On This Day in Baseball

February 18

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on February 18

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

  1. 01
    Joe Gordon ⭐ HOF b. 1915
    .268 avg, 253 HR 1938–1950 Los Angeles, USA
  2. 02
    John Mayberry b. 1949
    .253 avg, 255 HR 1968–1982 Detroit, USA
  3. 03
    Kevin Tapani b. 1964
    143-125, 4.35 ERA 1989–2001 Des Moines, USA
  4. 04
    Nelson Dean b. 1899
    44-51, 3.67 ERA Muskogee, USA
  5. 05
    John Valentin b. 1967
    .279 avg, 124 HR 1992–2002 Mineola, USA
  6. 06
    Alex Rios b. 1981
    .277 avg, 169 HR 2004–2015 Coffee, USA
  7. 07
    Frank Fennelly b. 1860
    .257 avg, 34 HR 1884–1890 Fall River, USA
  8. 08
    Bob Miller b. 1939
    69-81, 3.37 ERA 1957–1974 St. Louis, USA
  9. 09
    Manny Mota b. 1938
    .304 avg, 31 HR 1962–1982 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  10. 10
    Isaac Paredes b. 1999
    .242 avg, 117 HR 2020– Hermosillo, México
  11. 11
    Sherry Smith b. 1891
    114-118, 3.32 ERA 1911–1927 Monticello, USA
  12. 12
    Ryan Mountcastle b. 1997
    .263 avg, 98 HR 2020– Winter Springs, USA
  13. 13
    George Mogridge b. 1889
    132-131, 3.21 ERA 1911–1927 Rochester, USA
  14. 14
    Didi Gregorius b. 1990
    .257 avg, 134 HR 2012–2022 Amsterdam, Netherlands
  15. 15
    Jerry Morales b. 1949
    .259 avg, 95 HR 1969–1983 Yabucoa, P.R.
  16. 16
    Jordan Westburg b. 1999
    .264 avg, 38 HR 2023– New Braunfels, USA
  17. 17
    Bruce Kison b. 1950
    115-88, 3.66 ERA 1971–1985 Pasco, USA
  18. 18
    Shawn Estes b. 1973
    101-93, 4.71 ERA 1995–2008 San Bernardino, USA
  19. 19
    Cade Gibson b. 1998
    MLB player 2025– Ruston, USA
  20. 20
    Luis Arroyo b. 1927
    40-32, 3.93 ERA 1955–1963 Penuelas, P.R.
  21. 21
    Ryan Vilade b. 1999
    .223 avg, 12 HR 2021– Grapevine, USA
  22. 22
    Nick Maton b. 1997
    .201 avg, 17 HR 2021– Chatham, USA
  23. 23
    Joe Tipton b. 1922
    .236 avg, 29 HR 1948–1954 McCaysville, USA
  24. 24
    Seth Halvorsen b. 2000
    MLB player 2024– Chicago, USA
  25. 25
    Walter Thornton b. 1875
    23-18, 4.18 ERA 1895–1898 Peoria, USA

Remembered on February 18

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Eddie Mathews ⭐ HOF 1931–2001
    .271 avg, 512 HR 1952–1968
  2. 02
    Marty McManus 1900–1966
    .289 avg, 120 HR 1920–1934
  3. 03
    Buddy Lewis 1916–2011
    .297 avg, 71 HR 1935–1949
  4. 04
    Luke Hamlin 1904–1978
    73-76, 3.77 ERA 1933–1944
  5. 05
    Juan Pizarro 1937–2021
    131-105, 3.43 ERA 1957–1974
  6. 06
    Gene DeMontreville 1873–1935
    .303 avg, 17 HR 1894–1904
  7. 07
    Scott Sauerbeck 1971–2025
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1999–2006
  8. 08
    Jim Davenport 1933–2016
    .258 avg, 77 HR 1958–1970
  9. 09
    Charles Wensloff 1915–2001
    16-13, 2.60 ERA 1943–1948
  10. 10
    Ben Flowers 1927–2009
    3-7, 4.49 ERA 1951–1956
  11. 11
    John Munyan 1860–1945
    .252 avg, 4 HR 1887–1891
  12. 12
    Hub Pernoll 1888–1944
    4-3, 3.39 ERA 1910–1912
  13. 13
    Chuck Hostetler 1903–1971
    .278 avg, 0 HR 1944–1945
  14. 14
    Billy Ott 1940–2015
    .164 avg, 1 HR 1962–1964
  15. 15
    Fred Schemanske 1903–1960
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
  16. 16
    Charlie Fisher 1852–1917
    .233 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  17. 17
    Charlie Dougherty 1862–1925
    .259 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  18. 18
    Len Gilmore 1917–2011
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
  19. 19
    George Zackert 1884–1977
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1911–1912
  20. 20
    Dick Stone 1911–1980
    MLB player 1945–1945
  21. 21
    Tom Connelly 1897–1941
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1920–1921
  22. 22
    Ralph Miller 1899–1967
    MLB player 1921–1921
  23. 23
    Charlie Ingraham 1860–1906
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1883–1883

February 18 in the record

Leading the February 18 birthdays is Joe Gordon, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Joe Gordon. The oldest February 18 birthday on the list is Frank Fennelly's, in 1860; the youngest is Seth Halvorsen, born in 2000. Behind Joe Gordon come John Mayberry (b. 1949, .253 avg, 255 HR) and Kevin Tapani (b. 1964, 143-125, 4.35 ERA). February 18 birthplaces outside the United States include D.R., México, Netherlands, and P.R. Joe Gordon (.268 avg, 253 HR) leads the February 18 hitters and Kevin Tapani (143-125, 4.35 ERA) the pitchers. Recent names on the February 18 list, Isaac Paredes, Ryan Mountcastle, and Jordan Westburg, show careers still open. 23 baseball figures died on February 18; Eddie Mathews is listed first. Among those remembered, Eddie Mathews was a Hall of Famer. Also remembered on February 18: Marty McManus (1900–1966) and Buddy Lewis (1916–2011). Charlie Ingraham (1906) and Scott Sauerbeck (2025) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Joe Gordon is listed first.