MAP: States with the most pitchers who recorded a World Series win

By Thomas Frey Oct 24, 2024, 11:30am

California leads the way with 54 including Gerrit Cole of the Yankees, who will start Game 1 against the Dodgers on Friday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees will square off in the 2024 World Series beginning Friday night at Dodger Stadium, the 12th Fall Classic between the storied franchises.

Ahead of the opening pitch, MaxPreps is looking back at every pitcher who has recorded a win in the World Series since 1903.

California has the most with 54 including Don Drysdale, Randy Johnson and Tom Seaver. Gerrit Cole of Orange Lutheran (Orange) will start Game 1 for the Yankees and is already on this list after picking up a win as a member of the Houston Astros in 2019. Starting for the Dodgers will be Jack Flaherty of Harvard-Westlake (Studio City), who is making his World Series debut.

New York is second with 26. Yankees legend Whitey Ford headlines the state with 10 wins. The Dodgers also have two legends from the Empire State in Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres. Koufax had a 0.95 earned run average in 57 career World Series innings.



Texas takes the third spot with 22 pitchers led by Josh Beckett, Roger Clemens and Clayton Kershaw.

In total, 44 states and the District of Columbia have at least one player on this list.

It could not be determined where 13 World Series winners from the early 1900s went to high school. Those players are listed at the bottom. Email thomas.frey@paramount.com if you know where they went.
(Graphic: Ryan Escobar)
(Graphic: Ryan Escobar)
California (54)
Rick Aguilera, Edgewood (West Covina)
Bert Blyleven, Santiago (Garden Grove)
Tiny Bonham, Argonaut (Jackson)
Nelson Briles, Chico
Wally Bunker, Capuchino (San Bruno)
Gerrit Cole, Orange Lutheran (Orange)
Bud Daley, Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach)
Chris Devenski, Gahr (Cerritos)
Don Drysdale, Van Nuys
Howard Ehmke, Glendale
Rollie Fingers, Upland
Bob Forsch, Johnson (Sacramento)
Max Fried, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City)
Marv Grissom, Red Bluff
Lefty Gomez, Richmond
Cole Hamels, Rancho Bernardo (San Diego)
Seattle Bill James, Oroville
Randy Johnson, Livermore
Walter Johnson, Fullerton
Joe Kelly, Corona
Ray Kremer, Poly (Oakland)
Don Larsen, Point Loma (San Diego)
Bob Lemon, Woodrow Wilson
Dutch Leonard, Fresno
Colby Lewis, North (Bakersfield)
Jim Longborg, San Luis Obispo
Ryan Madson, Valley View (Moreno Valley)
Duster Mails, Christian Brothers (Sacramento)
Tyler Matzek, Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo)
Jim McDonald, Modesto
Tug McGraw, St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo)
Scott McGregor, El Segundo
Joe Musgrove, Grossmont (El Cajon)
Gary Nolan, Oroville
Bob Ojeda, Redwood (Visalia)
Darren Oliver, Rio Linda
Orval Overall, Mt. Whitney (Visalia)
Monte Pearson, Fresno
Dan Quisenberry, Costa Mesa
Anthony Reyes, California (Whittier)
Walter Ruether, St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco)
Bret Saberhagen, Cleveland (Reseda)
Tom Seaver, Fresno
Larry Sherry, Fairfax (Los Angeles)
James Shields, Hart (Newhall)
Jim Slaton, Antelope Valley (Lancaster)
Dave Stewart, St. Elizabeth (Oakland)
Stephen Strasburg, West Hills (Santee)
Bob Walk, Hart
Jeff Weaver, Simi Valley
David Wells, Point Loma
Tim Worrell, Maranatha (Pasadena)
Jaret Wright, Katella (Anaheim)
Barry Zito, Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)

New York (26)
Ian Anderson, Shenendehowa (Clifton Park)
Johnny Antonelli, Jefferson (Rochester)
Hugh Bedient, Falconer
Ralph Branca, Mount Vernon
Tom Browning, Franklin Academy (Malone)
John Candelaria, LaSalle Academy (New York)
Patrick Corbin, Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero)
Tom Ferrick, Glenclyffe (Garrison)
Whitey Ford, Aviation (Long Island City)
John Franco, Lafayette (Brooklyn)
Waite Hoyt, Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)
Sandy Koufax, Lafayette (Brooklyn)
Dennis Leonard, Oceanside
Billy Loes, Bryant (Queens)
Eddie Lopat, Clinton School (New York)
Sal Maglie, Niagara Falls
George Mogridge, Holy Family (Rochester)
Johnny Murphy, Fordham Prep (Bronx)
Johnny Podres, Mineville
Marius Russo, Richmond Hill
Hal Schumacher, Dolgeville
Bob Shaw, Garden City (Garden City)
Warren Spahn, South Park (Buffalo)
Bill Stafford, Coxsackie-Athens (Coxsackie)
Frank Viola, East Meadow
John Wyatt, Hutchinson-Central Tech (Buffalo)

Texas (22)
Mike Adams, Sinton
Jake Arrieta, Plano East (Plano)
Josh Beckett, Spring
Dennis Cook, Dickinson
Roger Clemens, Spring Woods (Houston)
John Curtiss, Southlake Carroll (Southlake)
Nathan Eovaldi, Alvin
Keith Foulke, Hargrave (Huffman)
Andy Hawkins, Midway (Waco)
Burt Hooton, King (Corpus Christi)
Clayton Kershaw, Highland Park (Dallas)
Corey Kluber, Coppell
John Lackey, Abilene
A.J. Minter, Brook Hill (Bullard)
Red Munger, Houston
Andy Pettitte, Deer Park
Mike Stanton, Midland
Noah Syndergaard, Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield)
Hippo Vaughn, Weatherford
Michael Wacha, Pleasant Grove (Texarkana)
Chris Young, Highland Park (Dallas)
Pat Zachry, Richfield (Waco)

Pennsylvania (16)
Chief Bender, Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle)
George Earnshaw, Swarthmore Prep (Swarthmore)
Bump Hadley, Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg)
Sparky Lyle, Reynoldsville-Sykesville, (Reynoldsville)
Christy Mathewson, Keystone Academy (Factoryville)
Jon Matlack, Henderson (West Chester)
Terry Mulholland, Laurel Highlands (Uniontown)
Mike Mussina, Montoursville
Joe Page, Springdale
Herb Pennock, Cedarcroft Boarding School (Kennett Square)
Eddie Plank, Gettysburg Academy (Gettysburg)
Bob Shawkey, Slippery Rock State Normal School (Slippery Rock)
John Stuper, Butler
Bruce Sutter, Donegal (Mt. Joy)
Ryan Vogelsong, Octorara Area (Atglen)
Bucky Walters, Germantown (Philadelphia)

Oklahoma (15)

Harry Brecheen, Ada
Steve Crawford, Salina
Joe Dobson, Durant
Jon Gray, Chandler
Andrew Heaney, Putnam City (Oklahoma City)
Carl Hubbell, Meeker
Braden Looper, Mangum
Mike Moore, Eakly
Wilcy Moore, Hollis
Brad Penny, Broken Arrow
Allie Reynolds, Capitol Hill (Oklahoma City)
Red Ruffing, McLoud
Tom Sturdivant, Capitol Hill
Ralph Terry, Chelsea
Milt Wilcox, Crooked Oak (Oklahoma City)



Florida (12)
Don Bessent, Riverside (Jacksonville)
Jack Billingham, Winter Park
Steve Carlton, North Miami
Storm Davis, University Christian (Jacksonville)
Mudcat Grant, Moore Academy (Dade City)
Sterling Hitchcock, Armwood (Seffner)
Josh James, South Broward (Hollywood)
Lance McCullers Jr., Jesuit (Tampa)
Andrew Miller, Buchholz (Gainesville)
Kenny Rogers, Plant City
Don Sutton, Tate (Cantonment)
Chad Zerbe, Gaither (Tampa)

Georgia (11)
Jim Bagby, Boys (Atlanta)
Hugh Casey, Tech (Atlanta)
Spud Chandler, Carnesville
Danny Cox, Warner Robins
Phil Douglas, Cedartown
Jim Hearn, North Fulton (Atlanta)
Rick Honeycutt, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (Fort Oglethorpe)
Blue Moon Odom, Ballard-Hudson (Macon)
Adam Wainwright, Glynn Academy (Brunswick)
Jake Westbrook, Madison County (Danielsville)
Whit Wyatt, Cedartown

Indiana (9)
Vic Aldridge, Trinity Springs
Mordecai Brown, Nyesville
Doc Crandall, Benton Central (Oxford)
Carl Erskine, Anderson
Tommy John, Gerstmeyer (Terre Haute)
Lance Lynn, Brownsburg
Art Nehf, Wiley (Terre Haute)
Tim Stoddard, Washington (East Chicago)
Dizzy Trout, Otter Creek (Terre Haute)

Michigan (9)

Steve Avery, Kennedy (Taylor)
Steve Gromek, St. Ladislaus
Pat Hentgen, Fraser
Steve Howe, Clarkston
Jim Kaat, Zeeland East (Zeeland)
Derek Lowe, Edsel Ford (Dearborn)
Hal Newhouser, Wilbur Wright (Detroit)
John Smoltz, Waverly (Lansing)
Kevin Tapani, Escanaba

North Carolina (9)
Madison Bumgarner, South Caldwell (Hudson)
Mike Caldwell, Tarboro
Roger Craig, Durham
Catfish Hunter, Perquimans (Hertford)
Max Lanier, Denton
Jack Scott, Ridgeway
Ernie Shore, East Bend
Alex Wood, Ardrey Kell (Charlotte)
Tom Zachary, Graham

Ohio (9)
Tim Belcher, Highland (Marengo)
Denny Galehouse, Chippewa (Doylestown)
Harvey Haddix, Catawba
Derek Holland, Newark
Grant Jackson, Fostoria
Roger McDowell, Colerain (Cincinnati)
George Mullin, St. John's Jesuit (Toledo)
Claude Osteen, Reading
Cy Young, Newcomerstown

Washington (9)
Jeremy Affeldt, Northwest Christian (Lacey)
Earl Johnson, Ballard (Seattle)
Bruce Kison, Pasco
Jon Lester, Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma)
Tim Lincecum, Liberty (Issaquah)
Jason Schmidt, Kelso
Mel Stottlemyre, Mabton
Rube Walberg, Seattle
Ray Washburn, Columbia (Burbank)

Missouri (8)

Babe Adams, Mount Moriah
David Cone, Rockhurst (Kansas City)
Mort Cooper, Chrisman (Independence)
Ken Holtzman, University City (St. Louis)
Ed Reulbach, Manual Training (St. Louis)
Jerry Reuss, Ritenour (Overland)
Trevor Rosenthal, Lee's Summit West (Lee's Summit)
Max Scherzer, Parkway Central (Chesterfield)

Connecticut (7)

Matt Barnes, Bethel
Steve Blass, Housatonic (Falls Village)
Rob Dibble, Southington
Moe Drabowsky, Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor)
Joey Jay, Middletown
Charlie Morton, Joel Barlow (Redding)
Spec Shea, Naugatuck



Illinois (7)
Jim Bouton, Bloom (Chicago Heights)
Jim Clancy, St. Rita (Chicago)
Neal Cotts, Lebanon
Don Liddle, Mt. Carmel
Denny McLain, Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago)
Dan Schatzeder, Willowbrook (Villa Park)
Bob Turley, East St. Louis

New Jersey (7)
Joe Black, Plainfield
Hank Borowy, Bloomfield
Rawly Eastwick, Haddonfield
Alex Ferguson, Bloomfield
Orel Herschiser, Cherry Hill East
Johnny Kucks, Dickinson (Jersey City)
Al Leiter, Central Regional (Bayville)

Arkansas (6)
A.J. Burnett, Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock)
Cliff Lee, Benton
Preacher Roe, Viola
Schoolboy Rowe, El Dorado
Johnny Sain, Havana
Lon Warneke, Mount Ida

Maryland (6)
Jack Bentley, Sherwood (Sandy Spring)
Tommy Byrne, City College (Baltimore)
Lefty Grove, Central (Lonaconing)
Jeff Nelson, Catonsville (Baltimore)
Tom Phoebus, Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore)
Babe Ruth, St. Mary's (Baltimore)

Minnesota (6)
Nick Anderson, Brainerd
Bullet Joe Bush, Brainerd
Blix Donnelly, Olivia
Jerry Koosman, West Central School of Agriculture (Morris)
Jack Morris, Highland Park (St. Paul)
Billy Pierce, Highland Park

Tennessee (6)
Gene Bearden, Tech (Memphis)
Johnny Beazley, Hume-Fogg (Nashville)
Tommy Bridges, Gordonsville
Matt Cain, Houston (Germantown)
Ross Grimsley, Frayser (Memphis)
David Price, Blackman (Murfreesboro)



Arizona (5)
John Denny, Prescott
Gary Gentry, Camelback (Phoenix)
Merrill Kelly, Desert Mountain (Scottsdale)
Jim Palmer, Scottsdale
Curt Schilling, Shadow Mountain (Phoenix)

Colorado (5)
Rich Gossage, Wasson (Colorado Springs)
Luke Hochevar, Fowler
Danny Jackson, Aurora Central (Aurora)
Rosy Ryan, Colorado Schools of Mines (Golden)
Smoky Joe Wood, Ouray

Iowa (5)
Mike Boddicker, Norway
Red Faber, St. Joseph's Academy (Dubuque)
George Pipgras, Schleswig
Tony Watson, Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center)
Earl Whitehill, Washington (Cedar Rapids)

Kentucky (5)
Joe Blanton, Franklin-Simpson (Franklin)
Walker Buehler, Henry Clay (Lexington)
Paul Derringer, Washington County (Springfield)
Don Gullett, McKell (Greenup)
Ferdie Schupp, DuPont Manual (Louisville)

Massachusetts (5)
Ron Darling, St. John's (Shrewsbury)
Tom Glavine, Billerica Memorial (Billerica)
Vic Raschi, Springfield Tech (Springfield)
Jack Sanford, Wellesley
John Tudor, Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody)

Alabama (4)
Clay Carroll, Chilton County (Clanton)
Jimmy Key, Butler (Huntsville)
Virgil Trucks, Tarrant (Birmingham)
Early Wynn, Geneva County (Hartford)



Kansas (4)
Eiden Auker, Norcatur
Paul Lindblad, Chanute
Ray Sadecki, Bishop Ward (Kansas City)
Mike Torrez, Topeka

Louisiana (4)
Ron Guidry, Carencro (Lafayette)
Jack Kramer, Peters (New Orleans)
Chad Ogea, St. Louis Catholic (Lake Charles)
Ed Walsh, Peters

Mississippi (4)
Guy Bush, Tupelo Military (Tupelo)
Dave Ferriss, Shaw
Claude Passeau, Moss Point
Jay Powell, West Lauderdale (Collinsville)

Oregon (4)
Ken Dayley, Wahtonka (The Dalles)
Jeremy Guthrie, Ashland
Mickey Lolich, Lincoln (Portland)
Rick Wise, McDaniel (Portland)

Nebraska (3)
Joba Chamberlain, Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln)
Grover Cleveland Alexander, St. Paul
Bob Gibson, Tech (Omaha)

New Hampshire (3)
Chris Carpenter, Trinity (Manchester)
Mike Flanagan, Manchester Memorial (Manchester)
Lefty Tyler, Pinkerton (Derry)



Maine (2)
Jim Beattie, South Portland
Jack Coombs, Coburn Classical (Waterville)

New Mexico (2)
Brendan Donnelly, Sandia (Albuquerque)
Duane Ward, Farmington

Virginia (2)
Deacon Phillippe, Rural Retreat
Justin Verlander, Goochland

West Virginia (2)
Lew Burdette, Nitro
Don Robinson, Ceredo-Kenova (Kenova)

Wisconsin (2)
Ryne Duren, Weston (Cazenovia)
Dave Koslo, Menasha

Idaho (1)
Vern Law, Meridian



Montana (1)
Dave McNally, Billings Central Catholic (Billings)

Nevada (1)
Greg Maddux, Valley (Las Vegas)

Rhode Island (1)
Clem Labine, Woonsocket

South Carolina (1)
Bobo Newsom, Hartsville

Utah (1)
Bruce Hurst, Dixie (St. George)

Washington, D.C. (1)
Doc White, Cardozo (Washington)



International (36)
Joaquin Andujar, Dominican Republic
Santiago Casilla, Dominican Republic
Tony Castillo, Venezuela
Aroldis Chapman, Cuba
Jose Contreras, Cuba
Mike Cuellar, Cuba
Johnny Cueto, Dominican Republic
Seranthony Dominguez, Dominican Republic
Felix Doubront, Venezuela
Freddy Garcia, Venezuela
Victor Gonzalez, Mexico
Livan Hernandez, Cuba
Orlando Hernandez, Cuba
Kelvin Herrera, Dominican Republic
Cristian Javier, Dominican Republic
Jose Leclerc, Dominican Republic
Graeme Lloyd, Australia
Aurelio Lopez, Mexico
Damaso Marte, Dominican Republic
Pedro Martinez, Dominican Republic
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japan
Ramiro Mendoza, Panama
Jose Mesa, Dominican Republic
Ramon Ortiz, Dominican Republic
Alejandro Pena, Dominican Republic
Yusmeiro Petit, Venezuela
Jose Rijo, Dominican Republic
Mariano Rivera, Panama
Francisco Rodriguez, Venezuela
J.C. Romero, Puerto Rico
Ranger Suarez, Venezuala
Luis Tiant, Cuba
Jose Urquidy, Mexico
Framber Valdez, Dominican Republic
Fernando Valenzuela, Mexico
Yordano Ventura, Dominican Republic

None (19)

Luis Arroyo
Eddie Cicotte
Stan Coveleski
General Crowder
Dizzy Dean
Paul Dean
Hod Eller
Rube Foster
Ruben Gomez
Burleigh Grimes
Jesse Haines
Bill Hallahan
Dolf Luque
Carl Mays
Joe McGinnity
Jimmy Ring
Sherry Smith
Jeff Tesreau
Ernie White

Undetermined (13)
Nick Altrock
Jesse Barnes
Rube Benton
Bill Dinneen
Wild Bill Donovan
Dickie Kerr
Nick Maddox
Rube Marquard
Hugh McQuillan
Jack Pfiester
Eddie Rommel
Dick Rudolph
Harry Sallee