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

Lafayette College Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

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

"For the first time since Felix Fermin, Junior Ortiz and Jeff Mutis wore their uniforms in what seems like a lifetime ago, the playoffs will go on without the Cleveland Indians." - Sportswriter Jayson Stark on ESPN.com

Lafayette College "Leopards" Lafayette College Official Logo Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
George Barclay	1896 - 1898	04-17-1902
Ben DeMott	1908 - 1910	08-12-1910
Lep Long	1907 - 1911	06-29-1911
Les Hennessey	1912 - 1913	06-04-1913
Fritz Scheeren	1913 - 1914	09-14-1914
Dick Wright^(Lehigh)	1912 - 1912 & 1914 - 1915	06-30-1915
Ty Helfrich	1910 - 1915	06-30-1915
Mike Gazella^(Mansfield)	1920 - 1923	07-02-1923
Charlie Berry	1922 - 1925	06-15-1925
Frank Grube	1924 - 1930	05-12-1931
Frank Hiller	1939 - 1942	05-25-1946
Jeff Mutis	1986 - 1988	06-15-1991
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Lafayette College M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The Lafayette College baseball program started in 1865 and George Barclay was their first player to make it to the Major League level.

Jeff Mutis, the last player from Lafayette College to break into the bigs, played four seasons & had three at-bats during his Major League career:May 6, 1994, June 18, 1994 and July 31, 1994 (his final game).

Did you know that there are twelve (12) former Lafayette players who made it to "the show"? Send corrections or updates to Baseball Almanac.

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