On This Day in Baseball

January 11

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on January 11

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

  1. 01
    Elmer Flick ⭐ HOF b. 1876
    .313 avg, 48 HR 1898–1910 Bedford, USA
  2. 02
    Max Carey ⭐ HOF b. 1890
    .285 avg, 70 HR 1910–1929 Terre Haute, USA
  3. 03
    Silver King b. 1868
    203-152, 3.18 ERA 1886–1897 St. Louis, USA
  4. 04
    Schoolboy Rowe b. 1910
    158-101, 3.87 ERA 1933–1949 Waco, USA
  5. 05
    Don Mossi b. 1929
    101-80, 3.43 ERA 1954–1965 St. Helena, USA
  6. 06
    Danny Salazar b. 1990
    38-34, 3.82 ERA 2013–2019 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  7. 07
    George Pinkney b. 1859
    .263 avg, 21 HR 1884–1893 Orange Prairie, USA
  8. 08
    Elly De La Cruz b. 2002
    .262 avg, 90 HR 2023– Sabana Grande de Boya, D.R.
  9. 09
    J. P. Crawford b. 1995
    .245 avg, 81 HR 2017– Long Beach, USA
  10. 10
    Nick Solak b. 1995
    .249 avg, 21 HR 2019– Woodridge, USA
  11. 11
    Jim McAndrew b. 1944
    37-53, 3.65 ERA 1968–1974 Lost Nation, USA
  12. 12
    Lloyd McClendon b. 1959
    .244 avg, 35 HR 1987–1994 Gary, USA
  13. 13
    General Crowder b. 1899
    167-115, 4.12 ERA 1926–1936 Winston-Salem, USA
  14. 14
    Donn Pall b. 1962
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1988–1998 Chicago, USA
  15. 15
    Lawrence Terrell b. 1906
    11-7, 5.81 ERA Moberly, USA
  16. 16
    Art Watson b. 1884
    .337 avg, 2 HR 1914–1915 Jeffersonville, USA
  17. 17
    Jermaine Allensworth b. 1972
    .260 avg, 15 HR 1996–1999 Anderson, USA
  18. 18
    Glenn Redmon b. 1948
    .235 avg, 0 HR 1974–1974 Detroit, USA
  19. 19
    Alex Delgado b. 1971
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1996–1996 Palmarejo, Venezuela
  20. 20
    Rico Noel b. 1989
    .500 avg, 0 HR 2015–2015 Lawton, USA
  21. 21
    Lou Rochelli b. 1919
    .176 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944 Staunton, USA
  22. 22
    Nikco Riesgo b. 1967
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1991–1991 Long Beach, USA
  23. 23
    Ernie Andres b. 1918
    .098 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946 Jeffersonville, USA
  24. 24
    Paddy Driscoll b. 1895
    .107 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917 Evanston, USA
  25. 25
    Manny Acta b. 1969
    MLB player San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.

Remembered on January 11

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Bob Lemon ⭐ HOF 1920–2000
    207-128, 3.23 ERA 1941–1958
  2. 02
    Monte Irvin ⭐ HOF 1919–2016
    .306 avg, 140 HR 1949–1956
  3. 03
    Wally Pipp 1893–1965
    .281 avg, 90 HR 1913–1928
  4. 04
    Steel Arm Tyler 1907–1970
    28-33, 3.78 ERA
  5. 05
    Lefty Marr 1862–1912
    .289 avg, 2 HR 1886–1891
  6. 06
    Bill Dailey 1935–2025
    .192 avg, 1 HR 1961–1964
  7. 07
    Jim Dyck 1922–1999
    .246 avg, 26 HR 1951–1956
  8. 08
    Stu Martin 1912–1997
    .268 avg, 16 HR 1936–1943
  9. 09
    Miah Murray 1865–1922
    .142 avg, 0 HR 1884–1891
  10. 10
    Joe Sprinz 1902–1994
    .170 avg, 0 HR 1930–1933
  11. 11
    Vernon Cunningham 1904–1961
    .280 avg, 0 HR
  12. 12
    Turkey Gross 1896–1936
    .094 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
  13. 13
    Jophery Brown 1945–2014
    MLB player 1968–1968
  14. 14
    Bob Harrison 1930–2023
    MLB player 1955–1956
  15. 15
    Ollie Fuhrman 1896–1969
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
  16. 16
    Doc Moskiman 1878–1953
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
  17. 17
    Doc Hamann 1900–1973
    MLB player 1922–1922

January 11 in the record

Leading the January 11 birthdays is Elmer Flick, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Elmer Flick and Max Carey. The oldest January 11 birthday on the list is George Pinkney's, in 1859; the youngest is Elly De La Cruz, born in 2002. Behind Elmer Flick come Max Carey (b. 1890, .285 avg, 70 HR) and Silver King (b. 1868, 203-152, 3.18 ERA). D.R. and Venezuela are also represented among the January 11 births. For January 11, the best-placed batter is Elmer Flick at .313 avg, 48 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Silver King, shows 203-152, 3.18 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark January 11 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Elly De La Cruz, J. P. Crawford, and Nick Solak. Remembered on January 11: 17 names, starting with Bob Lemon. The HOF tag on the January 11 memorial list goes to Bob Lemon and Monte Irvin. Monte Irvin (1919–2016) and Wally Pipp (1893–1965) follow Bob Lemon on the list. Deaths on the list run from Lefty Marr's in 1912 to Bill Dailey's in 2025. The January 11 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.