On This Day in Baseball

February 8

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on February 8

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

  1. 01
    Fritz Peterson b. 1942
    133-131, 3.30 ERA 1966–1976 Chicago, USA
  2. 02
    Bug Holliday b. 1867
    .312 avg, 65 HR 1889–1898 St. Louis, USA
  3. 03
    Willard Marshall b. 1921
    .274 avg, 130 HR 1942–1955 Richmond, USA
  4. 04
    Hoot Evers b. 1921
    .278 avg, 98 HR 1941–1956 St. Louis, USA
  5. 05
    Joe Black b. 1924
    49-36, 3.72 ERA 1952–1957 Plainfield, USA
  6. 06
    Dobie Moore b. 1896
    .349 avg, 33 HR Atlanta, USA
  7. 07
    Burke Badenhop b. 1983
    20-27, 3.74 ERA 2008–2015 Atlanta, USA
  8. 08
    Bob Oliver b. 1943
    .256 avg, 94 HR 1965–1975 Shreveport, USA
  9. 09
    Butch Nieman b. 1918
    .256 avg, 37 HR 1943–1945 Herkimer, USA
  10. 10
    Jared Triolo b. 1998
    .237 avg, 22 HR 2023– Nashua, USA
  11. 11
    Denzer Guzman b. 2004
    .215 avg, 10 HR 2025– San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
  12. 12
    Buddy Blattner b. 1920
    .247 avg, 16 HR 1942–1949 St. Louis, USA
  13. 13
    Bert Haas b. 1914
    .264 avg, 22 HR 1937–1951 Naperville, USA
  14. 14
    Matt Bush b. 1986
    12-11, 3.75 ERA 2016– San Diego, USA
  15. 15
    Leslie Green b. 1914
    .273 avg, 4 HR Evergreen, USA
  16. 16
    Adam Piatt b. 1976
    .248 avg, 16 HR 2000–2003 Chicago, USA
  17. 17
    Charlie Householder b. 1854
    .250 avg, 4 HR 1882–1884 Philadelphia, USA
  18. 18
    Manuel Cueto b. 1892
    .227 avg, 1 HR 1914–1919 Guanajay, Cuba
  19. 19
    Jake Fishman b. 1995
    MLB player 2022–2022 Sharon, USA
  20. 20
    Andrew McKirahan b. 1990
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2015–2015 Austin, USA
  21. 21
    Keith McDonald b. 1973
    .333 avg, 3 HR 2000–2001 Yokosuka, Japan
  22. 22
    Henry Baylis b. 1923
    .429 avg, 0 HR Kansas City, USA
  23. 23
    Bruce Caldwell b. 1906
    .184 avg, 0 HR 1928–1932 Ashton, USA
  24. 24
    Mauro Zarate b. 1983
    MLB player 2007–2007 Valencia, Venezuela
  25. 25
    Ryan Snare b. 1979
    MLB player 2004–2004 Clearwater, USA

Remembered on February 8

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Ray Brown ⭐ HOF 1908–1965
    123-47, 3.21 ERA
  2. 02
    Connie Mack ⭐ HOF 1862–1956
    .244 avg, 5 HR 1886–1896
  3. 03
    Del Ennis 1925–1996
    .284 avg, 288 HR 1946–1959
  4. 04
    Tom Hughes 1878–1956
    132-174, 3.09 ERA 1900–1913
  5. 05
    Dan Casey 1862–1943
    96-90, 3.18 ERA 1884–1890
  6. 06
    Jimmie Lyons 1889–1961
    2-6, 5.84 ERA
  7. 07
    Ray Kremer 1895–1965
    143-85, 3.76 ERA 1924–1933
  8. 08
    Bobby Burke 1907–1971
    38-46, 4.28 ERA 1927–1937
  9. 09
    Steve Roser 1918–2002
    6-5, 4.04 ERA 1944–1946
  10. 10
    Gerald Williams 1966–2022
    .255 avg, 85 HR 1992–2005
  11. 11
    Gene Paulette 1891–1966
    .269 avg, 2 HR 1911–1920
  12. 12
    Larnie Jordan 1914–1987
    .305 avg, 2 HR
  13. 13
    Spider Clark 1867–1892
    .262 avg, 5 HR 1889–1890
  14. 14
    Cy Vorhees 1874–1910
    3-4, 3.94 ERA 1902–1902
  15. 15
    Harry Ables 1883–1951
    1-5, 4.04 ERA 1905–1911
  16. 16
    Cliff Dapper 1920–2011
    .471 avg, 1 HR 1942–1942
  17. 17
    Stan Palys 1930–2021
    .237 avg, 10 HR 1953–1956
  18. 18
    Rufe Clarke 1900–1983
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1923–1924
  19. 19
    Carl Sumner 1908–1999
    .276 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928
  20. 20
    Mike Bishop 1958–2005
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1983–1983
  21. 21
    John Churry 1900–1970
    .278 avg, 0 HR 1924–1927
  22. 22
    Eddie Turchin 1917–1982
    .231 avg, 0 HR 1943–1943
  23. 23
    Hal Warnock 1912–1997
    .286 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
  24. 24
    John Carden 1921–1949
    MLB player 1946–1946
  25. 25
    Charlie Meara 1891–1962
    .286 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914

February 8 in the record

25 baseball figures born on February 8 are listed, led by Fritz Peterson. From Charlie Householder in 1854 to Denzer Guzman in 2004, the births cover a long stretch of the game. Behind Fritz Peterson come Bug Holliday (b. 1867, .312 avg, 65 HR) and Willard Marshall (b. 1921, .274 avg, 130 HR). February 8 birthplaces outside the United States include D.R., Cuba, Japan, and Venezuela. Career lines shown range from Bug Holliday's .312 avg, 65 HR to Fritz Peterson's 133-131, 3.30 ERA on the mound. Jared Triolo, Denzer Guzman, and Matt Bush have no final season listed yet. 25 baseball figures died on February 8; Ray Brown is listed first. The HOF tag on the February 8 memorial list goes to Ray Brown and Connie Mack. Also remembered on February 8: Connie Mack (1862–1956) and Del Ennis (1925–1996). Spider Clark (1892) and Gerald Williams (2022) bracket the memorial list. The February 8 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.