On This Day in Baseball

March 4

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on March 4

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

  1. 01
    Dazzy Vance ⭐ HOF b. 1891
    197-140, 3.24 ERA 1915–1935 Orient, USA
  2. 02
    Lefty O'Doul b. 1897
    .349 avg, 113 HR 1919–1934 San Francisco, USA
  3. 03
    Nick Castellanos b. 1992
    .270 avg, 254 HR 2013– Davie, USA
  4. 04
    Sergio Romo b. 1983
    42-36, 3.21 ERA 2008–2022 Brawley, USA
  5. 05
    Charlie Hickman b. 1876
    10-8, 4.28 ERA 1897–1908 Taylortown, USA
  6. 06
    Red Murray b. 1884
    .270 avg, 37 HR 1906–1917 Arnot, USA
  7. 07
    Jeff Pfeffer b. 1888
    158-112, 2.77 ERA 1911–1924 Seymour, USA
  8. 08
    Cass Michaels b. 1926
    .262 avg, 53 HR 1943–1954 Detroit, USA
  9. 09
    Cory Luebke b. 1985
    10-13, 3.52 ERA 2010–2016 Coldwater, USA
  10. 10
    Emil Gross b. 1858
    .295 avg, 7 HR 1879–1884 Chicago, USA
  11. 11
    Richard Rodriguez b. 1990
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2017–2021 Santiago, D.R.
  12. 12
    Bob Johnson b. 1936
    .272 avg, 44 HR 1960–1970 Omaha, USA
  13. 13
    Tom Grieve b. 1948
    .249 avg, 65 HR 1970–1979 Pittsfield, USA
  14. 14
    Leron Lee b. 1948
    .250 avg, 31 HR 1969–1976 Bakersfield, USA
  15. 15
    Wayne Carr b. 1897
    27-40, 5.12 ERA Henderson, USA
  16. 16
    Johnny Enzmann b. 1890
    11-12, 2.84 ERA 1914–1920 Brooklyn, USA
  17. 17
    Alto Lane b. 1908
    4-4, 3.29 ERA Montgomery, USA
  18. 18
    Michael McKenry b. 1985
    .238 avg, 29 HR 2010–2016 Knoxville, USA
  19. 19
    Brian Hunter b. 1968
    .234 avg, 67 HR 1991–2000 Torrance, USA
  20. 20
    Clyde McCullough b. 1917
    .252 avg, 52 HR 1940–1956 Nashville, USA
  21. 21
    Danny Frisella b. 1946
    34-40, 3.32 ERA 1967–1976 San Francisco, USA
  22. 22
    Tommy Phelps b. 1974
    4-5, 4.34 ERA 2003–2005 Seoul, South Korea
  23. 23
    Bruce Aven b. 1972
    .273 avg, 20 HR 1997–2002 Orange, USA
  24. 24
    Joseph Herr b. 1865
    .261 avg, 3 HR 1887–1890 St. Louis, USA
  25. 25
    Tom Lampkin b. 1964
    .235 avg, 56 HR 1988–2002 Cincinnati, USA

Remembered on March 4

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Bullet Rogan ⭐ HOF 1893–1967
    117-52, 2.74 ERA
  2. 02
    John Ward ⭐ HOF 1860–1925
    164-103, 2.10 ERA 1878–1894
  3. 03
    Watson Clark 1902–1972
    111-97, 3.66 ERA 1924–1937
  4. 04
    Don Mincher 1938–2012
    .249 avg, 200 HR 1960–1972
  5. 05
    Jack Taylor 1873–1938
    152-139, 2.65 ERA 1898–1907
  6. 06
    George Mogridge 1889–1962
    132-131, 3.21 ERA 1911–1927
  7. 07
    Larry Rosenthal 1910–1992
    .263 avg, 22 HR 1936–1945
  8. 08
    Gready McKinnis 1913–1991
    12-21, 3.41 ERA
  9. 09
    Kiddo Davis 1902–1983
    .282 avg, 19 HR 1926–1938
  10. 10
    Doc Reisling 1874–1955
    15-19, 2.45 ERA 1904–1910
  11. 11
    Chuck Kress 1921–2014
    .249 avg, 1 HR 1947–1954
  12. 12
    Steve Shea 1942–2015
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1968–1969
  13. 13
    Bill Antonello 1927–1993
    .163 avg, 1 HR 1953–1953
  14. 14
    Clarence Lytle 1879–1937
    .308 avg, 0 HR
  15. 15
    Jack Niemes 1919–1966
    MLB player 1943–1943
  16. 16
    Jess Cortazzo 1904–1963
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
  17. 17
    Frank Kelliher 1899–1956
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919
  18. 18
    Lon Ury 1877–1918
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
  19. 19
    Malachi Hogan 1878–1945
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901
  20. 20
    Abe Wolstenholme 1861–1916
    .091 avg, 0 HR 1883–1883

March 4 in the record

The birthday list for March 4 has 25 names, headed by Dazzy Vance. The HOF tag marks Dazzy Vance. Birth years range from 1858 (Emil Gross) to 1992 (Nick Castellanos). Behind Dazzy Vance come Lefty O'Doul (b. 1897, .349 avg, 113 HR) and Nick Castellanos (b. 1992, .270 avg, 254 HR). March 4 birthplaces outside the United States include D.R. and South Korea. Career lines shown range from Lefty O'Doul's .349 avg, 113 HR to Dazzy Vance's 197-140, 3.24 ERA on the mound. Open-ended career spans mark March 4 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Nick Castellanos. 20 baseball figures died on March 4; Bullet Rogan is listed first. Among those remembered, Bullet Rogan and John Ward were Hall of Famers. The memorial list continues with John Ward (1860–1925) and Watson Clark (1902–1972). Abe Wolstenholme (1916) and Steve Shea (2015) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Dazzy Vance is listed first.