On This Day in Baseball

January 18

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on January 18

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

01

Bill McGowan ⭐ HOF b. 1896

MLB player Wilmington, USA
02

Max Fried b. 1994

97-46, 3.01 ERA 2017– Santa Monica, USA
03

Brady Anderson b. 1964

.256 avg, 210 HR 1988–2002 Silver Spring, USA
04

Curt Flood b. 1938

.293 avg, 85 HR 1956–1971 Houston, USA
05

Michael Pineda b. 1989

64-61, 4.06 ERA 2011–2022 Yaguate, D.R.
06

Mike Lieberthal b. 1972

.274 avg, 150 HR 1994–2007 Glendale, USA
07

Mike Fornieles b. 1932

63-64, 3.96 ERA 1952–1963 Havana, Cuba
08

Wandy Rodriguez b. 1979

97-98, 4.10 ERA 2005–2015 Santiago Rodríguez, D.R.
09

Diego Castillo b. 1994

24-18, 3.20 ERA 2018– Cabrera, D.R.
10

Cotton Williams b. 1917

6-10, 4.62 ERA USA
11

Brett Lawrie b. 1990

.261 avg, 71 HR 2011–2016 Langley, CAN
12

Len Koenecke b. 1904

.297 avg, 22 HR 1932–1935 Baraboo, USA
13

Billy Grabarkewitz b. 1946

.236 avg, 28 HR 1969–1975 Lockhart, USA
14

Merrill May b. 1911

.275 avg, 4 HR 1939–1943 Laconia, USA
15

Brody Hopkins b. 2002

MLB player 2026– Summerville, USA
16

Eddie Moore b. 1899

.285 avg, 13 HR 1923–1934 Barlow, USA
17

Charlie Eden b. 1855

.261 avg, 4 HR 1877–1885 Lexington, USA
18

Danny Clark b. 1894

.277 avg, 5 HR 1922–1927 Meridian, USA
19

Ralph Caldwell b. 1884

3-5, 4.20 ERA 1904–1905 Philadelphia, USA
20

Dave Geisel b. 1955

5-5, 4.01 ERA 1978–1985 Windber, USA
21

Babe Twombly b. 1896

.304 avg, 3 HR 1920–1921 Jamaica Plain, USA
22

Frank Heifer b. 1854

.280 avg, 0 HR 1875–1875 Reading, USA
23

Lyon Richardson b. 2000

0-6, 6.48 ERA 2023– Jensen Beach, USA
24

Franklin Nunez b. 1977

MLB player 2004–2005 Nagua, D.R.
25

Marv Lane b. 1950

.207 avg, 3 HR 1971–1976 Sandersville, USA

Remembered on January 18

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Don Sutton ⭐ HOF 1945–2021

324-256, 3.26 ERA 1966–1988
02

George Crowe 1921–2011

.275 avg, 86 HR 1952–1961
03

Newt Joseph 1896–1953

.291 avg, 31 HR
04

Bus Clarkson 1915–1989

.310 avg, 25 HR 1952–1952
05

Leo Kiely 1929–1984

26-27, 3.37 ERA 1951–1960
06

Cliff Heathcote 1898–1939

.275 avg, 42 HR 1918–1932
07

Fergy Malone 1844–1905

.274 avg, 1 HR 1871–1884
08

Justin Fitzgerald 1891–1945

.288 avg, 0 HR 1911–1918
09

Goose Tatum 1918–1967

.273 avg, 3 HR
10

Dave Wright 1875–1946

.250 avg, 0 HR 1895–1897
11

Charlie Lewis 1907–1972

.297 avg, 0 HR
12

Quincy Smith 1918–2002

.229 avg, 0 HR
13

Al Montreuil 1943–2008

.091 avg, 0 HR 1972–1972
14

Herb Harris 1913–1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 1936–1936
15

Phil Morrison 1894–1955

MLB player 1921–1921
16

Ray Kennedy 1895–1969

.000 avg, 0 HR 1916–1916
17

Reeve McKay 1881–1946

MLB player 1915–1915
18

John Russ 1858–1912

.333 avg, 0 HR 1882–1882
19

Billy Arnold 1851–1899

.143 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872

January 18 in the record

The birthday list for January 18 has 25 names, headed by Bill McGowan. Hall of Famers among them: Bill McGowan. Birth years range from 1854 (Frank Heifer) to 2002 (Brody Hopkins). Next on the January 18 birthday list are Max Fried (b. 1994, 97-46, 3.01 ERA) and Brady Anderson (b. 1964, .256 avg, 210 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R., Cuba, and CAN. Brady Anderson (.256 avg, 210 HR) leads the January 18 hitters and Max Fried (97-46, 3.01 ERA) the pitchers. Max Fried, Diego Castillo, and Brody Hopkins have no final season listed yet. The January 18 memorial list names 19 figures, beginning with Don Sutton. Don Sutton is marked as Hall of Fame member. Also remembered on January 18: George Crowe (1921–2011) and Newt Joseph (1896–1953). The earliest January 18 death listed is Billy Arnold in 1899; the most recent is Don Sutton in 2021. The January 18 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.