On This Day in Baseball

March 5

25 notable birthdays · 8 in memoriam

Born on March 5

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

  1. 01
    Sam Thompson ⭐ HOF b. 1860
    .331 avg, 126 HR 1885–1906 Danville, USA
  2. 02
    Paul Konerko b. 1976
    .279 avg, 439 HR 1997–2014 Providence, USA
  3. 03
    Kyle Schwarber b. 1993
    .231 avg, 385 HR 2015– Middletown, USA
  4. 04
    Kent Tekulve b. 1947
    .083 avg, 0 HR 1974–1989 Cincinnati, USA
  5. 05
    Lu Blue b. 1897
    .287 avg, 44 HR 1921–1933 Washington, USA
  6. 06
    Elmer Valo b. 1921
    .282 avg, 58 HR 1940–1961 Rybnik, Czechoslovakia
  7. 07
    Erik Bedard b. 1979
    71-82, 3.99 ERA 2002–2014 Navan, CAN
  8. 08
    Bo Bichette b. 1998
    .288 avg, 129 HR 2019– Orlando, USA
  9. 09
    Jeff Tesreau b. 1888
    115-72, 2.43 ERA 1912–1918 Ironton, USA
  10. 10
    Tanner Bibee b. 1999
    41-38, 3.82 ERA 2023– Mission Viejo, USA
  11. 11
    Del Crandall b. 1930
    .254 avg, 179 HR 1949–1966 Ontario, USA
  12. 12
    Jeffrey Hammonds b. 1971
    .272 avg, 110 HR 1993–2005 Plainfield, USA
  13. 13
    Doug Bird b. 1950
    73-60, 3.99 ERA 1973–1983 Corona, USA
  14. 14
    John Schreiber b. 1994
    MLB player 2019– Wyandotte, USA
  15. 15
    Steve Ontiveros b. 1961
    34-31, 3.67 ERA 1985–2000 Tularosa, USA
  16. 16
    Mike MacDougal b. 1977
    MLB player 2001–2012 Las Vegas, USA
  17. 17
    Buck Miller b. 1901
    29-28, 4.20 ERA Calvert, USA
  18. 18
    Lucas Gilbreath b. 1996
    MLB player 2021– Westminster, USA
  19. 19
    Virgil Barnes b. 1897
    61-59, 3.66 ERA 1919–1928 Ontario, USA
  20. 20
    Jim Gleeson b. 1912
    .263 avg, 16 HR 1936–1942 Kansas City, USA
  21. 21
    Andy Rincon b. 1959
    8-5, 3.12 ERA 1980–1982 Monterey Park, USA
  22. 22
    Nick Madrigal b. 1997
    .274 avg, 4 HR 2020– Sacramento, USA
  23. 23
    Larry Elliot b. 1938
    .236 avg, 15 HR 1962–1966 San Diego, USA
  24. 24
    John Richmond b. 1855
    .238 avg, 5 HR 1875–1885 Philadelphia, USA
  25. 25
    Orlando Ribalta b. 1998
    MLB player 2024– Santa Clara, Cuba

Remembered on March 5

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Dave Foutz 1856–1897
    147-66, 2.84 ERA 1884–1896
  2. 02
    Pepper Martin 1904–1965
    .298 avg, 59 HR 1928–1944
  3. 03
    Les Fleming 1915–1980
    .277 avg, 29 HR 1939–1949
  4. 04
    Don Pavletich 1938–2020
    .254 avg, 46 HR 1957–1971
  5. 05
    Jim Reilly 1860–1924
    .175 avg, 0 HR 1885–1885
  6. 06
    Alex Farmer 1877–1920
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908
  7. 07
    Lefty Lorenzen 1893–1963
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
  8. 08
    Mart McQuaid 1861–1928
    .267 avg, 0 HR 1891–1898

March 5 in the record

The birthday list for March 5 has 25 names, headed by Sam Thompson. Hall of Famers among them: Sam Thompson. Birth years range from 1855 (John Richmond) to 1999 (Tanner Bibee). The March 5 list continues with Paul Konerko (b. 1976, .279 avg, 439 HR) and Kyle Schwarber (b. 1993, .231 avg, 385 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Czechoslovakia, CAN, and Cuba. Sam Thompson (.331 avg, 126 HR) leads the March 5 hitters and Erik Bedard (71-82, 3.99 ERA) the pitchers. Recent names on the March 5 list, Kyle Schwarber, Bo Bichette, and Tanner Bibee, show careers still open. The March 5 memorial list names 8 figures, beginning with Dave Foutz. Also remembered on March 5: Pepper Martin (1904–1965) and Les Fleming (1915–1980). The earliest March 5 death listed is Dave Foutz in 1897; the most recent is Don Pavletich in 2020. Ranking on the March 5 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.