On This Day in Baseball

February 13

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on February 13

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

  1. 01
    Sal Bando b. 1944
    .254 avg, 242 HR 1966–1981 Cleveland, USA
  2. 02
    Nathan Eovaldi b. 1990
    113-94, 3.92 ERA 2011– Houston, USA
  3. 03
    Hal Chase b. 1883
    .291 avg, 57 HR 1905–1919 Los Gatos, USA
  4. 04
    Bill Bradley b. 1878
    .271 avg, 34 HR 1899–1915 Cleveland, USA
  5. 05
    Donnie Moore b. 1954
    .281 avg, 0 HR 1975–1988 Lubbock, USA
  6. 06
    Emmett Seery b. 1861
    .252 avg, 27 HR 1884–1892 Princeville, USA
  7. 07
    Luke Voit b. 1991
    .253 avg, 95 HR 2017– Wildwood, USA
  8. 08
    Frank Williams b. 1958
    .172 avg, 0 HR 1984–1989 Seattle, USA
  9. 09
    Tuck Turner b. 1867
    .320 avg, 7 HR 1893–1898 West New Brighton, USA
  10. 10
    Erik Miller b. 1998
    12-8, 3.09 ERA 2024– St. Louis, USA
  11. 11
    Eddie Foster b. 1887
    .264 avg, 6 HR 1910–1923 Chicago, USA
  12. 12
    Guy Zinn b. 1887
    .269 avg, 15 HR 1911–1915 Holbrook, USA
  13. 13
    Jerry Browne b. 1966
    .271 avg, 23 HR 1986–1995 Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
  14. 14
    Leo Bernal b. 2004
    .284 avg, 5 HR 2026– Panama City, Panama
  15. 15
    Dick Hughes b. 1938
    20-9, 2.78 ERA 1966–1968 Stephens, USA
  16. 16
    Matt Mieske b. 1968
    .262 avg, 56 HR 1993–2000 Midland, USA
  17. 17
    Charles Fulmer b. 1851
    .260 avg, 8 HR 1871–1884 Philadelphia, USA
  18. 18
    Ryan Buchter b. 1987
    MLB player 2014–2021 Reading, USA
  19. 19
    Gilly Campbell b. 1908
    .263 avg, 5 HR 1933–1938 Kansas City, USA
  20. 20
    Oad Swigart b. 1915
    1-3, 4.44 ERA 1939–1940 Archie, USA
  21. 21
    Timothy Sheehan b. 1868
    .302 avg, 1 HR 1895–1896 Hartford, USA
  22. 22
    Harl Maggert b. 1883
    .250 avg, 1 HR 1907–1912 Cromwell, USA
  23. 23
    Bobby Rhawn b. 1919
    .237 avg, 2 HR 1947–1949 Catawissa, USA
  24. 24
    Beau Taylor b. 1990
    .118 avg, 2 HR 2018–2020 Rockledge, USA
  25. 25
    Ernie Rudolph b. 1909
    MLB player 1945–1945 Black River Falls, USA

Remembered on February 13

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Tito Francona 1933–2018
    .272 avg, 125 HR 1956–1970
  2. 02
    Nelson Briles 1943–2005
    129-112, 3.44 ERA 1965–1978
  3. 03
    Darltie Cooper 1902–1944
    70-56, 4.25 ERA
  4. 04
    Bobby Adams 1921–1997
    .269 avg, 37 HR 1946–1959
  5. 05
    Elmer Sutcliffe 1862–1893
    .288 avg, 6 HR 1884–1892
  6. 06
    Jocko Halligan 1868–1945
    .281 avg, 10 HR 1890–1892
  7. 07
    Clyde Spearman 1912–1955
    .288 avg, 5 HR
  8. 08
    Judy Gans 1886–1949
    9-4, 2.99 ERA
  9. 09
    Bill Eagan 1869–1905
    .239 avg, 4 HR 1891–1898
  10. 10
    Earl Rapp 1921–1992
    .262 avg, 2 HR 1949–1952
  11. 11
    Ted Tappe 1931–2004
    .259 avg, 5 HR 1950–1955
  12. 12
    Pete Daniels 1864–1928
    2-8, 4.79 ERA 1890–1898
  13. 13
    Dick Phelan 1854–1931
    .242 avg, 4 HR 1884–1885
  14. 14
    Drew Denson 1965–2014
    .244 avg, 0 HR 1989–1993
  15. 15
    Sell Hall 1888–1951
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  16. 16
    Shags Horan 1895–1969
    .290 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
  17. 17
    Leo Norris 1908–1987
    .262 avg, 20 HR 1936–1937
  18. 18
    William Randall 1915–2013
    .250 avg, 0 HR
  19. 19
    John Shoup 1851–1920
    .127 avg, 0 HR 1879–1884
  20. 20
    Happy Foreman 1897–1953
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1924–1926
  21. 21
    Byron Humphrey 1911–1992
    MLB player 1938–1938
  22. 22
    Marc Campbell 1884–1946
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907
  23. 23
    Fred Holmes 1878–1956
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1903–1904
  24. 24
    Ed Haigh 1867–1953
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1892–1892

February 13 in the record

25 baseball figures born on February 13 are listed, led by Sal Bando. Charles Fulmer, born in 1851, is the earliest birth listed, and Leo Bernal (2004) the latest. Next on the February 13 birthday list are Nathan Eovaldi (b. 1990, 113-94, 3.92 ERA) and Hal Chase (b. 1883, .291 avg, 57 HR). February 13 birthplaces outside the United States include U.S. Virgin Islands and Panama. Career lines shown range from Sal Bando's .254 avg, 242 HR to Nathan Eovaldi's 113-94, 3.92 ERA on the mound. Open-ended career spans mark February 13 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Nathan Eovaldi, Luke Voit, and Erik Miller. 24 baseball figures died on February 13; Tito Francona is listed first. The memorial list continues with Nelson Briles (1943–2005) and Darltie Cooper (1902–1944). The earliest February 13 death listed is Elmer Sutcliffe in 1893; the most recent is Tito Francona in 2018. Ranking on the February 13 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.