Pete Incaviglia attended Oklahoma State and is considered one of the greatest college baseball players of all time.
In 1986 Incaviglia set a college baseball record with 48 home runs.
Oklahoma State made it to the College Baseball World Series in all 3 of his seasons.
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Batting Champions
National League
1980 - Bill Buckner .324
Chicago Cubs
1981 - Bill Madlock .341
Pittsburgh Pirates
1982 - Al Oliver .331
Montreal Expos
1983 - Bill Madlock .323
Pittsburgh Pirates
1984 - Tony Gwynn .351
San Diego Padres
1985 - Willie McGee .353
St. Louis Cardinals
1986 - Tim Raines .334
Montreal Expos
1987 - Tony Gwynn .370
San Diego Padres
1988 - Tony Gwynn .313
San Diego Padres
1989 - Tony Gwynn .336
San Diego Padres
American League
1980 - George Brett .390
Kansas City Royals
1981 - Carney Lansford .336
Boston Red Sox
1982 - Willie Wilson .332
Kansas City Royals
1983 - Wade Boggs .361
Boston Red Sox
1984 - Don Mattingly .343
New York Yankees
1985 - Wade Boggs .368
Boston Red Sox
1986 - Wade Boggs .357
Boston Red Sox
1987 - Wade Boggs .363
Boston Red Sox
1988 - Wade Boggs .366
Boston Red Sox
1989 - Kirby Puckett .339
Minnesota Twins
Oklahoma State
The Pete Incaviglia Rule
What is the Pete Incaviglia Rule?
In 1986 the Montreal Expos traded Pete Incaviglia immediately after drafting and signing him because he refused to play a single game in the Minors.
Incaviglia was traded to the Texas Rangers and went straight to the Majors.
Major League Baseball instituted a rule whereby a team cannot trade a drafted player until he has been under contract with the team for at least one year. This was known as the Pete Incaviglia Rule.
The rule was changed in 2015 allowing teams to trade drafted players the day after the World Series.
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Stats and Facts
Pete Incaviglia
Born: April 2, 1964
Monterey, California
High School: Monterey High School
College: Oklahoma State
MLB Draft: #8 Overall Pick in 1986 (Expos) traded to Rangers
Pete Incaviglia never played in a minor league game
Played 12 MLB Seasons
206 Career Home Runs
Led the league in strikeouts in 1986 (185) and 1988 (153)
Best Home Run Season: 1986 (30 Home Runs) Rookie Season
Played on 8 different teams
Texas Rangers (1986–1990)
Detroit Tigers (1991)
Houston Astros (1992)
Philadelphia Phillies (1993–1994)
Philadelphia Phillies (1996)
Baltimore Orioles (1996–1997)
New York Yankees (1997)
Detroit Tigers (1998)
Houston Astros (1998)