On This Day in Baseball

January 25

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on January 25

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

  1. 01
    Fred Glade b. 1876
    52-68, 2.62 ERA 1902–1908 Dubuque, USA
  2. 02
    Vern Ruhle b. 1951
    67-88, 3.73 ERA 1974–1986 Coleman, USA
  3. 03
    Brian Holman b. 1965
    37-45, 3.71 ERA 1988–1991 Denver, USA
  4. 04
    Derrick Turnbow b. 1978
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2000–2008 Union City, USA
  5. 05
    Lenyn Sosa b. 2000
    .241 avg, 38 HR 2022– Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
  6. 06
    Walbert Ureña b. 2004
    9-11, 2.97 ERA 2026– Mao, Dominican Republic
  7. 07
    Les Nunamaker b. 1889
    .268 avg, 2 HR 1911–1922 Malcolm, USA
  8. 08
    Eduardo Valencia b. 2000
    .341 avg, 8 HR 2026– Valencia, Venezuela
  9. 09
    Wyatt Mills b. 1995
    MLB player 2021–2022 Spokane, USA
  10. 10
    Ed Head b. 1918
    27-23, 3.48 ERA 1940–1946 Selma, USA
  11. 11
    Ed Goodson b. 1948
    .260 avg, 30 HR 1970–1977 Pulaski, USA
  12. 12
    Hubert Lockhart b. 1899
    26-22, 4.33 ERA Flowery Branch, USA
  13. 13
    Steve Roser b. 1918
    6-5, 4.04 ERA 1944–1946 Rome, USA
  14. 14
    Gary Holman b. 1944
    .259 avg, 0 HR 1968–1969 Long Beach, USA
  15. 15
    Ted Bond b. 1904
    .265 avg, 0 HR Kimball, USA
  16. 16
    Willie Haynes b. 1901
    2-6, 6.36 ERA Kaufman, USA
  17. 17
    Mel Roach b. 1933
    .238 avg, 7 HR 1953–1962 Richmond, USA
  18. 18
    Josh Johnson b. 1914
    .339 avg, 1 HR Evergreen, USA
  19. 19
    Anderson Machado b. 1981
    .221 avg, 0 HR 2003–2005 Caracas, Venezuela
  20. 20
    Francisco Melendez b. 1964
    .214 avg, 1 HR 1984–1989 Rio Piedras, P.R.
  21. 21
    Brian McCall b. 1943
    .200 avg, 2 HR 1962–1963 Kentfield, USA
  22. 22
    Yip Owens b. 1886
    .245 avg, 5 HR 1905–1915 Toronto, CAN
  23. 23
    Danny Richardson b. 1863
    7-3, 3.24 ERA 1884–1894 Elmira, USA
  24. 24
    Phil Stockman b. 1980
    MLB player 2006–2008 Oldham, England
  25. 25
    Shane Lindsay b. 1985
    MLB player 2011–2011 Melbourne, Australia

Remembered on January 25

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Abner Dalrymple 1857–1939
    .288 avg, 43 HR 1878–1891
  2. 02
    Hoot Evers 1921–1991
    .278 avg, 98 HR 1941–1956
  3. 03
    Bill Monbouquette 1936–2015
    114-112, 3.68 ERA 1958–1968
  4. 04
    David Green 1960–2022
    .268 avg, 31 HR 1981–1987
  5. 05
    Toby Atwell 1924–2003
    .260 avg, 9 HR 1952–1956
  6. 06
    Pat Crawford 1902–1994
    .280 avg, 9 HR 1929–1934
  7. 07
    George Gibson 1880–1967
    .236 avg, 15 HR 1905–1918
  8. 08
    Ron Stillwell 1939–2016
    .211 avg, 0 HR 1961–1962
  9. 09
    Chuck Coles 1931–1996
    .182 avg, 0 HR 1958–1958
  10. 10
    Ed Lyons 1923–2009
    .154 avg, 0 HR 1947–1947
  11. 11
    Glen Clark 1940–2018
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1967–1967
  12. 12
    Bruce Barmes 1929–2014
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1953–1953
  13. 13
    William Davis 1918–2005
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  14. 14
    Charlie Fitzberger 1904–1965
    .286 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928
  15. 15
    Bill Allison 1850–1887
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872
  16. 16
    Spencer Heath 1893–1930
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920
  17. 17
    Harvey Grubb 1890–1970
    MLB player 1912–1912
  18. 18
    Nick Wise 1866–1923
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1888–1888

January 25 in the record

25 baseball figures born on January 25 are listed, led by Fred Glade. From Danny Richardson in 1863 to Walbert Ureña in 2004, the births cover a long stretch of the game. Behind Fred Glade come Vern Ruhle (b. 1951, 67-88, 3.73 ERA) and Brian Holman (b. 1965, 37-45, 3.71 ERA). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Venezuela, Dominican Republic, P.R., and CAN. The highest-ranked hitter born on January 25, Derrick Turnbow, carries a .000 avg, 0 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Fred Glade, went 52-68, 2.62 ERA. Recent names on the January 25 list, Lenyn Sosa, Walbert Ureña, and Eduardo Valencia, show careers still open. The January 25 memorial list names 18 figures, beginning with Abner Dalrymple. Hoot Evers (1921–1991) and Bill Monbouquette (1936–2015) follow Abner Dalrymple on the list. The earliest January 25 death listed is Bill Allison in 1887; the most recent is David Green in 2022. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Fred Glade is listed first.