On This Day in Baseball

February 19

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on February 19

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

01

John Morrill b. 1855

.260 avg, 43 HR 1876–1890 Boston, USA
02

Tim Burke b. 1959

.045 avg, 0 HR 1985–1992 Omaha, USA
03

Josh Reddick b. 1987

.262 avg, 146 HR 2009–2021 Savannah, USA
04

Dan Otero b. 1985

.000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2019 Miami, USA
05

Carmen Mlodzinski b. 1999

21-23, 3.53 ERA 2023– Hilton Head Island, USA
06

Dick Siebert b. 1912

.282 avg, 32 HR 1932–1945 Fall River, USA
07

Gail Hopkins b. 1943

.266 avg, 25 HR 1968–1974 Tulsa, USA
08

Joel Kuhnel b. 1995

.000 avg, 0 HR 2019– Goldsboro, USA
09

Walker Jenkins b. 2005

.226 avg, 4 HR 2026– Wilmington, USA
10

Rodolfo Durán b. 1998

.146 avg, 3 HR 2026– Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
11

Justyn-Henry Malloy b. 2000

.209 avg, 9 HR 2024– New York, USA
12

L. D. Livingston b. 1905

.283 avg, 16 HR Fort Worth, USA
13

Dave Stewart b. 1957

168-129, 3.95 ERA 1978–1995 Oakland, USA
14

Juan Yepez b. 1998

.258 avg, 20 HR 2022– Caracas, Venezuela
15

Brad Kilby b. 1983

MLB player 2009–2010 Modesto, USA
16

Russ Nixon b. 1935

.268 avg, 27 HR 1957–1968 Cleves, USA
17

John Bissant b. 1914

.279 avg, 3 HR New Orleans, USA
18

Chris Zachary b. 1944

10-29, 4.57 ERA 1963–1973 Knoxville, USA
19

Russ Sullivan b. 1923

.267 avg, 5 HR 1951–1953 Fredericksburg, USA
20

Bill Cooper b. 1915

.277 avg, 6 HR Sumter, USA
21

Michael Schwimer b. 1986

.000 avg, 0 HR 2011–2012 Fairfax, USA
22

Don Taussig b. 1932

.262 avg, 4 HR 1958–1962 New York, USA
23

Sal Campfield b. 1868

.167 avg, 0 HR 1896–1896 Meadville, USA
24

Bob Sadowski b. 1938

20-27, 3.87 ERA 1963–1966 Pittsburgh, USA
25

Keith Kessinger b. 1967

.259 avg, 1 HR 1993–1993 Forrest City, USA

Remembered on February 19

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Doc White 1879–1969

189-156, 2.39 ERA 1901–1913
02

Don Newcombe 1926–2019

153-96, 3.57 ERA 1949–1960
03

Edsall Walker 1910–1997

54-29, 4.28 ERA
04

Bob Groom 1884–1948

119-150, 3.10 ERA 1909–1918
05

Frank Miller 1886–1974

52-66, 3.01 ERA 1913–1923
06

Ray Demmitt 1884–1956

.257 avg, 8 HR 1909–1919
07

Ed Mayweather 1909–1966

.276 avg, 9 HR
08

Frank Colman 1918–1983

.228 avg, 15 HR 1942–1947
09

Phil Paine 1930–1978

.214 avg, 0 HR 1951–1958
10

Katsy Keifer 1891–1927

.333 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
11

George Cisar 1910–2010

.207 avg, 0 HR 1937–1937
12

Ben Mallonee 1894–1978

.240 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
13

Red Smith 1899–1961

.286 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
14

Red Munson 1883–1957

.115 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
15

Horatio Lamar 1911–1998

.125 avg, 0 HR
16

Harry MacPherson 1926–2017

MLB player 1944–1944
17

Bill Abernathie 1929–2006

.000 avg, 0 HR 1952–1952
18

Sam Barnes 1899–1981

.182 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
19

Charlie Finley 1918–1966

MLB player
20

Bob Howsam 1918–2008

MLB player
21

Ted Strong 1891–1984

MLB player
22

Fuller Thompson 1889–1972

MLB player 1911–1911
23

John Slagle 1869–1915

.000 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891

February 19 in the record

The birthday list for February 19 has 25 names, headed by John Morrill. Birth years range from 1855 (John Morrill) to 2005 (Walker Jenkins). Next on the February 19 birthday list are Tim Burke (b. 1959, .045 avg, 0 HR) and Josh Reddick (b. 1987, .262 avg, 146 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Dominican Republic and Venezuela. John Morrill (.260 avg, 43 HR) leads the February 19 hitters and Carmen Mlodzinski (21-23, 3.53 ERA) the pitchers. Carmen Mlodzinski, Joel Kuhnel, and Walker Jenkins have no final season listed yet. The February 19 memorial list names 23 figures, beginning with Doc White. Don Newcombe (1926–2019) and Edsall Walker (1910–1997) follow Doc White on the list. Deaths on the list run from John Slagle's in 1915 to Don Newcombe's in 2019. John Morrill tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.