On This Day in Baseball

January 24

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on January 24

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

  1. 01
    Jose Quintana b. 1989
    115-113, 3.79 ERA 2012– Arjona, Colombia
  2. 02
    Rob Dibble b. 1964
    .120 avg, 0 HR 1988–1995 Bridgeport, USA
  3. 03
    Wally Judnich b. 1916
    .281 avg, 90 HR 1940–1949 San Francisco, USA
  4. 04
    Scott Kazmir b. 1984
    108-97, 4.02 ERA 2004–2021 Houston, USA
  5. 05
    Atlee Hammaker b. 1958
    59-67, 3.66 ERA 1981–1995 Carmel, USA
  6. 06
    Whit Merrifield b. 1989
    .280 avg, 94 HR 2016–2024 Florence, USA
  7. 07
    Neil Allen b. 1958
    58-70, 3.88 ERA 1979–1989 Kansas City, USA
  8. 08
    Jared Koenig b. 1994
    16-8, 3.61 ERA 2022– Aptos, USA
  9. 09
    Dave Brain b. 1879
    .252 avg, 27 HR 1901–1908 Hereford, England
  10. 10
    Tyler Flowers b. 1986
    .237 avg, 86 HR 2009–2020 Roswell, USA
  11. 11
    Cliff Heathcote b. 1898
    .275 avg, 42 HR 1918–1932 Glen Rock, USA
  12. 12
    Bunk Congalton b. 1875
    .292 avg, 6 HR 1902–1907 Guelph, CAN
  13. 13
    Cory Bailey b. 1971
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1993–2002 Herrin, USA
  14. 14
    Andy Dirks b. 1986
    .276 avg, 24 HR 2011–2013 Hutchinson, USA
  15. 15
    Tim Stoddard b. 1953
    .100 avg, 1 HR 1975–1989 East Chicago, USA
  16. 16
    Johnny Dickshot b. 1910
    .276 avg, 7 HR 1936–1945 Waukegan, USA
  17. 17
    Enny Romero b. 1991
    .500 avg, 0 HR 2013–2018 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  18. 18
    Hank Gehring b. 1881
    3-8, 3.91 ERA 1907–1908 St. Paul, USA
  19. 19
    Timothy Jones b. 1954
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1977–1977 Sacramento, USA
  20. 20
    Ron Dunn b. 1950
    .241 avg, 3 HR 1974–1975 Oklahoma City, USA
  21. 21
    Tyler Wagner b. 1991
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2015–2016 Las Vegas, USA
  22. 22
    Stu Clarke b. 1906
    .273 avg, 2 HR 1929–1930 San Francisco, USA
  23. 23
    Ashur Tolliver b. 1988
    MLB player 2016–2017 Little Rock, USA
  24. 24
    Nat Pollard b. 1915
    .182 avg, 0 HR Alabama City, USA
  25. 25
    Bill Richardson b. 1878
    .212 avg, 2 HR 1901–1901 Salem, USA

Remembered on January 24

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Ben Taylor ⭐ HOF 1888–1953
    16-7, 3.29 ERA 1912–1936
  2. 02
    Tommy Bond 1856–1941
    234-163, 2.14 ERA 1874–1884
  3. 03
    Russ Ford 1883–1960
    99-71, 2.59 ERA 1909–1915
  4. 04
    Tom Zachary 1896–1969
    186-191, 3.73 ERA 1918–1936
  5. 05
    Doc Dudley 1894–1975
    .303 avg, 12 HR
  6. 06
    Bill Perkins 1906–1958
    .279 avg, 27 HR
  7. 07
    Tommy Sampson 1912–2002
    .304 avg, 2 HR
  8. 08
    Admiral Schlei 1878–1958
    .237 avg, 6 HR 1904–1911
  9. 09
    Ralph Young 1888–1965
    .247 avg, 4 HR 1913–1922
  10. 10
    Ray Rohwer 1895–1988
    .284 avg, 3 HR 1921–1922
  11. 11
    Johnny Reed 1916–1988
    .241 avg, 0 HR
  12. 12
    Charlie Hautz 1852–1929
    .280 avg, 0 HR 1875–1884
  13. 13
    Len Perme 1917–2009
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1942–1946
  14. 14
    Buck Etchison 1915–1980
    .220 avg, 8 HR 1943–1944
  15. 15
    Orinthal Anderson 1920–1977
    .304 avg, 1 HR
  16. 16
    Angel Aragon 1890–1952
    .118 avg, 0 HR 1914–1917
  17. 17
    Earl Jones 1919–1989
    .200 avg, 1 HR 1945–1945
  18. 18
    Harry Taylor 1935–2013
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1957–1957
  19. 19
    Herb Karpel 1917–1995
    MLB player 1946–1946
  20. 20
    Pete Turgeon 1897–1977
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
  21. 21
    Bill Moore 1902–1984
    MLB player 1925–1925
  22. 22
    Dick Wright 1889–1952
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  23. 23
    Mike Gaule 1869–1918
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1889–1889
  24. 24
    Jim Mutrie 1851–1938
    MLB player

January 24 in the record

The birthday list for January 24 has 25 names, headed by Jose Quintana. The oldest January 24 birthday on the list is Bunk Congalton's, in 1875; the youngest is Jared Koenig, born in 1994. Behind Jose Quintana come Rob Dibble (b. 1964, .120 avg, 0 HR) and Wally Judnich (b. 1916, .281 avg, 90 HR). January 24 birthplaces outside the United States include Colombia, England, CAN, and D.R. Career lines shown range from Rob Dibble's .120 avg, 0 HR to Jose Quintana's 115-113, 3.79 ERA on the mound. The span for Jose Quintana and Jared Koenig ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. 24 baseball figures died on January 24; Ben Taylor is listed first. Among those remembered, Ben Taylor was a Hall of Famer. The memorial list continues with Tommy Bond (1856–1941) and Russ Ford (1883–1960). The earliest January 24 death listed is Mike Gaule in 1918; the most recent is Harry Taylor in 2013. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Jose Quintana is listed first.