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

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

"When Steve (Carlton) and I die, we are going to be buried in the same cemetery, sixty feet, six inches apart." - Former Memphis State Tiger / Major League Ballplayer / Announcer Tim McCarver
Memphis State College
"Tigers"

Major League Baseball Player Alumnus

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Ray Crone

DNP

04-13-1954

Chick King

1950 - 1950

08-27-1954

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Memphis State University
"Tigers"

Major League Baseball Player Alumnus

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Tim McCarver

DNP

09-10-1959

Jim Hickman

DNP

04-14-1962

Phil Gagliano

DNP

04-16-1963

Ralph Gagliano

DNP

09-21-1965

Guido Grilli

DNP

04-12-1966

Jim Hardin

1961 - 1962

06-23-1967

Mike Paxton

1972 - 1975

05-25-1977

Charlie Lea

1978 - 1978

06-12-1980

Dave Anderson

1980 - 1981

05-08-1983

Andy Cook

1986 - 1988

05-09-1993

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

University of Memphis
"Tigers"

Major League Baseball Player Alumnus

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Cliff Politte

1995 - 1996

04-02-1998

Mark Little

1993 - 1994

09-12-1998

Chad Harville

1995 - 1997

06-23-1999

Craig House

1996 - 1999

08-06-2000

Josh Stewart

1998 - 1998

04-06-2003

Jon Leicester

1999 - 2000

06-09-2004

Dan Uggla

2000 - 2001

04-03-2006

Brent Dlugach

2002 - 2004

09-13-2009

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

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University of Memphis M.L.B. Player Alumnus



The University of Memphis baseball program started in 1915 and Chick King was their first player to make it to the Major League level.

Did you know that there are fourteen former University of Memphis players and six former non-playing Tigers who made it to the show? Send corrections to Baseball Almanac.

Former University of Memphis players who are enshrined in the school's Hall of Fame are Mike Paxton, Charlie Lea and Dave Anderson.

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