The following is a list of Major League Baseball players born in European nations.
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867.
Austria-Hungary was a monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in Central Europe. The union was a result of the Ausgleich or Compromise of 1867, under which the Austrian House of Habsburg agreed to share power with the separate Hungarian government, dividing the territory of the former Austrian Empire between them. The Dual Monarchy had existed for 51 years when it dissolved on October 31, 1918 following military defeat in the First World War.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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July 10, 1909 | September 25, 1911 | pitcher | Washington Senators (1909–1910) Chicago White Sox (1911) | [2] | ||
September 1, 1904 | September 1, 1904 | pitcher | Brooklyn Superbas (1904) | [3] | ||
April 15, 1909 | July 7, 1933 | pitcher | New York Highlanders (1909–1912) Boston Braves (1913) Baltimore Terrapins (1914–1915) Chicago White Sox (1918) New York Yankees (1919–1921) Boston Red Sox (1922–1925) Philadelphia Athletics (1925–1930) Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1931–1932) Cincinnati Reds (1933) | [4] | ||
April 18, 1914 | June 6, 1914 | first baseman | Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914) | [5] |
The First Austrian Republic was established in 1919. In the 1938 Anschluss, Austria was occupied and annexed by Nazi Germany.[6] This lasted until the end of World War II in 1945, after which Austria was occupied by the Allies and its former democratic constitution was restored. In 1955, the Austrian State Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state, ending the occupation.
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a state in Western Europe. The 1830 Belgian Revolution led to the establishment of an independent, Belgium under a provisional government and a national congress.[8] Since the installation of Leopold I as king in 1831, Belgium has been a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.
Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark together with Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.
The Grand Duchy of Finland was the predecessor state of modern Finland. It existed between 1809 and 1917 as an autonomous part of the Russian Empire and was ruled by the Russian Emperor as Grand Duke.
France, officially the French Republic, is a sovereign country in Western Europe that extends from the Mediterranean to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean.
The French Second Republic was the republican government of France between the 1848 Revolution and the 1851 coup by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte which initiated the Second Empire.
The Second French Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.
The French Third Republic was France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed, to 1940, when France's defeat by Nazi Germany led to the Vichy France government. Vichy was replaced by the French Fourth Republic.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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April 14, 1914 | June 10, 1915 | shortstop | Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–1915) Buffalo Blues (1915) | [14] | ||
July 22, 1903 | July 22, 1903 | second baseman | St. Louis Browns (1903) | [15] | ||
September 6, 1951 | September 29, 1951 | pitcher | St. Louis Browns (1951) | [16] |
The French Fourth Republic was the republican government of France between 1946 and 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution. France adopted the constitution of the Fourth Republic on 13 October 1946.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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July 19, 1978 | October 4, 1987 | catcher | Houston Astros (1978–1980) New York Mets (1982) San Diego Padres (1983–1987) | [17] | ||
June 12, 1980 | October 1, 1988 | pitcher | Montreal Expos (1980–1984, 1987) Minnesota Twins (1988) | [18] |
The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, introduced on 4 October 1958.[19] The Fifth Republic emerged from the collapse of the French Fourth Republic, replacing the prior parliamentary government with a semi-presidential system.
The German Confederation was the association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to serve as the successor to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, which had been abolished in 1806. The dispute between the two dominant member states of the confederation, Austria and Prussia, over which of the two had the inherent right to rule German lands ended in favor of Prussia after the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, and the collapse of the confederation. This resulted in the creation of the North German Confederation, with a number of south German states remaining independent, although allied first with Austria (until 1867) and subsequently with Prussia (until 1871), after which they became a part of the new nation of Germany.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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August 13, 1884 | July 19, 1892 | pitcher | Detroit Wolverines (1884–1888) Indianapolis Hoosiers (1889) Boston Beaneaters (1890–1891) Cleveland Spiders (1891) St. Louis Browns (1892) | [21] | ||
May 20, 1871 | August 17, 1876 | outfielder | Quaker City of Philadelphia (1867) Geary of Philadelphia (1868) Philadelphia Athletics (1869) Cleveland Forest Citys (1870) Philadelphia Athletics (1871) Washington Olympics (1872) New York Mutuals (1876) | [22] | ||
May 1, 1883 | September 29, 1892 | third baseman | Columbus Buckeyes (1883–1884) Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1885–1889) Pittsburgh Burghers (1890) Columbus Solons (1891) Louisville Colonels (1891–1892) St. Louis Browns (1892) Cincinnati Reds (1892) St. Louis Browns (1892) | [23] | ||
May 7, 1872 | May 21, 1872 | catcher | Brooklyn Eckfords (1872) | [24] | ||
June 26, 1872 | July 28, 1875 | second baseman | Washington Nationals (1872) Keokuk Westerns (1875) Chicago White Stockings (1875) | [25] | ||
June 22, 1884 | June 2, 1885 | pitcher | Cincinnati Red Stockings (1884–1885) | [26] | ||
June 14, 1884 | September 16, 1885 | catcher | Philadelphia Athletics (1884–1885) | [27] | ||
June 24, 1880 | September 22, 1883 | catcher | Troy Trojans (1880) Philadelphia Athletics (1882) Columbus Buckeyes (1883) | [28] | ||
May 7, 1872 | August 7, 1873 | third baseman | Brooklyn Eckfords (1863–1867) New York Mutuals (1868–1870) Brooklyn Eckfords (1872) Elizabeth Resolutes (1873) | [29] |
The German Empire refers to Germany from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871 to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of Wilhelm II (9 November 1918).
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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April 21, 1943 | May 9, 1947 | first baseman | Chicago Cubs (1943, 1945–1946) Cleveland Indians (1946–1947) | [30] | ||
September 28, 1899 | July 13, 1907 | catcher | St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals (1899–1900) Detroit Tigers (1901–1904) Cleveland Naps (1904–1906) St. Louis Browns (1907) | [31] | ||
April 26, 1902 | October 7, 1909 | pitcher, outfielder | Boston Americans (1902) Philadelphia Phillies (1908–1909) | [32] | ||
May 2, 1890 | August 27, 1891 | pitcher | Chicago Colts (1890) Washington Statesmen (1891) | [33] | ||
September 3, 1908 | September 3, 1908 | pitcher | St. Louis Cardinals (1908) | [34] | ||
September 9, 1898 | September 29, 1902 | pitcher | Chicago Orphans (1898–1899) Chicago White Sox (1901–1902) Baltimore Orioles (1902) | [35] | ||
April 23, 1905 | October 7, 1906 | outfielder | St. Louis Browns (1905–1906) | [36] | ||
May 29, 1912 | September 27, 1922 | third baseman | Boston Red Sox (1912) Chicago Cubs (1922) | [37] | ||
August 23, 1902 | August 23, 1902 | outfielder | Pittsburgh Pirates (1902) | [38] | ||
September 26, 1913 | September 28, 1919 | first baseman | [39] | |||
May 30, 1911 | September 26, 1911 | pitcher | Chicago Cubs (1911) | [40] | ||
August 9, 1899 | August 9, 1899 | pitcher | Chicago Orphans (1899) | [41] | ||
April 16, 1931 | August 12, 1931 | pitcher | Philadelphia Phillies (1931) | [42] | ||
April 17, 1923 | October 7, 1923 | first baseman | [43] | |||
September 15, 1912 | September 15, 1912 | pitcher | [44] | |||
April 13, 1926 | September 21, 1927 | pitcher | [45] | |||
April 14, 1915 | July 9, 1915 | outfielder | [46] |
The Soviet Occupation Zone was the area of central Germany occupied by the Soviet Union from 1945 on, at the end of World War II. On 7 October 1949 the German Democratic Republic, which became commonly referred to as East Germany, was established in the Soviet Occupation Zone.
West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990. During this period, the NATO-aligned West Germany and the socialist East Germany were divided by the Inner German border. This situation ended when East Germany was dissolved and its five states joined the ten states of the Federal Republic of Germany along with the reunified city-state of Berlin.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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April 4, 2005 | July 7, 2015 | utility | [48] | |||
August 2, 1975 | September 29, 1978 | infielder | [49] | |||
September 1, 1989 | October 3, 1999 | Third Baseman | [50] | |||
July 15, 1989 | July 15, 1989 | Pitcher | [51] | |||
September 1, 1981 | October 6, 1985, | Shortstop | [52] | |||
July 14, 1978 | July 29, 1989 | Second baseman | [53] | |||
September 9, 2003 | September 28, 2019 | Pitcher | [54] | |||
April 4, 2002 | September 22, 2002 | Pitcher | [55] | |||
April 7, 1983 | July 3, 1994 | Pitcher | [56] | |||
July 5, 1985 | September 22, 1989 | Pitcher | [57] | |||
September 19, 2000 | June 27, 2012 | Pitcher | [58] | |||
August 21, 1990 | September 29, 1996 | Pitcher | [59] | |||
September 8, 2009 | April 18, 2010 | Pitcher | [60] | |||
September 17, 1982 | September 17, 1982 | Pitcher | [61] |
Germany is the English short name for the Federal Republic of Germany, the enlarged continuation of West Germany following German reunification in 1990.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref |
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June 16, 2014 | Outfielder | [62] | |||
September 27, 2015 | Outfielder | Minnesota Twins | [63] | ||
The Kingdom of Greece was a state established in 1832 at the Convention of London by the Great Powers (the United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire). It was internationally recognized by the Treaty of Constantinople, where it also secured full independence from the Ottoman Empire. The Kingdom succeeded from the Greek provisional governments after the Greek War of Independence, and lasted until 1924. In 1924 the monarchy was abolished, and the Second Hellenic Republic was established.
Covers players born in the Republic of Ireland and also those born in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland prior to partition. At present, all players here were born prior to 1922, so are also included in the category of Major League Baseball players born in the United Kingdom.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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September 6, 1904 | September 2, 1918 | Catcher | [65] | |||
May 5, 1874 | August 11, 1884 | Pitcher | [66] | |||
April 28, 1873 | July 23, 1873 | Pitcher | [67] | |||
April 28, 1873 | July 23, 1873 | First Baseman | [68] | |||
August 4, 1945 | August 4, 1945 | Pitcher | [69] | |||
August 1, 1887 | September 12, 1892 | Catcher | [70] | |||
September 12, 1876 | September 15, 1876 | Catcher | [71] | |||
August 21, 1884 | June 15, 1887 | Catcher | [72] | |||
May 1, 1882 | August 21, 1887 | Pitcher | [73] | |||
April 19, 1890 | May 31, 1898 | Pitcher | [74] | |||
April 19, 1890 | October 5, 1907 | Right Fielder | [75] | |||
April 21, 1890 | October 12, 1892 | Catcher | [76] | |||
June 23, 1883 | September 13, 1884 | Left Fielder | [77] | |||
August 27, 1889 | July 13, 1905 | First Baseman | [78] | |||
May 8, 1871 | October 30, 1871 | Shortstop | ||||
May 1, 1888 | August 24, 1888 | Catcher | ||||
May 31, 1887 | June 11, 1892 | Outfielder | ||||
August 31, 1891 | August 31, 1891 | Catcher | ||||
May 31, 1879 | September 5, 1883 | Outfielder/Pitcher/First baseman | ||||
July 26, 1871 | August 22, 1878 | Shortstop | [79] | |||
May 1, 1883 | August 18, 1888 | Catcher | ||||
May 5, 1871 | July 6, 1880 | Outfielder | ||||
May 1, 1893 | August 15, 1897 | Pitcher | ||||
April 23, 1890 | August 29, 1890 | Pitcher | ||||
May 6, 1876 | August 7, 1884 | First baseman | ||||
August 2, 1884 | August 12, 1890 | Infielder | Kansas City Cowboys, Philadelphia Quakers, Syracuse Stars | |||
May 22, 1879 | August 13, 1879 | Pitcher | ||||
May 1, 1882 | October 10, 1886 | Third baseman | ||||
August 27, 1881 | July 26, 1894 | Pitcher | ||||
May 12, 1904 | July 8, 1914 | Catcher | ||||
September 16, 1916 | September 16, 1916 | Catcher | Chicago Cubs | |||
April 17, 1908 | July 22, 1918 | Catcher | ||||
October 23, 1874 | October 23, 1874 | Right fielder | ||||
April 21, 1902 | October 3, 1906 | Catcher | St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Boston Beaneaters | |||
September 20, 1901 | October 6, 1907 | Pitcher/Outfielder | St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds | |||
August 8, 1887 | May 8, 1891 | First baseman/Pitcher | New York Metropolitans, Boston Beaneaters | |||
Outfielder | August 9, 1878 | August 9, 1878 | ||||
May 3, 1881 | May 10, 1884 | Catcher | ||||
July 16, 1884 | October 18, 1884 | Right fielder | ||||
August 26, 1912 | October 4, 1917 | Outfielder |
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy. It existed until 1946 when the Italians opted for a republican constitution.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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April 30, 1947 | April 30, 1947 | Pitcher | [80] | |||
September 22, 1953 | April 28, 1962 | Third Baseman | [81] | |||
April 23, 1949 | October 2, 1949 | First Baseman | [82] | |||
April 22, 1937 | April 22, 1940 | Pitcher | [83] | |||
April 19, 1945 | October 1, 1950 | Pitcher | [84] | |||
April 18, 1932 | July 7, 1944 | Pitcher | [85] |
Italy became a republic after a referendum[86] held on 2 June 1946, a day since celebrated as Republic Day.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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September 7, 2011 | June 17, 2013 | Third Baseman | [87] | |||
August 30, 2024 | Pitcher | [88] |
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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June 5, 1970 | October 4, 1992 | Pitcher | [90] | |||
April 27, 1994 | September 28, 1997 | Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman | [91] | |||
August 29, 1993 | May 29, 1996 | Outfielder | [92] | |||
September 5, 2012 | Shortstop and Second Baseman | [93] | ||||
September 23, 2010 | August 3, 2011 | Outfielder | [94] | |||
September 11, 1894 | October 3, 1897 | Second Baseman, Outfielder and Shortstop | [95] | |||
Augusts 3, 1979 | October 5, 1980 | Pitcher | [96] | |||
April 10, 2007 | October 3, 2012 | Pitcher | [97] | |||
May 18, 1871 | April 28, 1873 | Pitcher and Right fielder | [98] |
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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September 8, 1894 | October 2, 1908 | [99] | ||||
April 26, 1929 | August 2, 1939 | [100] | ||||
April 23, 1903 | May 25, 1906 | [101] |
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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August 7, 1956 | September 19, 1972 | Reliever | [102] | |||
August 16, 1931 | June 26, 1932 | Outfielder | [103] | |||
September 19, 1929 | October 6, 1929 | Third Baseman | [104] | |||
April 16, 1932 | June 12, 1932 | First Baseman and Third Baseman | [105] |
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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April 26, 1875 | September 11, 1875 | Catcher | Brooklyn Atlantics (1875) Washington Nationals (1875) | [106] | ||
July 27, 2023 | Pitcher | [107] |
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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August 9, 1910 | July 21, 1924 | [108] | ||||
August 20, 1897 | May 19, 1899 | Washington Senators | [109] | |||
September 6, 1901 | September 9, 1901 | Pitcher | New York Giants | [110] | ||
August 27, 1913 | September 29, 1917 | Pitcher | [111] | |||
September 28, 1933 | September 30, 1933 | Outfielder | [112] |
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. The common short name is Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992. On 1 January 1993 Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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Carl Linhart † | August 2, 1952 | September 19, 1952 | [114] | |||
September 22, 1940 | October 1, 1961 | [115] |
† Carl Linhart was born in a town called Zborov. Since there are towns of that name in both Slovakia and the Czech Republic, it is unclear which current nation can claim him.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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May 16, 1913 | May 16, 1913 | [116] | ||||
April 9, 1983 | October 3, 1986 | [117] | ||||
July 3, 1985 | September 9, 1989 | [118] | ||||
May 30, 1997 | May 2, 1998 | Pitcher | [119] |
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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August 24, 1914 | August 28, 1914 | First baseman | [120] | |||
October 6, 1914 | September 29, 1922 | Pitcher | [121] | |||
September 23, 1885 | September 23, 1885 | Pitcher | [122] | |||
October 3, 1916 | October 3, 1916 | Pitcher | [123] |
England is one of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom.[125] [126] [127] It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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April 24, 1901 | October 7, 1908 | infielder/outfielder | [128] | |||
July 6, 1882 | May 17, 1898 | pitcher/outfielder | [129] | |||
May 8, 1908 | May 11, 1908 | outfielder | [130] | |||
May 13, 1874 | 1876 | outfielder | [131] | |||
July 11, 1879 | May 30, 1882 | first baseman | [132] | |||
August 6, 1983 | September 18, 1995 | pitcher | [133] | |||
September 13, 1909 | October 8, 1910 | outfielder | [134] | |||
April 26, 1901 | October 1, 1909 | second base, third base | [135] | |||
April 17, 1890 | April 18, 1890 | shortstop | [136] | |||
May 5, 1871 | October 6, 1877 | outfielder | [137] | |||
June 15, 1882 | August 26, 1885 | shortstop | [138] | |||
April 13, 1914 | September 30, 1915 | outfielder | [139] | |||
September 13, 1890 | September 13, 1890 | outfielder | [140] | |||
June 1, 1871 | March 25, 1880 | Umpire, Right Fielder | ||||
August 6, 1894 | April 24, 1895 | Right Fielder | ||||
May 9, 1871 | May 7, 1872 | Second base | ||||
September 15, 1969 | October 1, 1970 | Outfielder | ||||
May 13, 1890 | June 2, 1890 | Pitcher | ||||
May 1, 1882 | July 20, 1885 | Second basemen | ||||
September 1, 1990 | October 2, 1990 | Pitcher | ||||
April 24, 1875 | September 26, 1877 | Third basemen | ||||
May 19, 1993 | September 9, 2003 | Reliever | ||||
May 20, 1871 | May 21, 1875 | Right Fielder, Second Baseman, First Baseman, Manager | ||||
September 19, 1967 | September 19, 1969 | Pitcher | ||||
June 8, 1901 | September 13, 1909 | Catcher | ||||
July 11, 1901 | September 15, 1910 | Catcher, Manager | ||||
September 28, 1912 | October 5, 1912 | Outfielder | ||||
Phil Stockman | June 15, 2006 | June 11, 2008 | Pitcher | |||
June 13, 1872 | August 28, 1872 | Left Field | ||||
September 26, 1902 | June 21, 1903 | Pitcher | ||||
September 8, 1919 | September 8, 1919 | Catcher | ||||
May 5, 1871 | September 29, 1877 | Center Field, Pitcher, Manager | ||||
September 14, 1927 | May 4, 1928 | Pitcher |
Scotland is one of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom.[141] [142] [143] It shares a land borders with England to the south and comprises the northern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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September 21, 1910 | August 7, 1916 | Pitcher | ||||
August 24, 1902 | August 24, 1902 | Catcher | ||||
May 2, 1884 | June 9, 1884 | Pitcher | ||||
May 20, 1878 | October 7, 1887 | Pitcher, Manager | ||||
May 3, 1881 | August 2, 1890 | Outfielder | ||||
September 9, 1946 | July 17, 1960 | Outfielder | ||||
April 15, 1984 | April 20, 1987 | Pitcher |
Northern Ireland is one of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom.[144] [145] [146] It shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and is one of two nations on the island of Ireland.
See also Ireland (above) as all players on that list were born in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland prior to partition, prior to 1922.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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May 7, 2018 | July 10, 2018 | Pitcher | [147] | |||
September 16, 1885 | September 30, 1890 | Second baseman | ||||
May 20, 1871 | April 17, 1884 | Catcher | ||||
July 6, 1906 | May 6, 1909 | Outfielder | ||||
October 5, 1888 | May 4, 1890 | Outfielder | ||||
June 8, 1885 | October 4, 1890 | Pitcher/Outfielder |
Wales is one of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom.[148] [149] [150] It shares a land borders with England to the east; to the west is the Irish Sea.
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref | |
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April 19, 1909 | October 26, 1929 | Third basemen and Shortstop, Coach | ||||
July 6, 1896 | September 26, 1901 | Pitcher | ||||
May 14, 1884 | May 14, 1884 | Shortstop |