Major League Baseball Players Born in Tennessee

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 Tennessee. 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 Tennessee

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
Jim Turner Antioch, Tennessee 1903-08-06 1937 1945
Jim Baskette Athens, Tennessee 1887-12-10 1911 1913
Hub Perdue Bethpage, Tennessee 1882-06-07 1911 1915
Erv Brame Big Rock, Tennessee 1901-10-12 1928 1932
John Dodge Bolivar, Tennessee 1889-04-27 1912 1913
Justin Grimm Bristol, Tennessee 1988-08-16 2012 Active
Lew Flick Bristol, Tennessee 1915-02-18 1943 1944
Scotty Barr Bristol, Tennessee 1886-10-06 1908 1909
Jimmy Gobble Bristol, Tennessee 1981-07-19 2003 2009
Vic Bradford Brownsville, Tennessee 1915-03-05 1943 1943
Hardin Cathey Burns, Tennessee 1919-07-06 1942 1942
Claude Osteen Caney Spring, Tennessee 1939-08-09 1957 1975
Dan Griner Centerville, Tennessee 1888-03-07 1912 1918
Mike Smithson Centerville, Tennessee 1955-01-21 1982 1989
Rex Brothers Chapel Hill, Tennessee 1987-12-18 2011 Active
Mike Minor Chapel Hill, Tennessee 1987-12-26 2010 Active
Tom Ford Chattanooga, Tennessee 1866-10-00 1890 1890
Sammy Strang Chattanooga, Tennessee 1876-12-16 1896 1908
Lee Guetterman Chattanooga, Tennessee 1958-11-22 1984 1996
Leon Wagner Chattanooga, Tennessee 1934-05-13 1958 1969
Chad Jenkins Chattanooga, Tennessee 1987-12-22 2012 Active
Bill Hill Chattanooga, Tennessee 1874-08-02 1896 1899
Bill Akers Chattanooga, Tennessee 1904-12-25 1929 1932
Rodney Bolton Chattanooga, Tennessee 1968-09-23 1993 1995
Rich Rundles Chattanooga, Tennessee 1981-06-03 2008 Active
Cory Gearrin Chattanooga, Tennessee 1986-04-14 2011 Active
Ron Campbell Chattanooga, Tennessee 1940-04-05 1964 1966
Daniel Ortmeier Chattanooga, Tennessee 1981-05-11 2005 2008
Ray Moss Chattanooga, Tennessee 1901-12-05 1926 1931
Jason Davis Chattanooga, Tennessee 1980-05-08 2002 2008
Pat Dillard Chattanooga, Tennessee 1873-06-12 1900 1900
John Dobbs Chattanooga, Tennessee 1875-06-03 1901 1905
Nolen Richardson Chattanooga, Tennessee 1903-01-18 1929 1939
Kerry Lacy Chattanooga, Tennessee 1972-08-07 1996 1997
Bill McAllester Chattanooga, Tennessee 1889-12-29 1913 1913
Rick Honeycutt Chattanooga, Tennessee 1954-06-29 1977 1997
Bronson Heflin Clarksville, Tennessee 1971-08-29 1996 1996
Hod Lisenbee Clarksville, Tennessee 1898-09-23 1927 1945
Frank Bates Cleveland, Tennessee 1876-09-28 1898 1899
Duff Brumley Cleveland, Tennessee 1970-08-25 1994 1994
Doc Johnston Cleveland, Tennessee 1887-09-09 1909 1922
Jimmy Johnston Cleveland, Tennessee 1889-12-10 1911 1926
Guy Lacy Cleveland, Tennessee 1897-06-12 1926 1926
Carlos Moore Clinton, Tennessee 1906-08-13 1930 1930
Johnny Stuart Clinton, Tennessee 1901-04-27 1922 1925
Sid Hudson Coalfield, Tennessee 1915-01-03 1940 1954
Pat McGlothin Coalfield, Tennessee 1920-10-20 1949 1950
Marv Throneberry Collierville, Tennessee 1933-09-02 1955 1963
Dutch McCall Columbia, Tennessee 1920-12-27 1948 1948
Red Lucas Columbia, Tennessee 1902-04-28 1923 1938
Slim Embrey Columbia, Tennessee 1901-08-17 1923 1923
Eddie Pye Columbia, Tennessee 1967-02-13 1994 1995
William Van Landingham Columbia, Tennessee 1970-07-16 1994 1997
Bert James Coopertown, Tennessee 1886-07-07 1909 1909
Chad Kimsey Copperhill, Tennessee 1906-08-06 1929 1936
Johnnie Chambers Copperhill, Tennessee 1911-09-10 1937 1937
Earl Williams Cumberland Gap, Tennessee 1903-01-27 1928 1928
Bill Bolden Dandridge, Tennessee 1893-05-09 1919 1919
Red Holt Dayton, Tennessee 1894-07-25 1925 1925
Walt Bond Denmark, Tennessee 1937-10-19 1960 1967
John Mitchell Dickson, Tennessee 1965-08-11 1986 1990
Charlie Mitchell Dickson, Tennessee 1962-06-24 1984 1985
Slick Castleman Donelson, Tennessee 1913-09-08 1934 1939
Ben Harris Donelson, Tennessee 1889-12-17 1914 1915
Stephen Pryor Donelson, Tennessee 1989-07-23 2012 Active
Jeff Bennett Donelson, Tennessee 1980-06-10 2004 2009
Bernie Walter Dover, Tennessee 1908-08-15 1930 1930
Ray Phelps Dunlap, Tennessee 1903-12-11 1930 1936
Ed Wright Dyersburg, Tennessee 1919-05-15 1945 1952
Tom Saffell Etowah, Tennessee 1921-07-26 1949 1955
Bob Higgins Fayetteville, Tennessee 1886-09-23 1909 1912
Rick Dempsey Fayetteville, Tennessee 1949-09-13 1969 1992
Faye Throneberry Fisherville, Tennessee 1931-06-22 1952 1961
Earl Mossor Forbus, Tennessee 1925-07-21 1951 1951
Hank Sweeney Franklin, Tennessee 1915-12-28 1944 1944
Corban Joseph Franklin, Tennessee 1988-10-28 2013 Active
Charlie Gassaway Gassaway, Tennessee 1918-08-12 1944 1946
Phil Irwin Germantown, Tennessee 1987-02-25 2013 Active
Tommy Bridges Gordonsville, Tennessee 1906-12-28 1930 1946
Jack Farmer Granville, Tennessee 1892-07-14 1916 1918
Clay Roe Greenbriar, Tennessee 1904-01-07 1923 1923
Dale Alexander Greeneville, Tennessee 1903-04-26 1929 1933
Rance Pless Greeneville, Tennessee 1925-12-06 1956 1956
Jack Dalton Henderson, Tennessee 1885-07-03 1910 1916
Jim Hickman Henning, Tennessee 1937-05-10 1962 1974
Sam Covington Henryville, Tennessee 1894-12-18 1913 1918
Tex Covington Henryville, Tennessee 1887-03-19 1911 1912
Bobby Reeves Hill City, Tennessee 1904-06-24 1926 1931
Buck Varner Hixson, Tennessee 1930-08-17 1952 1952
Chick Autry Humboldt, Tennessee 1885-01-02 1907 1909
Bonnie Hollingsworth Jacksboro, Tennessee 1895-12-26 1922 1928
Charlie Shields Jackson, Tennessee 1879-12-10 1902 1907
Chris Beasley Jackson, Tennessee 1962-06-23 1991 1991
Bill Hopper Jackson, Tennessee 1891-08-26 1913 1915
Pete Charton Jackson, Tennessee 1942-12-21 1964 1964
Bob Long Jasper, Tennessee 1954-11-11 1981 1985
Phil Garner Jefferson City, Tennessee 1949-04-30 1973 1988
Clyde Wright Jefferson City, Tennessee 1941-02-20 1966 1975
Larry Douglas Jellico, Tennessee 1890-06-05 1915 1915
Ernie Bowman Johnson City, Tennessee 1935-07-28 1961 1963
Fred Archer Johnson City, Tennessee 1910-03-07 1936 1937
Joe McClain Johnson City, Tennessee 1933-05-05 1961 1962
Jerry Blevins Johnson City, Tennessee 1983-09-06 2007 Active
Ed Whitson Johnson City, Tennessee 1955-05-19 1977 1991
Jim Hickman Johnson City, Tennessee 1892-05-19 1915 1919
Jim Constable Jonesborough, Tennessee 1933-06-14 1956 1963
Rags Faircloth Kenton, Tennessee 1892-08-19 1919 1919
Mark Davidson Knoxville, Tennessee 1961-02-15 1986 1991
Bob Baird Knoxville, Tennessee 1940-01-16 1962 1963
Bubba Trammell Knoxville, Tennessee 1971-11-06 1997 2003
Mike Milchin Knoxville, Tennessee 1968-02-28 1996 1996
Billy Meyer Knoxville, Tennessee 1893-01-14 1913 1917
Ken Burkhart Knoxville, Tennessee 1916-11-18 1945 1949
Steve Searcy Knoxville, Tennessee 1964-06-04 1988 1992
Roy Evans Knoxville, Tennessee 1874-03-19 1897 1903
Greg McMichael Knoxville, Tennessee 1966-12-01 1993 2000
Todd Helton Knoxville, Tennessee 1973-08-20 1997 Active
Frank Callaway Knoxville, Tennessee 1898-02-26 1921 1922
Kyle Waldrop Knoxville, Tennessee 1985-10-27 2011 Active
Matt Reynolds Knoxville, Tennessee 1984-10-02 2010 Active
Dan Leahy Knoxville, Tennessee 1870-08-08 1896 1896
Bert Hodges Knoxville, Tennessee 1917-05-25 1942 1942
Buddy Gilbert Knoxville, Tennessee 1935-07-26 1959 1959
Tom Dukes Knoxville, Tennessee 1942-08-31 1967 1972
Michael McKenry Knoxville, Tennessee 1985-03-04 2010 Active
Brett Carroll Knoxville, Tennessee 1982-10-03 2007 Active
Chris Zachary Knoxville, Tennessee 1944-02-19 1963 1973
Carl Doyle Knoxville, Tennessee 1912-07-30 1935 1940
Jess Doyle Knoxville, Tennessee 1898-04-14 1925 1931
Art Ruble Knoxville, Tennessee 1903-03-11 1927 1934
Turner Barber Lavinia, Tennessee 1893-07-09 1915 1923
David Weathers Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 1969-09-25 1991 2009
Roy Walker Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 1893-04-13 1912 1922
Kerby Farrell Leapwood, Tennessee 1913-09-03 1943 1945
Ed Foster Lebanon, Tennessee 1885-06-25 1908 1908
Jason Maxwell Lewisburg, Tennessee 1972-03-26 1998 2001
Sam Ewing Lewisburg, Tennessee 1949-04-09 1973 1978
Neil Wilson Lexington, Tennessee 1935-06-14 1960 1960
Horace Milan Linden, Tennessee 1894-04-07 1915 1917
Clyde Milan Linden, Tennessee 1887-03-25 1907 1922
Jerry Bell Madison, Tennessee 1947-10-06 1971 1974
Tod Sloan Madisonville, Tennessee 1890-12-24 1913 1919
Harvey Hendrick Mason, Tennessee 1897-11-09 1923 1934
War Sanders Maynardville, Tennessee 1877-08-02 1903 1904
Tom Winsett McKenzie, Tennessee 1909-11-24 1930 1938
Jamie Walker McMinnville, Tennessee 1971-07-01 1997 2009
Guido Grilli Memphis, Tennessee 1939-01-09 1966 1966
Happy Foreman Memphis, Tennessee 1899-07-20 1924 1926
Ray Crone Memphis, Tennessee 1931-08-07 1954 1958
Taylor Duncan Memphis, Tennessee 1953-05-12 1977 1978
Steve Dillard Memphis, Tennessee 1951-02-08 1975 1982
Bob Caruthers Memphis, Tennessee 1864-01-05 1884 1893
George Canale Memphis, Tennessee 1965-08-11 1989 1991
Tony Johnson Memphis, Tennessee 1956-06-23 1981 1982
Ralph Gagliano Memphis, Tennessee 1946-10-08 1965 1965
Dino Chiozza Memphis, Tennessee 1912-06-30 1935 1935
Andy Cook Memphis, Tennessee 1967-08-30 1993 1993
Mickey Callaway Memphis, Tennessee 1975-05-13 1999 2004
Ike Brown Memphis, Tennessee 1942-04-13 1969 1974
Tucker Ashford Memphis, Tennessee 1954-12-04 1976 1984
John Antonelli Memphis, Tennessee 1915-07-15 1944 1945
Tom Long Memphis, Tennessee 1898-04-22 1924 1924
Tim McCarver Memphis, Tennessee 1941-10-16 1959 1980
Bill Madlock Memphis, Tennessee 1951-01-02 1973 1987
Aaron Fultz Memphis, Tennessee 1973-09-04 2000 2007
Harvey Branch Memphis, Tennessee 1939-02-08 1962 1962
Don Leppert Memphis, Tennessee 1930-11-20 1955 1955
Phil Gagliano Memphis, Tennessee 1941-12-27 1963 1974
Aubrey Epps Memphis, Tennessee 1912-03-03 1935 1935
Matt Palmer Memphis, Tennessee 1979-03-21 2008 Active
George Sherrill Memphis, Tennessee 1977-04-19 2004 Active
Bill Nagel Memphis, Tennessee 1915-08-19 1939 1945
Vada Pinson Memphis, Tennessee 1938-08-11 1958 1975
Frank Waddey Memphis, Tennessee 1905-08-21 1931 1931
Drew Pomeranz Memphis, Tennessee 1988-11-22 2011 Active
Jake Wells Memphis, Tennessee 1863-08-09 1888 1890
Zack Cozart Memphis, Tennessee 1985-08-12 2011 Active
Logan Forsythe Memphis, Tennessee 1987-01-14 2011 Active
Chuck Smith Memphis, Tennessee 1969-10-21 2000 2001
Mark Freeman Memphis, Tennessee 1930-12-07 1959 1960
Doc Prothro Memphis, Tennessee 1893-07-16 1920 1926
Joe Oliver Memphis, Tennessee 1965-07-24 1989 2001
Reggie Williams Memphis, Tennessee 1960-08-29 1985 1988
Ben Johnson Memphis, Tennessee 1981-06-18 2005 2007
Kevin Mmahat Memphis, Tennessee 1964-11-09 1989 1989
John Raynor Memphis, Tennessee 1984-01-04 2010 Active
Floyd Rayford Memphis, Tennessee 1957-07-27 1980 1987
David West Memphis, Tennessee 1964-09-01 1988 1998
Walt Streuli Memphis, Tennessee 1935-09-26 1954 1956
Tim Raines, Jr. Memphis, Tennessee 1979-08-31 2001 2004
Mike Paxton Memphis, Tennessee 1953-09-03 1977 1980
Ben Cantwell Milan, Tennessee 1902-04-13 1927 1937
Joe Price Milligan College, Tennessee 1897-04-10 1928 1928
Jim Mooney Mooresburg, Tennessee 1906-09-04 1931 1934
Jim Hardin Morris Chapel, Tennessee 1943-08-06 1967 1972
Joe Shipley Morristown, Tennessee 1935-05-09 1958 1963
Frankie Pack Morristown, Tennessee 1928-04-10 1949 1949
Clyde Shoun Mountain City, Tennessee 1912-03-20 1935 1949
John Stone Mulberry, Tennessee 1905-10-10 1928 1938
Chuck Taylor Murfreesboro, Tennessee 1942-04-18 1969 1976
David Price Murfreesboro, Tennessee 1985-08-26 2008 Active
Mickey Kreitner Nashville, Tennessee 1922-10-09 1943 1944
Tom Bolton Nashville, Tennessee 1962-05-06 1987 1994
Foster Castleman Nashville, Tennessee 1931-01-01 1954 1958
Charlie Petty Nashville, Tennessee 1866-06-28 1889 1894
Ben Chapman Nashville, Tennessee 1908-12-25 1930 1946
Bob Montgomery Nashville, Tennessee 1944-04-16 1970 1979
Bubber Jonnard Nashville, Tennessee 1897-11-23 1920 1935
Jim Kirby Nashville, Tennessee 1923-05-05 1949 1949
Johnny Beazley Nashville, Tennessee 1918-05-25 1941 1949
Fred Toney Nashville, Tennessee 1888-12-11 1911 1923
Jim Pruett Nashville, Tennessee 1917-12-16 1944 1945
Charlie Harding Nashville, Tennessee 1891-01-03 1913 1913
Claude Jonnard Nashville, Tennessee 1897-11-23 1921 1929
Ray Hamrick Nashville, Tennessee 1921-08-01 1943 1944
Noodles Hahn Nashville, Tennessee 1879-04-29 1899 1906
Michael Coleman Nashville, Tennessee 1975-08-16 1997 2001
Johnny Gill Nashville, Tennessee 1905-03-27 1927 1936
George Archie Nashville, Tennessee 1914-04-27 1938 1946
Bob Tillman Nashville, Tennessee 1937-03-24 1962 1970
Jim Gilliam Nashville, Tennessee 1928-10-17 1953 1966
R.A. Dickey Nashville, Tennessee 1974-10-29 2001 Active
Lefty Sullivan Nashville, Tennessee 1916-09-07 1939 1939
Clyde McCullough Nashville, Tennessee 1917-03-04 1940 1956
Charlie Moran Nashville, Tennessee 1878-02-22 1903 1908
Wayne Garland Nashville, Tennessee 1950-10-26 1973 1981
Roy Cullenbine Nashville, Tennessee 1913-10-18 1938 1947
Tiny Graham Nashville, Tennessee 1892-09-09 1914 1914
Lefty Davis Nashville, Tennessee 1875-02-04 1901 1907
Bill McTigue Nashville, Tennessee 1891-06-03 1911 1916
Bob Fisher Nashville, Tennessee 1886-11-03 1912 1919
Newt Fisher Nashville, Tennessee 1871-06-28 1898 1898
Joe Burke Nashville, Tennessee 1867-12-07 1890 1891
Pop-Boy Smith Newport, Tennessee 1892-05-23 1913 1917
Jim Weaver Obion County, Tennessee 1903-11-25 1928 1939
Luther Roy Ooltewah, Tennessee 1902-07-29 1924 1929
Jimmy Outlaw Orme, Tennessee 1913-01-20 1937 1949
Chick King Paris, Tennessee 1930-11-10 1954 1959
Jimmy Moore Paris, Tennessee 1903-04-24 1930 1931
Limb McKenry Piney Flats, Tennessee 1888-08-13 1915 1916
Hunter Lane Pulaski, Tennessee 1900-07-20 1924 1924
Wilson Collins Pulaski, Tennessee 1889-05-07 1913 1914
Carden Gillenwater Riceville, Tennessee 1918-05-13 1940 1948
Jim Bilbrey Rickman, Tennessee 1924-04-20 1949 1949
Bill Lewis Ripley, Tennessee 1904-10-15 1933 1936
Joe Bradshaw Ro Ellen, Tennessee 1897-08-17 1929 1929
Herb Welch RoEllen, Tennessee 1900-10-19 1925 1925
Dick Bass Rogersville, Tennessee 1906-07-07 1939 1939
Bob Smith Rogersville, Tennessee 1895-04-22 1923 1937
Hank DeBerry Savannah, Tennessee 1894-12-29 1916 1930
Chad Harville Selmer, Tennessee 1976-09-16 1999 2006
Bruce Connatser Sevierville, Tennessee 1902-09-19 1931 1932
Roy Massey Sevierville, Tennessee 1890-10-09 1918 1918
Wiley Davis Seymour, Tennessee 1875-08-01 1896 1896
John Sneed Shelby County, Tennessee 1861-00-00 1884 1891
George McConnell Shelbyville, Tennessee 1877-09-16 1909 1916
Jim Winford Shelbyville, Tennessee 1909-10-09 1932 1938
Joe Jenkins Shelbyville, Tennessee 1890-10-12 1914 1919
Bob Allen Smithville, Tennessee 1914-07-02 1937 1937
Greg Tubbs Smithville, Tennessee 1962-08-31 1993 1993
Johnny Gooch Smyrna, Tennessee 1897-11-09 1921 1933
Danny Young Smyrna, Tennessee 1971-11-03 2000 2000
Charlie Gooch Smyrna, Tennessee 1902-06-05 1929 1929
Bryan Harvey Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee 1963-06-02 1987 1995
Harry Baumgartner South Pittsburg, Tennessee 1892-10-08 1920 1920
Lefty Stewart Sparta, Tennessee 1900-09-23 1921 1935
Tom Rogers Sparta, Tennessee 1892-02-12 1917 1921
Homer Thompson Spring City, Tennessee 1891-06-01 1912 1912
Tommy Thompson Spring City, Tennessee 1889-11-07 1912 1912
Ed Bailey Strawberry Plains, Tennessee 1931-04-15 1953 1966
Jim Bailey Strawberry Plains, Tennessee 1934-12-16 1959 1959
Tilly Walker Telford, Tennessee 1887-09-04 1911 1923
Dewon Brazelton Tullahoma, Tennessee 1980-06-16 2002 2006
Glen Stewart Tullahoma, Tennessee 1912-09-29 1940 1944
Steve Finley Union City, Tennessee 1965-03-12 1989 2007
Derrick Turnbow Union City, Tennessee 1978-01-25 2000 2008
Paul Hinson Vanleer, Tennessee 1904-05-09 1928 1928
Earl Webb White County, Tennessee 1897-09-17 1925 1933
Mark Stewart Whitlock, Tennessee 1889-10-14 1913 1913
Bennie Tate Whitwell, Tennessee 1901-12-03 1924 1934
Hillis Layne Whitwell, Tennessee 1918-02-23 1941 1945
Ron Willis Willisville, Tennessee 1943-07-12 1966 1970
Bryan Morris Woodbury, Tennessee 1987-03-28 2012 Active

Major League Baseball Players Born in Tennessee


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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