College of William and Mary Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every College of William and Mary alumnus who played baseball at the College of William and Mary AND made it to the Major League level.

"Before Jack Morris, there was the New York Yankees Vic Raschi. A pitcher who had the reputation of being a cantankerous curmudgeon who was single-minded of purpose — win." - John on SynapticFlatulence.com (August 9, 2004)
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Major League Baseball Player Alumnus

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box Score

Mike Smith

1923 - 1926

09-04-1926

Owen Kahn

1924 - 1929

05-24-1930

Bud Metheny

1935 - 1938

04-27-1943

Vic Raschi

1939 - 1941

09-23-1946

Dave Cripe

1970 - 1972

09-10-1978

Adam Butler

1992 - 1995

03-31-1998

Brendan Harris

1999 - 2000

07-06-2004

Chris Ray

2002 - 2003

06-14-2005

Bill Bray

2003 - 2004

06-03-2006

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box Score

College of William and Mary M.L.B. Player Alumnus



The College of William and Mary baseball program started in 1895 and Mike Smith was their first player to make it to the Major League level. Former Duke University All-American and Cincinnati Reds outfielder Eric Tipton, and former Texas Ranger pitcher Jim Farr, have been successful coaches at the College of William and Mary.

Did you know that there are nine former College of William and Mary players who made it to "the show"? Send corrections to Baseball Almanac. Names that appear on the chart above in bold print are in the College of William and Mary Hall of Fame.

Two other former Major League ballplayers attended William & Mary, but did not play baseball for the Tribe. They are Hank Foiles, who made his Major League debut on April 21, 1953, and Curtis Pride, who made his Major League debut on September 14, 1993.