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Huntsville, TX · 19 major leaguers played here

Sorted by career bWAR. Colleges are from the Lahman database through 2014; for later players, the school they were drafted from, per the MLB draft.

Player	At college	Major-league career	Career bWAR
Ray Benge	1922–1925	1925–1938	13.4
Glenn Wilson	1978–1980	1982–1993	13.2
Steve Sparks	1986–1987	1995–2004	10.2
Ken Boswell	1965	1967–1977	5.5
Ryan Tepera	drafted 2009	2015–2022	4.3
Caleb Smith	drafted 2013	2017–2022	3.6
Ryan O'Hearn	drafted 2014	2018–2022	3.3
Phil Hennigan	1965	1969–1973	1.4
Hayden Wesneski	drafted 2019	2022	1.2
Rick Matula	1973–1975	1979–1981	1.1
Fred Beene	1962–1964	1968–1975	0.9
Billy Smith	1976–1977	1981	0.4
Matt Langwell	2005	2013	0.0
Bryce Johnson	drafted 2017	2022	-0.4
Jordan Tata	2002–2003	2006–2007	-0.4
Don Welchel	1976–1978	1982–1983	-0.7
Colton Cowser	drafted 2021	2023	—
Jack Rogers	drafted 2021		—
Walker Janek	drafted 2024		—

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