Laney College, CA

Oakland, CA

7 MLB Alumni

MLB Players Who Attended Laney College

Laney College, CA — MLB Players Who Attended Laney College
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Von Joshua 1969 1980 822 2234 610 30 0.273
Chris Speier 1971 1989 2260 7156 1759 112 0.246
Lee Lacy 1972 1987 1523 4549 1303 91 0.286
Larry Lintz 1973 1978 350 616 140 - 0.227
Al Woods 1977 1986 618 1986 538 35 0.271
Charlie Beamon 1978 1981 45 51 10 - 0.196
Damian Jackson 1996 2006 827 2209 536 32 0.243

Laney College in the major leagues

The table lists 7 major league players who played college baseball at Laney College, in Oakland, CA. The first of them to reach the majors was Von Joshua in 1969; the most recent debut belongs to Damian Jackson, in 1996. By games played, the longest career belongs to Chris Speier, with 2260. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Lee Lacy has the best average, .286. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1970s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Lassen College, Long Beach City College, and Los Angeles City College. Only schools where a player's college baseball is documented in the Lahman database appear here.