Major League Baseball Players Born in Connecticut

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 Connecticut. 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 Connecticut

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
Pete Gilbert Baltic, Connecticut 1867-09-06 1890 1894
John Hiland Baltic, Connecticut 1860-09-00 1885 1885
Ollie Sax Branford, Connecticut 1904-11-05 1928 1928
Beauty McGowan Branford, Connecticut 1901-11-08 1922 1937
Philip Nastu Bridgeport, Connecticut 1955-03-08 1978 1980
Tricky Nichols Bridgeport, Connecticut 1850-07-26 1876 1882
John Papa Bridgeport, Connecticut 1940-12-05 1961 1962
Queenie O'Rourke Bridgeport, Connecticut 1883-12-26 1908 1908
Jim O'Rourke Bridgeport, Connecticut 1850-09-01 1876 1904
George Curry Bridgeport, Connecticut 1888-12-23 1911 1911
George Bryant Bridgeport, Connecticut 1857-02-10 1885 1885
Howard Baker Bridgeport, Connecticut 1888-03-01 1912 1915
Ed Wojna Bridgeport, Connecticut 1960-08-20 1985 1989
Pretzel Pezzullo Bridgeport, Connecticut 1910-12-10 1935 1936
John Michaels Bridgeport, Connecticut 1907-07-10 1932 1932
Charles Nagy Bridgeport, Connecticut 1967-05-05 1990 2003
Ray Keating Bridgeport, Connecticut 1893-07-21 1912 1919
John O'Rourke Bridgeport, Connecticut 1849-08-23 1879 1883
Kurt Kepshire Bridgeport, Connecticut 1959-07-03 1984 1986
Billy Lush Bridgeport, Connecticut 1873-11-10 1895 1904
Rob Dibble Bridgeport, Connecticut 1964-01-24 1988 1995
Ed Rowen Bridgeport, Connecticut 1857-10-22 1882 1884
Kiddo Davis Bridgeport, Connecticut 1902-02-12 1926 1938
Dan Shannon Bridgeport, Connecticut 1865-03-23 1889 1891
Bill Farrell Bridgeport, Connecticut 0000-00-00 1882 1883
Johnny Tillman Bridgeport, Connecticut 1893-10-06 1915 1915
Ernie Lush Bridgeport, Connecticut 1885-11-01 1910 1910
Angel Echevarria Bridgeport, Connecticut 1971-05-25 1996 2002
Joe Conzelman Bristol, Connecticut 1889-07-14 1913 1915
Tom Shopay Bristol, Connecticut 1945-02-21 1967 1977
Larry Kopf Bristol, Connecticut 1890-11-03 1913 1923
Chris Denorfia Bristol, Connecticut 1980-07-15 2005 Active
Ad Yale Bristol, Connecticut 1870-04-17 1905 1905
Steve Blass Canaan, Connecticut 1942-04-18 1964 1974
Danny Hoffman Canton, Connecticut 1880-03-02 1903 1911
Paul Hopkins Chester, Connecticut 1904-09-25 1927 1929
Ron Wotus Colchester, Connecticut 1961-03-03 1983 1984
Joe Lahoud Danbury, Connecticut 1947-04-14 1968 1978
Henri Rondeau Danielson, Connecticut 1887-05-07 1913 1916
Jim Egan Derby, Connecticut 1858-00-00 1882 1882
George Smith East Port Chester, Connecticut 1892-05-31 1916 1923
Zeke Bella Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-08-23 1957 1959
Pete Castiglione Greenwich, Connecticut 1921-02-13 1947 1954
James D'Antona Greenwich, Connecticut 1982-05-12 2008 Active
Tim Teufel Greenwich, Connecticut 1958-07-07 1983 1993
Pat Maloney Grosvenor Dale, Connecticut 1888-01-19 1912 1912
Ed Beecher Guilford, Connecticut 1859-07-02 1887 1891
Henry Gruber Hamden, Connecticut 1863-12-14 1887 1891
Eddie Wilson Hamden, Connecticut 1909-09-07 1936 1937
Nick Koback Hartford, Connecticut 1935-07-19 1953 1955
Biff Sheehan Hartford, Connecticut 1868-02-13 1895 1896
Monk Dubiel Hartford, Connecticut 1918-02-12 1944 1952
Matt Sinatro Hartford, Connecticut 1960-03-22 1981 1992
Dick McAuliffe Hartford, Connecticut 1939-11-29 1960 1975
Jayson Durocher Hartford, Connecticut 1974-08-18 2002 2003
Freddy Schmidt Hartford, Connecticut 1916-02-09 1944 1947
George Woodend Hartford, Connecticut 1917-12-09 1944 1944
Bill Tobin Hartford, Connecticut 1854-10-10 1880 1880
Ed Cotter Hartford, Connecticut 1904-07-04 1926 1926
Lefty Wolf Hartford, Connecticut 1900-06-10 1921 1921
Jim Rogers Hartford, Connecticut 1872-04-09 1896 1897
James Lehan Hartford, Connecticut 1856-05-14 1884 1884
Ed Coughlin Hartford, Connecticut 1861-08-05 1884 1884
Squiz Pillion Hartford, Connecticut 1894-04-13 1915 1915
A.J. Pollock Hebron, Connecticut 1987-12-05 2012 Active
Emil Planeta Higganum, Connecticut 1909-01-31 1931 1931
Tom Parsons Lakeville, Connecticut 1939-09-13 1963 1965
Jack Jones Litchfield, Connecticut 1860-10-23 1883 1883
Tom Kelley Manchester, Connecticut 1944-01-05 1964 1973
Jay Johnstone Manchester, Connecticut 1945-11-20 1966 1985
Moe Morhardt Manchester, Connecticut 1937-01-16 1961 1962
Ed Walsh Meriden, Connecticut 1905-02-11 1928 1932
George Dunlop Meriden, Connecticut 1888-07-19 1913 1914
Al Niemiec Meriden, Connecticut 1911-05-18 1934 1936
Gary Waslewski Meriden, Connecticut 1941-07-21 1967 1972
Jerry Dorgan Meriden, Connecticut 0000-00-00 1880 1885
Jack Barry Meriden, Connecticut 1887-04-26 1908 1919
Bill Denehy Middletown, Connecticut 1946-03-31 1967 1971
Mike Dorgan Middletown, Connecticut 1853-10-02 1877 1890
Joey Jay Middletown, Connecticut 1935-08-15 1953 1966
Mark DeJohn Middletown, Connecticut 1953-09-18 1982 1982
Ned Hanlon Montville, Connecticut 1857-08-22 1880 1892
Walt Dropo Moosup, Connecticut 1923-01-30 1949 1961
Ed Murray Mystic, Connecticut 1895-05-08 1917 1917
Spec Shea Naugatuck, Connecticut 1920-10-02 1947 1955
Tim Murnane Naugatuck, Connecticut 1851-06-04 1876 1884
Ray Foley Naugatuck, Connecticut 1906-06-23 1928 1928
Merwin Jacobson New Britain, Connecticut 1894-03-07 1915 1927
Earl Snyder New Britain, Connecticut 1976-05-06 2002 2004
Mike Raczka New Britain, Connecticut 1962-11-16 1992 1992
George Enright New Britain, Connecticut 1954-05-09 1976 1976
Carl Pavano New Britain, Connecticut 1976-01-08 1998 Active
Mauro Gozzo New Britain, Connecticut 1966-03-07 1989 1994
Jesse Carlson New Britain, Connecticut 1980-12-31 2008 Active
Ricky Bottalico New Britain, Connecticut 1969-08-26 1994 2005
Bill Hutchison New Haven, Connecticut 1859-12-17 1884 1897
Chick Bowen New Haven, Connecticut 1897-07-26 1919 1919
Roy Clark New Haven, Connecticut 1874-05-11 1902 1902
Al Clauss New Haven, Connecticut 1891-06-23 1913 1913
Tommy Corcoran New Haven, Connecticut 1869-01-04 1890 1907
Pete Falsey New Haven, Connecticut 1891-04-24 1914 1914
Pop Foster New Haven, Connecticut 1878-04-08 1898 1901
Hod Ford New Haven, Connecticut 1897-07-23 1919 1933
Tom Leahy New Haven, Connecticut 1869-06-02 1897 1905
Art Ceccarelli New Haven, Connecticut 1930-04-02 1955 1960
Brian Looney New Haven, Connecticut 1969-09-26 1993 1995
Fred Goldsmith New Haven, Connecticut 1856-05-15 1879 1884
Bill Gannon New Haven, Connecticut 1873-03-17 1901 1901
Jim Keenan New Haven, Connecticut 1858-02-10 1880 1891
Bob Barthelson New Haven, Connecticut 1924-07-15 1944 1944
Mike Olt New Haven, Connecticut 1988-08-27 2012 Active
Craig Breslow New Haven, Connecticut 1980-08-08 2005 Active
Jim Lillie New Haven, Connecticut 1861-07-27 1883 1886
Jim Sheehan New Haven, Connecticut 1913-06-03 1936 1936
George Bone New Haven, Connecticut 1874-08-28 1901 1901
Adam Greenberg New Haven, Connecticut 1981-02-21 2005 2012
Dick Tettelbach New Haven, Connecticut 1929-06-26 1955 1957
Jack Leary New Haven, Connecticut 1857-07-00 1880 1884
Frank Woodward New Haven, Connecticut 1894-05-17 1918 1923
John Murphy New Haven, Connecticut 1879-05-20 1902 1903
Jim Donnelly New Haven, Connecticut 1865-07-19 1884 1898
Brad Ausmus New Haven, Connecticut 1969-04-14 1993 2010
Jason Grabowski New Haven, Connecticut 1976-05-24 2002 2005
Matt Harvey New London, Connecticut 1989-03-27 2012 Active
John McDonald New London, Connecticut 1974-09-24 1999 Active
Brian Dayett New London, Connecticut 1957-01-22 1983 1987
Morrie Critchley New London, Connecticut 1850-03-26 1882 1882
Brook Fordyce New London, Connecticut 1970-05-07 1995 2004
John Ellis New London, Connecticut 1948-08-21 1969 1981
Andrew Carignan New London, Connecticut 1986-07-23 2011 Active
Evan Scribner New Milford, Connecticut 1985-07-19 2011 Active
Paul Johnson North Grosvenor Dale, Connecticut 1896-09-02 1920 1921
Edgar Smith North Haven, Connecticut 1860-10-15 1883 1883
Kevin Morton Norwalk, Connecticut 1968-08-03 1991 1991
Greg McCarthy Norwalk, Connecticut 1968-10-30 1996 1998
Bob Saverine Norwalk, Connecticut 1941-06-02 1959 1967
Mo Vaughn Norwalk, Connecticut 1967-12-15 1991 2003
Rajai Davis Norwich, Connecticut 1980-10-19 2006 Active
Mike Robertson Norwich, Connecticut 1970-10-09 1996 1998
Scott Chiasson Norwich, Connecticut 1977-08-14 2001 2002
Roger LaFrancois Norwich, Connecticut 1956-08-02 1982 1982
Bill Dawley Norwich, Connecticut 1958-02-06 1983 1989
Mike Sandlock Old Greenwich, Connecticut 1915-10-17 1942 1953
Bruce Boisclair Putnam, Connecticut 1952-12-09 1974 1979
Candy LaChance Putnam, Connecticut 1870-02-14 1893 1905
Rollie Sheldon Putnam, Connecticut 1936-12-17 1961 1966
Augie Swentor Seymour, Connecticut 1899-11-21 1922 1922
Joe Regan Seymour, Connecticut 1872-07-12 1898 1898
John Lamb Sharon, Connecticut 1946-07-20 1970 1973
Jud Daley South Coventry, Connecticut 1884-03-14 1911 1912
Herman Bronkie South Manchester, Connecticut 1884-08-06 1910 1922
Ole Olsen South Norwalk, Connecticut 1894-09-12 1922 1923
Jimmie Savage Southington, Connecticut 1883-08-29 1912 1915
Bobby Valentine Stamford, Connecticut 1950-05-13 1969 1979
Jared Hughes Stamford, Connecticut 1985-07-04 2011 Active
Johnny Scalzi Stamford, Connecticut 1907-03-22 1931 1931
Matty McIntyre Stonington, Connecticut 1880-06-12 1901 1912
Wally Kopf Stonington, Connecticut 1899-07-10 1921 1921
Pete Appleton Terryville, Connecticut 1904-05-20 1927 1945
General Stafford Thompson, Connecticut 1868-01-30 1890 1899
Tad Quinn Torrington, Connecticut 1881-09-25 1902 1903
Tom Tuckey Union City, Connecticut 1884-10-07 1908 1909
Red Donahue Waterbury, Connecticut 1873-01-23 1893 1906
Pinky Woods Waterbury, Connecticut 1920-05-22 1943 1945
Ron Diorio Waterbury, Connecticut 1946-07-15 1973 1974
Joe Connor Waterbury, Connecticut 1874-12-08 1895 1905
Dave Wallace Waterbury, Connecticut 1947-09-07 1973 1978
John Caneira Waterbury, Connecticut 1952-10-07 1977 1978
Fred Klobedanz Waterbury, Connecticut 1871-06-13 1896 1902
John Fitzgerald Waterbury, Connecticut 1866-00-00 1890 1890
Darren Bragg Waterbury, Connecticut 1969-09-07 1994 2004
Mike Porzio Waterbury, Connecticut 1972-08-20 1999 2003
Jimmy Piersall Waterbury, Connecticut 1929-11-14 1950 1967
Dan Phelan Waterbury, Connecticut 1861-11-05 1890 1890
Roger Connor Waterbury, Connecticut 1857-07-01 1880 1897
Jack McMahon Waterbury, Connecticut 1869-10-15 1892 1893
Billy Gardner Waterford, Connecticut 1927-07-19 1954 1963
Johnny Moore Waterville, Connecticut 1902-03-23 1928 1945
Hezekiah Allen Westport, Connecticut 1863-02-25 1884 1884
Hi Ladd Willimantic, Connecticut 1870-02-09 1898 1898
Jim Green Windham County, Connecticut 1854-05-22 1884 1884

Major League Baseball Players Born in Connecticut


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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