Falcons In Professional Baseball
Falcons In Professional Baseball BGSU’s Professional Signees (Signing date and organization listed below) Player Organization (Round) Year Kevin Light...................................Washington (FA)................................................ 2008 Alan Brech...................................Cleveland (35th)................................................. 2006 Nolan Reimold............................Baltimore (2nd).................................................. 2005 Burke Badenhop..........................Detroit (19th)...................................................... 2005 Josh Stewart.................................Tampa Bay (FA).................................................. 2005 Kelly Hunt....................................Detroit (29th)..................................................... 2003 Tim Newell...................................Pittsburgh (FA)................................................... 2003 Corey Loomis...............................Detroit (21st)....................................................... 2002 Nick Elrod....................................Chillicothe* (FA)................................................ 2002 Tim Newell...................................Chillicothe* (FA)................................................ 2002 Craig Menke................................Houston (FA).......................................................2001 Tony Fontana...............................Boston (7th)........................................................ 2000 Jason Kelley..................................Milwaukee (34th).................................................1999 Bob Niemet..................................San Francisco (FA)...............................................1999 Rick Blanc....................................Chillicothe (FA)...................................................1998 Andy Butler..................................Minnesota (23rd).................................................1998 Jeff Hundley.................................Anaheim (7th).....................................................1998 Drew Niles...................................Florida (29th).......................................................1998 Joe Holland..................................San Francisco (10th)............................................1997 Andy Smith..................................N.Y. Yankees (44th).............................................1997 Mike Chaney................................Pittsburgh (16th)..................................................1996 Mike Combs................................Kalamazoo* (FA)..................................................1996 Joe Cotton....................................Philadelphia (18th)..............................................1996 Bob Reichow................................Cleveland (27th)..................................................1996 Andy Tracy...................................Montréal (16th)...................................................1996 Eric Stachler.................................Houston (12th)....................................................1995 Jeff Brown....................................Portsmouth* (FA)................................................1993 Brian Koelling..............................Cincinnati (14th).................................................1991 Scott Taylor..................................Boston (28th).......................................................1988 Chuck Steward.............................Detroit (FA).........................................................1987 Todd Hall.....................................Chicago White Sox (14th)...................................1986 Jamie Reiser.................................Oakland (21st).....................................................1986 Carl Moraw..................................Milwaukee (2nd-29th pick)..................................1985 Larry Arndt..................................Oakland (26th)....................................................1985 Jim Phelps....................................Chicago White Sox (FA)......................................1983 Roger McDowell..........................N.Y. Mets (3rd-59th pick)....................................1982 Mark Hall.....................................Montréal (16th)...................................................1982 Doug Groth.................................Cincinnati (FA)....................................................1981 Gary Reiter...................................Atlanta (11th).....................................................1979 Orel Hershiser.............................Los Angeles (17th)...............................................1979 Chuck Black.................................Atlanta (26th)......................................................1979
Player Organization Year Mike Oleksak...............................Oakland (FA).......................................................1978 Jeff Jones......................................Oakland (13th)....................................................1977 Larry Owen..................................Atlanta (17th).......................................................1977 Randy Law...................................Cincinnati (FA)....................................................1976 Romie Schwieterman...................Chicago White Sox (FA)......................................1976 Kip Young....................................Detroit (23rd)......................................................1976 Mark Ammons.............................Philadelphia (18th)..............................................1973 Jim Meerpohl...............................Philadelphia (16th)..............................................1972 Bob Hill.......................................San Diego (FA)....................................................1971 Tom Bennett................................Cleveland (FA).....................................................1971 Doug Bair.....................................Pittsburgh (2nd-46th pick)..................................1971 John Knox....................................Detroit (8th).........................................................1970 John Frobose................................Cincinnati (FA)....................................................1968 Dan Godby..................................Cincinnati (FA)....................................................1968 Lee Sage........................................Detroit (34th).......................................................1967 Ted Rose.......................................Cincinnati (36th).................................................1967 Stan Evans....................................Atlanta (10th)......................................................1966 Wayne Burdette...........................N.Y. Mets (27th)..................................................1965 Fred Berg......................................N.Y. Yankees........................................................1964 Bob Becker...................................Baltimore.............................................................1962 Jerry Craft....................................N.Y. Mets.............................................................1961 Tom Rudolph...............................Detroit.................................................................1960 Tom Jensen..................................Milwaukee............................................................1957 Don Purvis...................................N.Y. Yankees........................................................1956 Howard Tesnow...........................Cleveland.............................................................1952 Ray Hegstrom...............................Cincinnati............................................................1952 Dennis Aeschilman......................Chicago Cubs......................................................1950 Lou Cross.....................................Chicago Cubs......................................................1950 Glenn Honner.............................Brooklyn..............................................................1950 George Bohanna..........................St. Louis Browns..................................................1949 Bill Stough...................................Cleveland.............................................................1949 Jim Knierim.................................Cleveland.............................................................1948 Leo Kubiak...................................Cleveland.............................................................1948 Don Kuhlman..............................Cleveland.............................................................1947 Mike Marko..................................Washington.........................................................1938 Bob Krotzer..................................Cincinnati............................................................1938 Otto Meyer...................................Charlotte**..........................................................1937 Joy Van Camp..............................Chicago Cubs......................................................1931 Macs Leitman...............................Allentown***.......................................................1930 Howard Filiere.............................Detroit.................................................................1929 Earl Wittmer................................Pittsburgh............................................................1924 * Frontier League (Independent) ** Piedmont League *** Eastern League
Andy Tracy has played professional baseball since being drafted in 1996 by Montreal. He was the 1999 Eastern League MVP with the Harrisburg Senators in the Expos organization. He made his major league debut the following season. Tracy is a non-roster invitee to spring training with the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies in 2008.
John Knox
Kevin Light is the most recent Falcon player to sign professionally. He signed as a free agent with Washington last summer and was 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA with the Senators Class A affiliate the Vermont Lake Monsters. He was invited to instructional camp over the winter.
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Falcons In Professional Baseball Falcon Players With Major League Experience lLarry Arndt (1B/3B) - Oakland (1989) (career statistics: 2 games, 6 AB, 1 hit, .167 BA) lBurke Badenhop (RHP) - Florida (2008) (career statistics: 48 games, 10 starts, 9-7, 4.68 ERA, 119.1 innings, 92 K, 45 BB, 62 ER, 126 hits) lDoug Bair (RHP) - Pittsburgh (1976, 1989-90), Oakland (1977, 1986), Cincinnati (1978-81), St. Louis (1981-82, 1983, 1985), Detroit (1983, 198485), Philadelphia (1987), Toronto (1988) (career statistics: 584 games, 5 starts, 55-43, 3.63 ERA, 909.1 innings, 689 K, 405 BB, 367 ER, 839 hits, 81 saves) lDan Godby (OF) - St. Louis (1974) (career statistics: 13 games, 13 AB, 2 hits, 1 RBI, .154 BA) lOrel Hershiser (RHP) - Los Angeles (1983-94, 2000; 1988 Cy Young Award winner/1988 World Series MVP), Cleveland (1995-97), San Francisco (1998), New York Mets (1999) (career statistics: 510 games, 466 starts, 204-149, 3.48 ERA, 3,130.1 innings, 2,014 K, 1,007 BB, 1,211 ER, 2,939 hits, 5 saves, 68 CG, 25 SHO) lJeff Jones (RHP) - Oakland (1980-84) (career statistics: 112 games, 3 starts, 9-9, 3.95 ERA, 205.0 innings, 128 K, 112 BB, 90 ER, 201 hits, 8 saves) lJohn Knox (2B/3B) - Detroit (1972-75) (career statistics: 124 games, 219 AB, 60 hits, 4 2B, 1 3B, 11 RBI, 21 R, 20 BB, 27 K, 7 SB, .274 BA)
Burke Badenhop made his major league debut on April 9 last season for the Florida Marlins in a game at Washington. He made eight starts and pitched in 13 games before his season was ended when it was found he had a bulging disc in his neck. He had a 2-3 record and consecutive games of six (vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) and seven (vs. Milwaukee) strikeouts in two May starts. Badenhop is on the Marlins 40-man roster for the 2009 season. He was drafted by Detroit in 2005.
lBrian Koelling (2B/SS) - Cincinnati (1993) (career statistics: 7 games, 15 AB, 1 hit, 2 R, .067 BA)
Doug Bair
lRoger McDowell (RHP) - New York Mets (1985-89), Philadelphia (1989-90, 1991), Los Angeles (1991, 1992-94), Texas (1995), Baltimore (1996), Chicago White Sox (spent entire 1997 campaign on DL) (career statistics: 723 games, 2 starts, 70-70, 3.30 ERA, 1,050.0 innings, 524 K, 410 BB, 385 ER, 1,045 hits, 159 saves) lLarry Owen (C) - Atlanta (1981-85), Kansas City (1987-88) (career statistics: 171 games, 352 AB, 68 hits, 11 2B, 8 HR, 30 RBI, 30 R, 34 BB, .193 BA) lScott Taylor (LHP) - Boston (1992-93) (career statistics: 20 games, 1 start, 1-2, 6.31 ERA, 25.2 innings, 15 K, 16 BB, 18 ER, 27 hits) lAndy Tracy (1B/3B) - Montreal (2000-01), Colorado (2004), Philadelphia (2008) (career statistics: 149 games, 277 AB, 64 hits, 10 2B, 2 3B, 13 HR, 43 RBI, 35 R, 30 BB, 99 K, 1 SB, .231 BA) lKip Young (RHP) - Detroit (1978-79) (career statistics: 27 games, 20 starts, 8-9, 3.86 ERA, 149.1 innings, 71 K, 41 BB, 64 ER, 154 hits, 7 CG) Nolan Reimold (OF) - Baltimore (2009) (career statistics: 104 games, 358 AB, 100 hits, 18 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 45 RBI, 49 R, 47 BB, 77 SO, 8 SB, . 279 BA)
Nolan Reimold begins the 2009 season on the 40-man roster of the Baltimore Orioles, the team that drafted him in 2005. Reimold was an Eastern League All-Starin 2008 finishing second in the league in home runs (25), extra-base hits (57) and runs scored (87) while hitting .284 for the Class AA Bowie Baysox. The previous year, he hit .296 in 59 games, mostly at the AA level, with 11 home runs, 42 RBI and 19 doubles.
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Roger McDowell
Larry Owen
Kip Young
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Player Organization Year Mike Oleksak...............................Oakland (FA).......................................................1978 Jeff Jones......................................Oakland (13th)....................................................1977 Larry Owen..................................Atlanta (17th).......................................................1977 Randy Law...................................Cincinnati (FA)....................................................1976 Romie Schwieterman...................Chicago White Sox (FA)......................................1976 Kip Young....................................Detroit (23rd)......................................................1976 Mark Ammons.............................Philadelphia (18th)..............................................1973 Jim Meerpohl...............................Philadelphia (16th)..............................................1972 Bob Hill.......................................San Diego (FA)....................................................1971 Tom Bennett................................Cleveland (FA).....................................................1971 Doug Bair.....................................Pittsburgh (2nd-46th pick)..................................1971 John Knox....................................Detroit (8th).........................................................1970 John Frobose................................Cincinnati (FA)....................................................1968 Dan Godby..................................Cincinnati (FA)....................................................1968 Lee Sage........................................Detroit (34th).......................................................1967 Ted Rose.......................................Cincinnati (36th).................................................1967 Stan Evans....................................Atlanta (10th)......................................................1966 Wayne Burdette...........................N.Y. Mets (27th)..................................................1965 Fred Berg......................................N.Y. Yankees........................................................1964 Bob Becker...................................Baltimore.............................................................1962 Jerry Craft....................................N.Y. Mets.............................................................1961 Tom Rudolph...............................Detroit.................................................................1960 Tom Jensen..................................Milwaukee............................................................1957 Don Purvis...................................N.Y. Yankees........................................................1956 Howard Tesnow...........................Cleveland.............................................................1952 Ray Hegstrom...............................Cincinnati............................................................1952 Dennis Aeschilman......................Chicago Cubs......................................................1950 Lou Cross.....................................Chicago Cubs......................................................1950 Glenn Honner.............................Brooklyn..............................................................1950 George Bohanna..........................St. Louis Browns..................................................1949 Bill Stough...................................Cleveland.............................................................1949 Jim Knierim.................................Cleveland.............................................................1948 Leo Kubiak...................................Cleveland.............................................................1948 Don Kuhlman..............................Cleveland.............................................................1947 Mike Marko..................................Washington.........................................................1938 Bob Krotzer..................................Cincinnati............................................................1938 Otto Meyer...................................Charlotte**..........................................................1937 Joy Van Camp..............................Chicago Cubs......................................................1931 Macs Leitman...............................Allentown***.......................................................1930 Howard Filiere.............................Detroit.................................................................1929 Earl Wittmer................................Pittsburgh............................................................1924 * Frontier League (Independent) ** Piedmont League *** Eastern League
Andy Tracy has played professional baseball since being drafted in 1996 by Montreal. He was the 1999 Eastern League MVP with the Harrisburg Senators in the Expos organization. He made his major league debut the following season. Tracy is a non-roster invitee to spring training with the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies in 2008.
John Knox
Kevin Light is the most recent Falcon player to sign professionally. He signed as a free agent with Washington last summer and was 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA with the Senators Class A affiliate the Vermont Lake Monsters. He was invited to instructional camp over the winter.
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Falcons In Professional Baseball Falcon Players With Major League Experience lLarry Arndt (1B/3B) - Oakland (1989) (career statistics: 2 games, 6 AB, 1 hit, .167 BA) lBurke Badenhop (RHP) - Florida (2008) (career statistics: 48 games, 10 starts, 9-7, 4.68 ERA, 119.1 innings, 92 K, 45 BB, 62 ER, 126 hits) lDoug Bair (RHP) - Pittsburgh (1976, 1989-90), Oakland (1977, 1986), Cincinnati (1978-81), St. Louis (1981-82, 1983, 1985), Detroit (1983, 198485), Philadelphia (1987), Toronto (1988) (career statistics: 584 games, 5 starts, 55-43, 3.63 ERA, 909.1 innings, 689 K, 405 BB, 367 ER, 839 hits, 81 saves) lDan Godby (OF) - St. Louis (1974) (career statistics: 13 games, 13 AB, 2 hits, 1 RBI, .154 BA) lOrel Hershiser (RHP) - Los Angeles (1983-94, 2000; 1988 Cy Young Award winner/1988 World Series MVP), Cleveland (1995-97), San Francisco (1998), New York Mets (1999) (career statistics: 510 games, 466 starts, 204-149, 3.48 ERA, 3,130.1 innings, 2,014 K, 1,007 BB, 1,211 ER, 2,939 hits, 5 saves, 68 CG, 25 SHO) lJeff Jones (RHP) - Oakland (1980-84) (career statistics: 112 games, 3 starts, 9-9, 3.95 ERA, 205.0 innings, 128 K, 112 BB, 90 ER, 201 hits, 8 saves) lJohn Knox (2B/3B) - Detroit (1972-75) (career statistics: 124 games, 219 AB, 60 hits, 4 2B, 1 3B, 11 RBI, 21 R, 20 BB, 27 K, 7 SB, .274 BA)
Burke Badenhop made his major league debut on April 9 last season for the Florida Marlins in a game at Washington. He made eight starts and pitched in 13 games before his season was ended when it was found he had a bulging disc in his neck. He had a 2-3 record and consecutive games of six (vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) and seven (vs. Milwaukee) strikeouts in two May starts. Badenhop is on the Marlins 40-man roster for the 2009 season. He was drafted by Detroit in 2005.
lBrian Koelling (2B/SS) - Cincinnati (1993) (career statistics: 7 games, 15 AB, 1 hit, 2 R, .067 BA)
Doug Bair
lRoger McDowell (RHP) - New York Mets (1985-89), Philadelphia (1989-90, 1991), Los Angeles (1991, 1992-94), Texas (1995), Baltimore (1996), Chicago White Sox (spent entire 1997 campaign on DL) (career statistics: 723 games, 2 starts, 70-70, 3.30 ERA, 1,050.0 innings, 524 K, 410 BB, 385 ER, 1,045 hits, 159 saves) lLarry Owen (C) - Atlanta (1981-85), Kansas City (1987-88) (career statistics: 171 games, 352 AB, 68 hits, 11 2B, 8 HR, 30 RBI, 30 R, 34 BB, .193 BA) lScott Taylor (LHP) - Boston (1992-93) (career statistics: 20 games, 1 start, 1-2, 6.31 ERA, 25.2 innings, 15 K, 16 BB, 18 ER, 27 hits) lAndy Tracy (1B/3B) - Montreal (2000-01), Colorado (2004), Philadelphia (2008) (career statistics: 149 games, 277 AB, 64 hits, 10 2B, 2 3B, 13 HR, 43 RBI, 35 R, 30 BB, 99 K, 1 SB, .231 BA) lKip Young (RHP) - Detroit (1978-79) (career statistics: 27 games, 20 starts, 8-9, 3.86 ERA, 149.1 innings, 71 K, 41 BB, 64 ER, 154 hits, 7 CG) Nolan Reimold (OF) - Baltimore (2009) (career statistics: 104 games, 358 AB, 100 hits, 18 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 45 RBI, 49 R, 47 BB, 77 SO, 8 SB, . 279 BA)
Nolan Reimold begins the 2009 season on the 40-man roster of the Baltimore Orioles, the team that drafted him in 2005. Reimold was an Eastern League All-Starin 2008 finishing second in the league in home runs (25), extra-base hits (57) and runs scored (87) while hitting .284 for the Class AA Bowie Baysox. The previous year, he hit .296 in 59 games, mostly at the AA level, with 11 home runs, 42 RBI and 19 doubles.
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Roger McDowell
Larry Owen
Kip Young
Nolan Reimold
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