On This Day in Baseball

January 12

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on January 12

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

01

Henry Larkin b. 1860

.303 avg, 53 HR 1884–1893 Reading, USA
02

Bill Madlock b. 1951

.305 avg, 163 HR 1973–1987 Memphis, USA
03

Alex Wood b. 1991

77-68, 3.78 ERA 2013– Charlotte, USA
04

Ed Swartwood b. 1859

.300 avg, 14 HR 1881–1892 Rockford, USA
05

Mike Marshall b. 1960

.270 avg, 148 HR 1981–1991 Libertyville, USA
06

Randy Jones b. 1950

100-123, 3.42 ERA 1973–1982 Fullerton, USA
07

Joe Hauser b. 1899

.284 avg, 80 HR 1922–1929 Milwaukee, USA
08

Dontrelle Willis b. 1982

72-69, 4.17 ERA 2003–2011 Oakland, USA
09

George Browne b. 1876

.273 avg, 18 HR 1901–1912 Richmond, USA
10

Luis Ayala b. 1978

.286 avg, 0 HR 2003–2013 Los Mochis, México
11

Nat Hudson b. 1869

48-26, 3.08 ERA 1886–1889 Chicago, USA
12

Chuck Porter b. 1955

13-13, 4.14 ERA 1981–1985 Baltimore, USA
13

Terry Whitfield b. 1953

.281 avg, 33 HR 1974–1986 Blythe, USA
14

Ben Malgeri b. 2000

.250 avg, 5 HR 2026– Exeter, USA
15

Mike Simms b. 1967

.247 avg, 36 HR 1990–1999 Orange, USA
16

Ed Stevens b. 1925

.252 avg, 28 HR 1945–1950 Galveston, USA
17

Aramis Garcia b. 1993

.205 avg, 11 HR 2018– Hialeah, USA
18

Admiral Schlei b. 1878

.237 avg, 6 HR 1904–1911 Cincinnati, USA
19

Edgar Chatman b. 1917

1-5, 3.54 ERA Ville Platte, USA
20

Hyun Soo Kim b. 1988

.273 avg, 7 HR 2016–2017 Seoul, South Korea
21

Bob Reed b. 1945

2-4, 4.13 ERA 1969–1970 Boston, USA
22

Dan Daub b. 1868

45-52, 4.75 ERA 1892–1897 Middletown, USA
23

John Crowley b. 1862

.244 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884 Lawrence, USA
24

Tim Hulett b. 1960

.249 avg, 48 HR 1983–1995 Springfield, USA
25

Chub Sullivan b. 1856

.258 avg, 0 HR 1877–1880 Boston, USA

Remembered on January 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Harry Staley 1866–1910

136-119, 3.81 ERA 1888–1895
02

Dupee Shaw 1859–1938

83-121, 3.10 ERA 1883–1888
03

Tex Carleton 1906–1977

100-76, 3.91 ERA 1932–1940
04

Win Mercer 1874–1903

132-164, 3.98 ERA 1894–1902
05

Garnett Blair 1921–1996

10-4, 1.66 ERA
06

Ted Savage 1936–2023

.233 avg, 34 HR 1962–1971
07

Earl Browne 1911–1993

.284 avg, 6 HR 1935–1938
08

Joe Scott 1918–1997

.264 avg, 3 HR
09

Ed Keas 1863–1940

3-3, 2.29 ERA 1888–1888
10

Hillis Layne 1918–2010

.264 avg, 1 HR 1941–1945
11

Joe McCarthy 1881–1937

.231 avg, 0 HR 1905–1906
12

Mose Herring 1895–1931

.171 avg, 0 HR
13

Joe Smith 1893–1974

.156 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
14

Curtis Henderson 1911–1982

.234 avg, 2 HR
15

Frank Kalin 1917–1975

.000 avg, 0 HR 1940–1943
16

Bill Webb 1895–1943

.200 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
17

Cy Malis 1907–1971

MLB player 1934–1934
18

Doc Bass 1898–1970

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
19

Andy Bruckmiller 1882–1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
20

Jim Garry 1869–1917

.000 avg, 0 HR 1893–1893

January 12 in the record

The birthday list for January 12 has 25 names, headed by Henry Larkin. From Chub Sullivan in 1856 to Ben Malgeri in 2000, the births cover a long stretch of the game. Next on the January 12 birthday list are Bill Madlock (b. 1951, .305 avg, 163 HR) and Alex Wood (b. 1991, 77-68, 3.78 ERA). México and South Korea are also represented among the January 12 births. The highest-ranked hitter born on January 12, Henry Larkin, carries a .303 avg, 53 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Alex Wood, went 77-68, 3.78 ERA. Alex Wood, Ben Malgeri, and Aramis Garcia have no final season listed yet. Remembered on January 12: 20 names, starting with Harry Staley. The memorial list continues with Dupee Shaw (1859–1938) and Tex Carleton (1906–1977). Win Mercer (1903) and Ted Savage (2023) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Henry Larkin is listed first.