On This Day in Baseball

March 2

25 notable birthdays · 21 in memoriam

Born on March 2

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

01

Mel Ott ⭐ HOF b. 1909

.304 avg, 511 HR 1926–1947 Gretna, USA
02

Mort Cooper b. 1913

128-75, 2.97 ERA 1938–1949 Atherton, USA
03

Ron Gant b. 1965

.256 avg, 321 HR 1987–2003 Victoria, USA
04

Terry Steinbach b. 1962

.271 avg, 162 HR 1986–1999 New Ulm, USA
05

Adolis Garcia b. 1993

.234 avg, 148 HR 2018– Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
06

Woody English b. 1906

.286 avg, 32 HR 1927–1938 Fredonia, USA
07

Miguel Andujar b. 1995

.279 avg, 58 HR 2017– San Cristobal, D.R.
08

Jay Gibbons b. 1977

.260 avg, 127 HR 2001–2011 Rochester, USA
09

Jake Virtue b. 1865

.274 avg, 7 HR 1890–1894 Philadelphia, USA
10

Cal Abrams b. 1924

.269 avg, 32 HR 1949–1956 Philadelphia, USA
11

Glen Perkins b. 1983

35-25, 3.88 ERA 2006–2017 St. Paul, USA
12

Leo Gomez b. 1966

.243 avg, 79 HR 1990–1996 Canovanas, P.R.
13

Danny Hoffman b. 1880

.256 avg, 14 HR 1903–1911 Canton, USA
14

Josh Taylor b. 1993

MLB player 2019– Phoenix, USA
15

Logan Henderson b. 2002

14-3, 2.33 ERA 2025– Houston, USA
16

Mickey Rocco b. 1916

.258 avg, 30 HR 1943–1946 St. Paul, USA
17

William Fischer b. 1891

.274 avg, 10 HR 1913–1917 New York, USA
18

Justin Foscue b. 1999

.232 avg, 11 HR 2024– Huntsville, USA
19

Reese McGuire b. 1995

.246 avg, 25 HR 2018– Seattle, USA
20

Tommy White b. 2003

.254 avg, 3 HR 2026– St. Petersburg, USA
21

Dom Hamel b. 1999

MLB player 2025– Chandler, USA
22

Hayden Harris b. 1999

MLB player 2025– Augusta, USA
23

Jim Konstanty b. 1917

66-48, 3.46 ERA 1944–1956 Strykersville, USA
24

Lefty Robinson b. 1891

1-8, 6.95 ERA New Madrid, USA
25

Chick Robitaille b. 1879

12-8, 2.56 ERA 1904–1905 Whitehall, USA

Remembered on March 2

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Matt Kilroy 1866–1940

141-133, 3.47 ERA 1886–1898
02

Fred Merkle 1888–1956

.273 avg, 61 HR 1907–1926
03

Clem Labine 1926–2007

77-56, 3.63 ERA 1950–1962
04

Dale Alexander 1903–1979

.331 avg, 61 HR 1929–1933
05

Adam Comorosky 1904–1951

.285 avg, 28 HR 1926–1935
06

Howie Camnitz 1881–1960

133-106, 2.75 ERA 1904–1915
07

Rick Mahler 1953–2005

96-111, 3.99 ERA 1979–1991
08

Leslie Green 1914–1985

.273 avg, 4 HR
09

Eddie Douglass 1887–1936

.273 avg, 8 HR
10

Eddie Locke 1923–1992

5-3, 4.02 ERA
11

Tom Borland 1933–2013

.000 avg, 0 HR 1960–1961
12

Orlando Varona 1925–1977

.185 avg, 1 HR
13

Frank Metha 1913–1975

.243 avg, 0 HR 1940–1940
14

Butch Sutcliffe 1915–1994

.250 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
15

Jimmy Reynolds 1920–1986

.143 avg, 0 HR
16

Jack Robinson 1921–2000

MLB player 1949–1949
17

Walter Prince 1861–1938

.208 avg, 1 HR 1883–1884
18

Danny Musser 1905–2000

.500 avg, 0 HR 1932–1932
19

Winfield Welch 1899–1980

.000 avg, 0 HR
20

Phil Slattery 1893–1968

.000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
21

Fred Ostendorf 1892–1965

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914

March 2 in the record

25 baseball figures born on March 2 are listed, led by Mel Ott. The HOF tag marks Mel Ott. Jake Virtue, born in 1865, is the earliest birth listed, and Tommy White (2003) the latest. The March 2 list continues with Mort Cooper (b. 1913, 128-75, 2.97 ERA) and Ron Gant (b. 1965, .256 avg, 321 HR). Cuba, D.R., and P.R. are also represented among the March 2 births. For March 2, the best-placed batter is Mel Ott at .304 avg, 511 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Mort Cooper, shows 128-75, 2.97 ERA. The span for Adolis Garcia, Miguel Andujar, and Josh Taylor ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on March 2: 21 names, starting with Matt Kilroy. Fred Merkle (1888–1956) and Clem Labine (1926–2007) follow Matt Kilroy on the list. The deaths span 1936, Eddie Douglass, to 2013, Tom Borland. Ranking on the March 2 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.