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

Illinois State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

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

"Our kids (Jeremy Accardo went 2-for-4 with two RBIs) played extremely hard this weekend. We didn't make the routine plays today that we needed to get the win. Our pitchers pitched extremely well all weekend long, and I think Indiana State is the best team in the league, and for us to play as well as we did this weekend against them speaks highly for our ballclub." - Illinois State Head Coach Jim Brownlee

Illinois State Normal School "Redbirds" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Ed Kinsella	DNP	09-16-1905
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Illinois State University "Redbirds" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Buzz Capra	1967 - 1969	09-15-1971
Dave Bergman	1971 - 1974	08-26-1975
Sheldon Mallory	DNP	04-10-1977
Tom Wieghaus	1976 - 1978	05-03-1983
Paul Wagner	1986 - 1989	07-26-1992
Dan Kolb	1994 - 1994	06-04-1999
Matt Herges	1990 - 1992	08-03-1999
Jason Karnuth	1995 - 1997	04-20-2001
Jason Pearson	1995 - 1998	06-04-2002
Eric Eckenstahler	1997 - 2000	09-09-2002
Neal Cotts	1999 - 2001	08-02-2003
Jeremy Accardo	2003 - 2003	05-04-2005
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Illinois State University M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The Illinois State University baseball program started in 1890 and Buzz Capra was their first player to make it to the Major League level. Names that appear on the chart above in bold print are in the Illinois State University Hall of Fame.

On September 26, 1979, pinch hitter Dave Bergman went deep in the eighth inning, with one out, bases were empty, Phil Niekro was on the mound, and Bergman became the first former Redbird to hit a major league home run.

Did you know that there are eleven former Illinois State University players and two former non-players who made it to the show? Send corrections to Baseball Almanac.

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