On This Day in Baseball

January 3

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on January 3

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

  1. 01
    A. J. Burnett b. 1977
    164-157, 3.99 ERA 1999–2015 North Little Rock, USA
  2. 02
    Gary Lavelle b. 1949
    .081 avg, 0 HR 1974–1987 Scranton, USA
  3. 03
    Gus Suhr b. 1906
    .279 avg, 84 HR 1930–1940 San Francisco, USA
  4. 04
    Cliff Melton b. 1912
    86-80, 3.42 ERA 1937–1944 Brevard, USA
  5. 05
    Darren Daulton b. 1962
    .245 avg, 137 HR 1983–1997 Arkansas City, USA
  6. 06
    Jim Dwyer b. 1950
    .260 avg, 77 HR 1973–1990 Evergreen Park, USA
  7. 07
    George Shively b. 1893
    .307 avg, 9 HR Lebanon, USA
  8. 08
    Sam Moll b. 1992
    MLB player 2017– Lakeland, USA
  9. 09
    Buzz Arlett b. 1899
    .313 avg, 18 HR 1931–1931 Elmhurst, USA
  10. 10
    Mark Dewey b. 1965
    .091 avg, 0 HR 1990–1996 Grand Rapids, USA
  11. 11
    Bart Johnson b. 1950
    43-51, 3.94 ERA 1969–1977 Torrance, USA
  12. 12
    Sid Hudson b. 1915
    104-152, 4.28 ERA 1940–1954 Coalfield, USA
  13. 13
    Mike Crudale b. 1977
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2002–2003 San Diego, USA
  14. 14
    Frenchy Bordagaray b. 1910
    .283 avg, 14 HR 1934–1945 Coalinga, USA
  15. 15
    Alex Meyer b. 1990
    5-8, 4.63 ERA 2015–2017 Greensburg, USA
  16. 16
    Eudie Napier b. 1913
    .284 avg, 3 HR Baldwin County, USA
  17. 17
    Adrian Garrett b. 1943
    .185 avg, 11 HR 1966–1976 Brooksville, USA
  18. 18
    Codie Spearman b. 1896
    .336 avg, 1 HR Arkadelphia, USA
  19. 19
    Hunter Cervenka b. 1990
    MLB player 2016–2017 Baytown, USA
  20. 20
    Michael Restovich b. 1979
    .239 avg, 6 HR 2002–2007 Rochester, USA
  21. 21
    Herb Bradley b. 1903
    1-4, 5.93 ERA 1927–1929 Agenda, USA
  22. 22
    Roy Brashear b. 1874
    .268 avg, 1 HR 1902–1903 Ashtabula, USA
  23. 23
    Ed Sauer b. 1919
    .256 avg, 5 HR 1943–1949 Pittsburgh, USA
  24. 24
    Carlos Maldonado b. 1979
    .159 avg, 3 HR 2006–2012 Maracaibo, Venezuela
  25. 25
    Brad Salmon b. 1980
    MLB player 2007–2007 Pensacola, USA

Remembered on January 3

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Luke Appling ⭐ HOF 1907–1991
    .310 avg, 45 HR 1930–1950
  2. 02
    Bid McPhee ⭐ HOF 1859–1943
    .272 avg, 53 HR 1882–1899
  3. 03
    Bob Veale 1935–2025
    120-95, 3.07 ERA 1962–1974
  4. 04
    Leon Wagner 1934–2004
    .272 avg, 211 HR 1958–1969
  5. 05
    Al Smith 1928–2002
    .273 avg, 168 HR 1953–1964
  6. 06
    George Stone 1876–1945
    .301 avg, 23 HR 1903–1910
  7. 07
    Charlie Smith 1880–1929
    66-87, 2.81 ERA 1902–1914
  8. 08
    Lou Fette 1907–1981
    41-40, 3.15 ERA 1937–1945
  9. 09
    Connie Ryan 1920–1996
    .248 avg, 56 HR 1942–1954
  10. 10
    Joe Ostrowski 1916–2003
    23-25, 4.54 ERA 1948–1952
  11. 11
    Chuck Workman 1915–1953
    .242 avg, 50 HR 1938–1946
  12. 12
    Donald Reeves 1911–1973
    .324 avg, 10 HR
  13. 13
    Rynie Wolters 1844–1917
    19-23, 3.90 ERA 1871–1873
  14. 14
    Rich Gee 1894–1968
    .301 avg, 5 HR
  15. 15
    Ollie Bejma 1907–1995
    .245 avg, 14 HR 1934–1939
  16. 16
    George Meyer 1909–1992
    .296 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
  17. 17
    Jim Tyack 1911–1995
    .258 avg, 0 HR 1943–1943
  18. 18
    Larry Arndt 1963–2014
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1989–1989
  19. 19
    Art Rico 1895–1919
    .222 avg, 0 HR 1916–1917
  20. 20
    Alex Sabo 1910–2001
    .375 avg, 0 HR 1936–1937
  21. 21
    Al Schellhase 1864–1919
    .133 avg, 0 HR 1890–1891
  22. 22
    Jim Westlake 1930–2003
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1955–1955
  23. 23
    Mike Mahoney 1873–1940
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1897–1898

January 3 in the record

The birthday list for January 3 has 25 names, headed by A. J. Burnett. The oldest January 3 birthday on the list is Roy Brashear's, in 1874; the youngest is Sam Moll, born in 1992. Next on the January 3 birthday list are Gary Lavelle (b. 1949, .081 avg, 0 HR) and Gus Suhr (b. 1906, .279 avg, 84 HR). Not every January 3 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Venezuela. For January 3, the best-placed batter is Gary Lavelle at .081 avg, 0 HR; the best-placed pitcher, A. J. Burnett, shows 164-157, 3.99 ERA. Recent names on the January 3 list, Sam Moll, show careers still open. The January 3 memorial list names 23 figures, beginning with Luke Appling. Among those remembered, Luke Appling and Bid McPhee were Hall of Famers. The memorial list continues with Bid McPhee (1859–1943) and Bob Veale (1935–2025). The earliest January 3 death listed is Rynie Wolters in 1917; the most recent is Bob Veale in 2025. The January 3 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.