On This Day in Baseball

March 6

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on March 6

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

01

Lefty Grove ⭐ HOF b. 1900

300-141, 3.06 ERA 1925–1941 Lonaconing, USA
02

Willie Stargell ⭐ HOF b. 1940

.282 avg, 475 HR 1962–1982 Earlsboro, USA
03

Terry Adams b. 1973

51-62, 4.17 ERA 1995–2005 Mobile, USA
04

Jake Arrieta b. 1986

115-93, 3.98 ERA 2010–2021 Farmington, USA
05

Walter Cannady b. 1902

.316 avg, 42 HR Norfolk, USA
06

Bill Sweeney b. 1886

.272 avg, 11 HR 1907–1914 Covington, USA
07

Marcus Thames b. 1977

.246 avg, 115 HR 2002–2011 Louisville, USA
08

Francisco Cervelli b. 1986

.268 avg, 41 HR 2008–2020 Valencia, Venezuela
09

Edmundo Sosa b. 1996

.255 avg, 43 HR 2018– Panama City, Panama
10

Anthony Telford b. 1966

22-25, 4.17 ERA 1990–2002 San Jose, USA
11

Cristhian Martinez b. 1982

.133 avg, 0 HR 2009–2013 Santo Domingo, D.R.
12

J. C. Hamilton b. 1913

11-4, 5.01 ERA Marion County, USA
13

Charles McAdoo b. 2002

.250 avg, 2 HR 2026– Walnut Creek, USA
14

Ted Abernathy b. 1933

63-69, 3.46 ERA 1955–1972 Stanley, USA
15

Karl Best b. 1959

MLB player 1983–1988 Aberdeen, USA
16

Scott Stahoviak b. 1970

.256 avg, 27 HR 1993–1998 Waukegan, USA
17

Edward Olivares b. 1996

.254 avg, 29 HR 2020– Caracas, Venezuela
18

George Mohart b. 1892

.200 avg, 0 HR 1920–1921 Buffalo, USA
19

Cookie Rojas b. 1939

.263 avg, 54 HR 1962–1977 Havana, Cuba
20

Hal Mauck b. 1869

8-10, 4.41 ERA 1893–1893 Princeton, USA
21

Joe Hall b. 1966

.319 avg, 1 HR 1994–1997 Paducah, USA
22

Ed Mierkowicz b. 1924

.175 avg, 1 HR 1945–1950 Wyandotte, USA
23

Roy Hansen b. 1898

MLB player 1918–1918 Beloit, USA
24

James Lofton b. 1974

.192 avg, 0 HR 2001–2001 Los Angeles, USA
25

Sandro Fabian b. 1998

.000 avg, 0 HR 2024– Santo Domingo, D.R.

Remembered on March 6

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Kirby Puckett ⭐ HOF 1960–2006

.318 avg, 207 HR 1984–1995
02

Joe Sewell ⭐ HOF 1898–1990

.312 avg, 49 HR 1920–1933
03

Jimmy Collins ⭐ HOF 1870–1943

.294 avg, 65 HR 1895–1908
04

Wally Schang 1889–1965

.284 avg, 59 HR 1913–1931
05

Dick Whitworth 1895–1966

67-34, 2.76 ERA
06

Ted Alexander 1912–1999

11-5, 3.28 ERA
07

Jimmy Austin 1879–1965

.246 avg, 13 HR 1909–1929
08

Danny Gardella 1920–2005

.267 avg, 24 HR 1944–1950
09

Frank Barrett 1913–1998

.167 avg, 0 HR 1939–1950
10

Doc Dennis 1918–2001

.250 avg, 13 HR
11

Art Schallock 1924–2025

6-7, 4.02 ERA 1951–1955
12

Stan Jok 1926–1972

.158 avg, 1 HR 1954–1955
13

Wade Lefler 1896–1981

.556 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
14

Marshall Locke 1857–1940

.241 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
15

Deacon Donahue 1920–2008

.000 avg, 0 HR 1943–1944
16

Bob Adams 1907–1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1931–1932
17

Harry O'Neill 1917–1945

MLB player 1939–1939
18

Vince Castino 1917–1967

.228 avg, 2 HR 1943–1945
19

Link Wasem 1911–1979

.000 avg, 0 HR 1937–1937
20

Edward Santry 1861–1899

.182 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
21

Pembroke Finlayson 1888–1912

.000 avg, 0 HR 1908–1909
22

Fred Demarais 1866–1919

.000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890