Northwestern University, IL
Evanston, IL
21 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Northwestern University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Griffith | 1892 | 1894 | 8 | 25 | 8 | - | 0.320 |
| Jack Hendricks | 1902 | 1903 | 42 | 145 | 30 | - | 0.207 |
| Paddy Driscoll | 1917 | 1917 | 13 | 28 | 3 | - | 0.107 |
| Ed Lagger | 1934 | 1934 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Herb Harris | 1936 | 1936 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Floyd Stromme | 1939 | 1939 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0.333 |
| Dick Bokelmann | 1951 | 1953 | 34 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Dave Hill | 1957 | 1957 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Jay Hook | 1957 | 1964 | 166 | 225 | 34 | - | 0.151 |
| Charlie Lindstrom | 1958 | 1958 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1.000 |
| Tom Metcalf | 1963 | 1963 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Marty Clary | 1987 | 1990 | 58 | 60 | 5 | - | 0.083 |
| John Trautwein | 1988 | 1988 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Joe Girardi | 1989 | 2003 | 1277 | 4127 | 1100 | 36 | 0.267 |
| Mike Huff | 1989 | 1996 | 369 | 801 | 198 | 9 | 0.247 |
| Mark Loretta | 1995 | 2009 | 1726 | 5812 | 1713 | 76 | 0.295 |
| Chris Nichting | 1995 | 2002 | 92 | 4 | 1 | - | 0.250 |
| Mike Koplove | 2001 | 2007 | 222 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Joe Hietpas | 2004 | 2004 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| J. A. Happ | 2007 | 2021 | 360 | 211 | 20 | 1 | 0.095 |
| George Kontos | 2011 | 2018 | 350 | 7 | - | - | - |
Northwestern University in the major leagues
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) has 21 alumni in the major league record. Frank Griffith (1892) and George Kontos (2011) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. The games column peaks with Mark Loretta at 1726. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Mark Loretta has the best average, .295. Rows with no batting line, such as Dave Hill, Tom Metcalf, and John Trautwein, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. The 1950s were the busiest decade for debuts from Northwestern University. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Olivet Nazarene University, Olney Central College, and Parkland College. Only schools where a player's college baseball is documented in the Lahman database appear here.