James Madison University, VA
Harrisonburg, VA
12 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended James Madison University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sample | 1978 | 1986 | 826 | 2516 | 684 | 46 | 0.272 |
| Dana Allison | 1991 | 1991 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Hubbard | 1995 | 2001 | 104 | 192 | 32 | 4 | 0.167 |
| Larry Mitchell | 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Rich Croushore | 1998 | 2000 | 111 | 4 | 2 | - | 0.500 |
| Brian McNichol | 1999 | 1999 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Mike Venafro | 1999 | 2006 | 307 | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Forster | 2000 | 2000 | 42 | - | - | - | - |
| Travis Harper | 2000 | 2006 | 240 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dan Meyer | 2004 | 2010 | 103 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Rich Thompson | 2004 | 2012 | 29 | 23 | 2 | - | 0.087 |
| Ryan Reid | 2013 | 2013 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
James Madison University in the major leagues
12 players on this page went from James Madison University to the majors. Billy Sample (1978) and Ryan Reid (2013) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. Billy Sample played the most games of any alumnus, 826. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Billy Sample has the best average, .272. Rows with no batting line, such as Dana Allison, Mike Venafro, and Scott Forster, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1990s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Liberty University, Longwood University, and Lynchburg 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.