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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from South Dakota
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 | Jim Scott | SP | 1909 | Deadwood | 1097 |
| 2 | Floyd Bannister | SP | 1977 | Pierre | 1188 |
| 3 | Keith Foulke | RP | 1997 | Ellsworth AFB | 1203 |
| 4 | Sean Doolittle | RP | 2012 | Rapid City | 1466 |
| 5 | Terry Forster | RP | 1971 | Sioux Falls | 1788 |
| 6 | Justin Duchscherer | RP | 2001 | Aberdeen | 2544 |
| 7 | Kerry Ligtenberg | RP | 1997 | Rapid City | 4063 |
| 8 | Dave Collins | LF | 1975 | Rapid City | 4603 |
| 9 | Rube Fischer | RP | 1941 | Carlock | 5232 |
| 10 | Tom Hausman | RP | 1975 | Mobridge | 5281 |
| 11 | Lou Koupal | RP | 1925 | Tabor | 5301 |
| 12 | Jason Kubel | LF | 2004 | Belle Fourche | 5658 |
| 13 | Mark Ellis | 2B | 2002 | Rapid City | 5784 |
| 14 | John Strohmayer | RP | 1970 | Belle Fourche | 6171 |
| 15 | Raleigh Aitchison | SP | 1911 | Tyndall | 6964 |
| 16 | Tony Faeth | RP | 1919 | Aberdeen | 7752 |
| 17 | Jiggs Parson | RP | 1910 | Parker | 7753 |
| 18 | Emmett Nelson | RP | 1935 | Viborg | 7916 |
| 19 | Jerry Crider | RP | 1969 | Sioux Falls | 8879 |
| 20 | Brandon Claussen | SP | 2003 | Rapid City | 8928 |
| 21 | Jug Thesenga | RP | 1944 | Jefferson | 9020 |
| 22 | Sparky Anderson | 2B | 1959 | Bridgewater | 9698 |
| 23 | Marv Olson | 2B | 1931 | Gayville | 9755 |
| 24 | Carroll Hardy | 1B | 1958 | Sturgis | 10232 |
| 25 | Bob Rauch | RP | 1972 | Brookings | 10752 |
| 26 | Kermit Wahl | 3B | 1944 | Columbia | 11354 |
| 27 | Del Paddock | 3B | 1912 | Volga | 11938 |
| 28 | Terry Francona | 1B | 1981 | Aberdeen | 12563 |
| 29 | Shane Loux | RP | 2002 | Rapid City | 12709 |
| 30 | Pat Rice | RP | 1991 | Rapid City | 13438 |
| 31 | Len Rice | C | 1944 | Lead | 14560 |
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