After their major league debuts, many of these players at one time or another played in professional leagues other than Major League Baseball. This includes reasons such as demotions due to poor performance, injury rehabilitation, lack of room on their team's major league roster, or simply the need of a job.
Name |
Pos |
Amateur Team |
Major League Team |
Debut |
Amalfitano, JoeyJoey Amalfitano+ |
2B |
Loyola Marymount |
New York Giants |
1954 |
Abbott, JimJim Abbott |
P |
Michigan |
California Angels |
1989 |
Adamson, MikeMike Adamson |
P |
USC |
Baltimore Orioles |
1967 |
Ambler, WayneWayne Ambler |
2B |
Duke University |
Philadelphia Athletics |
1937 |
Ancker, WalterWalter Ancker |
P |
— |
Philadelphia Athletics |
1915 |
Bane, EddieEddie Bane |
P |
Arizona State |
Minnesota Twins |
1973 |
Bertoia, RenoReno Bertoia+ |
3B |
Assumption College HS (Ont.) |
Detroit Tigers |
1953 |
Boros, SteveSteve Boros+ |
IF |
Michigan |
Detroit Tigers |
1957 |
Boyer, CleteClete Boyer+ |
3B |
Alba HS (Mo.) |
Kansas City Athletics |
1955 |
Brady, JimJim Brady+ |
P |
Notre Dame |
Detroit Tigers |
1956 |
Broberg, PetePete Broberg |
P |
Dartmouth |
Washington Senators |
1971 |
Burk, MackMack Burk+ |
C |
Texas |
Philadelphia Phillies |
1956 |
Calmus, DickDick Calmus+ |
P |
Tulsa Webster HS (Okla.) |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
1963 |
Carroll, TomTom Carroll+ |
IF |
Notre Dame |
New York Yankees |
1955 |
Causey, WayneWayne Causey+ |
IF |
Neville HS (La.) |
Baltimore Orioles |
1955 |
Clyde, DavidDavid Clyde |
P |
Westchester HS (Texas) |
Texas Rangers |
1973 |
Conroy, TimTim Conroy |
P |
Gateway Senior HS (Pa.) |
Oakland Athletics |
1978 |
Consolo, BillyBilly Consolo+ |
SS |
Dorsey HS (Calif.) |
Boston Red Sox |
1953 |
Cooley, DuffDuff Cooley |
OF |
– |
St. Louis Browns |
1893 |
DeMerit, JohnJohn DeMerit+ |
OF |
Wisconsin |
Milwaukee Braves |
1957 |
Derrington, JimJim Derrington+ |
P |
South Gate High School (Calif.) [1] |
Chicago White Sox |
1956 |
Drabowsky, MoeMoe Drabowsky+ |
P |
Trinity College |
Chicago Cubs |
1956 |
Dreifort, DarrenDarren Dreifort |
P |
Wichita State University |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
1994 |
Dunning, SteveSteve Dunning |
P |
Stanford |
Cleveland Indians |
1970 |
Edelman, JohnJohn Edelman+ |
P |
West Chester |
Milwaukee Braves |
1955 |
Ellis, RobRob Ellis |
OF |
Michigan State |
Milwaukee Brewers |
1971 |
Feller, BobBob Feller* |
P |
Van Meter HS (Iowa) |
Cleveland Indians |
1936 |
Frisch, FrankieFrankie Frisch |
2B |
Fordham University |
New York Giants (NL) |
1919 |
Gaedel, EddieEddie Gaedel |
PH |
— |
St. Louis Browns |
1951 |
Gastall, TomTom Gastall+ |
C |
Boston University |
Baltimore Orioles |
1955 |
Giel, PaulPaul Giel+ |
P |
Minnesota |
New York Giants |
1954 |
Groat, DickDick Groat+ |
SS |
Duke |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1952 |
Henrich, BobbyBobby Henrich+ |
SS |
Compton HS (Calif.) |
Cincinnati Redlegs |
1957 |
Hill, DaveDave Hill+ |
P |
Northwestern University |
Kansas City Athletics |
1957 |
Hook, JayJay Hook+ |
P |
Northwestern |
Cincinnati Redlegs |
1957 |
Hooton, BurtBurt Hooton |
P |
Texas |
Chicago Cubs |
1971 |
Horner, BobBob Horner |
3B |
Arizona State |
Atlanta Braves |
1978 |
Hunter, CatfishCatfish Hunter*+ |
P |
Perquimans County HS (N.C.) |
Kansas City Athletics |
1965 |
Incaviglia, PetePete Incaviglia |
OF |
Oklahoma State |
Texas Rangers |
1986 |
Jackson, RonRon Jackson+ |
1B |
Western Michigan |
Chicago White Sox |
1954 |
Janowicz, VicVic Janowicz+ |
C |
Ohio State |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1953 |
Jay, JoeyJoey Jay+ |
P |
Woodrow Wilson HS (Conn.) |
Milwaukee Braves |
1953 |
Kaiser, DonDon Kaiser+ |
P |
East Central University [2] |
Chicago Cubs |
1955 |
Kaline, AlAl Kaline*+ |
OF |
Southern HS (Md.) |
Detroit Tigers |
1953 |
Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew*+ |
1B |
Payette HS (Idaho) |
Washington Senators |
1954 |
Kindall, JerryJerry Kindall+ |
2B |
Minnesota |
Chicago Cubs |
1956 |
Koback, NickNick Koback+ |
C |
Hartford Public High School (Conn.) [3] |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1953 |
Koufax, SandySandy Koufax*+ |
P |
Cincinnati |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
1955 |
Kuhn, KennyKenny Kuhn+ |
IF |
Louisville Male HS (Ky.) |
Cleveland Indians |
1955 |
Leake, MikeMike Leake |
P |
Arizona State |
Cincinnati Reds |
2010 |
Leja, FrankFrank Leja+ |
1B |
Holyoke High School [4] (Mass.) |
New York Yankees |
1954 |
Lumenti, RalphRalph Lumenti+ |
P |
Boston University |
Washington Senators |
1957 |
McCormick, MikeMike McCormick+ |
P |
Keppel HS (Calif.) |
New York Giants |
1956 |
McDaniel, LindyLindy McDaniel+ |
P |
Arnett HS (Okla.) |
St. Louis Cardinals |
1955 |
McDaniel, VonVon McDaniel+ |
P |
Arnett HS (Okla.) |
St. Louis Cardinals |
1957 |
Miller, Bob G.Bob G. Miller+ |
P |
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 [5] (Ill.) |
Cincinnati Redlegs |
1953 |
Miller, Bob L.Bob L. Miller+ |
P |
Beaumont High School (Mo.) [6] |
St. Louis Cardinals |
1957 |
Brian Milner |
C |
Southwest Christian HS (Texas) |
Toronto Blue Jays |
1978 |
Cass Michaels |
2B |
Hamtramck High School (Mich.) [7] |
Chicago White Sox |
1943 |
Martin, PaulPaul Martin+ |
P |
Marion Center Area High School (Pa.) |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1955 |
Mike Morgan |
P |
Valley HS (Nev.) |
Oakland Athletics |
1978 |
Nady, XavierXavier Nady |
OF |
California |
San Diego Padres |
2000 |
Nelson, TexTex Nelson+ |
1B |
— |
Baltimore Orioles |
1955 |
Nuxhall, JoeJoe Nuxhall |
P |
Hamilton High School (OH) |
Cincinnati Reds |
1944 |
O'Brien, EddieEddie O'Brien+ |
SS |
Seattle |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1953 |
O'Brien, JohnnyJohnny O'Brien+ |
2B |
Seattle |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1953 |
O'Dell, BillyBilly O'Dell+ |
P |
Clemson |
Baltimore Orioles |
1954 |
Olerud, JohnJohn Olerud |
1B |
Washington State |
Toronto Blue Jays |
1989 |
Ott, MelMel Ott* |
OF |
Gretna High School (La.) [8] |
New York Giants |
1926 |
Pagliaroni, JimJim Pagliaroni+ |
C |
— |
Boston Red Sox |
1955 |
Chan Ho Park |
P |
Hanyang University |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
1994 |
Pavletich, DonDon Pavletich+ |
C |
— |
Cincinnati Reds |
1957 |
Pepper, LaurinLaurin Pepper+ |
P |
Southern Miss |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1954 |
Powell, LeroyLeroy Powell+ |
PH |
Michigan State |
Chicago White Sox |
1955 |
Ariel Prieto |
P |
— |
Oakland Athletics |
1995 |
Pritchard, BuddyBuddy Pritchard+ |
2B |
USC |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1957 |
Pyburn, JimJim Pyburn+ |
3B |
Alabama Polytechnic Institute |
Baltimore Orioles |
1955 |
Qualters, TomTom Qualters+ |
P |
— |
Philadelphia Phillies |
1953 |
Roach, MelMel Roach+ |
IF |
— |
Milwaukee Braves |
1953 |
Roberts, DaveDave Roberts+ |
3B |
Oregon |
San Diego Padres |
1972 |
Ruthven, DickDick Ruthven |
P |
Fresno State |
Philadelphia Phillies |
1973 |
Schoonmaker, JerryJerry Schoonmaker+ |
OF |
Missouri |
Washington Senators |
1955 |
Silvera, AlAl Silvera+ |
LF |
USC |
Cincinnati Reds |
1955 |
Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler* |
1B |
Michigan |
St. Louis Browns |
1915 |
Small, JimJim Small+ |
OF |
— |
Detroit Tigers |
1955 |
Swanson, RedRed Swanson+ |
P |
LSU |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1955 |
Taylor, HawkHawk Taylor+ |
C |
— |
Milwaukee Braves |
1957 |
Thomas, GeorgeGeorge Thomas+ |
OF |
— |
Detroit Tigers |
1957 |
Van Dusen, FredFred Van Dusen+ |
PH |
Bryant HS (N.Y.) |
Philadelphia Phillies |
1955 |
Walker, JerryJerry Walker+ |
P |
— |
Baltimore Orioles |
1957 |
Winfield, DaveDave Winfield* |
OF |
Minnesota |
San Diego Padres |
1973 |
Zupo, FrankFrank Zupo+ |
C |
— |
Baltimore Orioles |
1957 |