On This Day in Baseball

January 5

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on January 5

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

01

Ban Johnson ⭐ HOF b. 1865

MLB player Norwalk, USA
02

Bob Caruthers b. 1864

218-99, 2.83 ERA 1884–1893 Memphis, USA
03

Jeff Fassero b. 1963

121-124, 4.11 ERA 1991–2006 Springfield, USA
04

Bill Dahlen b. 1870

.272 avg, 84 HR 1891–1911 Nelliston, USA
05

Riggs Stephenson b. 1898

.336 avg, 63 HR 1921–1934 Akron, USA
06

Benny Kauff b. 1890

.311 avg, 49 HR 1912–1920 Pomeroy, USA
07

Danny Jackson b. 1962

112-131, 4.01 ERA 1983–1997 San Antonio, USA
08

C. J. Cron b. 1990

.260 avg, 187 HR 2014– Fullerton, USA
09

Earl Battey b. 1935

.270 avg, 104 HR 1955–1967 Los Angeles, USA
10

Ron Kittle b. 1958

.239 avg, 176 HR 1982–1991 Gary, USA
11

Eduardo Escobar b. 1989

.253 avg, 164 HR 2011– Villa de Cura, Venezuela
12

Art Fletcher b. 1885

.277 avg, 32 HR 1909–1922 Collinsville, USA
13

Nori Aoki b. 1982

.285 avg, 33 HR 2012–2017 Hyuga City, Japan
14

Jose Iglesias b. 1990

.279 avg, 54 HR 2011– Havana, Cuba
15

Jesse Barber b. 1888

.295 avg, 10 HR Charlottesville, USA
16

Milt Thompson b. 1959

.274 avg, 47 HR 1984–1996 Washington, USA
17

Joe Grace b. 1914

.283 avg, 20 HR 1938–1947 Gorham, USA
18

Mark Redman b. 1974

68-85, 4.85 ERA 1999–2008 San Diego, USA
19

Vaughn Grissom b. 2001

.247 avg, 16 HR 2022– Orlando, USA
20

Chris Nabholz b. 1967

37-35, 3.94 ERA 1990–1995 Harrisburg, USA
21

Paxton Schultz b. 1998

MLB player 2025– Orem, USA
22

Daniel Espino b. 2001

MLB player 2026– Panama City, Panama
23

BJ Murray b. 2000

.091 avg, 0 HR 2026– Nassau, Bahamas
24

Cody Freeman b. 2001

.240 avg, 4 HR 2025– Pomona, USA
25

J. P. Arencibia b. 1986

.212 avg, 80 HR 2010–2015 Miami, USA

Remembered on January 5

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Rogers Hornsby ⭐ HOF 1896–1963

.358 avg, 301 HR 1915–1937
02

Rabbit Maranville ⭐ HOF 1891–1954

.258 avg, 28 HR 1912–1935
03

Tug McGraw 1944–2004

96-92, 3.14 ERA 1965–1984
04

Don Wilson 1945–1975

104-92, 3.15 ERA 1966–1974
05

Fred Luderus 1885–1961

.277 avg, 84 HR 1909–1920
06

Nate Colbert 1946–2023

.243 avg, 173 HR 1966–1976
07

Dick Lundy 1898–1962

.327 avg, 49 HR
08

Dale Mitchell 1921–1987

.312 avg, 41 HR 1946–1956
09

Frank Snyder 1894–1962

.265 avg, 47 HR 1912–1927
10

Claude Johnson 1894–1965

.287 avg, 16 HR
11

Tommie Dukes 1906–1991

.301 avg, 13 HR
12

Jay Ritchie 1936–2016

.200 avg, 0 HR 1964–1968
13

Julius Osley 1915–1968

.286 avg, 0 HR
14

Ed Sperber 1895–1976

.279 avg, 1 HR 1924–1925
15

Pete Lapan 1891–1953

.306 avg, 1 HR 1922–1923
16

Carl Duser 1932–2023

.000 avg, 0 HR 1956–1958
17

Jack Brittin 1924–1994

MLB player 1950–1951
18

Rod Dedeaux 1914–2006

.250 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
19

Art Demery 1914–1995

.000 avg, 0 HR
20

Bill Hobbs 1893–1945

.133 avg, 0 HR 1913–1916
21

Walter Jones 1917–2008

MLB player
22

Bobby Balcena 1925–1990

.000 avg, 0 HR 1956–1956
23

Phelbert Lawson 1919–2001

MLB player
24

Emil Roy 1907–1997

MLB player 1933–1933
25

George Washburn 1914–1979

.000 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941