Major League Baseball Players Born in New York / Played in 1987

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 1987 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 1987

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
Mike Armstrong Glen Cove, New York 1954-03-07 1980 1987
Bobby Bonilla Bronx, New York 1963-02-23 1986 2001
Mickey Brantley Catskill, New York 1961-06-17 1986 1989
Bob Brower Jamaica, New York 1960-01-10 1986 1989
Sal Butera Richmond Hill, New York 1952-09-25 1980 1988
Sal Butera Richmond Hill, New York 1952-09-25 1980 1988
John Candelaria New York, New York 1953-11-06 1975 1993
John Candelaria New York, New York 1953-11-06 1975 1993
John Cangelosi Brooklyn, New York 1963-03-10 1985 1999
John Cerutti Albany, New York 1960-04-28 1985 1991
Henry Cotto New York, New York 1961-01-05 1984 1993
Jim Deshaies Massena, New York 1960-06-23 1984 1995
Frank DiPino Syracuse, New York 1956-10-22 1981 1993
Shawon Dunston Brooklyn, New York 1963-03-21 1985 2002
John Franco Brooklyn, New York 1960-09-17 1984 2005
Willie Fraser New York, New York 1964-05-26 1986 1995
Don Gordon New York, New York 1959-10-10 1986 1988
Don Gordon New York, New York 1959-10-10 1986 1988
John Habyan Bay Shore, New York 1964-01-29 1985 1996
Mel Hall Lyons, New York 1960-09-16 1981 1996
Neal Heaton South Ozone Park, New York 1960-03-03 1982 1993
Orel Hershiser Buffalo, New York 1958-09-16 1983 2000
Joe Hesketh Lackawanna, New York 1959-02-15 1984 1994
Ricky Horton Poughkeepsie, New York 1959-07-30 1984 1990
Stan Jefferson New York, New York 1962-12-04 1986 1991
Dave LaPoint Glens Falls, New York 1959-07-29 1980 1991
Dave LaPoint Glens Falls, New York 1959-07-29 1980 1991
Gene Larkin Flushing, New York 1962-10-24 1987 1993
Bill Lindsey Staten Island, New York 1960-04-12 1987 1987
Ed Lynch Brooklyn, New York 1956-02-25 1980 1987
Rick Manning Niagara Falls, New York 1954-09-02 1975 1987
Kirt Manwaring Elmira, New York 1965-07-15 1987 1999
Dave Martinez New York, New York 1964-09-26 1986 2001
Edgar Martinez New York, New York 1963-01-02 1987 2004
Lee Mazzilli New York, New York 1955-03-25 1976 1989
John Morris North Bellmore, New York 1961-02-23 1986 1992
Dave Palmer Glens Falls, New York 1957-10-19 1978 1989
Dan Pasqua Yonkers, New York 1961-10-17 1985 1994
John Pawlowski Johnson City, New York 1963-09-06 1987 1988
Tom Romano Syracuse, New York 1958-10-25 1987 1987
Wade Rowdon Riverhead, New York 1960-09-07 1984 1988
Paul Runge Kingston, New York 1958-05-21 1981 1988
Joe Sambito Brooklyn, New York 1952-06-28 1976 1987
Bill Scherrer Tonawanda, New York 1958-01-20 1982 1988
Ray Searage Freeport, New York 1955-05-01 1981 1990
Roy Smith Mount Vernon, New York 1961-09-06 1984 1991
Randy St. Claire Glens Falls, New York 1960-08-23 1984 1994
B.J. Surhoff Bronx, New York 1964-08-04 1987 2005
John Tudor Schenectady, New York 1954-02-02 1979 1990
Dave Valle Bayside, New York 1960-10-30 1984 1996
Andy Van Slyke Utica, New York 1960-12-21 1983 1995
Frank Viola Hempstead, New York 1960-04-19 1982 1996
Dave Von Ohlen Flushing, New York 1958-10-25 1983 1987
Jim Weaver Kingston, New York 1959-10-10 1985 1989
Walt Weiss Tuxedo, New York 1963-11-28 1987 2000
Lou Whitaker Brooklyn, New York 1957-05-12 1977 1995

Major League Baseball Players Born in New York / Played in 1987


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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