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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 1129
Addison (Addison) Jim Greengrass LF 1952 5399
Adelphia Academy (Brooklyn) Chuck Connors 1B 1949 12633
All Hallows (Bronx) James Norwood RP 2018 15567
Allegany-Limestone (Allegany) Shawn Dubin RP 2023 12565
Amherst (Snyder) Jonah Heim C 2020 3203
Archbishop Molloy (Queens) Mike Baxter RF 2010 15624
Archbishop Stepniac (White Plains) Brian Sweeney RP 2003 12647
Auburn (Auburn) Tim Locastro LF 2017 15159
Auburn (Auburn) Kevin Polcovich SS 1997 15254
Automotive Trades (Brooklyn) Al Heist CF 1960 11704
Averill Park (Sand Lake) Roy Face RP 1953 591
Aviation Tech (New York) Whitey Ford SP 1950 97
Aviation Tech (New York) Lou Limmer 1B 1951 10107
Baker (Baldwinsville) Jason Grilli RP 2000 2764
Baker (Baldwinsville) Scott Blewett RP 2020 15097
Baldwin (Long Island) Al Severinsen RP 1969 7881
Bay Shore (Bay Shore) Greg Weissert RP 2022 13612
Beach Channel (Rockaway) Rolando Roomes LF 1988 13710
Berkeley Carroll (Brooklyn) Adam Ottavino RP 2010 3150
Bethpage (Bethpage) Joe Sambito RP 1976 1350
Bishop Fallon (Buffalo) Frank Bork RP 1964 8502
Bishop Ford Central Catholic (Brooklyn) John Halama RP 1998 4616
Bishop Ludden (Syracuse) John Johnstone RP 1993 6641
Bishop O'Hara (Tonawanda) Bill Scherrer RP 1982 5303
Bishop Turner (Buffalo) Phil Mankowski 3B 1976 14480
Bowne (Flushing) Heathcliff Slocumb RP 1991 2209
Bowne (Flushing) Steve Ratzer RP 1980 12370
Boys (Brooklyn) Tommy Davis LF 1959 1256
Boys (Brooklyn) Dom Zanni RP 1958 5058
Brandeis (New York) John Rodriguez LF 2005 15642
Bridgehampton (Bridgehampton) Carl Yastrzemski LF 1961 17
Brighton (Brighton) Ernie Clement 2B 2021 14051
Broadalbin-Perth (Broadalbin) Matt Gage RP 2022 15984
Brockport (Brockport) Andy Parrino SS 2011 16236
Bronx (Bronx) Bobby Bonilla 3B 1986 365
Brooklyn (Brooklyn) Turk Lown RP 1951 1733
Bryant (Astoria) Billy Loes RP 1950 1281
Burke Catholic (Goshen) Tim Hummel 3B 2003 16356
Bushwick (Brooklyn) Angelo LiPetri RP 1956 9793
Camden (Camden) Lynn Lovenguth RP 1955 9644
Cardozo (Bayside) Peter Munro RP 1999 8823
Catholic (Kingston) Joe Ausanio RP 1994 11148
Catskill (Catskill) Mickey Brantley LF 1986 11973
Cayuga (Port Byron) Mel Hall LF 1981 3667
Center (Moriches) Paul Gibson RP 1988 4019
Central (Binghamton) Rob Gardner RP 1965 5814
Central (Hamburg) Joe Hesketh RP 1984 2324
Central (Horseheads) Kirt Manwaring C 1987 3738
Central (Ilion) Boots Day CF 1969 11379
Central (Lancaster) Jack Phillips 1B 1947 8930
Central (Marlboro) Rob Bell SP 2000 5946
Central (Milford) Mike Barlow RP 1975 6223
Central (Smithtown) John Curtis RP 1970 2985
Central (Valley Stream) Tom A. Gorman RP 1952 2644
Central (Whitehall) Randy St. Claire RP 1984 6035
Central (Windsor) Joel Bennett RP 1998 13970
Chaminade (Mineola) Mike Proly RP 1976 3592
Chaminade (Mineola) John Lannan SP 2007 5276
Chaminade (Mineola) Gene Larkin 1B 1987 7842
Chenango Valley (Binghamton) Justin Topa RP 2020 8351
Childs (Bronx) Bots Nekola RP 1929 9901
Christ the King (Queens) Steve Karsay RP 1993 3566
Christ the King (Queens) Allen Watson SP 1993 4034
Christian Brothers (Albany) John Cerutti SP 1985 4319
Christian Brothers (Syracuse) Frank Riccelli RP 1976 10718
Churchville-Chili (Churchville) Tim Redding SP 2001 4939
Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero) Patrick Corbin SP 2012 1499
Clarke (Westbury) Ron Klimkowski RP 1969 6357
Clarke (Westbury) Bud Anderson RP 1982 8043
Clarkstown North (New City) Chris O'Grady RP 2017 14692
Columbia (East Greenbush) Kevin Smith 3B 2021 15538
Commerce (New York) Lou Gehrig 1B 1923 8
Connetquot (Bohemia) John Pacella RP 1977 8469
Connetquot (Bohemia) Sal Butera C 1980 14774
Copiague (Copiague) Hank Webb SP 1972 7990
Cornwall (New Windsor) Mike Bertotti RP 1995 12975
Curtis (Staten Island) Bobby Thomson CF 1946 453
Curtis (Staten Island) Hank Majeski 3B 1939 3302
Curtis (Staten Island) Anthony Varvaro RP 2010 10821
Curtis (Staten Island) Terry Crowley RF 1969 10924
Curtis (Staten Island) Frank Fernandez C 1967 11751
Davis (Mount Vernon) Ralph Branca SP 1944 694
Deer Park (Deer Park) Ray Searage RP 1981 4934
Deer Park (Deer Park) Joe Valentine RP 2003 14701
DeWitt Clinton (Bronx) Eddie Lopat SP 1944 768
DeWitt Clinton (Bronx) Gil Rondon RP 1976 9354
DeWitt Clinton (Bronx) Ozzie Virgil Sr. 3B 1956 11171
DeWitt Clinton (Bronx) Juan Perez (OF) LF 2013 16214
Dolgeville (Dolgeville) Hal Schumacher SP 1931 516
East (Buffalo) Buddy Rosar C 1939 835
East (Buffalo) Eddie Basinski SS 1944 10725
East (Smithtown) Frank Catalanotto LF 1997 6722
East Hampton (East Hampton) Ross Gload 1B 2000 11806
East Islip (Islip Terrace) Tony Graffanino 2B 1996 10593
East Meadow (East Meadow) Frank Viola SP 1982 439
Eastchester (Eastchester) John Doherty 1B 1992 6433
Eastern District (Brooklyn) Frankie Rodriguez RP 1995 6151
Eleanor Roosevelt (New York) Rocky Colavito RF 1955 275
Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn) Waite Hoyt SP 1918 304
Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn) Don McMahon RP 1957 966
Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn) Tony Balsamo RP 1962 9941
Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn) Jonah Goldman SS 1928 10787
Evander Childs (Bronx) Joe Foy 3B 1966 5293
Falconer (Falconer) Hugh Bedient SP 1912 5637
Farmingdale (Farmingdale) Jack Lamabe RP 1962 3024
Flushing (College Point) Dave Von Ohlen RP 1983 7876
Fordham Prep (Bronx) Frankie Frisch 2B 1919 331
Fordham Prep (Bronx) Johnny Murphy RP 1932 1157
Fordham Prep (Bronx) Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 1943 1388
Fordham Prep (Bronx) Rafael Novoa RP 1990 11991
Fordham Prep (Bronx) Andrew Velazquez SS 2018 15562
Fort Plain (Fort Plain) Bill Dahlen SS 1891 598
Fox Lane (Bedford) Henry Davis RF 2023 15518
Fox Lane (Bedford) Darin Mastroianni RF 2011 16242
Franklin (Manhattan) Duke Carmel CF 1959 13744
Franklin Academy (Malone) Tom Browning SP 1984 2059
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Hyde Park) Ricky Horton RP 1984 3674
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Hyde Park) Frank Cimorelli RP 1994 14473
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Hyde Park) Jeff Pierce RP 1995 15078
Garden City (Garden City) Matt Daley RP 2009 13324
Glen Cove (Glen Cove) Craig Hansen RP 2005 13030
Glen Cove (Glen Cove) Desi Wilson 1B 1996 16416
Glens Falls (Glens Falls) David Palmer SP 1978 2700
Glens Falls (Glens Falls) Dave LaPoint SP 1980 3208
Gompers (Bronx) Frank Malzone 3B 1955 846
Grand Street (Brooklyn) Jose Cuas RP 2022 13358
Grand Street Campus (Brooklyn) Dellin Betances RP 2011 1117
Grand Street Campus (Brooklyn) Williams Jerez RP 2018 15572
Holy Cross (Flushing) Dave Valle C 1984 3935
Holy Trinity (Brooklyn) Sal Campisi RP 1969 8557
Horseheads (Horseheads) Greg Keagle SP 1996 10891
Hutchinson Central (Buffalo) John Wyatt RP 1961 1014
Iona Prep (New Rochelle) Colin Moran DH 2016 9927
Iona Prep (New Rochelle) Joe La Sorsa RP 2023 15104
Iona Prep (New Rochelle) Brian Slocum RP 2006 15742
Irving (Tarrytown) Eddie Collins 2B 1906 26
Islip (Islip) Tom Veryzer SS 1973 9047
Ithaca (Ithaca) Harry L. Taylor 1B 1890 7339
Ithaca (Ithaca) Harry Taylor (1866) 1B 1890 9610
Jamaica Inudstrial (Queens) Mickey Harris RP 1940 1599
Jay (Brooklyn) Joe Pepitone 1B 1962 1093
Jefferson (Brooklyn) Shawon Dunston SS 1985 3144
Jefferson (Brooklyn) Willie Lozado 3B 1984 16501
Jefferson (Rochester) Johnny Antonelli SP 1948 261
John Jay (Hopewell Junction) Joe Panik 2B 2014 5034
Johnson City (Johnson City) Ed Connolly SP 1964 8677
Kellenberg Memorial (Uniondale) Kevin McCarthy RP 2016 10544
Kings Park (Kings Park) Craig Biggio 2B 1988 185
Kingston (Kingston) Mike Ferraro 3B 1966 11574
Kingston (Kingston) Zack Short SS 2021 15547
Kingston (Kingston) Paul Runge 3B 1981 15718
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Sandy Koufax SP 1955 16
Lafayette (Brooklyn) John Franco RP 1984 438
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Pete Falcone SP 1975 2698
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Al Ferrara LF 1963 8934
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Larry Yellen RP 1963 10988
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Mike Fiore 1B 1968 13131
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Kevin Baez SS 1990 16467
Lafayette (Brooklyn) Benny Distefano 1B 1984 16493
Lancaster (Lancaster) Pat Dobson SP 1967 1308
Lane (Brooklyn) Bob Grim RP 1954 1582
LaSalle (Niagara Falls) Rick Manning CF 1975 3886
LaSalle Academy (Brooklyn) John Candelaria SP 1975 424
LaSalle Institute (Troy) Zach Remillard 2B 2023 15960
Lehman (Bronx) T.J. Rivera 2B 2016 15590
Lewis (Queens) Ed Glynn RP 1975 4393
Lewis (Queens) Mike Jorgensen 1B 1968 6479
Lincoln (Brooklyn) Saul Rogovin SP 1949 3093
Lincoln (Brooklyn) Lee Mazzilli CF 1976 3443
Lincoln (Brooklyn) Nelson Figueroa RP 2000 5258
Linton (Schenectady) Bill Connors RP 1966 9137
Liverpool (Liverpool) Scott Cassidy RP 2002 10817
Liverpool (Liverpool) Chris Jones RF 1991 13950
Long Beach (Lido Beach) Don Taussig LF 1958 13004
Madison (Brooklyn) Joe Torre C 1960 143
Mahopac (Mahopac) Dave Fleming SP 1991 6281
Mahopac (Mahopac) Brendan White RP 2023 13175
Mahopac (Mahopac) C.J. Riefenhauser RP 2014 16175
Mamaroneck (Mamaroneck) Scott Leius 3B 1990 10261
Manhasset (Manhasset) Danny Barnes RP 2016 12316
Mann (Riverdale) Harrison Bader CF 2017 7348
Maple Hill (Castleton-on-Hudson) Jaime Schultz RP 2018 15323
Marlboro Central (Newburgh) Dee Brown LF 1998 14539
Marshall (Rochester) Bob Keegan SP 1953 3075
Massena (Massena) Jim Deshaies SP 1984 2278
McClancy Memorial (Flushing) Don Cooper RP 1981 10564
McKee Tech (Staten Island) Karl Drews RP 1946 2846
Melville (East Setauket) Steven Matz SP 2015 3747
Melville (East Setauket) Ben Brown SP 2024 12524
Melville (East Setauket) Anthony Kay SP 2019 13021
Memorial (Floral Park) Steve Falteisek RP 1997 15434
Memorial (New Hyde Park) Gary Christenson RP 1979 10481
Memorial (Pelham) Gary Scott 3B 1991 16456
Mepham (North Bellmore) Jason Foley RP 2021 9888
Mepham (North Bellmore) John Morris (OF) RF 1986 14771
Middletown (Middletown) Mike Aviles SS 2008 8475
Mineville (Witherbee) Johnny Podres SP 1953 855
Minisink Valley (Slate Hill) Dave Telgheder SP 1993 7841
Minisink Valley (State Hill) Josh Walker RP 2023 15520
Minoa (East Syracuse) Todd Williams RP 1995 10035
Monroe (Bronx) Hank Greenberg 1B 1930 27
Monroe (Bronx) Ed Kranepool 1B 1962 3479
Monroe (Bronx) Randy Ruiz DH 2008 16299
Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island) Tom Cosgrove RP 2023 12050
Moore (Central Square) Tom Murphy (1991) C 2015 13247
Morris (Bronx) Al Kellett RP 1923 9904
Morris (Bronx) Jack Coffey SS 1909 12897
Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon) Ken Singleton RF 1970 324
Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon) Roy Smith RP 1984 5171
Mynderse Academy (Seneca Falls) Charlie Boardman RP 1913 8978
New Hartford (New Hartford) Andy Van Slyke CF 1983 680
New Rochelle (New Rochelle) Josiah Gray SP 2021 5701
New Rochelle (New Rochelle) Tom Koehler SP 2012 6188
New York Vocational (Jamaica) Rusty Torres RF 1971 12265
Newburgh (Newburgh) Bill Short RP 1960 6871
Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh) Willie Fraser RP 1986 5048
Niagara Falls (Niagara Falls) Vince Molyneaux RP 1917 7675
North (Clarkstown) Will Cunnane RP 1997 8493
North (Commack) Pete Harnisch SP 1988 1030
North (Syracuse) Dave Giusti RP 1962 751
North Shore (Glen Head) Mike Armstrong RP 1980 4961
Notre Dame (Utica) Mark Lemke 2B 1988 7682
Oceanside (Oceanside) Dennis Leonard SP 1974 1262
Oceanside (Oceanside) John Frascatore RP 1994 6684
Oceanside (Oceanside) John Costello RP 1988 7484
Oneonta (Oneonta) Clay Bellinger CF 1999 16389
Orchard Park (Orchard Park) Dave Hollins 3B 1990 3781
Oriskany Falls (Oriskany Falls) Karl Spooner SP 1954 7341
Park West (New York) Devon White CF 1985 1023
Patchogue-Medford (Medford) Marcus Stroman SP 2014 998
Patchogue-Medford (Medford) Jeff Schaefer SS 1994 15677
Pierson (Sag Harbor) Kyle McGowin RP 2018 14544
Pine Bush (Pine Bush) Joe Nathan RP 1999 315
Pittsford-Mendon (Pittsford) Danny Mendick SS 2019 14311
Port Richmond (Staten Island) Cliff Brantley RP 1991 11002
Poughkeepsie (Poughkeepsie) Fred Lasher RP 1963 4975
Proctor (Utica) Dave Cash 2B 1969 1459
PS #2 (Brooklyn) Jackie Hayes (1861) CF 1882 8129
Queensbury (Queensbury) Brendan Harris SS 2004 11128
Regis (New York) Declan Cronin RP 2023 14212
Richmond Hill (Queens) Phil Rizzuto SS 1941 648
Richmond Hill (Queens) Marius Russo SP 1939 2724
Rocky Point (Rocky Point) Danny Burawa RP 2015 16150
Rome Free Academy (Rome) Archi Cianfrocco 1B 1992 12936
Roosevelt (Yonkers) Hank Fischer RP 1962 4062
Ross (Brentwood) Jim Dougherty RP 1995 12167
Rye (Rye) B.J. Surhoff LF 1987 1521
Rye (Rye) George Kirby SP 2022 3766
Rye (Rye) Eric Junge RP 2002 14975
Sachem (Lake Ronkonkoma) Neal Heaton SP 1982 3029
Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma) Mike Parisi RP 2008 16297
Saratoga Central Catholic (Saratoga Springs) Tim Stauffer RP 2005 5489
Schenectady (Schenectady) Bill Cunningham (2B) 2B 1910 10381
Schenectady (Schenectady) Casper Wells RF 2010 14577
Seaford (Seaford) Jim Norris RF 1977 11403
Seaford (Seaford) Sean Nolin SP 2013 13642
Seton Catholic (Binghamton) John Pawlowski RP 1987 13588
Sewanhaka (Floral Park) Pete Richert RP 1962 867
Sewanhaka (Floral Park) Bob Giallombardo SP 1958 9018
Seward Park (Seward Park) Edwin Almonte RP 2003 15832
Shaker (Latham) Jeff Hoffman RP 2016 4108
Shaker (Latham) Tommy Kahnle RP 2014 4846
Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn) Rico Petrocelli SS 1963 1549
Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn) Frank Brooks RP 2004 15265
Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) Ian Anderson SP 2020 6744
Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) Dan Peltier RF 1992 16449
Shoreham-Wading (Shoreham) Keith Osik C 1996 12932
Smithtown East (St. James) Jim Mecir RP 1995 3579
South (Commack) Don DeMola RP 1974 6561
South (Great Neck) Charlie Williams RP 1971 3678
South Park (Buffalo) Warren Spahn SP 1942 48
South Shore (Brooklyn) Wayne Rosenthal RP 1991 10782
St. Dominic (Oyster Bay) Reiss Knehr RP 2021 15499
St. Francis (Colden) Kevin Kobel SP 1973 6307
St. Helena (Bronx) Mike Nagy SP 1969 6470
St. John the Baptist (West Islip) John Habyan RP 1985 3925
St. John the Baptist (West Islip) Logan O'Hoppe C 2022 10629
St. John the Baptist (West Islip) Joe Palumbo SP 2019 14250
St. John's Military Academy (Syracuse) Iron Davis SP 1912 6764
St. Johnsville (St. Johnsville) Roger Weaver RP 1980 8295
St. Joseph by the Sea (Staten Island) Matt Festa RP 2018 13842
St. Joseph's (Buffalo) Frank Kreutzer RP 1962 7416
St. Michael's (Brooklyn) Rinty Monahan RP 1953 9308
St. Peter's (Staten Island) Larry Bearnarth RP 1963 5696
Suffern (Suffern) Walt Weiss SS 1987 4988
Sutherland (Pittsford) Mike Jones RP 1980 8537
Syracuse (Syracuse) Frank Scanlan RP 1909 13749
Technical (Brooklyn) Tommy Holmes RF 1942 621
Technical (Brooklyn) Jim Prendergast RP 1948 10237
Telecommunication Arts & Tech (Brooklyn) Joshua Palacios RF 2021 15864
Telecommunications (Brooklyn) James Jones CF 2014 15506
The Berkeley Carroll School (Brooklyn) Richie Palacios 2B 2022 14944
Theodore Roosevelt (Bronx) Ben Oglivie LF 1971 1257
Tilden (Brooklyn) Sid Gordon LF 1941 721
Tilden (Brooklyn) Willie Randolph 2B 1975 919
Tonawanda (Tonawanda) Dave Geisel RP 1978 5092
Tonawanda (Tonawanda) Jim Britton RP 1967 6613
Tonawanda (Tonawanda) Jim Britt SP 1872 8679
Tonawanda (Tonawanda) Glen Cook SP 1985 12228
Tottenville (Staten Island) Jason Marquis SP 2000 2481
Tottenville (Staten Island) Rich Scheid RP 1992 12701
Tottenville (Staten Island) Zack Granite CF 2017 16118
Trinity (Pawling) Mo Vaughn 1B 1991 460
Trinity (Pawling) Kirk McCaskill SP 1985 2697
Troy (Troy) Billy Harrell SS 1955 11857
Truman (Bronx) Stan Jefferson CF 1986 13989
Union (Endicott) Johnny Logan SS 1951 1527
Union-Endicott (Endicott) Jim Johnson RP 2006 1669
Valhalla (Valhalla) Keefe Cato RP 1983 12799
Valley Central (Montgomery) Matt Morris SP 1997 1357
Valley Central (Montgomery) Jason Motte RP 2008 4232
Valley Central (Montgomery) James Karinchak RP 2019 7642
Valley Stream (Valley Stream) Conrad Cardinal RP 1963 10784
Wagner (Staten Island) Frank Menechino 2B 1999 12346
Wantaugh (Wantaugh) Chuck Smith SP 2000 8007
Washington (New York) Manny Ramirez LF 1993 92
Washington (New York) Arnie Portocarrero SP 1954 3470
Washington (New York) Alex Arias SS 1992 12202
Washington (Washington Heights) Rod Carew 1B 1967 71
West Babylon (West Babylon) Billy Koch RP 1999 2580
West Genesee (Camillus) Frank DiPino RP 1981 2699
West Islip (West Islip) Nick Tropeano RP 2014 8223
Westbury (Westbury) Tom Donohue C 1979 15719
Westhill (Syracuse) Dave Lemanczyk SP 1973 3369
Westinghouse (Brooklyn) Joe Pignatano C 1957 10670
White Plains (White Plains) Art Schult 1B 1953 11532
White Plains (White Plains) Sal Yvars C 1947 12544
Williamsville (Williamsville) Matt Winters RF 1989 16474
Wilson (Wilson) Steve Geltz RP 2012 12687
Wingate (Brooklyn) Frank Tepedino 1B 1967 14896
Woodmere (Woodmere) Les Howe RP 1923 8977
Xaverian (Brooklyn) Rich Aurilia SS 1995 3780
Xaverian (Brooklyn) Frank Seminara SP 1992 10118
Yonkers (Yonkers) Dell Alston RF 1977 16548

 


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