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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Alabama

 

Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players that were born in this state.

Where players grew up or went to school does not factor into this list.

Ranking Explanation

 

Rnk Athlete POS Rookie Yr Birthplace Overall Rank
1 Willie Mays CF 1951 Westfield 5
2 Hank Aaron RF 1954 Mobile 9
3 Billy Williams LF 1959 Whistler 41
4 Early Wynn SP 1939 Hartford 64
5 Don Sutton SP 1966 Clio 94
6 Willie McCovey 1B 1959 Mobile 115
7 Satchel Paige RP 1948 Mobile 124
8 Virgil Trucks SP 1941 Birmingham 213
9 Rudy York 1B 1934 Ragland 214
10 Craig Kimbrel RP 2010 Huntsville 246
11 Jim West 1B 1930 Mobile 275
12 George Foster LF 1969 Tuscaloosa 276
13 Heinie Manush LF 1923 Tuscumbia 280
14 Terris McDuffie SP 1930 Mobile 309
15 Jake Peavy SP 2002 Mobile 323
16 Corey Kluber SP 2011 Birmingham 355
17 Mule Suttles 1B 1921 Edgewater 416
18 Monte Irvin LF 1938 Haleburg 420
19 Harry Salmon SP 1920 Warrior 448
20 Jerry Benjamin CF 1932 Montgomery 469
21 Joe Sewell SS 1920 Titus 552
22 Bob Veale SP 1962 Birmingham 556
23 Ozzie Smith SS 1978 Mobile 560
24 Sam Bankhead SS 1932 Sulligent 619
25 Lee May 1B 1965 Birmingham 662
26 Vic Harris (1905) LF 1922 Calhoun 666
27 Jimmy Key SP 1984 Huntsville 667
28 Frank Lary SP 1954 Northport 671
29 Sam Streeter SP 1921 New Market 728
30 Clay Carroll RP 1964 Clanton 776
31 Amos Otis CF 1967 Mobile 777
32 Matt Cain SP 2005 Dothan 784
33 Rip Sewell SP 1932 Decatur 834
34 David Robertson RP 2008 Birmingham 914
35 George Scales 3B 1921 Talladega 927
36 Al Worthington RP 1953 Birmingham 1044
37 Willie Wilson CF 1976 Montgomery 1051
38 Jeff Brantley RP 1988 Florence 1068
39 Tommie Agee CF 1962 Magnolia 1116
40 Felton Snow 3B 1931 Oxford 1177
41 Andre Thornton DH 1973 Tuskegee 1180
42 Spud Davis C 1928 Birmingham 1290
43 Alex Rios RF 2004 Coffee 1304
44 Terry Moore CF 1935 Vernon 1380
45 Luke Sewell C 1921 Titus 1419
46 Guy Morton SP 1914 Vernon 1443
47 Doyle Alexander SP 1971 Cordova 1497
48 Spoon Carter SP 1932 Harpersville 1514
49 Newt Joseph 3B 1922 Montgomery 1526
50 Alex Radcliff 3B 1926 Mobile 1581
51 Dave Thomas 1B 1929 Mobile 1582
52 Willie Gisentaner SP 1920 Ozark 1586
53 Frank Bolling 2B 1954 Mobile 1754
54 Ted Radcliffe SP 1929 Mobile 1794
55 Clay Holmes RP 2018 Dothan 1932
56 George McAllister 1B 1923 Birmingham 1937
57 Carlos May LF 1968 Birmingham 1949
58 Tom Young C 1926 Wetumpka 2018
59 Dave Veres RP 1994 Montgomery 2024
60 John Henry Russell 2B 1923 Dolcito 2032
61 Matt Carlisle 2B 1932 Wenonah 2052
62 Bill Bruton CF 1953 Panola 2057
63 Geechie Meredith 2B 1923 Sayreton 2092
64 George Harney SP 1923 Bessemer 2102
65 Larry Brown (1901) C 1921 Birmingham 2112
66 Bobby Robinson 3B 1925 Whistler 2165
67 Dizzy Dismukes SP 1909 Birmingham 2180
68 Joe Hewitt SS 1914 New Market 2188
69 Cleon Jones LF 1963 Plateau 2264
70 Jim Tabor 3B 1938 New Hope 2321
71 Riggs Stephenson LF 1921 Akron 2493
72 Don Mincher 1B 1960 Huntsville 2520
73 Dick Coffman RP 1927 Veto 2540
74 Ivy Andrews RP 1931 Dora 2607
75 Terry Adams RP 1995 Mobile 2660
76 Jimmy Binder 3B 1930 Bessemer 2675
77 Juan Pierre CF 2000 Mobile 2682
78 Jim Davenport 3B 1958 Siluria 2704
79 Ken McBride SP 1959 Huntsville 2747
80 Tim Anderson SS 2016 Tuscaloosa 2768
81 Bruce Benedict C 1978 Birmingham 2782
82 Lou Finney RF 1931 Buffalo 2793
83 John Hines C 1924 Birmingham 2842
84 Roy Lee Jackson RP 1977 Opelika 2885
85 Dan Bankhead RP 1940 Empire 2940
86 Rusty Greer LF 1994 Fort Rucker 3005
87 Charlie Mason LF 1922 Birmingham 3016
88 Frank House C 1950 Bessemer 3044
89 Charlie Williams (1903) 2B 1921 Mobile 3052
90 Johnny Washington 1B 1936 Montgomery 3061
91 Poindexter Williams C 1921 Decatur 3237
92 Terry Leach RP 1981 Selma 3290
93 Tom Glover SP 1934 Montgomery 3344
94 Scott Sullivan RP 1995 Tuscaloosa 3353
95 Jabbo Andrews RF 1930 Burnsville 3367
96 Samuel Thompson SP 1932 Sulligent 3401
97 Bennie Daniels SP 1957 Tuscaloosa 3420
98 Willie Powell SP 1925 Eutaw 3467
99 Hersh Martin CF 1937 Birmingham 3576
100 Willie Kirkland RF 1958 Siluria 3577
101 Jim Williams RF 1931 Benton 3657
102 Hersh Freeman RP 1952 Gadsden 3772
103 Joe Beckwith RP 1979 Auburn 3851
104 Ray Prim RP 1933 Salitpa 3860
105 Walton Cruise LF 1914 Childersburg 4003
106 Jackie Hayes 2B 1927 Clanton 4036
107 Charles Wesley 2B 1921 Montgomery 4061
108 Gready McKinnis SP 1941 Union 4107
109 Skeeter Newsome SS 1935 Phenix City 4148
110 Josh Willingham LF 2004 Florence 4187
111 Lum Harris SP 1941 New Castle 4205
112 Bubba Church SP 1950 Birmingham 4211
113 Ed Morris (1899) SP 1922 Foshee 4229
114 Hal Morris 1B 1988 Fort Rucker 4252
115 Kendall Graveman SP 2014 Alexander City 4293
116 Lee Maye LF 1959 Tuscaloosa 4302
117 Jack Bruton SP 1937 Cordova 4381
118 Whitey Glazner SP 1920 Sycamore 4423
119 Ted Sizemore 2B 1969 Gadsden 4449
120 Frank Allen SP 1912 Newbern 4457
121 Zeke Wilson SP 1895 Benton 4491
122 Charlie Moore C 1973 Birmingham 4502
123 Gabby Street C 1904 Huntsville 4509
124 Fresco Thompson 2B 1925 Centreville 4515
125 Alonzo Boone SP 1929 Decatur 4549
126 Frank Welch RF 1919 Birmingham 4551
127 Gunnar Henderson SS 2022 Montgomery 4573
128 George Grant RP 1923 East Tallassee 4684
129 Willie Ferrell SP 1937 Empire 4742
130 Jay Tibbs SP 1984 Birmingham 4754
131 Bo Jackson LF 1986 Bessemer 4780
132 Casey Mize SP 2020 Springville 4849
133 Ollie Brown RF 1965 Tuscaloosa 4905
134 Adam Warren SP 2012 Birmingham 4965
135 Oscar Gamble DH 1969 Ramer 5000
136 Billy Moran 2B 1958 Montgomery 5017
137 Neil Robinson CF 1930 Birmingham 5023
138 Delmon Young LF 2006 Birmingham 5057
139 Cliff Blackmon RP 1937 Mobile 5082
140 Kid Lowe 3B 1921 Mobile 5136
141 Ernie Wingard SP 1924 Prattville 5162
142 Brian Meadows RP 1998 Montgomery 5172
143 Billy Hitchcock 3B 1942 Inverness 5231
144 Alto Lane SP 1929 Montgomery 5316
145 Henry Richardson RP 1938 Bessemer 5338
146 Gordon Zeigler SP 1921 Chilton County 5339
147 Lyman Bostock CF 1975 Birmingham 5371
148 Tom Long RF 1911 Coffeeville 5435
149 Tommy Sampson 2B 1940 Calhoun 5437
150 Fred Hatfield 3B 1950 Lanett 5493
151 Slick Coffman RP 1937 Veto 5535
152 Jimmie Newberry RP 1943 Bonham 5541
153 Jesse Houston SP 1936 Montgomery 5544
154 Andrew Love RF 1930 Milton 5656
155 Red Howard SP 1937 Birmingham 5674
156 Fred Whitfield 1B 1962 Vandiver 5750
157 Alex Grammas SS 1954 Birmingham 5793
158 Artie Wilson SS 1944 Jefferson City 5863
159 Fred Bankhead 2B 1937 Sulligent 5893
160 Ron Jackson 1B 1975 Birmingham 5901
161 George Nash SP 1928 Birmingham 5962
162 Walter Thomas RF 1935 Mobile 5967
163 Hazel Thomas RF 1935 Mobile 6008
164 Bama Rowell 2B 1939 Citronelle 6023
165 Roosevelt Tate CF 1932 Bessemer 6041
166 Buddy Lively RP 1947 Birmingham 6056
167 Butch Hobson 3B 1975 Tuscaloosa 6090
168 Eddie Jefferson RP 1945 Selma 6136
169 Shovel Hodge RP 1920 Clayton 6173
170 Spencer Turnbull SP 2018 Demopolis 6187
171 Ed Steele RF 1942 Dallas County 6196
172 Clarence Lamar SS 1937 Montgomery 6197
173 Gary Redus LF 1982 Tanner 6214
174 Skinny Graham SP 1924 Oak Grove 6247
175 Martin Crue SP 1942 Mobile 6276
176 Bill Bradford RF 1938 Madison 6332
177 Eli Juran 1B 1923 Pratt City 6345
178 Piper Davis 2B 1942 Piper 6359
179 Steve Woodard SP 1997 Hartselle 6372
180 Maurice Young SP 1927 Wetumpka 6399
181 Tom Oliver CF 1930 Montgomery 6412
182 Johnnie Oden 3B 1927 Sylacauga 6416
183 Leslie Green LF 1939 Evergreen 6441
184 Johnny Juran SP 1923 Pratt City 6444
185 Parnell Woods 3B 1937 Cordova 6489
186 Dave Stapleton 1B 1980 Fairhope 6546
187 Bubba Harris RP 1948 Sulligent 6556
188 Doc Sykes SP 1914 Decatur 6621
189 Terrence Long CF 1999 Montgomery 6669
190 Ike Boone RF 1922 Samantha 6679
191 Dan Boone RP 1919 Samantha 6705
192 Paul Lehner CF 1946 Dolomite 6714
193 Lamar Johnson 1B 1974 Bessemer 6738
194 Wesley Wright RP 2008 Montgomery 6759
195 Dusty Rhodes LF 1952 Mathews 6789
196 Mickey Mahler RP 1977 Montgomery 6790
197 Bill Barnes SP 1940 Birmingham 6803
198 Bobby Bragan SS 1940 Birmingham 6845
199 Johnny Watwood CF 1929 Alexander City 6860
200 Charlie Duffee LF 1889 Mobile 7049
201 Dee Miles CF 1935 Kellerman 7161
202 Nat Pollard RP 1946 Alabama City 7180
203 Fred Boyd RF 1921 Blocton 7189
204 George Branigan RP 1926 Corona 7272
205 Eddie Snead SP 1940 Fowl River 7299
206 Graham Ashcraft SP 2022 Huntsville 7409
207 Daniel Webster RP 1936 Montgomery 7434
208 Stew Bolen RP 1926 Jackson 7451
209 Mack Stewart RP 1944 Stevenson 7547
210 Henry Merchant CF 1940 Birmingham 7584
211 Randy Tate SP 1975 Florence 7635
212 Elbert Eatmon RP 1937 Tuscaloosa 7710
213 Steve Shields RP 1985 Gadsden 7845
214 Bill Houston SP 1936 Montgomery 7909
215 Jack Nabors RP 1915 Montevallo 7917
216 Hugh East RP 1941 Birmingham 7941
217 Marion Cunningham 1B 1924 Montgomery 7945
218 Royce Lint RP 1954 Birmingham 7962
219 Lyman Bostock Sr. 1B 1940 Birmingham 8117
220 Willie Smith LF 1963 Anniston 8134
221 Al Williams RP 1937 Valhermosa Springs 8143
222 Herb Kelly RP 1914 Mobile 8174
223 Johnny Ruffin RP 1993 Butler 8406
224 Red Barnes CF 1927 Suggsville 8441
225 Ray Pepper LF 1932 Decatur 8454
226 Leo Townsend RP 1920 Mobile 8461
227 Jack Lively SP 1911 Joppa 8466
228 Charlie Frank LF 1893 Mobile 8467
229 Alonzo Perry RP 1946 Elmore 8618
230 Marlon Anderson 2B 1998 Montgomery 8689
231 Kyle Wright SP 2018 Huntsville 8694
232 Julius Osley RP 1937 Acmar 8716
233 Tom Drake RP 1939 Birmingham 8724
234 Braxton Garrett SP 2020 Foley 8878
235 Jimmie Armstead RF 1938 Birmingham 8966
236 Charlie Perkins RP 1930 Ensley 9033
237 Greg Wells 1B 1981 McIntosh 9055
238 Bob Ferguson (1919) RP 1944 Birmingham 9075
239 Lee Rogers RP 1938 Tuscaloosa 9135
240 Alan Koch SP 1963 Decatur 9170
241 John Wilson RP 1927 Coal City 9286
242 Ed Chandler RP 1947 Pinson 9379
243 Desmond Jennings CF 2010 Birmingham 9417
244 Brandon Medders RP 2005 Tuscaloosa 9457
245 Clarence Jones RF 1967 Birmingham 9471
246 David Dahl CF 2016 Birmingham 9526
247 Ben Paschal RF 1915 Enterprise 9565
248 Hosken Powell RF 1978 Selma 9594
249 Ernie Manning RP 1914 Florala 9615
250 Jim Hayes SP 1935 Montevallo 9705
251 James Atkins RP 1950 Birmingham 9818
252 Al Veach SP 1935 Maylene 9822
253 Tommy O'Brien RF 1943 Anniston 9835
254 Ed Stroud CF 1966 Lapine 9980
255 Marv Breeding 2B 1960 Decatur 10007
256 Al Lary RP 1954 Northport 10016
257 Orrel Thomas SP 1937 Mobile 10021
258 Wade Taylor SP 1991 Mobile 10064
259 Matt Foster RP 2020 Valley 10112
260 Gary Knotts RP 2001 Decatur 10125
261 Buddy Bradford RF 1966 Mobile 10169
262 Obie Layton RP 1931 Birmingham 10331
263 Russ Davis 3B 1994 Birmingham 10343
264 Courtney Duncan RP 2001 Mobile 10539
265 Gus Niarhos C 1946 Birmingham 10662
266 Wilson Joseph SS 1924 Montgomery 10689
267 Reid Cornelius SP 1995 Thomasville 10784
268 Keegan Thompson SP 2021 Cullman 10816
269 Dave Pope CF 1952 Talladega 10836
270 Ivy Griffin 1B 1919 Thomasville 10871
271 Pee-Wee Wanninger SS 1925 Birmingham 11060
272 Jimmy Stewart LF 1963 Opelika 11110
273 Reggie Patterson RP 1981 Birmingham 11131
274 Randy McGilberry RP 1977 Mobile 11250
275 Fred Sington RF 1934 Birmingham 11431
276 Johnny Lewis RF 1964 Greenville 11452
277 Jerry Hairston LF 1973 Birmingham 11671
278 Ernie Walker RF 1913 Blossburg 11679
279 Jack Bolling 1B 1939 Mobile 11807
280 Jim Mason SS 1971 Mobile 11947
281 Tommie Aaron 1B 1962 Mobile 11952
282 Chase Whitley RP 2014 Ranburne 11961
283 Bill Latham RP 1985 Birmingham 12169
284 Grant Dayton RP 2016 Huntsville 12208
285 Tom Jenkins RF 1925 Camden 12338
286 Bernie Graham LF 1884 Mobile 12423
287 Jackson Stephens RP 2017 Oxford 12619
288 Harry Malmberg 2B 1955 Fairfield 12650
289 Bill Holden CF 1913 Birmingham 12652
290 Jason Standridge RP 2001 Birmingham 12676
291 P.J. Walters SP 2009 Dothan 12764
292 Grey Clarke 3B 1944 Fulton 12779
293 Red Rollings 3B 1927 Mobile 12880
294 Willie Norwood LF 1977 Greene County 12935
295 Mike Potts RP 1996 Langdale 12955
296 Cole Henry RP 2025 Florence 12996
297 Ed Levy LF 1940 Birmingham 13003
298 Dixie Parsons C 1939 Talladega 13058
299 Donovan Hand RP 2013 Tecumseh 13085
300 Jim Pyburn CF 1955 Fairfield 13163
301 Oscar Streit SP 1899 Florence 13182
302 Mike Mordecai 3B 1994 Birmingham 13191
303 Mike Champion 2B 1976 Montgomery 13262
304 Hal Finney C 1931 Lafayette 13315
305 Joe Taylor LF 1954 Chapman 13501
306 Tike Redman CF 2000 Tuscaloosa 13548
307 Richard Fitts SP 2024 Helena 13580
308 Charlie Dees 1B 1963 Birmingham 13763
309 Ben Sankey SS 1929 Nauvoo 13767
310 Jordan Beck LF 2024 Hazel Green 13778
311 Eric Yelding SS 1989 Montrose 13845
312 Stacy Jones RP 1991 Gadsden 14097
313 Josh Rutledge SS 2012 Birmingham 14112
314 Chris Ellis SP 2019 Birmingham 14211
315 Buddy Boshers RP 2013 Huntsville 14248
316 Trey Wingenter RP 2018 Huntsville 14306
317 Art Brouthers 3B 1906 Montgomery 14562
318 Albert Hall CF 1981 Birmingham 14691
319 Trevor McDonald SP 2024 Mobile 14781
320 John Simmons LF 1949 Birmingham 14786
321 Matt Peacock RP 2021 Saraland 14984
322 Dylan Smith RP 2025 Huntsville 15038
323 Austin Adams RP 2014 Montgomery 15075
324 Kyle McPherson RP 2012 Creola 15168
325 Matt Downs 2B 2009 Tuscaloosa 15424
326 Shed Long 2B 2019 Birmingham 15567
327 Nate Bland RP 2003 Birmingham 15601
328 Ehren Wassermann RP 2007 Sylacauga 15611
329 Phil Ervin LF 2017 Mobile 15709
330 Bill Selby 3B 1996 Monroeville 15747
331 J.C. Hartman SS 1962 Cottonton 15853
332 Grant Taylor RP 2025 Florence 15878
333 Jake Elmore SS 2012 Dothan 16197
334 Terry Jones CF 1996 Birmingham 16261
335 Chase Lee RP 2025 Birmingham 16352
336 Tom Ragland 2B 1971 Talladega 16411
337 Daniel Robert RP 2024 Hoover 16459
338 Bubba Thompson LF 2022 Mobile 16633
339 Ben Taylor (P) RP 2017 Montgomery 16764
340 Chad Girodo RP 2016 Decatur 16791
341 Andy Phillips 1B 2004 Tuscaloosa 17004
342 Bob Henley C 1998 Mobile 17066
343 Kelvin Moore 1B 1981 Leroy 17184
344 Mike O'Berry C 1979 Birmingham 17203
345 Jimmy Sexton SS 1977 Mobile 17214
346 Dan Thomas LF 1976 Birmingham 17218
347 Reggie J. Sanders 1B 1974 Birmingham 17231
348 Billy Parker 2B 1971 Hayneville 17236

 


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