On This Day in Baseball

January 14

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on January 14

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

  1. 01
    Chet Brewer b. 1907
    69-60, 3.44 ERA Leavenworth, USA
  2. 02
    Terry Forster b. 1952
    54-65, 3.23 ERA 1971–1986 Sioux Falls, USA
  3. 03
    Sonny Siebert b. 1937
    140-114, 3.21 ERA 1964–1975 St. Mary, USA
  4. 04
    Wayne Gross b. 1952
    .233 avg, 121 HR 1976–1986 Riverside, USA
  5. 05
    Smead Jolley b. 1902
    .305 avg, 46 HR 1930–1933 Wesson, USA
  6. 06
    Stephen Piscotty b. 1991
    .255 avg, 93 HR 2015–2022 Pleasanton, USA
  7. 07
    Curry Foley b. 1856
    27-27, 3.54 ERA 1879–1883 Milltown, Ireland
  8. 08
    Logan Forsythe b. 1987
    .244 avg, 71 HR 2011–2020 Memphis, USA
  9. 09
    Adam Kolarek b. 1989
    MLB player 2017– Baltimore, USA
  10. 10
    Sam Huff b. 1998
    .232 avg, 12 HR 2020– Phoenix, USA
  11. 11
    Tony Brizzolara b. 1957
    8-11, 5.06 ERA 1979–1984 Santa Monica, USA
  12. 12
    Pedro Avila b. 1997
    8-4, 3.51 ERA 2019– Caracas, Venezuela
  13. 13
    Aaron Altherr b. 1991
    .219 avg, 37 HR 2014–2019 Landstuhl, Germany
  14. 14
    Danny Boone b. 1954
    .300 avg, 0 HR 1981–1990 Long Beach, USA
  15. 15
    Dave Marshall b. 1943
    .246 avg, 16 HR 1967–1973 Artesia, USA
  16. 16
    Hank Gornicki b. 1911
    15-19, 3.38 ERA 1941–1946 Niagara Falls, USA
  17. 17
    Todd Allen b. 1885
    .275 avg, 1 HR Wheatland, USA
  18. 18
    Boog Powell b. 1993
    .262 avg, 3 HR 2017–2018 Irvine, USA
  19. 19
    Tim Talton b. 1939
    .295 avg, 2 HR 1966–1967 Pikeville, USA
  20. 20
    Erick Aybar b. 1984
    .271 avg, 58 HR 2006–2017 Bani, D.R.
  21. 21
    Rod Myers b. 1973
    .268 avg, 3 HR 1996–1997 Conroe, USA
  22. 22
    Jeff Keener b. 1959
    MLB player 1982–1983 Pana, USA
  23. 23
    Art Madison b. 1871
    .289 avg, 0 HR 1895–1899 Clarksburg, USA
  24. 24
    Pat Daneker b. 1976
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1999–1999 Williamsport, USA
  25. 25
    Troy Brohawn b. 1973
    .500 avg, 0 HR 2001–2003 Cambridge, USA

Remembered on January 14

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Hardy Richardson 1855–1931
    .299 avg, 73 HR 1879–1892
  2. 02
    George Carr 1894–1948
    .316 avg, 56 HR
  3. 03
    Les Mann 1893–1962
    .282 avg, 44 HR 1913–1928
  4. 04
    Irv Young 1877–1935
    63-95, 3.11 ERA 1905–1911
  5. 05
    Jesse Hubbard 1895–1982
    34-41, 4.79 ERA
  6. 06
    Bubba Morton 1931–2006
    .267 avg, 14 HR 1961–1969
  7. 07
    John Ganzel 1874–1959
    .251 avg, 18 HR 1898–1908
  8. 08
    Lloyd Brown 1904–1974
    91-105, 4.20 ERA 1925–1940
  9. 09
    Percy Miller 1897–1958
    29-39, 5.86 ERA
  10. 10
    Johnny Murphy 1908–1970
    93-53, 3.50 ERA 1932–1947
  11. 11
    Sam Vico 1923–1994
    .250 avg, 12 HR 1948–1949
  12. 12
    John Ritchey 1923–2003
    .319 avg, 0 HR
  13. 13
    Pep Young 1907–1962
    .262 avg, 32 HR 1933–1945
  14. 14
    Johnny Robinson 1905–1963
    .303 avg, 5 HR
  15. 15
    Ed Silch 1865–1895
    .271 avg, 0 HR 1888–1888
  16. 16
    Mike Derrick 1943–2009
    .212 avg, 0 HR 1970–1970
  17. 17
    Jim Clark 1947–2019
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1971–1971
  18. 18
    Art Benedict 1862–1948
    .267 avg, 0 HR 1883–1883
  19. 19
    Rube Sellers 1881–1952
    .156 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
  20. 20
    John LaRose 1951–2021
    MLB player 1978–1978
  21. 21
    Charlie Small 1905–1953
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1930–1930
  22. 22
    Joe Zapustas 1907–2001
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1933–1933
  23. 23
    Bill Black 1899–1968
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
  24. 24
    Ellis Johnson 1892–1965
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1917
  25. 25
    Sim Bullas 1863–1908
    .089 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

January 14 in the record

The birthday list for January 14 has 25 names, headed by Chet Brewer. Curry Foley, born in 1856, is the earliest birth listed, and Sam Huff (1998) the latest. The January 14 list continues with Terry Forster (b. 1952, 54-65, 3.23 ERA) and Sonny Siebert (b. 1937, 140-114, 3.21 ERA). Not every January 14 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Ireland, Venezuela, Germany, and D.R. The highest-ranked hitter born on January 14, Wayne Gross, carries a .233 avg, 121 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Chet Brewer, went 69-60, 3.44 ERA. Adam Kolarek, Sam Huff, and Pedro Avila have no final season listed yet. Remembered on January 14: 25 names, starting with Hardy Richardson. George Carr (1894–1948) and Les Mann (1893–1962) follow Hardy Richardson on the list. Deaths on the list run from Ed Silch's in 1895 to John LaRose's in 2021. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Chet Brewer is listed first.