1988 CMC Iowa Cubs

Well, back to the CMC cards. 

Today is the Iowa Cubs. 

They were 78-64 in the American Association West Division, good for second place. 

Bill Bathe played from 1981-1992

He played in the Majors for Oakland in 1986, and for San Francisco in 1989-1990

He spent time in the Athletics (82-86), Cubs (87-88), and Giants (89-90) organizations. 

1982 was spent with the Independent San Jose Missions.

He spent 1991 and 1992 in Japan. 

Bill Landrum played from 1980-1996

Bill played in the Majors for Cincinnati in 1986-1987, Chicago in 1988, Pittsburgh from 1989-1991, Montreal in 1992, and back to Cincinnati in 1993. 

Overall, he played in the Cubs (80, 88), Reds (81-87, 93), Pirates (89-91), and Expos (92) organizations. 

He spent the 1996 season with Lubbock. 

Bob Tewksbury played from 1981-1998

He played in the Majors for the Yankees in 1986-1987, the Cubs in 1987-1988, St Louis 1989-1994, Texas in 1995, San Diego in 1996, and Minnesota in 1997-1998. 

Overall, he played in the Yankees (81-87), Cubs (87-88), Cardinals (89-94), Rangers (95), Padres (96), and Twins (97-98) organizations. 

I didn't know he spent a year with the Padres.. 

Brian Guinn played from 1983-1992

He never made the Majors

He played in the Athletics (83-86), Cubs (87-91) and White Sox (92) organizations. 

Bruce Crabbe played from 1984-1992

He never made the Majors

Overall, he played for the Cubs (84-89), Braves (90-91) and Blue Jays (92) organizations. 

Damon Berryhill played from 1984-1998

He played in the Majors for the Cubs in 1987-1991, Atlanta 1991-1993, Boston in 1994, Cincinnati in 1995, and San Francisco in 1997.

Overall, he played in the Cubs (84-91), Braves (91-93), Red Sox (94), Reds (95), Giants (97), and Athletics (98) organizations. 

Dave Masters played from 1985-1993

He never made the Majors

He played for the Cubs (85-90), Expos (90-91), Giants (91-92, 93), Mariners (92)

Dave Meier played from 1981-1988

He played in the Majors for Minnesota in 1984-1985, Texas in 1987, and Cubs in 1988

He played for the Twins (81-85), Rangers (87) and Cubs (88) organizations. 

Doug Dascenzo played from 1985-1998

He played for the Cubs from 1988-1992, Texas in 1993, and San Diego in 1996. 

Overall, he played for the Cubs (85-92), the Rangers (93), Mets (94), Marlins (95), and Padres (96-98) organizations

He also spent part of 1995 with the St Paul Saints. 

Dwight Smith played from 1984-1998

He played in the Majors for the Cubs from 1989-1993, California in 1994, Baltimore in 1994, and Atlanta in 1995-1996

Overall, he played in the Cubs (84-93), Angels (94), Orioles (94, 98), and Braves (95-96) organizations. He also played in St Paul in 1997. 

Gary Varsho played from 1982-1995

He played in the Majors with the Cubs from 1988-1990, Pittsburgh from 1991-1992, Cincinnati in 1993, Pittsburgh again in 1994, and Philadelphia in 1995.

Overall, he played in the Cubs (82-90), Pirates (91-92, 94), Reds (93), and Phillies (95) organizations.

Greg Tabor played from 1981-1988

He played in the Majors for Texas in 1987.

Overall, he played in the Rangers (81-87) and Cubs (88) organizations. 

Jeff Hirsch played from 1985-1990

He never made the Majors

His entire career was spent with the Cubs organization. 

Jeff Pico played from 1984-1996

He played in the Majors for the Cubs from 1988-1990

Overall, he played for the Cubs (84-90), Athletics (91), Orioles (92), Angels (93) organizations. He played 1995-1996 for Bend. 

Jim Wright was a coach in the Cubs organization from 1984-1989. 

He was a coach with the Phillies from 1990-1996

He was a coach for Colorado from 1997-2014

Joe Kraemer played from 1985-1994

He played in the Majors for the Cubs in 1989-1990

Overall, he played in the Cubs (85-91), and Angels (92) organizations.

He played in Sioux City for 1993-1994. 

Laddie Renfroe played from 1984-1992

Laddie played in the Majors for the Cubs in 1991

He spent his entire career in the Cubs organization.

His real name is Cohen 

Len Damian played from 1985-1990

He never played in the Majors

He spent his entire career in the Cubs organization

Mark Grace played from 1986-2003

He played in the Majors for the Cubs from 1988-2000 and Arizona from 2001-2003

Those were the two organizations he played his entire career with. 

According to Baseball Reference, his nicknames were Amazing Grace or Little Hurt. 

Mike Capel played from 1983-1993

He played in the Majors for the Cubs in 1988, Milwaukee in 1990, and Houston in 1991. 

Overall, he played in the Cubs (83-89), Brewers (90), and Astros (91-93) organizations. 

Paul Noce played from 1981-1991

He played in the Majors for the Cubs in 1987, and Cincinnati in 1990. 

Overall, he played in the Padres (81-84), Cubs (84-88), Mariners (89), Reds (90), and Giants (91) organizations. 

Pete Mackanin managed or coached from 1985-2017

Manager: 

Peoria 1985-1986

Iowa 1988-1989

Nashville 1990-1992

Frederick 1993

Bowie 1994

Ottawa 1995-1996

Hickory 2001

Lynchburg 2002

Pittsburgh 2005

Cincinnati 2007

Philadelphia 2016-2017

He also held coaching/scouting positions for the Expos 1997-2000, Pirates 2003-2005, Reds 2007

and Phillies 2009-2017

Phil Stephenson played from 1982-1994

He played in the Majors for the Cubs in 1989, San Diego in 1989-1992

Overall, he played in the Athletics (82-85), Angels (85), Cubs (86-89), Padres (89-92), Royals (93), and Cardinals (95) organizations. 

He spent 1994 in Mexico

Rich Surhoff played from 1982-1989

He played in the Majors for Texas in 1985, and Philadelphia in 1985.

Overall, he played in the Phillies (82-85), Rangers (85-86), Cubs (87-88), Phillies (88), and Indians (89) organizations. 

Rich Surhoff is BJ Surhoff's brother. He is also the uncle to Colin and Brian Moran

Roger Williams played from 1985-1990

He didn't make the Majors. 

He spent the majority of his career with the Cubs organization.. (85-89) He finished in the Pirates organization (90)

Another one down. I'm not sure who I'll be doing next.. Just for fun.. Maybe the Oklahoma City 89ers.