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Matt Lawton played in the majors between 1995-2006

# Players born in city: 18

Major Leaguers: [7] - Lawton, Lawton, Melton, Rath, Walker, Walker, Young

High Schools: Gulfport, Harrison Central, St. John

Colleges: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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Major Leaguers

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Marcus Lawton	Aug 18,1965	LF	MLB	1989-1989	1992	Central (Lyman,MS)
Matt Lawton	Nov 3,1971	RF-LF	MLB	1995-2006	2006	Harrison Central (Gulfport,MS)	Gulf Coast Community College
Bill Melton	Jul 7,1945	3B	MLB	1968-1977	1977	Duarte (Duarte,CA)
Gary Rath	Jan 10,1973	P	MLB	1998-1999	2005	Long Beach (Long Beach,MS)	Mississippi State University
Gee Walker	Mar 19,1908	OF	MLB	1931-1945	1945	Coffee (Douglas,GA)	University of Mississippi
Hub Walker	Aug 17,1906	OF	MLB	1931-1945	1945		University of Mississippi
Tim Young	Oct 15,1973	P	MLB	1998-2000	2004	Liberty County (Bristol,FL)	University of Alabama

Minor Leaguers

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Robert Dickerson	Aug 1,1971	OF	A		1994	Harrison Central (Gulfport,MS)	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Ben Lee	Nov 13,1967	P	A+		1988	Gulfport (Gulfport,MS)
Chris Reinike	Nov 16,1976	P	AAA		2004	Long Beach (Long Beach,MS)	University of Mississippi
Lee Rodney	Nov 6,1977	P	AA		2006		Kennesaw State University
Thomas Rodney	Nov 6,1977	P	A+		2000
Garner Wetzel	Apr 26,1984	SS	A-		2006		Millsaps College

College and other players

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Milt Barney		IF	College		2009	Biloxi (Biloxi,MS)	Southern University
Justin Edwards	Feb 25,1987	IF	College		2009	St. John (Gulfport,MS)	University of New Orleans
Ben Foster	Apr 2,1982	P	Ind		2008		Tennessee Temple University
Shane Funk	May 9,1987	P	Ind		2007	Arnold (Panama City Beach,FL)
Rickey Lewis	Apr 3,1977	P	Ind		2003		Mississippi Valley State University