Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates players: who played for both
Who played for both the Twins and Pirates?
145 players played for both the Minnesota Twins and the Pittsburgh Pirates between 1901 and 2025, including Mickey Vernon, George McBride, Justin Morneau and Patsy Donovan. 61 of them played for the Twins first and 79 for the Pirates first; 5 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Billy Clingman is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Pirates first, then the Twins from 1901.
- Thomas Hatch is the most recent: Pirates first, then the Twins from 2025.
- Mickey Vernon played the most games across the two: 1,805 for the Twins and 9 for the Pirates.
- 14 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Mickey Vernon.
- Most common positions on this list: P (69), OF (26), C (18), SS (11).
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All 145 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Twins | Pirates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Vernon | 1B | 1939–1943, 1946–1948, 1950–1955 (1805 g) | 1960 (9 g) |
| George McBride | SS | 1908–1920 (1459 g) | 1905 (27 g) |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 2003–2013 (1278 g) | 2013 (25 g) |
| Patsy Donovan | OF | 1904 (125 g) | 1892–1899 (982 g) |
| Joe Cronin | SS | 1928–1934 (940 g) | 1926–1927 (50 g) |
| Pat Meares | SS | 1993–1998 (742 g) | 1999–2001 (239 g) |
| Ryan Doumit | C | 2012–2013 (269 g) | 2005–2011 (611 g) |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 1995–2001 (771 g) | 2005 (101 g) |
| Brian Harper | C | 1988–1993 (730 g) | 1982–1984 (127 g) |
| Bones Ely | SS | 1902 (105 g) | 1896–1901 (743 g) |
| Orlando Merced | OF | 1998 (63 g) | 1990–1996 (776 g) |
| Heinie Manush | OF | 1930–1935 (792 g) | 1938–1939 (25 g) |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 1B | 1998–2004 (643 g) | 2008 (125 g) |
| Ed FitzGerald | C | 1953–1959 (463 g) | 1948–1953 (296 g) |
| Garrett Jones | 1B | 2007 (31 g) | 2009–2013 (677 g) |
| Danny Moeller | OF | 1912–1916 (633 g) | 1907–1908 (48 g) |
| Luis Rivas | 2B | 2000–2005 (565 g) | 2008 (79 g) |
| Steve Brye | OF | 1970–1976 (537 g) | 1978 (66 g) |
| Jeff Reboulet | 2B | 1992–1996 (450 g) | 2003 (93 g) |
| Bud Stewart | OF | 1948–1950 (354 g) | 1941–1942 (155 g) |
| Bob Ganley | OF | 1907–1909 (323 g) | 1905–1906 (169 g) |
| Roy Spencer | C | 1929–1932 (390 g) | 1925–1927 (80 g) |
| Bert Blyleven | P | 1970–1976, 1985–1988 (348 g) | 1978–1980 (112 g) |
| Fred Schulte | OF | 1933–1935 (356 g) | 1936–1937 (103 g) |
| Wid Conroy | 3B | 1909–1911 (352 g) | 1902 (99 g) |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 2B | 1937, 1939–1941 (359 g) | 1947 (88 g) |
| Junior Ortiz | C | 1990–1991 (132 g) | 1982–1983, 1985–1989 (299 g) |
| Matt Capps | P | 2010–2012 (126 g) | 2005–2009 (271 g) |
| John Candelaria | P | 1990 (34 g) | 1975–1985, 1993 (348 g) |
| Tom Padden | C | 1943 (3 g) | 1932–1937 (379 g) |
| Pedro Ramos | P | 1955–1961 (375 g) | 1969 (5 g) |
| Ron Kline | P | 1967 (54 g) | 1952, 1955–1959, 1968–1969 (295 g) |
| Otis Clymer | OF | 1907–1909 (214 g) | 1905–1907 (130 g) |
| Warren Morris | 2B | 2002 (4 g) | 1999–2001 (339 g) |
| Joe Harris | 1B | 1925–1926 (193 g) | 1927–1928 (145 g) |
| Francisco Liriano | P | 2005–2006, 2008–2012 (156 g) | 2013–2016, 2019 (178 g) |
| Jackie Hernandez | SS | 1967–1968 (112 g) | 1971–1973 (214 g) |
| Jesse Tannehill | P | 1908–1909 (42 g) | 1897–1902 (284 g) |
| Tom Prince | C | 2001–2003 (139 g) | 1987–1993 (177 g) |
| Val Picinich | C | 1918–1922 (297 g) | 1933 (16 g) |
| Clyde Kluttz | C | 1951–1952 (111 g) | 1947–1948 (167 g) |
| Bob Kipper | P | 1992 (25 g) | 1985–1991 (247 g) |
| Nelson Liriano | 2B | 1990 (53 g) | 1995–1996 (219 g) |
| Joe Leonard | 3B | 1916–1917, 1919–1920 (216 g) | 1914 (53 g) |
| Midre Cummings | OF | 1999–2000 (93 g) | 1993–1997 (172 g) |
| Pedro Florimon | SS | 2012–2014 (210 g) | 2015–2016 (42 g) |
| Jimmy Wasdell | OF | 1937–1940 (124 g) | 1942–1943 (126 g) |
| Billy Clingman | SS | 1901 (137 g) | 1895 (107 g) |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 2024 (150 g) | 2023 (94 g) |
| Michael Taylor | OF | 2023 (129 g) | 2024 (113 g) |
| Tommy O'Brien | OF | 1950 (3 g) | 1943–1945 (232 g) |
| Wyatt Lee | OF | 1901–1903 (227 g) | 1904 (8 g) |
| Alex Presley | OF | 2013 (28 g) | 2010–2013 (204 g) |
| John Smiley | P | 1992 (34 g) | 1986–1991 (196 g) |
| Jimmy Sebring | OF | 1909 (1 g) | 1902–1904 (223 g) |
| Bob Porterfield | P | 1951–1955 (149 g) | 1958–1959 (73 g) |
| Zach Duke | P | 2018 (45 g) | 2005–2010 (166 g) |
| Dennys Reyes | P | 2006–2008 (191 g) | 2003 (12 g) |
| Joe Beimel | P | 2004 (3 g) | 2001–2003, 2011 (200 g) |
| Mudcat Grant | P | 1964–1967 (151 g) | 1970–1971 (50 g) |
| Denny Neagle | P | 1991 (7 g) | 1992–1996 (192 g) |
| Alex Cole | OF | 1994–1995 (133 g) | 1992 (64 g) |
| Wally Backman | 2B | 1989 (87 g) | 1990 (104 g) |
| Mike Mitchell | OF | 1914 (55 g) | 1913–1914 (130 g) |
| Frank Schulte | OF | 1918 (93 g) | 1916–1917 (85 g) |
| Eddie Phillips | C | 1934 (56 g) | 1931 (106 g) |
| Todd Ritchie | P | 1997–1998 (57 g) | 1999–2001 (94 g) |
| Stuffy Stewart | 2B | 1925–1927, 1929 (147 g) | 1922 (3 g) |
| Houston Jimenez | SS | 1983–1984 (144 g) | 1987 (5 g) |
| John Flynn | 1B | 1912 (20 g) | 1910–1911 (129 g) |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 2003 (58 g) | 2008 (90 g) |
| Mike Lincoln | P | 1999–2000 (26 g) | 2001–2003 (122 g) |
| Bob Miller | P | 1968–1969 (93 g) | 1971–1972 (52 g) |
| Neal Heaton | P | 1986 (21 g) | 1989–1991 (120 g) |
| Pat Mahomes | P | 1992–1996 (115 g) | 2003 (9 g) |
| Kevin Correia | P | 2013–2014 (55 g) | 2011–2012 (59 g) |
| Michael Restovich | OF | 2002–2004 (61 g) | 2005 (52 g) |
| Cy Falkenberg | P | 1905–1908 (102 g) | 1903 (10 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 2004–2005 (88 g) | 2001 (22 g) |
| Rich Robertson | P | 1995–1997 (92 g) | 1993–1994 (17 g) |
| Jim Weaver | P | 1928 (3 g) | 1935–1937 (103 g) |
| Jim Winn | P | 1988 (9 g) | 1983–1986 (96 g) |
| Rick Reed | P | 2001–2003 (72 g) | 1988–1991 (31 g) |
| Eric Fryer | C | 2013–2015 (49 g) | 2011–2012, 2016 (52 g) |
| Diego Castillo | SS | 2024 (4 g) | 2022 (96 g) |
| Elmer Singleton | P | 1950 (21 g) | 1947–1948 (79 g) |
| Lee Tunnell | P | 1989 (10 g) | 1982–1985 (90 g) |
| Roger Wolff | P | 1944–1946 (87 g) | 1947 (13 g) |
| Babe Phelps | C | 1931 (3 g) | 1942 (95 g) |
| Jordan Luplow | OF | 2023 (32 g) | 2017–2018 (64 g) |
| Craig Monroe | OF | 2008 (58 g) | 2009 (34 g) |
| Jiggs Donahue | 1B | 1909 (84 g) | 1900–1901 (5 g) |
| Gus Dugas | OF | 1934 (24 g) | 1930, 1932 (64 g) |
| Ira Flagstead | OF | 1929 (18 g) | 1929–1930 (70 g) |
| Mike Dyer | P | 1989 (16 g) | 1994–1995 (69 g) |
| Greg Hansell | P | 1996 (50 g) | 1999 (33 g) |
| Phil Dumatrait | P | 2011 (45 g) | 2008–2009 (36 g) |
| Al Bool | C | 1928 (2 g) | 1930 (78 g) |
| Ken Brett | P | 1979 (9 g) | 1974–1975 (69 g) |
| Mark Redman | P | 1999–2001 (46 g) | 2005 (30 g) |
| Spencer Adams | 2B | 1925 (40 g) | 1923 (25 g) |
| Chase De Jong | P | 2018–2019 (5 g) | 2021–2023 (58 g) |
| Chris Archer | P | 2022 (25 g) | 2018–2019 (33 g) |
| Mike Fetters | P | 2003 (5 g) | 2001–2002 (52 g) |
| Dick Lanahan | P | 1935, 1937 (9 g) | 1940–1941 (47 g) |
| Vance Worley | P | 2013 (10 g) | 2014–2015 (44 g) |
| Aaron Thompson | P | 2014–2015 (48 g) | 2011 (4 g) |
| Bullet Joe Bush | P | 1926 (17 g) | 1926–1927 (35 g) |
| J. R. Murphy | C | 2016 (26 g) | 2020 (25 g) |
| Bob Oldis | C | 1953–1955 (24 g) | 1960–1961 (26 g) |
| Tim Drummond | P | 1989–1990 (43 g) | 1987 (6 g) |
| Brian Bass | P | 2008 (44 g) | 2010 (4 g) |
| Martin Perez | P | 2019 (32 g) | 2024 (16 g) |
| Dan Serafini | P | 1996–1998 (35 g) | 2000 (11 g) |
| Jose Parra | P | 1995–1996 (39 g) | 2000 (6 g) |
| Freddie Toliver | P | 1988–1989 (29 g) | 1993 (12 g) |
| Danny MacFayden | P | 1941 (5 g) | 1940 (35 g) |
| Nik Turley | P | 2017 (10 g) | 2020 (25 g) |
| Paul Giel | P | 1961 (15 g) | 1959–1960 (20 g) |
| Bob Kuzava | P | 1950–1951 (30 g) | 1957 (4 g) |
| Randy Niemann | P | 1987 (6 g) | 1982–1983 (28 g) |
| Joey Wentz | P | 2025 (6 g) | 2024–2025 (27 g) |
| Tony Brottem | C | 1921 (3 g) | 1921 (30 g) |
| Ed Leip | 2B | 1939 (9 g) | 1940–1942 (21 g) |
| J. A. Happ | P | 2021 (19 g) | 2015 (11 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2020 (8 g) | 2023 (22 g) |
| JT Riddle | SS | 2021 (4 g) | 2020 (23 g) |
| Luis Tiant | P | 1970 (18 g) | 1981 (9 g) |
| Bonnie Hollingsworth | P | 1923 (17 g) | 1922 (9 g) |
| Genesis Cabrera | P | 2025 (16 g) | 2025 (9 g) |
| Bill Otey | P | 1910–1911 (21 g) | 1907 (3 g) |
| Thomas Hatch | P | 2025 (11 g) | 2023 (12 g) |
| Walt Tauscher | P | 1931 (6 g) | 1928 (17 g) |
| Harry Cassady | OF | 1905 (10 g) | 1904 (12 g) |
| Jim Shellenback | P | 1977 (5 g) | 1966–1967, 1969 (16 g) |
| Steve Nagy | P | 1950 (15 g) | 1947 (6 g) |
| Johnny Riddle | C | 1937 (8 g) | 1948 (10 g) |
| Austin Davis | P | 2022 (2 g) | 2020–2021 (15 g) |
| Ildemaro Vargas | 3B | 2020 (10 g) | 2021 (7 g) |
| Gene DeMontreville | 2B | 1903 (12 g) | 1894 (2 g) |
| Sean Poppen | P | 2019–2020 (10 g) | 2021 (3 g) |
| Jose Godoy | C | 2022 (2 g) | 2022 (8 g) |
| Kris Johnson | P | 2014 (3 g) | 2013 (4 g) |
| Brandon Waddell | P | 2021 (4 g) | 2020 (2 g) |
| Eric Hacker | P | 2011 (2 g) | 2009 (3 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).Pirates seasons include the Pittsburg Alleghenys (1882–1890).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Minnesota Twins and the Pittsburgh Pirates?
145 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Mickey Vernon, George McBride, Justin Morneau and Patsy Donovan. 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?
Billy Clingman: Pittsburgh Pirates first, then the Minnesota Twins from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Carlos Santana, Michael Taylor, Diego Castillo, Martin Perez, Joey Wentz and Genesis Cabrera and 1 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). Pirates seasons include the Pittsburg Alleghenys (1882–1890).
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