Major League Baseball Players Born in Oregon

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 table below is a comprehensive historical analysis of every major league baseball player born in Oregon. 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.
"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 Oregon

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
Danny Ainge Eugene, Oregon 1959-03-17 1979 1981
Larry Andersen Portland, Oregon 1953-05-06 1975 1994
Scott Anderson Corvallis, Oregon 1962-08-01 1987 1995
Charlie Babb Milwaukie, Oregon 1873-02-20 1903 1905
Wally Backman Hillsboro, Oregon 1959-09-22 1980 1993
Del Baker Sherwood, Oregon 1892-05-03 1914 1916
Steve Baker Eugene, Oregon 1956-08-30 1978 1983
Tracy Baker Pendleton, Oregon 1891-11-07 1911 1911
Jay Baller Stayton, Oregon 1960-10-06 1982 1992
Travis Baptist Forest Grove, Oregon 1971-12-30 1998 1998
Darwin Barney Portland, Oregon 1985-11-08 2010 Active
Tony Barron Portland, Oregon 1966-08-17 1996 1997
Jeff Barry Medford, Oregon 1969-09-22 1995 1999
Bob Beall Portland, Oregon 1948-04-24 1975 1980
Steve Bechler Medford, Oregon 1979-11-18 2002 2002
Bill Bevens Hubbard, Oregon 1916-10-21 1944 1947
Carson Bigbee Lebanon, Oregon 1895-03-31 1916 1926
Lyle Bigbee Waterloo, Oregon 1893-08-22 1920 1921
Lance Blankenship Portland, Oregon 1963-12-06 1988 1993
Kent Bottenfield Portland, Oregon 1968-11-14 1992 2001
Greg Brock McMinnville, Oregon 1957-06-14 1982 1991
Scott Brosius Hillsboro, Oregon 1966-08-15 1991 2001
Brian Bruney Astoria, Oregon 1982-02-17 2004 Active
Mike Budnick Astoria, Oregon 1919-09-15 1946 1947
Jamie Burke Roseburg, Oregon 1971-09-24 2001 Active
Brian Burres Oregon City, Oregon 1981-04-08 2006 Active
Dan Carlson Portland, Oregon 1970-01-26 1996 1999
Drew Carpenter Grants Pass, Oregon 1985-05-18 2008 Active
Kory Casto Salem, Oregon 1981-12-08 2007 Active
Cliff Chambers Portland, Oregon 1922-01-10 1948 1953
Brady Clark Portland, Oregon 1973-04-18 2000 2008
Curt Coleman Salem, Oregon 1887-02-18 1912 1912
Ed Coleman Canby, Oregon 1901-12-01 1932 1936
Terry Cornutt Roseburg, Oregon 1952-10-02 1977 1978
Trevor Crowe Portland, Oregon 1983-11-17 2009 Active
Matt Diaz Portland, Oregon 1978-03-03 2003 Active
Jim Dickson Portland, Oregon 1938-04-20 1963 1966
Tom Dodd Portland, Oregon 1958-08-15 1986 1986
Rob Dressler Portland, Oregon 1954-02-02 1975 1980
J.D. Durbin Portland, Oregon 1982-02-24 2004 2007
Tom Edens Ontario, Oregon 1961-06-09 1987 1995
Dick Egan Portland, Oregon 1884-06-23 1908 1916
Mike Ekstrom Portland, Oregon 1983-08-30 2008 Active
Jacoby Ellsbury Madras, Oregon 1983-09-11 2007 Active
Alan Embree The Dalles, Oregon 1970-01-23 1992 2009
Eddie Erautt Portland, Oregon 1924-09-26 1947 1953
Hal Erickson Portland, Oregon 1919-07-17 1953 1953
Darcy Fast Dallas, Oregon 1947-03-10 1968 1968
Howie Fox Coburg, Oregon 1921-03-01 1944 1954
Paul Gehrman Marquam, Oregon 1912-05-03 1937 1937
Cole Gillespie Portland, Oregon 1984-06-20 2010 Active
Tom Gorman Portland, Oregon 1957-12-16 1981 1987
Kevin Gregg Corvallis, Oregon 1978-06-20 2003 Active
Eric Gunderson Portland, Oregon 1966-03-29 1990 2000
Jeremy Guthrie Roseburg, Oregon 1979-04-08 2004 Active
Bert Hall Portland, Oregon 1889-10-15 1911 1911
John Harris Portland, Oregon 1954-09-13 1979 1981
Bo Hart Creswell, Oregon 1976-09-27 2003 2004
Scott Hatteberg Salem, Oregon 1969-12-14 1995 2008
Howie Haworth Newberg, Oregon 1893-08-27 1915 1915
Jim Hibbs Klamath Falls, Oregon 1944-09-10 1967 1967
Nick Hundley Corvallis, Oregon 1983-09-08 2008 Active
Brian Hunter Portland, Oregon 1971-03-05 1994 2003
John Jaha Portland, Oregon 1966-05-27 1992 2001
Larry Jansen Verboort, Oregon 1920-07-16 1947 1956
Don Johnson Portland, Oregon 1926-11-12 1947 1958
Syl Johnson Portland, Oregon 1900-12-31 1922 1940
Gordon Jones Portland, Oregon 1930-04-02 1954 1965
Rudy Kallio Portland, Oregon 1892-12-14 1918 1925
Dave Kingman Pendleton, Oregon 1948-12-21 1971 1986
Eddie Kunz Portland, Oregon 1986-04-08 2008 Active
Jeff Lahti Oregon City, Oregon 1956-10-08 1982 1986
John Leovich Portland, Oregon 1918-05-05 1941 1941
Scott Lewis Grants Pass, Oregon 1965-12-05 1990 1994
Terry Ley Portland, Oregon 1947-02-21 1971 1971
Mickey Lolich Portland, Oregon 1940-09-12 1963 1979
Ron Lolich Portland, Oregon 1946-09-19 1971 1973
Jed Lowrie Salem, Oregon 1984-04-17 2008 Active
Mitch Lyden Portland, Oregon 1964-12-14 1993 1993
Rob Mallicoat St. Helens, Oregon 1964-11-16 1987 1992
Mike Martin Portland, Oregon 1958-12-03 1986 1986
Jim McDonald Grants Pass, Oregon 1927-05-17 1950 1958
Bill McGilvray Portland, Oregon 1883-04-29 1908 1908
Tom McGraw Portland, Oregon 1967-12-08 1997 1997
Ed Mensor Woodville, Oregon 1885-11-07 1912 1914
Rod Miller Portland, Oregon 1940-01-16 1957 1957
Dale Murphy Portland, Oregon 1956-03-12 1976 1993
Steve Olin Portland, Oregon 1965-10-04 1989 1992
Vern Olsen Hillsboro, Oregon 1918-03-16 1939 1946
Ossie Orwoll Portland, Oregon 1900-11-17 1928 1929
Phil Ouellette Salem, Oregon 1961-11-10 1986 1986
Mark Parent Ashland, Oregon 1961-09-16 1986 1998
Jiggs Parrott Portland, Oregon 1871-07-14 1892 1895
Tom Parrott Portland, Oregon 1868-04-10 1893 1896
Hub Pernoll Applegate, Oregon 1888-03-14 1910 1912
Johnny Pesky Portland, Oregon 1919-02-27 1942 1954
Buddy Peterson Portland, Oregon 1925-04-23 1955 1957
Ben Petrick Salem, Oregon 1977-04-07 1999 2003
Herman Pillette St. Paul, Oregon 1895-12-26 1917 1924
Harold Reynolds Eugene, Oregon 1960-11-26 1983 1994
Dave Roberts Lebanon, Oregon 1951-02-17 1972 1982
Jim Rooker Lakeview, Oregon 1942-09-23 1968 1980
Aaron Rowand Portland, Oregon 1977-08-29 2001 Active
Bill Sayles Portland, Oregon 1917-07-27 1939 1943
Wes Schulmerich Hillsboro, Oregon 1901-08-21 1931 1934
Richie Sexson Portland, Oregon 1974-12-29 1997 2008
Jim Small Portland, Oregon 1937-03-08 1955 1958
Mark Small Portland, Oregon 1967-11-12 1996 1996
Bobby Gene Smith Hood River, Oregon 1934-05-28 1957 1965
Dick Smith Lebanon, Oregon 1939-05-17 1963 1965
Happy Smith Coquille, Oregon 1883-07-14 1910 1910
Travis Smith Springfield, Oregon 1972-11-07 1998 2006
Cliff Speck Portland, Oregon 1956-08-08 1986 1986
Michael Stutes Lake Oswego, Oregon 1986-09-04 2011 Active
Suds Sutherland Eugene, Oregon 1894-02-20 1921 1921
Mike Thurman Corvallis, Oregon 1973-07-22 1997 2002
Wayne Twitchell Portland, Oregon 1948-03-10 1970 1979
Don Wakamatsu Hood River, Oregon 1963-02-22 1991 1991
Dick Whitman Woodburn, Oregon 1920-11-09 1946 1951
Ed Wilkinson Jacksonville, Oregon 1890-06-20 1911 1911
Denny Williams Portland, Oregon 1896-12-13 1921 1928
Ken Williams Grants Pass, Oregon 1890-06-28 1915 1929
Jack Wilson Portland, Oregon 1912-04-12 1934 1942
Jim Wilson Corvallis, Oregon 1960-12-29 1985 1989

Major League Baseball Players Born in Oregon


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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1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895
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1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
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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.
     

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