On This Day in Baseball

March 3

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on March 3

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

01

Willie Keeler ⭐ HOF b. 1872

.341 avg, 33 HR 1892–1910 Brooklyn, USA
02

John Ward ⭐ HOF b. 1860

164-103, 2.10 ERA 1878–1894 Bellefonte, USA
03

Doug Harvey ⭐ HOF b. 1930

MLB player South Gate, USA
04

Scott Radinsky b. 1968

.000 avg, 0 HR 1990–2001 Glendale, USA
05

Paul Schaal b. 1943

.244 avg, 57 HR 1964–1974 Pittsburgh, USA
06

Jose Ferrer b. 2000

MLB player 2023– Maimon, D.R.
07

Matt Diaz b. 1978

.290 avg, 45 HR 2003–2013 Portland, USA
08

Maikel Garcia b. 2000

.264 avg, 30 HR 2022– La Sabana, Venezuela
09

Bud Souchock b. 1919

.255 avg, 50 HR 1946–1955 Yatesboro, USA
10

Gabriel Rincones b. 2001

.167 avg, 2 HR 2026– Boynton Beach, USA
11

Zack Kelly b. 1995

MLB player 2022– Roanoke, USA
12

Monk Cline b. 1858

.261 avg, 2 HR 1882–1891 Louisville, USA
13

Ed Phelps b. 1879

.251 avg, 3 HR 1902–1913 Albany, USA
14

Kyle Isbel b. 1997

.236 avg, 29 HR 2021– Fontana, USA
15

Jumbo Schoeneck b. 1862

.283 avg, 2 HR 1884–1889 Chicago, USA
16

Billy Norman b. 1886

2-8, 3.40 ERA Topeka, USA
17

Percy Wilson b. 1899

.294 avg, 3 HR New Orleans, USA
18

Sam Trott b. 1857

.250 avg, 3 HR 1880–1888 Baltimore, USA
19

Bert Griffith b. 1896

.299 avg, 4 HR 1922–1924 St. Louis, USA
20

Dilson Herrera b. 1994

.199 avg, 11 HR 2014–2020 Cartagena, Colombia
21

Bob Garibaldi b. 1942

.000 avg, 0 HR 1962–1969 Stockton, USA
22

A. J. Sager b. 1965

12-15, 5.36 ERA 1994–1998 Columbus, USA
23

Bill Kalfass b. 1916

.000 avg, 0 HR 1937–1937 New York, USA
24

Les Channell b. 1886

.350 avg, 0 HR 1910–1914 Crestline, USA
25

Eric Farris b. 1986

.111 avg, 0 HR 2011–2012 Sacramento, USA

Remembered on March 3

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Ed Williamson 1857–1894

.255 avg, 64 HR 1878–1890
02

Clyde Milan 1887–1953

.285 avg, 17 HR 1907–1922
03

Jerry Priddy 1919–1980

.265 avg, 61 HR 1941–1953
04

Stubby Overmire 1919–1977

58-67, 3.96 ERA 1943–1952
05

Gene Oliver 1935–2007

.246 avg, 93 HR 1959–1969
06

Ted Strong 1917–1978

.321 avg, 27 HR
07

George Giles 1909–1992

.316 avg, 11 HR
08

Ed Morris 1899–1932

42-45, 4.19 ERA 1922–1931
09

Bill Harvey 1908–1989

24-38, 5.21 ERA
10

Lloyd Hittle 1924–2012

7-11, 4.43 ERA 1949–1950
11

Harry Davis 1908–1997

.264 avg, 7 HR 1932–1937
12

Ed Ott 1951–2024

.259 avg, 33 HR 1974–1981
13

John Brown 1918–1999

.278 avg, 0 HR
14

Harley Parker 1872–1941

5-8, 5.90 ERA 1893–1901
15

Mike O'Rourke 1868–1934

1-2, 4.07 ERA 1890–1890
16

Cecil Johnson 1893–1977

.350 avg, 2 HR
17

Alfred Wilmore 1924–1996

2-5, 8.32 ERA
18

Dan Bickham 1864–1951

.333 avg, 0 HR 1886–1886
19

Clay Fauver 1872–1942

.000 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899
20

Dan O'Connor 1868–1942

.462 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
21

Charles Snyder 1873–1901

.273 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
22

Jim Obradovich 1949–2012

.176 avg, 0 HR 1978–1978
23

Jake Bell 1918–1997

.207 avg, 0 HR
24

Hank Small 1953–2010

.000 avg, 0 HR 1978–1978
25

Frank Saucier 1926–2025

.071 avg, 0 HR 1951–1951