Auburn University

Tigers
Auburn, AL

Name History:
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama 1862-99
Alabama Polytechnic Institute 1899-1960
Auburn University 1960-date

Baseball Team History:
Unknown before 1905, 1905-43, 1946-date

Major League Players

Name Major League Debut
James C. (Red) Smith 9/5/1911
Ernest D. Manning 5/3/1914
Ivy M. Griffin 9/9/1919
Samuel T. Barnes 9/14/1921
George A. Grant 9/17/1923
Charles G. Gibson 5/30/1924
Edward C. Sherling 8/13/1924
John C. Watwood 4/16/1929
Benjamin T. Sankey 10/5/1929
Solomon T. Carter 4/15/1931
Raymond L. Prim 9/24/1933
James P. Outlaw 4/20/1937
James F. Hitchcock 8/24/1938
William C. Hitchcock 4/14/1942
Willard L. Nixon 7/7/1950
James E. Pyburn 4/17/1955
Orville I. (Coot) Veal 7/30/1958
Alan G. Koch 7/26/1963
James A. (Andy) Merchant 9/28/1975
Jack E. Baker 9/11/1976
Thomas J. (Joe) Beckwith 7/21/1979
Terry H. Leach 8/12/1981
William C. Latham 4/15/1985
Charles P. (Pat) Keedy 9/10/1985
Vincent E. (Bo) Jackson 9/2/1986
Greggory W. Olson 9/2/1988
Stuart D. Tate 9/20/1989
Frank E. Thomas 8/2/1990
Joseph S. (Stacy) Jones 7/30/1991
William S. (Scott) Sullivan 5/6/1995
Mark C. Bellhorn 6/10/1997
Timothy A. Hudson 6/8/1999
David W. Ross 6/29/2002
Joshua M. Hancock 9/10/2002
Bryan M. Hebson 7/6/2003
Christopher B. Bootcheck 9/9/2003
Gabriel J. Gross 8/7/2004
Randall C. (Colter) Bean 4/26/2005

Also Attended

Name Major League Debut
Oris L. Hockett 9/4/1938
Constantine G. (Gus) Niarhos 6/9/1946
William T. Higdon 9/10/1949
Arnold W. Umbach 10/3/1964


boldmember of Auburn Hall of Fame
italics information not yet determined


Please contact Rick Benner at SABRCollege@comcast.net with corrections or comments.

Page last updated: 8 July 2005




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