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.

  1. 01
    Bruce Sutter ⭐ HOF b. 1953
    .088 avg, 0 HR 1976–1988 Lancaster, USA
  2. 02
    Jason Giambi b. 1971
    .277 avg, 440 HR 1995–2014 West Covina, USA
  3. 03
    Walker Cooper b. 1915
    .285 avg, 173 HR 1940–1957 Atherton, USA
  4. 04
    Mike Cameron b. 1973
    .249 avg, 278 HR 1995–2011 LaGrange, USA
  5. 05
    Jhoan Duran b. 1998
    MLB player 2022– Esperanza, D.R.
  6. 06
    Carl Pavano b. 1976
    108-107, 4.39 ERA 1998–2012 New Britain, USA
  7. 07
    Porter Charleston b. 1904
    32-19, 3.86 ERA Mexia, USA
  8. 08
    Gene Freese b. 1934
    .254 avg, 115 HR 1955–1966 Wheeling, USA
  9. 09
    Jeff Francoeur b. 1984
    .261 avg, 160 HR 2005–2016 Atlanta, USA
  10. 10
    Randy Ready b. 1960
    .259 avg, 40 HR 1983–1995 San Mateo, USA
  11. 11
    Chris Paddack b. 1996
    32-43, 4.83 ERA 2019– Austin, USA
  12. 12
    Nic Enright b. 1997
    MLB player 2025– Richmond, USA
  13. 13
    Willie Tasby b. 1933
    .250 avg, 46 HR 1958–1963 Shreveport, USA
  14. 14
    Kameron Misner b. 1998
    .206 avg, 5 HR 2024– Poplar Bluff, USA
  15. 15
    Dick Kelley b. 1940
    18-30, 3.39 ERA 1964–1971 Brighton, USA
  16. 16
    Matt LaPorta b. 1985
    .238 avg, 31 HR 2009–2012 Port Charlotte, USA
  17. 17
    Chauncey Fisher b. 1872
    21-26, 5.44 ERA 1893–1901 Anderson, USA
  18. 18
    Derek Thompson b. 1981
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2005 Tampa, USA
  19. 19
    Don Dillard b. 1937
    .244 avg, 14 HR 1959–1965 Greenville, USA
  20. 20
    Breyvic Valera b. 1992
    .236 avg, 2 HR 2017–2021 Montalban, Venezuela
  21. 21
    Chesley Gray b. 1914
    .231 avg, 0 HR Union City, USA
  22. 22
    Randy Nosek b. 1967
    MLB player 1989–1990 Omaha, USA
  23. 23
    Shane Turner b. 1963
    .236 avg, 0 HR 1988–1992 Los Angeles, USA
  24. 24
    Dave Matranga b. 1977
    .167 avg, 1 HR 2003–2005 Orange, USA
  25. 25
    Herb Conyers b. 1921
    .333 avg, 1 HR 1950–1950 Cowgill, USA

Remembered on January 8

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Jim O'Rourke ⭐ HOF 1850–1919
    .310 avg, 62 HR 1872–1904
  2. 02
    Harvey Haddix 1925–1994
    136-113, 3.63 ERA 1952–1965
  3. 03
    Schoolboy Rowe 1910–1961
    158-101, 3.87 ERA 1933–1949
  4. 04
    John Titus 1876–1943
    .282 avg, 38 HR 1903–1913
  5. 05
    Dave Barnhill 1913–1983
    35-31, 3.30 ERA
  6. 06
    Merv Connors 1914–2006
    .279 avg, 8 HR 1937–1938
  7. 07
    Don Dillard 1937–2022
    .244 avg, 14 HR 1959–1965
  8. 08
    Harvey Russell 1887–1980
    .241 avg, 0 HR 1914–1915
  9. 09
    Henry Kessler 1851–1900
    .253 avg, 0 HR 1873–1877
  10. 10
    Dean Thomas 1913–1945
    2-5, 5.49 ERA
  11. 11
    Jim Lawrence 1939–2025
    MLB player 1963–1963
  12. 12
    Bert Hodges 1917–2001
    .182 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
  13. 13
    Alphonzo Bland 1908–1976
    .200 avg, 0 HR
  14. 14
    Herb Cobb 1904–1980
    MLB player 1929–1929
  15. 15
    Harry Daubert 1892–1944
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  16. 16
    Charlie Flanagan 1891–1930
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
  17. 17
    Joseph Wiley 1857–1924
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

January 8 in the record

The birthday list for January 8 has 25 names, headed by Bruce Sutter. The HOF tag marks Bruce Sutter. Birth years range from 1872 (Chauncey Fisher) to 1998 (Jhoan Duran). Next on the January 8 birthday list are Jason Giambi (b. 1971, .277 avg, 440 HR) and Walker Cooper (b. 1915, .285 avg, 173 HR). January 8 birthplaces outside the United States include D.R. and Venezuela. For January 8, the best-placed batter is Bruce Sutter at .088 avg, 0 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Carl Pavano, shows 108-107, 4.39 ERA. The span for Jhoan Duran, Chris Paddack, and Nic Enright ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. The January 8 memorial list names 17 figures, beginning with Jim O'Rourke. Among those remembered, Jim O'Rourke was a Hall of Famer. Also remembered on January 8: Harvey Haddix (1925–1994) and Schoolboy Rowe (1910–1961). The earliest January 8 death listed is Henry Kessler in 1900; the most recent is Jim Lawrence in 2025. Ranking on the January 8 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.