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.

  1. 01
    Henry Larkin b. 1860
    .303 avg, 53 HR 1884–1893 Reading, USA
  2. 02
    Bill Madlock b. 1951
    .305 avg, 163 HR 1973–1987 Memphis, USA
  3. 03
    Alex Wood b. 1991
    77-68, 3.78 ERA 2013– Charlotte, USA
  4. 04
    Ed Swartwood b. 1859
    .300 avg, 14 HR 1881–1892 Rockford, USA
  5. 05
    Mike Marshall b. 1960
    .270 avg, 148 HR 1981–1991 Libertyville, USA
  6. 06
    Randy Jones b. 1950
    100-123, 3.42 ERA 1973–1982 Fullerton, USA
  7. 07
    Joe Hauser b. 1899
    .284 avg, 80 HR 1922–1929 Milwaukee, USA
  8. 08
    Dontrelle Willis b. 1982
    72-69, 4.17 ERA 2003–2011 Oakland, USA
  9. 09
    George Browne b. 1876
    .273 avg, 18 HR 1901–1912 Richmond, USA
  10. 10
    Luis Ayala b. 1978
    .286 avg, 0 HR 2003–2013 Los Mochis, México
  11. 11
    Nat Hudson b. 1869
    48-26, 3.08 ERA 1886–1889 Chicago, USA
  12. 12
    Chuck Porter b. 1955
    13-13, 4.14 ERA 1981–1985 Baltimore, USA
  13. 13
    Terry Whitfield b. 1953
    .281 avg, 33 HR 1974–1986 Blythe, USA
  14. 14
    Ben Malgeri b. 2000
    .232 avg, 3 HR 2026– Exeter, USA
  15. 15
    Mike Simms b. 1967
    .247 avg, 36 HR 1990–1999 Orange, USA
  16. 16
    Ed Stevens b. 1925
    .252 avg, 28 HR 1945–1950 Galveston, USA
  17. 17
    Aramis Garcia b. 1993
    .205 avg, 11 HR 2018– Hialeah, USA
  18. 18
    Admiral Schlei b. 1878
    .237 avg, 6 HR 1904–1911 Cincinnati, USA
  19. 19
    Edgar Chatman b. 1917
    1-5, 3.54 ERA Ville Platte, USA
  20. 20
    Hyun Soo Kim b. 1988
    .273 avg, 7 HR 2016–2017 Seoul, South Korea
  21. 21
    Bob Reed b. 1945
    2-4, 4.13 ERA 1969–1970 Boston, USA
  22. 22
    Dan Daub b. 1868
    45-52, 4.75 ERA 1892–1897 Middletown, USA
  23. 23
    John Crowley b. 1862
    .244 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884 Lawrence, USA
  24. 24
    Tim Hulett b. 1960
    .249 avg, 48 HR 1983–1995 Springfield, USA
  25. 25
    Chub Sullivan b. 1856
    .258 avg, 0 HR 1877–1880 Boston, USA

Remembered on January 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Harry Staley 1866–1910
    136-119, 3.81 ERA 1888–1895
  2. 02
    Dupee Shaw 1859–1938
    83-121, 3.10 ERA 1883–1888
  3. 03
    Tex Carleton 1906–1977
    100-76, 3.91 ERA 1932–1940
  4. 04
    Win Mercer 1874–1903
    132-164, 3.98 ERA 1894–1902
  5. 05
    Garnett Blair 1921–1996
    10-4, 1.66 ERA
  6. 06
    Ted Savage 1936–2023
    .233 avg, 34 HR 1962–1971
  7. 07
    Earl Browne 1911–1993
    .284 avg, 6 HR 1935–1938
  8. 08
    Joe Scott 1918–1997
    .264 avg, 3 HR
  9. 09
    Ed Keas 1863–1940
    3-3, 2.29 ERA 1888–1888
  10. 10
    Hillis Layne 1918–2010
    .264 avg, 1 HR 1941–1945
  11. 11
    Joe McCarthy 1881–1937
    .231 avg, 0 HR 1905–1906
  12. 12
    Mose Herring 1895–1931
    .171 avg, 0 HR
  13. 13
    Joe Smith 1893–1974
    .156 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
  14. 14
    Curtis Henderson 1911–1982
    .234 avg, 2 HR
  15. 15
    Frank Kalin 1917–1975
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1940–1943
  16. 16
    Bill Webb 1895–1943
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
  17. 17
    Cy Malis 1907–1971
    MLB player 1934–1934
  18. 18
    Doc Bass 1898–1970
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
  19. 19
    Andy Bruckmiller 1882–1970
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
  20. 20
    Jim Garry 1869–1917
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1893–1893