Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

MLB Players Who Attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA — MLB Players Who Attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Player Name	Debut Year	Final Year	G	AB	H	HR	AVG
Erwin Renfer	1913	1913	1	2	-	-	-
Wally Shaner	1923	1929	207	629	175	4	0.278
Buddy Dear	1927	1927	2	1	-	-	-
Cloy Mattox	1929	1929	3	6	1	-	0.167
Toby Atwell	1952	1956	378	1117	290	9	0.260
Leo Burke	1958	1965	165	301	72	9	0.239
Johnny Oates	1970	1981	593	1637	410	14	0.250
Franklin Stubbs	1984	1995	945	2591	602	104	0.232
George Canale	1989	1991	44	73	12	4	0.164
Mike Williams	1992	2003	469	108	17	-	0.157
Brad Clontz	1995	2000	272	10	-	-	-
Kevin Barker	1999	2009	126	285	71	6	0.249
Brian Fitzgerald	2002	2002	6	-	-	-	-
Joe Saunders	2005	2014	236	128	17	-	0.133
Wyatt Toregas	2009	2011	22	55	9	-	0.164

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the major leagues

The table lists 15 major league players who played college baseball at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, in Blacksburg, VA. Erwin Renfer (1913) and Wyatt Toregas (2009) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. By games played, the longest career belongs to Franklin Stubbs, with 945. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Toby Atwell has the best average, .260. Brian Fitzgerald show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1920s than in any other decade. Nearby on the site: Virginia State College for Negroes, Virginia State University, and Virginia Union University, also in VA. Only schools where a player's college baseball is documented in the Lahman database appear here.