On This Day in Baseball

February 21

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on February 21

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

  1. 01
    Alan Trammell ⭐ HOF b. 1958
    .285 avg, 185 HR 1977–1996 Garden Grove, USA
  2. 02
    Tom Yawkey ⭐ HOF b. 1903
    MLB player Detroit, USA
  3. 03
    John Titus b. 1876
    .282 avg, 38 HR 1903–1913 St. Clair, USA
  4. 04
    Jouett Meekin b. 1867
    152-133, 4.07 ERA 1891–1900 New Albany, USA
  5. 05
    Joe Foy b. 1943
    .248 avg, 58 HR 1966–1971 New York, USA
  6. 06
    Sam Hilliard b. 1994
    .218 avg, 44 HR 2019– Mansfield, USA
  7. 07
    Fred Newman b. 1942
    33-39, 3.41 ERA 1962–1967 Boston, USA
  8. 08
    Franklin Gutierrez b. 1983
    .257 avg, 97 HR 2005–2017 Caracas, Venezuela
  9. 09
    Ted Savage b. 1936
    .233 avg, 34 HR 1962–1971 Venice, USA
  10. 10
    Bo Naylor b. 2000
    .200 avg, 41 HR 2022– Mississauga, CAN
  11. 11
    Porter Hodge b. 2001
    MLB player 2024– Salt Lake City, USA
  12. 12
    Dalton Rushing b. 2001
    .230 avg, 16 HR 2025– Memphis, USA
  13. 13
    Bill Slayback b. 1948
    6-9, 3.84 ERA 1972–1974 Hollywood, USA
  14. 14
    Devon Travis b. 1991
    .274 avg, 35 HR 2015–2018 West Palm Beach, USA
  15. 15
    Ty Madden b. 2000
    MLB player 2024– Houston, USA
  16. 16
    Lloyd Hittle b. 1924
    7-11, 4.43 ERA 1949–1950 Acampo, USA
  17. 17
    David Sandlin b. 2001
    3-2, 5.58 ERA 2026– Owasso, USA
  18. 18
    Harry Ford b. 2003
    .189 avg, 3 HR 2025– Atlanta, USA
  19. 19
    Bill Cash b. 1919
    .270 avg, 8 HR Round Oak, USA
  20. 20
    Tyler Lyons b. 1988
    13-12, 4.30 ERA 2013–2020 Lubbock, USA
  21. 21
    Ryan Merritt b. 1992
    3-0, 1.71 ERA 2016–2017 McKinney, USA
  22. 22
    Rick Lysander b. 1953
    9-17, 4.28 ERA 1980–1985 Huntington Park, USA
  23. 23
    Kodi Whitley b. 1995
    MLB player 2020–2022 Clayton, USA
  24. 24
    Jess Brooks b. 1913
    .264 avg, 2 HR Tacoma, USA
  25. 25
    Jeff Schmidt b. 1971
    MLB player 1996–1996 Northfield, USA

Remembered on February 21

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Joe Shaute 1899–1970
    99-109, 4.15 ERA 1922–1934
  2. 02
    Albie Pearson 1934–2023
    .270 avg, 28 HR 1958–1966
  3. 03
    Eddie Murphy 1891–1969
    .287 avg, 4 HR 1912–1926
  4. 04
    Paul Radford 1861–1945
    .242 avg, 13 HR 1883–1894
  5. 05
    Charles Earle 1884–1972
    14-9, 3.59 ERA
  6. 06
    Irv Ray 1864–1948
    .292 avg, 3 HR 1888–1891
  7. 07
    Chet Ross 1917–1989
    .241 avg, 34 HR 1939–1944
  8. 08
    Vinegar Bend Mizell 1930–1999
    90-88, 3.85 ERA 1952–1962
  9. 09
    Gilly Campbell 1908–1973
    .263 avg, 5 HR 1933–1938
  10. 10
    George Merritt 1880–1938
    .213 avg, 0 HR 1901–1903
  11. 11
    John Peters 1893–1932
    .265 avg, 7 HR 1915–1922
  12. 12
    Ike Rockenfield 1876–1927
    .221 avg, 0 HR 1905–1906
  13. 13
    Charlie Gorin 1928–2021
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1954–1955
  14. 14
    Hector Maestri 1935–2014
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1960–1961
  15. 15
    Ray Shearer 1929–1982
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1957–1957
  16. 16
    Dennis Driscoll 1862–1901
    .158 avg, 0 HR 1885–1885
  17. 17
    Jim Roxburgh 1858–1934
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1884–1887
  18. 18
    John Fogarty 1864–1918
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1885–1885

February 21 in the record

25 baseball figures born on February 21 are listed, led by Alan Trammell. The HOF tag marks Alan Trammell and Tom Yawkey. Birth years range from 1867 (Jouett Meekin) to 2003 (Harry Ford). Next on the February 21 birthday list are Tom Yawkey (b. 1903) and John Titus (b. 1876, .282 avg, 38 HR). Not every February 21 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Venezuela and CAN. For February 21, the best-placed batter is Alan Trammell at .285 avg, 185 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Jouett Meekin, shows 152-133, 4.07 ERA. Recent names on the February 21 list, Sam Hilliard, Bo Naylor, and Porter Hodge, show careers still open. The February 21 memorial list names 18 figures, beginning with Joe Shaute. Also remembered on February 21: Albie Pearson (1934–2023) and Eddie Murphy (1891–1969). Dennis Driscoll (1901) and Albie Pearson (2023) bracket the memorial list. Alan Trammell tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.