University of Delaware, DE
Newark, DE
11 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended University of Delaware
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Willis | 1898 | 1910 | 531 | 1493 | 248 | 1 | 0.166 |
| Walt Doan | 1909 | 1910 | 10 | 16 | 3 | - | 0.188 |
| Dallas Green | 1960 | 1967 | 199 | 142 | 17 | - | 0.120 |
| Al Neiger | 1960 | 1960 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 0.500 |
| Lee Elia | 1966 | 1968 | 95 | 212 | 43 | 3 | 0.203 |
| Keith Garagozzo | 1994 | 1994 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Lesher | 1996 | 2002 | 108 | 263 | 59 | 9 | 0.224 |
| Cliff Brumbaugh | 2001 | 2001 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0.217 |
| Mike Koplove | 2001 | 2007 | 222 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Kevin Mench | 2002 | 2010 | 729 | 2362 | 632 | 89 | 0.268 |
| Reid Gorecki | 2009 | 2009 | 31 | 25 | 5 | - | 0.200 |
University of Delaware in the major leagues
University of Delaware (Newark, DE) has 11 alumni in the major league record. Debuts run from 1898 (Vic Willis) to 2009 (Reid Gorecki). The games column peaks with Kevin Mench at 729. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Kevin Mench has the best average, .268. Rows with no batting line, such as Keith Garagozzo, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. The 2000s were the busiest decade for debuts from University of Delaware. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Brandywine Junior College, Delaware State University, and Delaware Technical and Community College. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.