On This Day in Baseball

February 20

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on February 20

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

  1. 01
    Sam Rice ⭐ HOF b. 1890
    .322 avg, 34 HR 1915–1934 Morocco, USA
  2. 02
    Justin Verlander b. 1983
    266-159, 3.33 ERA 2005– Manakin Sabot, USA
  3. 03
    Tommy Henrich b. 1913
    .282 avg, 183 HR 1937–1950 Massillon, USA
  4. 04
    Brian McCann b. 1984
    .262 avg, 282 HR 2005–2019 Athens, USA
  5. 05
    Roy Face b. 1928
    104-95, 3.48 ERA 1953–1969 Stephentown, USA
  6. 06
    Luis Severino b. 1994
    75-61, 3.93 ERA 2015– Sabana de la Mar, D.R.
  7. 07
    Jurickson Profar b. 1993
    .245 avg, 125 HR 2012– Willemstad, Curaçao
  8. 08
    John Donaldson b. 1891
    18-16, 2.77 ERA Glasgow, USA
  9. 09
    Livan Hernandez b. 1975
    178-177, 4.44 ERA 1996–2012 Cuba
  10. 10
    Dave Davenport b. 1890
    73-83, 2.93 ERA 1914–1919 Alexandria, USA
  11. 11
    Clarke Schmidt b. 1996
    23-24, 3.81 ERA 2020– Acworth, USA
  12. 12
    Walter McCoy b. 1920
    8-9, 3.72 ERA Leavenworth, USA
  13. 13
    Muddy Ruel b. 1896
    .275 avg, 4 HR 1915–1934 St. Louis, USA
  14. 14
    Frankie Gustine b. 1920
    .265 avg, 38 HR 1939–1950 Hoopeston, USA
  15. 15
    Shane Spencer b. 1972
    .262 avg, 59 HR 1998–2004 Key West, USA
  16. 16
    Tom O'Brien b. 1873
    .278 avg, 10 HR 1897–1900 Verona, USA
  17. 17
    Ryan Sweeney b. 1985
    .276 avg, 23 HR 2006–2014 Cedar Rapids, USA
  18. 18
    Charlie Babb b. 1873
    .243 avg, 0 HR 1903–1905 Milwaukie, USA
  19. 19
    Vinnie Pestano b. 1985
    MLB player 2010–2015 Huntington Beach, USA
  20. 20
    Keaton Winn b. 1998
    6-14, 5.20 ERA 2023– Ollie, USA
  21. 21
    Mason Thompson b. 1998
    MLB player 2021– Round Rock, USA
  22. 22
    Jack Bolling b. 1917
    .313 avg, 4 HR 1939–1944 Mobile, USA
  23. 23
    Ryan Langerhans b. 1980
    .226 avg, 33 HR 2002–2013 San Antonio, USA
  24. 24
    Suds Sutherland b. 1894
    6-2, 4.97 ERA 1921–1921 Eugene, USA
  25. 25
    Pug Bennett b. 1874
    .248 avg, 1 HR 1906–1907 Ponca, USA

Remembered on February 20

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Sadie McMahon 1867–1954
    173-127, 3.51 ERA 1889–1897
  2. 02
    Joe Gibbon 1935–2019
    61-65, 3.52 ERA 1960–1972
  3. 03
    Syl Johnson 1900–1985
    112-117, 4.06 ERA 1922–1940
  4. 04
    Bill Hinchman 1883–1963
    .261 avg, 20 HR 1905–1920
  5. 05
    Bob O'Farrell 1896–1988
    .273 avg, 51 HR 1915–1935
  6. 06
    Stan Williams 1936–2021
    109-94, 3.48 ERA 1958–1972
  7. 07
    Bill Rigney 1918–2001
    .259 avg, 41 HR 1946–1953
  8. 08
    Gorham Leverett 1894–1957
    29-34, 4.51 ERA 1922–1929
  9. 09
    John Hatfield 1847–1909
    .280 avg, 3 HR 1871–1876
  10. 10
    Otto Krueger 1876–1961
    .251 avg, 5 HR 1899–1905
  11. 11
    Harry Wilhelm 1874–1944
    .250 avg, 1 HR 1899–1899
  12. 12
    Buck Rogers 1912–1999
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
  13. 13
    George Leitner 1871–1960
    .133 avg, 0 HR 1901–1902
  14. 14
    Fenton Mole 1925–2017
    .185 avg, 0 HR 1949–1949
  15. 15
    Al Dwight 1856–1903
    .233 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  16. 16
    Neil Wilson 1935–2013
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1960–1960
  17. 17
    George Mappes 1865–1934
    .182 avg, 0 HR 1885–1886
  18. 18
    Walter Terry 1850–1908
    .182 avg, 0 HR 1875–1875
  19. 19
    Don Hammond 1898–1954
    .250 avg, 0 HR
  20. 20
    Cecil Garriott 1916–1990
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
  21. 21
    Cleo Benson 1913–1978
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  22. 22
    John Fetzer 1901–1991
    MLB player
  23. 23
    Irv Porter 1888–1971
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914

February 20 in the record

25 baseball figures born on February 20 are listed, led by Sam Rice. Hall of Famers among them: Sam Rice. Birth years range from 1873 (Tom O'Brien) to 1998 (Keaton Winn). Behind Sam Rice come Justin Verlander (b. 1983, 266-159, 3.33 ERA) and Tommy Henrich (b. 1913, .282 avg, 183 HR). D.R., Curaçao, and Cuba are also represented among the February 20 births. Sam Rice (.322 avg, 34 HR) leads the February 20 hitters and Justin Verlander (266-159, 3.33 ERA) the pitchers. Justin Verlander, Luis Severino, and Jurickson Profar have no final season listed yet. Remembered on February 20: 23 names, starting with Sadie McMahon. Joe Gibbon (1935–2019) and Syl Johnson (1900–1985) follow Sadie McMahon on the list. Deaths on the list run from Al Dwight's in 1903 to Stan Williams's in 2021. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Sam Rice is listed first.