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

San Diego State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

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

"Not just us at San Diego State, everybody in San Diego County, we play a good brand of college baseball. We'd like to get the people out and go watch some college games before the big leaguers get back to town. It's really interesting stuff and, of course, we're never going to turn down any checks, we're never going to turn down any money because it's tough." - San Diego State Alumnus & Coach Tony Gwynn

San Diego State Teachers College "Aztecs" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name	Dates Played	M.L. Debut
Pete Coscarart	1932 - 1934	04-26-1938
San Diego State College "Aztecs" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name	Dates Played	M.L. Debut
Jim Wilson	1941 - 1942	04-18-1945
Earle Brucker	1947 - 1948	10-02-1948
Don Shaw	1965 - 1965	04-11-1967
Graig Nettles	1964 - 1965	09-06-1967
Jim Nettles	1966 - 1968	09-07-1970
Dave Robinson	1966 - 1968	09-10-1970
John Andrews	1970 - 1970	04-08-1973
San Diego State University "Aztecs" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name	Dates Played	M.L. Debut
Dave Smith	1974 - 1976	04-11-1980
Bud Black	1978 - 1979	09-05-1981
Tony Gwynn	1979 - 1981	07-19-1982
Mike Couchee^(USC)	1977 - 1978	04-05-1983
Bob Meacham	1979 - 1981	06-30-1983
Ed Amelung	1980 - 1980	07-28-1984
Chris Jones	1978 - 1979	06-08-1985
Al Newman	1981 - 1981	06-14-1985
Mark Williamson	1981 - 1982	04-08-1987
Chris Gwynn	1983 - 1985	08-14-1987
Mark Grace	1985 - 1985	05-02-1988
Jim Campbell	1987 - 1987	08-21-1990
Nikco Riesgo	1986 - 1988	04-20-1991
Erik Plantenberg	1988 - 1990	07-31-1993
Jeff Barry	1988 - 1990	06-09-1995
Tony Clark^(Arizona)	DNP	09-03-1995
Travis Lee	1994 - 1996	03-31-1998
Dan Murray	1995 - 1995	08-09-1999
Jeff DaVanon	1993 - 1995	09-07-1999
Justin Brunette	1994 - 1997	04-13-2000
Jerrod Riggan	1995 - 1996	08-29-2000
Jason Phillips	1995 - 1997	09-19-2001
Alex Pelaez	1997 - 1998	05-16-2002
Aaron Harang	1997 - 1999	05-25-2002
Jim Rushford	1992 - 1995	09-03-2002
Royce Ring	2000 - 2001	04-29-2005
Tony Gwynn	2001 - 2003	07-15-2006
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
San Diego State University M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The San Diego State University baseball program started in 1898 and Pete Coscorart 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 San Diego State University Hall of Fame.

The San Diego State University athletic teams are known as the Aztecs, a change which became effective in February of 1925. Their fight song is posted below:

Fight on and on ye Aztec men
Sons of Montezuma
We will win again
Keep your spirits high
Never bow a knee
We will fight till victory

Fight on and on ye Aztec men
Proudly raise your banners high
For it's the Red and Black
Hail to our team
San Diego Aztecs fight!

Did you know that there are thirty-four former San Diego State University players who made it to the show? Send corrections to Baseball Almanac.

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