Samford University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

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

"The 1960 season was a good one for the Orioles. The 'Baby Birds' featured an infield of first baseman Jim Gentile, second baseman Marv Breeding, third baseman Brooks Robinson, and Hansen. Gentile was 26 while the others were younger than 23." - Todd Newville on BaseballToddsDugout.com
Howard University
"Bulldogs"

Major League Baseball Player Alumnus

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Al Worthington (Alabama)

DNP

07-06-1953

Marv Breeding

1954 - 1955

04-19-1960

Samford University
"Bulldogs"

Major League Baseball Player Alumnus

Wendell Magee

1993 - 1994

08-16-1996

Ehren Wassermann

2002 - 2003

07-20-2007

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Samford University M.L.B. Player Alumnus



The Samford University baseball program was started in 1954 and Marv Breeding was their first player to make it to the Major League level.

From 1887 through 1965 the Alabama based Samford University was known as Howard College.

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