Bowling Green State University, OH
Bowling Green, OH
14 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Bowling Green State University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Knox | 1972 | 1975 | 124 | 219 | 60 | - | 0.274 |
| Danny Godby | 1974 | 1974 | 13 | 13 | 2 | - | 0.154 |
| Doug Bair | 1976 | 1990 | 584 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0.096 |
| Kip Young | 1978 | 1979 | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| Jeff Jones | 1980 | 1984 | 112 | - | - | - | - |
| Larry Owen | 1981 | 1988 | 171 | 352 | 68 | 8 | 0.193 |
| Orel Hershiser | 1983 | 2000 | 521 | 810 | 163 | - | 0.201 |
| Roger McDowell | 1985 | 1996 | 725 | 72 | 16 | - | 0.222 |
| Larry Arndt | 1989 | 1989 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | 0.167 |
| Scott Taylor | 1992 | 1993 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Koelling | 1993 | 1993 | 7 | 15 | 1 | - | 0.067 |
| Andy Tracy | 2000 | 2009 | 149 | 277 | 64 | 13 | 0.231 |
| Burke Badenhop | 2008 | 2015 | 418 | 33 | 3 | - | 0.091 |
| Nolan Reimold | 2009 | 2016 | 480 | 1378 | 339 | 56 | 0.246 |
Bowling Green State University in the major leagues
The table lists 14 major league players who played college baseball at Bowling Green State University, in Bowling Green, OH. John Knox (1972) and Nolan Reimold (2009) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. Roger McDowell played the most games of any alumnus, 725. Nolan Reimold hit the most home runs, 56. The best career average among regular hitters is .246, by Nolan Reimold. Rows with no batting line, such as Kip Young, Jeff Jones, and Scott Taylor, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. The 1980s were the busiest decade for debuts from Bowling Green State University. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Capital University, Case Institute of Applied Sciences, and Case Western Reserve University. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.