List of baseball players who went directly to Major League Baseball
Players
Table:
Players who debuted in Major League Baseball without playing minor league baseball

Name

Position

Amateur Team

Major League Team

Debut

Jim Abbott

Pitcher

Michigan

California Angels

1989

Mike Adamson

Pitcher

Southern California

Baltimore Orioles

1967

Joey Amalfitano+

Second baseman

Loyola Marymount

New York Giants

1954

Wayne Ambler

Second baseman

Duke

Philadelphia Athletics

1937

Walter Ancker

Pitcher

—

Philadelphia Athletics

1915

Johnny Antonelli+

Pitcher

Thomas Jefferson HS (Rochester, N. Y.)

Boston Braves

1948

Eddie Bane

Pitcher

Arizona State

Minnesota Twins

1973

Reno Bertoia+

Third baseman

Assumption College HS (Ont.)

Detroit Tigers

1953

Steve Boros+

Infielder

Michigan

Detroit Tigers

1957

Clete Boyer+

Third baseman

Alba HS (Mo.)

Kansas City Athletics

1955

Jim Brady+

Pitcher

Notre Dame

Detroit Tigers

1956

Pete Broberg

Pitcher

Dartmouth

Washington Senators

1971

Mack Burk+

Catcher

Texas

Philadelphia Phillies

1956

Tom Carroll+

Infielder

Notre Dame

New York Yankees

1955

Wayne Causey+

Infielder

Neville HS (La.)

Baltimore Orioles

1955

David Clyde

Pitcher

Westchester HS (Texas)

Texas Rangers

1973

Tim Conroy

Pitcher

Gateway Senior HS (Pa.)

Oakland Athletics

1978

Billy Consolo+

Shortstop

Dorsey HS (California)

Boston Red Sox

1953

John DeMerit+

Outfielder

Wisconsin

Milwaukee Braves

1957

Jim Derrington+

Pitcher

South Gate High School (California) [1]

Chicago White Sox

1956

Moe Drabowsky+

Pitcher

Trinity College

Chicago Cubs

1956

Darren Dreifort

Pitcher

Wichita State

Los Angeles Dodgers

1994

Steve Dunning

Pitcher

Stanford

Cleveland Indians

1970

John Edelman+

Pitcher

West Chester

Milwaukee Braves

1955

Rob Ellis

Outfielder

Michigan State

Milwaukee Brewers

1971

Bob Feller*

Pitcher

Van Meter HS (Iowa)

Cleveland Indians

1936

Frankie Frisch*

Second baseman

Fordham

New York Giants (NL)

1919

Tom Gastall+

Catcher

Boston University

Baltimore Orioles

1955

Paul Giel+

Pitcher

Minnesota

New York Giants

1954

Dick Groat+

Shortstop

Duke

Pittsburgh Pirates

1952

Bobby Henrich+

Shortstop

Compton HS (California)

Cincinnati Redlegs

1957

Dave Hardwood+

Pitcher

Northwestern

Kansas City Athletics

1957

Gil Hodges

Third baseman

Petersburg High School (Indiana)

Brooklyn Dodgers

1943

Jay Hook+

Pitcher

Northwestern

Cincinnati Redlegs

1957

Burt Hooton

Pitcher

Texas

Chicago Cubs

1971

Bob Horner

Third baseman

Arizona State

Atlanta Braves

1978

Catfish Hunter*+

Pitcher

Perquimans County HS (N.C.)

Kansas City Athletics

1965

Pete Incaviglia

Outfielder

Oklahoma State

Texas Rangers

1986

Ron Jackson+

First baseman

Western Michigan

Chicago White Sox

1954

Vic Janowicz+

Catcher

The Ohio State University

Pittsburgh Pirates

1953

Joey Jay+

Pitcher

Woodrow Wilson HS (Conn.)

Milwaukee Braves

1953

Don Kaiser+

Pitcher

East Central University [2]

Chicago Cubs

1955

Al Kaline*+

Outfielder

Southern HS (Maryland)

Detroit Tigers

1953

Harmon Killebrew*+

First baseman

Payette HS (Idaho)

Washington Senators

1954

Jerry Kindall+

Second baseman

Minnesota

Chicago Cubs

1956

Nick Koback+

Catcher

Hartford Public High School (Conn.) [3]

Pittsburgh Pirates

1953

Sandy Koufax*+

Pitcher

Cincinnati

Brooklyn Dodgers

1955

Kenny Kuhn+

Infielder

Louisville Male HS (Kỳ.)

Cleveland Indians

1955

Mike Leake

Pitcher

Arizona State

Cincinnati Reds

2010

Frank Leja+

First baseman

Holyoke High School [4] (Massachusetts)

New York Yankees

1954

Ralph Lumenti+

Pitcher

Boston University

Washington Senators

1957

Mike McCormick+

Pitcher

Keppel HS (California)

New York Giants

1956

Lindy McDaniel+

Pitcher

Arnett HS (Okla.)

St. Louis Cardinals

1955

Von McDaniel+

Pitcher

Arnett HS (Okla.)

St. Louis Cardinals

1957

Cal McLish

Pitcher

Central HS (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

Brooklyn Dodgers

1944

Bob G. Miller+

Pitcher

J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 [5] (Ill.)

Cincinnati Redlegs

1953

Bob L. Miller+

Pitcher

Beaumont High School (Mo.) [6]

St. Louis Cardinals

1957

Brian Milner

Catcher

Fort Worth Southwest High School (Texas)

Toronto Blue Jays

1978

Cass Michaels

Second baseman

Hamtramck High School (Mich.) [7]

Chicago White Sox

1943

Paul Martin+

Pitcher

Marion Center Area High School (Pa.)

Pittsburgh Pirates

1955

Mike Morgan

Pitcher

Valley HS (Nev.)

Oakland Athletics

1978

Xavier Nady

Outfielder

California

San Diego Padres

2000

Tex Nelson+

First baseman

—

Baltimore Orioles

1955

Joe Nuxhall

Pitcher

Hamilton High School (OH)

Cincinnati Reds

1944

Harry MacPherson

Pitcher

Johnson HS (Johnson, MA)

Boston Braves

1944

Eddie O'Brien+

Shortstop

Seattle

Pittsburgh Pirates

1953

Johnny O'Brien+

Second baseman

Seattle

Pittsburgh Pirates

1953

Billy O'Dell+

Pitcher

Clemson

Baltimore Orioles

1954

John Olerud

First baseman

Washington State

Toronto Blue Jays

1989

Mel Ott*

Outfielder

Gretna High School (La.) [8]

New York Giants

1926

Jim Pagliaroni+

Catcher

Wilson High School (California)

Boston Red Sox

1955

Chan Ho Park

Pitcher

Hanyang University

Los Angeles Dodgers

1994

Don Pavletich+

Catcher

—

Cincinnati Reds

1957

Laurin Pepper+

Pitcher

Southern Miss

Pittsburgh Pirates

1954

Leroy Powell+

Pinch runner

Michigan State

Chicago White Sox

1955

Ariel Prieto

Pitcher

—

Oakland Athletics

1995

Buddy Pritchard+

Second baseman

USC

Pittsburgh Pirates

1957

Jim Pyburn+

Third baseman

Alabama Polytechnic Institute

Baltimore Orioles

1955

Tom Qualters+

Pitcher

McKeesport HS (PA)

Philadelphia Phillies

1953

Mel Roach+

Infielder

—

Milwaukee Braves

1953

Dave Roberts

Third baseman

Oregon

San Diego Padres

1972

Dick Ruthven

Pitcher

Fresno State

Philadelphia Phillies

1973

Jerry Schoonmaker+

Outfielder

Missouri

Washington Senators

1955

Al Silvera+

Outfielder

USC

Cincinnati Reds

1955

George Sisler*

First baseman

Michigan

St. Louis Browns

1915

Jim Small+

Outfielder

—

Detroit Tigers

1955

Red Swanson+

Pitcher

LSU

Pittsburgh Pirates

1955

Hawk Taylor+

Catcher

—

Milwaukee Braves

1957

George Thomas+

Outfielder

—

Detroit Tigers

1957

Fred Van Dusen+

Pinch hitter

Bryant HS (N.Y.)

Philadelphia Phillies

1955

Jerry Walker+

Pitcher

Byng HS (Okla.)

Baltimore Orioles

1957

Herb Washington

Pinch Runner

Michigan State

Oakland Athletics

1974

Dave Winfield*

Outfielder

Minnesota

San Diego Padres

1973

Frank Zupo+

Catcher

—

Baltimore Orioles

1957

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