Minor League Baseball (ModKos NC-17) by BruceM

What southpaw never reached the majors but put up career minor league stats of 970 innings, 671 hits, 1274 walks, and 1324 strikeouts (active from 1957 to 1965)?

Either geographic name or nickname is acceptable. Which team was part of the Pacific Coast League from 1961 to 1987 before relocating to become the Colorado Springs Sky Sox? This team's parent clubs included the White Sox (1987), Pirates (1983-1986), and Padres (1971-1982) among others.

As of 2017, which league includes the Sugar Land Skeeters, the Long Island Ducks, and six other teams much closer to Long Island than to Sugar Land?

Two answers required. Although Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen) provides the tenuous connection to the previous films, the main conflict in the movie Major League: Back to the Minors is between Gus Cantrell, manager of the (Triple A) Buzz, and Leonard Huff, manager of the Twins. Name both actors who play Gus and Huff. The former was also on Men of a Certain Age; the latter was on Hope & Faith among other things.

What corner infielder hit 433 home runs in the minor leagues before retiring in 2015? This longtime Toledo Mud Hen was the West Michigan Whitecaps' hitting coach in 2017.

What geographically descriptive name was used by the Pecos League's YardBirds in 2017, and previously by the California League's Mavericks? Both these teams were/are based in Adelanto, California, in arguably the most hitter-friendly venue in the minors.

Two answers required. Which two leagues collectively form the "Rookie Advanced" rung of the minor league ladder? As of 2017, one includes teams from Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; the other includes teams from Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Colorado.

What fictitious favorite player of Charlie Brown was sent down to the Green Grass League after batting .004 over an entire season?

What Stanford alumnus batted .318/.432/.464 as an outfielder for the 1982 Oneonta Yankees, in his only season of professional baseball?

City and nickname required. The Savannah Bananas were the only Georgia team in the Coastal Plain League until the fall 2017 announcement of what team whose name also entails a culinary rhyme?

The title character of which 1985 movie is a pitcher for the (fictitious) Hackensack Bulls? This comedy is the seventh film based on a 1902 George Barr McCutcheon novel of the same name.

What southpaw had a 6.75 career ERA in four independent league seasons (1997-2000) but did become the first woman to start a game in a men's professional baseball league?

Speaking of women on the mound, Kylie Bunbury played what protagonist of the short-lived TV series Pitch?

What outfielder (really more of a DH) technically shouldn't be in this quiz, having become the 15th player in the amateur draft era to reach the majors without any minor league playing time? After hitting 100 home runs in 213 games at Oklahoma State, he was drafted by the Montreal Expos, who traded him to Texas. A subsequent rule that a team cannot trade a drafted player until he has been under contract for one year was named after him.

The player from the previous question was recently named manager of the Sugar Land Skeeters, replacing what third baseman who hit 360 home runs in 20 major league seasons (1981-2000), the first ten of which he spent in Minnesota?

Which team won the 2017 Triple-A World Series? It has been affiliated with the Tampa Bay Rays since 1998.

What infielder, a 2010 fourth-round draft pick of the Colorado Rockies, hit .229 with five home runs in a pair of minor league seasons before switching sports?

Two answers required. The 2001 romantic comedy Summer Catch depicts the Cape Cod League. In the film, Ryan Dunne meets Tenley Parrish while moving her family's lawn. Name both actors who play Dunne and Parrish in the movie. They have also played Cole Ortiz and Mary Camden, respectively, on a pair of otherwise unrelated TV.