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

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

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

"I couldn't play because I was too young, but they'd let me watch. I remember when I was growing up, they used to hit me groundballs when I'd stand up against the garage. I didn't realize they'd try to hit the ball as hard as they could! The more I think back on it, maybe I should have been a goalie." - Robb Quinlan

University of Minnesota "Golden Gophers" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Ralph Capron	1911 - 1911	04-25-1912
Heinie Elder	1911 - 1911	07-07-1913
Harry Elliott	1947 - 1949	08-01-1953
Paul Giel	1952 - 1954	07-10-1954
Jerry Kindall	1955 - 1956	07-01-1956
George Thomas	1957 - 1957	09-11-1957
Fred Bruckbauer	1958 - 1959	04-25-1961
Bill Davis	1962 - 1964	09-16-1965
Frank Brosseau	1964 - 1966	09-10-1969
Bobby Fenwick	1966 - 1967	04-26-1972
Mike Sadek	1966 - 1967	04-13-1973
Dave Winfield	1971 - 1973	06-19-1973
Paul Molitor	1975 - 1977	04-07-1978
Steve Comer	1973 - 1976	04-15-1978
Jerry Ujdur	1976 - 1978	08-17-1980
Brian Denman	1975 - 1977	08-22-1982
Terry Steinbach	1981 - 1983	09-12-1986
Greg Olson	1980 - 1982	06-27-1989
Tim McIntosh	1984 - 1986	09-03-1990
Bryan Hickerson	1983 - 1986	07-25-1991
Denny Neagle	1987 - 1989	07-27-1991
J.T. Bruett	1986 - 1988	06-03-1992
Dan Wilson	1988 - 1990	09-07-1992
Brent Gates	1989 - 1991	05-05-1993
Brian Raabe	1987 - 1990	09-17-1995
Jeff Schmidt	1990 - 1992	05-17-1996
Kerry Ligtenberg	1993 - 1994	08-12-1997
Jim Brower	1992 - 1994	09-05-1999
Robb Quinlan	1997 - 1999	07-28-2003
Jack Hannahan	1999 - 2000	05-25-2006
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
University of Minnesota M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The University of Minnesota's baseball program started in 1876 and Ralph Capron 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 Minnesota Hall of Fame.

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Ralph Capron & Heinie Elder only played on the Golden Gophers freshman team and Kerry Ligtenberg also played at the University of Minnesota at Morris (1990 & 1991) — their only former player to make it to the major leagues.

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