Abilene Christian University Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team

Abilene Christian University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every Abilene Christian University alumnus who played baseball at the Abilene Christian University AND made it to the Major League level.

"Bill Gilbreth pitched for the Wildcats as a student-athlete in 1966-69. While at ACU he was all-Southland Conference with a four-year record of 25-9. In 1968 he was the NCAA strikeout leader with 134 in 89 innings. After graduating from ACU, Gilbreth went on to play in the American League for the Detroit Tigers and California Angels." - ACU Website History Timeline

Abilene Christian University "Wildcats" Abilene Christian University Logo Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Bill Gilbreth	1966 - 1969	06-25-1971
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Abilene Christian University M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The Abilene Christian University baseball program started in 1955 and Bill Gilbreth was their first and only (to date) player to make it to the Major League level.

When Bill Gilbreth played at Abilene Christian the school's name was actually Abilene Christian College (which is on his stats page). In 1976 they changed their name to the currently used Abilene Christian University label.

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