On This Day in Baseball

January 28

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on January 28

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

01

George Wright ⭐ HOF b. 1847

.301 avg, 11 HR 1871–1882 New York, USA
02

Magglio Ordonez b. 1974

.309 avg, 294 HR 1997–2011 Caracas, Venezuela
03

Bill White b. 1934

.286 avg, 202 HR 1956–1969 Lakewood, USA
04

Jermaine Dye b. 1974

.274 avg, 325 HR 1996–2009 Oakland, USA
05

Pete Runnels b. 1928

.291 avg, 49 HR 1951–1964 Lufkin, USA
06

Lyle Overbay b. 1977

.266 avg, 151 HR 2001–2014 Centralia, USA
07

Hunter Renfroe b. 1992

.236 avg, 192 HR 2016– Crystal Springs, USA
08

Tom Hughes b. 1884

56-39, 2.56 ERA 1906–1918 Coal Creek, USA
09

Bill Doak b. 1891

169-157, 2.98 ERA 1912–1929 Pittsburgh, USA
10

Lyn Lary b. 1906

.269 avg, 38 HR 1929–1940 Armona, USA
11

Mitchell Murray b. 1896

.301 avg, 30 HR Wyoming, USA
12

Ducky Holmes b. 1869

.281 avg, 17 HR 1895–1905 Des Moines, USA
13

Nate Jones b. 1986

.000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2021 Butler, USA
14

Joe Beckwith b. 1955

18-19, 3.54 ERA 1979–1986 Opelika, USA
15

Junior Spivey b. 1975

.270 avg, 48 HR 2001–2005 Oklahoma City, USA
16

Frank Arellanes b. 1882

24-22, 2.28 ERA 1908–1910 Santa Cruz, USA
17

Ke'Bryan Hayes b. 1997

.243 avg, 47 HR 2020– Tomball, USA
18

Brandon Guyer b. 1986

.250 avg, 32 HR 2011–2018 West Chester, USA
19

Mark Manfredi b. 2000

MLB player 2026– Highland Heights, USA
20

John Rooney b. 1997

MLB player 2025– Melrose, USA
21

Luis Matos b. 2002

.230 avg, 15 HR 2023– Valera, Venezuela
22

Percy Miller b. 1897

29-39, 5.86 ERA Omaha, USA
23

Bob Muncrief b. 1916

80-82, 3.80 ERA 1937–1951 Madill, USA
24

Hank Arft b. 1922

.253 avg, 13 HR 1948–1952 Manchester, USA
25

Ernest Duff b. 1900

.331 avg, 3 HR Normal, USA

Remembered on January 28

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Curt Blefary 1943–2001

.237 avg, 112 HR 1965–1972
02

Earl Williams 1948–2013

.247 avg, 138 HR 1970–1977
03

John Kane 1882–1934

.220 avg, 7 HR 1907–1910
04

Jake Thielman 1879–1928

30-28, 3.16 ERA 1905–1908
05

Thad Christopher 1912–1973

.250 avg, 14 HR
06

Al Rubeling 1913–1988

.249 avg, 8 HR 1940–1944
07

Pedro Miró 1918–1996

.250 avg, 0 HR
08

Narciso Elvira 1967–2020

MLB player 1990–1990
09

Don Hasenmayer 1927–2020

.100 avg, 0 HR 1945–1946
10

Stan Galle 1919–2006

.111 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
11

Ned Connor 1850–1898

.212 avg, 0 HR 1871–1871
12

Henry Peploski 1905–1982

.200 avg, 0 HR 1929–1929
13

Pop Rising 1877–1938

.103 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
14

Lon Goldstein 1918–2013

.100 avg, 0 HR 1943–1946
15

Howie Haworth 1893–1953

.143 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
16

Frank Naleway 1902–1949

.000 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
17

Bill Calhoun 1890–1955

.077 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
18

Tom Grubbs 1894–1986

.000 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920
19

Len Stockwell 1859–1905

.136 avg, 0 HR 1879–1890
20

Al Strueve 1860–1929

.286 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

January 28 in the record

25 baseball figures born on January 28 are listed, led by George Wright. Hall of Famers among them: George Wright. George Wright, born in 1847, is the earliest birth listed, and Luis Matos (2002) the latest. The January 28 list continues with Magglio Ordonez (b. 1974, .309 avg, 294 HR) and Bill White (b. 1934, .286 avg, 202 HR). Not every January 28 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Venezuela. For January 28, the best-placed batter is George Wright at .301 avg, 11 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Tom Hughes, shows 56-39, 2.56 ERA. Recent names on the January 28 list, Hunter Renfroe, Ke'Bryan Hayes, and Mark Manfredi, show careers still open. Remembered on January 28: 20 names, starting with Curt Blefary. Earl Williams (1948–2013) and John Kane (1882–1934) follow Curt Blefary on the list. Ned Connor (1898) and Narciso Elvira (2020) bracket the memorial list. The January 28 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.