MAJOR LEAGUE
BUCKEYES
Atlanta Braves
Barry Bonnell ..................................1977-79
Colorado Rockies
Josh Newman
Montreal Expos
Joe Sparma ......................................... 1970
Boston Braves
John Dagenhard .................................. 1943
Baltimore Orioles
Scott Klingenbeck ..........................1994-95
Scott Meadows ................................... 1988
San Francisco Giants
Dave Burba ...........................1992-95, 2004
Mark Dempsey .................................... 1982
New York Giants
George Spencer .............................1950-55
Detroit Tigers
Frank Howard .................................1972-73
Russ Nagelson .................................... 1970
Ron Nischwitz ......................1961-62, 1965
Joe Sparma ....................................1964-69
George Spencer ........................ 1958, 1960
New York Mets
Galen Cisco ....................................1962-65
Seattle Mariners
Barry Bonnell ..................................1984-86
Dave Burba .....................................1990-91
Houston Astros
John Edwards ................................1969-74
Oakland Athletics
Nick Swisher ..................................2004-07
Boston Red Sox
Galen Cisco ..........................1961-62, 1967
Marty Karow ....................................... 1927
Willie Tarbert .................................1927-28
Harry Workman ................................... 1924
Texas Rangers
Frank Howard ...................................... 1972
Dave Burba .......................................... 2002
Kansas City Royals
Galen Cisco ......................................... 1969
Philadelphia Phillies
Donald Grate ..................................1945-46
Russell Miller .................................1927-28
Washington Senators
Frank Howard .................................1965-71
Fred Taylor ......................................1950-52
Chicago White Sox
Chuck Brinkman .............................1969-74
James Geddes ...............................1972-73
William Sharp ................................1973-75
Los Angeles Dodgers
Frank Howard .................................1958-64
Toronto Blue Jays
Barry Bonnell ..................................1980-83
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chuck Brinkman .................................. 1974
Cincinnati Reds
Dave Burba .....................................1995-97
John Edwards ................................1961-67
Ollie Klee ............................................. 1925
Scott Klingenbeck ............................... 1998
Milwaukee Brewers
William Sharp ................................1975-76
Dave Burba .....................................2003-04
Cleveland Indians
Steve Arlin .......................................... 1974
Dave Burba .................................1998-2002
Patrick McNulty ...................1922, 1924-27
Russ Nagelson ...............................1968-70
Ron Nischwitz ..................................... 1963
Bill Wertz........................................1993-94
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Minnesota Twins
Mike Durant ........................................ 1996
Scott Klingenbeck ..........................1995-96
Warren Renick................................1968-72
St. Louis Cardinals
John Edwards ..................................... 1968
Harold Kime ........................................ 1920
San Diego Padres
Steve Arlin .....................................1969-74
OHIO STATE
AND MAJOR
LEAGUE
BASEBALL
The players listed are Ohio
State athletes who have participated in one or more official
Major League Baseball games
from 1901 through 2004.
This information was
researched out of the
Baseball Almanac.
OSU AND
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
Doug Wollenburg
Kevin Goodrum
Mike Lockwood
Jedidiah Stephen
Matt Beaumont
Nick Swisher
Doug Deeds
STEVE ARLIN
OHIO STATE SIGNEES SINCE ‘91
The top pitcher in Ohio State history, Steve Arlin posted a 24-3 record
Year
Buckeye
Club Drafted/Signed By
in two years. He was a two-time All-American and a two-time all-Col2007
Cory Luebke
San Diego Padres (1S)
lege World Series selection. He was named to the CWS all-decade
2007
Matt Angle
Baltimore Orioles (7th)
2007
Eric Fryer
Milwaukee Brewers (9th)
team for the 1960s and he is one of two pitchers on the all-time
2006
Ronnie Bourquin
Detroit Tigers (2nd)
College World Series Team. Arlin spent six years in the Majors, five
2006
Jedidiah Stephen
Baltimore Orioles (8th)
with San Diego. His Ohio State jersey was retired in 2004.
2005
Mike Madsen
Oakland Athletics (21st)
2005
Trent Luyster
Toronto Blue Jays (30th)
DAVE BURBA
2004
Scott Lewis
Cleveland Indians (3rd)
Dave Burba had one of the longest Major League careers of any former
2004
Drew Anderson
Cincinnati Reds (13th)
Buckeye, playing 15 years in the “bigs” with six teams. He posted
2004
Josh Newman
Colorado Rockies (19th)
seven 10-or-more win seasons and finished with 115 wins, more than
2003
Christian Snavely
Toronto Blue Jays (6th)
1,700 innings pitched and appearances in 511 games.
2003
Matt Davis
Cleveland Indians (7th)
2002
Nick Swisher
Oakland Athletics (1st)
2002
Doug Deeds
Minnesota Twins (9th)
GALEN CISCO
2002
E.J. Laratta
San Diego Padres (26th)
Galen Cisco was a third-team baseball All-American in 1956. He
2002
Joe Wilkins
Arizona Diamondbacks (FA)
pitched for the Mets, Red Sox and Royals during a seven-year career.
2001
Kevin Goodrum
New York Yankees (35th)
He spent 31 years coaching in the majors and was pitching coach for
2000
Jason Turner
New York Yankees (FA)
Toronto Blue Jay teams that won World Series in 1992 and 1993.
1999
Justin Fry
Philadelphia Phillies (26th)
1999
Kurt Fullenkamp
Atlanta Braves (FA)
SCOTT LEWIS
1999
Andy Lee
Independent Pro League
Scott Lewis, the 2003 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, was drafted in the
1999
Mike Lockwood
Oakland Athletics (23rd)
third round by Cleveland in 2004. Lewis became one of Cleveland’s
1998
Mark Carek
New York Yankees (23rd)
top prospects when he recorded the lowest ERA among qualifying
1998
Mike Kremblas
Toronto Blue Jays (8th)
1998
Mike Stafford
Toronto Blue Jays (41st)
pitchers in all of Minor League Baseball in 2006. He continued his
1998
Eric Thompson
Oakland Athletics (12th)
ascent toward the majors when the Indians added him to their 401997
Alex Eckelman
St. Louis Cardinals (FA)
man roster in November 2007.
1996
Mike Biehle
New York Yankees (75th)
1996
Matt Buirley
Montreal Expos (18th)
JOSH NEWMAN
1996
Ron Nelson
Texas Rangers (16th)
Josh Newman was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 19th round
1996
Bob Spears
Independent Pro League
of the 2004 draft. In 2006, he went 9-5 for Double-A Tulsa and made
1995
Kevan Cannon
Boston Red Sox (13th)
the Texas League all-star team. He made his Major League debut
1995
Scott Kaczmar
Independent Pro League
for the Rockies on Sept. 12, 2007, pitching a scoreless ninth in a
1995
Brian Mannino
Independent Pro League
12-0 win over the Phillies.
1995
Andy Noffke
Boston Red Sox (15th)
1994
Matt Beaumont
California Angels (4th)
1994
Chris Granata
Cleveland Indians (34th)
NICK SWISHER
1994
Chad Hale
Boston Red Sox (FA)
Nick Swisher is the top draft pick in school history, chosen 16th in
1994
Gary Jones
Colorado Rockies (34th)
the first round of the 2002 draft. He begins his fourth full season
1994
Roy Marsh
Houston Astros (10th)
in 2008 with the Chicago White Sox. Swisher played three-plus
1994
Jonathan Sweet
Pittsburgh Pirates (19th)
seasons with the Oakland A’s, amassing 80 home runs, 255 RBI
1993
Tony Khoury
Chicago Cubs (FA)
and a .251 average. His average has improved each season and
1993
Joe Robinson
Independent Pro League
last year he hit .262.
1992
Scott Klingenbeck
Baltimore Orioles (5th)
FRED TAYLOR
Fred Taylor was Ohio State’s first first-team baseball All-American
and he later played in the Washington Senator’s organization.
His baseball jersey is the first to be retired (in 2003). He coached
Ohio State basketball to the 1960 NCAA championship and to four
Final Fours.
1992
1992
1992
1992
1992
1992
1991
1991
1991
1991
1991
1991
Mark Mesewicz
Mike Mulligan
Jamie Taylor
Ken Tirpack
Doug Wollenburg
Bob Worley
Chad Amos
Mike Durant
Greg Frey
Tom Schwarber
Tim Smith
Blase Sparma
Pittsburgh Pirates (25th)
Independent Pro League
Cleveland Indians (5th)
Minnesota Twins (21st)
Atlanta Braves (29th)
Seattle Mariners (17th)
Boston Red Sox (12th)
Minnesota Twins (2nd)
Detroit Tigers (62nd)
Detroit Tigers (22nd)
Oakland Athletics (5th)
Atlanta Braves (3rd)
( ) indicates round; FA indicates free agent signee
ALL-TIME PROFESSIONAL
SIGNEES
The following is a list of all Ohio State players who have
signed a contract with a professional baseball organization.
Chad Amos
Chad Hale
Warren Renick
Drew Anderson
Stewart Hein
Tom Schwarber
Matt Angle
Frank Howard
Jay Semke
Steve Arlin
Chris Jones
William Sharp
Morgan Assman
Gary Jones
Ray Shoup
Ken Balogh
Scott Kaczmar
Tim Smith
Matt Beaumont
Marty Karow
Christian Snavely
Keith Belcik
Tony Khoury
Blase Sparma
Mike Biehle
Harold Kime
Joe Sparma
Barry Bonnell
Jeff King
Bob Spears
Ronnie Bourquin
Ollie Klee
George Spencer
Chuck Brinkman
Scott Klingenbeck
Mike Stafford
Matt Buirley
Stuart Komer
Jedidiah Stephen
Dave Burba
Mike Kremblas
Brady Stewart
Kevan Cannon
E.J. Laratta
Fred Strine
Mark Carek
Andy Lee
Mike Swain
Galen Cisco
Scott Lewis
Doug Swearingen
Galen “Chip” Cisco
Mike Lockwood
Jonathan Sweet
Jeff Cisco
Cory Luebke
Nick Swisher
Robby Cobb
Trent Luyster
Wilbur (Arlie) Tarbert
Bill Cunningham
Mike Madsen
Fred Taylor
Mike Curtis
Wade Manning
Jamie Taylor
John Dagenhard
Brian Mannino
Eric Thompson
Matt Davis
Roy Marsh
Ken Tirpack
Doug Deeds
John McCormick
Jim Townsend
Mark Dempsey
Patrick McNulty
Jason Turner
Mike Durant
Scott Meadows
Art Vanderpohl
Alex Eckelman
Mark Mesewicz
Bill Wertz
John Edwards
Matt Middleton
Joe Wilkins
Tom Eiterman
Russell Miller
Tom Woleslagel
Greg Frey
John Minch
Doug Wollenburg
Justin Fry
Russell Nagelson
Harry Workman
Eric Fryer
Ron Nelson
Bob Worley
Kurt Fullenkamp
Josh Newman
James Geddes
Ron Nischwitz
Kevin Goodrum
Andy Nofke
Chris Granata
Park Pittman
Donald Grate
Robert “Bo” Rein
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