On This Day in Baseball

January 22

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on January 22

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

01

Amos Strunk b. 1889

.284 avg, 15 HR 1908–1924 Philadelphia, USA
02

Ubaldo Jimenez b. 1984

114-117, 4.34 ERA 2006–2017 Nagua, D.R.
03

Leon Roberts b. 1951

.267 avg, 78 HR 1974–1984 Vicksburg, USA
04

Carlos Ruiz b. 1979

.264 avg, 71 HR 2006–2017 David, Panama
05

Tyrone Taylor b. 1994

.243 avg, 61 HR 2019– Torrance, USA
06

Jay Hughes b. 1874

83-40, 3.02 ERA 1898–1902 Sacramento, USA
07

Jon Berti b. 1990

.256 avg, 24 HR 2018– Troy, USA
08

Diomedes Olivo b. 1919

.176 avg, 0 HR 1960–1963 Guayubin, D.R.
09

Jeff Treadway b. 1963

.281 avg, 28 HR 1987–1995 Columbus, USA
10

Irv Ray b. 1864

.292 avg, 3 HR 1888–1891 Harrington, USA
11

Chone Figgins b. 1978

.276 avg, 35 HR 2002–2014 Leary, USA
12

Trent Harris b. 1999

MLB player 2026– Cary, USA
13

Fred Long b. 1896

.312 avg, 7 HR Decatur, USA
14

Brian Dayett b. 1957

.258 avg, 14 HR 1983–1987 New London, USA
15

Mike Caldwell b. 1949

137-130, 3.81 ERA 1971–1984 Tarboro, USA
16

Javier Ortiz b. 1963

.275 avg, 2 HR 1990–1991 Boston, USA
17

Ramon Aviles b. 1952

.268 avg, 2 HR 1977–1981 Manati, P.R.
18

Fred Cambria b. 1948

1-2, 3.51 ERA 1970–1970 Cambria Heights, USA
19

Leonard Henderson b. 1901

.292 avg, 2 HR Hamilton County, USA
20

Austin Shenton b. 1998

.214 avg, 1 HR 2024– Spokane, USA
21

Willie Spencer b. 1914

.338 avg, 1 HR Water Valley, USA
22

Josh Spence b. 1988

MLB player 2011–2012 Grovedale, Australia
23

Mike Hauschild b. 1990

MLB player 2017–2018 Dayton, USA
24

Keith Gordon b. 1969

.167 avg, 0 HR 1993–1993 Bethesda, USA
25

Frank Fahey b. 1896

.176 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918 Milford, USA

Remembered on January 22

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Hank Aaron ⭐ HOF 1934–2021

.305 avg, 755 HR 1954–1976
02

Willie Wells ⭐ HOF 1904–1989

.327 avg, 145 HR
03

Louis Santop ⭐ HOF 1889–1942

.340 avg, 24 HR
04

Ken Williams 1890–1959

.319 avg, 196 HR 1915–1929
05

Sam Wise 1857–1910

.272 avg, 48 HR 1881–1893
06

Billy Werber 1908–2009

.271 avg, 78 HR 1930–1942
07

Tommie Agee 1942–2001

.255 avg, 130 HR 1962–1973
08

Orator Shafer 1851–1922

.282 avg, 11 HR 1874–1890
09

Bob Wicker 1877–1955

64-52, 2.73 ERA 1901–1906
10

Yordano Ventura 1991–2017

38-31, 3.89 ERA 2013–2016
11

George Dockins 1917–1997

8-6, 3.55 ERA 1945–1947
12

George Heubel 1849–1896

.255 avg, 0 HR 1871–1876
13

Lance Clemons 1947–2008

.250 avg, 1 HR 1971–1974
14

Bad News Hall 1914–1989

.191 avg, 0 HR
15

John Sanderson 1927–2008

.214 avg, 0 HR
16

Ralph Mitterling 1890–1956

.154 avg, 0 HR 1916–1916
17

Fred Cooke 1873–1923

.294 avg, 0 HR 1897–1897
18

Don Lassetter 1933–2024

.154 avg, 0 HR 1957–1957
19

Rudy Miller 1900–1994

.250 avg, 0 HR 1929–1929
20

Fuzzy Walton 1912–1973

.000 avg, 0 HR
21

Joel Newkirk 1896–1966

.000 avg, 0 HR 1919–1920
22

Bob Hogan 1860–1932

.333 avg, 0 HR 1882–1882

January 22 in the record

25 baseball figures born on January 22 are listed, led by Amos Strunk. From Irv Ray in 1864 to Trent Harris in 1999, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The January 22 list continues with Ubaldo Jimenez (b. 1984, 114-117, 4.34 ERA) and Leon Roberts (b. 1951, .267 avg, 78 HR). Not every January 22 birthday is American-born: the list also covers D.R., Panama, P.R., and Australia. Career lines shown range from Amos Strunk's .284 avg, 15 HR to Ubaldo Jimenez's 114-117, 4.34 ERA on the mound. Tyrone Taylor, Jon Berti, and Trent Harris have no final season listed yet. The January 22 memorial list names 22 figures, beginning with Hank Aaron. Hank Aaron, Willie Wells, and Louis Santop are marked as Hall of Fame members. Willie Wells (1904–1989) and Louis Santop (1889–1942) follow Hank Aaron on the list. George Heubel (1896) and Don Lassetter (2024) bracket the memorial list. The January 22 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.