On This Day in Baseball

February 15

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on February 15

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

  1. 01
    Billy Hamilton ⭐ HOF b. 1866
    .344 avg, 40 HR 1888–1901 Newark, USA
  2. 02
    Ron Cey b. 1948
    .261 avg, 316 HR 1971–1987 Tacoma, USA
  3. 03
    Ugueth Urbina b. 1974
    44-49, 3.45 ERA 1995–2005 Caracas, Venezuela
  4. 04
    Johnny Cueto b. 1986
    144-113, 3.52 ERA 2008– San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
  5. 05
    Russell Martin b. 1983
    .248 avg, 191 HR 2006–2019 East York, CAN
  6. 06
    Mark Canha b. 1989
    .248 avg, 121 HR 2015– San Jose, USA
  7. 07
    Joe Hesketh b. 1959
    60-47, 3.78 ERA 1984–1994 Lackawanna, USA
  8. 08
    Melido Perez b. 1966
    78-85, 4.17 ERA 1987–1995 San Cristobal, D.R.
  9. 09
    Kyle Teel b. 2002
    .253 avg, 13 HR 2025– Ridgewood, USA
  10. 10
    Hal Lee b. 1905
    .275 avg, 33 HR 1930–1936 Ludlow, USA
  11. 11
    Esteury Ruiz b. 1999
    .234 avg, 14 HR 2022– Azua, D.R.
  12. 12
    Nate Schierholtz b. 1984
    .253 avg, 52 HR 2007–2014 Reno, USA
  13. 13
    Joe Moeller b. 1943
    26-36, 4.01 ERA 1962–1971 Blue Island, USA
  14. 14
    Barry Jones b. 1963
    .062 avg, 0 HR 1986–1993 Centerville, USA
  15. 15
    Fautino De Los Santos b. 1986
    MLB player 2011–2012 Samana, D.R.
  16. 16
    Charlie Irwin b. 1869
    .268 avg, 16 HR 1893–1902 Sheffield, USA
  17. 17
    Earl Bumpus b. 1914
    3-7, 5.56 ERA Evansville, USA
  18. 18
    Rolando Roomes b. 1962
    .254 avg, 9 HR 1988–1990 Kingston, Jamaica
  19. 19
    Mitchell Boggs b. 1984
    13-15, 4.12 ERA 2008–2013 Dalton, USA
  20. 20
    Grover Lewis b. 1903
    .333 avg, 4 HR Dolomite, USA
  21. 21
    Luis Ugueto b. 1979
    .214 avg, 1 HR 2002–2003 Caracas, Venezuela
  22. 22
    Ross Moschitto b. 1945
    .167 avg, 1 HR 1965–1967 Fresno, USA
  23. 23
    Ducky Detweiler b. 1919
    .311 avg, 0 HR 1942–1946 Trumbauersville, USA
  24. 24
    José Lopez b. 1999
    MLB player 2023–2023 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  25. 25
    Ray Cosey b. 1956
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1980–1980 San Rafael, USA

Remembered on February 15

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Bug Holliday 1867–1910
    .312 avg, 65 HR 1889–1898
  2. 02
    Duke Farrell 1866–1925
    .277 avg, 52 HR 1888–1905
  3. 03
    Ray Morgan 1889–1940
    .254 avg, 4 HR 1911–1918
  4. 04
    Babe Melton 1897–1962
    .330 avg, 16 HR
  5. 05
    Diomedes Olivo 1919–1977
    .176 avg, 0 HR 1960–1963
  6. 06
    Charles Fulmer 1851–1940
    .260 avg, 8 HR 1871–1884
  7. 07
    Claude Hayslett 1912–1978
    2-3, 5.13 ERA
  8. 08
    Joe Frazier 1922–2011
    .241 avg, 10 HR 1947–1956
  9. 09
    Harlin Pool 1908–1963
    .303 avg, 2 HR 1934–1935
  10. 10
    Tom Qualters 1935–2024
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1953–1958
  11. 11
    Virgil Jester 1927–2016
    3-5, 3.84 ERA 1952–1953
  12. 12
    Mike Darr 1976–2002
    .273 avg, 5 HR 1999–2001
  13. 13
    Tommy Raub 1870–1949
    .253 avg, 0 HR 1903–1906
  14. 14
    Bruce Caldwell 1906–1959
    .184 avg, 0 HR 1928–1932
  15. 15
    Terry Enyart 1950–2007
    MLB player 1974–1974
  16. 16
    Ray Blemker 1937–1994
    MLB player 1960–1960
  17. 17
    Lefty Houtz 1875–1959
    .235 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899
  18. 18
    Buddy Hancken 1914–2007
    MLB player 1940–1940
  19. 19
    Fred Trautman 1892–1964
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  20. 20
    John Callahan 1874–1954
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898
  21. 21
    Billy Kinloch 1874–1931
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1895–1895
  22. 22
    Tom Tennant 1882–1955
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  23. 23
    George Starnagle 1873–1946
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
  24. 24
    George Ziegler 1866–1942
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890

February 15 in the record

The birthday list for February 15 has 25 names, headed by Billy Hamilton. The HOF tag marks Billy Hamilton. Birth years range from 1866 (Billy Hamilton) to 2002 (Kyle Teel). Behind Billy Hamilton come Ron Cey (b. 1948, .261 avg, 316 HR) and Ugueth Urbina (b. 1974, 44-49, 3.45 ERA). Not every February 15 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Venezuela, D.R., CAN, and Jamaica. For February 15, the best-placed batter is Billy Hamilton at .344 avg, 40 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Ugueth Urbina, shows 44-49, 3.45 ERA. Recent names on the February 15 list, Johnny Cueto, Mark Canha, and Kyle Teel, show careers still open. 24 baseball figures died on February 15; Bug Holliday is listed first. Also remembered on February 15: Duke Farrell (1866–1925) and Ray Morgan (1889–1940). The deaths span 1910, Bug Holliday, to 2024, Tom Qualters. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Billy Hamilton is listed first.