Babe Ruth, Henry Aaron, Roger Maris, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, Joe Hauser. Not that many baseball fans in the country would recognize that last name on that list of home run hitters, but Joe "Unser Choe" Hauser was a prolific slugger in the days when minor league baseball was practically the equivalent of many major league teams today. Fans would chant “das ist unser choe,’’ which in German translates to “this is our Joe.”

Hauser twice hit more than 60 home runs in a single season. First, he hit 63 in 1930. He followed that with 69 in 1933 for Minneapolis of the American Association. The Milwaukee native played most of his career in the minors, but became a legend in his time.