University of Iowa

MLB Players Who Attended University of Iowa

University of Iowa, IA — MLB Players Who Attended University of Iowa
Player Name	Debut Year	Final Year	G	AB	H	HR	AVG
Maury Kent	1912	1913	24	38	8	-	0.211
Vance McIlree	1921	1921	1	-	-	-	-
Wattie Holm	1924	1932	436	1493	410	6	0.275
Frank Mulroney	1930	1930	2	-	-	-	-
Joe Mowry	1933	1935	192	464	108	2	0.233
Mace Brown	1935	1946	387	313	43	-	0.137
Gene Ford	1936	1938	5	6	1	-	0.167
Ham Schulte	1940	1940	120	436	103	1	0.236
Hal Manders	1941	1946	30	12	2	-	0.167
Jack Bruner	1949	1950	26	11	-	-	-
Jack Dittmer	1952	1957	395	1218	283	24	0.232
Jim McAndrew	1968	1974	162	201	20	-	0.100
Bob Gebhard	1971	1974	31	-	-	-	-
Jim Cox	1973	1976	110	307	66	3	0.215
Jim Sundberg	1974	1989	1962	6021	1493	95	0.248
Mike Boddicker	1980	1993	346	-	-	-	-
Jeff Jones	1983	1983	16	44	10	-	0.227
Cal Eldred	1991	2005	346	72	8	-	0.111
Tim Costo	1992	1993	43	134	30	3	0.224
Chris Hatcher	1998	1998	8	15	1	-	0.067
Bo Porter	1999	2001	89	126	27	2	0.214
Wes Obermueller	2002	2007	83	93	22	-	0.237

University of Iowa in the major leagues

The table lists 22 major league players who played college baseball at University of Iowa, in Iowa City, IA. The first of them to reach the majors was Maury Kent in 1912; the most recent debut belongs to Wes Obermueller, in 2002. By games played, the longest career belongs to Jim Sundberg, with 1962. The best career average among regular hitters is .275, by Wattie Holm. Rows with no batting line, such as Vance McIlree, Frank Mulroney, and Bob Gebhard, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. The 1930s were the busiest decade for debuts from University of Iowa. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include University of Northern Iowa, Upper Iowa University, and William Penn 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.