Gideon Ashworth

Gideon Ashworth was a sparkplug second baseman who made the Modesto Miners go. Small in stature but enormous in energy, he turned walks into runs and infield hits into rallies.

He was the engine of a lineup that thrived on manufacturing offense, taking the extra base and refusing easy outs on the bases.

Fans remembered him as much for his dugout fire as for his statistics, the player who made every Miners game feel winnable.