College Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present "The Colleges", an ongoing research project that lists every player from specific colleges who appeared in at least one college baseball game and made it to the major league level.

This menu represents the third phase of the college baseball project. The first phase was college data on the player's biographical pages, the second phase are pages dedicated to each college — with the first linking to the second and vice versa as they are being created & the third phase is the grouping of the individual college pages along side other college baseball related pages.

Menu Notes: Actual / historical college names are used inside of each page below AND on each player's bio. Example: Texas A&M University was once called Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. The latter will be found on the Texas A&M page below and each player who attended during that timeframe will have the latter / proper school name also.

"Finding a college is a research project. You must gather information, as well as supply it to others, but the most important thing to keep in mind, however, is that your son must go to a college where he can play." - Assistant General Manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Mickey White
College Baseball Teams & Their Major League Alumnus

College Teams by Quantity / Sort Teams Alphabetically

College Name (Number of Major League Players)

1st Major League Player

University of Southern California (99)

Fay Thomas

University of Texas at Austin (95)

Walter Morris

Arizona State University (89)

Pete Lovrich

College of the Holy Cross (76)

Tim Murnane

Stanford University (75)

Charlie Swindells

University of Michigan (72)

Frank Bliss

University of Illinois (70)

Carl Lundgren

University of California, Los Angeles (64)

Marv Gudat

University of Arizona (61)

Lum Davenport

Louisiana State University (60)

Roland Howell

Saint Mary's College of California (58)

Jerry Denny

University of Alabama (57)

Del Pratt

University of Oklahoma (57)

Chick Brandom

Fordham University (56)

Pete Treacey

Santa Clara University (55)

Bill Hanlon

Florida State University (54)

Dick Howser

University of Notre Dame (53)

Willie McGill

University of Pennsylvania (53)

Doc Bushong

University of California (51)

Orval Overall

Texas A&M University (48)

Mike Balenti

University of Florida (48)

Lance Richbourg

University of North Carolina (48)

Bob Lawson

Ohio State University (47)

Jud Smith

Oklahoma State University (47)

Josh Billings

Villanova University (47)

Red Donahue

Cal State Fullerton (44)

Dan Whitmer

Clemson University (41)

John McMakin

Georgia Institute of Technology (41)

Weldon Henley

Mississippi State University (41)

Willie Mitchell

Auburn University (40)

Red Smith

Brown University (39)

Bill White

University of Miami (38)

Warren Bogle

California State University, Fresno (37)

Tex Clevenger

University of South Carolina (37)

Doc McJames

University of Tennessee (37)

War Sanders

Baylor University (36)

Denney Wilie

Michigan State University (36)

Ed Pinnance

University of Arkansas (36)

Chuck Tompkins

University of Missouri (35)

Bob Larmore

Boston College (34)

Denny Sullivan

Georgetown University (34)

Tom McCreery

San Diego State University (34)

Pete Coscarart

Wake Forest University (33)

Bill Wynne

Duke University (32)

Wade Lefler

University of Mississippi (32)

Pete Shields

University of Georgia (31)

Claud Derrick

University of Maryland (31)

Doc Casey

Washington State University (31)

Art McLarney

Pepperdine University (30)

Gail Hopkins

University of Minnesota (30)

Ralph Capron

University of Nebraska (30)

Ad Liska

Western Michigan University (30)

Ernie Koob

Long Beach State University (29)

Dick Nen

North Carolina State University (29)

Dave Robertson

Wichita State University (29)

Claude Hendrix

Seton Hall University (28)

Jack Ferry

Manhattan College (27)

Bill Loughran

University of Virginia (27)

Andy Sommerville

Loyola Marymount University (26)

Fred Snodgrass

Texas Christian University (26)

Louis Drucke

Princeton University (25)

Leonidas Lee

Southern Illinois University (25)

Ray Rippelmeyer

Dartmouth College (24)

Lee Viau

University of Kentucky (24)

Jim Park

University of Wisconsin-Madison (24)

George Davies

West Virginia University (24)

Scoops Carey

Pennsylvania State University (23)

John Ward

Syracuse University (23)

John Coleman

University of Iowa (23)

Maury Kent

Yale University (23)

Edgar Smith

Bucknell University (22)

Hal McClure

University of Houston (22)

Bill Henry

University of Oregon (22)

Curt Coleman

Brigham Young University (21)

Ken Hunt

Indiana University (21)

Odie Porter

Northwestern University (21)

Frank Griffith

Rice University (21)

Eddie Dyer

University of Kansas (20)

Dale Gear

Miami University (19)

Eddie Morgan

Oregon State University (19)

Wes Schulmerich

Tulane University (19)

Pat McGehee

University of California, Santa Barbara (19)

Joe Martin

University of Maine (19)

Irv Ray

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (19)

Davie LaRoche

University of South Alabama (19)

Glenn Borgmann

Vanderbilt University (19)

Charlie Moran

Creighton University (18)

Gerry Shea

Iowa State University (18)

Clyde Southwick

Kent State University (18)

Rich Rollins

Ohio University (18)

George Kahler

San Jose State University (18)

Bill Clemensen

Indiana State University (17)

Jeff James

Purdue University (17)

Clyde Goodwin

Texas Tech University (17)

Chuck Harrison

University of Massachusetts Amherst (17)

Doc Curley

Niagara University (16)

Dusty Miller

Rutgers University (16)

John Harkins

Bowling Green State University (15)

Barney Mussill

Harvard University (15)

Jim Tyng

Louisiana Tech University (15)

Rebel Oakes

Temple University (15)

Ben Rochefort

University of San Francisco (15)

Joe Giannini

University of Washington (15)

Hunky Shaw

Amherst College (14)

Pete Allen

California State University, Los Angeles (14)

Brock Davis

Eastern Michigan University (14)

Jack Wisner

Gonzaga University (14)

Dave Skeels

Oral Roberts University (14)

Mike Moore

University of Richmond (14)

Tom Miller

Virginia Tech (14)

Erwin Renfer

Central Michigan University (13)

John Dobb

East Carolina University (13)

Bill Holland

Grand Canyon University (13)

Frank Snook

Lewis-Clark State College (13)

Frank Williams

Southern University (13)

Lou Brock

St. John's University (13)

Mickey Rutner

University of Memphis (13)

Chick King

University of Nevada, Reno (13)

Ed Plank

California State University, Northridge (12)

Paul Edmondson

Colgate University (12)

Kid McLaughlin

Columbia University (12)

Bill Finley

Davidson College (12)

Willy Fetzer

Georgia Southern University (12)

Ken Szotkiewicz

Grambing State University (12)

Lou Jackson

Lafayette College (12)

George Barclay

University of Southern Mississippi (12)

Laurin Pepper

University of Vermont (12)

Bert Abbey

Cornell University (11)

John Humphries

Florida International University (11)

Rusty McNealy

Illinois State University (11)

Buzz Capra

James Madison University (11)

Bill Sample

University of Hawaii (11)

Glenn Braggs

California State University, Sacramento (10)

Fred Besana

Dallas Baptist University (10)

Les Lancaster

Eastern Illinois University (10)

Ray Richmond

Elon University (10)

Bunny Hearn

Florida Southern College (10)

Greg Pryor

Guilford College (10)

Bill Lindsay

Lamar University (10)

Dave Smith

Lehigh University (10)

Dick Wright

Mercer University (10)

Charlie Harris

Missouri State University (10)

Mark Bailey

Old Dominion University (10)

Denny Riddleberger

Sam Houston State University (10)

Ray Benge

University of California, Riverside (10)

John Lowenstein

University of Chicago (10)

Henry Adkinson

University of Louisiana at Lafayette (10)

Al Dark

University of New Haven (10)

Joe Lahoud

University of the Pacific (10)

Grant Dunlap

University of Toledo (10)

Chuck Harmon

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (9)

Mark Wiley

College of William and Mary (9)

Mike Smith

Duquesne University (9)

Lew Moren

Eastern Kentucky University (9)

Jim Park

Middle Tennessee State University (9)

Bob Tillman

Oglethorpe University (9)

Al Wingo

Rollins College (9)

Del Mason

Southwestern University (9)

Harry Ables

University of Connecticut (9)

Walt Dropo

University of Delaware (9)

Vic Willis

University of La Verne (9)

Ewell Blackwell

University of New Orleans (9)

Eric Rasmussen

University of North Carolina at Charlotte (9)

Mark Davidson

University of South Florida (9)

Chris Welsh

West Chester University of Pennsylvania (9)

Henry Baldwin

Albright College (8)

Willie Adams

Jackson State University (8)

Kelvin Moore

Jacksonville University (8)

Tom McMillan

McNeese State University (8)

Ray Fontenot

Southern Methodist University (8)

Gene Bedford

St. Bonaventure University (8)

Hughie Jennings

Tennessee State University (8)

George Altman

University of San Diego (8)

Kerry Dineen

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (8)

Jim Magnuson

Boston University (7)

Jerry Hurley

Marietta College (6)

Ted Lewis

Southeastern Oklahoma State University (7)

Rollie Stiles

The Citadel (7)

Sumpter Clarke

Troy University (7)

Tom Drake

University of Northern Colorado (7)

Virgil Jester

University of Tulsa (7)

Bud Bloomfield

Western Carolina University (7)

Wayne Tolleson

Ball State University (6)

Merv Rettenmund

Bowdoin College (6)

Pop Williams

Campbell University (6)

Woody Upchurch

Gettysburg College (6)

Eddie Plank

Juniata College (6)

Hank Ritter

LeMoyne College (6)

Jim Wessinger

Lubbock Christian University (6)

John Harris

Mansfield University (6)

Hughie Jennings

Oklahoma City University (6)

Bruce Sloan

Providence College (6)

Ed Wineapple

Rider University (6)

Danny Napoleon

Saint Leo University (6)

Frank Barrett

Stetson University (6)

Bill Swaggerty

Swarthmore College (6)

Twink Twining

Trinity University (6)

Tex Jeanes

University of Denver (6)

Henry Bostick

University of Idaho (6)

Bill Hubbell

University of Louisiana at Monroe (6)

Tom Brown

University of North Florida (6)

Sid Roberson

University of Tampa (6)

Lou Piniella

University of Texas at Arlington (6)

Dave Owen

Azusa Pacific University (5)

Paul Moskau

College of the Canyons (5)

Bob Walk

Delta State University (5)

Jim Miles

George Washington University (5)

Jim Tennant

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (5)

Hutch Campbell

Kennesaw State University (5)

Willie Harris

Maryville College (5)

Orlie Weaver

Occidental College (5)

Dutch Hinrichs

Ohio Wesleyan University (5)

Branch Rickey

Presbyterian College (5)

Marsh Williams

University of New Hampshire (5)

Del Bissonnette

University of North Carolina at Wilmington (5)

Billy Harris

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (5)

Webb Schultz

Washington & Jefferson College (5)

Farmer Burns

Cleveland State University (4)

Jerry Dybzinski

Loyola University New Orleans (4)

Bob Schroder

Catholic University of America (4)

Wally Pipp

Florida A&M University (4)

Hal McRae

Florida Atlantic University (4)

Tim Harikkala

Liberty University (4)

Sid Bream

Murray State University (4)

Carl Powis

Northeastern University (4)

Joe Callahan

Siena College (4)

Billy Harrell

Southeast Missouri State University (4)

Jack Powell

Tuskegee University (4)

Leon Wagner

University of California, Irvine (4)

Gary Wheelock

University of New Mexico (4)

Jim Kremmel

Wright State University (4)

Keith Gordon

Birmingham-Southern College (3)

Hal Finney

Buena Vista University (3)

Jim Fanning

Eckerd College (3)

Joe Lefebrve

Jacksonville State University (3)

Todd Jones

Samford University (3)

Marv Breeding

University of California, San Diego (3)

Randy Miller

University of Central Florida (3)

Chad Mottola

Western Washington University (3)

Woody Jensen

Westminster College (3)

Doug Baird

Xavier University (3)

Jim Boyle

Youngstown State University (3)

Don Leshnock

Allegheny College (2)

Russ McKelvy

Belmont University (2)

Jerry Bell

Bethune-Cookman College (2)

Stan Jefferson

California State University, Stanislaus (2)

Rusty Kuntz

California University of Pennsylvania (2)

Bruce Dal Canton

Concordia College (2)

Arlo Brunsberg

Delaware State University (2)

Jake Wood

Hamline University (2)

Lew Drill

Hofstra University (2)

Brant Alyea

Johns Hopkins University (2)

Otis Stocksdale

Linfield College (2)

Bob Martyn

Long Island University C.W. Post (2)

Richie Scheinblum

Loras College (2)

Red Faber

Middlebury College (2)

Ray Fisher

Merceyhurst College (2)

John Costello

Northern Kentucky University (2)

Chris Hook

Norwich University (2)

Arlie Pond

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2)

Les Backman

Saint Joseph's University (2)

Fritz Henrich

Sonoma State University (2)

Marshall Brant

University of Central Arkansas (2)

Glenn Abbott

University of Dubuque (2)

Pat Parker

University of Hartford (2)

Jeff Bagwell

University of Louisville (2)

Fred Koster

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2)

Jay Witasick

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (2)

Gene Brabender

Vanguard University of Southern California (2)

Tim Fortugno

Winthrop University (2)

Carl Dale

Wofford College (2)

Frank Ellerbe

Abilene Christian University (1)

Bill Gilbreth

Alabama A&M University (1)

Cleon Jones

Bellevue University (1)

T.J. Bohn

Benedictine College (1)

Bob Veale

Brandeis University (1)

Nelson Figueroa

California State University, Chico (1)

Clay Dalrymple

Edinboro University (1)

Mark Corey

Flagler College (1)

Chris Barnwell

Florida Institute of Technology (1)

Tim Wakefield

Houston Baptist University (1)

Trevor Enders

Korea University (1)

Hee Seop Choi

Lambuth University (1)

Ray King

Longwood University (1)

Michael Tucker

Massachusetts College (1)

Ken Hill

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1)

Jason Szuminski

Millersville University of Pennsylvania (1)

Jim Todd

Morehouse College (1)

Donn Clendenon

Saint Joseph's College (1)

Gil Hodges

Stony Brook University (1)

Joe Nathan

University of British Columbia (1)

Jeff Francis

University of California, Davis (1)

Steve Brown

University of Illinois at Chicago (1)

Curtis Granderson

Virginia Military Institute (1)

Ryan Glynn

Viterbo University (1)

Damian Miller

Wagner College (1)

Curt Blefary

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1st Major League Player

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The college baseball project started in 2003. Since then, Baseball Almanac has added college data to nearly nine-thousand former Major League ballplayer biographies and cross-linked them into the one-hundred fifty plus college specific pages featured on the menu above.

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