On This Day in Baseball

February 9

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on February 9

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

01

Vladimir Guerrero ⭐ HOF b. 1975

.318 avg, 449 HR 1996–2011 Nizao, D.R.
02

Bill Veeck ⭐ HOF b. 1914

MLB player Chicago, USA
03

Vic Wertz b. 1925

.277 avg, 266 HR 1947–1963 York, USA
04

John Kruk b. 1961

.300 avg, 100 HR 1986–1995 Charleston, USA
05

Tex Hughson b. 1916

96-54, 2.94 ERA 1941–1949 Buda, USA
06

Heinie Zimmerman b. 1887

.295 avg, 58 HR 1907–1919 New York, USA
07

Pete O'Brien b. 1958

.261 avg, 169 HR 1982–1993 Santa Monica, USA
08

Clete Boyer b. 1937

.242 avg, 162 HR 1955–1971 Cossville, USA
09

Johnny Washington b. 1915

.317 avg, 12 HR Montgomery, USA
10

Mookie Wilson b. 1956

.274 avg, 67 HR 1980–1991 Bamberg, USA
11

Logan O'Hoppe b. 2000

.229 avg, 57 HR 2022– West Islip, USA
12

Erv Palica b. 1928

41-55, 4.22 ERA 1945–1956 Lomita, USA
13

Jac Caglianone b. 2003

.251 avg, 30 HR 2025– Tampa, USA
14

Todd Pratt b. 1967

.251 avg, 49 HR 1992–2006 Bellevue, USA
15

John Urrea b. 1955

17-18, 3.74 ERA 1977–1981 Los Angeles, USA
16

Brewer Hicklen b. 1996

.235 avg, 0 HR 2022– Huntsville, USA
17

Cesar Perdomo b. 2002

MLB player 2026– San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela
18

Buzz Boyle b. 1908

.290 avg, 12 HR 1929–1935 Cincinnati, USA
19

George Toporcer b. 1899

.279 avg, 9 HR 1921–1928 New York, USA
20

Akinori Iwamura b. 1979

.267 avg, 16 HR 2007–2010 Uwajima, Japan
21

Vidal Brujan b. 1998

.197 avg, 5 HR 2021– San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
22

Dioner Navarro b. 1984

.250 avg, 77 HR 2004–2016 Caracas, Venezuela
23

Jake Smolinski b. 1989

.235 avg, 16 HR 2014–2018 Rockford, USA
24

Don Hankins b. 1902

.143 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927 Pendleton, USA
25

Hal Gilson b. 1942

.000 avg, 0 HR 1968–1968 Los Angeles, USA

Remembered on February 9

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Larry French 1907–1987

197-171, 3.44 ERA 1929–1942
02

Henry McHenry 1910–1981

71-57, 4.12 ERA
03

Wally Moon 1930–2018

.289 avg, 142 HR 1954–1965
04

Hank Bauer 1922–2007

.277 avg, 164 HR 1948–1961
05

Bill Hoskins 1914–1968

.322 avg, 37 HR
06

Jeremy Giambi 1974–2022

.263 avg, 52 HR 1998–2003
07

Jack Farrell 1857–1914

.243 avg, 23 HR 1879–1889
08

John Fischer 1856–1942

1-8, 3.73 ERA 1884–1885
09

Elbert Eatmon 1914–1998

3-1, 5.90 ERA
10

Charlie Daniels 1861–1938

.273 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
11

Bernie Duffy 1893–1962

.250 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
12

Ray Lamanno 1919–1994

.252 avg, 18 HR 1941–1948
13

Roy Hansen 1898–1977

MLB player 1918–1918
14

Sam Parrilla 1943–1994

.125 avg, 0 HR 1970–1970
15

Dozier Hood 1912–1978

.500 avg, 0 HR
16

Bill Froats 1930–1998

MLB player 1955–1955
17

Chris Vierira 1925–2002

.000 avg, 0 HR
18

Milt Welch 1924–2019

.000 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
19

Ziggy Hasbrook 1893–1976

.111 avg, 0 HR 1916–1917
20

Ollie Klee 1900–1977

.000 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
21

Bill Farmer 1864–1928

.125 avg, 0 HR 1888–1888
22

Red Waller 1883–1915

MLB player 1909–1909

February 9 in the record

25 baseball figures born on February 9 are listed, led by Vladimir Guerrero. The HOF tag marks Vladimir Guerrero and Bill Veeck. Heinie Zimmerman, born in 1887, is the earliest birth listed, and Jac Caglianone (2003) the latest. The February 9 list continues with Bill Veeck (b. 1914) and Vic Wertz (b. 1925, .277 avg, 266 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R., Venezuela, and Japan. Career lines shown range from Vladimir Guerrero's .318 avg, 449 HR to Tex Hughson's 96-54, 2.94 ERA on the mound. Recent names on the February 9 list, Logan O'Hoppe, Jac Caglianone, and Brewer Hicklen, show careers still open. 22 baseball figures died on February 9; Larry French is listed first. Also remembered on February 9: Henry McHenry (1910–1981) and Wally Moon (1930–2018). Deaths on the list run from Jack Farrell's in 1914 to Jeremy Giambi's in 2022. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Vladimir Guerrero is listed first.