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Baseball in Springfield, Illinois

Total Players
164
Major Leaguers
20
Minor Leaguers
47
Colleges
3
High Schools
7
Based on available data in TBC database. Not a complete historical listing. The list of entities below is based on the city name and does not consider metropolitan areas or suburbs. It is based solely on the name of the city.

College Listing

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High Schools

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Teams Listing

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teamleaguelevelnicknames
SpringfieldFrontierIndCapitals
SpringfieldMidwACardinals,Sultans
2 Record(s)

Major Leaguers

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playerposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Don EricksonP6-0175RR1931-12-13Springfield,ILMLB1958-19581958-1958
1950-  UDFA  -PHI
Roger EricksonP6-3190RR1956-08-30Springfield,ILMLB1978-19831976-1989
1977-  3-  67-MIN
Jeff FasseroP6-1215LL1963-01-05Springfield,ILMLB1991-20061984-2006
1984- 22- 554-SLN
Tyler FitzgeraldSS-CF6-1205RR1997-09-15Springfield,ILMLB2023-20242017-2024
2019-  4- 116-SFN
Tim Hulett3B-2B6-0195RR1960-01-12Springfield,ILMLB1983-19951980-1995
1980-  1-   3-CHA
Tug Hulett3B5-10185LR1983-02-28Springfield,ILMLB2008-20092002-2012
2004- 14- 411-TEX
Bob KinsellaOF5-10165LR1899-01-05Springfield,ILMLB1919-19201919-1920 
Justin KnoedlerP6-2210RR1980-07-17Springfield,ILMLB2004-20062001-2009
2001-  5- 166-SFN
Ryan O'MalleyP6-1205RL1980-04-09Springfield,ILMLB2006-20062001-2008
2002-  UDFA  -CHN
Robin RobertsP6-0190BR1926-09-30Springfield,ILMLB1948-19661948-1966 
Billy RogellSS5-11163BR1904-11-24Springfield,ILMLB1925-19401925-1940 
Johnny Schaive3B-2B5-8175RR1934-02-25Springfield,ILMLB1958-19631958-1963
1953-  UDFA  -CHA
Dick SchofieldSS-2B5-9165BR1935-01-07Springfield,ILMLB1953-19711953-1971 
Dick SchofieldSS5-10178RR1962-11-21Springfield,ILMLB1983-19961981-1996
1981-  1-   3-CAL
Kevin Seitzer3B-1B5-11190RR1962-03-26Springfield,ILMLB1986-19971983-1997
1983- 11- 283-KCA
Allan SimpsonP6-4225RR1977-08-26Springfield,ILMLB2004-20061997-2007
1997-  8- 253-SEA
Lou SylvesterOF5-6165RR1855-02-14Springfield,ILMLB1884-18871884-1887 
Eric WeaverP6-5230RR1973-08-04Springfield,ILMLB1998-20001992-2003
1991-  UDFA  -LAN
Jayson WerthRF6-5235RR1979-05-20Springfield,ILMLB2002-20171997-2018
1997-  1-  22-BAL
Ogden WiseP6-2170BR1925-11-18Springfield,ILMLB1944-19441944-1944 
20 Record(s)
All historical Major Leaguers listed as born in this city. Excludes players born in nearby suburbs