Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every Grand Canyon University alumni who played baseball at Grand Canyon University AND made it to the Major League level.
"That's something I've been dreaming about doing (hitting a home run in a World Series game) for a long time, and I've been watching it being done from the couch.It was unbelievable." - Salmon, Tim. The St. Petersburg Times. Romano, John. Staff Writer. 21 October 2002.
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# | MLB Player Name | Dates Played | Debut | Box |
1. | Frank Snook | 1969 - 1971 | 07-13-1973 |
2. | Tom Tellmann (UNLV) | 1976 - 1976 | 06-09-1979 |
3. | Dave Stapleton | 1982 - 1983 | 09-14-1987 |
4. | Brad Moore | 1986 - 1986 | 06-14-1988 |
5. | Randy McCament | 1984 - 1985 | 06-28-1989 |
6. | Kevin Wickander | 1984 - 1986 | 08-10-1989 |
7. | John Patterson | 1987 - 1988 | 04-06-1992 |
8. | Chad Curtis | 1989 - 1989 | 04-08-1992 |
9. | Tim Salmon | 1987 - 1989 | 08-21-1992 |
10. | Brett Merriman | 1988 - 1988 | 04-08-1993 |
11. | Paul Swingle | 1989 - 1989 | 09-07-1993 |
12. | Steve Phoenix | 1989 - 1990 | 07-30-1994 |
13. | Cody Ransom | 1997 - 1998 | 09-05-2001 |
14. | Brian Broderick | 2007 - 2007 | 04-03-2011 |
15. | Jake Wong | 2016 - 2018 | 06-26-2023 |
# | MLB Player Name | Dates Played | Debut | Box |
GCU MLB Players | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The Grand Canyon University baseball program started in 1953. Frank Snook was the first former Antelope to make it to the Major League level.
The Antelopes have retired only three uniform numbers. Two belong to head coaches (#20 Dr. Dave Brazell & #25 Dr. Gil Stafford). The third honoree is Tim Salmon whose entree reads as follows:
Retired Baseball Numbers
The only player among these men is the most famous of Canyon Baseball alumni. Tim Salmon was a student athlete from 1987-1989 before being drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the amateur draft. During his GCU career he amassed more home runs in a career than any Canyon player with 51, more runs with 225, and is third in career average with a .383 mark. In addition to his success in the Major Leagues, Tim has given back to the Canyon community through academic scholarships and the donation of the baseball clubhouse which bears his name. His #10 was retired with Stafford's on January 20, 2001 as part of Canyon's Baseball Alumni weekend.
Source: Grand Canyon University.
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