"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 OregonA Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace |
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Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
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 | 2017 |
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 |
Austin Bibens-Dirkx | Salem, Oregon | 1985-04-29 | 2017 | Active |
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 |
Seth Brown | Klamath Falls, Oregon | 1992-07-13 | 2019 | Active |
Brian Bruney | Astoria, Oregon | 1982-02-17 | 2004 | 2012 |
Mike Budnick | Astoria, Oregon | 1919-09-15 | 1946 | 1947 |
Jamie Burke | Roseburg, Oregon | 1971-09-24 | 2001 | 2010 |
Brian Burres | Oregon City, Oregon | 1981-04-08 | 2006 | 2011 |
Dan Carlson | Portland, Oregon | 1970-01-26 | 1996 | 1999 |
Drew Carpenter | Grants Pass, Oregon | 1985-05-18 | 2008 | 2012 |
Kory Casto | Salem, Oregon | 1981-12-08 | 2007 | 2008 |
Cliff Chambers | Portland, Oregon | 1922-01-10 | 1948 | 1953 |
Adam Cimber | Portland, Oregon | 1990-08-15 | 2018 | Active |
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 | 2013 |
Matt Diaz | Portland, Oregon | 1978-03-03 | 2003 | 2013 |
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 |
Brandon Drury | Grants Pass, Oregon | 1992-08-21 | 2015 | Active |
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 | 2012 |
Jacoby Ellsbury | Madras, Oregon | 1983-09-11 | 2007 | 2017 |
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 |
Jace Fry | Portland, Oregon | 1993-07-09 | 2017 | Active |
Rocky Gale | Portland, Oregon | 1988-02-22 | 2015 | Active |
Sam Gaviglio | Ashland, Oregon | 1990-05-22 | 2017 | Active |
Paul Gehrman | Marquam, Oregon | 1912-05-03 | 1937 | 1937 |
Cole Gillespie | Portland, Oregon | 1984-06-20 | 2010 | 2016 |
Tom Gorman | Portland, Oregon | 1957-12-16 | 1981 | 1987 |
Kevin Gregg | Corvallis, Oregon | 1978-06-20 | 2003 | 2015 |
Eric Gunderson | Portland, Oregon | 1966-03-29 | 1990 | 2000 |
Jeremy Guthrie | Roseburg, Oregon | 1979-04-08 | 2004 | 2017 |
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 |
Cooper Hummel | Portland, Oregon | 1994-11-28 | 2022 | Active |
Nick Hundley | Corvallis, Oregon | 1983-09-08 | 2008 | 2019 |
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 |
DJ Johnson | Beaverton, Oregon | 1989-08-30 | 2018 | Active |
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 | 2008 |
Jeff Lahti | Oregon City, Oregon | 1956-10-08 | 1982 | 1986 |
Shea Langeliers | Portland, Oregon | 1997-11-18 | 2022 | Active |
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 | 2022 |
Nathan Lukes | Portland, Oregon | 1994-07-12 | 2023 | 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 |
Ryan McKenna | Grants Pass, Oregon | 1997-02-14 | 2021 | Active |
Ed Mensor | Woodville, Oregon | 1885-11-07 | 1912 | 1914 |
Keynan Middleton | Portland, Oregon | 1993-09-12 | 2017 | Active |
Rod Miller | Portland, Oregon | 1940-01-16 | 1957 | 1957 |
Andrew Moore | Springfield, Oregon | 1994-06-02 | 2017 | Active |
Dale Murphy | Portland, Oregon | 1956-03-12 | 1976 | 1993 |
Jimmy Nelson | Klamath Falls, Oregon | 1989-06-05 | 2013 | Active |
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 |
Zac Rosscup | Clackamas, Oregon | 1988-06-09 | 2013 | Active |
Aaron Rowand | Portland, Oregon | 1977-08-29 | 2001 | 2011 |
Adley Rutschman | Portland, Oregon | 1998-02-06 | 2022 | 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 |
Braden Shipley | Medford, Oregon | 1992-02-22 | 2016 | Active |
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 |
Suds Sutherland | Eugene, Oregon | 1894-02-20 | 1921 | 1921 |
Ryan Thompson | Turner, Oregon | 1992-06-26 | 2020 | Active |
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 |
Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
Major League Baseball Players Born in Oregon |
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