Major League Baseball Players Born in Louisiana

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 Louisiana. 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 Louisiana

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
John Peters New Orleans, Louisiana 1850-04-08 1876 1884
Dan Collins New Orleans, Louisiana 1853-09-27 1876 1876
Charlie Mason New Orleans, Louisiana 1853-06-25 1883 1883
John Cullen New Orleans, Louisiana 1854-07-09 1884 1884
Walt Goldsby Marion, Louisiana 1861-12-31 1884 1888
Jimmy Woulfe New Orleans, Louisiana 1859-11-25 1884 1884
Bill Butler New Orleans, Louisiana 0000-00-00 1884 1884
George Mundinger New Orleans, Louisiana 1854-11-20 1884 1884
John Peltz New Orleans, Louisiana 1861-04-23 1884 1890
Steve Toole New Orleans, Louisiana 1859-04-09 1886 1890
Billy Smith New Orleans, Louisiana 1861-04-00 1886 1886
Mike Shea New Orleans, Louisiana 1867-03-10 1887 1887
Joe Dowie New Orleans, Louisiana 1865-07-15 1889 1889
Ernie Mason New Orleans, Louisiana 1870-00-00 1894 1894
Harry Spies New Orleans, Louisiana 1866-06-12 1895 1895
Paul Sentell New Orleans, Louisiana 1879-08-27 1906 1907
Rebel Oakes Arizona, Louisiana 1883-12-17 1909 1915
Red Booles Bernice, Louisiana 1880-07-14 1909 1909
Ed Lafitte New Orleans, Louisiana 1886-04-07 1909 1915
John Mercer Taylortown, Louisiana 1892-06-22 1912 1912
Pol Perritt Arcadia, Louisiana 1891-08-30 1912 1921
Roland Howell Napoleonville, Louisiana 1892-01-03 1912 1912
Dave Davenport Alexandria, Louisiana 1890-02-20 1914 1919
Larry Gilbert New Orleans, Louisiana 1891-12-03 1914 1915
Larry Pezold New Orleans, Louisiana 1893-06-22 1914 1914
Orie Kerlin Summerfield, Louisiana 1891-01-23 1915 1915
Jack Wallace Winnfield, Louisiana 1890-08-06 1915 1915
Ted Jourdan New Orleans, Louisiana 1895-09-05 1916 1920
Mule Watson Arizona, Louisiana 1896-10-15 1918 1924
Johnny Jones Arcadia, Louisiana 1892-08-25 1919 1920
Hod Leverette Shreveport, Louisiana 1889-02-04 1920 1920
Eddie Dyer Morgan City, Louisiana 1899-10-11 1922 1927
Jim Lindsey Greensburg, Louisiana 1898-01-24 1922 1937
Ted Lyons Lake Charles, Louisiana 1900-12-28 1923 1946
Bill Bagwell Choudrant, Louisiana 1895-02-24 1923 1925
Joe Martina New Orleans, Louisiana 1889-07-08 1924 1924
Jack Berly Natchitoches, Louisiana 1903-05-24 1924 1933
Watty Clark St. Joseph, Louisiana 1902-05-16 1924 1937
Mel Ott Gretna, Louisiana 1909-03-02 1926 1947
Sid Womack Greensburg, Louisiana 1896-10-02 1926 1926
Carl Lind New Orleans, Louisiana 1903-09-19 1927 1930
Harley Boss Hodge, Louisiana 1908-11-19 1928 1933
Rudy Leopold Grand Cane, Louisiana 1905-07-27 1928 1928
Bill Dickey Bastrop, Louisiana 1907-06-06 1928 1946
Jim Holloway Plaquemine, Louisiana 1908-09-22 1929 1929
Lou Legett New Orleans, Louisiana 1901-06-01 1929 1935
Augie Prudhomme Frierson, Louisiana 1902-11-20 1929 1929
Jim McLeod Jones, Louisiana 1908-09-12 1930 1933
Odell Hale Hosston, Louisiana 1908-08-10 1931 1941
Vic Frazier Ruston, Louisiana 1904-08-05 1931 1939
Wally Hebert Lake Charles, Louisiana 1907-08-22 1931 1943
George Stumpf New Orleans, Louisiana 1910-12-15 1931 1936
Irv Stein Madisonville, Louisiana 1911-05-21 1932 1932
Harry Davis Shreveport, Louisiana 1908-05-07 1932 1937
Johnny Oulliber New Orleans, Louisiana 1911-02-24 1933 1933
Zeke Bonura New Orleans, Louisiana 1908-09-20 1934 1940
Bill Perrin New Orleans, Louisiana 1910-06-23 1934 1934
Bill Lee Plaquemine, Louisiana 1909-10-21 1934 1947
Lou Chiozza Tallulah, Louisiana 1910-05-17 1934 1939
Rod Dedeaux New Orleans, Louisiana 1914-02-17 1935 1935
Sid Gautreaux Schriever, Louisiana 1912-05-04 1936 1937
Oscar Georgy New Orleans, Louisiana 1916-11-25 1938 1938
Nino Bongiovanni New Orleans, Louisiana 1911-12-21 1938 1939
Jack Kramer New Orleans, Louisiana 1918-01-05 1939 1951
Charlie Gilbert New Orleans, Louisiana 1919-07-08 1940 1947
Ed Head Selma, Louisiana 1918-01-25 1940 1946
Howie Pollet New Orleans, Louisiana 1921-06-26 1941 1956
Al Flair New Orleans, Louisiana 1916-07-24 1941 1941
Jake Jones Epps, Louisiana 1920-11-23 1941 1948
Connie Ryan New Orleans, Louisiana 1920-02-27 1942 1954
Charlie Brewster Marthaville, Louisiana 1916-12-27 1943 1946
Lou Klein New Orleans, Louisiana 1918-10-22 1943 1951
John Burrows Winnfield, Louisiana 1913-10-30 1943 1944
Fats Dantonio New Orleans, Louisiana 1918-12-31 1944 1945
Putsy Caballero New Orleans, Louisiana 1927-11-05 1944 1952
Al Jurisich New Orleans, Louisiana 1921-08-25 1944 1947
Earl Harrist Dubach, Louisiana 1919-08-20 1945 1953
Ralph Hamner Gibsland, Louisiana 1916-09-12 1946 1949
Anse Moore Delhi, Louisiana 1917-09-22 1946 1946
Leslie Aulds Farmerville, Louisiana 1920-12-28 1947 1947
Willard Brown Shreveport, Louisiana 1915-06-26 1947 1947
Mel Parnell New Orleans, Louisiana 1922-06-13 1947 1956
Ray Yochim New Orleans, Louisiana 1922-07-19 1948 1949
Joe Adcock Coushatta, Louisiana 1927-10-30 1950 1966
George Strickland New Orleans, Louisiana 1926-01-10 1950 1960
Tookie Gilbert New Orleans, Louisiana 1929-04-04 1950 1953
Clint Courtney Hall Summit, Louisiana 1927-03-16 1951 1961
Len Yochim New Orleans, Louisiana 1928-10-16 1951 1954
Hal Bevan New Orleans, Louisiana 1930-11-15 1952 1961
Tony Roig New Orleans, Louisiana 1927-12-23 1953 1956
Jim Willis Doyline, Louisiana 1927-03-20 1953 1954
Tom Herrin Shreveport, Louisiana 1929-09-12 1954 1954
Red Swanson Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1936-10-15 1955 1957
Wayne Causey Ruston, Louisiana 1936-12-26 1955 1968
Dave Hill New Orleans, Louisiana 1937-11-11 1957 1957
Lou Jackson Riverton, Louisiana 1935-07-26 1958 1964
Earl Robinson New Orleans, Louisiana 1936-11-03 1958 1964
Willie Tasby Shreveport, Louisiana 1933-01-08 1958 1963
Al Schroll New Orleans, Louisiana 1932-03-22 1958 1961
Eddie Fisher Shreveport, Louisiana 1936-07-16 1959 1973
Earl Wilson Ponchatoula, Louisiana 1934-10-02 1959 1970
Tommy Harper Oak Grove, Louisiana 1940-10-14 1962 1976
Johnny Weekly Waterproof, Louisiana 1937-06-14 1962 1964
Tommie Reynolds Arizona, Louisiana 1941-08-15 1963 1972
Rusty Staub New Orleans, Louisiana 1944-04-01 1963 1985
Dave Dowling Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1942-08-23 1964 1966
Bob Oliver Shreveport, Louisiana 1943-02-08 1965 1975
Jesse Hickman Lecompte, Louisiana 1939-02-18 1965 1966
Don Wilson Monroe, Louisiana 1945-02-12 1966 1974
Reggie Smith Shreveport, Louisiana 1945-04-02 1966 1982
Cecil Upshaw Spearsville, Louisiana 1942-10-22 1966 1975
Billy Murphy Pineville, Louisiana 1944-05-07 1966 1966
George Stone Ruston, Louisiana 1946-07-09 1967 1975
Curt Motton Darnell, Louisiana 1940-09-24 1967 1974
Joe Moock Plaquemine, Louisiana 1944-03-12 1967 1967
Ralph Garr Monroe, Louisiana 1945-12-12 1968 1980
Jophery Brown Grambling, Louisiana 1945-01-22 1968 1968
Gerry Schoen New Orleans, Louisiana 1947-01-15 1968 1968
Jesse Hudson Mansfield, Louisiana 1948-07-22 1969 1969
Jim Williams Zachary, Louisiana 1947-04-29 1969 1970
Johnny Jeter Shreveport, Louisiana 1944-10-24 1969 1974
Vida Blue Mansfield, Louisiana 1949-07-28 1969 1986
Ken Tatum Alexandria, Louisiana 1944-04-25 1969 1974
Hal Haydel Houma, Louisiana 1944-07-09 1970 1971
Bernie Smith Ponchatoula, Louisiana 1941-09-04 1970 1971
J.R. Richard Vienna, Louisiana 1950-03-07 1971 1980
Lee Richard Lafayette, Louisiana 1948-09-18 1971 1976
Lynn McGlothen Monroe, Louisiana 1950-03-27 1972 1982
Al Montreuil New Orleans, Louisiana 1943-08-23 1972 1972
Charlie Spikes Bogalusa, Louisiana 1951-01-23 1972 1980
Matt Alexander Shreveport, Louisiana 1947-01-30 1973 1981
Barry Raziano New Orleans, Louisiana 1947-02-05 1973 1974
Billy Smith Jonesboro, Louisiana 1953-07-14 1975 1981
Ron Guidry Lafayette, Louisiana 1950-08-28 1975 1988
Fred Andrews Lafayette, Louisiana 1952-05-04 1976 1977
Ron Washington New Orleans, Louisiana 1952-04-29 1977 1989
Gary Gray New Orleans, Louisiana 1952-09-21 1977 1982
Tom Brown Lafayette, Louisiana 1949-08-10 1978 1978
Wayne Cage Monroe, Louisiana 1951-11-23 1978 1979
Jim Gaudet New Orleans, Louisiana 1955-06-03 1978 1979
Steve Mura New Orleans, Louisiana 1955-02-12 1978 1985
Lee Smith Shreveport, Louisiana 1957-12-04 1980 1997
Scott Brown DeQuincy, Louisiana 1956-08-30 1981 1981
Tack Wilson Shreveport, Louisiana 1955-05-16 1983 1987
Frank Wills New Orleans, Louisiana 1958-10-26 1983 1991
Ray Fontenot Lake Charles, Louisiana 1957-08-08 1983 1986
Tony Brewer Coushatta, Louisiana 1957-11-25 1984 1984
Bobby Moore Sweetwater, Louisiana 1958-11-08 1985 1985
Will Clark New Orleans, Louisiana 1964-03-13 1986 2000
Mike Brewer Shreveport, Louisiana 1959-10-24 1986 1986
Chuck Finley Monroe, Louisiana 1962-11-26 1986 2002
Eddie Williams Shreveport, Louisiana 1964-11-01 1986 1998
Ken Jackson Shreveport, Louisiana 1963-08-21 1987 1987
Jay Aldrich Alexandria, Louisiana 1961-04-14 1987 1990
Clay Parker Columbia, Louisiana 1962-12-19 1987 1992
Darryl Hamilton Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1964-12-03 1988 2001
Norm Charlton Fort Polk, Louisiana 1963-01-06 1988 2001
Gary Eave Monroe, Louisiana 1963-07-22 1988 1990
Greg Hibbard New Orleans, Louisiana 1964-09-13 1989 1994
Greg Litton New Orleans, Louisiana 1964-07-13 1989 1994
Eric Hetzel Crowley, Louisiana 1963-09-25 1989 1990
Albert Belle Shreveport, Louisiana 1966-08-25 1989 2000
Ben McDonald Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1967-11-24 1989 1997
Lenny Webster New Orleans, Louisiana 1965-02-10 1989 2000
Wally Whitehurst Shreveport, Louisiana 1964-04-11 1989 1996
Gerald Alexander Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1968-03-26 1990 1992
Terry Mathews Alexandria, Louisiana 1964-10-05 1991 1999
Barry Manuel Mamou, Louisiana 1965-08-12 1991 1998
Kim Batiste New Orleans, Louisiana 1968-03-15 1991 1996
Gerald Williams New Orleans, Louisiana 1966-08-10 1992 2005
Pat Listach Natchitoches, Louisiana 1967-09-12 1992 1997
Jim Bullinger New Orleans, Louisiana 1965-08-21 1992 1998
Pat Rapp Jennings, Louisiana 1967-07-13 1992 2001
Russ Springer Alexandria, Louisiana 1968-11-07 1992 2010
Shane Reynolds Bastrop, Louisiana 1968-03-26 1992 2004
Jacob Brumfield Bogalusa, Louisiana 1965-05-27 1992 1999
Shawn Jeter Shreveport, Louisiana 1966-06-28 1992 1992
Kevin McGehee Alexandria, Louisiana 1969-01-18 1993 1993
Terry Burrows Lake Charles, Louisiana 1968-11-28 1994 1997
Chad Ogea Lake Charles, Louisiana 1970-11-09 1994 1999
Toby Borland Ruston, Louisiana 1969-05-29 1994 2004
Tim Van Egmond Shreveport, Louisiana 1969-05-31 1994 1996
Andy Pettitte Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1972-06-15 1995 Active
Lyle Mouton Lafayette, Louisiana 1969-05-13 1995 2001
Andy Sheets Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1971-11-19 1996 2002
Webster Garrison Marrero, Louisiana 1965-08-24 1996 1996
Steve Bourgeois Lutcher, Louisiana 1972-08-04 1996 1996
Carl Schutz Hammond, Louisiana 1971-08-22 1996 1996
Robert Ellis Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1970-12-15 1996 2003
David Dellucci Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1973-10-31 1997 2009
Russ Johnson Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1973-02-22 1997 2002
Mike DeJean Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1970-09-28 1997 2006
Kevin Morgan Lafayette, Louisiana 1969-03-03 1997 1997
Carlton Loewer Lafayette, Louisiana 1973-09-24 1998 2003
Kirk Bullinger New Orleans, Louisiana 1969-10-28 1998 2004
Paul Bako Lafayette, Louisiana 1972-06-20 1998 2009
Joe Fontenot Lafayette, Louisiana 1977-03-20 1998 1998
B.J. Ryan Bossier City, Louisiana 1975-12-28 1999 2009
Vernon Wells Shreveport, Louisiana 1978-12-08 1999 Active
Scott Williamson Fort Polk, Louisiana 1976-02-17 1999 2007
Warren Morris Alexandria, Louisiana 1974-01-11 1999 2003
Gil Meche Lafayette, Louisiana 1978-09-08 1999 Active
Danny Ardoin Mamou, Louisiana 1974-07-08 2000 2008
Jack Cressend New Orleans, Louisiana 1975-05-13 2000 2004
Kurt Ainsworth Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1978-09-09 2001 2004
Ben Sheets Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1978-07-18 2001 2010
Joe Lawrence Lake Charles, Louisiana 1977-02-13 2002 2002
Chad Gaudin New Orleans, Louisiana 1983-03-24 2003 Active
Roy Corcoran Baton Rouge , Louisiana 1980-05-11 2003 2009
Lance Cormier Lafayette, Louisiana 1980-08-19 2004 Active
Casey Daigle Lake Charles, Louisiana 1981-04-04 2004 Active
Scott Dohmann New Orleans, Louisiana 1978-02-13 2004 2008
Mike Fontenot Slidell, Louisiana 1980-06-09 2005 Active
Ryan Theriot Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1979-12-07 2005 Active
Jonathan Papelbon Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1980-11-23 2005 Active
Todd Self Shreveport, Louisiana 1978-11-09 2005 2005
Scott Baker Shreveport, Louisiana 1981-09-19 2005 Active
Tim Corcoran Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1978-04-15 2005 2007
Shane Youman New Iberia, Louisiana 1979-10-11 2006 2007
Andy Cannizaro New Orleans, Louisiana 1978-12-19 2006 2008
Joe Koshansky Shreveport, Louisiana 1982-05-26 2007 Active
Wade LeBlanc Lake Charles, Louisiana 1984-08-07 2008 Active
Michael Aubrey Shreveport, Louisiana 1982-04-15 2008 Active
Greg Smith Alexandria, Louisiana 1983-12-22 2008 Active
Luke Montz Lafayette, Louisiana 1983-07-07 2008 Active
Reid Brignac St. Amant, Louisiana 1986-01-16 2008 Active
Xavier Paul Slidell, Louisiana 1985-02-25 2009 Active
Tommy Manzella Chalmette, Louisiana 1983-04-16 2009 Active
Alex Presley Monroe, Louisiana 1985-07-25 2010 Active
Thomas Diamond Metairie, Louisiana 1983-04-06 2010 Active
Wade Miley Hammond, Louisiana 1986-11-13 2011 Active
Ryan Adams New Orleans, Louisiana 1987-04-21 2011 Active
Josh Stinson Shreveport, Louisiana 1988-03-14 2011 Active
Johnny Giavotella Metairie, Louisiana 1987-07-10 2011 Active
Jeremy Moore Shreveport, Louisiana 1987-06-29 2011 Active
Josh Wall Walker, Louisiana 1987-01-21 2012 Active
Aaron Loup Raceland, Louisiana 1987-12-19 2012 Active
Josh Prince Lake Charles, Louisiana 1988-01-26 2013 Active

Major League Baseball Players Born in Louisiana


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?

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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

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