Western Michigan University

MLB Players Who Attended Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University, MI — MLB Players Who Attended Western Michigan University
Player Name	Debut Year	Final Year	G	AB	H	HR	AVG
Ernie Koob	1915	1919	125	128	9	-	0.070
Walter Anderson	1917	1919	17	11	3	-	0.273
Harvey Freeman	1921	1921	18	12	1	-	0.083
Rudy Miller	1929	1929	2	4	1	-	0.250
Ray Thomas	1938	1938	1	3	1	-	0.333
Lloyd Dietz	1940	1943	110	73	13	-	0.178
Frank Secory	1940	1946	93	162	37	7	0.228
Stubby Overmire	1943	1952	266	335	54	-	0.161
Johnny Bero	1948	1951	65	169	34	5	0.201
Wayne Terwilliger	1949	1960	666	2091	501	22	0.240
Charlie Maxwell	1950	1964	1133	3245	856	148	0.264
Ron Jackson	1954	1960	196	474	116	17	0.245
Ken Hamlin	1957	1966	468	1340	323	11	0.241
Frank Quilici	1965	1970	405	682	146	5	0.214
Jim Johnson	1970	1970	3	2	-	-	-
Mike Squires	1975	1985	779	1580	411	6	0.260
Scott Meyer	1978	1978	8	9	1	-	0.111
Jeff Kaiser	1985	1993	50	-	-	-	-
John Vander Wal	1991	2004	1372	2751	717	97	0.261
Matt Mieske	1993	2000	663	1547	406	56	0.262
Brian Sikorski	2000	2006	40	-	-	-	-
Pat Misch	2006	2011	78	39	3	-	0.077
Adam Rosales	2008	2018	653	1621	367	48	0.226

Western Michigan University in the major leagues

The table lists 23 major league players who played college baseball at Western Michigan University, in Kalamazoo, MI. Ernie Koob (1915) and Adam Rosales (2008) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. The games column peaks with John Vander Wal at 1372. Charlie Maxwell hit the most home runs, 148. The best career average among regular hitters is .264, by Charlie Maxwell. Rows with no batting line, such as Jeff Kaiser and Brian Sikorski, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. The 1940s were the busiest decade for debuts from Western Michigan University. Nearby on the site: Adrian College, Albion College, and Alma College, also in MI. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.