On This Day in Baseball

January 15

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on January 15

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

01

Matt Holliday b. 1980

.299 avg, 316 HR 2004–2018 Stillwater, USA
02

Bobby Grich b. 1949

.266 avg, 224 HR 1970–1986 Muskegon, USA
03

Mike Marshall b. 1943

97-112, 3.14 ERA 1967–1981 Adrian, USA
04

John Menefee b. 1868

58-70, 3.81 ERA 1892–1903 Rowlesburg, USA
05

Ray Chapman b. 1891

.278 avg, 17 HR 1912–1920 Beaver Dam, USA
06

Rance Mulliniks b. 1956

.272 avg, 73 HR 1977–1992 Tulare, USA
07

Mitch Garver b. 1991

.229 avg, 110 HR 2017– Albuquerque, USA
08

Tim Mayza b. 1992

23-13, 3.80 ERA 2017– Allentown, USA
09

Delino DeShields b. 1969

.268 avg, 80 HR 1990–2002 Seaford, USA
10

Steve Gromek b. 1920

123-108, 3.41 ERA 1941–1957 Hamtramck, USA
11

Triston Casas b. 2000

.241 avg, 45 HR 2022– Miami, USA
12

Tony Solaita b. 1947

.255 avg, 50 HR 1968–1979 Nu'uuli, American Samoa
13

Brennan Bernardino b. 1992

14-11, 3.28 ERA 2022– Valencia, USA
14

Janson Junk b. 1996

13-16, 4.57 ERA 2021– Federal Way, USA
15

Ray King b. 1974

.000 avg, 0 HR 1999–2008 Chicago, USA
16

Taylor Rashi b. 1996

MLB player 2025– Torrance, USA
17

Wayne Gomes b. 1973

.167 avg, 0 HR 1997–2002 Hampton, USA
18

Drew Millas b. 1998

.231 avg, 4 HR 2023– St. Louis, USA
19

Matt Duffy b. 1991

.277 avg, 31 HR 2014– Long Beach, USA
20

Daz Cameron b. 1997

.200 avg, 12 HR 2020– McDonough, USA
21

Mike Mansell b. 1858

.239 avg, 9 HR 1879–1884 Auburn, USA
22

Curt Brown b. 1960

.000 avg, 0 HR 1983–1987 Fort Lauderdale, USA
23

Bailey Horn b. 1998

MLB player 2024– Waco, USA
24

Bill Wertz b. 1967

MLB player 1993–1994 Cleveland, USA
25

Johnny Rucker b. 1917

.272 avg, 21 HR 1940–1946 Crabapple, USA

Remembered on January 15

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Jimmy Sheckard 1878–1947

.274 avg, 56 HR 1897–1913
02

Jim LaMarque 1920–2000

35-17, 3.46 ERA
03

Gus Suhr 1906–2004

.279 avg, 84 HR 1930–1940
04

Charlie Smith 1901–1932

.401 avg, 40 HR
05

Frank Austin 1920–1960

.343 avg, 3 HR
06

Eddie Foster 1887–1937

.264 avg, 6 HR 1910–1923
07

Telosh Howard 1904–1972

4-7, 4.20 ERA
08

Lew Brown 1858–1889

.248 avg, 10 HR 1876–1884
09

Ben Houser 1883–1952

.267 avg, 9 HR 1910–1912
10

Eugene Milliner 1878–1921

.290 avg, 1 HR
11

Dave Harper 1917–1996

.310 avg, 0 HR
12

Lefty Capers 1906–1961

6-4, 3.86 ERA
13

Tommy Brown 1927–2025

.241 avg, 31 HR 1944–1953
14

Stover McIlwain 1939–1966

.000 avg, 0 HR 1957–1958
15

Carl East 1893–1953

.286 avg, 0 HR 1915–1924
16

Harvey Branch 1937–2021

.000 avg, 0 HR 1962–1962
17

Bob Larmore 1896–1964

.286 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
18

Jim Devlin 1922–2004

.000 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
19

Oscar Georgy 1916–1999

MLB player 1938–1938
20

Lyle Judy 1913–1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
21

Chino Smith 1901–1932

MLB player
22

Icicle Reeder 1858–1913

.154 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
23

Joe Price 1897–1961

.000 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928
24

Walt Walsh 1897–1966

MLB player 1920–1920
25

Bill Leard 1885–1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917

January 15 in the record

25 baseball figures born on January 15 are listed, led by Matt Holliday. Mike Mansell, born in 1858, is the earliest birth listed, and Triston Casas (2000) the latest. Behind Matt Holliday come Bobby Grich (b. 1949, .266 avg, 224 HR) and Mike Marshall (b. 1943, 97-112, 3.14 ERA). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to American Samoa. For January 15, the best-placed batter is Matt Holliday at .299 avg, 316 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Mike Marshall, shows 97-112, 3.14 ERA. Mitch Garver, Tim Mayza, and Triston Casas have no final season listed yet. Remembered on January 15: 25 names, starting with Jimmy Sheckard. The memorial list continues with Jim LaMarque (1920–2000) and Gus Suhr (1906–2004). The earliest January 15 death listed is Lew Brown in 1889; the most recent is Tommy Brown in 2025. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Matt Holliday is listed first.