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

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

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

"Hard work is the main thing—hard work and dedication. And I think a great part of it is goal setting. You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them. Every goal that I've set, I've been able to achieve. That's been very fulfilling." - Rafael Palmeiro

Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College "Bulldogs" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Willie Mitchell	1905 - 1909	09-22-1909
Bunny Hearn^(Elon)	1908 - 1909	09-17-1910
Rags Faircloth	1911 - 1912	05-06-1919
Ray Roberts	1914 - 1919	09-12-1919
Monroe Mitchell	1920 - 1922	07-11-1923
Hughie Critz	1919 - 1920	05-31-1924
Jim Roberts	1912 - 1920	07-27-1924
Buddy Myer	1922 - 1924	09-26-1925
Jim Lyle	1919 - 1925	10-02-1925
Sid Womack^{(Lousiana State)}	1919 - 1919	08-15-1926
Cecil Bolton	1924 - 1926	09-21-1928
Paul Gregory	1928 - 1930	04-20-1932
Ed Chapman	1926 - 1927	08-06-1933
Mississippi State College "Bulldogs" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Fred Walters	1935 - 1937	04-17-1945
Dave Ferriss	1939 - 1941	04-29-1945
Homer Spragins	1940 - 1942	09-13-1947
Alex Grammas	1948 - 1949	04-13-1954
Mississippi State University "Bulldogs" Mississippi State University Official Logo Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Sammy Ellis	1961 - 1961	04-14-1962
Bobby Etheridge	1962 - 1963	07-16-1967
Del Unser	1964 - 1966	04-10-1968
Ken Tatum	1964 - 1966	05-28-1969
Jim Howarth	1967 - 1968	09-05-1971
Bob Myrick	1971 - 1974	05-28-1976
Jack Lazorko	1977 - 1978	06-04-1984
Will Clark	1983 - 1985	04-08-1986
Bobby Thigpen	1984 - 1985	08-06-1986
Rafael Palmeiro	1983 - 1985	09-08-1986
Jeff Brantley	1982 - 1985	08-05-1988
Pete Young	1987 - 1989	06-05-1992
Jon Shave	1987 - 1990	05-15-1993
Jay Powell	1991 - 1993	09-10-1995
Gary Rath	1992 - 1994	06-02-1998
Carlton Loewer	1992 - 1994	06-14-1998
Adam Piatt	1995 - 1997	04-24-2000
Matt Ginter	1997 - 1999	09-01-2000
Eric DuBose	1995 - 1997	09-19-2002
Travis Chapman	1997 - 2000	09-09-2003
Jon Knott	1998 - 2001	05-30-2004
Brandon Medders	2000 - 2001	06-20-2005
Jonathan Papelbon	2003 - 2003	07-31-2005
Paul Maholm	2001 - 2003	08-30-2005
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Mississippi State University M.L.B. Player Alumnus

Mississippi State University's baseball program started in 1892 and Willie Mitchell 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 Mississippi State University Hall of Fame.

Did you know that there are forty-one former Mississippi State University players who made it to "the show"? Send corrections or updates to Baseball Almanac.

Mississippi State University has appeared in seven College World Series (1971, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1997 & 1998) and twenty-four (24) NCAA Regionals.

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