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Bowling Green State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every Bowling Green State University alumnus who played baseball at the Bowling Green State University AND made it to the Major League level.
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"That slender right arm (on Orel Hershiser) , the one that had just been responsible for setting a major league record of 59 consecutive scoreless innings by a pitcher, was raised briefly in celebration, as if on display for all the baseball world to see." - Times Staff (May 1, 2000)
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The Bowling Green State University baseball program started in 1918 and Barney Mussill was their first player to make it to the Major League level.
The "Falcons" actually have two mascots : Freddie Falcon & Frieda Falcon, but they were once known as "The Normals." Here is how they became known as the Falcons:
The Falcon
Until 1927, Bowling Green State University was referred to as Bowling Green Normal University, for its teacher training curriculum. The school's nickname was "The Normals." That year a man named Ivan "Doc" Lake, who was a distinguished 1923 graduate of the university, and active athletics booster, suggested that the university needed a new nickname. Doc Lake, then a sports reporter for the local Sentinel Tribune news paper, had just finished reading an article about falconry. He suggested the university rename its nickname and mascot, "The Falcons." He felt the bird was a fierce fighter with speed and courage. Doc Lake's suggestion of "The Falcons" met with instant general approval by members of the university. In fact, in 1955 the U.S. Air Force would also adopt the falcon as their mascot at the academy in Colorado Springs, Co.
Source: Bowling Green State University (link)
Did you know that there are fifteen (15) former Bowling Green State University players who made it to "the show"? Send corrections or updates to Baseball Almanac.
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