Major League Baseball Players Born in New York / 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 New York / Played in 1971

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
Rob Gardner Binghamton, New York 1944-12-19 1965 1973
Rob Gardner Binghamton, New York 1944-12-19 1965 1973
Mike Epstein Bronx, New York 1943-04-04 1966 1974
Mike Epstein Bronx, New York 1943-04-04 1966 1974
Mike Nagy Bronx, New York 1948-03-25 1969 1974
Tommy Davis Brooklyn, New York 1939-03-21 1959 1976
Curt Blefary Brooklyn, New York 1943-07-05 1965 1972
Bob Aspromonte Brooklyn, New York 1938-06-19 1956 1971
Sal Campisi Brooklyn, New York 1942-08-11 1969 1971
Frank Tepedino Brooklyn, New York 1947-11-23 1967 1975
Rico Petrocelli Brooklyn, New York 1943-06-27 1963 1976
Curt Blefary Brooklyn, New York 1943-07-05 1965 1972
Frank Tepedino Brooklyn, New York 1947-11-23 1967 1975
Ken Brett Brooklyn, New York 1948-09-18 1967 1981
Mike Fiore Brooklyn, New York 1944-10-11 1968 1972
Joe Torre Brooklyn, New York 1940-07-18 1960 1977
Al Ferrara Brooklyn, New York 1939-12-22 1963 1971
Joe Pepitone Brooklyn, New York 1940-10-09 1962 1973
Don McMahon Brooklyn, New York 1930-01-04 1957 1974
Al Severinsen Brooklyn, New York 1944-11-09 1969 1972
Richie Zisk Brooklyn, New York 1949-02-06 1971 1983
Al Ferrara Brooklyn, New York 1939-12-22 1963 1971
Al Fitzmorris Buffalo, New York 1946-03-21 1969 1978
Pat Dobson Buffalo, New York 1942-02-12 1967 1977
Pete Hamm Buffalo, New York 1947-09-20 1970 1971
Eric Soderholm Cortland, New York 1948-09-24 1971 1980
Pete Richert Floral Park, New York 1939-10-29 1962 1974
Charlie Williams Flushing, New York 1947-10-11 1971 1978
Al Weis Franklin Square, New York 1938-04-02 1962 1971
Boots Day Ilion, New York 1947-08-31 1969 1974
Mel Queen Johnson City, New York 1942-03-26 1964 1972
Pete Koegel Mineola, New York 1947-07-31 1970 1972
Pete Koegel Mineola, New York 1947-07-31 1970 1972
Richie Scheinblum New York, New York 1942-11-05 1965 1974
Larry Bearnarth New York, New York 1941-09-11 1963 1971
Bob Chlupsa New York, New York 1945-09-16 1970 1971
Rudy Arroyo New York, New York 1950-06-19 1971 1971
Joe Foy New York, New York 1943-02-21 1966 1971
Bobby Wine New York, New York 1938-09-17 1960 1972
Ken Singleton New York, New York 1947-06-10 1970 1984
Jim Palmer New York, New York 1945-10-15 1965 1984
Ed Kranepool New York, New York 1944-11-08 1962 1979
Jim Britton North Tonawanda, New York 1944-03-25 1967 1971
Fred Lasher Poughkeepsie, New York 1941-08-19 1963 1971
Dave Giusti Seneca Falls, New York 1939-11-27 1962 1977
Carl Yastrzemski Southampton, New York 1939-08-22 1961 1983
Pete Mikkelsen Staten Island, New York 1939-10-25 1964 1972
Frank Fernandez Staten Island, New York 1943-04-16 1967 1972
Frank Fernandez Staten Island, New York 1943-04-16 1967 1972
Terry Crowley Staten Island, New York 1947-02-16 1969 1983
Frank Fernandez Staten Island, New York 1943-04-16 1967 1972
Rudy Meoli Troy, New York 1951-05-01 1971 1979
Dave Cash Utica, New York 1948-06-11 1969 1980

Major League Baseball Players Born in New York / 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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