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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Minnesota
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 | Paul Molitor | DH | 1978 | St. Paul | 64 |
| 2 | Dave Winfield | RF | 1973 | St. Paul | 72 |
| 3 | Joe Mauer | C | 2004 | St. Paul | 109 |
| 4 | Chief Bender | SP | 1903 | Crow Wing County | 278 |
| 5 | Jack Morris | SP | 1977 | St. Paul | 282 |
| 6 | Jerry Koosman | SP | 1967 | Appleton | 477 |
| 7 | Bullet Joe Bush | SP | 1912 | Brainerd | 537 |
| 8 | Roger Maris | RF | 1957 | Hibbing | 622 |
| 9 | Brad Hand | RP | 2011 | Minneapolis | 726 |
| 10 | Rube Walberg | SP | 1923 | Pine City | 773 |
| 11 | Terry Steinbach | C | 1986 | New Ulm | 944 |
| 12 | Glen Perkins | RP | 2006 | St. Paul | 1148 |
| 13 | Kent Hrbek | 1B | 1981 | Minneapolis | 1238 |
| 14 | Tom Burgmeier | RP | 1968 | St. Paul | 1494 |
| 15 | Dick Stigman | SP | 1960 | Nimrod | 1614 |
| 16 | Aaron Sele | SP | 1993 | Golden Valley | 1620 |
| 17 | Wes Westrum | C | 1947 | Clearbrook | 1694 |
| 18 | Tom Niedenfuer | RP | 1981 | St. Louis Park | 1789 |
| 19 | Josh Johnson | SP | 2005 | Minneapolis | 1795 |
| 20 | Bill Gullickson | SP | 1979 | Marshall | 1893 |
| 21 | Chick Gandil | 1B | 1910 | St. Paul | 1981 |
| 22 | Dave Goltz | SP | 1972 | Pelican Rapids | 2038 |
| 23 | Blix Donnelly | RP | 1944 | Olivia | 2320 |
| 24 | Gene DeMontreville | 2B | 1894 | St. Paul | 2617 |
| 25 | Carmen Hill | SP | 1915 | Royalton | 2618 |
| 26 | Rip Repulski | LF | 1953 | Sauk Rapids | 2625 |
| 27 | Steve Foucault | RP | 1973 | Duluth | 3020 |
| 28 | Walt Moryn | RF | 1954 | St. Paul | 3163 |
| 29 | Steve Comer | RP | 1978 | Minneapolis | 4287 |
| 30 | George Dumont | RP | 1915 | Minneapolis | 4611 |
| 31 | Garland Buckeye | SP | 1918 | Heron Lake | 4612 |
| 32 | Jack Crooks | 2B | 1889 | St. Paul | 4637 |
| 33 | Michael Wuertz | RP | 2004 | Austin | 4648 |
| 34 | George Cunningham | RP | 1916 | Sturgeon Lake | 4893 |
| 35 | Jim Brower | RP | 1999 | Edina | 4914 |
| 36 | Greg Olson | C | 1989 | Marshall | 5018 |
| 37 | Chris Reitsma | RP | 2001 | Minneapolis | 5148 |
| 38 | Caleb Thielbar | RP | 2013 | Northfield | 5304 |
| 39 | Mike Mason | SP | 1982 | Fairbault | 5332 |
| 40 | Byron Houck | RP | 1912 | Prosper | 5460 |
| 41 | Tom Johnson | RP | 1974 | St. Paul | 5462 |
| 42 | Paul Giel | RP | 1954 | Winona | 5757 |
| 43 | Bill Burdick | SP | 1888 | Austin | 5850 |
| 44 | Bryan Hickerson | RP | 1991 | Bemidji | 5855 |
| 45 | Larry Rosenthal | CF | 1936 | St. Paul | 5940 |
| 46 | Jim Eisenreich | RF | 1982 | St. Cloud | 6000 |
| 47 | Mickey Rocco | 1B | 1943 | St. Paul | 6113 |
| 48 | Fred Baczewski | SP | 1953 | St. Paul | 6208 |
| 49 | Paul Siebert | RP | 1974 | Minneapolis | 6838 |
| 50 | Howie Schultz | 1B | 1943 | St. Paul | 6996 |
| 51 | Jake Thielman | SP | 1905 | St. Cloud | 6998 |
| 52 | Jerry Kindall | 2B | 1956 | St. Paul | 7025 |
| 53 | Lew Drill | C | 1902 | Browerville | 7248 |
| 54 | Jerry Ujdur | SP | 1980 | Duluth | 7305 |
| 55 | Ernie Nevers | RP | 1926 | Willow River | 7387 |
| 56 | Jack Graham | 1B | 1946 | Minneapolis | 7483 |
| 57 | Michael Busch | 1B | 2023 | Inver Grove Heights | 7497 |
| 58 | Bill Phyle | SP | 1898 | Duluth | 7512 |
| 59 | Jake Irvin | SP | 2023 | Bloomington | 7516 |
| 60 | Ellis Johnson | RP | 1912 | Minneapolis | 7795 |
| 61 | Bob Mahoney | RP | 1951 | St. Paul | 7849 |
| 62 | George Thomas | RF | 1957 | Minneapolis | 8293 |
| 63 | Nick Anderson | RP | 2019 | Crosby | 8531 |
| 64 | Johnny Blanchard | C | 1955 | Minneapolis | 8584 |
| 65 | Dana Kiecker | SP | 1990 | Sleepy Eye | 8760 |
| 66 | Henry Thielman | SP | 1902 | St. Cloud | 9098 |
| 67 | Joe Werrick | 3B | 1884 | St. Paul | 9188 |
| 68 | Ike Davis | 1B | 2010 | Edina | 9196 |
| 69 | Sam Hentges | RP | 2021 | Shoreview | 9379 |
| 70 | John Anderson (P) | RP | 1958 | St. Paul | 9432 |
| 71 | Mike Kingery | CF | 1986 | St. James | 9559 |
| 72 | Bert Brenner | SP | 1912 | Minneapolis | 9572 |
| 73 | Dave Thies | RP | 1963 | Minneapolis | 9643 |
| 74 | Jimmy Pofahl | SS | 1940 | Faribault | 9670 |
| 75 | Gary Mielke | RP | 1987 | St. James | 9780 |
| 76 | Paul Castner | RP | 1923 | St. Paul | 9956 |
| 77 | Jake Petricka | RP | 2013 | Northfield | 9991 |
| 78 | Joe Visner | RF | 1885 | Minneapolis | 10019 |
| 79 | Mike Morin | RP | 2014 | Andover | 10177 |
| 80 | Tony Giuliani | C | 1936 | St. Paul | 10559 |
| 81 | Mike N. Johnson | RP | 1974 | Slayton | 10829 |
| 82 | Bob Gebhard | RP | 1971 | Lamberton | 10963 |
| 83 | Jerry Terrell | 3B | 1973 | Waseca | 10978 |
| 84 | Wayne Nordhagen | DH | 1976 | Thief River Falls | 11193 |
| 85 | Lou Galvin | SP | 1884 | St. Paul | 11402 |
| 86 | Brian Denman | SP | 1982 | Minneapolis | 11609 |
| 87 | Brandon Williamson | SP | 2023 | Fairmont | 11650 |
| 88 | Carmen Mauro | CF | 1948 | St. Paul | 11796 |
| 89 | Spence Harris | RF | 1925 | Duluth | 11935 |
| 90 | Sammy Solis | RP | 2015 | Minneapolis | 12008 |
| 91 | Roger Denzer | SP | 1897 | Le Sueur | 12064 |
| 92 | Mike Baumann | RP | 2021 | Mahtomedi | 12091 |
| 93 | Hank Gehring | SP | 1907 | St. Paul | 12188 |
| 94 | Jimmy Hart | 1B | 1901 | St. Paul | 12191 |
| 95 | Louie Varland | SP | 2022 | St. Paul | 12209 |
| 96 | Kerry Taylor | RP | 1993 | Bemidji | 12226 |
| 97 | Dan Johnson | 1B | 2005 | Coon Rapids | 12301 |
| 98 | Jack Hannahan | 3B | 2006 | St. Paul | 12354 |
| 99 | Dan S. Smith | RP | 1992 | St. Paul | 12379 |
| 100 | Don Wheeler | C | 1949 | Minneapolis | 12570 |
| 101 | Max Meyer | SP | 2022 | Woodbury | 12625 |
| 102 | Jack Hickey | SP | 1904 | Minneapolis | 12637 |
| 103 | Cole De Vries | SP | 2012 | St. Louis Park | 12663 |
| 104 | Brad Gulden | C | 1978 | New Ulm | 12785 |
| 105 | Robb Quinlan | 1B | 2003 | St. Paul | 12866 |
| 106 | Ben Hendrickson | SP | 2004 | St. Cloud | 12987 |
| 107 | Frank Jude | RF | 1906 | Libby | 13010 |
| 108 | Pete Lohman | C | 1891 | Washington County | 13156 |
| 109 | Elmer Foster | CF | 1886 | Minneapolis | 13236 |
| 110 | Tony Brottem | C | 1916 | Halstad | 13430 |
| 111 | Mike Sadek | C | 1973 | Minneapolis | 13651 |
| 112 | Lee Quillin | 3B | 1906 | North Branch | 13717 |
| 113 | Charlie Roy | RP | 1906 | Beauleu | 13896 |
| 114 | Sean Hjelle | RP | 2022 | Fridley | 13913 |
| 115 | Alex Call | LF | 2022 | Burnsville | 14108 |
| 116 | Steve Lombardozzi Jr. | 2B | 2011 | Edina | 14314 |
| 117 | Joey Gerber | RP | 2020 | Maple Grove | 14344 |
| 118 | Adam Mazur | SP | 2024 | St. Paul | 14393 |
| 119 | Neil Wagner | RP | 2011 | Minneapolis | 14506 |
| 120 | Jake Esch | SP | 2016 | St. Paul | 14552 |
| 121 | Dave Maurer | RP | 2000 | Minneapolis | 14556 |
| 122 | Joe Marshall | RF | 1903 | Audubon | 14625 |
| 123 | Matt Wallner | LF | 2022 | Forest Lake | 14886 |
| 124 | Gus Varland | RP | 2023 | Maplewood | 15517 |
| 125 | Steve Edlefsen | RP | 2011 | Minneapolis | 15619 |
| 126 | Connor Norby | 3B | 2024 | Brooklyn Park | 15893 |
| 127 | Anthony Bemboom | C | 2019 | St. Cloud | 16036 |
| 128 | Michael Restovich | RF | 2002 | Rochester | 16368 |
| 129 | Guy Sularz | SS | 1980 | Minneapolis | 16529 |
| 130 | Tom Kelly | 1B | 1975 | Graceville | 16562 |
| 131 | Pat Scanlon | 1B | 1974 | Minneapolis | 16565 |
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