On This Day in Baseball

February 14

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on February 14

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

  1. 01
    Pretzels Getzien b. 1864
    145-139, 3.46 ERA 1884–1892 Germany
  2. 02
    Takashi Saito b. 1970
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2006–2012 Sendai, Japan
  3. 03
    Damaso Marte b. 1975
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1999–2010 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  4. 04
    Tim Jordan b. 1879
    .261 avg, 32 HR 1901–1910 New York, USA
  5. 05
    Tyler Clippard b. 1985
    56-48, 3.16 ERA 2007–2022 Lexington, USA
  6. 06
    Earl Smith b. 1897
    .303 avg, 46 HR 1919–1930 Sheridan, USA
  7. 07
    Nick Pivetta b. 1993
    72-78, 4.43 ERA 2017– Victoria, CAN
  8. 08
    Gabriel Moreno b. 2000
    .291 avg, 38 HR 2022– Barquisimeto, Venezuela
  9. 09
    Dave Dravecky b. 1956
    64-57, 3.13 ERA 1982–1989 Youngstown, USA
  10. 10
    George LaChance b. 1870
    .280 avg, 39 HR 1893–1905 Putnam, USA
  11. 11
    Nolan Schanuel b. 2002
    .263 avg, 33 HR 2023– Boca Raton, USA
  12. 12
    Bo Mitchell b. 1912
    9-16, 3.98 ERA
  13. 13
    Len Gabrielson b. 1940
    .253 avg, 37 HR 1960–1970 Oakland, USA
  14. 14
    Will McEnaney b. 1952
    .032 avg, 0 HR 1974–1979 Springfield, USA
  15. 15
    Brooks Lee b. 2001
    .242 avg, 43 HR 2024– San Luis Obispo, USA
  16. 16
    Augie Bergamo b. 1917
    .304 avg, 5 HR 1944–1945 Detroit, USA
  17. 17
    Brad Lord b. 2000
    10-12, 4.12 ERA 2025– Tallahassee, USA
  18. 18
    Emiliano Teodo b. 2001
    MLB player 2026– Barahona, Dominican Republic
  19. 19
    Mitch Farris b. 2001
    2-7, 4.80 ERA 2025– Charlotte, USA
  20. 20
    Logan VanWey b. 1999
    MLB player 2025– Joplin, USA
  21. 21
    Derek Norris b. 1989
    .230 avg, 63 HR 2012–2017 Goddard, USA
  22. 22
    Curtis Harris b. 1905
    .287 avg, 10 HR Washington County, USA
  23. 23
    Lou Sylvester b. 1855
    .243 avg, 6 HR 1884–1887 Springfield, USA
  24. 24
    Arthur Irwin b. 1858
    .241 avg, 5 HR 1880–1894 Toronto, CAN
  25. 25
    Red Barrett b. 1915
    69-69, 3.53 ERA 1937–1949 Santa Barbara, USA

Remembered on February 14

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Mordecai Brown ⭐ HOF 1876–1948
    239-130, 2.06 ERA 1903–1916
  2. 02
    Jim Fregosi 1942–2014
    .265 avg, 151 HR 1961–1978
  3. 03
    Don Gullett 1951–2024
    109-50, 3.11 ERA 1970–1978
  4. 04
    Jimmy Johnston 1889–1967
    .294 avg, 22 HR 1911–1926
  5. 05
    Jumbo Davis 1861–1921
    .272 avg, 14 HR 1884–1891
  6. 06
    Pete Kilduff 1893–1930
    .270 avg, 4 HR 1917–1921
  7. 07
    Ruben Jones 1894–1970
    .294 avg, 17 HR
  8. 08
    Cecil Kaiser 1920–2011
    3-1, 4.21 ERA
  9. 09
    Jim Curtiss 1861–1945
    .261 avg, 1 HR 1891–1891
  10. 10
    Bill Lelivelt 1884–1968
    .375 avg, 0 HR 1909–1910
  11. 11
    Tommy Giordano 1925–2019
    .175 avg, 2 HR 1953–1953
  12. 12
    Fox Blevins 1910–1986
    .302 avg, 0 HR
  13. 13
    Hal Erickson 1919–2008
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1953–1953
  14. 14
    James Barnhill 1920–1982
    .333 avg, 0 HR
  15. 15
    Bob Conley 1934–2022
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1958–1958
  16. 16
    Bill Bishop 1900–1956
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
  17. 17
    Eusebio Gonzalez 1892–1976
    .400 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
  18. 18
    Andy Sullivan 1884–1920
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1904–1904
  19. 19
    Woody Wagenhorst 1863–1946
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1888–1888

February 14 in the record

Leading the February 14 birthdays is Pretzels Getzien, first of 25 players shown. The oldest February 14 birthday on the list is Lou Sylvester's, in 1855; the youngest is Nolan Schanuel, born in 2002. The February 14 list continues with Takashi Saito (b. 1970, .000 avg, 0 HR) and Damaso Marte (b. 1975, .000 avg, 0 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Germany, Japan, D.R., and CAN. For February 14, the best-placed batter is Takashi Saito at .000 avg, 0 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Pretzels Getzien, shows 145-139, 3.46 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark February 14 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Nick Pivetta, Gabriel Moreno, and Nolan Schanuel. Remembered on February 14: 19 names, starting with Mordecai Brown. The HOF tag on the February 14 memorial list goes to Mordecai Brown. The memorial list continues with Jim Fregosi (1942–2014) and Don Gullett (1951–2024). Andy Sullivan (1920) and Don Gullett (2024) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the February 14 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.