On This Day in Baseball

February 1

25 notable birthdays · 14 in memoriam

Born on February 1

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

01

Carl Reynolds b. 1903

.302 avg, 80 HR 1927–1939 LaRue, USA
02

Sean Manaea b. 1992

84-73, 4.15 ERA 2016– Valparaiso, USA
03

Jazz Chisholm b. 1998

.245 avg, 127 HR 2020– Nassau, Bahamas
04

Brett Anderson b. 1988

67-74, 4.07 ERA 2009–2021 Midland, USA
05

Paul Blair b. 1944

.250 avg, 134 HR 1964–1980 Cushing, USA
06

Joe Connolly b. 1884

.288 avg, 14 HR 1913–1916 North Smithfield, USA
07

Austin Jackson b. 1987

.273 avg, 65 HR 2010–2018 Denton, USA
08

Candy Jim Taylor b. 1884

3-6, 5.50 ERA Anderson, USA
09

Tim Naehring b. 1967

.282 avg, 49 HR 1990–1997 Cincinnati, USA
10

Cecilio Guante b. 1960

.061 avg, 0 HR 1982–1990 Villa Mella, D.R.
11

Ryne Nelson b. 1998

29-23, 4.30 ERA 2022– Henderson, USA
12

Doc Wiley b. 1887

.315 avg, 6 HR Vernon, USA
13

Jim Kelly b. 1884

.297 avg, 4 HR 1914–1918 Bloomfield, USA
14

Jean Machi b. 1982

.000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2017 El Tigre, Venezuela
15

Rich Becker b. 1972

.256 avg, 45 HR 1993–2000 Aurora, USA
16

Lew Brown b. 1858

.248 avg, 10 HR 1876–1884 Leominster, USA
17

Dane De La Rosa b. 1983

MLB player 2011–2014 Torrance, USA
18

Hal King b. 1944

.214 avg, 24 HR 1967–1974 Oviedo, USA
19

Harry Bemis b. 1874

.255 avg, 5 HR 1902–1910 Farmington, USA
20

Ron Woods b. 1943

.233 avg, 26 HR 1969–1974 Hamilton, USA
21

Ernie Camacho b. 1955

.000 avg, 0 HR 1980–1990 Salinas, USA
22

Chuck Churn b. 1930

.143 avg, 0 HR 1957–1959 Bridgetown, USA
23

Phil Norton b. 1976

.500 avg, 0 HR 2000–2004 Texarkana, USA
24

Vince Barton b. 1908

.233 avg, 16 HR 1931–1932 Edmonton, CAN
25

Koke Alexander b. 1888

.280 avg, 2 HR Winston-Salem, USA

Remembered on February 1

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Hughie Jennings ⭐ HOF 1869–1928

.312 avg, 18 HR 1891–1918
02

Walt Wilmot 1863–1929

.276 avg, 58 HR 1888–1898
03

Milt Byrnes 1916–1979

.274 avg, 16 HR 1943–1945
04

Sam Weaver 1855–1914

68-80, 3.21 ERA 1875–1886
05

Jim Doyle 1886–1912

.278 avg, 5 HR 1910–1911
06

Jack Saltzgaver 1903–1978

.260 avg, 10 HR 1932–1945
07

Porter Dallas 1904–1936

.302 avg, 4 HR
08

George Trenwith 1851–1890

.200 avg, 0 HR 1875–1875
09

Angel Torres 1952–2025

MLB player 1977–1977
10

Lou Bevil 1922–1973

.000 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
11

Ed Edelen 1912–1982

MLB player 1932–1932
12

Razor Ledbetter 1894–1969

MLB player 1915–1915
13

Jim McCormick 1868–1948

.000 avg, 0 HR 1892–1892
14

Bill Sharsig 1855–1902

MLB player