Washington University in Saint Louis
- Location: St. Louis, MO
- Nickname: Bears
- Conference University Athletic Association 1989-present; St. Louis Area College Athletic Association ; College Athletic Conference 1963-1972; Missouri Valley Conference 1947
- Division: III
- Ballpark Francis Field
The most prominent major league player to come from Washington University in Saint Louis as of 2006 is Dal Maxvill. Other alumni include Dave Sisler and Art Bader, who studied law there while playing minor league baseball. The school was a founding member of the College Athletic Conference in 1963 and the University Athletic Association in 1989.
Notable Alumni[edit]
- Art Bader, outfielder
- Bill Beckmann, pitcher
- Russ Chambliss, minor league outfielder
- Bing Devine, General Manager
- Bill DeWitt, owner
- Caleb Durbin, infielder
- Warren Gill, infielder
- Neal Hertweck, infielder
- Joe Hietpas, catcher
- Charlie James, outfielder
- Bill Jennings, infielder
- Kurt Krieger, pitcher
- Don Lenhardt, outfielder
- Ryan Loutos, pitcher
- Lou Maguolo, scout
- Dal Maxvill, infielder
- Paul Meloan, outfielder
- Lloyd Merritt, pitcher
- Bill Rabinowitz, writer
- Hank Schmulbach, pinch-runner
- Doc Shanley, infielder
- Wally Shannon, infielder
- Dave Sisler, pitcher
- John Stoneham, outfielder
- John Thorn, author
Coaches[edit]
- Ray Blake, 1946-1947
- Irv Utz, 1948, 1954-1963
- Stan London, 1949
- John Palcheff, 1950-1953
- John Claiborne, 1964-1967
- Ralph Sackett, 1968
- Leo Kelly, 1969-1981
- Rick Larsen, 1982-1986
- Bill Daues, 1987-1989
- Kevin Benzing, 1990-1993
- Ric Lessmann, 1994-2010
- Steve Duncan, 2011-2015
- Pat Bloom, 2016-present
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