On This Day in Baseball

January 8

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on January 8

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

01

Bruce Sutter ⭐ HOF b. 1953

.088 avg, 0 HR 1976–1988 Lancaster, USA
02

Jason Giambi b. 1971

.277 avg, 440 HR 1995–2014 West Covina, USA
03

Walker Cooper b. 1915

.285 avg, 173 HR 1940–1957 Atherton, USA
04

Mike Cameron b. 1973

.249 avg, 278 HR 1995–2011 LaGrange, USA
05

Jhoan Duran b. 1998

MLB player 2022– Esperanza, D.R.
06

Carl Pavano b. 1976

108-107, 4.39 ERA 1998–2012 New Britain, USA
07

Porter Charleston b. 1904

32-19, 3.86 ERA Mexia, USA
08

Gene Freese b. 1934

.254 avg, 115 HR 1955–1966 Wheeling, USA
09

Jeff Francoeur b. 1984

.261 avg, 160 HR 2005–2016 Atlanta, USA
10

Randy Ready b. 1960

.259 avg, 40 HR 1983–1995 San Mateo, USA
11

Chris Paddack b. 1996

32-43, 4.83 ERA 2019– Austin, USA
12

Nic Enright b. 1997

MLB player 2025– Richmond, USA
13

Willie Tasby b. 1933

.250 avg, 46 HR 1958–1963 Shreveport, USA
14

Kameron Misner b. 1998

.206 avg, 5 HR 2024– Poplar Bluff, USA
15

Dick Kelley b. 1940

18-30, 3.39 ERA 1964–1971 Brighton, USA
16

Matt LaPorta b. 1985

.238 avg, 31 HR 2009–2012 Port Charlotte, USA
17

Chauncey Fisher b. 1872

21-26, 5.44 ERA 1893–1901 Anderson, USA
18

Derek Thompson b. 1981

.000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2005 Tampa, USA
19

Don Dillard b. 1937

.244 avg, 14 HR 1959–1965 Greenville, USA
20

Breyvic Valera b. 1992

.236 avg, 2 HR 2017–2021 Montalban, Venezuela
21

Chesley Gray b. 1914

.231 avg, 0 HR Union City, USA
22

Randy Nosek b. 1967

MLB player 1989–1990 Omaha, USA
23

Shane Turner b. 1963

.236 avg, 0 HR 1988–1992 Los Angeles, USA
24

Dave Matranga b. 1977

.167 avg, 1 HR 2003–2005 Orange, USA
25

Herb Conyers b. 1921

.333 avg, 1 HR 1950–1950 Cowgill, USA

Remembered on January 8

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Jim O'Rourke ⭐ HOF 1850–1919

.310 avg, 62 HR 1872–1904
02

Harvey Haddix 1925–1994

136-113, 3.63 ERA 1952–1965
03

Schoolboy Rowe 1910–1961

158-101, 3.87 ERA 1933–1949
04

John Titus 1876–1943

.282 avg, 38 HR 1903–1913
05

Dave Barnhill 1913–1983

35-31, 3.30 ERA
06

Merv Connors 1914–2006

.279 avg, 8 HR 1937–1938
07

Don Dillard 1937–2022

.244 avg, 14 HR 1959–1965
08

Harvey Russell 1887–1980

.241 avg, 0 HR 1914–1915
09

Henry Kessler 1851–1900

.253 avg, 0 HR 1873–1877
10

Dean Thomas 1913–1945

2-5, 5.49 ERA
11

Jim Lawrence 1939–2025

MLB player 1963–1963
12

Bert Hodges 1917–2001

.182 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
13

Alphonzo Bland 1908–1976

.200 avg, 0 HR
14

Herb Cobb 1904–1980

MLB player 1929–1929
15

Harry Daubert 1892–1944

.000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
16

Charlie Flanagan 1891–1930

.000 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
17

Joseph Wiley 1857–1924

.000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884