Auburn University Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team

Auburn University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every Auburn University alumnus who played baseball at Auburn University AND made it to the Major League level.

"Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there." - Former Major Leaguer Bo Jackson & Auburn Baseball Player (1983-1983 & 1985-1986)

Alabama Polytechnic Institute "Tigers" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Red Smith	1908 - 1909	09-05-1911
Ernie Manning	1909 - 1911	05-03-1914
Ivy Griffin	1916 - 1917	09-09-1919
Sam Barnes	1918 - 1921	09-14-1921
George Grant	1921 - 1922	09-17-1923
Charlie Gibson	1921 - 1923	05-30-1924
Ed Sherling	1920 - 1923	08-13-1924
Johnny Watwood	1927 - 1928	04-16-1929
Ben Sankey	1926 - 1928	10-05-1929
Sol Carter	1928 - 1930	04-15-1931
Ray Prim	1929 - 1929	09-24-1933
Jimmy Outlaw	1933 - 1933	04-20-1937
Jim Hitchcock	1931 - 1933	08-24-1938
Billy Hitchcock	1936 - 1938	04-14-1942
Bill Higdon	1948 - 1948	09-10-1949
Willard Nixon	1947 - 1948	07-07-1950
Jim Pyburn	1953 - 1954	04-17-1955
Coot Veal	1952 - 1952	07-30-1958
Alan Koch	1958 - 1960	07-26-1963
Auburn University "Tigers" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Andy Merchant	1969 - 1972	09-28-1975
Jack Baker	1971 - 1971	09-11-1976
Joe Beckwith	1974 - 1977	07-21-1979
Terry Leach	1973 - 1976	08-12-1981
Bill Latham	1978 - 1981	04-15-1985
Pat Keedy	1977 - 1979	09-10-1985
Bo Jackson	1983 - 1983 & 1985 - 1986	09-02-1986
Gregg Olson	1986 - 1988	09-02-1988
Stu Tate	1983 - 1984	09-20-1989
Frank Thomas	1987 - 1989	08-02-1990
Stacy Jones	1986 - 1988	07-30-1991
Scott Sullivan	1991 - 1993	05-06-1995
Mark Bellhorn	1993 - 1995	06-10-1997
Tim Hudson	1996 - 1997	06-08-1999
David Ross	1996 - 1997	06-29-2002
Josh Hancock	1997 - 1997	09-10-2002
Bryan Hebson	1995 - 1997	07-06-2003
Chris Bootcheck	1998 - 2000	09-09-2003
Gabe Gross	1999 - 2001	08-07-2004
Colter Bean	1997 - 2000	04-26-2005
Levale Speigner	2000 - 2003	04-02-2007
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Auburn University M.L.B. Player Alumnus

Auburn University's baseball program started in 1908 and Red Smith was their first player to make it to the Major League level.

The Auburn University Tigers have appeared in four College World Series (1967, 1976, 1996 & 1997) contests and their opponent match-ups are below:

1967 College World Series (finished third)
Ohio State	1-0	Win
Stanford	3-6	Loss
Rider	4-3	Win
Stanford	3-5	Loss

1976 College World Series (finished tied for seventh)
Clemson	4-9	Loss
Maine	8-9	Loss

1994 College World Series (finished tied for seventh)
Oklahoma	4-5	Loss
Miami (Florida)	5-7	Loss

1997 College World Series (finished tied for fifth)
Stanford	3-8	Loss
Rice	10-1	Win
Stanford	4-11	Loss

Did you know that there are forty former Auburn University players who made it to the show? Send corrections or updates to Baseball Almanac.

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