On This Day in Baseball

January 29

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on January 29

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

01

Jason Schmidt b. 1973

130-96, 3.96 ERA 1995–2009 Lewiston, USA
02

Jose Abreu b. 1987

.283 avg, 263 HR 2014– Cienfuegos, Cuba
03

Wilson Redus b. 1905

.303 avg, 89 HR Tullahassee, USA
04

Alex Avila b. 1987

.233 avg, 105 HR 2009–2021 Hialeah, USA
05

Hank Edwards b. 1919

.280 avg, 51 HR 1941–1953 Elmwood Place, USA
06

John Habyan b. 1964

26-24, 3.85 ERA 1985–1996 Bay Shore, USA
07

Jair Jurrjens b. 1986

53-38, 3.72 ERA 2007–2014 Santa Maria, Curaçao
08

Steve Sax b. 1960

.281 avg, 54 HR 1981–1994 Sacramento, USA
09

Mike Aldrete b. 1961

.263 avg, 41 HR 1986–1996 Carmel, USA
10

Pancho Coimbre b. 1909

.335 avg, 6 HR Arroyo, P.R.
11

Bill Rigney b. 1918

.259 avg, 41 HR 1946–1953 Alameda, USA
12

Aubrey Owens b. 1896

19-17, 4.54 ERA Vicksburg, USA
13

Connor Brogdon b. 1995

MLB player 2020– Clovis, USA
14

Ryan Loutos b. 1999

MLB player 2024– Elk Grove, USA
15

James Triantos b. 2003

.125 avg, 0 HR 2026– Fairfax, USA
16

Dick Burrus b. 1898

.291 avg, 11 HR 1919–1928 Hatteras, USA
17

Bill Kindle b. 1891

.303 avg, 2 HR Mount Pleasant, USA
18

Morgan Burkhart b. 1972

.248 avg, 5 HR 2000–2003 St. Louis, USA
19

Hank Conger b. 1988

.221 avg, 31 HR 2010–2016 Federal Way, USA
20

Lance Niekro b. 1979

.246 avg, 17 HR 2003–2007 Winter Haven, USA
21

Kevin Roberson b. 1968

.197 avg, 20 HR 1993–1996 Decatur, USA
22

Bill Krieg b. 1859

.237 avg, 4 HR 1884–1887 Petersburg, USA
23

Hack Simmons b. 1885

.246 avg, 2 HR 1910–1915 Brooklyn, USA
24

Tony Pierce b. 1946

4-6, 3.25 ERA 1967–1968 Brunswick, USA
25

Pat Patterson b. 1897

.400 avg, 1 HR 1921–1921 Belleville, USA

Remembered on January 29

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Art Fowler 1922–2007

54-51, 4.03 ERA 1954–1964
02

Lee Meadows 1894–1963

188-180, 3.37 ERA 1915–1929
03

Del Gainer 1886–1947

.272 avg, 14 HR 1909–1922
04

Sam Thompson 1908–1978

25-31, 4.41 ERA
05

Homer Summa 1898–1966

.302 avg, 18 HR 1920–1930
06

Bob Madison 1911–1973

2-2, 5.77 ERA
07

Joe Delahanty 1875–1936

.238 avg, 4 HR 1907–1909
08

Bill Schenck 1854–1934

.236 avg, 3 HR 1882–1885
09

Milt Galatzer 1907–1976

.268 avg, 1 HR 1933–1939
10

Duke Markham 1906–1939

.271 avg, 2 HR
11

Topeka Jack Johnson 1883–1940

.255 avg, 1 HR
12

Honey Green 1915–1989

.000 avg, 0 HR
13

Charlie Bates 1907–1980

.237 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
14

Emmet Campbell 1887–1929

.184 avg, 0 HR
15

Arthur Dilworth 1894–1952

.217 avg, 0 HR
16

Bill Henry 1942–2022

MLB player 1966–1966
17

Dolly King 1913–1969

.067 avg, 0 HR
18

Booker Robinson 1918–1998

.000 avg, 0 HR
19

George Fisher 1855–1937

.094 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
20

Andy Harrington 1903–1979

.000 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
21

Steve White 1884–1975

.000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
22

Heinie Stafford 1891–1972

.000 avg, 0 HR 1916–1916
23

Marty Barrett 1860–1910

.053 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

January 29 in the record

The birthday list for January 29 has 25 names, headed by Jason Schmidt. Birth years range from 1859 (Bill Krieg) to 2003 (James Triantos). The January 29 list continues with Jose Abreu (b. 1987, .283 avg, 263 HR) and Wilson Redus (b. 1905, .303 avg, 89 HR). Not every January 29 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Cuba, Curaçao, and P.R. The highest-ranked hitter born on January 29, Jose Abreu, carries a .283 avg, 263 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Jason Schmidt, went 130-96, 3.96 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark January 29 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Jose Abreu, Connor Brogdon, and Ryan Loutos. 23 baseball figures died on January 29; Art Fowler is listed first. Lee Meadows (1894–1963) and Del Gainer (1886–1947) follow Art Fowler on the list. The deaths span 1910, Marty Barrett, to 2022, Bill Henry. Jason Schmidt tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.