On This Day in Baseball

February 23

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on February 23

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

01

Ray Brown ⭐ HOF b. 1908

123-47, 3.21 ERA McDonald Township, USA
02

Barney Dreyfuss ⭐ HOF b. 1865

MLB player Freiburg, Germany
03

Bobby Bonilla b. 1963

.279 avg, 287 HR 1986–2001 Bronx, USA
04

Elston Howard b. 1929

.274 avg, 168 HR 1955–1968 St. Louis, USA
05

Rondell White b. 1972

.284 avg, 198 HR 1993–2007 Milledgeville, USA
06

Roy Johnson b. 1903

.296 avg, 58 HR 1929–1938 Pryor, USA
07

Ron Hunt b. 1941

.273 avg, 39 HR 1963–1974 St. Louis, USA
08

Wilin Rosario b. 1989

.273 avg, 71 HR 2011–2015 Bonao, D.R.
09

Juan Agosto b. 1958

.100 avg, 0 HR 1981–1993 Rio Piedras, P.R.
10

Elvis Alvarado b. 1999

MLB player 2025– Sabaneta, D.R.
11

Ryan Ward b. 1998

.218 avg, 3 HR 2026– Worcester, USA
12

Mason Adams b. 2000

0-2, 4.03 ERA 2026– Davenport, USA
13

Cooper Ingle b. 2002

.095 avg, 0 HR 2026– Asheville, USA
14

Caleb Freeman b. 1998

MLB player 2025– Abilene, USA
15

Ken Boswell b. 1946

.248 avg, 31 HR 1967–1977 Austin, USA
16

Fred Kuhaulua b. 1953

1-0, 4.79 ERA 1977–1981 Honolulu, USA
17

Jim O'Neill b. 1893

.287 avg, 1 HR 1920–1923 Minooka, USA
18

Rudy Hulswitt b. 1877

.253 avg, 3 HR 1899–1910 Newport, USA
19

Lew Camp b. 1868

.231 avg, 4 HR 1892–1894 Columbus, USA
20

Lee Gooch b. 1890

.295 avg, 1 HR 1915–1917 Oxford, USA
21

Dave Maurer b. 1975

.000 avg, 0 HR 2000–2004 Minneapolis, USA
22

Mike Smith b. 1961

.000 avg, 0 HR 1984–1989 Jackson, USA
23

Hillis Layne b. 1918

.264 avg, 1 HR 1941–1945 Whitwell, USA
24

Eddie Vargas b. 1959

.256 avg, 0 HR 1982–1984 Guanica, P.R.
25

Les Barnhart b. 1905

.200 avg, 0 HR 1928–1930 Hoxie, USA

Remembered on February 23

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Pete Donohue 1900–1988

134-118, 3.87 ERA 1921–1932
02

Bill Swift 1908–1969

95-82, 3.58 ERA 1932–1943
03

Vic Harris 1905–1978

.307 avg, 42 HR
04

Chaney White 1894–1967

.313 avg, 35 HR
05

Bubbles Hargrave 1892–1969

.310 avg, 29 HR 1913–1930
06

Jim King 1932–2015

.240 avg, 117 HR 1955–1967
07

Gordon Goldsberry 1927–1996

.241 avg, 6 HR 1949–1952
08

C. I. Taylor 1875–1922

.221 avg, 1 HR
09

Davey Crockett 1875–1961

.284 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901
10

Joe Hutcheson 1905–1993

.234 avg, 6 HR 1933–1933
11

Ramon Conde 1934–2020

.000 avg, 0 HR 1962–1962
12

Joe Tepsic 1923–2009

.000 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
13

Ray Stoviak 1915–1998

.000 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
14

George Brickley 1894–1947

.167 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
15

Jack Ridgway 1888–1928

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
16

Pete Loos 1878–1956

MLB player 1901–1901
17

Hi Church 1863–1926

.111 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
18

Edward Cramer 1855–1898

.000 avg, 0 HR 1883–1883
19

Nat Jewett 1844–1914

.125 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872

February 23 in the record

Leading the February 23 birthdays is Ray Brown, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Ray Brown and Barney Dreyfuss. From Barney Dreyfuss in 1865 to Cooper Ingle in 2002, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The February 23 list continues with Barney Dreyfuss (b. 1865) and Bobby Bonilla (b. 1963, .279 avg, 287 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Germany, D.R., and P.R. For February 23, the best-placed batter is Bobby Bonilla at .279 avg, 287 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Ray Brown, shows 123-47, 3.21 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark February 23 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Elvis Alvarado, Ryan Ward, and Mason Adams. 19 baseball figures died on February 23; Pete Donohue is listed first. Also remembered on February 23: Bill Swift (1908–1969) and Vic Harris (1905–1978). The deaths span 1898, Edward Cramer, to 2020, Ramon Conde. Ray Brown tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.