List of Baseball Players Who Went Directly To The Major Leagues - Players

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* Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
+ Bonus babies
Players who debuted in Major League Baseball without playing minor league baseball
Name Position 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.) 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 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.) 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 (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 (Ill.) Cincinnati Redlegs 1953
Miller, Bob L.Bob L. Miller+ P Beaumont High School (Mo.) St. Louis Cardinals 1957
Brian Milner C Fort Worth Southwest High School (Texas) Toronto Blue Jays 1978
Cass Michaels 2B Hamtramck High School (Mich.) 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.) New York Giants 1926
Pagliaroni, JimJim Pagliaroni+ C Wilson High School (Calif.) 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 Byng HS (Okla.) Baltimore Orioles 1957
Winfield, DaveDave Winfield* OF Minnesota San Diego Padres 1973
Zupo, FrankFrank Zupo+ C — Baltimore Orioles 1957
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