Indiana State University Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team

Indiana State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

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

"We're not rookies anymore, and we've got a year under our belts. Every little bit counts as far as experience goes, and hopefully, every year we get a little bit better. This year, we're expecting to play better and for better things to happen." - Clint Barmes

Indiana State University "Sycamores" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Jeff James	1959 - 1959	04-13-1968
Danny Lazar	1963 - 1964	06-21-1968
Bill Hayes	1979 - 1980	09-30-1980
Wallace Johnson	1977 - 1979	09-08-1981
Rick Grapenthin	1979 - 1980	05-03-1983
Zane Smith	1980 - 1982	09-10-1984
Brian Dorsett	1980 - 1983	09-08-1987
Tim Barrett	1982 - 1983	07-18-1988
Tom Gilles	1981 - 1984	06-07-1990
Mike Gardiner	1984 - 1987	09-08-1990
Blaise Ilsley	1983 - 1985	04-04-1994
David Doster	1990 - 1993	06-16-1996
Chuck Smith	1991 - 1991	06-13-2000
Clint Barmes	1998 - 2000	09-05-2003
Alex Graman	1997 - 1998	04-20-2004
Joe Thatcher	2002 - 2004	07-26-2007
Mitch Stetter	2002 - 2003	09-01-2007
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Indiana State University M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The Indiana State University baseball program started in 1896 and Jeff James was their first player to make it to the Major League level. Names that appear on the chart above in bold print are in the Indiana State University Hall of Fame.

On September 6, 1963, former pitcher Tommy John made his Major League debut and this is of note as he attended Indiana State, but did not play baseball for them as he was already a big league hurler.

Did you know that there are seventeen former Indiana State University players who made it to the show? Send corrections to Baseball Almanac.

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