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

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

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

"I was hoping to stay with the (Dodgers), but it didn't work out. Everybody's goal here (Las Vegas 51s) is to get to the big leagues, so I'm just like all the other guys in this clubhouse. I just go out and play hard every day, and hopefully I'll make the team sometime during the year.'' - Mike Kinkade in Las Vegas Review-Journal (April 13, 2002)

Washington State College "Cougars" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Art McLarney	1930 - 1932	08-23-1932
Cliff Chambers	1941 - 1942	04-24-1948
Ted Tappe	1950 - 1950	09-14-1950
Gene Conley	1950 - 1950	04-17-1952
Jack Spring^(Gonzaga)	1952 - 1952	04-16-1955
Ed Bouchee	1952 - 1952	09-19-1956
Wes Stock	1954 - 1955	04-19-1959
Washington State University "Cougars" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Danny Frisella	1965 - 1966	07-27-1967
Greg Garrett	1967 - 1967	04-24-1970
Rick Austin	1967 - 1968	06-21-1970
Ron Cey	1968 - 1968	09-03-1971
Norm Angelini	1968 - 1969	07-22-1972
Joe McIntosh	1971 - 1973	04-05-1974
Eric Wilkins	1975 - 1977	04-11-1979
Mike Kinnunen	1977 - 1979	06-12-1980
Dave Edler	1976 - 1978	09-04-1980
Tom Niedenfuer	1979 - 1980	08-15-1981
Don Crow	1977 - 1979	07-25-1982
Doug Sisk	1980 - 1980	09-06-1982
Paul Noce	1979 - 1981	06-01-1987
John Olerud	1987 - 1989	09-03-1989
Dave Wainhouse	1986 - 1988	08-03-1991
Aaron Sele	1989 - 1991	06-23-1993
Scott Hatteberg	1990 - 1991	09-08-1995
Mark Small	1988 - 1989	04-05-1996
Tom McGraw	1987 - 1990	05-07-1997
Mike Kinkade	1992 - 1995	09-08-1998
Rob Ryan	1993 - 1996	08-20-1999
Robert Ramsay	1993 - 1996	08-27-1999
Todd Belitz	1995 - 1997	09-04-2000
Mark Hendrickson	1995 - 1995	08-06-2002
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Washington State University M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The Washington State University baseball program started in 1892 and Art McLarney 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 Washington State University Hall of Fame.

The college adopted the Cougars as their mascot after Governor Roland Hartley of Washington gave a cougar cub named Butch (in honor of football star Herbert "Butch" Meeker) to the students of Washington State College in 1927.

Did you know that there are thirty-one (31) former Washington State University players who made it to "the show"? Send corrections or updates to Baseball Almanac.

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