On This Day in Baseball

February 12

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on February 12

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

01

Chick Hafey ⭐ HOF b. 1903

.317 avg, 164 HR 1924–1937 Berkeley, USA
02

Chet Lemon b. 1955

.273 avg, 215 HR 1975–1990 Jackson, USA
03

Dom DiMaggio b. 1917

.298 avg, 87 HR 1940–1953 San Francisco, USA
04

Don Wilson b. 1945

104-92, 3.15 ERA 1966–1974 Monroe, USA
05

Earl Sheely b. 1893

.300 avg, 48 HR 1921–1931 Bushnell, USA
06

Todd Frazier b. 1986

.241 avg, 218 HR 2011–2021 Point Pleasant, USA
07

Pat Dobson b. 1942

122-129, 3.54 ERA 1967–1977 Buffalo, USA
08

Jim Fogarty b. 1864

.246 avg, 20 HR 1884–1890 San Francisco, USA
09

Frank Austin b. 1920

.343 avg, 3 HR USA
10

Dave Revering b. 1953

.265 avg, 62 HR 1978–1982 Roseville, USA
11

Josh Jung b. 1998

.266 avg, 61 HR 2022– San Antonio, USA
12

Joe Garagiola b. 1926

.257 avg, 42 HR 1946–1954 St. Louis, USA
13

Marvin Williams b. 1920

.385 avg, 8 HR Haslam, USA
14

Chris Snyder b. 1981

.224 avg, 77 HR 2004–2013 Houston, USA
15

Heston Kjerstad b. 1999

.217 avg, 10 HR 2023– Amarillo, USA
16

Kiddo Davis b. 1902

.282 avg, 19 HR 1926–1938 Bridgeport, USA
17

Tom Parker b. 1912

28-27, 5.68 ERA Alexandria, USA
18

Stack Martin b. 1899

0-6, 7.98 ERA Cairo, USA
19

Harry Arndt b. 1879

.248 avg, 6 HR 1902–1907 South Bend, USA
20

Victor Scott b. 2001

.203 avg, 9 HR 2024– Atlanta, USA
21

Don Bollweg b. 1921

.243 avg, 11 HR 1950–1955 Wheaton, USA
22

Lenny Randle b. 1949

.257 avg, 27 HR 1971–1982 Long Beach, USA
23

David Cooper b. 1987

.270 avg, 6 HR 2011–2012 Stockton, USA
24

Ken Smith b. 1958

.268 avg, 1 HR 1981–1983 Youngstown, USA
25

Adam Stern b. 1980

.116 avg, 1 HR 2005–2010 London, CAN

Remembered on February 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Ray Dandridge ⭐ HOF 1913–1994

.317 avg, 4 HR
02

Van Mungo 1911–1985

120-115, 3.47 ERA 1931–1945
03

Dode Paskert 1881–1959

.268 avg, 42 HR 1907–1921
04

Gino Cimoli 1929–2011

.265 avg, 44 HR 1956–1965
05

Ted Uhlaender 1939–2009

.263 avg, 36 HR 1965–1972
06

Wally Burnette 1929–2003

14-21, 3.56 ERA 1956–1958
07

Ernest Duff 1900–1979

.331 avg, 3 HR
08

Francis Healy 1910–1997

.241 avg, 0 HR 1930–1934
09

Johnny Siegle 1874–1968

.202 avg, 1 HR 1905–1906
10

Dutch Mele 1915–1975

.143 avg, 0 HR 1937–1937
11

George Distel 1896–1967

.176 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
12

Ted Pawelek 1919–1964

.250 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
13

Jerry Fahr 1924–2010

MLB player 1951–1951
14

Nealy Phelps 1840–1885

.109 avg, 0 HR 1871–1876
15

Lefty Atkinson 1904–1961

.000 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
16

Carl Howard 1904–1980

.000 avg, 0 HR
17

Dick Wheeler 1898–1962

.000 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
18

Charlie Manlove 1862–1952

.176 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
19

George Fair 1856–1939

.000 avg, 0 HR 1876–1876

February 12 in the record

Leading the February 12 birthdays is Chick Hafey, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Chick Hafey. Jim Fogarty, born in 1864, is the earliest birth listed, and Victor Scott (2001) the latest. Next on the February 12 birthday list are Chet Lemon (b. 1955, .273 avg, 215 HR) and Dom DiMaggio (b. 1917, .298 avg, 87 HR). February 12 birthplaces outside the United States include CAN. Career lines shown range from Chick Hafey's .317 avg, 164 HR to Don Wilson's 104-92, 3.15 ERA on the mound. Recent names on the February 12 list, Josh Jung, Heston Kjerstad, and Victor Scott, show careers still open. The February 12 memorial list names 19 figures, beginning with Ray Dandridge. Among those remembered, Ray Dandridge was a Hall of Famer. Van Mungo (1911–1985) and Dode Paskert (1881–1959) follow Ray Dandridge on the list. The deaths span 1885, Nealy Phelps, to 2011, Gino Cimoli. Chick Hafey tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.