Place of Birth - need 1 Topic

Let's do a modern take on a classic theme. Players seasons will be from 1959-2025.

Alaska and Hawaii were the last two states admitted to the union in 1959 so this is a great starting point!

Select an exclusive state or region from the list below. We are only using the 50 states plus the nation's capital.

Must use at least one player from every state if you choose a combo team.

League Rules
  • $100 million cap
  • NO: AAA, clones, DH, injuries, minor leagues, trades, or waiver wire
  • Must select a stadium from your state. If one isn't availabe use a home park of any player on your roster
  • 24 team league with standard playoff format
  • Divisions aligned georgraphically
Sign up in forum on first come, first serve basis

Use this link for roster construction:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/
10/17/2025 10:50 AM (edited)
Absolutely “in”..
10/4/2025 11:18 PM
Available States (BOLD)

1) Alabama - gyrene
2) Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington - oldtimer59
3) Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming - Got_Worms
4) Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi - big_dowg
5) California - AL player seasons - Rattlers
6) California - NL player seasons - c08jt
7) Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont - Lewb
8) Delaware, DC, Maryland - Scottedward
9) Florida - 82689
10) Georgia - D6KStl
11) Illinois - tradrrr
12) Indiana - rubydad46563
13) Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
14) Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma - zephyr1949
15) Kentucky, Tennessee - oldtimer59
16) Michigan, Wisconsin - tdoak
17) Missouri - Taft
18) New Jersey - Scottedward
19) New York - Taft
20) North & South Carolina - Rattlers
21) Ohio - gyrene
22) Pennsylvania - House_Rules
23) Texas - Boddicker
24) Virginia, West Virginia
10/20/2025 4:47 PM (edited)

Here are some of the top players on Virginia-West Virginia
Pos Player B PA/162 AB/162 HR RBI SB-CS SO-BB AB/HR AVG OBP SLG F/R Salary
C 1996 Todd Hundley S 624 540 41 112 1-3 146-79 13.2 .259 .356 .550 B+/A $4,722,098
1B 1980 George Brett L 515 449 24 118 15-6 22-58 18.7 .390 .454 .664 B/A+ $15,440,187
2B 1966 Bill Mazeroski R 660 621 16 82 4-3 62-31 38.8 .262 .296 .398 A/A $5,490,335
3B 2007 David Wright R 711 604 30 107 34-5 115-94 20.1 .325 .416 .546 C+/A- $7,684,809
SS 1975 Toby Harrah R 631 522 20 93 23-9 71-98 26.1 .293 .403 .458 B-/B $6,325,472
OF 1980 Al Bumbry L 738 645 9 53 44-11 75-78 71.7 .318 .392 .433 A-/A+ $8,057,622
OF 2011 B.J. Upton R 640 560 23 81 36-12 161-71 24.3 .243 .331 .429 A/A+ $5,954,608
OF 2013 Michael Cuddyer R 540 489 20 84 10-3 100-46 24.5 .331 .389 .530 B+/D- $4,518,268
C 1977 Steve Yeager R 438 387 16 55 1-3 84-43 24.2 .256 .334 .444 C-/A $3,576,329
1B 1991 John Kruk L 615 538 21 92 7-0 100-67 25.6 .294 .367 .483 A/D- $5,477,574
2B 1998 Tony Womack L 704 655 3 45 58-8 94-38 218.3 .282 .319 .357 C+/B+ $4,724,945
OF 1977 Johnny Grubb L 114 94 2 14 0-3 18-19 46.5 .301 .425 .462 A+/D- $840,833
1B 2025 Vinnie Pasquantino L 682 621 32 113 1-0 107-49 19.4 .264 .323 .475 A-/A- $5,345,010
OF 1968 Willie Horton R 578 512 36 85 0-3 110-49 14.2 .285 .352 .543 C/D+ $4,687,781
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Actual Batting Totals 8190 7237 293 1134 234-69 1265-820 24.7 .292 .364 .480 B/B $82,845,871
Projected Batting Totals 8190 7237 293 1134 234-69 1265-820 24.7 .292 .364 .587 B/B $82,845,871

Pitching Staff
Role Player T W-L-S IP/162 ERA OAV WHIP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 K-BB Salary
SP 2011 Justin Verlander R 24-5-0 251 2.40 .192 0.92 8.95 2.04 0.86 250-57 $10,025,297
SP/RP 1997 Rick Reed R 13-9-0 209 2.89 .239 1.04 4.88 1.34 0.82 113-31 $6,211,626
SP/RP 2010 Mat Latos R 14-10-0 185 2.92 .217 1.08 9.21 2.44 0.78 189-50 $5,725,820
SP/RP 1981 Rick Langford R 12-10-0 291 2.99 .255 1.27 3.87 2.67 0.65 84-58 $6,390,257
SP/RP 2010 Daniel Hudson R 7-1-0 80 1.69 .183 0.84 7.91 1.81 0.79 70-16 $3,115,736
SP/RP 1983 Al Holland L 8-4-25 92 2.26 .188 1.01 9.82 2.95 0.79 100-30 $3,270,036
SP/RP 1998 Mike Williams R 4-2-0 51 1.94 .211 1.08 10.41 2.82 0.18 59-16 $2,031,003
SP/RP 2018 Jeremy Jeffress R 8-1-15 76 1.29 .182 0.99 10.45 3.17 0.59 89-27 $2,800,324
SP/RP 2011 Sean Marshall L 6-6-5 76 2.26 .234 1.10 9.40 2.02 0.12 79-17 $2,673,049
SP/RP 2024 Kevin Kelly R 5-2-1 71 2.67 .226 0.96 8.02 1.15 0.89 63-9 $1,961,032
SP/RP 2006 Cla Meredith R 5-1-0 51 1.07 .170 0.71 6.57 1.07 0.53 37-6 $3,044,827
SP/RP 1999 Billy Wagner L 4-1-39 75 1.57 .135 0.78 14.95 2.77 0.60 124-23 $5,775,553
SP/RP 2013 David Carpenter R 4-1-0 66 1.78 .198 0.99 10.14 2.74 0.69 74-20 $2,101,957
Actual Pitching Totals 114-53-85 1,573 2.38 .211 1.01 8.12 2.20 0.70 1331-360 $55,126,517
Projected Pitching Totals 114-53-85 1,573 2.42 .214 1.03 7.86 2.22 0.70 1371.298-388.0362 $55,126,517

Minnesota-Iowa-Dakotas probably have the best bullpen in this theme!

Pos Player B PA/162 AB/162 HR RBI SB-CS SO-BB AB/HR AVG OBP SLG F/R Salary
C 2006 Joe Mauer L 608 521 13 84 8-3 54-79 40.1 .347 .429 .507 A/A+ $8,483,960
1B 1984 Kent Hrbek L 635 559 27 107 1-1 87-65 20.7 .311 .383 .522 C+/A- $5,362,975
2B 1979 Paul Molitor R 650 588 9 62 33-13 48-48 64.9 .322 .372 .469 B-/A $6,641,772
3B 2009 Casey Blake R 565 485 18 79 3-4 116-63 26.9 .280 .363 .468 A/A $5,666,644
SS 1970 Denis Menke R 665 562 13 92 6-5 80-82 43.2 .304 .392 .441 C/D $6,044,674
OF 1979 Dave Winfield R 691 601 34 118 15-9 71-85 17.6 .308 .395 .558 B/B- $7,164,818
OF 2000 Darin Erstad L 747 676 25 100 28-8 82-64 27.0 .355 .409 .541 A/A $10,005,136
OF 1961 Roger Maris L 698 590 61 142 0-0 67-94 9.7 .269 .372 .620 C-/D+ $6,478,738
C 1994 Terry Steinbach R 572 525 11 57 2-1 62-26 33.5 .285 .327 .442 A+/A $4,651,053
Util 2006 Travis Hafner L 564 454 42 117 0-0 111-100 10.8 .308 .439 .659 D-/D- $5,456,460
2B 1968 Dick Green R 226 202 6 18 3-1 41-21 33.7 .233 .307 .351 C/B $1,273,605
OF 1974 Ken Henderson S 689 610 20 95 12-7 112-66 30.1 .292 .360 .467 B+/A+ $6,812,974
OF 1980 Dave Collins S 613 551 3 35 79-21 68-53 183.7 .303 .366 .370 B/B $5,115,644
2B 2007 Mark Ellis R 642 583 19 76 9-4 94-44 30.7 .276 .336 .441 A/A+ $6,025,386
OF 1994 Mike Kingery L 480 417 4 41 5-7 26-30 75.3 .349 .402 .532 C+/D+ $4,275,882
OF 2024 Alex Call R 113 99 3 14 5-1 19-12 33.0 .343 .425 .525 C-/B+ $1,235,665
OF 2006 Jerry Hairston Jr. R 92 82 0 4 3-0 14-4 0.0 .207 .253 .244 A+/D- $299,867
3B 2004 Robb Quinlan R 177 160 5 23 3-1 26-14 32.0 .344 .401 .525 A+/D- $1,481,495
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Actual Batting Totals 9427 8265 313 1264 215-86 1178-950 25.5 .306 .380 .497 B/B- $92,476,748
Projected Batting Totals 9427 8265 320 1306 218-86 1215-975 25.8 .306 .379 .608 B/B- $92,476,748

Pitching Staff
Role Player T W-L-S IP/162 ERA OAV WHIP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 K-BB Salary
SP 1969 Jerry Koosman L 17-9-0 241 2.28 .216 1.06 6.72 2.54 0.52 180-68 $7,591,977
SP/RP 1981 Jack Morris R 14-7-0 295 3.05 .218 1.17 4.41 3.55 0.64 97-78 $7,854,859
SP/RP 1981 Bill Gullickson R 7-9-0 236 2.80 .239 1.12 6.58 1.94 0.17 115-34 $7,506,861
SP/RP 1983 Mike Boddicker R 16-8-0 179 2.77 .216 1.08 6.03 2.61 0.65 120-52 $5,446,128
SP/RP 2020 Brad Hand L 2-1-16 59 2.05 .165 0.77 11.86 1.64 0.00 29-4 $3,285,615
SP/RP 2018 Sean Doolittle L 3-3-25 45 1.60 .135 0.60 12.00 1.20 0.60 60-6 $2,566,363
SP/RP 2024 A.J. Puk L 0-1-2 27 1.32 .155 0.73 14.16 1.65 0.66 43-5 $1,299,350
SP/RP 2020 Nick Anderson R 2-1-6 44 0.55 .091 0.49 14.33 1.65 0.55 26-3 $3,440,731
SP/RP 1996 Rick Helling R 2-1-0 28 1.95 .143 0.76 8.46 2.28 0.65 26-7 $1,321,280
SP/RP 2011 Josh Johnson R 3-1-0 60 1.64 .185 0.98 8.35 2.98 0.30 56-20 $2,331,387
SP/RP 2013 Caleb Thielbar L 3-2-0 46 1.76 .154 0.83 7.63 2.74 0.78 39-14 $1,935,212
SP/RP 2024 Matt Strahm L 6-2-3 63 1.87 .166 0.75 11.35 1.58 0.57 79-11 $2,857,922
SP/RP 1968 Joe Hoerner L 8-2-17 49 1.48 .192 0.95 7.77 2.22 0.37 42-12 $1,741,163
Actual Pitching Totals 83-47-69 1,372 2.36 .203 1.01 7.26 2.50 0.51 912-314 $49,178,848
Projected Pitching Totals 83-47-69 1,372 2.39 .203 1.01 7.29 2.50 0.49 1110.165-380.8266 $49,178,848
10/21/2025 9:51 AM (edited)
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10/5/2025 11:05 AM
Posted by Boddicker on 10/5/2025 11:05:00 AM (view original):
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Ok! Working on combos now. Going to start player seasons in 1959, the year Alaska and Hawaii became states.
10/5/2025 12:51 PM
Ben …let me kick things off with TEXAS
10/6/2025 1:24 PM
I'll take California NL, thanks!
10/6/2025 4:30 PM
I'm in with Florida
10/6/2025 4:47 PM
2) Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
10/6/2025 5:25 PM
Have missed your leagues, Ben. Sign me up with Alabama, please.

10/6/2025 6:41 PM
Carolinas- North and South
10/6/2025 6:59 PM
Posted by oldtimer59 on 10/6/2025 5:25:00 PM (view original):
2) Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Thought you might want the PNW!
10/6/2025 7:40 PM
Posted by gyrene on 10/6/2025 6:41:00 PM (view original):
Have missed your leagues, Ben. Sign me up with Alabama, please.

Always up for trying new players!
10/6/2025 7:43 PM
Posted by Got_Worms on 10/6/2025 7:40:00 PM (view original):
Posted by oldtimer59 on 10/6/2025 5:25:00 PM (view original):
2) Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Thought you might want the PNW!
haha... ya think? This team will surprise.
10/6/2025 8:58 PM
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