Tennessee State University, TN
Nashville, TN
8 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Tennessee State University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Altman | 1959 | 1967 | 991 | 3091 | 832 | 101 | 0.269 |
| Fred Valentine | 1959 | 1968 | 533 | 1458 | 360 | 36 | 0.247 |
| Nate Smith | 1962 | 1962 | 5 | 9 | 2 | - | 0.222 |
| Sam Bowens | 1963 | 1969 | 479 | 1287 | 287 | 45 | 0.223 |
| Roy Johnson | 1982 | 1985 | 36 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 0.171 |
| Nate Snell | 1984 | 1987 | 104 | - | - | - | - |
| Terry Blocker | 1985 | 1989 | 110 | 244 | 50 | 2 | 0.205 |
| Everett Stull | 1997 | 2002 | 26 | 12 | 1 | - | 0.083 |
Tennessee State University in the major leagues
8 players on this page went from Tennessee State University to the majors. George Altman (1959) and Everett Stull (1997) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. By games played, the longest career belongs to George Altman, with 991. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, George Altman has the best average, .269. Nate Snell show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1980s than in any other decade. Nearby on the site: Tennessee Technological University, Tennessee Wesleyan College, and Tusculum College, also in TN. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.