasons, didn't make it higher, 7/11/20
- - Jason Zimbauer went from top Chicago-area prep to three pro seasons; Later sued over shoulder injury, 7/12/20
The 1990 Rookie Pioneer League
-Billings Mustangs (29)
-Billings Mustangs (29)
-Great Falls Dodgers (30)
-Helena Brewers (29)
-Idaho Falls Braves (30)
-Medicine Hat Blue Jays (27)
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