On This Day in Baseball

January 1

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on January 1

Most accomplished baseball figures with this birthday, ranked by career impact.

  1. 01
    Tim Keefe ⭐ HOF b. 1857
    342-225, 2.63 ERA 1880–1893 Cambridge, USA
  2. 02
    Hank Greenberg ⭐ HOF b. 1911
    .313 avg, 331 HR 1930–1947 New York, USA
  3. 03
    Earl Torgeson b. 1924
    .265 avg, 149 HR 1947–1961 Snohomish, USA
  4. 04
    Webster McDonald b. 1900
    80-54, 3.80 ERA Glasgow, USA
  5. 05
    Dallas Keuchel b. 1988
    103-92, 4.04 ERA 2012– Tulsa, USA
  6. 06
    Lucius Hampton b. 1897
    49-43, 4.17 ERA Albany, USA
  7. 07
    Fernando Tatis b. 1975
    .265 avg, 113 HR 1997–2010 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
  8. 08
    Ned Garvin b. 1874
    58-97, 2.72 ERA 1896–1904 Navasota, USA
  9. 09
    LaMarr Hoyt b. 1955
    98-68, 3.99 ERA 1979–1986 Columbia, USA
  10. 10
    LaMonte Wade b. 1994
    .233 avg, 59 HR 2019– Baltimore, USA
  11. 11
    Hack Miller b. 1894
    .322 avg, 38 HR 1916–1925 New York, USA
  12. 12
    Ethan Allen b. 1904
    .300 avg, 47 HR 1926–1938 Cincinnati, USA
  13. 13
    Yanquiel Fernández b. 2003
    .225 avg, 4 HR 2025– Havana, Cuba
  14. 14
    Jarrett Parker b. 1989
    .249 avg, 15 HR 2015–2019 Fort Belvoir, USA
  15. 15
    Tom Mansell b. 1855
    .259 avg, 0 HR 1879–1884 Auburn, USA
  16. 16
    Doc Amole b. 1874
    4-10, 4.75 ERA 1897–1898 Coatesville, USA
  17. 17
    Bill McGunnigle b. 1855
    11-8, 2.81 ERA 1879–1882 Boston, USA
  18. 18
    Charlie Schmutz b. 1891
    1-3, 3.52 ERA 1914–1915 San Diego, USA
  19. 19
    Sherry Robertson b. 1919
    .230 avg, 26 HR 1940–1952 Montreal, CAN
  20. 20
    Monty Swartz b. 1897
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920 Farmersville, USA
  21. 21
    Roberto Rivera b. 1969
    MLB player 1995–1999 Bayamon, P.R.
  22. 22
    Pete Green b. 1891
    .190 avg, 0 HR Charleston, USA
  23. 23
    Melvin Coleman b. 1911
    .290 avg, 0 HR Charlotte, USA
  24. 24
    Miah Murray b. 1865
    .142 avg, 0 HR 1884–1891 Boston, USA
  25. 25
    Vernon Riddick b. 1917
    .190 avg, 0 HR Elizabeth City, USA

Remembered on January 1

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Willie Keeler ⭐ HOF 1872–1923
    .341 avg, 33 HR 1892–1910
  2. 02
    Neck Stanley 1905–1959
    54-87, 4.77 ERA
  3. 03
    Harry Rice 1901–1971
    .299 avg, 48 HR 1923–1933
  4. 04
    Ernie Koy 1909–2007
    .279 avg, 36 HR 1938–1942
  5. 05
    Don Larsen 1929–2020
    81-91, 3.78 ERA 1953–1967
  6. 06
    Tom Parrott 1868–1932
    39-48, 5.33 ERA 1893–1896
  7. 07
    Carmen Hill 1895–1990
    49-33, 3.44 ERA 1915–1930
  8. 08
    Danny Frisella 1946–1977
    34-40, 3.32 ERA 1967–1976
  9. 09
    Paul Lindblad 1941–2006
    68-63, 3.29 ERA 1965–1978
  10. 10
    Hank Simon 1862–1925
    .267 avg, 2 HR 1887–1890
  11. 11
    Satchel Davis 1918–2013
    3-4, 6.48 ERA
  12. 12
    Bill Hall 1928–1986
    .262 avg, 1 HR 1954–1958
  13. 13
    Len Dondero 1903–1999
    .194 avg, 1 HR 1929–1929
  14. 14
    John Stoneham 1908–2004
    .120 avg, 1 HR 1933–1933
  15. 15
    Andy Spognardi 1908–2000
    .294 avg, 0 HR 1932–1932
  16. 16
    Walt McKeel 1972–2019
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1996–2002
  17. 17
    Gene Curtis 1883–1919
    .421 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
  18. 18
    Jake Drauby 1864–1916
    .206 avg, 0 HR 1892–1892
  19. 19
    Ashes Jackson 1883–1949
    .207 avg, 0 HR
  20. 20
    Jim Manning 1943–2020
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1962–1962
  21. 21
    Chuck Daniel 1933–2008
    MLB player 1957–1957
  22. 22
    Buck Stanton 1906–1992
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1931–1931
  23. 23
    Tige Stone 1901–1960
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
  24. 24
    Hans Rasmussen 1895–1949
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  25. 25
    George Winkleman 1858–1921
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1883–1883

January 1 in the record

25 baseball figures born on January 1 are listed, led by Tim Keefe. The HOF tag marks Tim Keefe and Hank Greenberg. Birth years range from 1855 (Tom Mansell) to 2003 (Yanquiel Fernández). The January 1 list continues with Hank Greenberg (b. 1911, .313 avg, 331 HR) and Earl Torgeson (b. 1924, .265 avg, 149 HR). Not every January 1 birthday is American-born: the list also covers D.R., Cuba, CAN, and P.R. Career lines shown range from Hank Greenberg's .313 avg, 331 HR to Tim Keefe's 342-225, 2.63 ERA on the mound. Dallas Keuchel, LaMonte Wade, and Yanquiel Fernández have no final season listed yet. Remembered on January 1: 25 names, starting with Willie Keeler. The HOF tag on the January 1 memorial list goes to Willie Keeler. Also remembered on January 1: Neck Stanley (1905–1959) and Harry Rice (1901–1971). Jake Drauby (1916) and Don Larsen (2020) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the January 1 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.