University of Vermont Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

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

"I don't think I was overlooked or operated in obscurity. I was just never very comfortable in the public eye. I didn't know a lot about the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame until I was nominated but I've come to learn a lot about it since and this is truly and honour." - Kirk McCaskill in London Free Press (June 29, 2003)
University of Vermont
"Catamounts"

Major League Baseball Player Alumnus

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Bert Abbey

1888 - 1892

06-14-1892

Frank O'Connor (Dartmouth)

1889 - 1890

08-03-1893

Arlie Pond (Norwich)

1891 - 1892

07-04-1895

Ed Reulbach (Notre Dame)

1905 - 1905

05-16-1905

Larry Gardner

1906 - 1908

06-25-1908

Ray Collins

1906 - 1909

07-19-1909

John Dowd

1910 - 1912

07-03-1912

Elmer Bowman

1917 - 1920

08-03-1920

Rusty Yarnall (Dartmouth)

1921 - 1926

06-30-1926

Ralph LaPointe

1941 - 1941

04-15-1947

Jack Lamabe

1955 - 1956

04-17-1962

Kirk McCaskill

1980 - 1982

05-01-1985

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

University of Vermont M.L.B. Player Alumnus



The University of Vermont's baseball program started in 1888 and Bert Abbey 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 University of Vermont Hall of Fame.

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The University of Vermont was founded in 1791 and their school colors are green & gold. Their mascot is the Catamount and their nickname is UVM which is short for Universitas Viridis Montis (Latin for University of the Green Mountains).