"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 MaineA Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace |
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Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
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 |
Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
Major League Baseball Players Born in Maine |
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:
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.