On This Day in Baseball

March 10

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on March 10

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

  1. 01
    John Briggs b. 1944
    .253 avg, 139 HR 1964–1975 Paterson, USA
  2. 02
    Mike Timlin b. 1966
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1991–2008 Midland, USA
  3. 03
    Steve Howe b. 1958
    .074 avg, 0 HR 1980–1996 Pontiac, USA
  4. 04
    Gene DeMontreville b. 1873
    .303 avg, 17 HR 1894–1904 St. Paul, USA
  5. 05
    Preacher Henry b. 1911
    20-26, 4.61 ERA Inverness, USA
  6. 06
    Glenn Liebhardt b. 1883
    36-35, 2.17 ERA 1906–1909 Milton, USA
  7. 07
    Dayan Viciedo b. 1989
    .254 avg, 66 HR 2010–2014 Remedios, Cuba
  8. 08
    Luken Baker b. 1997
    .206 avg, 4 HR 2023– Houston, USA
  9. 09
    Maverick Handley b. 1998
    .071 avg, 0 HR 2025– Denver, USA
  10. 10
    Luis Castillo b. 1995
    MLB player 2022–2022 Fantino, D.R.
  11. 11
    Jeff Criswell b. 1999
    MLB player 2024– Portage, USA
  12. 12
    Lew Whistler b. 1868
    .244 avg, 12 HR 1890–1893 St. Louis, USA
  13. 13
    Yariel Rodríguez b. 1997
    4-11, 4.05 ERA 2024– Camagüey, Cuba
  14. 14
    John Cangelosi b. 1963
    .250 avg, 12 HR 1985–1999 Brooklyn, USA
  15. 15
    Red Howard b. 1910
    10-17, 4.97 ERA Birmingham, USA
  16. 16
    Mike Sullivan b. 1860
    .277 avg, 1 HR 1888–1888 Webster, USA
  17. 17
    Steven Shell b. 1983
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2008–2009 Longview, USA
  18. 18
    Johnny Blatnik b. 1921
    .253 avg, 6 HR 1948–1950 Bridgeport, USA
  19. 19
    Mike Birkbeck b. 1961
    12-19, 4.86 ERA 1986–1995 Orrville, USA
  20. 20
    Bill Heath b. 1939
    .236 avg, 0 HR 1965–1969 Yuba City, USA
  21. 21
    Donnie Murphy b. 1983
    .212 avg, 33 HR 2004–2014 Lakewood, USA
  22. 22
    Cedric Hunter b. 1988
    .105 avg, 1 HR 2011–2016 Decatur, USA
  23. 23
    Bud Thomas b. 1929
    .350 avg, 1 HR 1951–1951 Sedalia, USA
  24. 24
    Leo Sanders b. 1914
    .239 avg, 0 HR Vian, USA
  25. 25
    George Elder b. 1921
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1949–1949 Lebanon, USA

Remembered on March 10

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Bob Nieman 1927–1985
    .295 avg, 125 HR 1951–1962
  2. 02
    Jim McCormick 1856–1918
    265-214, 2.43 ERA 1878–1887
  3. 03
    Johnny Markham 1908–1975
    26-19, 3.66 ERA
  4. 04
    Solly Hofman 1882–1956
    .269 avg, 19 HR 1903–1916
  5. 05
    Odalis Perez 1978–2022
    73-82, 4.46 ERA 1998–2008
  6. 06
    Danny McClellan 1878–1962
    24-18, 2.89 ERA
  7. 07
    Jesus Alou 1942–2023
    .280 avg, 32 HR 1963–1979
  8. 08
    Charlie Biot 1917–2000
    .281 avg, 4 HR
  9. 09
    Erskine Mayer 1890–1957
    91-70, 2.96 ERA 1912–1919
  10. 10
    Bill Cooper 1915–1985
    .277 avg, 6 HR
  11. 11
    Kent Hadley 1934–2005
    .242 avg, 14 HR 1958–1960
  12. 12
    Art Lopatka 1919–2007
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1945–1946
  13. 13
    Max Rosenfeld 1902–1969
    .298 avg, 2 HR 1931–1933
  14. 14
    Bill McGhee 1908–1984
    .272 avg, 1 HR 1944–1945
  15. 15
    Dan Howley 1885–1944
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
  16. 16
    Jim Brenneman 1941–1994
    MLB player 1965–1965
  17. 17
    Guy McFadden 1872–1911
    .214 avg, 0 HR 1895–1895
  18. 18
    Alonzo Hicks 1922–1998
    MLB player
  19. 19
    Doc Hazelton 1876–1941
    .130 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
  20. 20
    Wes Blogg 1855–1897
    .147 avg, 0 HR 1883–1883
  21. 21
    Earl Williams 1903–1958
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928
  22. 22
    Warren Shanabrook 1880–1964
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906

March 10 in the record

25 baseball figures born on March 10 are listed, led by John Briggs. The oldest March 10 birthday on the list is Mike Sullivan's, in 1860; the youngest is Jeff Criswell, born in 1999. The March 10 list continues with Mike Timlin (b. 1966, .000 avg, 0 HR) and Steve Howe (b. 1958, .074 avg, 0 HR). Not every March 10 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Cuba and D.R. Career lines shown range from John Briggs's .253 avg, 139 HR to Preacher Henry's 20-26, 4.61 ERA on the mound. The span for Luken Baker, Maverick Handley, and Jeff Criswell ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. 22 baseball figures died on March 10; Bob Nieman is listed first. Also remembered on March 10: Jim McCormick (1856–1918) and Johnny Markham (1908–1975). The deaths span 1897, Wes Blogg, to 2023, Jesus Alou. Ranking on the March 10 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.