On This Day in Baseball

March 1

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on March 1

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

01

Paul Hines b. 1855

.302 avg, 57 HR 1872–1891 USA
02

Michael Conforto b. 1993

.245 avg, 193 HR 2015– Seattle, USA
03

Joe Mantiply b. 1991

13-13, 4.33 ERA 2016– Danville, USA
04

Robert Suarez b. 1991

MLB player 2022– Bolivar, Venezuela
05

Johnny Ray b. 1957

.290 avg, 53 HR 1981–1990 Chouteau, USA
06

Al Shaw b. 1881

.281 avg, 14 HR 1907–1915 Toledo, USA
07

Omar Daal b. 1972

68-78, 4.55 ERA 1993–2003 Maracaibo, Venezuela
08

Tony Castillo b. 1963

28-23, 3.93 ERA 1988–1998 Quibor, Venezuela
09

Hurston Waldrep b. 2002

6-3, 4.99 ERA 2024– Cairo, USA
10

Wilmer Harris b. 1924

7-14, 5.82 ERA Philadelphia, USA
11

Wander Franco b. 2001

.282 avg, 30 HR 2021– Bani, D.R.
12

Hank Wyse b. 1918

79-70, 3.52 ERA 1942–1951 Lunsford, USA
13

Casey Schmitt b. 1999

.244 avg, 44 HR 2023– San Diego, USA
14

Howie Fox b. 1921

43-72, 4.33 ERA 1944–1954 Coburg, USA
15

Ramon Castro b. 1976

.237 avg, 67 HR 1999–2011 Vega Baja, P.R.
16

Oswaldo Cabrera b. 1999

.232 avg, 20 HR 2022– Guarenas, Venezuela
17

Ken Harvey b. 1978

.274 avg, 27 HR 2001–2005 Los Angeles, USA
18

Chico Renfroe b. 1923

.268 avg, 1 HR Newark, USA
19

Adbert Alzolay b. 1995

12-25, 4.04 ERA 2019– Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
20

Vern Fuller b. 1944

.232 avg, 14 HR 1964–1970 Menomonie, USA
21

Rich Rodriguez b. 1963

.107 avg, 0 HR 1990–2003 Downey, USA
22

Dom Zanni b. 1932

.280 avg, 0 HR 1958–1966 Bronx, USA
23

Micah Hoffpauir b. 1980

.251 avg, 12 HR 2008–2010 Fort Worth, USA
24

Rankin Johnson b. 1917

.000 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941 Hayden, USA
25

Howard Baker b. 1888

.220 avg, 0 HR 1912–1915 Bridgeport, USA

Remembered on March 1

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Minnie Miñoso ⭐ HOF 1923–2015

.299 avg, 195 HR 1949–1980
02

Larry Doyle 1886–1974

.290 avg, 74 HR 1907–1920
03

Irish Meusel 1893–1963

.310 avg, 106 HR 1914–1927
04

Claude Grier 1904–1967

30-28, 4.60 ERA
05

Rebel Oakes 1883–1948

.279 avg, 15 HR 1909–1915
06

Maurice Van Robays 1914–1965

.267 avg, 20 HR 1939–1946
07

Ivey Wingo 1890–1941

.260 avg, 25 HR 1911–1929
08

Joe Tipton 1922–1994

.236 avg, 29 HR 1948–1954
09

Luis Márquez 1925–1988

.284 avg, 9 HR 1951–1954
10

Horace Jenkins 1891–1962

11-4, 3.03 ERA
11

Johnny Watwood 1905–1980

.283 avg, 5 HR 1929–1939
12

Ed Heusser 1909–1956

56-67, 3.69 ERA 1935–1948
13

Marv Gudat 1903–1954

.250 avg, 1 HR 1929–1932
14

Alex Malloy 1886–1961

0-6, 2.56 ERA 1910–1910
15

Frank Crespi 1918–1990

.263 avg, 4 HR 1938–1942
16

George Banks 1938–1985

.219 avg, 9 HR 1962–1966
17

Harry Jordan 1873–1920

.200 avg, 0 HR 1894–1895
18

Les Layton 1921–2014

.231 avg, 2 HR 1948–1948
19

Gene Stone 1944–2009

.214 avg, 0 HR 1969–1969
20

Roy Debnam 1904–1985

.417 avg, 0 HR
21

Ray Poole 1920–2006

.200 avg, 0 HR 1941–1947
22

Bob Mavis 1918–2005

MLB player 1949–1949
23

Leon Palmer 1906–1931

.125 avg, 0 HR
24

Roy Vaughn 1911–1937

.000 avg, 0 HR 1934–1934
25

Charles Fuller 1878–1937

.000 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902