On This Day in Baseball

February 22

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on February 22

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

01

Bill Klem ⭐ HOF b. 1874

MLB player Rochester, USA
02

Sparky Anderson ⭐ HOF b. 1934

.218 avg, 0 HR 1959–1959 Bridgewater, USA
03

J. J. Putz b. 1977

MLB player 2003–2014 Trenton, USA
04

Chris Bassitt b. 1989

92-70, 3.70 ERA 2014– Toledo, USA
05

Kelly Johnson b. 1982

.251 avg, 155 HR 2005–2016 Austin, USA
06

German Marquez b. 1995

72-74, 4.70 ERA 2016– San Felix, Venezuela
07

Steve Barber b. 1938

121-106, 3.36 ERA 1960–1974 Takoma Park, USA
08

Ryne Duren b. 1929

27-44, 3.83 ERA 1954–1965 Cazenovia, USA
09

Kazuhiro Sasaki b. 1968

MLB player 2000–2003 Tokyo, Japan
10

Ben Rice b. 1999

.248 avg, 74 HR 2024– Cohasset, USA
11

George Davies b. 1868

18-24, 3.32 ERA 1891–1893 Portage, USA
12

Daniel Nava b. 1983

.266 avg, 29 HR 2010–2017 Redwood City, USA
13

Joe Lefebvre b. 1956

.258 avg, 31 HR 1980–1986 Concord, USA
14

Caleb Durbin b. 2000

.252 avg, 24 HR 2025– Lake Forest, USA
15

Thairo Estrada b. 1996

.251 avg, 51 HR 2019– Bejuma, Venezuela
16

Casey Kotchman b. 1983

.260 avg, 71 HR 2004–2013 St. Petersburg, USA
17

Cody Bradford b. 1998

10-11, 4.29 ERA 2023– Aledo, USA
18

Cam Smith b. 2003

.222 avg, 30 HR 2025– Lake Worth, USA
19

Kyle Nicolas b. 1999

MLB player 2023– Massillon, USA
20

Abimelec Ortiz b. 2002

.188 avg, 5 HR 2026– Bayamon, Puerto Rico
21

Brett Sullivan b. 1994

.218 avg, 9 HR 2023– Stockton, USA
22

Jose Espada b. 1997

MLB player 2023–2023 Ponce, P.R.
23

Kevin McCarthy b. 1992

MLB player 2016–2020 Rockville Centre, USA
24

Jumbo McGinnis b. 1854

102-79, 2.95 ERA 1882–1887 St. Louis, USA
25

Johnny Lucadello b. 1919

.264 avg, 5 HR 1938–1947 Thurber, USA

Remembered on February 22

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Roy Parnell 1903–1954

5-3, 2.37 ERA 1927–1943
02

Andy Seminick 1920–2004

.243 avg, 164 HR 1943–1957
03

Owen Wilson 1883–1954

.269 avg, 59 HR 1908–1916
04

Willie Bobo 1898–1931

.313 avg, 26 HR
05

Andy High 1897–1981

.284 avg, 44 HR 1922–1934
06

Roman Mejias 1925–2023

.254 avg, 54 HR 1955–1964
07

Bill Blair 1863–1890

.308 avg, 0 HR 1888–1888
08

Frank Morrissey 1876–1939

1-3, 2.23 ERA 1901–1902
09

Dave Thomas 1900–1944

.296 avg, 3 HR
10

Joe Craig 1918–1991

.287 avg, 1 HR
11

Ed Rowen 1857–1892

.242 avg, 1 HR 1882–1884
12

Duke Lattimore 1904–1986

.233 avg, 0 HR
13

Army Rhodes 1918–1985

.105 avg, 0 HR
14

Rufus Battle 1896–1954

.115 avg, 0 HR
15

Jim Begley 1902–1957

.200 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
16

Red Lutz 1898–1984

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
17

Jimmy Pattison 1908–1991

.500 avg, 0 HR 1929–1929
18

Paul Speraw 1893–1962

.000 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920
19

Pop Watkins 1870–1924

MLB player
20

Bill Shettsline 1863–1933

MLB player

February 22 in the record

Leading the February 22 birthdays is Bill Klem, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Bill Klem and Sparky Anderson. The oldest February 22 birthday on the list is Jumbo McGinnis's, in 1854; the youngest is Cam Smith, born in 2003. Next on the February 22 birthday list are Sparky Anderson (b. 1934, .218 avg, 0 HR) and J. J. Putz (b. 1977). February 22 birthplaces outside the United States include Venezuela, Japan, Puerto Rico, and P.R. Career lines shown range from Sparky Anderson's .218 avg, 0 HR to Chris Bassitt's 92-70, 3.70 ERA on the mound. Chris Bassitt, German Marquez, and Ben Rice have no final season listed yet. Remembered on February 22: 20 names, starting with Roy Parnell. The memorial list continues with Andy Seminick (1920–2004) and Owen Wilson (1883–1954). The earliest February 22 death listed is Bill Blair in 1890; the most recent is Roman Mejias in 2023. Bill Klem tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.