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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from New York High Schools

 

Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players who finished high school in this state.

What players did in high school or college does not factor into this list.

Ranking Explanation

 

High School Athlete POS Rookie Yr Overall Rank
Adams (Ozone Park) Eddie Yost 3B 1944 1140
Addison (Addison) Jim Greengrass LF 1952 5431
Adelphia Academy (Brooklyn) Chuck Connors 1B 1949 12959
All Hallows (Bronx) James Norwood RP 2018 16156
Allegany-Limestone (Allegany) Shawn Dubin RP 2023 14599
Amherst (Snyder) Jonah Heim C 2020 3004
Archbishop Molloy (Queens) Mike Baxter RF 2010 16212
Archbishop Stepniac (White Plains) Brian Sweeney RP 2003 12973
Auburn (Auburn) Tim Locastro LF 2017 15710
Auburn (Auburn) Kevin Polcovich SS 1997 15810
Automotive Trades (Brooklyn) Al Heist CF 1960 11980
Averill Park (Sand Lake) Roy Face RP 1953 598
Aviation Tech (New York) Whitey Ford SP 1950 97
Aviation Tech (New York) Lou Limmer 1B 1951 10248
Baker (Baldwinsville) Jason Grilli RP 2000 2783
Baker (Baldwinsville) Scott Blewett RP 2020 14431
Baldwin (Long Island) Al Severinsen RP 1969 7933
Bay Shore (Bay Shore) Greg Weissert RP 2022 11224
Beach Channel (Rockaway) Rolando Roomes LF 1988 14140
Berkeley Carroll (Brooklyn) Adam Ottavino RP 2010 3169
Bethpage (Bethpage) Joe Sambito RP 1976 1360
Bishop Fallon (Buffalo) Frank Bork RP 1964 8556
Bishop Ford Central Catholic (Brooklyn) John Halama RP 1998 4662
Bishop Ludden (Syracuse) John Johnstone RP 1993 6674
Bishop O'Hara (Tonawanda) Bill Scherrer RP 1982 5336
Bishop Turner (Buffalo) Phil Mankowski 3B 1976 14953
Bowne (Flushing) Heathcliff Slocumb RP 1991 2225
Bowne (Flushing) Steve Ratzer RP 1980 12696
Boys (Brooklyn) Tommy Davis LF 1959 1265
Boys (Brooklyn) Dom Zanni RP 1958 5088
Brandeis (New York) John Rodriguez LF 2005 16230
Bridgehampton (Bridgehampton) Carl Yastrzemski LF 1961 17
Brighton (Brighton) Ernie Clement 3B 2021 12519
Broadalbin-Perth (Broadalbin) Matt Gage RP 2022 16080
Brockport (Brockport) Andy Parrino SS 2011 16905
Bronx (Bronx) Bobby Bonilla 3B 1986 366
Brooklyn (Brooklyn) Turk Lown RP 1951 1748
Bryant (Astoria) Billy Loes RP 1950 1291
Burke Catholic (Goshen) Tim Hummel 3B 2003 17025
Bushwick (Brooklyn) Angelo LiPetri RP 1956 9912
Camden (Camden) Lynn Lovenguth RP 1955 9745
Cardozo (Bayside) Peter Munro RP 1999 8872
Catholic (Kingston) Joe Ausanio RP 1994 11373
Catskill (Catskill) Mickey Brantley LF 1986 12278
Cayuga (Port Byron) Mel Hall LF 1981 3697
Center (Moriches) Paul Gibson RP 1988 4056
Central (Binghamton) Rob Gardner RP 1965 5831
Central (Hamburg) Joe Hesketh RP 1984 2340
Central (Horseheads) Kirt Manwaring C 1987 3767
Central (Ilion) Boots Day CF 1969 11635
Central (Lancaster) Jack Phillips 1B 1947 8983
Central (Marlboro) Rob Bell SP 2000 5959
Central (Milford) Mike Barlow RP 1975 6250
Central (Smithtown) John Curtis RP 1970 3003
Central (Valley Stream) Tom A. Gorman RP 1952 2663
Central (Whitehall) Randy St. Claire RP 1984 6055
Central (Windsor) Joel Bennett RP 1998 14409
Chaminade (Mineola) Mike Proly RP 1976 3623
Chaminade (Mineola) John Lannan SP 2007 5311
Chaminade (Mineola) Gene Larkin 1B 1987 7895
Chenango Valley (Binghamton) Justin Topa RP 2020 9629
Childs (Bronx) Bots Nekola RP 1929 10022
Christ the King (Queens) Steve Karsay RP 1993 3598
Christ the King (Queens) Allen Watson SP 1993 4074
Christian Brothers (Albany) John Cerutti SP 1985 4368
Christian Brothers (Syracuse) Frank Riccelli RP 1976 10915
Churchville-Chili (Churchville) Tim Redding SP 2001 4972
Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero) Patrick Corbin SP 2012 1513
Clarke (Westbury) Ron Klimkowski RP 1969 6389
Clarke (Westbury) Bud Anderson RP 1982 8101
Clarkstown North (New City) Chris O'Grady RP 2017 15197
Columbia (East Greenbush) Kevin Smith 3B 2021 16131
Commerce (New York) Lou Gehrig 1B 1923 8
Connetquot (Bohemia) John Pacella RP 1977 8521
Connetquot (Bohemia) Sal Butera C 1980 15286
Copiague (Copiague) Hank Webb SP 1972 8044
Cornwall (New Windsor) Mike Bertotti RP 1995 13328
Curtis (Staten Island) Bobby Thomson CF 1946 454
Curtis (Staten Island) Hank Majeski 3B 1939 3327
Curtis (Staten Island) Anthony Varvaro RP 2010 11021
Curtis (Staten Island) Terry Crowley RF 1969 11133
Curtis (Staten Island) Frank Fernandez C 1967 12030
Davis (Mount Vernon) Ralph Branca SP 1944 703
Deer Park (Deer Park) Ray Searage RP 1981 4966
Deer Park (Deer Park) Joe Valentine RP 2003 15210
DeWitt Clinton (Bronx) Eddie Lopat SP 1944 780
DeWitt Clinton (Bronx) Gil Rondon RP 1976 9424
DeWitt Clinton (Bronx) Ozzie Virgil Sr. 3B 1956 11397
DeWitt Clinton (Bronx) Juan Perez (OF) LF 2013 16882
Dolgeville (Dolgeville) Hal Schumacher SP 1931 522
East (Buffalo) Buddy Rosar C 1939 848
East (Buffalo) Eddie Basinski SS 1944 10922
East (Smithtown) Frank Catalanotto LF 1997 6752
East Hampton (East Hampton) Ross Gload 1B 2000 12084
East Islip (Islip Terrace) Tony Graffanino 2B 1996 10781
East Meadow (East Meadow) Frank Viola SP 1982 439
Eastchester (Eastchester) John Doherty 1B 1992 6464
Eastern District (Brooklyn) Frankie Rodriguez RP 1995 6175
Eleanor Roosevelt (New York) Rocky Colavito RF 1955 278
Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn) Waite Hoyt SP 1918 307
Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn) Don McMahon RP 1957 981
Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn) Tony Balsamo RP 1962 10066
Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn) Jonah Goldman SS 1928 10987
Evander Childs (Bronx) Joe Foy 3B 1966 5328
Falconer (Falconer) Hugh Bedient SP 1912 5648
Farmingdale (Farmingdale) Jack Lamabe RP 1962 3042
Flushing (College Point) Dave Von Ohlen RP 1983 7928
Fordham Prep (Bronx) Frankie Frisch 2B 1919 332
Fordham Prep (Bronx) Johnny Murphy RP 1932 1168
Fordham Prep (Bronx) Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 1943 1401
Fordham Prep (Bronx) Rafael Novoa RP 1990 12293
Fordham Prep (Bronx) Andrew Velazquez SS 2018 16151
Fort Plain (Fort Plain) Bill Dahlen SS 1891 605
Fox Lane (Bedford) Henry Davis C 2023 15690
Fox Lane (Bedford) Darin Mastroianni RF 2011 16911
Franklin (Manhattan) Duke Carmel CF 1959 14174
Franklin Academy (Malone) Tom Browning SP 1984 2073
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Hyde Park) Ricky Horton RP 1984 3705
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Hyde Park) Frank Cimorelli RP 1994 14946
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Hyde Park) Jeff Pierce RP 1995 15621
Garden City (Garden City) Matt Daley RP 2009 13713
Glen Cove (Glen Cove) Craig Hansen RP 2005 13390
Glen Cove (Glen Cove) Desi Wilson 1B 1996 17085
Glens Falls (Glens Falls) David Palmer SP 1978 2718
Glens Falls (Glens Falls) Dave LaPoint SP 1980 3229
Gompers (Bronx) Frank Malzone 3B 1955 859
Grand Street (Brooklyn) Jose Cuas RP 2022 13751
Grand Street Campus (Brooklyn) Dellin Betances RP 2011 1128
Grand Street Campus (Brooklyn) Williams Jerez RP 2018 16161
Holy Cross (Flushing) Dave Valle C 1984 3971
Holy Trinity (Brooklyn) Sal Campisi RP 1969 8614
Horseheads (Horseheads) Greg Keagle SP 1996 11099
Hutchinson Central (Buffalo) John Wyatt RP 1961 1027
Iona Prep (New Rochelle) Colin Moran DH 2016 10050
Iona Prep (New Rochelle) Joe La Sorsa RP 2023 15648
Iona Prep (New Rochelle) Brian Slocum RP 2006 16331
Irving (Tarrytown) Eddie Collins 2B 1906 26
Islip (Islip) Tom Veryzer SS 1973 9101
Ithaca (Ithaca) Harry L. Taylor 1B 1890 7373
Ithaca (Ithaca) Harry Taylor (1866) 1B 1890 9713
Jamaica Inudstrial (Queens) Mickey Harris RP 1940 1613
Jay (Brooklyn) Joe Pepitone 1B 1962 1104
Jefferson (Brooklyn) Shawon Dunston SS 1985 3163
Jefferson (Brooklyn) Willie Lozado 3B 1984 17169
Jefferson (Rochester) Johnny Antonelli SP 1948 262
John Jay (Hopewell Junction) Joe Panik 2B 2014 5066
Johnson City (Johnson City) Ed Connolly Jr. SP 1964 8732
Kellenberg Memorial (Uniondale) Kevin McCarthy RP 2016 10729
Kings Park (Kings Park) Craig Biggio 2B 1988 189
Kingston (Kingston) Mike Ferraro 3B 1966 11838
Kingston (Kingston) Zack Short SS 2021 16138
Kingston (Kingston) Paul Runge 3B 1981 16306
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Sandy Koufax SP 1955 16
Lafayette (Brooklyn) John Franco RP 1984 438
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Pete Falcone SP 1975 2716
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Al Ferrara LF 1963 8988
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Larry Yellen RP 1963 11202
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Mike Fiore 1B 1968 13505
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Kevin Baez SS 1990 17136
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Benny Distefano 1B 1984 17161
Lancaster (Lancaster) Pat Dobson SP 1967 1319
Lane (Brooklyn) Bob Grim RP 1954 1596
LaSalle (Niagara Falls) Rick Manning CF 1975 3918
LaSalle Academy (Brooklyn) John Candelaria SP 1975 424
LaSalle Institute (Troy) Zach Remillard 2B 2023 16627
Lehman (Bronx) T.J. Rivera 2B 2016 16179
Lewis (Queens) Ed Glynn RP 1975 4436
Lewis (Queens) Mike Jorgensen 1B 1968 6511
Lincoln (Brooklyn) Saul Rogovin SP 1949 3112
Lincoln (Brooklyn) Lee Mazzilli CF 1976 3473
Lincoln (Brooklyn) Nelson Figueroa RP 2000 5293
Lincoln (Brooklyn) Dallas Williams LF 1981 15992
Linton (Schenectady) Bill Connors RP 1966 9198
Linton (Schenectady) Jim Barbieri RF 1966 15934
Liverpool (Liverpool) Scott Cassidy RP 2002 11017
Liverpool (Liverpool) Chris Jones RF 1991 14391
Long Beach (Lido Beach) Don Taussig LF 1958 13361
Madison (Brooklyn) Joe Torre C 1960 144
Mahopac (Mahopac) Dave Fleming SP 1991 6310
Mahopac (Mahopac) Brendan White RP 2023 13550
Mahopac (Mahopac) C.J. Riefenhauser RP 2014 16843
Mamaroneck (Mamaroneck) Scott Leius 3B 1990 10415
Manhasset (Manhasset) Danny Barnes RP 2016 12638
Mann (Riverdale) Harrison Bader CF 2017 6219
Maple Hill (Castleton-on-Hudson) Jaime Schultz RP 2018 15880
Marlboro Central (Newburgh) Dee Brown LF 1998 15024
Marshall (Rochester) Bob Keegan SP 1953 3094
Massena (Massena) Jim Deshaies SP 1984 2294
McClancy Memorial (Flushing) Don Cooper RP 1981 10749
McKee Tech (Staten Island) Karl Drews RP 1946 2865
Melville (East Setauket) Steven Matz SP 2015 3363
Melville (East Setauket) Ben Brown SP 2024 10837
Melville (East Setauket) Anthony Kay SP 2019 13380
Memorial (Floral Park) Steve Falteisek RP 1997 16008
Memorial (New Hyde Park) Gary Christenson RP 1979 10658
Memorial (Pelham) Gary Scott 3B 1991 17125
Mepham (North Bellmore) Jason Foley RP 2021 10008
Mepham (North Bellmore) John Morris (OF) RF 1986 15283
Middletown (Middletown) Mike Aviles SS 2008 8530
Mineville (Witherbee) Johnny Podres SP 1953 868
Minisink Valley (Slate Hill) Dave Telgheder SP 1993 7893
Minisink Valley (State Hill) Josh Walker RP 2023 16114
Minoa (East Syracuse) Todd Williams RP 1995 10174
Monroe (Bronx) Hank Greenberg 1B 1930 27
Monroe (Bronx) Ed Kranepool 1B 1962 3508
Monroe (Bronx) Randy Ruiz DH 2008 16968
Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island) Tom Cosgrove RP 2023 12361
Moore (Central Square) Tom Murphy (1991) C 2015 13630
Morris (Bronx) Al Kellett RP 1923 10025
Morris (Bronx) Jack Coffey SS 1909 13245
Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon) Ken Singleton RF 1970 326
Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon) Roy Smith RP 1984 5204
Mynderse Academy (Seneca Falls) Charlie Boardman RP 1913 9028
New Hartford (New Hartford) Andy Van Slyke CF 1983 690
New Rochelle (New Rochelle) Josiah Gray SP 2021 5709
New Rochelle (New Rochelle) Tom Koehler SP 2012 6212
New York Vocational (Jamaica) Rusty Torres RF 1971 12584
Newburgh (Newburgh) Bill Short RP 1960 6904
Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh) Willie Fraser RP 1986 5079
Niagara Falls (Niagara Falls) Vince Molyneaux RP 1917 7721
North (Clarkstown) Will Cunnane RP 1997 8547
North (Commack) Pete Harnisch SP 1988 1043
North (Syracuse) Dave Giusti RP 1962 763
North Shore (Glen Head) Mike Armstrong RP 1980 4993
Notre Dame (Utica) Mark Lemke 2B 1988 7728
Oceanside (Oceanside) Dennis Leonard SP 1974 1271
Oceanside (Oceanside) John Frascatore RP 1994 6715
Oceanside (Oceanside) John Costello RP 1988 7517
Oneonta (Oneonta) Clay Bellinger CF 1999 17058
Orchard Park (Orchard Park) Dave Hollins 3B 1990 3811
Oriskany Falls (Oriskany Falls) Karl Spooner SP 1954 7375
Park West (New York) Devon White CF 1985 1036
Patchogue-Medford (Medford) Marcus Stroman SP 2014 1011
Patchogue-Medford (Medford) Jeff Schaefer SS 1994 16265
Pierson (Sag Harbor) Kyle McGowin RP 2018 15031
Pine Bush (Pine Bush) Joe Nathan RP 1999 318
Pittsford-Mendon (Pittsford) Danny Mendick SS 2019 14773
Port Richmond (Staten Island) Cliff Brantley RP 1991 11216
Poughkeepsie (Poughkeepsie) Fred Lasher RP 1963 5006
Proctor (Utica) Dave Cash 2B 1969 1473
PS #2 (Brooklyn) Jackie Hayes (1861) CF 1882 8190
Queensbury (Queensbury) Brendan Harris SS 2004 11350
Regis (New York) Declan Cronin RP 2023 14667
Richmond Hill (Queens) Phil Rizzuto SS 1941 656
Richmond Hill (Queens) Marius Russo SP 1939 2742
Rocky Point (Rocky Point) Danny Burawa RP 2015 16818
Rome Free Academy (Rome) Archi Cianfrocco 1B 1992 13286
Roosevelt (Yonkers) Hank Fischer RP 1962 4102
Ross (Brentwood) Jim Dougherty RP 1995 12485
Rye (Rye) B.J. Surhoff LF 1987 1535
Rye (Rye) George Kirby SP 2022 3211
Rye (Rye) Eric Junge RP 2002 15511
Sachem (Lake Ronkonkoma) Neal Heaton SP 1982 3048
Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma) Mike Parisi RP 2008 16966
Saratoga Central Catholic (Saratoga Springs) Tim Stauffer RP 2005 5517
Schenectady (Schenectady) Bill Cunningham (2B) 2B 1910 10549
Schenectady (Schenectady) Casper Wells RF 2010 15067
Seaford (Seaford) Jim Norris RF 1977 11663
Seaford (Seaford) Sean Nolin SP 2013 14057
Seton Catholic (Binghamton) John Pawlowski RP 1987 14000
Sewanhaka (Floral Park) Pete Richert RP 1962 879
Sewanhaka (Floral Park) Bob Giallombardo SP 1958 9071
Seward Park (Seward Park) Edwin Almonte RP 2003 16441
Shaker (Latham) Jeff Hoffman RP 2016 3410
Shaker (Latham) Tommy Kahnle RP 2014 4060
Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn) Rico Petrocelli SS 1963 1563
Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn) Frank Brooks RP 2004 15821
Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) Ian Anderson SP 2020 6776
Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) Dan Peltier RF 1992 17118
Shoreham-Wading (Shoreham) Keith Osik C 1996 13281
Smithtown East (St. James) Jim Mecir RP 1995 3610
South (Commack) Don DeMola RP 1974 6594
South (Great Neck) Charlie Williams RP 1971 3709
South Park (Buffalo) Warren Spahn SP 1942 49
South Shore (Brooklyn) Wayne Rosenthal RP 1991 10982
St. Dominic (Oyster Bay) Reiss Knehr RP 2021 16081
St. Francis (Colden) Kevin Kobel SP 1973 6336
St. Helena (Bronx) Mike Nagy SP 1969 6502
St. John the Baptist (West Islip) John Habyan RP 1985 3959
St. John the Baptist (West Islip) Logan O'Hoppe C 2022 8351
St. John the Baptist (West Islip) Joe Palumbo SP 2019 14709
St. John's Military Academy (Syracuse) Iron Davis SP 1912 6796
St. Johnsville (St. Johnsville) Roger Weaver RP 1980 8352
St. Joseph by the Sea (Staten Island) Matt Festa RP 2018 12224
St. Joseph's (Buffalo) Frank Kreutzer RP 1962 7444
St. Michael's (Brooklyn) Rinty Monahan RP 1953 9374
St. Peter's (Staten Island) Larry Bearnarth RP 1963 5706
Suffern (Suffern) Walt Weiss SS 1987 5024
Sutherland (Pittsford) Mike Jones RP 1980 8591
Syracuse (Syracuse) Frank Scanlan RP 1909 14179
Technical (Brooklyn) Tommy Holmes RF 1942 630
Technical (Brooklyn) Jim Prendergast RP 1948 10388
Telecommunication Arts & Tech (Brooklyn) Joshua Palacios RF 2021 16077
Telecommunications (Brooklyn) James Jones CF 2014 16090
The Berkeley Carroll School (Brooklyn) Richie Palacios 2B 2022 15470
Theodore Roosevelt (Bronx) Ben Oglivie LF 1971 1266
Tilden (Brooklyn) Sid Gordon LF 1941 730
Tilden (Brooklyn) Willie Randolph 2B 1975 931
Tonawanda (Tonawanda) Dave Geisel RP 1978 5126
Tonawanda (Tonawanda) Jim Britton RP 1967 6647
Tonawanda (Tonawanda) Jim Britt SP 1872 8734
Tonawanda (Tonawanda) Glen Cook SP 1985 12547
Tottenville (Staten Island) Jason Marquis SP 2000 2500
Tottenville (Staten Island) Rich Scheid RP 1992 13040
Tottenville (Staten Island) Zack Granite CF 2017 16785
Trinity (Pawling) Mo Vaughn 1B 1991 461
Trinity (Pawling) Kirk McCaskill SP 1985 2715
Troy (Troy) Billy Harrell SS 1955 12140
Truman (Bronx) Stan Jefferson CF 1986 14430
Union (Endicott) Johnny Logan SS 1951 1540
Union-Endicott (Endicott) Jim Johnson RP 2006 1683
Valhalla (Valhalla) Keefe Cato RP 1983 13141
Valley Central (Montgomery) Matt Morris SP 1997 1368
Valley Central (Montgomery) Jason Motte RP 2008 4275
Valley Central (Montgomery) James Karinchak RP 2019 7687
Valley Stream (Valley Stream) Conrad Cardinal RP 1963 10984
Wagner (Staten Island) Frank Menechino 2B 1999 12671
Wantaugh (Wantaugh) Chuck Smith SP 2000 8062
Washington (New York) Manny Ramirez LF 1993 92
Washington (New York) Arnie Portocarrero SP 1954 3499
Washington (New York) Alex Arias SS 1992 12521
Washington (Washington Heights) Rod Carew 1B 1967 71
West Babylon (West Babylon) Billy Koch RP 1999 2599
West Genesee (Camillus) Frank DiPino RP 1981 2717
West Islip (West Islip) Nick Tropeano RP 2014 8281
Westbury (Westbury) Tom Donohue C 1979 16307
Westhill (Syracuse) Dave Lemanczyk SP 1973 3398
Westinghouse (Brooklyn) Joe Pignatano C 1957 10862
White Plains (White Plains) Art Schult 1B 1953 11793
White Plains (White Plains) Sal Yvars C 1947 12867
Williamsville (Williamsville) Matt Winters RF 1989 17143
Wilson (Wilson) Steve Geltz RP 2012 13024
Wingate (Brooklyn) Frank Tepedino 1B 1967 15425
Woodmere (Woodmere) Les Howe RP 1923 9027
Xaverian (Brooklyn) Rich Aurilia SS 1995 3810
Xaverian (Brooklyn) Frank Seminara SP 1992 10260
Yonkers (Yonkers) Dell Alston RF 1977 17213

 


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