Ohio Wesleyan University, OH
Delaware, OH
5 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Ohio Wesleyan University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Saylor | 1891 | 1891 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Branch Rickey | 1905 | 1914 | 120 | 343 | 82 | 3 | 0.239 |
| Cleon Webb | 1910 | 1910 | 7 | 10 | 2 | - | 0.200 |
| John Potts | 1914 | 1914 | 41 | 102 | 27 | 1 | 0.265 |
| Howard Freigau | 1922 | 1928 | 579 | 1974 | 537 | 15 | 0.272 |
Ohio Wesleyan University in the major leagues
The table lists 5 major league players who played college baseball at Ohio Wesleyan University, in Delaware, OH. Phil Saylor (1891) and Howard Freigau (1922) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. The games column peaks with Howard Freigau at 579. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Howard Freigau has the best average, .272. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1910s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Otterbein College, Sinclair Community College, and The Ohio State University. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.