University of Maine Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team

University of Maine Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

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

"The most exciting thing is to get a win and see how much energy is involved in a pennant chase. It (home run on first pitch as a Met) was definitely one of the greatest highlights of my career." - Mike Bordick in The Detroit News (July 30, 2000)

University of Maine "Black Bears" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Irv Ray	1883 - 1888	07-07-1888
Harvey Cushman	1897 - 1897	08-24-1902
Ralph Pond	1909 - 1910	06-08-1910
Marty McHale	1908 - 1910	09-28-1910
Harland Rowe	1914 - 1916	06-23-1916
Otis Lawry	1914 - 1916	06-28-1916
Michael Driscoll	1911 - 1916	07-06-1916
Pat French	1912 - 1917	07-02-1917
Clarence Blethen	1912 - 1915	09-17-1923
John Cumberland	1966 - 1966	09-27-1968
Fred Howard	1975 - 1975	05-26-1979
Bert Roberge	1974 - 1977	05-28-1979
Kevin Buckley	1979 - 1981	09-04-1984
Bill Swift	1981 - 1984	06-07-1985
Joe Johnson	1980 - 1982	07-25-1985
Mike Bordick	1984 - 1986	04-11-1990
Jeff Plympton	1985 - 1987	06-15-1991
Mark Sweeney	1988 - 1991	08-04-1995
Larry Thomas	1989 - 1991	08-11-1995
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
University of Maine M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The University of Maine baseball program started in 1881 and Irv Ray 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 University of Maine Hall of Fame.

The Black Bears have turned three triple plays during their history: May 18, 1985, versus La Salle (Jim Overstreet -› Gary Dube -› Rick Bernardo [5-4-3]); March 14, 1994 vs Illinois State (Matt Trahan -› Jeff Longo -› Mark Ballard -› Dan Catlin [5-3-1-4]); April 30, 2003 vs Holy Cross (Joe Drapeau -› Brett Ouellette -› Jesse Carlton [5-4-3]).

Did you know that there are nineteen (19) former University of Maine players who made it to "the show"? Send corrections or updates to Baseball Almanac.

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