Ohio University

MLB Players Who Attended Ohio University

Ohio University, OH — MLB Players Who Attended Ohio University
Player Name	Debut Year	Final Year	G	AB	H	HR	AVG
George Kahler	1910	1914	109	207	25	-	0.121
Ernie Kish	1945	1945	43	110	27	-	0.245
Frank Baumholtz	1947	1957	1019	3477	1010	25	0.290
Mel Clark	1951	1957	215	656	182	3	0.277
Dick Murphy	1954	1954	6	1	-	-	-
Jake Jacobs	1960	1961	10	10	2	-	0.200
Dave Wickersham	1960	1969	283	324	28	-	0.086
Joe Nossek	1964	1970	295	579	132	3	0.228
Jim French	1965	1971	234	607	119	5	0.196
Terry Harmon	1967	1977	547	1125	262	4	0.233
Tom Murphy	1968	1979	443	289	42	1	0.145
Rich McKinney	1970	1977	341	886	199	20	0.225
Mike Schmidt	1972	1989	2404	8352	2234	548	0.267
John Morlan	1973	1974	49	18	2	-	0.111
Steve Swisher	1974	1982	509	1414	305	20	0.216
Dave Tobik	1978	1985	196	-	-	-	-
Bob Brenly	1981	1989	871	2615	647	91	0.247
Adam Russell	2008	2011	85	1	-	-	-
Marc Krauss	2013	2015	146	398	75	12	0.188

Ohio University in the major leagues

The table lists 19 major league players who played college baseball at Ohio University, in Athens, OH. Debuts run from 1910 (George Kahler) to 2013 (Marc Krauss). By games played, the longest career belongs to Mike Schmidt, with 2404. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Frank Baumholtz has the best average, .290. Rows with no batting line, such as Dave Tobik, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1960s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Ohio Wesleyan University, Otterbein College, and Sinclair Community 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.