California State University Long Beach, CA
Long Beach, CA
44 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended California State University Long Beach
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Nen | 1963 | 1970 | 367 | 826 | 185 | 21 | 0.224 |
| Rod Gaspar | 1969 | 1974 | 178 | 260 | 54 | 1 | 0.208 |
| Randy Moffitt | 1972 | 1983 | 535 | 86 | 12 | - | 0.140 |
| George Throop | 1975 | 1979 | 30 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Gary Beare | 1976 | 1977 | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| Jim Smith | 1982 | 1982 | 42 | 42 | 10 | - | 0.238 |
| Kyle Abbott | 1991 | 1996 | 57 | 31 | 3 | - | 0.097 |
| Tom Urbani | 1993 | 1996 | 83 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 0.246 |
| Darrell Sherman | 1993 | 1993 | 37 | 63 | 14 | - | 0.222 |
| Steve Trachsel | 1993 | 2008 | 426 | 651 | 106 | 3 | 0.163 |
| Chris Gomez | 1993 | 2008 | 1515 | 4604 | 1206 | 60 | 0.262 |
| Brent Cookson | 1995 | 1999 | 25 | 40 | 6 | - | 0.150 |
| Jason Giambi | 1995 | 2014 | 2260 | 7267 | 2010 | 440 | 0.277 |
| Gabe Gonzalez | 1998 | 1998 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Jeff Liefer | 1999 | 2005 | 288 | 779 | 179 | 31 | 0.230 |
| Rocky Biddle | 2000 | 2004 | 198 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Marcus Jones | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Bobby Crosby | 2003 | 2010 | 747 | 2559 | 605 | 62 | 0.236 |
| Mike Gallo | 2003 | 2006 | 160 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Greg Dobbs | 2004 | 2014 | 959 | 2097 | 548 | 46 | 0.261 |
| Abe Alvarez | 2004 | 2006 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Chad Bentz | 2004 | 2005 | 40 | 2 | 1 | - | 0.500 |
| Jeremy Reed | 2004 | 2011 | 483 | 1250 | 315 | 12 | 0.252 |
| Terrmel Sledge | 2004 | 2007 | 291 | 705 | 174 | 25 | 0.247 |
| Jason Vargas | 2005 | 2019 | 300 | 132 | 24 | - | 0.182 |
| Chris Demaria | 2005 | 2006 | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| Paul McAnulty | 2005 | 2010 | 133 | 234 | 47 | 6 | 0.201 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 2006 | 2019 | 1291 | 4804 | 1391 | 225 | 0.290 |
| Jered Weaver | 2006 | 2017 | 331 | 55 | 4 | - | 0.073 |
| Carlos Muniz | 2007 | 2008 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Marco Estrada | 2008 | 2019 | 283 | 135 | 19 | - | 0.141 |
| Evan Longoria | 2008 | 2023 | 1986 | 7306 | 1930 | 342 | 0.264 |
| Drew Carpenter | 2008 | 2012 | 23 | 4 | - | - | - |
| John Bowker | 2008 | 2011 | 240 | 574 | 133 | 17 | 0.232 |
| Cesar Ramos | 2009 | 2016 | 267 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Brad Davis | 2010 | 2010 | 33 | 109 | 23 | 3 | 0.211 |
| Danny Espinosa | 2010 | 2017 | 872 | 2910 | 644 | 98 | 0.221 |
| Vance Worley | 2010 | 2017 | 168 | 157 | 22 | - | 0.140 |
| Jared Hughes | 2011 | 2020 | 542 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Bryan Shaw | 2011 | None | 796 | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Wilk | 2011 | 2017 | 13 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Nick Vincent | 2012 | 2021 | 412 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Shane Peterson | 2013 | 2017 | 125 | 287 | 73 | 4 | 0.254 |
| Joey Terdoslavich | 2013 | 2015 | 92 | 145 | 32 | 1 | 0.221 |
California State University Long Beach in the major leagues
The table lists 44 major league players who played college baseball at California State University Long Beach, in Long Beach, CA. Debuts run from 1963 (Dick Nen) to 2013 (Joey Terdoslavich). Jason Giambi played the most games of any alumnus, 2260. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Troy Tulowitzki has the best average, .290. Rows with no batting line, such as Gary Beare, Gabe Gonzalez, and Chris Demaria, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 2000s than in any other decade. Nearby on the site: California State University Los Angeles, California State University Northridge, and California State University Sacramento, also in CA. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.