On This Day in Baseball

February 3

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on February 3

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

01

Larry MacPhail ⭐ HOF b. 1890

MLB player Cass City, USA
02

Fred Lynn b. 1952

.283 avg, 306 HR 1974–1990 Chicago, USA
03

Frank Bradley b. 1918

22-12, 3.04 ERA Benton, USA
04

Slim Sallee b. 1885

174-143, 2.56 ERA 1908–1921 Higginsport, USA
05

Lucas Duda b. 1986

.239 avg, 156 HR 2010–2019 Los Angeles, USA
06

Bake McBride b. 1949

.299 avg, 63 HR 1973–1983 Fulton, USA
07

Anthony Bender b. 1995

.000 avg, 0 HR 2021– Petaluma, USA
08

Rougned Odor b. 1994

.230 avg, 178 HR 2014– Maracaibo, Venezuela
09

Joe Stripp b. 1903

.294 avg, 24 HR 1928–1938 Harrison, USA
10

Hao-Yu Lee b. 2003

.264 avg, 10 HR 2026– New Taipei, Taiwan
11

Jim Dyck b. 1922

.246 avg, 26 HR 1951–1956 Omaha, USA
12

Brooks Kriske b. 1994

MLB player 2020– Scottsdale, USA
13

Chad Stevens b. 1999

.073 avg, 0 HR 2025– Walnut Creek, USA
14

Don Kaiser b. 1935

6-15, 4.15 ERA 1955–1957 Byng, USA
15

Skip Schumaker b. 1980

.278 avg, 28 HR 2005–2015 Torrance, USA
16

Chicken Hawks b. 1896

.316 avg, 7 HR 1921–1925 San Francisco, USA
17

Wayne Comer b. 1944

.229 avg, 16 HR 1967–1972 Shenandoah, USA
18

Joe Klink b. 1962

.000 avg, 0 HR 1987–1996 Johnstown, USA
19

Andrew Knizner b. 1995

.212 avg, 21 HR 2019– Glen Allen, USA
20

Don Welchel b. 1957

MLB player 1982–1983 Atlanta, USA
21

Javier Pérez b. 1902

.271 avg, 3 HR San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba
22

Mike Wallace b. 1951

.143 avg, 0 HR 1973–1977 Gastonia, USA
23

Terry Bradshaw b. 1969

.262 avg, 0 HR 1995–1996 Franklin, USA
24

Red Durrett b. 1921

.146 avg, 1 HR 1944–1945 Sherman, USA
25

Ryan Long b. 1973

.222 avg, 0 HR 1997–1997 Houston, USA

Remembered on February 3

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Bob Friend 1930–2019

197-230, 3.58 ERA 1951–1966
02

Roy Welmaker 1913–1998

40-22, 4.03 ERA
03

Jake Virtue 1865–1943

.274 avg, 7 HR 1890–1894
04

Tom O'Brien 1873–1901

.278 avg, 10 HR 1897–1900
05

Chi-Chi Olivo 1926–1977

.154 avg, 0 HR 1961–1966
06

Perry Hall 1898–1993

.317 avg, 2 HR
07

Art Twineham 1866–1905

.314 avg, 1 HR 1893–1894
08

Dana Fillingim 1893–1961

47-73, 3.56 ERA 1915–1925
09

Dick Spalding 1893–1950

.299 avg, 0 HR 1927–1928
10

Frank Donnelly 1869–1953

3-1, 6.36 ERA 1893–1894
11

Frank Luce 1896–1942

.500 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
12

Roy Dietzel 1931–2018

.238 avg, 0 HR 1954–1954
13

Steve Demeter 1935–2013

.087 avg, 0 HR 1959–1960
14

Mike Donovan 1881–1938

.238 avg, 0 HR 1904–1908
15

Fred Brown 1879–1955

.200 avg, 0 HR 1901–1902
16

John Sanders 1945–2022

MLB player 1965–1965
17

John Leovich 1918–2000

.500 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941
18

Mel McGaha 1926–2002

MLB player

February 3 in the record

Leading the February 3 birthdays is Larry MacPhail, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Larry MacPhail. Birth years range from 1885 (Slim Sallee) to 2003 (Hao-Yu Lee). Behind Larry MacPhail come Fred Lynn (b. 1952, .283 avg, 306 HR) and Frank Bradley (b. 1918, 22-12, 3.04 ERA). Venezuela, Taiwan, and Cuba are also represented among the February 3 births. Fred Lynn (.283 avg, 306 HR) leads the February 3 hitters and Frank Bradley (22-12, 3.04 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark February 3 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Anthony Bender, Rougned Odor, and Hao-Yu Lee. 18 baseball figures died on February 3; Bob Friend is listed first. The memorial list continues with Roy Welmaker (1913–1998) and Jake Virtue (1865–1943). Deaths on the list run from Tom O'Brien's in 1901 to John Sanders's in 2022. The February 3 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.