Falcons In Professional Baseball Player Organization Year BGSU’s Professional Signees Mike Oleksak ..............................Oakland (FA) ......................................................1978 (Signing date and organization listed below) Jeff Jones .....................................Oakland (13th) ...................................................1977 Larry Owen .................................Atlanta (17th) ......................................................1977 Player Organization (Round) Year Randy Law...................................Cincinnati (FA) ...................................................1976 Kevin Light ..................................Washington (FA)................................................ 2008 Romie Schwieterman ..................Chicago White Sox (FA) .....................................1976 Alan Brech ..................................Cleveland (35th) ................................................ 2006 Kip Young ...................................Detroit (23rd)......................................................1976 Nolan Reimold ...........................Baltimore (2nd) ................................................. 2005 Mark Ammons ............................Philadelphia (18th) .............................................1973 Burke Badenhop .........................Detroit (19th) ..................................................... 2005 Jim Meerpohl ..............................Philadelphia (16th) .............................................1972 Josh Stewart ................................Tampa Bay (FA) ................................................. 2005 Bob Hill.......................................San Diego (FA) ...................................................1971 Kelly Hunt ...................................Detroit (29th)..................................................... 2003 Tom Bennett ...............................Cleveland (FA) ....................................................1971 Tim Newell ..................................Pittsburgh (FA) .................................................. 2003 Doug Bair ....................................Pittsburgh (2nd-46th pick) .................................1971 Corey Loomis ..............................Detroit (21st) ...................................................... 2002 John Knox ...................................Detroit (8th) ........................................................1970 Nick Elrod ...................................Chillicothe* (FA) ............................................... 2002 John Frobose ...............................Cincinnati (FA) ...................................................1968 Tim Newell ..................................Chillicothe* (FA) ............................................... 2002 Dan Godby .................................Cincinnati (FA) ...................................................1968 Craig Menke ...............................Houston (FA) ......................................................2001 Lee Sage .......................................Detroit (34th) ......................................................1967 Tony Fontana ..............................Boston (7th) ....................................................... 2000 Ted Rose ......................................Cincinnati (36th) ................................................1967 Jason Kelley .................................Milwaukee (34th) ................................................1999 Stan Evans ...................................Atlanta (10th) .....................................................1966 Bob Niemet .................................San Francisco (FA) ..............................................1999 Wayne Burdette ..........................N.Y. Mets (27th) .................................................1965 Rick Blanc ...................................Chillicothe (FA) ..................................................1998 Fred Berg .....................................N.Y. Yankees .......................................................1964 Andy Butler .................................Minnesota (23rd) ................................................1998 Bob Becker ..................................Baltimore ............................................................1962 Jeff Hundley ................................Anaheim (7th) ....................................................1998 Jerry Craft ...................................N.Y. Mets ............................................................1961 Drew Niles ..................................Florida (29th) ......................................................1998 Tom Rudolph ..............................Detroit ................................................................1960 Joe Holland .................................San Francisco (10th) ...........................................1997 Tom Jensen .................................Milwaukee ...........................................................1957 Andy Smith .................................N.Y. Yankees (44th) ............................................1997 Don Purvis ..................................N.Y. Yankees .......................................................1956 Mike Chaney ...............................Pittsburgh (16th) .................................................1996 Howard Tesnow ..........................Cleveland ............................................................1952 Mike Combs................................Kalamazoo* (FA) .................................................1996 Ray Hegstrom ..............................Cincinnati ...........................................................1952 Joe Cotton ...................................Philadelphia (18th) .............................................1996 Dennis Aeschilman .....................Chicago Cubs .....................................................1950 Bob Reichow ...............................Cleveland (27th) .................................................1996 Lou Cross ....................................Chicago Cubs .....................................................1950 Andy Tracy ..................................Montréal (16th)...................................................1996 Glenn Honner ............................Brooklyn .............................................................1950 Eric Stachler ................................Houston (12th) ...................................................1995 George Bohanna .........................St. Louis Browns .................................................1949 Jeff Brown ...................................Portsmouth* (FA) ...............................................1993 Bill Stough ..................................Cleveland ............................................................1949 Brian Koelling .............................Cincinnati (14th) ................................................1991 Jim Knierim ................................Cleveland ............................................................1948 Scott Taylor .................................Boston (28th) ......................................................1988 Leo Kubiak ..................................Cleveland ............................................................1948 Chuck Steward ............................Detroit (FA) ........................................................1987 Don Kuhlman .............................Cleveland ............................................................1947 Todd Hall ....................................Chicago White Sox (14th) ..................................1986 Mike Marko .................................Washington.........................................................1938 Jamie Reiser ................................Oakland (21st) ....................................................1986 Bob Krotzer .................................Cincinnati ...........................................................1938 Carl Moraw .................................Milwaukee (2nd-29th pick) .................................1985 Otto Meyer ..................................Charlotte** .........................................................1937 Larry Arndt .................................Oakland (26th) ...................................................1985 Joy Van Camp .............................Chicago Cubs .....................................................1931 Jim Phelps ...................................Chicago White Sox (FA) .....................................1983 Macs Leitman ..............................Allentown*** ......................................................1930 Roger McDowell .........................N.Y. Mets (3rd-59th pick) ...................................1982 Howard Filiere ............................Detroit ................................................................1929 Mark Hall ....................................Montréal (16th)...................................................1982 Earl Wittmer ...............................Pittsburgh ...........................................................1924 Doug Groth.................................Cincinnati (FA) ...................................................1981 Gary Reiter ..................................Atlanta (11th).....................................................1979 * Frontier League (Independent) Orel Hershiser.............................Los Angeles (17th) ..............................................1979 ** Piedmont League Chuck