Salukis in the Major Leagues
Salukis in the Major Leagues
Southern Illinois has had 25 players reach the Major Leagues. In addition in 2022: Derek Shelton (C, 1989-92) is in his third season as the Pittsburgh Pirates manager in 2022 and Derek Johnson (Assistant Coach, 1995-97) is in his fourth season as the Cincinnati Reds pitching coach.
Source: baseball-reference.com
Batting
| Name | Yrs | From | To | ASG* | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | B/Avg. | OB% | SLG% | Yrs@SIU |
| Jim Adduci | 4 | 1983 | 1989 | 0 | 70 | 150 | 144 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | .236 | .242 | .326 | 1978-80 |
| Sean Bergman | 8 | 1993 | 2000 | 0 | 198 | 145 | 133 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | .113 | .113 | .211 | 1989-91 |
| Sam Coonrod    | 3 | 2019 | Present  | 0 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2012-14 |
| Jim Dwyer | 18 | 1973 | 1990 | 0 | 1328 | 3234 | 2761 | 409 | 719 | 115 | 17 | 77 | 349 | 26 | 15 | 402 | 402 | .260 | .353 | .398 | 1970-71 |
| Mike Eden | 2 | 1976 | 1978 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .080 | .207 | .080 | 1971-73 |
| Neil Fiala | 1 | 1981 | 1981 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | 1976-77 |
| Steve Finley | 19 | 1989 | 2007 | 2 | 2583 | 10460 | 9397 | 1443 | 2548 | 449 | 124 | 304 | 1167 | 320 | 118 | 844 | 1299 | .271 | .332 | .442 | 1984-87 |
| Rich Hacker | 1 | 1971 | 1971 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .121 | .194 | .152 | 1967 |
| Jerry Hairston | 16 | 1998 | 2013 | 0 | 1442 | 4967 | 4387 | 580 | 1126 | 233 | 22 | 70 | 420 | 147 | 68 | 373 | 572 | .257 | .324 | .368 | 1996-97 |
| Joe Hall | 3 | 1994 | 1997 | 0 | 26 | 52 | 47 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .319 | .385 | .468 | 1986-88 |
| Duane Kuiper | 12 | 1974 | 1985 | 0 | 1057 | 3754 | 3379 | 329 | 917 | 91 | 29 | 1 | 263 | 52 | 71 | 248 | 255 | .271 | .325 | .316 | 1971 |
| Al Levine | 10 | 1996 | 2005 | 0 | 416 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1990-91 | |
| Bill Lyons | 2 | 1983 | 1984 | 0 | 88 | 144 | 133 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | .195 | .252 | .241 | 1977-80 |
| Jim Panther | 3 | 1971 | 1973 | 0 | 85 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .111 | .200 | .111 | 1966 |
| Skip Pitlock | 3 | 1970 | 1975 | 0 | 59 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .080 | .111 | .240 | 1967-69 |
| Ray Rippelmeyer | 1 | 1962 | 1962 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.167 | 1952-53 |
| Mike Rogodzinski | 3 | 1973 | 1975 | 0 | 99 | 133 | 114 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 24 | .219 | .318 | .307 | 1968-69 |
| Bill Stein | 14 | 1972 | 1985 | 0 | 959 | 3067 | 2811 | 268 | 751 | 122 | 18 | 44 | 311 | 16 | 16 | 186 | 413 | .267 | .313 | .370 | 1969 |
| Dave Stieb | 16 | 1979 | 1998 | 7 | 454 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1978 |
| Dan Thomas | 2 | 1976 | 1977 | 0 | 54 | 201 | 175 | 24 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 39 | .274 | .363 | .457 | 1971-73 |
| George Vukovich | 6 | 1980 | 1985 | 0 | 628 | 1749 | 1602 | 164 | 430 | 76 | 10 | 27 | 203 | 9 | 19 | 127 | 229 | .268 | .322 | .379 | 1975-77 |
| Joe Wallis | 5 | 1975 | 1979 | 0 | 329 | 996 | 886 | 115 | 216 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 7 | 16 | 95 | 174 | .244 | .317 | .359 | 1972-73 |
Pitching
| Name | Yrs | From | To | ASG* | W | L | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HBP | WP | BF | Yrs@SIU |
| Sean Bergman | 8 | 1993 | 2000 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 5.28 | 196 | 117 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 750.1 | 912 | 489 | 440 | 99 | 272 | 455 | 21 | 43 | 3359 | 1989-91 |
| Sam Coonrod    | 3 | 2019 | Pres. | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4.89 | 93 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84.2 | 77 | 48 | 46 | 10 | 37 | 83 | 9 | 7 | 370 | 2012-14 |
| Steve Finley | 19 | 1989 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1984-87 |
| Jason Frasor | 8 | 2004 | 2014 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 3.59 | 647 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 618.2 | 541 | 262 | 247 | 55 | 265 | 593 | 23 | 36 | 2623 | 1996-99 |
| Rickey Keeton | 2 | 1980 | 1981 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.95 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.2 | 82 | 36 | 35 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 285 | 1976-78 |
| Al Levine | 10 | 1996 | 2005 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 3.96 | 416 | 7 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 575.1 | 597 | 287 | 253 | 70 | 236 | 278 | 16 | 25 | 2510 | 1990-91 |
| Jim Panther | 3 | 1971 | 1973 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 5.26 | 85 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130.0 | 156 | 90 | 76 | 12 | 60 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 594 | 1966 |
| Skip Pitlock | 3 | 1970 | 1975 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.53 | 59 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 192.2 | 196 | 106 | 97 | 20 | 103 | 124 | 11 | 8 | 867 | 1967-1969 |
| Ray Rippelmeyer | 1 | 1962 | 1962 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.49 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 1952-53 |
| Dewey Robinson | 3 | 1979 | 1981 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.05 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.1 | 42 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 1975-77 |
| Dave Stieb | 16 | 1979 | 1998 | 7 | 176 | 137 | 3.44 | 443 | 412 | 14 | 103 | 30 | 3 | 2895.1 | 2572 | 1225 | 1106 | 225 | 1034 | 1669 | 129 | 51 | 12072 | 1978 |
*ASG indicates number of All-Star Game selections