Austin Peay State University Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team

Austin Peay State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

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

"But the persistence he (Jamie Walker) displayed during his young Gov days finally paid off. He signed with the Detroit Tigers as a free agent in November 2001 and enjoyed an outstanding spring training. Although he was optioned to Class AAA again to start the season, he was recalled in April and enjoyed his career’s finest season." - Austin Peay State Hall of Fame

Austin Peay State College "Governors" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Jimmy Stewart	1959 - 1961	09-03-1963
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Austin Peay State University "Governors" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Greg Tubbs	1981 - 1984	08-01-1993
Jamie Walker	1990 - 1992	04-02-1997
George Sherrill	1996 - 1998	07-06-2004
Shawn Kelley	2003 - 2007	04-10-2009
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Austin Peay State University M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The Austin Peay State University baseball program started in 1953 and Jimmy Stewart was their first player to make it to the Major League level.

The Governors actually were actually a state college from 1943 through 1967 and prior to that they were called the Austin Peay Normal School.

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