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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Indiana
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.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Amos Rusie | SP | 1889 | Mooresville | 91 |
| 2 | Chuck Klein | RF | 1928 | Indianapolis | 105 |
| 3 | Sam Thompson | RF | 1885 | Danville | 129 |
| 4 | Three Finger Brown | SP | 1903 | Nyesville | 141 |
| 5 | Oscar Charleston | CF | 1915 | Indianapolis | 148 |
| 6 | Gil Hodges | 1B | 1943 | Princeton | 203 |
| 7 | Don Mattingly | 1B | 1982 | Evansville | 218 |
| 8 | Max Carey | CF | 1910 | Terre Haute | 294 |
| 9 | Edd Roush | CF | 1913 | Oakland City | 312 |
| 10 | Sam Rice | RF | 1915 | Morocco | 323 |
| 11 | Billy Herman | 2B | 1931 | New Albany | 445 |
| 12 | Dizzy Trout | SP | 1939 | Sandcut | 503 |
| 13 | Babe Adams | SP | 1906 | Tipton | 507 |
| 14 | Kenny Lofton | CF | 1991 | East Chicago | 557 |
| 15 | Chick Stahl | CF | 1897 | Avilla | 568 |
| 16 | Scott Rolen | 3B | 1996 | Evansville | 625 |
| 17 | Bob Friend | SP | 1951 | Lafayette | 671 |
| 18 | Art Nehf | SP | 1915 | Terre Haute | 693 |
| 19 | Nig Cuppy | SP | 1892 | Logansport | 793 |
| 20 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | SP | 1925 | Mishawaka | 821 |
| 21 | Andy Benes | SP | 1989 | Evansville | 829 |
| 22 | Tommy John | SP | 1963 | Terre Haute | 832 |
| 23 | Bill Holland | SP | 1919 | Alexandria | 878 |
| 24 | Lance Lynn | SP | 2011 | Indianapolis | 880 |
| 25 | Dan Plesac | RP | 1986 | Gary | 911 |
| 26 | Cy Williams | CF | 1912 | Wadena | 927 |
| 27 | Hooks Dauss | SP | 1912 | Indianapolis | 1097 |
| 28 | Jouett Meekin | SP | 1891 | New Albany | 1101 |
| 29 | Carl Erskine | SP | 1948 | Anderson | 1216 |
| 30 | Ron Reed | RP | 1966 | La Porte | 1286 |
| 31 | John Williams | SP | 1926 | South Bend | 1415 |
| 32 | Donie Bush | SS | 1908 | Indianapolis | 1416 |
| 33 | Pete Fox | RF | 1933 | Evansville | 1568 |
| 34 | Vic Aldridge | SP | 1917 | Crane | 1613 |
| 35 | Oral Hildebrand | SP | 1931 | Indianapolis | 1625 |
| 36 | Don Larsen | RP | 1953 | Michigan City | 1686 |
| 37 | Joe Benz | SP | 1911 | New Alsace | 1758 |
| 38 | Steve Hargan | SP | 1965 | Fort Wayne | 1832 |
| 39 | Jeff Samardzija | SP | 2008 | Merrillville | 1883 |
| 40 | Billy McCool | RP | 1964 | Batesville | 1949 |
| 41 | Pat Patterson | 2B | 1934 | East Chicago | 1966 |
| 42 | Tim Stoddard | RP | 1975 | East Chicago | 2002 |
| 43 | LaTroy Hawkins | RP | 1995 | Gary | 2048 |
| 44 | Steel Arm Tyler | SP | 1925 | Evansville | 2131 |
| 45 | Dick Dietz | C | 1966 | Crawfordsville | 2154 |
| 46 | Tom Underwood | SP | 1974 | Kokomo | 2244 |
| 47 | Phil Bradley | LF | 1983 | Bloomington | 2257 |
| 48 | Bubbles Hargrave | C | 1913 | New Haven | 2283 |
| 49 | Paul Splittorff | SP | 1970 | Evansville | 2444 |
| 50 | Jeff Parrett | RP | 1986 | Indianapolis | 2456 |
| 51 | Sean Manaea | SP | 2016 | Valparaiso | 2531 |
| 52 | Tucker Barnhart | C | 2014 | Indianapolis | 2564 |
| 53 | Kyle Gibson | SP | 2013 | Greenfield | 2592 |
| 54 | Butch Henline | C | 1921 | Fort Wayne | 2620 |
| 55 | Doc Crandall | RP | 1908 | Wadena | 2651 |
| 56 | Milt May | C | 1970 | Gary | 2706 |
| 57 | Ted Strong | RF | 1936 | South Bend | 2747 |
| 58 | Nick Strincevich | SP | 1940 | Gary | 2840 |
| 59 | Dyar Miller | RP | 1975 | Batesville | 2963 |
| 60 | Bob Anderson | RP | 1957 | East Chicago | 3012 |
| 61 | Nemo Leibold | CF | 1913 | Butler | 3101 |
| 62 | Walt Terrell | SP | 1982 | Jeffersonville | 3156 |
| 63 | Doc Newton | SP | 1900 | Mount Carmel | 3189 |
| 64 | Bob Wicker | SP | 1901 | Bono | 3199 |
| 65 | Lou Criger | C | 1896 | Elkhart | 3213 |
| 66 | Kevin Kiermaier | CF | 2013 | Fort Wayne | 3265 |
| 67 | Jimmie Lyons | LF | 1911 | Indianapolis | 3279 |
| 68 | Grover Lowdermilk | SP | 1909 | Sandborn | 3315 |
| 69 | Hod Eller | SP | 1917 | Muncie | 3317 |
| 70 | Bill Everitt | 1B | 1895 | Fort Wayne | 3420 |
| 71 | Drew Storen | RP | 2010 | Indianapolis | 3458 |
| 72 | Everett Scott | SS | 1914 | Bluffton | 3463 |
| 73 | Ed Summers | SP | 1908 | Ladoga | 3545 |
| 74 | Oris Hockett | CF | 1938 | Amboy | 3646 |
| 75 | Cecil Ferguson | SP | 1906 | Ellsworth | 3649 |
| 76 | Tommy Hunter | RP | 2008 | Indianapolis | 3705 |
| 77 | Jeff King | 3B | 1989 | Marion | 3808 |
| 78 | Pinky May | 3B | 1939 | Laconia | 3814 |
| 79 | Aaron Heilman | RP | 2003 | Logansport | 3947 |
| 80 | Barry Jones | RP | 1986 | Centerville | 4022 |
| 81 | Bill Rariden | C | 1909 | Bedford | 4103 |
| 82 | Ken Trinkle | RP | 1943 | Paoli | 4131 |
| 83 | Clayton Richard | SP | 2008 | Lafayette | 4183 |
| 84 | George Crowe | 1B | 1952 | Whiteland | 4219 |
| 85 | Chad Curtis | CF | 1992 | Marion | 4264 |
| 86 | Dickie Thon | SS | 1979 | South Bend | 4310 |
| 87 | Omer Newsome | SP | 1923 | Indianapolis | 4338 |
| 88 | Adam Lind | 1B | 2006 | Anderson | 4374 |
| 89 | Eddie Holtz | SS | 1919 | Evansville | 4432 |
| 90 | Billy Muffett | RP | 1957 | Hammond | 4541 |
| 91 | Will Owens | SS | 1923 | Indianapolis | 4566 |
| 92 | George Boehler | RP | 1912 | Lawrenceburg | 4579 |
| 93 | Charlie Dexter | CF | 1896 | Evansville | 4591 |
| 94 | Harry Taylor | RP | 1946 | East Glenn | 4655 |
| 95 | Tommy Thevenow | SS | 1924 | Madison | 4693 |
| 96 | Richard Cannon | SP | 1928 | Mount Vernon | 4703 |
| 97 | Yank Terry | SP | 1940 | Huron | 4756 |
| 98 | Pinky Hargrave | C | 1923 | New Haven | 5002 |
| 99 | Glenn Liebhardt Sr. | SP | 1906 | Milton | 5097 |
| 100 | Ron Kittle | DH | 1982 | Gary | 5126 |
| 101 | Toad Ramsey | SP | 1885 | Indianapolis | 5176 |
| 102 | Lester Lockett | LF | 1937 | Princeton | 5278 |
| 103 | Roscoe Miller | SP | 1901 | Greenville | 5602 |
| 104 | Chauncey Fisher | SP | 1893 | Anderson | 5646 |
| 105 | Bert Inks | SP | 1891 | Ligonier | 5767 |
| 106 | Kirtley Baker | SP | 1890 | Aurora | 5913 |
| 107 | Elmer Brown | SP | 1911 | Southport | 5939 |
| 108 | Zach Plesac | RP | 2019 | Crown Point | 6002 |
| 109 | Butch Metzger | RP | 1974 | Lafayette | 6019 |
| 110 | Bill Pierce | 1B | 1910 | Hanover | 6025 |
| 111 | Harry Wheeler | SP | 1878 | Versailles | 6050 |
| 112 | John Kerins | 1B | 1884 | Indianapolis | 6065 |
| 113 | Ed Hanyzewski | RP | 1942 | Union Mills | 6075 |
| 114 | Alan Benes | SP | 1995 | Evansville | 6269 |
| 115 | Buck Crouse | C | 1923 | Anderson | 6277 |
| 116 | Earl Bumpus | LF | 1944 | Evansville | 6285 |
| 117 | Eric Stults | SP | 2006 | Plymouth | 6320 |
| 118 | Hal Mauck | SP | 1893 | Princeton | 6368 |
| 119 | Dan Schneider | RP | 1963 | Evansville | 6379 |
| 120 | Al Pilarcik | RF | 1956 | Whiting | 6386 |
| 121 | Lefty Wallace | RP | 1942 | Evansville | 6400 |
| 122 | Jarrod Parker | SP | 2011 | Fort Wayne | 6431 |
| 123 | Tex Pruiett | RP | 1907 | Osgood | 6486 |
| 124 | By Speece | RP | 1924 | West Baden Springs | 6623 |
| 125 | Richie Lewis | RP | 1992 | Muncie | 6823 |
| 126 | Emil Bildilli | RP | 1937 | Diamond | 6858 |
| 127 | Mike Dunne | SP | 1987 | South Bend | 6867 |
| 128 | Bill Butland | RP | 1940 | Terre Haute | 6869 |
| 129 | Pat Underwood | RP | 1979 | Kokomo | 6947 |
| 130 | Rollie Zeider | 2B | 1910 | Auburn | 6977 |
| 131 | Jim Middleton | RP | 1917 | Argos | 6986 |
| 132 | Leo Hannibal | SP | 1932 | Indianapolis | 6989 |
| 133 | Lou Lowdermilk | RP | 1911 | Sandborn | 7074 |
| 134 | Charlie Knepper | SP | 1899 | Anderson | 7115 |
| 135 | Dave A. Campbell | RP | 1977 | Princeton | 7119 |
| 136 | Craig Counsell | 2B | 1995 | South Bend | 7144 |
| 137 | Harley Young | RP | 1908 | Portland | 7162 |
| 138 | Don Hendrickson | RP | 1945 | Kewanna | 7312 |
| 139 | Jack Warner (IF) | 3B | 1925 | Evansville | 7386 |
| 140 | Ryan Pepiot | SP | 2022 | Indianapolis | 7393 |
| 141 | Bill Brandt | RP | 1941 | Aurora | 7432 |
| 142 | Jerad Eickhoff | SP | 2015 | Evansville | 7543 |
| 143 | Clint Barmes | SS | 2003 | Vincennes | 7616 |
| 144 | Freddy Spurgeon | 2B | 1924 | Wabash | 7716 |
| 145 | Walt Tragesser | C | 1913 | Lafayette | 7785 |
| 146 | Forrest More | RP | 1909 | Hayden | 7816 |
| 147 | Al McCauley | 1B | 1884 | Indianapolis | 7904 |
| 148 | Doug Johns | RP | 1995 | South Bend | 8031 |
| 149 | Paddy Baumann | 2B | 1911 | Indianapolis | 8051 |
| 150 | Scott Cary | RP | 1947 | Kendallville | 8103 |
| 151 | Joe Thatcher | RP | 2007 | Indianapolis | 8187 |
| 152 | Tom Fisher | SP | 1904 | Anderson | 8212 |
| 153 | Ed Smith | SP | 1906 | Mentone | 8256 |
| 154 | Ace Stewart | 2B | 1895 | Terre Haute | 8312 |
| 155 | Rodney Scott | 2B | 1975 | Indianapolis | 8376 |
| 156 | Cornelius Cook | RP | 1937 | Vincennes | 8450 |
| 157 | Ken Penner | RP | 1916 | Booneville | 8481 |
| 158 | Jamey Carroll | 2B | 2002 | Evansville | 8487 |
| 159 | Russell Trabue | RP | 1924 | Indianapolis | 8512 |
| 160 | Brandon Beachy | SP | 2010 | Kokomo | 8549 |
| 161 | Don Hankins | RP | 1927 | Pendleton | 8563 |
| 162 | Ray Boyd | SP | 1910 | Hortonville | 8589 |
| 163 | Ollie Bejma | 2B | 1934 | South Bend | 8596 |
| 164 | Wayne Schurr | RP | 1964 | Garrett | 8783 |
| 165 | Charlie Biggs | SP | 1932 | French Lick | 8793 |
| 166 | Jerry Akers | RP | 1912 | Shelbyville | 8859 |
| 167 | Bill Davidson | CF | 1909 | Lafayette | 8907 |
| 168 | Fred Miller | RP | 1910 | Fairfield | 8922 |
| 169 | Claral Gillenwater | SP | 1923 | Sims | 8976 |
| 170 | Bobby Sturgeon | SS | 1940 | Clinton | 9046 |
| 171 | Josh Lindblom | SP | 2011 | Lafayette | 9190 |
| 172 | Jeff James | SP | 1968 | Indianapolis | 9302 |
| 173 | Eric Hilman | SP | 1992 | Gary | 9303 |
| 174 | Steve Kraly | SP | 1953 | Whiting | 9309 |
| 175 | Stan Perzanowski | SP | 1971 | East Chicago | 9326 |
| 176 | Maury Newlin | RP | 1940 | Bloomingdale | 9358 |
| 177 | Harry Arndt | 2B | 1902 | South Bend | 9397 |
| 178 | John Eubank | SP | 1905 | Servia | 9407 |
| 179 | Joe Slusarski | RP | 1991 | Indianapolis | 9438 |
| 180 | Ray Newman | RP | 1971 | Evansville | 9532 |
| 181 | Brent Gaff | RP | 1982 | Fort Wayne | 9537 |
| 182 | Mal Moss | RP | 1930 | Sullivan | 9655 |
| 183 | Red Corriden | SS | 1910 | Logansport | 9733 |
| 184 | Monte Beville | C | 1903 | Dublin | 9743 |
| 185 | Bill Collins | LF | 1910 | Chesterton | 9747 |
| 186 | Rabbit Nill | 2B | 1904 | Fort Wayne | 9750 |
| 187 | Andy Replogle | SP | 1978 | South Bend | 9792 |
| 188 | Gene Fodge | RP | 1958 | South Bend | 9942 |
| 189 | Park Swartzel | SP | 1889 | Knightstown | 9962 |
| 190 | Bruce Robbins | SP | 1979 | Portland | 9976 |
| 191 | Joel Finch | RP | 1979 | South Bend | 10036 |
| 192 | Danny Lazar | RP | 1968 | East Chicago | 10108 |
| 193 | Don Leppert | C | 1961 | Indianapolis | 10253 |
| 194 | Jake Aydelott | SP | 1884 | Marion | 10262 |
| 195 | Dennis Musgraves | RP | 1965 | Indianapolis | 10277 |
| 196 | Cory Wade | RP | 2008 | Indianapolis | 10416 |
| 197 | Ron Keller | RP | 1966 | Indianapolis | 10421 |
| 198 | Darrel Chaney | SS | 1969 | Hammond | 10450 |
| 199 | Grover Hartley | C | 1911 | Osgood | 10493 |
| 200 | Walt Miller | SP | 1911 | Spiceland | 10660 |
| 201 | Ray Oyler | SS | 1965 | Indianapolis | 10665 |
| 202 | Dillon Peters | SP | 2017 | Indianapolis | 10686 |
| 203 | Chuck Harmon | 3B | 1954 | Washington | 10712 |
| 204 | Otis Johnson | SS | 1911 | Fowler | 10789 |
| 205 | Harl Maggert | LF | 1907 | Cromwell | 10790 |
| 206 | Wayne LaMaster | SP | 1937 | Speed | 10866 |
| 207 | Aaron Barrett | RP | 2014 | Evansville | 10906 |
| 208 | Mike Simon | C | 1909 | Hayden | 10926 |
| 209 | Tim Herrin | RP | 2023 | Munster | 10930 |
| 210 | Roy Corhan | SS | 1911 | Indianapolis | 10974 |
| 211 | Eric Hillman | SP | 1992 | Gary | 11165 |
| 212 | Mitch Stetter | RP | 2007 | Huntingburg | 11175 |
| 213 | Peek-A-Boo Veach | LF | 1884 | Indianapolis | 11212 |
| 214 | Rowdy Elliott | C | 1910 | Kokomo | 11390 |
| 215 | Bill Nelson | SP | 1884 | Terre Haute | 11544 |
| 216 | Bryan Hoeing | RP | 2022 | Batesville | 11556 |
| 217 | Joe Pactwa | SP | 1975 | Hammond | 11572 |
| 218 | Drey Jameson | SP | 2022 | Greenfield | 11605 |
| 219 | Sheldon Burnside | RP | 1978 | South Bend | 11659 |
| 220 | Tom McCarthy (1884) | SP | 1908 | Fort Wayne | 11685 |
| 221 | Steve Senteney | RP | 1982 | Indianapolis | 11713 |
| 222 | Josh Phegley | C | 2013 | Terre Haute | 11747 |
| 223 | Rich Coggins | RF | 1972 | Indianapolis | 11792 |
| 224 | Erik Sabel | RP | 1999 | Lafayette | 11894 |
| 225 | Mike Roesler | RP | 1989 | Fort Wayne | 11939 |
| 226 | Hal Irelan | 2B | 1914 | Burnettsville | 11944 |
| 227 | Eli Cates | SP | 1908 | Greens Fork | 11945 |
| 228 | Brian Reith | RP | 2001 | Fort Wayne | 11999 |
| 229 | Charlie French | 2B | 1909 | Indianapolis | 12147 |
| 230 | Stew Hofferth | C | 1944 | Logansport | 12197 |
| 231 | Bryan Bullington | RP | 2005 | Indianapolis | 12262 |
| 232 | Tim Bogar | SS | 1993 | Indianapolis | 12295 |
| 233 | Alex Meyer | SP | 2015 | Greensburg | 12319 |
| 234 | Jeff Peterek | SP | 1989 | Michigan City | 12454 |
| 235 | Bob Coleman | C | 1913 | Huntingburg | 12465 |
| 236 | Chris Bootcheck | RP | 2003 | La Porte | 12550 |
| 237 | Lloyd McClendon | LF | 1987 | Gary | 12646 |
| 238 | Brian Dorsett | C | 1987 | Terre Haute | 12651 |
| 239 | Mike Farmer | SP | 1996 | Gary | 12876 |
| 240 | Clyde Goodwin | SP | 1906 | Parke County | 12886 |
| 241 | Jermaine Allensworth | CF | 1996 | Anderson | 12896 |
| 242 | Brad Pennington | RP | 1993 | Salem | 12901 |
| 243 | Drew Butera | C | 2010 | Evansville | 12930 |
| 244 | Howard Farmer | RP | 1990 | Gary | 12957 |
| 245 | Larry Bigbie | LF | 2001 | Hobart | 12985 |
| 246 | Curt Lyons | SP | 1996 | Greencastle | 13042 |
| 247 | Punch Knoll | RF | 1905 | Evansville | 13116 |
| 248 | Rip Ragan | SP | 1903 | Greenfield | 13153 |
| 249 | Josh Rogers | SP | 2018 | New Albany | 13201 |
| 250 | Keith Shepherd | RP | 1992 | Wabash | 13274 |
| 251 | Dutch Wetzel | LF | 1920 | Columbus | 13298 |
| 252 | Glenn Chapman | LF | 1934 | Cambridge City | 13370 |
| 253 | Andy Woehr | 3B | 1923 | Fort Wayne | 13372 |
| 254 | Zack Thompson | RP | 2022 | Selma | 13384 |
| 255 | Harry Billiard | RP | 1908 | Monroe | 13568 |
| 256 | Jordan Schafer | CF | 2009 | Hammond | 13579 |
| 257 | Matt Kinzer | RP | 1989 | Indianapolis | 13625 |
| 258 | Warren Gill | 1B | 1908 | Ladoga | 14070 |
| 259 | Pete Henning | SP | 1914 | Crown Point | 14097 |
| 260 | Casey Wise | 2B | 1957 | Lafayette | 14180 |
| 261 | Eric Bruntlett | SS | 2003 | Lafayette | 14267 |
| 262 | Todd Dunwoody | CF | 1997 | Lafayette | 14439 |
| 263 | Mike Brosseau | 3B | 2019 | Munster | 14457 |
| 264 | Jason Repko | RF | 2005 | East Chicago | 14613 |
| 265 | Bruce Miller | 3B | 1973 | Fort Wayne | 14674 |
| 266 | Gary Thurman | RF | 1987 | Indianapolis | 14703 |
| 267 | Josh VanMeter | LF | 2019 | Ossian | 14736 |
| 268 | Claude Berry | C | 1904 | Losantville | 14854 |
| 269 | Ben VanRyn | RP | 1996 | Fort Wayne | 14957 |
| 270 | Emil Huhn | 1B | 1915 | North Vernon | 15016 |
| 271 | JD Closser | C | 2004 | Beech Grove | 15101 |
| 272 | Wallace Johnson | 1B | 1981 | Gary | 15209 |
| 273 | Neal Musser | RP | 2007 | Lafayette | 15295 |
| 274 | Jake Fox | LF | 2007 | Indianapolis | 15485 |
| 275 | Scott Sheldon | 3B | 1997 | Hammond | 15668 |
| 276 | David Doster | 2B | 1996 | Fort Wayne | 15671 |
| 277 | Cliff Daringer | SS | 1914 | Hayden | 15753 |
| 278 | Jeremy Hazelbaker | LF | 2016 | Muncie | 15762 |
| 279 | Niko Kavadas | DH | 2024 | South Bend | 15919 |
| 280 | Andrew Saalfrank | RP | 2023 | Fort Wayne | 15930 |
| 281 | Sam Bachman | RP | 2023 | Indianapolis | 15956 |
| 282 | A.J. Reed | 1B | 2016 | Terre Haute | 16120 |
| 283 | Micah Johnson | 2B | 2015 | Indianapolis | 16161 |
| 284 | Tyler Holt | RF | 2014 | Marion | 16199 |
| 285 | Jay Buente | RP | 2010 | Evansville | 16263 |
| 286 | Kevin L. Brown | C | 1996 | Valparaiso | 16420 |
| 287 | Jim Eppard | LF | 1987 | South Bend | 16480 |
| 288 | Jim Hicks | RF | 1964 | East Chicago | 16596 |
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