Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins players: who played for both
Who played for both the Tigers and Twins?
202 players played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins between 1901 and 2025, including Eddie Yost, Donie Bush, Goose Goslin and Torii Hunter. 99 of them played for the Tigers first and 95 for the Twins first; 8 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Win Mercer is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Twins first, then the Tigers from 1902.
- Manuel Margot is the most recent: Twins first, then the Tigers from 2025.
- Eddie Yost played the most games across the two: 291 for the Tigers and 1,690 for the Twins.
- 46 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Eddie Yost.
- Most common positions on this list: P (87), OF (47), C (22), SS (16).
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All 202 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Tigers | Twins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | 3B | 1959–1960 (291 g) | 1944, 1946–1958 (1690 g) |
| Donie Bush | SS | 1908–1921 (1871 g) | 1921–1923 (77 g) |
| Goose Goslin | OF | 1934–1937 (524 g) | 1921–1930, 1933, 1938 (1361 g) |
| Torii Hunter | OF | 2013–2014 (286 g) | 1997–2007, 2015 (1373 g) |
| Bobby Veach | OF | 1912–1923 (1605 g) | 1925 (18 g) |
| Heinie Manush | OF | 1923–1927 (616 g) | 1930–1935 (792 g) |
| Bucky Harris | 2B | 1929, 1931 (11 g) | 1919–1928 (1251 g) |
| John Stone | OF | 1928–1933 (644 g) | 1934–1938 (556 g) |
| Bill Coughlin | 3B | 1904–1908 (594 g) | 1901–1904 (450 g) |
| Germany Schaefer | 2B | 1905–1909 (629 g) | 1909–1914 (382 g) |
| Jacque Jones | OF | 2008 (24 g) | 1999–2005 (976 g) |
| Muddy Ruel | C | 1931–1932 (65 g) | 1923–1930 (903 g) |
| Gee Walker | OF | 1931–1937 (794 g) | 1940 (140 g) |
| Jerry Priddy | 2B | 1950–1953 (451 g) | 1943, 1946–1947 (434 g) |
| Doc Cramer | OF | 1942–1948 (720 g) | 1941 (154 g) |
| Vic Wertz | OF | 1947–1952, 1961–1963 (836 g) | 1963 (35 g) |
| Rich Reese | 1B | 1973 (59 g) | 1964–1973 (807 g) |
| Dan Gladden | OF | 1992–1993 (204 g) | 1987–1991 (645 g) |
| Eddie Ainsmith | C | 1919–1921 (219 g) | 1910–1918 (623 g) |
| Bill Tuttle | OF | 1952, 1954–1957 (581 g) | 1961–1963 (239 g) |
| Johnny Groth | OF | 1946–1952, 1957–1960 (737 g) | 1955 (63 g) |
| Alex Avila | C | 2009–2015, 2017 (760 g) | 2020 (23 g) |
| Lenny Green | OF | 1967–1968 (64 g) | 1959–1964 (700 g) |
| Brian Harper | C | 1986 (19 g) | 1988–1993 (730 g) |
| Craig Monroe | OF | 2002–2007 (672 g) | 2008 (58 g) |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 2B | 1942–1943, 1946 (342 g) | 1937, 1939–1941 (359 g) |
| Delmon Young | OF | 2011–2012 (191 g) | 2008–2011 (497 g) |
| Willi Castro | OF | 2019–2022 (303 g) | 2023–2025 (368 g) |
| Jim Delahanty | 2B | 1909–1912 (376 g) | 1907–1909 (283 g) |
| Gary Ward | OF | 1989–1990 (211 g) | 1979–1983 (417 g) |
| Robbie Grossman | OF | 2021–2022 (239 g) | 2016–2018 (347 g) |
| Reno Bertoia | 3B | 1953–1958, 1961–1962 (327 g) | 1959–1961 (246 g) |
| George Mullin | P | 1902–1913 (558 g) | 1913 (12 g) |
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 1938–1939, 1945–1947 (501 g) | 1942 (64 g) |
| Firpo Marberry | P | 1933–1935 (80 g) | 1923–1932, 1936 (470 g) |
| Kid Elberfeld | SS | 1901–1903 (286 g) | 1910–1911 (252 g) |
| Topper Rigney | SS | 1922–1925 (493 g) | 1927 (45 g) |
| Joe Nathan | P | 2014–2015 (63 g) | 2004–2009, 2011 (460 g) |
| Rich Becker | OF | 2000 (92 g) | 1993–1997 (417 g) |
| Jonathan Schoop | 2B | 2020–2023 (386 g) | 2019 (121 g) |
| Todd Jones | P | 1997–2001, 2006–2008 (480 g) | 2001 (24 g) |
| Jack Morris | P | 1977–1990 (449 g) | 1991 (35 g) |
| Dave Engle | C | 1986 (35 g) | 1981–1985 (439 g) |
| Earl Whitehill | P | 1923–1932 (328 g) | 1933–1936 (137 g) |
| Frank O'Rourke | 3B | 1924–1926 (282 g) | 1920–1921 (137 g) |
| Jim Perry | P | 1973 (35 g) | 1963–1972 (380 g) |
| Matt Walbeck | C | 1997, 2002–2003 (133 g) | 1994–1996 (275 g) |
| Juan Rincon | P | 2009 (7 g) | 2001–2008 (386 g) |
| Niko Goodrum | SS | 2018–2021 (376 g) | 2017 (11 g) |
| Lou Berberet | C | 1959–1960 (185 g) | 1956–1958 (199 g) |
| Mark Christman | 3B | 1938–1939 (101 g) | 1947–1949 (279 g) |
| Ron Jackson | 1B | 1981 (31 g) | 1979–1981 (344 g) |
| Charlie Hickman | 1B | 1904–1905 (101 g) | 1905–1907 (272 g) |
| Al Simmons | OF | 1936 (143 g) | 1937–1938 (228 g) |
| Bruce Campbell | OF | 1940–1941 (244 g) | 1942 (122 g) |
| Pinky Hargrave | C | 1928–1930 (252 g) | 1923–1925, 1930–1931 (112 g) |
| John Moses | OF | 1991 (13 g) | 1988–1990 (349 g) |
| Rocky Bridges | SS | 1959–1960 (126 g) | 1957–1958 (236 g) |
| Ira Flagstead | OF | 1917, 1919–1923 (342 g) | 1929 (18 g) |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 1993–1996 (301 g) | 2003 (58 g) |
| Rondell White | OF | 2004–2005 (218 g) | 2006–2007 (137 g) |
| Fernando Rodney | P | 2002–2003, 2005–2009 (308 g) | 2018 (46 g) |
| Harry Rice | OF | 1928–1930 (298 g) | 1931 (47 g) |
| Mark Salas | C | 1990–1991 (107 g) | 1985–1987 (233 g) |
| Cliff Bolton | C | 1937 (27 g) | 1931, 1933–1936, 1941 (308 g) |
| Red Kress | SS | 1939–1940 (85 g) | 1934–1936 (249 g) |
| Doc Gessler | OF | 1903 (29 g) | 1909–1911 (290 g) |
| Walt Masterson | P | 1956 (35 g) | 1939–1942, 1945–1949, 1952–1953 (281 g) |
| Juan Berenguer | P | 1982–1985 (101 g) | 1987–1990 (211 g) |
| Doc Ayers | P | 1919–1921 (72 g) | 1913–1919 (227 g) |
| Frank Croucher | SS | 1939–1941 (270 g) | 1942 (26 g) |
| Tim Corcoran | 1B | 1977–1980 (273 g) | 1981 (22 g) |
| Lew Drill | C | 1904–1905 (124 g) | 1902–1904 (168 g) |
| Neil Chrisley | OF | 1959–1960 (161 g) | 1957–1958 (131 g) |
| General Crowder | P | 1934–1936 (51 g) | 1926–1927, 1930–1934 (237 g) |
| Bobo Newsom | P | 1939–1941 (114 g) | 1935–1937, 1942–1943, 1946–1947, 1952 (169 g) |
| George Thomas | OF | 1957–1958, 1961, 1963–1965 (252 g) | 1971 (23 g) |
| Ron Perranoski | P | 1971–1972 (28 g) | 1968–1971 (244 g) |
| Casey Fien | P | 2009–2010 (11 g) | 2012–2016 (257 g) |
| Elon Hogsett | P | 1929–1936, 1944 (224 g) | 1938 (32 g) |
| Bill Campbell | P | 1986 (34 g) | 1973–1976 (216 g) |
| Clete Thomas | OF | 2008–2009, 2012 (145 g) | 2012–2013 (104 g) |
| Ducky Holmes | OF | 1901–1902 (223 g) | 1903 (21 g) |
| Jack Warner | C | 1905–1906 (86 g) | 1906–1908 (157 g) |
| Johnny Pesky | SS | 1952–1954 (192 g) | 1954 (49 g) |
| Billy Martin | 2B | 1958 (131 g) | 1961 (108 g) |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | 2024 (92 g) | 2022 (144 g) |
| Jim Nettles | OF | 1974 (43 g) | 1970–1972 (185 g) |
| Frank Kostro | 3B | 1962–1963 (47 g) | 1964–1965, 1967–1969 (176 g) |
| Dave Boswell | P | 1971 (3 g) | 1964–1970 (214 g) |
| Carl Willis | P | 1984 (10 g) | 1991–1995 (204 g) |
| Whitey Herzog | OF | 1963 (52 g) | 1956–1958 (161 g) |
| Frank Huelsman | OF | 1904 (4 g) | 1904–1905 (205 g) |
| Billy Hitchcock | 3B | 1942, 1946, 1953 (110 g) | 1946 (98 g) |
| Sal Butera | C | 1983 (4 g) | 1980–1982, 1987 (201 g) |
| Michael Fulmer | P | 2016–2018, 2020–2022 (178 g) | 2022 (26 g) |
| Rabbit Robinson | 2B | 1904 (101 g) | 1903 (103 g) |
| Darrell Brown | OF | 1981 (16 g) | 1983–1984 (186 g) |
| Red Killefer | OF | 1907–1909 (56 g) | 1909–1910 (144 g) |
| Mike Marshall | P | 1967 (37 g) | 1978–1980 (162 g) |
| Adam Everett | SS | 2009–2010 (149 g) | 2008 (48 g) |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 1957 (13 g) | 1949–1950 (179 g) |
| Ray Scarborough | P | 1953 (13 g) | 1942–1943, 1946–1950 (179 g) |
| Jack Russell | P | 1937 (25 g) | 1933–1936 (165 g) |
| Francisco Liriano | P | 2018 (27 g) | 2005–2006, 2008–2012 (156 g) |
| Phil Nevin | 3B | 1995–1997 (160 g) | 2006 (16 g) |
| Kody Clemens | 1B | 2022 (57 g) | 2025 (112 g) |
| John Kerr | 2B | 1923–1924 (36 g) | 1932–1934 (112 g) |
| Ron Samford | SS | 1955, 1957 (55 g) | 1959 (91 g) |
| Eric Erickson | P | 1916, 1918–1919 (23 g) | 1919–1922 (121 g) |
| Carl Fischer | P | 1933–1935 (58 g) | 1930–1932, 1937 (83 g) |
| C. J. Cron | 1B | 2020 (13 g) | 2019 (125 g) |
| Doug Baker | SS | 1984–1987 (79 g) | 1988–1990 (57 g) |
| Dean Chance | P | 1971 (31 g) | 1967–1969 (104 g) |
| Manuel Margot | OF | 2025 (6 g) | 2024 (129 g) |
| Bill Fischer | P | 1958, 1960–1961 (68 g) | 1958–1960, 1964 (66 g) |
| Frank Kitson | P | 1903–1905 (96 g) | 1906–1907 (38 g) |
| Jay Porter | C | 1955–1957 (96 g) | 1959 (37 g) |
| Mickey McDermott | P | 1958 (4 g) | 1954–1955 (124 g) |
| Eddie Phillips | C | 1929 (68 g) | 1934 (56 g) |
| Ted Lepcio | 2B | 1959 (76 g) | 1961 (47 g) |
| Karl Olson | OF | 1957 (8 g) | 1956–1957 (114 g) |
| Tom Morgan | P | 1958–1960 (107 g) | 1960 (14 g) |
| Johnny Klippstein | P | 1967 (5 g) | 1964–1966 (115 g) |
| Rusty Kuntz | OF | 1984–1985 (89 g) | 1983 (31 g) |
| Bob Miller | P | 1973 (22 g) | 1968–1969 (93 g) |
| Milt Bolling | SS | 1958 (24 g) | 1957 (91 g) |
| Joe Niekro | P | 1970–1972 (89 g) | 1987–1988 (24 g) |
| Charlie Gelbert | SS | 1937 (20 g) | 1939–1940 (90 g) |
| Fernando Arroyo | P | 1975, 1977–1979 (60 g) | 1980–1982 (50 g) |
| Dwight Lowry | C | 1984, 1986–1987 (101 g) | 1988 (7 g) |
| George Archie | 3B | 1938 (3 g) | 1941 (105 g) |
| Kenny Rogers | P | 2006–2008 (75 g) | 2003 (33 g) |
| Fred Lasher | P | 1967–1970 (95 g) | 1963 (11 g) |
| Alex Presley | OF | 2016–2017 (74 g) | 2013 (28 g) |
| Don Lee | P | 1957–1958 (12 g) | 1960–1962 (90 g) |
| Henri Rondeau | OF | 1913 (35 g) | 1915–1916 (66 g) |
| Warren Morris | 2B | 2003 (97 g) | 2002 (4 g) |
| Ron Kline | P | 1961–1962 (46 g) | 1967 (54 g) |
| Billy Beane | OF | 1988 (6 g) | 1986–1987 (92 g) |
| Ossie Alvarez | SS | 1959 (8 g) | 1958 (88 g) |
| Kenta Maeda | P | 2024–2025 (36 g) | 2020–2021, 2023 (55 g) |
| Dan Schatzeder | P | 1980–1981 (49 g) | 1987–1988 (40 g) |
| Mike Pelfrey | P | 2016 (24 g) | 2013–2015 (64 g) |
| Hal Woodeshick | P | 1956, 1961 (14 g) | 1959–1960 (73 g) |
| Win Mercer | P | 1902 (35 g) | 1901 (51 g) |
| Scott Aldred | P | 1990–1992, 1996 (42 g) | 1996–1997 (42 g) |
| Alejandro Sanchez | OF | 1985 (71 g) | 1986 (8 g) |
| Jake Wade | P | 1936–1938 (73 g) | 1946 (6 g) |
| Mark Redman | P | 2001–2002 (32 g) | 1999–2001 (46 g) |
| Brad Havens | P | 1989 (13 g) | 1981–1983 (63 g) |
| Joey Wentz | P | 2022–2024 (70 g) | 2025 (6 g) |
| Ray Francis | P | 1923 (37 g) | 1922 (39 g) |
| Bill Krueger | P | 1993–1994 (48 g) | 1992 (27 g) |
| Brad Thomas | P | 2010–2011 (61 g) | 2001, 2003–2004 (11 g) |
| Paul Calvert | P | 1950–1951 (33 g) | 1949 (35 g) |
| Bobby Wilson | C | 2016, 2019 (20 g) | 2018 (47 g) |
| Dick Weik | P | 1953–1954 (21 g) | 1948–1950 (45 g) |
| Lefty Stewart | P | 1921 (5 g) | 1933–1935 (61 g) |
| Bud Thomas | P | 1939–1941 (56 g) | 1932–1933, 1939 (8 g) |
| Michael Pineda | P | 2022 (11 g) | 2019–2021 (53 g) |
| Bill Zepp | P | 1971 (16 g) | 1969–1970 (47 g) |
| Eddie Onslow | 1B | 1912–1913 (54 g) | 1927 (9 g) |
| Lou Sleater | P | 1957–1958 (45 g) | 1952 (15 g) |
| Marcus Jensen | C | 1997 (8 g) | 2000 (52 g) |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 1996 (46 g) | 2006 (14 g) |
| Vern Kennedy | P | 1938–1939 (41 g) | 1941 (18 g) |
| Chris Paddack | P | 2025 (12 g) | 2022–2025 (46 g) |
| Henry Beckendorf | C | 1909–1910 (18 g) | 1910 (37 g) |
| Sean Bergman | P | 1993–1995 (40 g) | 2000 (15 g) |
| Gregg Olson | P | 1996 (43 g) | 1997 (11 g) |
| Chris Pittaro | 3B | 1985 (28 g) | 1986–1987 (25 g) |
| Larry Pashnick | P | 1982–1983 (40 g) | 1984 (13 g) |
| Gene Bearden | P | 1951 (37 g) | 1950–1951 (15 g) |
| Joe Casey | C | 1909–1911 (41 g) | 1918 (9 g) |
| Wilkin Ramirez | OF | 2009 (15 g) | 2013 (35 g) |
| Earl Rapp | OF | 1949 (1 g) | 1952 (46 g) |
| Vito Valentinetti | P | 1958 (15 g) | 1958–1959 (30 g) |
| Joe Grzenda | P | 1961 (4 g) | 1969 (38 g) |
| Wilson Ramos | C | 2021 (35 g) | 2010 (7 g) |
| Seth Greisinger | P | 1998, 2002 (29 g) | 2004 (12 g) |
| Bill Burns | P | 1912 (6 g) | 1908–1909 (29 g) |
| Earl Harrist | P | 1953 (8 g) | 1948 (23 g) |
| Jose Urena | P | 2021 (26 g) | 2025 (4 g) |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 1987 (10 g) | 1989 (19 g) |
| Slim Love | P | 1919–1920 (23 g) | 1913 (5 g) |
| Lester Oliveros | P | 2011 (9 g) | 2011–2012, 2014 (18 g) |
| Erasmo Ramirez | P | 2021 (17 g) | 2025 (9 g) |
| John Pacella | P | 1986 (5 g) | 1982 (21 g) |
| Al Cicotte | P | 1958 (15 g) | 1958 (9 g) |
| Kevin Jarvis | P | 1997 (17 g) | 1997 (6 g) |
| Andrew Vasquez | P | 2023 (12 g) | 2018–2019 (10 g) |
| Jack Wilson | P | 1942 (9 g) | 1942 (12 g) |
| Jim Donohue | P | 1961 (14 g) | 1962 (6 g) |
| Riccardo Ingram | OF | 1994 (12 g) | 1995 (4 g) |
| Austin Adams | P | 2019 (13 g) | 2019 (2 g) |
| Chick Gagnon | SS | 1922 (10 g) | 1924 (4 g) |
| Adam Wilk | P | 2011–2012 (8 g) | 2017 (3 g) |
| Beau Burrows | P | 2020–2021 (6 g) | 2021 (5 g) |
| Derek Law | P | 2022 (2 g) | 2021 (9 g) |
| Dietrich Enns | P | 2025 (7 g) | 2017 (2 g) |
| Anthony Misiewicz | P | 2023 (1 g) | 2025 (5 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Twins seasons include the Washington Senators (1901–1960).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins?
202 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Eddie Yost, Donie Bush, Goose Goslin and Torii Hunter. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Win Mercer: Minnesota Twins first, then the Detroit Tigers from 1902.
Who has played for both recently?
Willi Castro, Gio Urshela, Kody Clemens, Manuel Margot, Kenta Maeda and Joey Wentz and 5 more, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Twins seasons include the Washington Senators (1901–1960).
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