Major League Baseball Players Born in Maine

Since the 19th Century, Major League Baseball has enjoyed a rich, diverse, world-wide set of talent not seen in any other major league sport. Every state in the United States of America, and more than forty-five countries, have had at least one player make it to the show.

The research below is a comprehensive historical analysis of every major league baseball player born in Maine. Selecting a player's name will bring up his statistics page and selecting a column title (Birthplace, Debut Year, Final Year) will allow you to re-sort the data.
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"For starting pitchers we have two Dominicans, one Italian, one Mexican and one Japanese. In the bullpen we have a Venezuelan, a Mexican, a guy from the United States and a guy from St. Louis." - Los Angeles Dodger / Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda (AP Wire, 08/18/1999)

Major League Baseball Players Born in Maine

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace

Cuke Barrows Gray, Maine 1883-10-20 1909 1912
Del Bissonette Winthrop, Maine 1899-09-06 1928 1933
Clarence Blethen Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 1893-07-11 1923 1929
Ralph Botting Houlton, Maine 1955-05-12 1979 1980
Don Brennan Augusta, Maine 1903-12-02 1933 1937
Henry Buker Portland, Maine 1859-07-21 1884 1884
Rip Cannell South Bridgton, Maine 1880-01-23 1904 1905
Bill Carrigan Lewiston, Maine 1883-10-22 1906 1916
Chet Chadbourne Parkman, Maine 1884-10-28 1906 1918
Wally Clement Auburn, Maine 1881-07-21 1908 1909
Bobby Coombs Goodwins Mills, Maine 1908-02-02 1933 1943
Danny Coombs Lincoln, Maine 1942-03-23 1963 1971
John Cumberland Westbrook, Maine 1947-05-10 1968 1974
Harry Curtis Portland, Maine 1883-02-19 1907 1907
Harvey Cushman Rockland, Maine 1877-07-05 1902 1902
Tom Downey Lewiston, Maine 1884-01-01 1909 1915
Chester Emerson Stow, Maine 1889-10-27 1911 1912
Sid Farrar Paris Hill, Maine 1859-08-10 1883 1890
Eddie Files Portland, Maine 1883-05-19 1908 1908
Ryan Flaherty Portland, Maine 1986-07-27 2012 2019
Curt Fullerton Ellsworth, Maine 1898-09-13 1921 1933
Charlie Furbush South Portland, Maine 1986-04-11 2011 2015
Ralph Good Monticello, Maine 1886-04-25 1910 1910
George Gore Saccarappa, Maine 1854-05-03 1879 1892
Larry Gowell Lewiston, Maine 1948-05-02 1972 1972
Chummy Gray Rockland, Maine 1873-07-17 1899 1899
Fred Howard Portland, Maine 1956-09-02 1979 1979
Happy Iott Houlton, Maine 1876-07-07 1903 1903
Rip Jordan Portland, Maine 1889-09-28 1912 1919
Dick Joyce Portland, Maine 1943-11-18 1965 1965
Matt Kinney Bangor, Maine 1976-12-16 2000 2005
Pete Ladd Portland, Maine 1956-07-17 1979 1986
Otis Lawry Fairfield, Maine 1893-11-01 1916 1917
Steve Libby Scarborough, Maine 1853-12-08 1879 1879
Abel Lizotte Lewiston, Maine 1870-04-13 1896 1896
Harry Lord Porter, Maine 1882-03-08 1907 1915
Kid Madden Portland, Maine 1866-10-22 1887 1891
George Magoon St. Albans, Maine 1875-03-27 1898 1903
Jim Mains Bridgton, Maine 1922-06-12 1943 1943
Willard Mains North Windham, Maine 1868-07-07 1888 1896
Billy Maloney Lewiston, Maine 1878-06-05 1901 1908
Bobby Messenger Bangor, Maine 1884-03-19 1909 1914
Simmy Murch Castine, Maine 1880-11-21 1904 1908
Bill Murray Vinalhaven, Maine 1893-09-06 1917 1917
Pat O'Connell Bangor, Maine 1861-06-10 1886 1886
Freddy Parent Biddeford, Maine 1875-11-11 1899 1911
Marv Peasley Jonesport, Maine 1889-07-16 1910 1910
Irv Ray Harrington, Maine 1864-01-22 1888 1891
Ryan Reid Portland, Maine 1985-04-24 2013 2013
Bert Roberge Lewiston, Maine 1954-10-03 1979 1986
Jack Robinson Portland, Maine 1880-07-15 1902 1902
Mark Rogers Brunswick, Maine 1986-01-30 2010 2012
Bill Rollinson Fairfield, Maine 1856-06-10 1884 1884
Harland Rowe Springvale, Maine 1896-04-20 1916 1916
Dick Scott Ellsworth, Maine 1962-07-19 1989 1989
Jack Sharrott Bangor, Maine 1869-08-13 1890 1893
Charlie Small Auburn, Maine 1905-10-24 1930 1930
Louis Sockalexis Indian Island, Maine 1871-10-24 1897 1899
Bob Stanley Portland, Maine 1954-11-10 1977 1989
Tim Stauffer Portland, Maine 1982-06-02 2005 2015
Clyde Sukeforth Washington, Maine 1901-11-30 1926 1945
Bill Swift Portland, Maine 1961-10-27 1985 1998
Live Oak Taylor Belfast, Maine 1851-02-03 1877 1884
Stan Thomas Rumford, Maine 1949-07-11 1974 1977
Ron Tingley Presque Isle, Maine 1959-05-27 1982 1995
Cannonball Titcomb West Baldwin, Maine 1866-08-21 1886 1890
Bob Vail Linneus, Maine 1881-09-24 1908 1908
Charlie Waitt Hallowell, Maine 1849-10-14 1876 1883
Dan Walters Brunswick, Maine 1966-08-15 1992 1993
George Washburn Solon, Maine 1914-10-06 1941 1941
Billy Weir Portland, Maine 1911-02-25 1936 1939
Carl Willey Cherryfield, Maine 1931-06-06 1958 1965
Pop Williams Bowdoinham, Maine 1874-05-19 1898 1903
Squanto Wilson Old Town, Maine 1889-03-29 1911 1914
Harry Wood Waterville, Maine 1881-02-10 1903 1903
Frank Wyman Cumberland, Maine 1859-12-19 1884 1884
Irv Young Columbia Falls, Maine 1877-07-21 1905 1911

Major League Baseball Players Born in Maine

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Did you know that Jose Canseco was the first foreign-born (Cuba) player to reach the four-hundred home runs plateau? Did you know that Sammy Sosa was the first foreign-born (Dominican Republic) player to reach the five-hundred home runs plateau?

Baseball Almanac is aware that researching baseball players by their place of birth is common data found easily on the Internet today. We, as you are well aware, enjoy taking that extra step here and have taken that common data and added this amazing chart which will enable you to see a historical breakdown of players from any given year in history by their place of birth:

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If you would like to see a comprehensive list broken down by country of the first player born in a country or territory other than the United States of America, we have one in our Famous First section called Foreign Born Baseball Players.