Notable Peninsula alumni Baseball Hall of Fame alumni Johnny Bench (1966) Inducted, 1989 Gary Carter (1973) Inducted, 2003 Satchel Paige (1966) Inducted, 1971 Notable Peninsula alumni Bret Boone (1990) 3x MLB All-Star; Bernie Carbo (1966) Cesar Cedeno (1969) 4x MLB All-Star Darren Daulton (1982) 3x MLB All-Star; Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame Bob Dernier (1979) Jim Essian (1971) Darrell Evans (1967) 2x MLB All-Star; 1985 AL Home Run Leader; San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame Ken Forsch (1969) 2x MLB All-Star Julio Franco (1980) 3x MLB All-Star; 1991 AL Batting Title Craig Grebeck (1987) Cliff Johnson (1969) Mike LaValliere (1982) Skip Lockwood (1968) Hal McRae (1966) 3x MLB All-Star; Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame Mike Maddux (1983) Steve Mingori (1965–1966) Jeff Nelson (1990) MLB All-Star Scott Radinsky (1987) Steve Rogers (1972) 5x MLB All-Star; 1977 NL ERA Leader Juan Samuel (1982) 3x MLB All-Star Gene Tenace (1967) MLB All-Star Andre Thornton (1970) 2x MLB All-Star; Roberto Clemente Award (1979); Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame Bob Walk (1977) MLB All-Star Year-by-Year Record See also Peninsula Pilots, an amateur baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league References Defunct Carolina League teams Philadelphia Phillies minor league affiliates Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates Seattle Mariners minor league affiliates Defunct baseball teams in Virginia Sports in Hampton, Virginia Washington Senators minor league affiliates Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates Kansas City Athletics minor league affiliates Minnesota Twins minor league affiliates Oakland Athletics minor league affiliates Houston Astros minor league affiliates Montreal Expos minor league affiliates Washington Nationals minor league affiliates Defunct International League teams Baseball teams established in 1963 Baseball teams disestablished in 1992 1963 establishments in Virginia 1992 disestablishments in Virginia Sports in Hampton Roads