On This Day in Baseball

February 25

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on February 25

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

  1. 01
    Ron Santo ⭐ HOF b. 1940
    .277 avg, 342 HR 1960–1974 Seattle, USA
  2. 02
    Monte Irvin ⭐ HOF b. 1919
    .306 avg, 140 HR 1949–1956 Haleburg, USA
  3. 03
    Paul O'Neill b. 1963
    .288 avg, 281 HR 1985–2001 Columbus, USA
  4. 04
    Cesar Cedeno b. 1951
    .285 avg, 199 HR 1970–1986 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  5. 05
    Andy Pafko b. 1921
    .285 avg, 213 HR 1943–1959 Boyceville, USA
  6. 06
    Jorge Soler b. 1992
    .238 avg, 215 HR 2014– Havana, Cuba
  7. 07
    Al Hollingsworth b. 1908
    70-104, 3.99 ERA 1935–1946 St. Louis, USA
  8. 08
    Shannon Stewart b. 1974
    .297 avg, 115 HR 1995–2008 Cincinnati, USA
  9. 09
    Bob Bescher b. 1884
    .258 avg, 28 HR 1908–1918 London, USA
  10. 10
    Ken Dayley b. 1959
    33-45, 3.64 ERA 1982–1993 Jerome, USA
  11. 11
    Danny Cater b. 1940
    .276 avg, 66 HR 1964–1975 Austin, USA
  12. 12
    Bob Brenly b. 1954
    .247 avg, 91 HR 1981–1989 Coshocton, USA
  13. 13
    Roy Weatherly b. 1915
    .286 avg, 43 HR 1936–1950 Warren, USA
  14. 14
    Denny Lemaster b. 1939
    90-105, 3.58 ERA 1962–1972 Corona, USA
  15. 15
    Rafael Marchan b. 1999
    .202 avg, 9 HR 2020– San Cristobal, Venezuela
  16. 16
    Ed Cogswell b. 1854
    .294 avg, 1 HR 1879–1882 England
  17. 17
    Jack Lohrke b. 1924
    .242 avg, 22 HR 1947–1953 Los Angeles, USA
  18. 18
    Ed Lynch b. 1956
    47-54, 4.00 ERA 1980–1987 Brooklyn, USA
  19. 19
    Felix Peña b. 1990
    15-8, 4.66 ERA 2016–2021 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
  20. 20
    Henry Rodriguez b. 1987
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2009–2014 Santa Barbara, Venezuela
  21. 21
    Dana Kiecker b. 1961
    10-12, 4.68 ERA 1990–1991 Sleepy Eye, USA
  22. 22
    Xavier Paul b. 1985
    .250 avg, 12 HR 2009–2014 Slidell, USA
  23. 23
    Bill Weir b. 1911
    6-4, 3.55 ERA 1936–1939 Portland, USA
  24. 24
    Dave Vineyard b. 1941
    2-5, 4.17 ERA 1964–1964 Clay, USA
  25. 25
    Rich Rowland b. 1964
    .213 avg, 9 HR 1990–1995 Cloverdale, USA

Remembered on February 25

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Joe Williams ⭐ HOF 1886–1951
    109-59, 2.57 ERA
  2. 02
    John McGraw ⭐ HOF 1873–1934
    .334 avg, 13 HR 1891–1907
  3. 03
    Jose DeLeon 1960–2024
    86-119, 3.76 ERA 1983–1995
  4. 04
    Max Bishop 1899–1962
    .271 avg, 41 HR 1924–1935
  5. 05
    Russ Wrightstone 1893–1969
    .297 avg, 60 HR 1920–1928
  6. 06
    Cal Abrams 1924–1997
    .269 avg, 32 HR 1949–1956
  7. 07
    Dave Nicholson 1939–2023
    .212 avg, 61 HR 1960–1967
  8. 08
    Culley Rikard 1914–2000
    .270 avg, 4 HR 1941–1947
  9. 09
    Joe Gallagher 1914–1998
    .273 avg, 16 HR 1939–1940
  10. 10
    Al Autry 1952–2022
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1976–1976
  11. 11
    Earl Huckleberry 1910–1999
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
  12. 12
    George Yankowski 1922–2020
    .161 avg, 0 HR 1942–1949
  13. 13
    Dave Cheadle 1952–2012
    MLB player 1973–1973
  14. 14
    Roy Wise 1923–2008
    MLB player 1944–1944
  15. 15
    Bill Knowlton 1898–1944
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920
  16. 16
    Bill Hughes 1896–1963
    MLB player 1921–1921
  17. 17
    Frank McCrea 1896–1981
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
  18. 18
    Tink Turner 1890–1962
    MLB player 1915–1915

February 25 in the record

25 baseball figures born on February 25 are listed, led by Ron Santo. The HOF tag marks Ron Santo and Monte Irvin. The oldest February 25 birthday on the list is Ed Cogswell's, in 1854; the youngest is Rafael Marchan, born in 1999. The February 25 list continues with Monte Irvin (b. 1919, .306 avg, 140 HR) and Paul O'Neill (b. 1963, .288 avg, 281 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R., Cuba, Venezuela, and England. Ron Santo (.277 avg, 342 HR) leads the February 25 hitters and Al Hollingsworth (70-104, 3.99 ERA) the pitchers. The span for Jorge Soler and Rafael Marchan ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on February 25: 18 names, starting with Joe Williams. The HOF tag on the February 25 memorial list goes to Joe Williams and John McGraw. John McGraw (1873–1934) and Jose DeLeon (1960–2024) follow Joe Williams on the list. The deaths span 1934, John McGraw, to 2024, Jose DeLeon. Ranking on the February 25 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.