The following is a list of Major League Baseball players born in European nations.
Austria
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
Austrian Empire
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
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 |
Joe Hovlik | July 10, 1909 | September 25, 1911 | pitcher | Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox | [2] |
Joe Koukalik | September 1, 1904 | September 1, 1904 | pitcher | Brooklyn Superbas | [3] |
Jack Quinn | April 15, 1909 | July 7, 1933 | pitcher | New York Highlanders, Boston Braves, Baltimore Terrapins, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Robins, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds | [4] |
Frank Rooney | April 18, 1914 | June 6, 1914 | first baseman | Indianapolis Hoosiers | [5] |
Republic of Austria
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
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
Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark together with Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.
Finland
Grand Duchy of Finland
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
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.
French Second Republic
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.
Second French 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.
French Third Republic
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.
French Fourth Republic
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.
French Fifth Republic
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.
Germany
German Confederation
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 |
Charlie Getzien | August 13, 1884 | July 19, 1892 | pitcher | Detroit Wolverines, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Boston Beaneaters, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Browns | [21] |
George Heubel | May 20, 1871 | August 17, 1876 | outfielder | Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Olympics, New York Mutuals | [22] |
Bill Kuehne | May 1, 1883 | September 29, 1892 | third baseman | Columbus Buckeyes, Pittsburg Alleghenys, Pittsburgh Burghers, Columbus Solons, Louisville Colonels, St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns | [23] |
David Lenz | May 7, 1872 | May 21, 1872 | catcher | Brooklyn Eckfords | [24] |
Joe Miller | June 26, 1872 | July 28, 1875 | second baseman | Washington Nationals, Keokuk Westerns, Chicago White Stockings | [25] |
Gus Shallix | June 22, 1884 | June 2, 1885 | pitcher | Cincinnati Red Stockings | [26] |
Frank Siffell | June 14, 1884 | September 16, 1885 | catcher | Philadelphia Athletics | [27] |
Joe Straub | June 24, 1880 | September 22, 1883 | catcher | Troy Trojans, Philadelphia Athletics, Columbus Buckeyes | [28] |
Marty Swandell | May 7, 1872 | August 7, 1873 | third baseman | Brooklyn Eckfords, Elizabeth Resolutes | [29] |
German Empire
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 |
Heinz Becker | April 21, 1943 | May 9, 1947 | first baseman | Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians | [30] |
Fritz Buelow | September 28, 1899 | July 13, 1907 | catcher | St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Naps, St. Louis Browns | [31] |
Pep Deininger | April 26, 1902 | October 7, 1909 | pitcher, outfielder | Boston Americans, Philadelphia Phillies | [32] |
Ed Eiteljorge | May 2, 1890 | August 27, 1891 | pitcher | Chicago Colts, Washington Statesmen | [33] |
Fred Gaiser | September 3, 1908 | September 3, 1908 | pitcher | St. Louis Cardinals | [34] |
Jack Katoll | September 9, 1898 | September 29, 1902 | pitcher | Chicago Orphans, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles | [35] |
Ben Koehler | April 23, 1905 | October 7, 1906 | outfielder | St. Louis Browns | [36] |
Marty Krug | May 29, 1912 | September 27, 1922 | third baseman | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs | [37] |
Bill Miller | August 23, 1902 | August 23, 1902 | outfielder | Pittsburgh Pirates | [38] |
Fritz Mollwitz | September 26, 1913 | September 28, 1919 | first baseman | Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | [39] |
Reggie Richter | May 30, 1911 | September 26, 1911 | pitcher | Chicago Cubs | [40] |
Skel Roach | August 9, 1899 | August 9, 1899 | pitcher | Chicago Orphans | [41] |
Dutch Schesler | April 16, 1931 | August 12, 1931 | pitcher | Philadelphia Phillies | [42] |
Dutch Schliebner | April 17, 1923 | October 7, 1923 | first baseman | Brooklyn Robins, St. Louis Browns | [43] |
Bun Troy | September 15, 1912 | September 15, 1912 | pitcher | Detroit Tigers | [44] |
Tony Welzer | April 13, 1926 | September 21, 1927 | pitcher | Boston Red Sox | [45] |
Bill Zimmerman | April 14, 1915 | July 9, 1915 | outfielder | Brooklyn Robins | [46] |
Soviet Zone of Germany
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
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 |
Jeff Baker | April 4, 2005 | | utility | Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Miami Marlins | [48] |
Rob Belloir | August 2, 1975 | September 29, 1978 | infielder | Atlanta Braves | [49] |
Mike Blowers | September 1, 1989 | October 3, 1999 | third baseman | New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics | [50] |
Bob Davidson | July 15, 1989 | July 15, 1989 | pitcher | New York Yankees | [51] |
Ron Gardenhire | | | | | |
Glenn Hubbard | | | | | |
Edwin Jackson | | | | | |
Steve Kent | | | | | |
Craig Lefferts | | | | | |
Tom McCarthy | | | | | |
Will Ohman | | | | | |
Dave Pavlas | | | | | |
Tobi Stoner | | | | | |
Stefan Wever | | | | | |
Greece
Kingdom of Greece
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.
Ireland
Italy
Kingdom of Italy
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.
The Republic of Italy
Italy became a republic after a referendum[53] held on 2 June 1946, a day celebrated since as Republic Day.
Netherlands
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref |
Bert Blyleven | June 5, 1970 | October 4, 1992 | Pitcher | Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, California Angels | [55] |
Robert Eenhoorn | April 27, 1994 | September 28, 1997 | Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman | New York Angels. California Angels, Anaheim Angels | [56] |
Rikkert Faneyte | August 29, 1993 | May 29, 1996 | Outfielder | San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers | [57] |
Didi Gregorius | September 5, 2012 | | Shortstop and Second Baseman | Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks | [58] |
Greg Halman | September 23, 2010 | August 3, 2011 | Outfielder | Seattle Mariners | [59] |
John Houseman | September 11, 1894 | October 3, 1897 | Second Baseman, Outfielder and Shortstop | Chicago Colts, St. Louis Browns | [60] |
John Otten | July 5, 1895 | September 28, 1895 | Catcher and Outfielder | St. Louis Browns | [61] |
Win Remmerswaal | Augusts 3, 1979 | October 5, 1980 | Pitcher | Boston Red Sox | [62] |
Rick van den Hurk | April 10, 2007 | October 3, 2012 | Pitcher | Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates | [63] |
Rynie Wolters | May 18, 1871 | April 28, 1873 | Pitcher and Right fielder | New York Mutuals, Cleveland Forest Citys, Elizabeth Resolutes | [64] |
Norway
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref |
John Anderson | September 8, 1894 | October 2, 1908 | Outfielder/First baseman | Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Brooklyn Superbas, Washington Senators, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Browns, New York Highlanders, Chicago White Sox | [65] |
Art Jorgens | April 26, 1929 | August 2, 1939 | Catcher | New York Yankees | [66] |
Jimmy Wiggs | April 23, 1903 | May 25, 1906 | Pitcher | Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers | [67] |
Poland
Russia
Russian Empire
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref |
Eddie Ainsmith | August 9, 1910 | July 21, 1924 | Catcher | Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Robins, New York Giants | [68] |
Jake Gettman | August 20, 1897 | May 19, 1899 | Outfielder | Washington Senators | [69] |
Jake Livingstone | September 6, 1901 | September 9, 1901 | Pitcher | New York Giants | [70] |
Rube Schauer | August 27, 1913 | September 29, 1917 | Pitcher | New York Giants, Philadelphia Athletics | [71] |
Soviet Union
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
Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
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 |
Carl Linhart † | August 2, 1952 | September 19, 1952 | Pinch hitter | Detroit Tigers | [73] |
Elmer Valo | September 22, 1940 | October 1, 1961 | Outfielder | Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies | [74] |
† 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.
Spain
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref |
Al Cabrera | May 16, 1913 | May 16, 1913 | Shortstop | St. Louis Cardinals | [75] |
Bryan Oelkers | April 9, 1983 | October 3, 1986 | Pitcher | Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians | [76] |
Al Pardo | July 3, 1985 | September 9, 1989 | Catcher | Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies | [77] |
Danny Rios | May 30, 1997 | May 2, 1998 | Pitcher | New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals | [78] |
Sweden
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref |
Charlie Bold | August 24, 1914 | August 28, 1914 | first baseman | St. Louis Browns | [79] |
Eric Erickson | October 6, 1914 | September 29, 1922 | pitcher | New York Giants, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators | [80] |
Charlie Hallstrom | September 23, 1885 | September 23, 1885 | pitcher | Providence Grays | [81] |
Axel Lindstrom | October 3, 1916 | October 3, 1916 | pitcher | Philadelphia Athletics | [82] |
Switzerland
Name | Debut | Final game | Position | Teams | Ref |
Otto Hess | | | | | |
United Kingdom
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.[83][84][85] 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 |
Dave Brain | April 24, 1901 | October 7, 1908 | infielder/outfielder | Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Beaneaters, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants | [86] |
Tom Brown | July 6, 1882 | May 17, 1898 | pitcher/outfielder | Baltimore Orioles, Columbus Buckeyes, Pittsburg Alleghenys, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Reds, Louisville Colonels, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators | [87] |
Walter Carlisle | May 8, 1908 | May 11, 1908 | outfielder | Boston Red Sox | [88] |
Bobby Clack | May 13, 1874 | 1876 | outfielder | Brooklyn Atlantics, Cincinnati Reds | [89] |
Ed Cogswell | July 11, 1879 | May 30, 1882 | first baseman | Boston Red Caps, Troy Trojans, Worcester Ruby Legs | [90] |
Danny Cox | August 6, 1983 | September 18, 1995 | pitcher | St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays | [91] |
Ned Crompton | September 13, 1909 | October 8, 1910 | outfielder | St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds | [92] |
Hobe Ferris | April 26, 1901 | October 1, 1909 | second base, third base | Boston Americans, St. Louis Browns | [93] |
Dennis Fitzgerald | April 17, 1890 | April 18, 1890 | shortstop | Philadelphia Athletics | [94] |
George William Hall | May 5, 1871 | October 6, 1877 | outfielder | Washington Olympics, Baltimore Canaries, Boston Red Stockings, Philadelphia Athletics, Louisville Grays | [95] |
Jim Halpin | June 15, 1882 | August 26, 1885 | shortstop | Worcester Worcesters, Washington Nationals (UA), Detroit Wolverines | [96] |
Charlie Hanford | April 13, 1914 | September 30, 1915 | outfielder | Buffalo Buffeds, Chicago Whales | [97] |
Pete Hasney | September 13, 1890 | September 13, 1890 | outfielder | Philadelphia Athletics | [98] |
Dick Higham | | | | | |
Marty Hogan | | | | | |
Sam Jackson | | | | | |
Keith Lampard | | | | | |
Al Lawson | | | | | |
Tim Manning | | | | | |
Paul Marak | | | | | |
Al Nichols | | | | | |
Lance Painter | May 19, 1993 | September 9, 2003 | | | |
Al Reach | | | | | |
Les Rohr | | | | | |
Al Shaw | | | | | |
Harry Smith | | | | | |
Klondike Smith | | | | | |
Phil Stockman* | June 15, 2006 | | Pitcher | Atlanta Braves | |
Al Thake | | | | | |
Ed Walker | | | | | |
Sam White | | | | | |
Harry Wright | | | | | |
Jim Wright | | | | | |
Scotland
Wales
References