ge1974
10-08-2012, 11:32 AM
Here is some trivia to impress your Marquette friends.
Only one major league player, centerfielder Ralph Shinners came out of Marquette University to play in the big show. Shinners was a member of the New York Giants World Series Championship teams in 1922 and 1923 (although he did not play in either series). He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1925.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Shinners
Two other ex-major league player attended Marquette University for classes. Go to bottom of this page:
http://sabrpedia.org/wiki/Marquette_University
1) Mike Jurewicz, LH pitcher who pitched in two games for the 1965 New york Yankees
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=jurewmi01
2) Skip Lockwood, RH pitcher for the Brewers and many other teams.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lockwsk01
Only one major league player, centerfielder Ralph Shinners came out of Marquette University to play in the big show. Shinners was a member of the New York Giants World Series Championship teams in 1922 and 1923 (although he did not play in either series). He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1925.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Shinners
Two other ex-major league player attended Marquette University for classes. Go to bottom of this page:
http://sabrpedia.org/wiki/Marquette_University
1) Mike Jurewicz, LH pitcher who pitched in two games for the 1965 New york Yankees
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=jurewmi01
2) Skip Lockwood, RH pitcher for the Brewers and many other teams.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lockwsk01