Battling Bucs : State By State Bucco History Final Rankings

This is the culmination of my 12 part series where I reviewed the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates by player's birth location. I have created a team for each U.S. state, U.S. territory and foreign country that had at least 8 position players and 5 pitchers play for the Pirates at some point during the franchise's history. In all there were 34 locations that meet that criteria. Based on each location's starting 8, a 4 man rotation and 1 bullpen arm I ranked the locations 1-34 based on how good I thought the teams were. There obviously will be rankings of mine that run counter to your own but that is half the fun of this exercise.
Now before we get to the rankings I have some marks beside a few of the players and I want to address what they mean
For the position players:
* Has appeared at the position with the Pirates but played less than 20% of his career games with the Pirates there
** Has never played his assigned position while with the Pirates
For pitchers
# Has started between 20% to 60% of his appearances with the Pirates
* Has made at least one start for the Pirates but has started fewer than 20% of his appearances
** Has never made a start for the Pirates

34. Louisiana
C: Matt Alexander**
1B: Eddie Williams
2B: Warren Morris
3B: George Strickland*
SS: John Peters
LF: Alex Presley
CF: Jacob Brumfield
RF: Johnny Jeter

#1: Wally Hebert
#2: Howie Pollet
#3: Shane Youman #
#4: Len Yochmin #
RA: Red Swanson*
33. South Carolina
C: Johnny Riddle
1B: Doug Strange*
2B: Pokey Reese
3B: Willie Randolph*
SS: Walter Barbae
LF: Syd Smith**
CF: Marv Rackley
RF: Reggie Sanders

#1: Kirby Higbe #
#2: Tom Colcolough
#3: Billy O’Dell #
#4: Spades Wood
RA: Bill Landrum**
32. Connecticut
C: Jim Kennan
1B: Jack Leary*
2B: Ron Wotus
3B: Tom Leahy
SS: Pete Castiglione
LF: Rajai Davis
CF: Ned Hanlon
RF: Ed Beecher

#1: Steve Blass
#2: Joe Conzelman #
#3: Morrie Critchley
#4: John Lamb**
RA: Jared Hughes**
31. New Jersey
C: Steve Nicosia
1B: Sean Casey
2B: Dots Miller
3B: Danny O'Connell
SS: Dale Berra
LF: John Kelty
CF: Joe Orsulak
RF: Dan Lally

#1: Charlie Morton
#2: Cookie Cuccurullo*
#3: Fred Green*
#4: King Brady #
RA: Vin Mazarro**
30. Mississippi
C: Steve Pegues**
1B: Dave Clark**
2B: Matt Lawton**
3B: Reb Russell**
SS: Charlie Hayes**
LF: Culley Rikard
CF: Adrian Brown
RF: Dave Parker

#1: Paul Maholm
#2: Joe Gibbon #
#3: Vinegar Bend Mizell
#4: Guy Bush #
RA: Fred Waters #
29. Washington
C: Ryan Doumit
1B: Lyle Overbay
2B: Ed Kirkpatrick**
3B: Matt Hague**
SS: Mike Edwards**
LF: Woody Jensen
CF: Jim Mosolf
RF: Travis Snider

#1: Bruce Kison
#2: Ed Brandt
#3: Joe Dawson #
#4: Ty Taubenheim
RA: Evan Meek**
28. Venezuela
C: Francisco Cervelli
1B: Vic Davalillo*
2B: Carlos Garcia
3B: Luis Sojo
SS: Ronny Cedeno
LF: Jose Tabata
CF: Gorkys Hernandez
RF: Tony Alvarez

#1: Manny Sarmiento*
#2: Jeanmar Gomez*
#3: Tony Armas Jr. #
#4: Wil Ledezma**
RA: Romulo Sanchez**
27. Georgia
C: David Ross
1B: R.C. Stevens
2B: Tom Foley
3B: Grady Wilson**
SS: Alf Anderson
LF: John Milner
CF: Dixie Walker
RF: Brandon Moss

#1: Elmer Riddle
#2: Erskine Mayer
#3: Eddie Solomon
#4: Brandon Cumpton
RA: Matt Capps**
26. Puerto Rico
C: Junior Ortiz
1B: Orlando Merced
2B: Jose Lind
3B: Jose Pagan
SS: Rey Quinones
LF: Wil Cordero
CF: Carlos Bernier
RF: Roberto Clemente

#1: Ramon Hernandez**
#2: Juan Pizarro*
#3: Luis Arroyo*
#4: Roberto Hernandez**
RA: Javier Lopez**
25. Maryland
C: Billy Kelly
1B: Bob Robertson
2B: Jack Merson
3B: Al Rubeling*
SS: Vic Barnhart
LF: Buttercup Dickerson
CF: Ted Beard
RF: Babe Phelps**

#1: Vic Willis
#2: Randy Tomlin
#3: Nick Maddox
#4: Brownie Foreman
RA: Denny Neagle #
24. Iowa
C: Bill Wagner
1B: Jeff Clement
2B: Johnny Rawlings
3B: Lee Handley
SS: Gene Baker
LF: Fred Clarke
CF: Billy Sunday
RF: Danny Moeller

#1: Jon Lieber
#2: Bill Hoffer
#3: Mace Brown #
#4: Hal Smith #
RA: Tony Watson **
23. Kansas
C: Ray Mueller
1B: George Grantham
2B: Cotton Tierney
3B: Andy LaRoche
SS: Pat Meares
LF: Fred Brickell
CF: Joe Kelly
RF: Gail Henley

#1: Claude Hendrix
#2: Larry McWilliams
#3: Joe Bowman #
#4: Roy Sanders #
RA: Tom Sturdivant #
22. Virginia
C: Jerry May
1B: Hank Foiles**
2B: Tony Womack
3B: Curtis Wilkerson
SS: Gene Alley
LF: Ed Glenn
CF: Steve Brodie
RF: Dave Robertson

#1: Deacon Phillippe
#2: Todd Ritchie
#3: Jimmy Anderson
#4: Bill Powell
RA: Mike Williams*
21. Canada
C: George Gibson
1B: Matt Stairs
2B: Sam LaRoque
3B: Russell Martin*
SS: Pop Smith
LF: Frank Colman
CF: Jason Bay
RF: Doug Frobel

#1: Bob Steele
#2: Ed Bahr #
#3: Erik Bedard
#4: Lefty Wilkie*
RA: Chris Leroux**
20. Alabama
C: Spud Davis
1B: Gary Redus
2B: Fresco Thompson
3B: Tommy O’Brien*
SS: Ben Sankey
LF: Jerry Hairston
CF: Tike Redman
RF: John Powers

#1: Bob Veale
#2: Rip Sewell
#3: Whitey Glazner
#4: Jim Nelson #
RA: Brian Meadows*
19. West Virginia
C: Farmer Weaver
1B: Sam Barkley
2B: Bill Mazeroski
3B: Dick Padden**
SS: Jack Glasscock
LF: Gene Freese*
CF: Lee King
RF: Hal Rice

#1: Wilbur Cooper
#2: Max Butcher
#3: Earl Francis #
#4: Rick Reed #
RA: Jeff Wallace**
18. Arkansas
C: Bob Linton
1B: Roy Wood*
2B: Earl Smith**
3B: Drew Sutton**
SS: Arky Vaughan
LF: Walter Schmidt**
CF: Fred Bennett
RF: Jesse Gonder**

#1: A.J. Burnett
#2: Preacher Roe
#3: Hank Robinson #
#4: Tony McKinight
RA: Jimmy Zinn #
17. Tennessee
C: Clyde McCullough
1B: Doc Johnston
2B: Phil Garner
3B: Bill Madlock
SS: Jack Farmer*
LF: Lefty Davis
CF: Tom Saffell
RF: Johnny Gooch**

#1: Red Lucas
#2: Jim Weaver
#3: Erv Brame
#4: Ed Whinston*
RA: Bryan Morris**
16. Wisconsin
C: Jason Jaramillo
1B: Ed Konetchy
2B: Cozy Dolan**
3B: Joe Randa
SS: George McBride
LF: Otto Schomberg**
CF: Ginger Beaumont
RF: Gary Varsho

#1: Zane Smith
#2: Pink Hawley
#3: Burleigh Grimes
#4: Kris Benson
RA: Rich Loiselle*
15. Kentucky
C: Dixie Howell
1B: Earl Grace*
2B: Bill Niles*
3B: Charlie Eden*
SS: Eddie Moore*
LF: Pete Browning
CF: Gus Bell
RF: Earl Browne

#1: Jesse Tannehill
#2: Howie Camnitz
#3: Johnny Morrison
#4: Red Ehret
RA: Don Robinson #
14. North Carolina
C: Smoky Burgess
1B: Ham Hyatt
2B: Stu Martin
3B: Mike LaValliere*
SS: Pep Young*
LF: Possum Whitted
CF: Alex Cole
RF: Dave Barbee

#1: Lee Meadows
#2: Jim Bibby
#3: Don Cardwell
#4: Johnny Lanning #
RA: Ron Blackburn*
13. Michigan
C: Jim Pagliaroni
1B: John Vander Wal
2B: Frank Scheibeck*
3B: Kevin Young*
SS: Clem Koshorek
LF: Nate McLouth
CF: Bill Virdon
RF: Kiki Cuyler

#1: Frank Miller
#2: Dick Littlefield
#3: Jim Hughey
#4: Luke Hamlin
RA: Jason Grilli**
12. Texas
C: Chris Snyder
1B: Glenn Wilson*
2B: Lee Lacy*
3B: Debs Garms
SS: Freddie Patek
LF: Fred Nicholson
CF: Johnny Rizzo
RF: Chief Wilson

#1: Doug Drabek
#2: Kip Wells
#3: Zach Duke
#4: Luke Walker #
RA: Michael Gonzalez**
11. Florida
C: Al Lopez
1B: Gaby Sanchez
2B: Sean Rodriguez*
3B: Jim Morrison
SS: Jay Bell
LF: Turner Ward
CF: Andrew McCutchen
RF: Carl Taylor

#1: Rick Rhoden
#2: Tim Wakefield
#3: Jeff D'Amico
#4: Bronson Arroyo #
RA: Bob Patterson*
10. Dominican Republic
C: Tony Pena
1B: Pedro Alvarez*
2B: Abraham Nunez
3B: Aramis Ramirez
SS: Frank Taveras
LF: Starling Marte
CF: Matty Alou
RF: Manny Mota

#1: Francisco Liriano
#2: Jose DeLeon
#3: Edinson Volquez
#4: Wandy Rodriguez
RA: Salomon Torres*
9. Indiana
C: Milt May
1B: Lloyd McClendon
2B: Tommy Thevenow
3B: Jeff King
SS: Clint Barmes
LF: Kenny Lofton
CF: Max Carey
RF: Chuck Klein

#1: Bob Friend
#2: Babe Adams
#3: Nick Strincevich #
#4: Vic Aldridge
RA: Dan Plesac**
8. Massachusetts
C: Connie Mack
1B: Elbie Fletcher
2B: Rabbit Maranville
3B: Pie Traynor
SS: Art Whitney
LF: Richie Hebner*
CF: Johnny Barrett
RF: Jack McCarthy

#1: Jack Chesbro
#2: Denny Driscoll
#3: Adonis Terry
#4: Mike Lynch
RA: Jack Ferry #
7. Oklahoma
C: Roy Jarvis
1B: Willie Stargell
2B: Johnny Ray
3B: Fern Bell*
SS: Jordy Mercer
LF: Paul Waner
CF: Lloyd Waner
RF: Howie Goss

#1: Cy Blanton
#2: Jeff Suppan
#3: Elmer Ponder #
#4: Tommie Sisk #
RA: Chief Yellowhorse #
6. Illinois
C: Hal Smith
1B: Garrett Jones
2B: George Cutshaw
3B: Frankie Gustine
SS: Dick Schofield
LF: Freddie Lindstrom
CF: Rob Mackowiak
RF: Ed Swartwood

#1: Lefty Leifield
#2: Rick Reuschel
#3: Fritz Ostermueller
#4: Earl Hamilton
RA: Bob Johnson #
5. Ohio
C: Chief Zimmer
1B: Al Oliver
2B: Jim Viox
3B: Denny Lyons
SS: Howdy Caton
LF: Mike Easler
CF: Jake Stenzel
RF: Josh Harrison

#1: Sam Leever
#2: Harvey Haddix
#3: Charlie Case
#4: Ralph Birkofer #
RA: Kent Tekulve**
4. Missouri
C: Joe Garagiola
1B: Jake Beckley
2B: Jimmy Williams**
3B: Bobby Byrne
SS: Glenn Wright
LF: Donn Clendenon*
CF: George Van Haltren
RF: Casey Stengel

#1: Pud Galvin
#2: Murry Dickson
#3: Jerry Reuss
#4: Heinie Meine
RA: Al Gerheauser #
3. New York
C: Doggie Miller
1B: Hank Greenberg
2B: Dave Cash
3B: Tommy Leach
SS: Stan Rojek
LF: Bobby Bonilla
CF: Andy Van Slyke
RF: Richie Zisk

#1: John Candelaria
#2: Ed Morris
#3: Bill Swift #
#4: Waite Hoyt #
RA: Roy Face*
2. Pennsylvania
C: Ed Ott
1B: Bill Robinson
2B: Claude Ritchey
3B: Don Hoak
SS: Honus Wagner
LF: Elmer Smith
CF: Jim Russell
RF: Frank Thomas

#1: Bob Moose #
#2: Frank Killen
#3: John Smiley #
#4: Ron Kline #
RA: Stan Belinda**
1. California
C: Jason Kendall
1B: Gus Suhr
2B: Freddy Sanchez
3B: Bob Elliott
SS: Jack Wilson
LF: Barry Bonds
CF: Vince DiMaggio
RF: Brian Giles

#1: Ray Kremer
#2: Dock Ellis
#3: Larry French
#4: Gerrit Cole
RA: Rod Scurry*