The colors blue and white represent the Penn State Nittany Lions, which is the official baseball team of the University of Pennsylvania. Even though the University participates in other Sports tournaments and is not that famous for baseball, there are still a lot of players from the Penn State Nittany Lions that are now considered as major league legends.

Since the team also participates in Football games, it could be said that baseball is not the team's primary focus. However, looking back through history will show us that the Penn State Nittany Lions has produced names that have become major league legends and pioneers. These names include Tom Lawless, Cliff Heathcote, and Ed Klepfer.

Tom Lawless is a well-known infielder for the major league. He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on December 19, 1956. He played first on July 15, 1982 for the Cincinnati Reds. Aside from the Reds, Lawless has also become a part of the Montreal Expos, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays. His final happened on July 4, 1990 where he played for the Blue Jays.

Lawless became famous during a time where it is very difficult to achieve a home run. Nevertheless, he managed to establish a record of 24 runs, in which all he has batted in. He has also maintained a batting average of 0.207 and made 2 home runs.

Cliff Heathcote is another product of Penn State Nittany Lions who has made significant contributions in the major league industry. As an outfielder, he was able to maintain a batting average of 0.275 and had achieved a total of 42 home runs. On top of these, he has also made a total of 448 runs all of which he has batted in. And as if these were not enough, he also achieved a total of 191 stolen bases, which is very exceptional during his time.

Heathcote's first major league game happened on June 4, 1918, where he played for the St. Louis Cardinals. He has also played for the Chicago Cubs for 4 years, for the Cincinnati Reds for 8 years, and for the Philadelphia Phillies for a year. His final game was for the Phillies and it happened on September 24, 1932. The legendary baseball player passed away on September 24, 1939, at age 41.

Remarkable pitchers are quite rare in the major league, but not as rare as Penn State Nittany Lions' own, Ed Klepfer. Klepfer was born on March 17, 1888. His first major league team was the New York Yankees and his first major league game happened on July 11, 1914. Klepfer has joined other teams such as the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians.

Klepfer had maintained a very impressive record which includes an earned run average of 2.81, a pitching record of 22-17. He also has a total strike out of 165. His statistics were definitely way beyond the standards of his time, thus making him a very memorable and significant player in major league industry.

Even though most of the players that have made it to major league were born in the early 80's, there are positive signs that some of the players from the new generation will be able to follow their tradition.

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