Eastern Kentucky University, KY
Richmond, KY
10 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Eastern Kentucky University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Park | 1915 | 1917 | 42 | 32 | 6 | - | 0.188 |
| Earle Combs | 1924 | 1935 | 1455 | 5746 | 1866 | 58 | 0.325 |
| Clyde Hatter | 1935 | 1937 | 11 | 13 | 3 | - | 0.231 |
| Scott Earl | 1984 | 1984 | 14 | 35 | 4 | - | 0.114 |
| Steve Engel | 1985 | 1985 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0.188 |
| Gene Walter | 1985 | 1988 | 128 | 12 | 2 | - | 0.167 |
| Bobby Moore | 1991 | 1991 | 18 | 14 | 5 | - | 0.357 |
| Brandon Berger | 2001 | 2004 | 81 | 217 | 46 | 8 | 0.212 |
| Josh Anderson | 2007 | 2009 | 179 | 486 | 132 | 4 | 0.272 |
| Christian Friedrich | 2012 | 2016 | 125 | 70 | 5 | - | 0.071 |
Eastern Kentucky University in the major leagues
Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY) has 10 alumni in the major league record. Jim Park (1915) and Christian Friedrich (2012) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. The games column peaks with Earle Combs at 1455. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Earle Combs has the best average, .325. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1980s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Georgetown College, Kentucky Normal & Industrial Institute for Colored Persons, and Kentucky State University. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.