"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 KentuckyA Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace |
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Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
Nate Adcock | Elizabethtown, Kentucky | 1988-02-25 | 2011 | 2015 |
Mack Allison | Owensboro, Kentucky | 1887-01-23 | 1911 | 1913 |
Bill Anderson | Spencer County, Kentucky | 1865-01-19 | 1889 | 1889 |
Dave Anderson | Louisville, Kentucky | 1960-08-01 | 1983 | 1992 |
Josh Anderson | Somerset, Kentucky | 1982-08-10 | 2007 | 2009 |
Matt Anderson | Louisville, Kentucky | 1976-08-17 | 1998 | 2005 |
Scott Arnold | Lexington, Kentucky | 1962-08-18 | 1988 | 1988 |
Eddie Bacon | Frankfort, Kentucky | 1895-04-08 | 1917 | 1917 |
Kid Baldwin | Newport, Kentucky | 1864-11-01 | 1884 | 1890 |
Win Ballou | Mount Morgan, Kentucky | 1897-11-30 | 1925 | 1929 |
Cy Barger | Jamestown, Kentucky | 1885-05-18 | 1906 | 1915 |
Len Barker | Fort Knox, Kentucky | 1955-07-07 | 1976 | 1987 |
Burley Bayer | Louisville, Kentucky | 1873-12-19 | 1899 | 1899 |
Ollie Beard | Lexington, Kentucky | 1862-05-02 | 1889 | 1891 |
Gus Bell | Louisville, Kentucky | 1928-11-15 | 1950 | 1964 |
Hi Bell | Mount Sherman, Kentucky | 1897-07-16 | 1924 | 1934 |
Jack Bellman | Taylorsville, Kentucky | 1864-03-04 | 1889 | 1889 |
Rabbit Benton | Cannel City, Kentucky | 1901-09-29 | 1922 | 1922 |
Todd Benzinger | Dayton, Kentucky | 1963-02-11 | 1987 | 1995 |
Brandon Berger | Covington, Kentucky | 1975-02-21 | 2001 | 2004 |
Harry Berte | Covington, Kentucky | 1872-05-10 | 1903 | 1903 |
Vern Bickford | Hellier, Kentucky | 1920-08-17 | 1948 | 1954 |
John Black | Covington, Kentucky | 1890-02-23 | 1911 | 1911 |
Jim Blackburn | Warsaw, Kentucky | 1924-06-19 | 1948 | 1951 |
Fred Blackwell | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 1891-09-07 | 1917 | 1919 |
Willie Blair | Paintsville, Kentucky | 1965-12-18 | 1990 | 2001 |
Joe Blanton | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 1980-12-11 | 2004 | 2017 |
George Boone | Louisville, Kentucky | 1871-03-01 | 1891 | 1891 |
Carl Bouldin | Germantown, Kentucky | 1939-09-17 | 1961 | 1964 |
Mark Bradley | Elizabethtown, Kentucky | 1956-12-03 | 1981 | 1983 |
Neal Brady | Covington, Kentucky | 1897-03-04 | 1915 | 1925 |
Mike Broadway | Paducah, Kentucky | 1987-03-30 | 2015 | 2016 |
Earl Browne | Louisville, Kentucky | 1911-03-05 | 1935 | 1938 |
Frank Browning | Falmouth, Kentucky | 1882-10-29 | 1910 | 1910 |
Pete Browning | Louisville, Kentucky | 1861-06-17 | 1882 | 1894 |
Roy Bruner | Cecilia, Kentucky | 1917-02-10 | 1939 | 1941 |
Derek Bryant | Lexington, Kentucky | 1951-10-09 | 1979 | 1979 |
Walker Buehler | Lexington, Kentucky | 1994-07-28 | 2017 | Active |
Jay Buhner | Louisville, Kentucky | 1964-08-13 | 1987 | 2001 |
Jim Bunning | Southgate, Kentucky | 1931-10-23 | 1955 | 1971 |
Chris Burke | Louisville, Kentucky | 1980-03-11 | 2004 | 2009 |
Hercules Burnett | Louisville, Kentucky | 1865-08-13 | 1888 | 1895 |
George Burpo | Jenkins, Kentucky | 1922-06-19 | 1946 | 1946 |
Keith Butler | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 1989-01-30 | 2013 | 2014 |
Paul Byrd | Louisville, Kentucky | 1970-12-03 | 1995 | 2009 |
Harry Camnitz | McKinney, Kentucky | 1884-10-26 | 1909 | 1911 |
Howie Camnitz | Covington, Kentucky | 1881-08-22 | 1904 | 1915 |
Joe Campbell | Louisville, Kentucky | 1944-03-10 | 1967 | 1967 |
Dixie Carroll | Paducah, Kentucky | 1891-05-19 | 1919 | 1919 |
Pete Center | Hazel Green, Kentucky | 1912-04-22 | 1942 | 1946 |
Ray Chapman | Beaver Dam, Kentucky | 1891-01-15 | 1912 | 1920 |
Bob Clark | Covington, Kentucky | 1863-03-18 | 1886 | 1893 |
Monk Cline | Louisville, Kentucky | 1858-03-03 | 1882 | 1891 |
Tyler Clippard | Lexington, Kentucky | 1985-02-14 | 2007 | 2022 |
Hub Collins | Louisville, Kentucky | 1864-04-15 | 1886 | 1892 |
Earle Combs | Pebworth, Kentucky | 1899-05-14 | 1924 | 1935 |
Bob Conley | Mousie, Kentucky | 1934-02-01 | 1958 | 1958 |
Ted Conovar | Lexington, Kentucky | 1868-03-10 | 1889 | 1889 |
Aaron Cook | Fort Campbell, Kentucky | 1979-02-08 | 2002 | 2012 |
Collin Cowgill | Lexington, Kentucky | 1986-05-22 | 2011 | 2016 |
Joe Cowley | Lexington, Kentucky | 1958-08-15 | 1982 | 1987 |
Bill Coyle | Unknown, Kentucky | 1871-09-20 | 1893 | 1893 |
Dick Crutcher | Frankfort, Kentucky | 1889-11-25 | 1914 | 1915 |
Steve Delabar | Fort Knox, Kentucky | 1983-07-17 | 2011 | 2016 |
Paul Derringer | Springfield, Kentucky | 1906-10-17 | 1931 | 1945 |
John Dolan | Newport, Kentucky | 1867-09-12 | 1890 | 1895 |
Scott Downs | Louisville, Kentucky | 1976-03-17 | 2000 | 2014 |
Brian Doyle | Glasgow, Kentucky | 1955-01-26 | 1978 | 1981 |
Denny Doyle | Glasgow, Kentucky | 1943-01-17 | 1970 | 1977 |
Brian Drahman | Kenton, Kentucky | 1966-11-07 | 1991 | 1994 |
Don Durham | Yosemite, Kentucky | 1949-03-21 | 1972 | 1973 |
Rich Durning | Louisville, Kentucky | 1892-10-10 | 1917 | 1918 |
Adam Duvall | Louisville, Kentucky | 1988-09-04 | 2014 | Active |
John Dyler | Louisville, Kentucky | 1852-06-05 | 1882 | 1882 |
Charlie Eden | Lexington, Kentucky | 1855-01-18 | 1877 | 1885 |
Bob Edmondson | Paris, Kentucky | 1879-04-30 | 1906 | 1908 |
Red Ehret | Louisville, Kentucky | 1868-08-31 | 1888 | 1898 |
George Elder | Lebanon, Kentucky | 1921-03-10 | 1949 | 1949 |
Drew Ellis | Louisville, Kentucky | 1995-12-01 | 2021 | Active |
Rick Engle | Corbin, Kentucky | 1957-04-07 | 1981 | 1981 |
Cliff Fannin | Louisa, Kentucky | 1924-05-13 | 1945 | 1952 |
John Farrell | Covington, Kentucky | 1876-12-04 | 1901 | 1905 |
Doug Flynn | Lexington, Kentucky | 1951-04-18 | 1975 | 1985 |
Marv Foley | Stanford, Kentucky | 1953-08-29 | 1978 | 1984 |
Leo Foster | Covington, Kentucky | 1951-02-02 | 1971 | 1977 |
Fred Frank | Louisa, Kentucky | 1873-03-11 | 1898 | 1898 |
Travis Fryman | Lexington, Kentucky | 1969-03-25 | 1990 | 2002 |
Woodie Fryman | Ewing, Kentucky | 1940-04-12 | 1966 | 1983 |
Hank Gastright | Covington, Kentucky | 1865-03-29 | 1889 | 1896 |
Matt Ginter | Lexington, Kentucky | 1977-12-24 | 2000 | 2008 |
Trevor Gott | Lexington, Kentucky | 1992-08-26 | 2015 | Active |
Earl Grace | Barlow, Kentucky | 1907-02-24 | 1929 | 1937 |
Bill Graham | Flemingsburg, Kentucky | 1937-01-21 | 1966 | 1967 |
Milt Gray | Louisville, Kentucky | 1914-02-21 | 1937 | 1937 |
Andy Green | Lexington, Kentucky | 1977-07-07 | 2004 | 2009 |
Sean Green | Louisville, Kentucky | 1979-04-20 | 2006 | 2011 |
Rick Greene | Fort Knox, Kentucky | 1971-01-02 | 1999 | 1999 |
Kent Greenfield | Guthrie, Kentucky | 1902-07-01 | 1924 | 1929 |
Mike Greenwell | Louisville, Kentucky | 1963-07-18 | 1985 | 1996 |
Denver Grigsby | Jackson, Kentucky | 1901-03-25 | 1923 | 1925 |
John Grim | Lebanon, Kentucky | 1867-08-09 | 1888 | 1899 |
Tom Grubbs | Mount Sterling, Kentucky | 1894-02-22 | 1920 | 1920 |
Don Gullett | Lynn, Kentucky | 1951-01-06 | 1970 | 1978 |
Eddie Haas | Paducah, Kentucky | 1935-05-26 | 1957 | 1960 |
Irv Hach | Louisville, Kentucky | 1873-06-05 | 1897 | 1897 |
John Haldeman | Pewee Valley, Kentucky | 1855-12-02 | 1877 | 1877 |
Drew Hall | Louisville, Kentucky | 1963-03-27 | 1986 | 1990 |
Joe Hall | Paducah, Kentucky | 1966-03-06 | 1994 | 1997 |
Russ Hall | Shelbyville, Kentucky | 1871-09-29 | 1898 | 1901 |
Charlie Hamburg | Louisville, Kentucky | 1866-11-22 | 1890 | 1890 |
Steve Hamilton | Columbia, Kentucky | 1934-11-30 | 1961 | 1972 |
George Harper | Arlington, Kentucky | 1892-06-24 | 1916 | 1929 |
Bill Hart | Louisville, Kentucky | 1865-07-19 | 1886 | 1901 |
Corey Hart | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 1982-03-24 | 2004 | 2015 |
Clyde Hatter | Poplar Hills, Kentucky | 1908-08-07 | 1935 | 1937 |
Rod Henderson | Greensburg, Kentucky | 1971-03-11 | 1994 | 1998 |
Art Herman | Louisville, Kentucky | 1871-05-11 | 1896 | 1897 |
Joe Heving | Covington, Kentucky | 1900-09-02 | 1930 | 1945 |
Johnnie Heving | Covington, Kentucky | 1896-04-29 | 1920 | 1932 |
Mahlon Higbee | Louisville, Kentucky | 1901-08-16 | 1922 | 1922 |
Bill Hobbs | Grants Lick, Kentucky | 1893-05-07 | 1913 | 1916 |
Eddie Hohnhorst | Covington, Kentucky | 1885-01-31 | 1910 | 1912 |
Ed Holley | Benton, Kentucky | 1899-07-23 | 1928 | 1934 |
Jim Holmes | Lawrenceburg, Kentucky | 1881-08-02 | 1906 | 1908 |
Dixie Howell | Harold, Kentucky | 1920-01-07 | 1940 | 1958 |
Dixie Howell | Louisville, Kentucky | 1920-04-24 | 1947 | 1956 |
Rudy Hulswitt | Newport, Kentucky | 1877-02-23 | 1899 | 1910 |
Eddie Hunter | Bellevue, Kentucky | 1905-02-06 | 1933 | 1933 |
Don Hurst | Maysville, Kentucky | 1905-08-12 | 1928 | 1934 |
Mike Jacobs | Louisville, Kentucky | 1876-04-17 | 1902 | 1902 |
Bryce Jarvis | Lexington, Kentucky | 1997-12-26 | 2023 | Active |
Kevin Jarvis | Lexington, Kentucky | 1969-08-01 | 1994 | 2006 |
Irv Jeffries | Louisville, Kentucky | 1905-09-10 | 1930 | 1934 |
Alamazoo Jennings | Newport, Kentucky | 1850-11-30 | 1878 | 1878 |
Dan Jessee | Olive Hill, Kentucky | 1901-02-22 | 1929 | 1929 |
Ed Johnson | Morganfield, Kentucky | 1899-03-31 | 1920 | 1920 |
Lou Johnson | Lexington, Kentucky | 1932-09-22 | 1960 | 1969 |
Jim Jones | London, Kentucky | 1876-12-25 | 1897 | 1902 |
Nate Jones | Butler, Kentucky | 1986-01-28 | 2012 | 2021 |
Austin Kearns | Lexington, Kentucky | 1980-05-20 | 2002 | 2013 |
Jack Keenan | Louisville, Kentucky | 1869-01-01 | 1891 | 1891 |
Shawn Kelley | Louisville, Kentucky | 1984-04-26 | 2009 | Active |
Ed Kennedy | Bellevue, Kentucky | 1861-04-05 | 1884 | 1884 |
Dean Kiekhefer | Louisville, Kentucky | 1989-06-07 | 2016 | Active |
Paul Kilgus | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 1962-02-02 | 1987 | 1993 |
Bill Kissinger | Dayton, Kentucky | 1871-08-15 | 1895 | 1897 |
Fred Koster | Louisville, Kentucky | 1905-12-21 | 1931 | 1931 |
Kenny Kuhn | Louisville, Kentucky | 1937-03-20 | 1955 | 1957 |
Grover Land | Frankfort, Kentucky | 1884-09-22 | 1908 | 1915 |
Bob Langsford | Louisville, Kentucky | 1865-08-05 | 1899 | 1899 |
Jack Littrell | Louisville, Kentucky | 1929-01-22 | 1952 | 1957 |
Jeoff Long | Covington, Kentucky | 1941-10-09 | 1963 | 1964 |
Jim Long | Louisville, Kentucky | 1862-11-15 | 1891 | 1893 |
Bill Ludwig | Louisville, Kentucky | 1882-05-27 | 1908 | 1908 |
Josh Lueke | Highland Heights, Kentucky | 1984-12-05 | 2011 | 2014 |
Tony Mack | Lexington, Kentucky | 1961-04-30 | 1985 | 1985 |
Lou Mahaffey | Unknown, Kentucky | 1874-01-03 | 1898 | 1898 |
Luke Maile | Edgewood, Kentucky | 1991-02-06 | 2015 | Active |
Johnny Marcum | Campbellsburg, Kentucky | 1909-09-09 | 1933 | 1939 |
Justin Marks | Owensboro, Kentucky | 1988-01-12 | 2014 | 2017 |
Nick Maronde | Lexington, Kentucky | 1989-09-05 | 2012 | 2014 |
Phil Maton | Paducah, Kentucky | 1993-03-25 | 2017 | Active |
Carl Mays | Liberty, Kentucky | 1891-11-12 | 1915 | 1929 |
Hervey McClellan | Cynthiana, Kentucky | 1894-12-22 | 1919 | 1924 |
Barry McCormick | Maysville, Kentucky | 1874-12-25 | 1895 | 1904 |
Alex McFarlan | Unknown, Kentucky | 1866-11-11 | 1892 | 1892 |
Dan McGann | Shelbyville, Kentucky | 1871-07-15 | 1896 | 1908 |
Easton McGee | Hopkinsville, Kentucky | 1997-12-26 | 2022 | Active |
Kyle McGrath | Louisville, Kentucky | 1992-07-31 | 2017 | Active |
Joel McKeon | Covington, Kentucky | 1963-02-25 | 1986 | 1987 |
Tom McLaughlin | Louisville, Kentucky | 1860-03-28 | 1883 | 1891 |
Mox McQuery | Garrard County, Kentucky | 1861-06-28 | 1884 | 1891 |
Ed Merrill | Maysville, Kentucky | 1860-05-22 | 1882 | 1884 |
George Miller | Newport, Kentucky | 1853-02-19 | 1877 | 1884 |
Trever Miller | Louisville, Kentucky | 1973-05-29 | 1996 | 2011 |
Larry Milton | Owensboro, Kentucky | 1879-05-04 | 1903 | 1903 |
Jim Minshall | Covington, Kentucky | 1947-07-04 | 1974 | 1975 |
Herb Moford | Brooksville, Kentucky | 1928-08-06 | 1955 | 1962 |
Ed Monroe | Louisville, Kentucky | 1895-02-22 | 1917 | 1918 |
Eddie Moore | Barlow, Kentucky | 1899-01-18 | 1923 | 1934 |
Danny Morris | Greenville, Kentucky | 1946-06-11 | 1968 | 1969 |
Johnny Morrison | Pellville, Kentucky | 1895-10-22 | 1920 | 1930 |
Dick Niehaus | Covington, Kentucky | 1892-10-24 | 1913 | 1920 |
Bill Niles | Covington, Kentucky | 1867-01-11 | 1895 | 1895 |
Randy O'Neal | Ashland, Kentucky | 1960-08-30 | 1984 | 1990 |
John O'Neil | Shelbiana, Kentucky | 1920-04-19 | 1946 | 1946 |
Jim Obradovich | Fort Campbell, Kentucky | 1949-09-13 | 1978 | 1978 |
Pat Osburn | Murray, Kentucky | 1949-05-04 | 1974 | 1975 |
Jimmy Osting | Louisville, Kentucky | 1977-04-07 | 2001 | 2002 |
Jim Park | Richmond, Kentucky | 1892-11-10 | 1915 | 1917 |
Kyle Parker | Fort Thomas, Kentucky | 1989-09-30 | 2014 | 2015 |
George Payne | Mount Vernon, Kentucky | 1889-05-23 | 1920 | 1920 |
Frank Pearce | Middletown, Kentucky | 1905-08-31 | 1933 | 1935 |
Frank Pearce | Jefferson County, Kentucky | 1860-03-30 | 1876 | 1876 |
Frank Pears | Louisville, Kentucky | 1866-08-30 | 1889 | 1893 |
Harrison Peppers | Unknown, Kentucky | 0000-00-00 | 1894 | 1894 |
Chris Peters | Fort Thomas, Kentucky | 1972-01-28 | 1996 | 2001 |
Brandon Pfaadt | Louisville, Kentucky | 1998-10-15 | 2023 | Active |
Fred Pfeffer | Louisville, Kentucky | 1860-03-17 | 1882 | 1897 |
Hugh Poland | Tompkinsville, Kentucky | 1910-01-19 | 1943 | 1948 |
Dale Polley | Georgetown, Kentucky | 1965-08-09 | 1996 | 1996 |
Dykes Potter | Ashland, Kentucky | 1910-11-18 | 1938 | 1938 |
Squire Potter | Flatwoods, Kentucky | 1902-03-18 | 1923 | 1923 |
Mike Powers | Toddspoint, Kentucky | 1906-03-02 | 1932 | 1933 |
Jon Rauch | Louisville, Kentucky | 1978-09-27 | 2002 | 2013 |
John Reccius | Louisville, Kentucky | 1859-10-29 | 1882 | 1883 |
Phil Reccius | Louisville, Kentucky | 1862-06-07 | 1882 | 1890 |
Nick Reeder | Louisville, Kentucky | 1867-03-22 | 1891 | 1891 |
Stan Rees | Cynthiana, Kentucky | 1899-02-25 | 1918 | 1918 |
Pee Wee Reese | Ekron, Kentucky | 1918-07-23 | 1940 | 1958 |
Tommy Reis | Newport, Kentucky | 1914-08-06 | 1938 | 1938 |
Mark Reynolds | Pikeville, Kentucky | 1983-08-03 | 2007 | 2019 |
John Richter | Louisville, Kentucky | 1873-02-08 | 1898 | 1898 |
JT Riddle | Frankfort, Kentucky | 1991-10-12 | 2017 | Active |
Dale Roberts | Owenton, Kentucky | 1942-04-12 | 1967 | 1967 |
Don Robinson | Ashland, Kentucky | 1957-06-08 | 1978 | 1992 |
Gene Roof | Paducah, Kentucky | 1958-01-13 | 1981 | 1983 |
Phil Roof | Paducah, Kentucky | 1941-03-05 | 1961 | 1977 |
Buster Ross | Kuttawa, Kentucky | 1903-03-11 | 1924 | 1926 |
Robbie Ross | Lexington, Kentucky | 1989-06-24 | 2012 | 2017 |
Jack Savage | Louisville, Kentucky | 1964-04-22 | 1987 | 1990 |
Bob Schultz | Louisville, Kentucky | 1923-11-27 | 1951 | 1955 |
Ferdie Schupp | Louisville, Kentucky | 1891-01-16 | 1913 | 1922 |
Bill Schwartz | Jamestown, Kentucky | 1864-04-03 | 1883 | 1884 |
Rudy Schwenck | Louisville, Kentucky | 1884-04-06 | 1909 | 1909 |
Doc Sechrist | Williamstown, Kentucky | 1876-02-10 | 1899 | 1899 |
Phil Seibel | Louisville, Kentucky | 1979-01-28 | 2004 | 2004 |
Ben Shaw | La Center, Kentucky | 1893-06-18 | 1917 | 1918 |
John Shelby | Lexington, Kentucky | 1958-02-23 | 1981 | 1991 |
Chandler Shepherd | Louisa, Kentucky | 1992-08-25 | 2019 | Active |
Lev Shreve | Louisville, Kentucky | 1866-03-12 | 1887 | 1889 |
Terry Shumpert | Paducah, Kentucky | 1966-08-16 | 1990 | 2003 |
Scottie Slayback | Paducah, Kentucky | 1901-10-05 | 1926 | 1926 |
Chick Smith | Dayton, Kentucky | 1892-12-02 | 1913 | 1913 |
Chris Smith | Louisville, Kentucky | 1988-08-19 | 2017 | Active |
George Smith | Louisville, Kentucky | 1901-10-27 | 1926 | 1930 |
Jack Smith | Pikeville, Kentucky | 1935-11-15 | 1962 | 1964 |
Rex Smith | Louisville, Kentucky | 1861-01-04 | 1886 | 1886 |
Will Smith | Louisville, Kentucky | 1995-03-28 | 2019 | Active |
Chris Snopek | Cynthiana, Kentucky | 1970-09-20 | 1995 | 1998 |
Joe Sommer | Covington, Kentucky | 1858-11-20 | 1880 | 1890 |
Billy Sorrell | Morehead, Kentucky | 1940-10-14 | 1965 | 1970 |
Bill Sowders | Louisville, Kentucky | 1864-11-29 | 1888 | 1890 |
John Sowders | Louisville, Kentucky | 1866-12-10 | 1887 | 1890 |
Len Sowders | Louisville, Kentucky | 1861-06-29 | 1886 | 1886 |
Ryan Speier | Frankfort, Kentucky | 1979-07-24 | 2005 | 2009 |
Stan Spence | South Portsmouth, Kentucky | 1915-03-20 | 1940 | 1949 |
Steve Stemle | Louisville, Kentucky | 1977-05-20 | 2005 | 2006 |
John Stephenson | South Portsmouth, Kentucky | 1941-04-13 | 1964 | 1973 |
Josh Stewart | Paducah, Kentucky | 1978-12-05 | 2003 | 2004 |
Scott Stratton | Campbellsburg, Kentucky | 1869-10-02 | 1888 | 1895 |
George Stultz | Louisville, Kentucky | 1873-06-30 | 1894 | 1894 |
Bill Sweeney | Covington, Kentucky | 1886-03-06 | 1907 | 1914 |
Jesse Tannehill | Dayton, Kentucky | 1874-07-14 | 1894 | 1911 |
Lee Tannehill | Dayton, Kentucky | 1880-10-26 | 1903 | 1912 |
Billy Taylor | Butler, Kentucky | 0000-00-00 | 1898 | 1898 |
Graham Taylor | Covington, Kentucky | 1984-05-25 | 2009 | 2009 |
Tom Terrell | Louisville, Kentucky | 1867-06-19 | 1886 | 1886 |
George Textor | Newport, Kentucky | 1886-12-27 | 1914 | 1915 |
Moe Thacker | Louisville, Kentucky | 1934-05-21 | 1958 | 1963 |
J.J. Thobe | Covington, Kentucky | 1970-11-19 | 1995 | 1995 |
Tom Thobe | Covington, Kentucky | 1969-09-03 | 1995 | 1996 |
Mark Thompson | Russellville, Kentucky | 1971-04-07 | 1994 | 2000 |
Jack Thoney | Fort Thomas, Kentucky | 1879-12-08 | 1902 | 1911 |
Lee Tinsley | Shelbyville, Kentucky | 1969-03-04 | 1993 | 1997 |
Dave Tomlin | Maysville, Kentucky | 1949-06-22 | 1972 | 1986 |
Paul Toth | McRoberts, Kentucky | 1935-06-30 | 1962 | 1964 |
George Treadway | Greenup County, Kentucky | 1866-11-11 | 1893 | 1896 |
Chris Turner | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 1969-03-23 | 1993 | 2000 |
Matt Turner | Lexington, Kentucky | 1967-02-18 | 1993 | 1994 |
Ted Turner | Lawrenceburg, Kentucky | 1892-05-04 | 1920 | 1920 |
Dan Uggla | Louisville, Kentucky | 1980-03-11 | 2006 | 2015 |
Bobby Veach | Island, Kentucky | 1888-06-29 | 1912 | 1925 |
Jonny Venters | Pikeville, Kentucky | 1985-03-20 | 2010 | Active |
Dave Watkins | Owensboro, Kentucky | 1944-03-15 | 1969 | 1969 |
Orlie Weaver | Newport, Kentucky | 1886-06-04 | 1910 | 1911 |
Brandon Webb | Ashland, Kentucky | 1979-05-09 | 2003 | 2009 |
Daniel Webb | Paducah, Kentucky | 1989-08-18 | 2013 | 2016 |
Todd Wellemeyer | Louisville, Kentucky | 1978-08-30 | 2003 | 2010 |
Jack Wentz | Louisville, Kentucky | 1863-03-04 | 1891 | 1891 |
Dick West | Louisville, Kentucky | 1915-11-24 | 1938 | 1943 |
Gus Weyhing | Louisville, Kentucky | 1866-09-29 | 1887 | 1901 |
John Weyhing | Louisville, Kentucky | 1869-06-24 | 1888 | 1889 |
Rip Wheeler | Marion, Kentucky | 1898-03-02 | 1921 | 1924 |
Bill White | Louisville, Kentucky | 1978-11-20 | 2007 | 2008 |
Scott Wiggins | Fort Thomas, Kentucky | 1976-03-24 | 2002 | 2002 |
Brad Wilkerson | Owensboro, Kentucky | 1977-06-01 | 2001 | 2008 |
Dale Williams | Ludlow, Kentucky | 1855-10-06 | 1876 | 1876 |
Fin Wilson | East Fork, Kentucky | 1888-12-09 | 1914 | 1915 |
Hughie Wise | Campbellsville, Kentucky | 1906-03-09 | 1930 | 1930 |
Jimmy Wolf | Louisville, Kentucky | 1862-05-12 | 1882 | 1892 |
George Yantz | Louisville, Kentucky | 1886-07-27 | 1912 | 1912 |
Fred Zahner | Louisville, Kentucky | 1870-06-05 | 1894 | 1895 |
Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
Major League Baseball Players Born in Kentucky |
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