Columbia University, NY
New York, NY
11 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Columbia University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Finley | 1886 | 1886 | 13 | 44 | 8 | - | 0.182 |
| Leo Fishel | 1899 | 1899 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 0.250 |
| Eddie Collins | 1906 | 1930 | 2826 | 9949 | 3315 | 47 | 0.333 |
| George Smith | 1916 | 1923 | 229 | 349 | 34 | - | 0.097 |
| Lou Gehrig | 1923 | 1939 | 2164 | 8001 | 2721 | 493 | 0.340 |
| Bernard Culloton | 1925 | 1926 | 13 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Art Smith | 1932 | 1932 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gene Larkin | 1987 | 1993 | 758 | 2321 | 618 | 32 | 0.266 |
| Frank Seminara | 1992 | 1994 | 47 | 47 | 6 | - | 0.128 |
| Fernando Perez | 2008 | 2009 | 41 | 94 | 22 | 3 | 0.234 |
| Mike Baxter | 2010 | 2015 | 232 | 417 | 95 | 4 | 0.228 |
Columbia University in the major leagues
The table lists 11 major league players who played college baseball at Columbia University, in New York, NY. Debuts run from 1886 (Bill Finley) to 2010 (Mike Baxter). By games played, the longest career belongs to Eddie Collins, with 2826. For power, Lou Gehrig leads the list with 493 home runs. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Lou Gehrig has the best average, .340. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1920s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Concordia College-Bronxville, Cornell University, and Dominican College. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.