A number of professional baseball players were able to skip a career in the minor leagues before appearing in their first major league baseball game. The following is an attempt at a comprehensive list of those players. Thirteen members of the Baseball Hall of Fame "should" appear on this list.^[1] The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related...

MLB Players^[2]

• Joey Amalfitano
• Jim Abbott
• Mike Adamson
• Eddie Bane
• Ernie Banks - Hall of Fame
• Reno Bertoia
• Steve Boros
• Clete Boyer
• Jim Brady
• Pete Broberg
• Mack Burk
• Wayne Causey
• David Clyde
• Tim Conroy
• Billy Consolo
• Johnny DeMerit
• Jim Derrington
• Moe Drabowsky
• Darren Dreifort
• Steve Dunning
• John Edelman
• Rob Ellis
• Bob Feller - Hall of Fame
• Tommy Gastall
• Paul Giel
• Bobby Henrich
• Dave Hill
• Jay Hook
• Burt Hooton
• Bob Horner
• Catfish Hunter - Hall of Fame
• Pete Incaviglia
• Ron Jackson
• Vic Janowicz
• Joey Jay
• Don Kaiser
• Al Kaline - Hall of Fame
• Harmon Killebrew - Hall of Fame
• Gerry Kindall
• Nick Koback
• Sandy Koufax - Hall of Fame
• Kenny Kuhn
• Frank Leja
• Ralph Lumenti
• Mike McCormick
• Lindy McDaniel
• Von McDaniels
• Bob G. Miller
• Bob L. Miller
• Paul Martin
• Mike Morgan
• Xavier Nady
• Bob Nelson
• Joe Nuxhall
• Eddie O'Brien
• Johnny O'Brien
• Billy O'Dell
• Mel Ott - Hall of Fame
• John Olerud
• Laurin Pepper
• Jim Pagliaroni
• Don Pavletich
• Leroy Powell
• Buddy Pritchard
• Jim Pyburn
• Tom Qualters
• Mel Roach
• Dave Roberts (1972-1982)
• Dick Ruthven
• Dick Schofield
• Jerry Schoonmaker
• Al Silvera
• George Sisler - Hall of Fame
• Jim Small
• Red Swanson
• Hawk Taylor
• George Thomas
• Jerry Walker
• Dave Winfield - Hall of Fame
• Robin Yount - Hall of Fame
• Frank Zupo

John Joseph Amalfitano (born January 23, 1934 in San Pedro, California, USA - ) was a utility player who had a 10 year career from 1954-1955, and 1960-1967. ... This article is about Jim Abbott the one-handed baseball player. ... Ernest Ernie Banks (born January 31, 1931) is an American former Major League baseball player who played from 1953 to 1971. ... Stephen Boros (born September 3, 1936, Flint, Michigan) is a former infielder, coach, manager and farm system official in American Major League Baseball. ... Cletis Leroy “Clete” Boyer (born February 9, 1937 in Cassville, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball player. ... David Eugene Clyde (born April 22, 1955 in Kansas City, Kansas) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played all or part of five seasons for the Texas Rangers (1973 to 1975) and Cleveland Indians (1978 to 1979). ... Myron Walter Moe Drabowsky (July 21, 1935 – June 10, 2006) was a Polish-American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1956-1960), Milwaukee Braves (1961), Cincinnati Reds (1962), Kansas City Athletics (1962-1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966-1968, 1970), Kansas City Royals (1969... Darren James Dreifort (born May 3, 1972 in Wichita, Kansas) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. ... Robert William Andrew Feller, nicknamed Rapid Robert, is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and Hall of Famer. ... Paul Giel was an football and baseball player from Winona, Minnesota. ... James Wesley (Jay) Hook (born November 18, 1936 in Waukegan, Illinois) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... Burt Carlton Hooton (born February 7, 1950 in Greenville, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Chicago Cubs (1971_75), Los Angeles Dodgers (1975-84) and Texas Rangers (1985). ... James Robert Bob Horner (born August 6, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman/first baseman and right-handed batter who played for the Atlanta Braves (1978-1986) and St. ... James Augustus Catfish Hunter (April 8, 1946 – September 9, 1999) was a prolific Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher between 1965 and 1979. ... Pete Incaviglia was born on April 2, 1964 in Pebble Beach, CA. He was drafted in the 1st round (8th overrall pick) by the Montreal Expos in the 1985 amateur draft out of Oklahoma State University. ... Ronnie Damien (Ron) Jackson (born May 9, 1953 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a coach and a former player in Major League Baseball. ... Vic Janowicz played halfback for Ohio State University. ... Joseph Richard Jay(Born:August 15,1935) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. ... Albert William Kaline (born December 19, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland) was a Major League Baseball player from 1953 to 1974, spending his entire career with the Detroit Tigers, bypassing the minor league system and joining the team directly from high school. ... Harmon Clayton Killebrew (b. ... Sanford Sandy Koufax (IPA pronunciation: /kofæks/), born Sanford Braun on December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, is one of the greatest left-handed pitchers in Major League Baseball history. ... Michael Francis McCormick (born on September 29, 1938 in Pasadena, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. ... Lyndall Dale McDaniel (born December 13, 1935 in Hollis, Oklahoma) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who had a 21-year career from 1955 to 1975. ... Michael Thomas Morgan was an American professional baseball player who competed for twelve different Major League Baseball teams from 1978-2002. ... Xavier Nady Xavier Clifford Nady (born November 14, 1978 in Carmel, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the New York Mets. ... Statue of Joe Nuxhall at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati Joseph Henry Nuxhall (born July 30, 1928 in Hamilton, Ohio), was a Major League Baseball pitcher for sixteen seasons. ... Billy ODell (born February 10, 1932 in Whitmire, South Carolina), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1954 and 1956-1967. ... Melvin Thomas (Mel) Ott (March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958), nicknamed Master Melvin, was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career in the National League for the New York Giants (1926-1947). ... John Garrett Olerud (born August 5, 1968 in Seattle, Washington) is a retired American first baseman in Major League Baseball who, as of 2005, was playing for the Boston Red Sox. ... Richard David Ruthven (born March 27, 1951 Sacramento, CA - ) was a pitcher with a 14 year career from 1973 to 1986. ... George Harold Sisler (March 24, 1893 - March 26, 1973), nicknamed Gorgeous George, was an American star in Major League Baseball, and one of the greatest fielding first basemen of all time. ... David Mark Winfield (born October 3, 1951 in St. ... Robin Yount in the 1970s Robin R. Yount (born September 16, 1955 in Danville, Illinois) was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with Milwaukee Brewers. ...

Unconfirmed players

Rumor has it that these players skipped the minors as well. However, this has not been confirmed.

• Jake Eisenhart
• Brian Milner

Brian Milner (b. ...

See also

• Bonus baby

A bonus baby was the not-particularly-complimentary term used to describe a Major League Baseball player receiving a particularly large signing bonus upon turning professional. ...

References

1. ^ Baseball Hall of Fame article from June 6, 2005
2. ^ Infoplease