On This Day in Baseball

February 7

25 notable birthdays · 14 in memoriam

Born on February 7

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

  1. 01
    Burt Hooton b. 1950
    151-136, 3.38 ERA 1971–1985 Greenville, USA
  2. 02
    Al Smith b. 1928
    .273 avg, 168 HR 1953–1964 Kirkwood, USA
  3. 03
    Dan Quisenberry b. 1953
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1979–1990 Santa Monica, USA
  4. 04
    Carney Lansford b. 1957
    .290 avg, 151 HR 1978–1992 San Jose, USA
  5. 05
    Tom Daly b. 1866
    .278 avg, 49 HR 1884–1903 Philadelphia, USA
  6. 06
    Charlie Jamieson b. 1893
    .303 avg, 18 HR 1915–1932 Paterson, USA
  7. 07
    Roberto Osuna b. 1995
    MLB player 2015–2020 Juan Jose Rios, México
  8. 08
    Bill Riggins b. 1900
    .296 avg, 45 HR Colp, USA
  9. 09
    Willie Bobo b. 1898
    .313 avg, 26 HR USA
  10. 10
    Juan Pizarro b. 1937
    131-105, 3.43 ERA 1957–1974 Santurce, P.R.
  11. 11
    Spike Shannon b. 1875
    .259 avg, 3 HR 1904–1908 Pittsburgh, USA
  12. 12
    Johnny Jones b. 1896
    .296 avg, 24 HR Elgin, USA
  13. 13
    J. P. Feyereisen b. 1993
    MLB player 2020– River Falls, USA
  14. 14
    Jasson Domínguez b. 2003
    .241 avg, 22 HR 2023– Esperanza, D.R.
  15. 15
    Victor Arano b. 1995
    MLB player 2017–2022 Cosamaloapan, México
  16. 16
    Benny Ayala b. 1951
    .251 avg, 38 HR 1974–1985 Yauco, P.R.
  17. 17
    Josh Ekness b. 2002
    MLB player 2026– Albuquerque, USA
  18. 18
    Kervin Castro b. 1999
    MLB player 2021–2022 Maracay, Venezuela
  19. 19
    Ty Adcock b. 1997
    MLB player 2023– Oxford, USA
  20. 20
    Jerry Lane b. 1926
    .077 avg, 0 HR 1953–1955 Ashland, USA
  21. 21
    Damaso Garcia b. 1957
    .283 avg, 36 HR 1978–1989 Moca, D.R.
  22. 22
    Mel Almada b. 1913
    .284 avg, 15 HR 1933–1939 Huatabampo, México
  23. 23
    Ted Ford b. 1947
    .219 avg, 17 HR 1970–1973 Vineland, USA
  24. 24
    Danny Lynch b. 1926
    .286 avg, 1 HR 1948–1948 Dallas, USA
  25. 25
    Bien Figueroa b. 1964
    .182 avg, 0 HR 1992–1992 Santo Domingo, D.R.

Remembered on February 7

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Frank Robinson ⭐ HOF 1935–2019
    .294 avg, 586 HR 1956–1976
  2. 02
    Nap Lajoie ⭐ HOF 1874–1959
    .338 avg, 82 HR 1896–1916
  3. 03
    Warren Giles ⭐ HOF 1896–1979
    MLB player
  4. 04
    Jack Taylor 1873–1900
    120-117, 4.22 ERA 1891–1899
  5. 05
    Cecil Upshaw 1942–1995
    .160 avg, 1 HR 1966–1975
  6. 06
    Jimmy Dygert 1884–1936
    57-49, 2.65 ERA 1905–1910
  7. 07
    Angel Echevarria 1971–2020
    .280 avg, 21 HR 1996–2002
  8. 08
    Rube Chambers 1903–1928
    11-20, 5.49 ERA
  9. 09
    Tim Murnane 1850–1917
    .261 avg, 5 HR 1872–1884
  10. 10
    John Gabler 1930–2009
    7-12, 4.39 ERA 1959–1961
  11. 11
    George Detore 1906–1991
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1930–1931
  12. 12
    Ollie Marquardt 1902–1968
    .179 avg, 0 HR 1931–1931
  13. 13
    Joe Vitelli 1908–1967
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1944–1945
  14. 14
    Joe Poetz 1900–1942
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926

February 7 in the record

Leading the February 7 birthdays is Burt Hooton, first of 25 players shown. Tom Daly, born in 1866, is the earliest birth listed, and Jasson Domínguez (2003) the latest. The February 7 list continues with Al Smith (b. 1928, .273 avg, 168 HR) and Dan Quisenberry (b. 1953, .167 avg, 0 HR). Not every February 7 birthday is American-born: the list also covers México, P.R., D.R., and Venezuela. For February 7, the best-placed batter is Al Smith at .273 avg, 168 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Burt Hooton, shows 151-136, 3.38 ERA. The span for J. P. Feyereisen, Jasson Domínguez, and Josh Ekness ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. 14 baseball figures died on February 7; Frank Robinson is listed first. Frank Robinson, Nap Lajoie, and Warren Giles are marked as Hall of Fame members. The memorial list continues with Nap Lajoie (1874–1959) and Warren Giles (1896–1979). Deaths on the list run from Jack Taylor's in 1900 to Angel Echevarria's in 2020. Burt Hooton tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.