Major League Baseball Players Born in California / Played in 1971

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's birth place during the 1971 season. 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 California / Played in 1971

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
Bernie Williams Alameda, California 1948-10-08 1970 1974
Steve Brye Alameda, California 1949-02-04 1970 1978
Chris Speier Alameda, California 1950-06-28 1971 1989
Rich Robertson Albany, California 1944-10-14 1966 1971
Roger Nelson Altadena, California 1944-06-07 1967 1976
Jim Merritt Altadena, California 1943-12-09 1965 1975
Rich Severson Artesia, California 1945-01-18 1970 1971
Dave Marshall Artesia, California 1943-01-14 1967 1973
Greg Garrett Atascadero, California 1947-03-12 1970 1971
Leron Lee Bakersfield, California 1948-03-04 1969 1976
Jack Hiatt Bakersfield, California 1942-07-27 1964 1972
Leron Lee Bakersfield, California 1948-03-04 1969 1976
George Mitterwald Berkeley, California 1945-06-07 1966 1977
Bill Lee Burbank, California 1946-12-28 1969 1982
Clay Dalrymple Chico, California 1936-12-03 1960 1971
Daryl Patterson Coalinga, California 1943-11-21 1968 1974
Daryl Patterson Coalinga, California 1943-11-21 1968 1974
Daryl Patterson Coalinga, California 1943-11-21 1968 1974
Syd O'Brien Compton, California 1944-02-18 1969 1972
Clyde Mashore Concord, California 1945-05-29 1969 1973
Ron Stone Corning, California 1942-09-09 1966 1972
Denny Lemaster Corona, California 1939-02-25 1962 1972
Don Rose Covina, California 1947-03-19 1971 1974
Tim Foli Culver City, California 1950-12-08 1970 1985
Nelson Briles Dorris, California 1943-08-05 1965 1978
Tom Seaver Fresno, California 1944-11-17 1967 1986
Jim Maloney Fresno, California 1940-06-02 1960 1971
Gary Sutherland Glendale, California 1944-09-27 1966 1978
Archie Reynolds Glendale, California 1946-01-03 1968 1972
Bill Voss Glendale, California 1943-10-31 1965 1972
Bill Bonham Glendale, California 1948-10-01 1971 1980
Ray Lamb Glendale, California 1944-12-28 1969 1973
Mark Ballinger Glendale, California 1949-01-31 1971 1971
Bobby Floyd Hawthorne, California 1943-10-20 1968 1974
Gary Nolan Herlong, California 1948-05-27 1967 1977
Larry Dierker Hollywood, California 1946-09-22 1964 1977
Gary Jones Huntington Park, California 1945-06-12 1970 1971
Jim Lefebvre Inglewood, California 1942-01-07 1965 1972
Rod Gaspar Long Beach, California 1946-04-03 1969 1974
Dennis Paepke Long Beach, California 1945-04-17 1969 1974
Bob Bailey Long Beach, California 1942-10-13 1962 1978
Oscar Brown Long Beach, California 1946-02-08 1969 1973
Casey Cox Long Beach, California 1941-07-03 1966 1973
Chris Arnold Long Beach, California 1947-11-06 1971 1976
Jim Slaton Long Beach, California 1950-06-19 1971 1986
Jeff Burroughs Long Beach, California 1951-03-07 1970 1985
Lenny Randle Long Beach, California 1949-02-12 1971 1982
Tom Griffin Los Angeles, California 1948-02-22 1969 1982
Ron Brand Los Angeles, California 1940-01-13 1963 1971
Roy White Los Angeles, California 1943-12-27 1965 1979
Dock Ellis Los Angeles, California 1945-03-11 1968 1979
Derrel Thomas Los Angeles, California 1951-01-14 1971 1985
Tom Egan Los Angeles, California 1946-06-09 1965 1975
Danny Walton Los Angeles, California 1947-07-14 1968 1980
Roger Freed Los Angeles, California 1946-06-02 1970 1979
Mike Andrews Los Angeles, California 1943-07-09 1966 1973
Norm Miller Los Angeles, California 1946-02-05 1965 1974
Jim Strickland Los Angeles, California 1946-06-12 1971 1975
Jim McGlothlin Los Angeles, California 1943-10-06 1965 1973
Willie Crawford Los Angeles, California 1946-09-07 1964 1977
Danny Walton Los Angeles, California 1947-07-14 1968 1980
John Young Los Angeles, California 1949-02-09 1971 1971
Bob Watson Los Angeles, California 1946-04-10 1966 1984
George Hendrick Los Angeles, California 1949-10-18 1971 1988
Marcel Lachemann Los Angeles, California 1941-06-13 1969 1971
Wayne Simpson Los Angeles, California 1948-12-02 1970 1977
Bill Singer Los Angeles, California 1944-04-24 1964 1977
Pat Corrales Los Angeles, California 1941-03-20 1964 1973
Bobby Darwin Los Angeles, California 1943-02-16 1962 1977
Don Carrithers Lynwood, California 1949-09-15 1970 1977
Jim Barr Lynwood, California 1948-02-10 1971 1983
Tug McGraw Martinez, California 1944-08-30 1965 1984
Jim York Maywood, California 1947-08-27 1970 1976
Lloyd Allen Merced, California 1950-05-08 1969 1975
Jim Brewer Merced, California 1937-11-17 1960 1976
Ron Slocum Modesto, California 1945-07-02 1969 1971
Joe Rudi Modesto, California 1946-09-07 1967 1982
Bud Harrelson Niles, California 1944-06-06 1965 1980
Frank Duffy Oakland, California 1946-10-14 1970 1979
Chris Cannizzaro Oakland, California 1938-05-03 1960 1974
Von Joshua Oakland, California 1948-05-01 1969 1980
Brock Davis Oakland, California 1943-10-19 1963 1972
Chris Cannizzaro Oakland, California 1938-05-03 1960 1974
Dwain Anderson Oakland, California 1947-11-23 1971 1974
Al Hrabosky Oakland, California 1949-07-21 1970 1982
Ron Theobald Oakland, California 1943-07-28 1971 1972
Frank Duffy Oakland, California 1946-10-14 1970 1979
Bill Plummer Oakland, California 1947-03-21 1968 1978
Jerry DaVanon Oceanside, California 1945-08-21 1969 1977
Ken McMullen Oxnard, California 1942-06-01 1962 1977
Jerry Janeski Pasadena, California 1946-04-18 1970 1972
Mike McCormick Pasadena, California 1938-09-29 1956 1971
Alan Foster Pasadena, California 1946-12-08 1967 1976
Darrell Evans Pasadena, California 1947-05-26 1969 1989
Joe Keough Pomona, California 1946-01-07 1968 1973
Buck Martinez Redding, California 1948-11-07 1969 1986
Ron Bryant Redlands, California 1947-11-12 1967 1975
Bobby Bonds Riverside, California 1946-03-15 1968 1981
Mike Corkins Riverside, California 1946-05-25 1969 1974
Bill Parsons Riverside, California 1948-08-17 1971 1974
Dusty Baker Riverside, California 1949-06-15 1968 1986
Jim Shellenback Riverside, California 1943-11-18 1966 1977
Rich Chiles Sacramento, California 1949-11-22 1971 1978
John Vukovich Sacramento, California 1947-07-31 1970 1981
Ken Forsch Sacramento, California 1946-09-08 1970 1986
Larry Bowa Sacramento, California 1945-12-06 1970 1985
Lowell Palmer Sacramento, California 1947-08-18 1969 1974
George Culver Salinas, California 1943-07-08 1966 1974
Jim Willoughby Salinas, California 1949-01-31 1971 1978
Bob Spence San Diego, California 1946-02-10 1969 1971
Paul Ratliff San Diego, California 1944-01-23 1963 1972
Mike Kekich San Diego, California 1945-04-02 1965 1977
Jim Nettles San Diego, California 1947-03-02 1970 1981
Ed Herrmann San Diego, California 1946-08-27 1967 1978
Ron Tompkins San Diego, California 1944-11-27 1965 1971
Deron Johnson San Diego, California 1938-07-17 1960 1976
Paul Ratliff San Diego, California 1944-01-23 1963 1972
Graig Nettles San Diego, California 1944-08-20 1967 1988
Al Gallagher San Francisco, California 1945-10-19 1970 1973
John Boccabella San Francisco, California 1941-06-29 1963 1974
Don Hahn San Francisco, California 1948-11-16 1969 1975
Rich Morales San Francisco, California 1943-09-20 1967 1974
Tim Cullen San Francisco, California 1942-02-16 1966 1972
Jim Fregosi San Francisco, California 1942-04-04 1961 1978
Danny Frisella San Francisco, California 1946-03-04 1967 1976
Joe Ferguson San Francisco, California 1946-09-19 1970 1983
Les Cain San Luis Obispo, California 1948-01-13 1968 1972
Gene Clines San Pablo, California 1946-10-06 1970 1979
Dick Selma Santa Ana, California 1943-11-04 1965 1974
Jim Lonborg Santa Maria, California 1942-04-16 1965 1979
Jim Colborn Santa Paula, California 1946-05-22 1969 1978
Doug Griffin South Gate, California 1947-06-04 1970 1977
Ken Hottman Stockton, California 1948-05-07 1971 1971
Pat Jacquez Stockton, California 1947-04-23 1971 1971
Bart Johnson Torrance, California 1950-01-03 1969 1977
Fred Kendall Torrance, California 1949-01-31 1969 1980
Steve Kealey Torrance, California 1947-05-13 1968 1973
Jack Aker Tulare, California 1940-07-13 1964 1974
Bill Buckner Vallejo, California 1949-12-14 1969 1990
Tony Muser Van Nuys, California 1947-08-01 1969 1978
Steve Hovley Ventura, California 1944-12-18 1969 1973
Marty Perez Visalia, California 1947-02-28 1969 1978
Andy Etchebarren Whittier, California 1943-06-20 1962 1978
Rick Auerbach Woodland Hills, California 1950-02-15 1971 1981
Stan Swanson Yuba City, California 1944-05-19 1971 1971

Major League Baseball Players Born in California / Played in 1971


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:
 
1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895
1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905
1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915
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
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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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