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Baseball in Louisville, Kentucky

Total Players
530
Major Leaguers
83
Minor Leaguers
112
Colleges
4
High Schools
26
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
LouisvilleAmerAAARedbirds
LouisvilleILAAABats,Redbirds,RiverBats
LouisvilleIL2AAABats
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Major Leaguers

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playerposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Dave AndersonSS-3B6-2185RR1960-08-01Louisville,KYMLB1983-19921980-1992
1981-  1-  22-LAN
Matt AndersonP6-4200RR1976-08-17Louisville,KYMLB1998-20051995-2008
1997-  1-   1-DET
Burley BayerSS 175  1873-12-19Louisville,KYMLB1899-18991899-1899 
Gus BellOF6-1195LR1928-11-15Louisville,KYMLB1950-19641950-1964 
Jack BellmanC    1864-03-04Louisville,KYMLB1889-18891889-1889 
George BooneP    1871-03-01Louisville,KYMLB1891-18911891-1891 
Earl BrowneOF-1B6-0175LL1911-03-05Louisville,KYMLB1935-19381935-1938 
Pete BrowningOF6-0180RR1861-06-17Louisville,KYMLB1882-18941882-1894 
Jay BuhnerRF6-3220RR1964-08-13Louisville,KYMLB1987-20011984-2001
1984-  2-  36-PIT
Chris Burke2B5-11195RR1980-03-11Louisville,KYMLB2004-20091999-2010
2001-  1-  10-HOU
Hercules BurnettOF-1B5-11177  1865-08-13Louisville,KYMLB1888-18951888-1895 
Paul ByrdP6-1190RR1970-12-03Louisville,KYMLB1995-20091989-2009
1991-  4- 112-CLE
Joe CampbellOF6-1175RR1944-03-10Louisville,KYMLB1967-19671967-1967
1965- 44- 729-NYN
Monk ClineOF5-4150LL1858-03-03Louisville,KYMLB1882-18911882-1891 
Hub Collins2B5-8160RR1864-04-15Louisville,KYMLB1886-18921886-1892 
Scott DownsP6-2220LL1976-03-17Louisville,KYMLB2000-20141995-2014
1997-  3-  94-CHN
Rich DurningP6-2178LL1892-10-10Louisville,KYMLB1917-19181917-1918 
Adam DuvallRF-LF6-1215RR1988-09-04Louisville,KYMLB2014-20242007-2024
2010- 11- 348-SFN
John DylerOF    1852-06-05Louisville,KYMLB1882-18821882-1882 
Red EhretP6-0175RR1868-08-31Louisville,KYMLB1888-18981888-1898 
Drew Ellis3B6-1205RR1995-12-01Louisville,KYMLB2021-20232016-2024
2017-  2-  44-ARI
Milt GrayC6-1170RR1914-02-21Louisville,KYMLB1937-19371937-1937 
Sean GreenP6-6230RR1979-04-20Louisville,KYMLB2006-20111998-2012
2000- 12- 347-COL
Mike GreenwellLF6-0200LR1963-07-18Louisville,KYMLB1985-19961982-1996
1982-  3-  72-BOS
Irv Hach2B  RR1873-06-05Louisville,KYMLB1897-18971897-1897 
playerposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Drew HallP6-4205LL1963-03-27Louisville,KYMLB1986-19901982-1994
1984-  1-   3-CHN
Charlie HamburgOF6-0175  1866-11-22Louisville,KYMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Bill HartP5-10163 R1865-07-19Louisville,KYMLB1886-19011886-1901 
Art HermanP    1871-05-11Louisville,KYMLB1896-18971896-1897 
Mahlon HigbeeOF5-11165RR1901-08-16Louisville,KYMLB1922-19221922-1922 
Dixie HowellC5-11195RR1920-04-24Louisville,KYMLB1947-19561947-1956 
Mike JacobsSS5-11180   Louisville,KYMLB1902-19021902-1902 
Irv Jeffries3B-2B5-10175RR1905-09-10Louisville,KYMLB1930-19341930-1934 
Kid KeenanP   R Louisville,KYMLB1891-18911891-1891 
Shawn KelleyP6-2215RR1984-04-26Louisville,KYMLB2009-20192003-2019
2007- 13- 405-SEA
Dean KiekheferP6-0155LL1989-06-07Louisville,KYMLB2016-20182008-2019
2010- 36-1099-SLN
Fred KosterOF5-11165LL1905-12-21Louisville,KYMLB1931-19311931-1931 
Kenny KuhnSS-2B5-11175LR1937-03-20Louisville,KYMLB1955-19571955-1957 
Bob LangsfordSS5-7168RR1865-08-05Louisville,KYMLB1899-18991899-1899 
Jack LittrellSS6-0179RR1929-01-22Louisville,KYMLB1952-19571952-1957 
Jim LongOF5-10160  1862-11-15Louisville,KYMLB1891-18931891-1893 
Bill LudwigC  RR1882-05-27Louisville,KYMLB1908-19081908-1908 
Kyle McgrathP6-2185LL1992-07-31Louisville,KYMLB2017-20182011-2021
2014- 36-1077-SDN
Tom McLaughlinSS-2B 170RR1860-03-28Louisville,KYMLB1883-18911883-1891 
Trever MillerP6-3200RL1973-05-29Louisville,KYMLB1996-20111991-2011
1991-  1-  41-DET
Ed MonroeP6-5187RR1895-02-22Louisville,KYMLB1917-19181917-1918 
Jimmy OstingP6-5190RL1977-04-07Louisville,KYMLB2001-20021995-2004
1995-  4- 113-ATL
Frank PearceP    1860-03-30Louisville,KYMLB1876-18761876-1876 
Brandon Pfaadtp6-4220RR1998-10-15Louisville,KYMLB2023-20242018-2024
2020-  5- 149-ARI
Fred Pfeffer2B-SS5-10184RR1860-03-17Louisville,KYMLB1882-18971882-1897 
playerposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Jon RauchP6-11290RR1978-09-27Louisville,KYMLB2002-20131997-2013
1999-  3-  99-CHA
John RecciusOF-P5-6168  1859-10-29Louisville,KYMLB1882-18831882-1883 
Phil RecciusP5-9163  1862-06-07Louisville,KYMLB1882-18901882-1890 
Nick Reeder3B5-9189RR1867-03-22Louisville,KYMLB1891-18911891-1891 
John Richter3B6-0178  1873-02-08Louisville,KYMLB1898-18981898-1898 
Jack SavageP6-3190RR1964-04-22Louisville,KYMLB1987-19901984-1991
1985-  8- 194-LAN
Bob SchultzP6-3200RL1923-11-27Louisville,KYMLB1951-19551951-1955 
Ferdie SchuppP5-10150RL1891-01-16Louisville,KYMLB1913-19221913-1922 
Rudy SchwenckP6-0174LL1884-04-06Louisville,KYMLB1909-19091909-1909 
Phil SeibelP6-1200LL1979-01-28Louisville,KYMLB2004-20041998-2007
2000-  8- 225-MON
Lev ShreveP5-11150RR1867-01-14Louisville,KYMLB1887-18891887-1889 
Chris SmithP6-2205RR1988-08-19Louisville,KYMLB2017-20172010-2018
2013-  UDFA  -NYA
George SmithP6-1175RR1901-10-27Louisville,KYMLB1926-19301926-1930 
Rex SmithP5-10190   Louisville,KYMLB1886-18861886-1886 
Will SmithC5-10195RR1995-03-28Louisville,KYMLB2019-20242014-2024
2016-  1-  32-LAN
Bill SowdersP6-0155RR1864-11-29Louisville,KYMLB1888-18901888-1890 
John SowdersP6-0150RL1866-12-10Louisville,KYMLB1887-18901887-1890 
Len SowdersOF5-11172LL1861-06-29Louisville,KYMLB1886-18861886-1886 
Steve StemleP6-4200RR1977-05-20Louisville,KYMLB2005-20061996-2006
1998-  5- 138-SLN
George StultzP5-10150  1873-06-30Louisville,KYMLB1894-18941894-1894 
Trey SweeneySS6-3212LR2000-04-24Louisville,KYMLB2024-20242019-2024
2021-  1-  20-NYA
Tom TerrellC    1867-06-19Louisville,KYMLB1886-18861886-1886 
Moe ThackerC6-3210RR1934-05-21Louisville,KYMLB1958-19631958-1963 
Dan Uggla2B5-11210RR1980-03-11Louisville,KYMLB2006-20151999-2015
2001- 11- 338-ARI
Todd WellemeyerP6-2215RR1978-08-30Louisville,KYMLB2003-20102000-2011
2000-  4- 103-CHN
playerposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Jack Wentz2B5-10175RR1863-03-04Louisville,KYMLB1891-18911891-1891 
Dick WestC6-2180RR1915-11-24Louisville,KYMLB1938-19431938-1943 
Gus WeyhingP5-10145RR1866-09-29Louisville,KYMLB1887-19011887-1901 
John WeyhingP6-2185LL1869-06-24Louisville,KYMLB1888-18891888-1889 
Bill WhiteP6-4215LL1978-11-20Louisville,KYMLB2007-20082000-2010
2000-  3-  99-ARI
Jimmy WolfOF5-9190RR1862-05-12Louisville,KYMLB1882-18921882-1892 
George YantzC5-7168RR1886-07-27Louisville,KYMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Fred ZahnerC    1870-06-05Louisville,KYMLB1894-18951894-1895 
83 Record(s)
All historical Major Leaguers listed as born in this city. Excludes players born in nearby suburbs