University of Utah, UT
Salt Lake City, UT
10 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended University of Utah
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Adams | 1923 | 1927 | 180 | 395 | 101 | - | 0.256 |
| Billy Cowan | 1963 | 1972 | 493 | 1190 | 281 | 40 | 0.236 |
| John Noriega | 1969 | 1970 | 13 | 4 | 1 | - | 0.250 |
| Bill Parsons | 1971 | 1974 | 93 | 139 | 23 | 1 | 0.165 |
| George Theodore | 1973 | 1974 | 105 | 192 | 42 | 2 | 0.219 |
| Randy Gomez | 1984 | 1984 | 14 | 30 | 5 | - | 0.167 |
| Steve Springer | 1990 | 1992 | 8 | 17 | 4 | - | 0.235 |
| Keith McDonald | 2000 | 2001 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0.333 |
| Chris Shelton | 2004 | 2009 | 299 | 930 | 254 | 37 | 0.273 |
| Stephen Fife | 2012 | 2014 | 18 | 27 | 3 | - | 0.111 |
University of Utah in the major leagues
The table lists 10 major league players who played college baseball at University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, UT. Debuts run from 1923 (Spencer Adams) to 2012 (Stephen Fife). By games played, the longest career belongs to Billy Cowan, with 493. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Billy Cowan has the best average, .236. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1960s than in any other decade. Nearby on the site: Utah State University, Utah Valley State University, and Weber State College, also in UT. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.