Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every Iowa State University alumni who played baseball at the Iowa State University AND made it to the Major League level.
"While there had been numerous 'iron arms' working doubeheader stints in the big leagues up to that time, (Dutch) Levsen is recognized by baseball's Hall of Fame as the last pitcher to record a complete-game doubleheader victory in the big time." - Bob Sudyk in The Hartford Courant (February 1986)
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# | MLB Player Name | Dates Played | Debut | Box |
1. | Clyde Southwick | 1905 - 1911 | 08-22-1911 |
2. | George Clark | 1911 - 1911 | 05-16-1913 |
3. | Dutch Levsen | 1917 - 1919 | 09-28-1923 |
4. | Dick Bertell | 1955 - 1957 | 09-22-1960 |
5. | Jerry McNertney | 1956 - 1958 | 04-16-1964 |
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# | MLB Player Name | Dates Played | Debut | Box |
6. | Bob Locker | 1958 - 1960 | 04-14-1965 |
7. | Al Closter | 1963 - 1964 | 04-19-1966 |
8. | Jeff Schneider | 1971 - 1972 | 08-12-1981 |
9. | Curt Kaufman | 1976 - 1977 | 09-10-1982 |
10. | Jim Walewander | 1981 - 1983 | 05-31-1987 |
11. | Mike Myers | 1988 - 1990 | 04-25-1995 |
12. | Don Wengert | 1989 - 1992 | 04-30-1995 |
13. | Mike Busch | 1987 - 1990 | 08-30-1995 |
14. | Matt Wagner (Arkansas) | 1994 - 1994 | 06-05-1996 |
15. | Nate Teut | 1995 - 1997 | 05-04-2002 |
16. | Shawn Sedlacek | 1997 - 1998 | 06-18-2002 |
17. | Jeff Duncan (Arizona State) | 1997 - 1998 | 05-20-2003 |
18. | T.J. Bohn (Bellevue) | 2001 - 2001 | 08-22-2006 |
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Iowa State University MLB Players |
The Iowa State University baseball program started in 1892 and Clyde Southwick 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 Iowa State University Hall of Fame.
The Iowa State University official site has many Cyclone "traditions" including their alma mater, their fight song and the history of their team name:
"In 1894, a terrible tornado hit the Iowa town of Grinnell. During the summer and early fall of 1895, a number of 'Cyclones' continued to wreak havoc on the state of Iowa. Hence, when Iowa State's (then called Iowa Agricultural College) football team blew away highly-touted Northwestern that fall, the winners were likened to a cyclone. The name stuck as this group of Cyclones helped propel Iowa State into the world of big-time football."
Source: Traditions Webpage on Iowa State University Site.
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