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Kenneth Arthur Staples (November 9, 1926 – September 8, 2014) was a minor league baseball player and manager.

Early life

Staples attended Humboldt High School in St. Paul, Minnesota.^[1] He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.

Career

Baseball player

Staples played professionally from 1945 to 1950 and from 1953 to 1954, mostly as a catcher. His batting average was .264 in 672 games during career in the minor leagues, which spanned eight years. In 1946, his batting average was .382 in 81 games for the Grand Forks Chiefs and St. Paul Saints.

Baseball manager

Staples began his managerial career in 1966 with success, with the St. Cloud Rox of the Northern League, which resulted in a 49–18 record, finishing in first-place, and a league championship. In 1967, when he managed the St. Cloud Rox, the season ended with a 44–26 record, a first-place finish and another league championship. In 1971, he again managed the St. Cloud Rox, leading them to the same results with a 42–28 record, first-place finish and league championship.

Staples returned in the 1981 season managing the Wisconsin Rapids Twins, which led to a 68–65 record and fourth-place finish in the Midwest League. 1982 ended with a 56–82 record and an 11th-place finish. Staples overall record managing in the minor league is 259-219 and a winning percentage of .542.^[2]

Staples taught and coached baseball at Robbinsdale Cooper High School in the mid-1980s. He coached baseball at Wayzata High School in 1990 and 1992.

Among the awards and honors Staples received: 1959 - Selected Mr. Tommy, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN; 1978 - State of Minnesota Proclamation Award for high school hockey from Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich; 1979 - WCCO Radio Honors - Ken Staples Day; 1986 - Inducted into the Mobile Alabama Hall of Fame for baseball; 1992 - Inducted into the Mancini's Sports Hall of Fame for baseball; 1992 - Inducted into the University of St. Thomas Hall of Fame for baseball; 1998 - Honored by St. Paul High Schools as one of the top 100 athletes in 100 years; 2006 - Inducted into the Humboldt High School Athletic Hall of Fame; 2006 - Inducted into the Minnesota High School Hockey Hall of Fame; 2009 - inducted to the Osceola Braves Hall of Fame; 2010 - Inducted to the Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame.

Staples died in 2014 in Champlin, Minnesota. at the age of 87.

References

[1] MWLGuide.com

[2] BR Minors

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-'''Kenneth Arthur Staples''' (born November 9, 1926 in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], [[USA]]) was a minor league baseball player who went on to have a successful career managing at the minor league level.
+'''Kenneth Arthur Staples''' (November 9, 1926 – September 8, 2014) was a [[minor league baseball]] player and manager.
-Prior to playing professionally, he attended [[Humboldt Senior High School|Humboldt High School]] in St. Paul, Minnesota.<ref>[http://mwlguide.com/managers/staples.html MWLGuide.com]</ref>
+==Early life==
-Primarily a catcher, he played professionally from 1945 to 1950 and from 1953 to 1954, hitting .264 in 672 games in his eight-year minor league career. Perhaps his best season was in 1946, when he hit .382 in 81 games for the [[Grand Forks Chiefs]] and [[St. Paul Saints]].
+Staples attended [[Humboldt Senior High School|Humboldt High School]] in St. Paul, Minnesota.<ref>[http://mwlguide.com/managers/staples.html MWLGuide.com]</ref> He was born in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], United States.
+==Career==
-He began his managerial career in 1966, leading the [[St. Cloud Rox]] of the [[Northern League (baseball, 1902–71)|Northern League]] to a 49-18 record, a first place finish, and a league championship in his very first season as manager. The following year, he led the team to a 44-26 record, another first place finish and another league championship. He next managed the Rox in 1971, and followed the pattern set forth: he led them to a 42-28 record, a first place finish and a league championship.
+===Baseball player===
-After a decade without managing, Staples returned to the helm for the 1981 season. Now manager of the [[Wisconsin Rapids Twins]], he led his team to a 68-65 record and a fourth place finish in the [[Midwest League]]. In 1982, he led them to a 56-82 record and an 11th place finish
+Staples played professionally from 1945 to 1950 and from 1953 to 1954, mostly as a catcher. His batting average was .264 in 672 games during career in the minor leagues, which spanned eight years. In 1946, his batting average was .382 in 81 games for the [[Grand Forks Chiefs]] and [[St. Paul Saints]].
-Overall, Staples posted a minor league managerial record of 259-219 and a winning percentage of .542.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=staple001ken BR Minors]</ref>
+===Baseball manager===
+Staples began his managerial career in 1966 with success, with the [[St. Cloud Rox (minor league baseball)|St. Cloud Rox]] of the [[Northern League (baseball, 1902–71)|Northern League]], which resulted in a 49–18 record, finishing in first-place, and a league championship. In 1967, when he managed the St. Cloud Rox, the season ended with a 44–26 record, a first-place finish and another league championship. In 1971, he again managed the St. Cloud Rox, leading them to the same results with a 42–28 record, first-place finish and league championship.
+Staples returned in the 1981 season managing the [[Wisconsin Rapids Twins]], which led to a 68–65 record and fourth-place finish in the [[Midwest League]]. 1982 ended with a 56–82 record and an 11th-place finish. Staples overall record managing in the minor league is 259-219 and a winning percentage of .542.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=staple001ken BR Minors]</ref>
+Staples taught and coached baseball at Robbinsdale Cooper High School in the mid-1980s. He coached baseball at [[Wayzata High School]] in 1990 and 1992.
+Among the awards and honors Staples received:
+- Selected Mr. Tommy, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN;
+- State of Minnesota Proclamation Award for high school hockey from Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich;
+- WCCO Radio Honors - Ken Staples Day;
+- Inducted into the Mobile Alabama Hall of Fame for baseball;
+- Inducted into the Mancini's Sports Hall of Fame for baseball;
+- Inducted into the University of St. Thomas Hall of Fame for baseball;
+- Honored by St. Paul High Schools as one of the top 100 athletes in 100 years;
+- Inducted into the Humboldt High School Athletic Hall of Fame;
+- Inducted into the Minnesota High School Hockey Hall of Fame;
+- inducted to the Osceola Braves Hall of Fame;
+- Inducted to the Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame.
+Staples died in 2014 in [[Champlin, Minnesota]]. at the age of 87.
+==See also==
+*[[1951 Caribbean Series#Summary|1951 Caribbean Series]]
 ==References==
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+{{St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey navbox}}
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-[[Category:Baseball players from Minnesota]]
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+[[Category:Fort Worth Cats players]]
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+[[Category:Greenville Spinners players]]
+[[Category:Minor league baseball managers]]
+[[Category:Mobile Bears players]]
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+[[Category:St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey coaches]]

v t e St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey
Playing venues	State Fair Coliseum (1976–2003) St. Thomas Ice Arena (2003–2025) Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (2025–future)
Head Coaches	Harold Dudley (1920–21) Joe Brandy (1921–23, 1925–26) Dave Hayes (1923–24) Bill Houle (1924–25) Willard Faulk (1926–27) John O'Halloran (1927–28) Matt Coogan (1928–30) Frank Penas (1930–32) Joe Boland (1932–33) Frank Halder (1933–35) Frank Klingberg (1935–37) Leo McGuire (1937–39) Wee Walsh (1939–42) Tom Cunningham (1946–48) Bill Funk (1948–51, 1952–55) Norm Robertson (1951–52) Ken Staples (1955–59) Don Saatzer (1959–62) Tom Martinson (1962–63) Joe Flood (1963–70) Gus Schwartz (1970–82) Terry Abram (1982–87) Terry Skrypek (1987–2010) Jeff Boeser (2010–2021) Enrico Blasi (2021–present)
Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	MIAC (1920–2021) CCHA (2021–2026) NCHC (2026–Future)
Frozen Four appearances	2000 2005
NCAA Tournament appearances	1984 1985 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1999 2000 2002 2004 2005 2008 2010 2012 2014 2020
Conference Tournament titles	MIAC: 1986 1988 1992 1994 1999 2002 2004 2005 2008 2010 2014 2020
University of St. Thomas Saint Paul, MN