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Ross Grimsley played in the majors between 1971-1982

# Players born in city: 33

Major Leaguers: [8] - DeHart, Griggs, Grimsley, Heise, Johnson, Miller, O'Riley, Taylor

High Schools: Forman, Hayden, Seaman, Shawnee Heights, Topeka, Topeka West, Washburn, Washington Rural, West

Colleges: Washburn University

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Major Leaguers

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Rick DeHart	Mar 21,1970	P	MLB	1997-2003	2008	Seaman (Topeka,KS)	Washburn University
Art Griggs	Dec 10,1883	1B-OF	MLB	1909-1918	1918
Ross Grimsley	Jan 7,1950	P	MLB	1971-1982	1986	Frayser (Memphis,TN)	Jackson State Community College
Clarence Heise	Aug 7,1907	P	MLB	1934-1934	1934
Ken Johnson	Jan 14,1923	P	MLB	1947-1952	1952
Larry Miller	Jun 19,1937	P	MLB	1964-1966	1966
Don O'Riley	Mar 12,1945	P	MLB	1969-1970	1970
Scott Taylor	Oct 3,1966	P	MLB	1995-1995	1997	Arkansas City (Arkansas City,KS)	University of Kansas

Minor Leaguers

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Boomer Berry	Dec 5,1980	IF-OF	A		2008	West (Topeka,KS)	University of Central Missouri
Ben Carlson	Oct 8,1987	1B	A-		2009	Seaman (Topeka,KS)	Missouri State University
Chris Carlson	Jan 7,1984	1B	A+		2009	Seaman (Topeka,KS)	University of New Mexico
Brandon Copeland	Mar 31,1977	OF	A+		2000	Washburn (Topeka,KS)
Ryan Finan	Jan 5,1982	1B	AA		2008	Shawnee Heights (Topeka,KS)	Lamar University
Kyle Geiger	May 8,1982	C	AA		2008	Center Grove (Greenwood,IN)	Rend Lake College
Jim Hayes	Oct 5,1968	P	A		1989	Topeka (Topeka,KS)
Jerad Head	Nov 15,1982	SS	AAA		2009	Hayden (Topeka,KS)	Washburn University
Theo Heflin	May 28,1981	P	A-		2002
Blair Johnson	Mar 25,1984	P	AA		2008	Washburn (Topeka,KS)
Shawn Joy	Jun 3,1986	P	Rookie		2008	Topeka West (Topeka,KS)	Southern Illinois University
Rob Musgrave	Sep 26,1985	P	A		2009	Santa Fe Trail (Carbondale,KS)	Wichita State University
Dave Proctor	Mar 17,1968	P	AA		1992	Topeka (Topeka,KS)	Allen County Community College
Chad Rodriguez	Oct 16,1973	P	A		1997
Jon Schemmel	Jan 27,1983	2B	AAA		2008	Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie,MN)	University of Minnesota
Brock Simpson	Nov 15,1985	OF	A-		2008	Washburn (Topeka,KS)	University of Kansas
John Tetuan	Sep 16,1980	P	A-		2004	Hayden (Topeka,KS)	Wichita State University
Shane Wright	Oct 28,1976	P	A		2001	Hayden (Topeka,KS)	Texas Tech University

College and other players

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Derek Bailey	Mar 24,1984	OF	College		2005	Lawrence (Lawrence,KS)	University of Kansas
Tyler Bean	May 25,1989	P	College		2009	Seaman (Topeka,KS)	Missouri State University
Jordan Cooper	May 10,1989	P	College		2009	Shawnee Heights (Topeka,KS)	Wichita State University
Aaron Crow	Nov 11,1986	P	Ind		2008	Washington Rural (Topeka,KS)	University of Missouri
Lorenzo Douglas	May 1,1987	P	College		2009	Sace (Garland,TX)	Texas Tech University
Chris McCulloch	Oct 22,1984	IF	College		2006	Seaman (Topeka,KS)	Southern Illinois University
Kent Williamson	Jun 18,1987	P	College		2008	Hayden (Topeka,KS)	New Mexico State University