Grove City College, PA
Grove City, PA
6 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Grove City College
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mal Eason | 1900 | 1906 | 130 | 356 | 43 | - | 0.121 |
| Spike Shannon | 1904 | 1908 | 694 | 2613 | 677 | 3 | 0.259 |
| Frank Smith | 1904 | 1915 | 369 | 766 | 156 | 2 | 0.204 |
| Sam Brown | 1906 | 1907 | 141 | 439 | 88 | - | 0.200 |
| Doc Ralston | 1910 | 1910 | 21 | 73 | 15 | - | 0.205 |
| Bob Glenn | 1920 | 1920 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Grove City College in the major leagues
The table lists 6 major league players who played college baseball at Grove City College, in Grove City, PA. Mal Eason (1900) and Bob Glenn (1920) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. By games played, the longest career belongs to Spike Shannon, with 694. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Spike Shannon has the best average, .259. Bob Glenn show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. The 1900s were the busiest decade for debuts from Grove City College. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Hahnemann University, Haverford College in Pennsylvania, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.