Native South Dakotans in the Majors

Dates of

Active MLB

Total

Name

Birth Town

Birth County

Birth/Death

Years

MLB Games

Position

Scott, Jim "Death Valley Jim"

Deadwood

Lawrence

1888-1957

1909-17 (9)

317

P

Parson, William "Jiggs"

Parker

Turner

1885-1967

1910-11 (2)

17

P

Aitchison, Raleigh "Redskin"

Tyndall

Bon Homme

1887-1958

1911,'14-'15 (3)

34

P

Paddock, Del

Volga

Brookings

1887-1952

1912 (1)

46

3b

Ingersoll, Bob

Rapid City

Pennington

1883-1927

1914 (1)

4

P

Faeth, Tony

Aberdeen

Brown

1893-1982

1919-20 (2)

19

P

Koupal, Lou

Tabor

Bon Homme

1898-1961

1925-26,'28-'30,'37 (6)

101

P

Olson, Marv "Sparky"

Gayville

Clay

1907-98

1931-33 (3)

133

2b

Ward, Dick

Herrick

Gregory

1909-66

1934-35 (2)

4

P

Benson, Allen

Hurley

Turner

1905-99

1934 (1)

2

P

Nelson, Emmett "Ramrod"

Viborg

Turner

1905-67

1935-36 (2)

25

P

Fischer, Reuben "Rube"

Carlock

Gregory

1916-97

1941, '43-'46 (5)

108

P

Thesenga, Arnold "Jug"

Jefferson

Clay

1914-2002

1944 (1)

5

P

Rice, Len

Lead

Lawrence

1918-92

1944-45 (2)

42

C

Wahl, Kermit

Columbia

Brown

1922-87

1944-45.'47,'50-'51 (5)

231

Inf.

Hardy, Carroll

Sturgis

Meade

1933-2020

1958-64, '67 (8)

433

OF

Anderson, George "Sparky"

Bridgewater

McCook

1934-2010

1959 (1)

152

2b

Hoffman, John "Pork Chop"

Aberdeen

Brown

1943-2001

1964-65 (2)

8

C

Crider, Jerry

Sioux Falls

Minnehaha

1941-2008

1969-70 (2)

53

P

Strohmayer, John

Belle Fourche

Butte

1946-2019

1970-74 (5)

142

P

Forster, Terry

Sioux Falls

Minnehaha

1952-

1971-86 (16)

614

P

Rauch, Bob

Brookings

Brookings

1949-

1972 (1)

19

P

Hausman, Tom

Mobridge

Walworth

1953-2019

1975-76,'78-'82 (7)

160

P

Collins, Dave

Rapid City

Pennington

1952-

1975-90 (16)

1,701

OF-1b

Bannister, Floyd

Pierre

Hughes

1955-

1977-92 (15)

431

P

Stanfield, Kevin

Huron

Beadle

1955-

1979 (1)

3

P

Francona, Terry

Aberdeen

Brown

1959-

1981-1990 (10)

708

1b-OF

Torve, Kelvin

Rapid City

Pennington

1960-

1988,'90-'91 (3)

42

1b

Rice, Pat

Rapid City

Pennington

1963-

1991 (1)

7

P

Ligtenberg, Kerry

Rapid City

Pennington

1971-

1997-98, 2000-2005 (8)

386

P

Foulke, Keith

Ellsworth AFB

Pennington

1972-

1997-2006, 2008 (11)

619

P

Duchscherer, Justin

Aberdeen

Brown

1977-

2001, 2003-08, 2010 (8)

224

P

Ellis, Mark

Rapid City

Pennington

1977-

2002-03, 2005-14 (12)

1,435

2b

Loux, Shane

Rapid City

Pennington

1979-

2002-03, 2008-09, 2012 (5)

58

P

Claussen, Brandon

Rapid City

Pennington

1979-

2003-06 (4)

58

P

Kubel, Jason

Belle Fourche

Butte

1982-

2004, 2006-14 (10)

1,036

OF

Doolittle, Sean

Rapid City

Pennington

1986-

2012-22 (11)

463

P

Coleman, Dusty

Somsen, Layne

Sioux Falls

Yankton

Minnehaha

Yankton

1987-

1989-

2015+2017 (2)

2016 (1)

31

2

Inf.

P

Sources:

"Total Baseball" - sixth edition, pub: Total Sports; Baseball Reference

www.baseball-reference.com

"Sports Weekly"

"The Baseball Encyclopedia" - tenth edition, pub: MacMillan