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Cornellians in the MLB

Cornellians in Major League Baseball
Last Updated: May 30, 2023
Player Years Teams GP Batting Stats Pitching Stats Notes
Joe Birmingham 1906-14 Cleveland Naps 771 .253 / .294 / .316; 7 HR, 265 RBI, 108 SB — Finished 20th in AL MVP voting in 1912
Phil Lewis 1905-08 Brooklyn Superbas 508 .242 / .281 / .282; 4 HR, 130 RBI, 55 SB —
Harry Taylor 1890-93 Louisville Colonials
Baltimore Orioles
438 .286 / .367 / .322; 3 HR, 176 RBI, 108 SB —
Joe Gallagher 1939-40 New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Brooklyn Dodgers
165 .273 / .314 / .446; 16 HR, 73 RBI, 4 SB —
John Humphries 1883-84 New York Gothams
Washington Nationals
98 .143 / .188 / .151; 0 HR, 6 RBI —
Ole Olsen 1922-23 Detroit Tigers 54 — 8-7, 3 SV, 4.95 ERA, 178.1 IP, 57 BB, 64 SO
Frank Olin 1884-85 Washington Nationals
Toledo Blue Stockings
Detroit Wolverines
49 .316 / .363 / .379; 1 HR —
John Milligan 1928-34 Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Senators
35 — 3-8, 0 SV, 5.17 ERA, 116.2 IP, 67 BB, 38 SO
Dave Howard 1912-15 Washington Senators
Brooklyn Tip-Tops
25 .222 / .243 / .250; 1 RBI —
Stubby Magner 1911 New York Yankees 13 .212 / .297 / .212; 4 RBI, 1 SB —
Jim Rutherford 1910 Cleveland Naps 1 .500 / .500 / .500 —
Dutch Schirick 1914 St. Louis Browns 1 .000 / 1.000 / .000; 2 SB —