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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Michigan 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.
| High School | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| Adrian (Adrian) | Mike G. Marshall | RP | 1967 | 457 |
| All Saints (Bay City) | Keith Miller | 2B | 1987 | 12011 |
| Allen Park (Allen Park) | Tom Tresh | LF | 1961 | 1212 |
| Alma (Alma) | Bob Bruce | SP | 1959 | 2454 |
| Alpena (Alpena) | Blaise Ilsley | RP | 1994 | 14225 |
| Anchor Bay (Fair Haven) | Anthony Misiewicz | RP | 2020 | 12169 |
| Aquinas (Southgate) | Paul Assenmacher | RP | 1986 | 1777 |
| Arthur Hill (Saginaw) | Curt Young | SP | 1983 | 3939 |
| Arthur Hill (Saginaw) | Ed Albosta | RP | 1941 | 8985 |
| Austin Catholic (Detroit) | Dave DeBusschere | RP | 1962 | 7573 |
| Bedford (Temperance) | Dennis Kinney | RP | 1978 | 7925 |
| Bedford (Temperance) | Joey Wiemer | CF | 2023 | 13390 |
| Bellaire (Bellaire) | Roger Mason | RP | 1984 | 4869 |
| Belleville (Belleville) | Billy Ashley | LF | 1992 | 4261 |
| Berkley (Berkley) | Dick Radatz | RP | 1962 | 866 |
| Berkley (Berkley) | Don Kirkwood | RP | 1974 | 6225 |
| Bishop Gallagher (Detroit) | Brett Hinchliffe | RP | 1999 | 14789 |
| Blissfield (Blissfield) | Ray Soff | RP | 1986 | 11469 |
| Brablec (Roseville) | Ernie Whitt | C | 1976 | 1312 |
| Britton-Macon (Britton) | Duane Below | RP | 2011 | 12861 |
| Brother Rice (Birmingham) | DJ LeMahieu | 2B | 2011 | 800 |
| Brother Rice (Birmingham) | Karl Kauffmann | RP | 2023 | 15771 |
| Bullock Creek (Midland) | Dick Lange | RP | 1972 | 7372 |
| Bullock Creek (Midland) | Keegan Akin | RP | 2020 | 7923 |
| Calumet (Calumet) | George Brunet | SP | 1956 | 2477 |
| Carlson (Gibraltar) | John Schreiber | RP | 2019 | 8702 |
| Carmen (Flint) | Jeff Hamilton | 3B | 1986 | 12945 |
| Cass Tech (Detroit) | Carmen Fanzone | 3B | 1970 | 13812 |
| Catholic Central (Grand Rapids) | Wally Pipp | 1B | 1913 | 1114 |
| Cedar Springs (Cedar Springs) | Ross Powell | RP | 1993 | 13501 |
| Central (Flint) | Jim Abbott | SP | 1989 | 2741 |
| Central (Flint) | Ron Pruitt | RF | 1975 | 13816 |
| Central (Grand Rapids) | Dave Rozema | SP | 1977 | 3598 |
| Central (Kalamazoo) | Derek Jeter | SS | 1995 | 131 |
| Central (Kalamazoo) | Neil Berry | 2B | 1948 | 8821 |
| Central (Kalamazoo) | Mike Squires | 1B | 1975 | 8835 |
| Central (Portage) | Kirt Ojala | RP | 1997 | 11592 |
| Central (Portage) | Jeff Criswell | RP | 2024 | 15322 |
| Central Montcalm (Stanton) | Greg Cadaret | RP | 1987 | 3720 |
| Centreville (Centreville) | Matt Thornton | RP | 2004 | 2495 |
| Clarkston (Clarkston) | Steve Howe | RP | 1980 | 1460 |
| Clarkston (Clarkston) | Tim Birtsas | RP | 1985 | 6204 |
| Clarkston (Clarkston) | Danny Fife | SP | 1973 | 10912 |
| Clawson (Clawson) | Marty Clary | SP | 1987 | 9884 |
| Cody (Detroit) | Bob Owchinko | RP | 1976 | 3591 |
| Coleman (Coleman) | Vern Ruhle | SP | 1974 | 3221 |
| Cooley (Detroit) | Milt Pappas | SP | 1957 | 904 |
| Cooley (Detroit) | Joe Ginsberg | C | 1948 | 4836 |
| Cooley (Detroit) | Ozzie Van Brabant | RP | 1954 | 9896 |
| Crestwood (Dearborn Heights) | Gary Wayne | RP | 1989 | 6421 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Frank Tanana | SP | 1973 | 426 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Chris Sabo | 3B | 1988 | 1731 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Ray Herbert | SP | 1950 | 1906 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Charlie Haeger | RP | 2006 | 12846 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Al Moran | SS | 1963 | 13043 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | John McHale | 1B | 1943 | 13591 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Grant Hartwig | RP | 2023 | 14898 |
| Detroit Jesuit (Jesuit) | Greg Mulleavy | SS | 1933 | 11493 |
| Divine Child (Dearborn) | Chris Rusin | SP | 2012 | 7132 |
| Divine Child (Dearborn) | Eric Haase | C | 2018 | 8896 |
| Dondero (Royal Oak) | Mike Joyce | RP | 1962 | 8695 |
| Dondero (Royal Oak) | Jason Beverlin | RP | 2002 | 15731 |
| Dow (Midland) | Scott Winchester | RP | 1997 | 12819 |
| Eastern (Detroit) | Augie Bergamo | RF | 1944 | 9575 |
| Eastern (Detroit) | Joe Lafata | LF | 1947 | 12892 |
| Eastern (Detroit) | Joe Altobelli | LF | 1955 | 14534 |
| Escanaba (Escanaba) | Kevin Tapani | SP | 1989 | 2296 |
| Ewen-Trout Creek (Ewen) | Dick Pole | SP | 1973 | 5287 |
| Flat Rock (Flat Rock) | Fred Gladding | RP | 1961 | 1387 |
| Ford (Dearborn) | Derek Lowe | SP | 1997 | 972 |
| Fowlerville (Fowlerville) | Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 1924 | 65 |
| Fraser (Fraser) | Pat Hentgen | SP | 1991 | 1152 |
| Grand Haven (Grand Haven) | Howard Bailey | RP | 1981 | 9430 |
| Grandville (Grandville) | Brent Gates | 2B | 1993 | 9549 |
| Grass Lake (Grass Lake) | Tim Crabtree | RP | 1995 | 5450 |
| Grass Lake (Grass Lake) | Jason Middlebrook | RP | 2001 | 11976 |
| Gross Pointe South (Gross Pointe Farms) | Chris Getz | 2B | 2008 | 12944 |
| Hamtramck (Hamtramck) | Bill Nahorodny | C | 1976 | 11931 |
| Hartland (Hartland) | Lee Gardner | RP | 2002 | 11740 |
| Hazel Park (Hazel Park) | Bob Welch | SP | 1978 | 341 |
| Hazel Park (Hazel Park) | Joe Roa | RP | 1995 | 9588 |
| Heritage (Saginaw) | Spencer Schwellenbach | SP | 2024 | 6139 |
| Highland Park (Highland Park) | Billy Pierce | SP | 1945 | 161 |
| Highland Park (Highland Park) | Ike Delock | RP | 1952 | 1753 |
| Hill McCloy (Montrose) | Scott Aldred | RP | 1990 | 5963 |
| Holland (Holland) | George Zuverink | RP | 1951 | 2877 |
| Holland (Holland) | Andy Van Hekken | SP | 2002 | 13622 |
| Homer (Homer) | Josh Collmenter | RP | 2011 | 5328 |
| Hudsonville (Hudsonville) | John Vander Wal | RF | 1991 | 9328 |
| Inkster (Inkster) | Leon Wagner | LF | 1958 | 1107 |
| Jenison (Jenison) | Mark Dewey | RP | 1990 | 7054 |
| Jenison (Jenison) | Caleb Baragar | RP | 2020 | 13198 |
| Kennedy (Taylor) | Steve Avery | SP | 1990 | 1752 |
| Kimball (Royal Oak) | Brad Havens | RP | 1981 | 4468 |
| Lake Fenton (Linden) | Mickey Weston | RP | 1989 | 12727 |
| Lake Shore (St. Clair Shore) | Chris Knapp | SP | 1975 | 5775 |
| Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) | Hunter Brown | RP | 2022 | 8947 |
| L'Anse Creuse (Mount Clemens) | Lary Sorensen | SP | 1977 | 3154 |
| Lawton (Lawton) | Charlie Maxwell | LF | 1950 | 1441 |
| Lee (Wyoming) | Rick Kreuger | SP | 1975 | 11612 |
| Livonia (Livonia) | Bernie Carbo | RF | 1969 | 6081 |
| Lowell (Lowell) | Kaleb Ort | RP | 2021 | 14834 |
| Lumen Christi (Jackson) | Ryan LaMarre | CF | 2015 | 16167 |
| Memorial (Wayne) | Pat Sheridan | RF | 1981 | 8435 |
| Midland (Midland) | Larry Jaster | RP | 1965 | 4151 |
| Milford (Highland) | Bryan Clutterbuck | RP | 1986 | 10064 |
| Millington (Millington) | Danny Schell | LF | 1954 | 11041 |
| Muskegon (Muskegon) | Ray Newman | RP | 1971 | 9532 |
| Northeastern (Detroit) | Tom Poholsky | SP | 1950 | 3618 |
| Northeastern (Detroit) | Hobie Landrith | C | 1950 | 5143 |
| Northern (Detroit) | Alex Mustaikis | RP | 1940 | 9795 |
| Northern (Detroit) | Tom Ragland | 2B | 1971 | 15803 |
| Northern (Portage) | Leon Roberts | RF | 1974 | 6265 |
| Northern (Portage) | Tommy Henry | SP | 2022 | 11122 |
| Northern (Portage) | Max Schuemann | SS | 2024 | 13522 |
| Northfield (Northfield) | Fred Holdsworth | RP | 1972 | 6737 |
| Northwestern (Detroit) | Willie Horton | LF | 1963 | 1033 |
| Northwestern (Detroit) | John Mayberry | 1B | 1968 | 1294 |
| Northwestern (Detroit) | Alex Johnson | LF | 1964 | 2575 |
| Northwestern (Detroit) | Willie Kirkland | RF | 1958 | 3544 |
| Northwestern (Detroit) | Harry Chiti | C | 1950 | 4260 |
| Novi (Novi) | Mitch Maier | CF | 2006 | 13927 |
| Ontonagon (Ontonagon) | Dan Dobbek | CF | 1959 | 12053 |
| Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids) | Mickey Stanley | CF | 1964 | 1969 |
| Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids) | Rob Ellis | 3B | 1971 | 16574 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes (River Rouge) | Barney Mussill | RP | 1944 | 8448 |
| Palmer (Grand Rapids) | Al DeVormer | C | 1918 | 11993 |
| Paw Paw (Paw Paw) | Bill Killefer | C | 1909 | 2127 |
| Paw Paw (Paw Paw) | Pat Paige | SP | 1911 | 10284 |
| Pershing (Detroit) | Ted Sizemore | 2B | 1969 | 4405 |
| Pershing (Detroit) | Lenny Green | CF | 1957 | 4574 |
| Pershing (Detroit) | Marvin Lane | LF | 1971 | 15861 |
| Pioneer (Ann Arbor) | Zach Putnam | RP | 2011 | 8770 |
| Plymouth Salem (Canton) | Tom Davey | RP | 1999 | 11009 |
| Quincy (Quincy) | Ed Donnelly (1932) | RP | 1959 | 10279 |
| Redford (Detroit) | Bill Zepp | RP | 1969 | 8440 |
| River Valley (Three Oaks) | Matt Mantei | RP | 1995 | 4545 |
| River Valley (Three Oaks) | Jeff Peterek | SP | 1989 | 12454 |
| Rochester (Rochester Hills) | Jim Burton | RP | 1975 | 7806 |
| Rochester (Rochester Hills) | Andrew Good | RP | 2003 | 11690 |
| Romulus (Romulus) | Charlie Lau | C | 1956 | 10442 |
| Roosevelt (Wyandotte) | Larry Pashnick | RP | 1982 | 9507 |
| Roseville (Roseville) | Brian Sikorski | RP | 2000 | 12771 |
| Royal Oak (Royal Oak) | Bill Freehan | C | 1961 | 396 |
| Saginaw (Saginaw) | Bob Buhl | SP | 1953 | 645 |
| Saline (Saline) | Bobby Korecky | RP | 2008 | 15823 |
| Sexton (Lansing) | Dave W. Campbell | 2B | 1967 | 12010 |
| South Haven (South Haven) | Dave Gumpert | RP | 1982 | 6270 |
| Southfield (Southfield) | Ted Simmons | C | 1968 | 110 |
| Southgate (Southgate) | Jeff Jones | RP | 1980 | 5836 |
| Southgate (Southgate) | Jeff Kaiser | RP | 1985 | 12256 |
| Southwestern (Detroit) | Stan Lopata | C | 1948 | 1206 |
| Southwestern (Detroit) | Barney McCosky | CF | 1939 | 1313 |
| Southwestern (Detroit) | Mike Tresh | C | 1938 | 1811 |
| Southwestern (Flint) | Merv Rettenmund | RF | 1968 | 7055 |
| Southwestern (Flint) | Rick Leach | 1B | 1981 | 13096 |
| St. Andrew (Saginaw) | Al Luplow | RF | 1961 | 9697 |
| St. Clair (St. Clair) | Jake Cronenworth | 2B | 2020 | 3185 |
| St. Joseph (Detroit) | Dennis Ribant | RP | 1964 | 4951 |
| St. Ladislaus (Hamtramck) | Steve Gromek | SP | 1941 | 1087 |
| St. Ladislaus (Hamtramck) | Tom Paciorek | LF | 1970 | 4341 |
| St. Ladislaus (Hamtramck) | Doug Konieczny | SP | 1973 | 8319 |
| St. Louis (St. Louis) | Jim Northrup | RF | 1964 | 2590 |
| St. Mary's (Detroit) | Scott Kamieniecki | SP | 1991 | 4104 |
| St. Mary's (Lansing) | Vic Saier | 1B | 1911 | 2544 |
| St. Mary's (Lansing) | Jim Stump | RP | 1957 | 8864 |
| St. Mary's (Orchard Lake) | Mike Ignasiak | RP | 1991 | 9504 |
| St. Mary's (Orchard Lake) | Jim Paciorek | 1B | 1987 | 16481 |
| St. Stephen (Port Huron) | Jim Gosger | CF | 1963 | 8598 |
| Sterling Heights (Sterling Heights) | Dave Borkowski | RP | 1999 | 8003 |
| Stevenson (Sterling Heights) | Brandon Hughes | RP | 2022 | 12870 |
| Traverse City (Traverse City) | Bunny Brief | 1B | 1912 | 10013 |
| Trenton (Trenton) | J.J. Putz | RP | 2003 | 974 |
| Trenton (Trenton) | Matt Shoemaker | SP | 2013 | 4751 |
| Trenton (Trenton) | Anthony Bass | RP | 2011 | 4826 |
| Troy (Troy) | Steve McCatty | SP | 1977 | 3360 |
| Troy (Troy) | Dick Billings | C | 1968 | 6951 |
| Troy (Troy) | Jon Berti | 2B | 2018 | 12351 |
| Union (Grand Rapids) | Rick Miller | CF | 1971 | 2970 |
| Union (Redford) | Rickey Clark | SP | 1967 | 6304 |
| Union (Redford) | Bill Fahey | C | 1971 | 15004 |
| University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) | Vern Spencer | CF | 1920 | 12673 |
| Utica (Utica) | Duke Maas | RP | 1955 | 3415 |
| Waterford-Kettering (Waterford) | Kirk Gibson | LF | 1979 | 1772 |
| Waterford-Kettering (Waterford) | Paul Fry | RP | 2018 | 9810 |
| Waverly (Lansing) | John Smoltz | SP | 1988 | 132 |
| Wayland (Wayland) | Phil Regan | RP | 1960 | 1455 |
| Western (Auburn) | Matt Mieske | RF | 1993 | 11210 |
| Western (Detroit) | King Cole | SP | 1909 | 3733 |
| Western (Detroit) | Todd Cruz | SS | 1978 | 12047 |
| Whitehall (Whitehall) | Nate McLouth | CF | 2005 | 4306 |
| Wright (Detroit) | Hal Newhouser | SP | 1939 | 78 |
| Wyandotte (Wyandotte) | John Martin | RP | 1980 | 6560 |
| Wyandotte (Wyandotte) | Leo Cristante | RP | 1951 | 8337 |
| Ypsilanti (Ypsilanti) | Don Schwall | SP | 1961 | 2891 |
| Zeeland (Zeeland) | Jim Kaat | SP | 1959 | 529 |
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