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.

01

Tim Keefe ⭐ HOF b. 1857

342-225, 2.63 ERA 1880–1893 Cambridge, USA
02

Hank Greenberg ⭐ HOF b. 1911

.313 avg, 331 HR 1930–1947 New York, USA
03

Earl Torgeson b. 1924

.265 avg, 149 HR 1947–1961 Snohomish, USA
04

Webster McDonald b. 1900

80-54, 3.80 ERA Glasgow, USA
05

Dallas Keuchel b. 1988

103-92, 4.04 ERA 2012– Tulsa, USA
06

Lucius Hampton b. 1897

49-43, 4.17 ERA Albany, USA
07

Fernando Tatis b. 1975

.265 avg, 113 HR 1997–2010 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
08

Ned Garvin b. 1874

58-97, 2.72 ERA 1896–1904 Navasota, USA
09

LaMarr Hoyt b. 1955

98-68, 3.99 ERA 1979–1986 Columbia, USA
10

LaMonte Wade b. 1994

.234 avg, 58 HR 2019– Baltimore, USA
11

Hack Miller b. 1894

.322 avg, 38 HR 1916–1925 New York, USA
12

Ethan Allen b. 1904

.300 avg, 47 HR 1926–1938 Cincinnati, USA
13

Yanquiel Fernández b. 2003

.225 avg, 4 HR 2025– Havana, Cuba
14

Jarrett Parker b. 1989

.249 avg, 15 HR 2015–2019 Fort Belvoir, USA
15

Tom Mansell b. 1855

.259 avg, 0 HR 1879–1884 Auburn, USA
16

Doc Amole b. 1874

4-10, 4.75 ERA 1897–1898 Coatesville, USA
17

Bill McGunnigle b. 1855

11-8, 2.81 ERA 1879–1882 Boston, USA
18

Charlie Schmutz b. 1891

1-3, 3.52 ERA 1914–1915 San Diego, USA
19

Sherry Robertson b. 1919

.230 avg, 26 HR 1940–1952 Montreal, CAN
20

Monty Swartz b. 1897

.500 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920 Farmersville, USA
21

Roberto Rivera b. 1969

MLB player 1995–1999 Bayamon, P.R.
22

Pete Green b. 1891

.190 avg, 0 HR Charleston, USA
23

Melvin Coleman b. 1911

.290 avg, 0 HR Charlotte, USA
24

Miah Murray b. 1865

.142 avg, 0 HR 1884–1891 Boston, USA
25

Vernon Riddick b. 1917

.190 avg, 0 HR Elizabeth City, USA

Remembered on January 1

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Willie Keeler ⭐ HOF 1872–1923

.341 avg, 33 HR 1892–1910
02

Neck Stanley 1905–1959

54-87, 4.77 ERA
03

Harry Rice 1901–1971

.299 avg, 48 HR 1923–1933
04

Ernie Koy 1909–2007

.279 avg, 36 HR 1938–1942
05

Don Larsen 1929–2020

81-91, 3.78 ERA 1953–1967
06

Tom Parrott 1868–1932

39-48, 5.33 ERA 1893–1896
07

Carmen Hill 1895–1990

49-33, 3.44 ERA 1915–1930
08

Danny Frisella 1946–1977

34-40, 3.32 ERA 1967–1976
09

Paul Lindblad 1941–2006

68-63, 3.29 ERA 1965–1978
10

Hank Simon 1862–1925

.267 avg, 2 HR 1887–1890
11

Satchel Davis 1918–2013

3-4, 6.48 ERA
12

Bill Hall 1928–1986

.262 avg, 1 HR 1954–1958
13

Len Dondero 1903–1999

.194 avg, 1 HR 1929–1929
14

John Stoneham 1908–2004

.120 avg, 1 HR 1933–1933
15

Andy Spognardi 1908–2000

.294 avg, 0 HR 1932–1932
16

Walt McKeel 1972–2019

.250 avg, 0 HR 1996–2002
17

Gene Curtis 1883–1919

.421 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
18

Jake Drauby 1864–1916

.206 avg, 0 HR 1892–1892
19

Ashes Jackson 1883–1949

.207 avg, 0 HR
20

Jim Manning 1943–2020

.000 avg, 0 HR 1962–1962
21

Chuck Daniel 1933–2008

MLB player 1957–1957
22

Buck Stanton 1906–1992

.200 avg, 0 HR 1931–1931
23

Tige Stone 1901–1960

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
24

Hans Rasmussen 1895–1949

.000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
25

George Winkleman 1858–1921

.000 avg, 0 HR 1883–1883