On This Day in Baseball

March 12

25 notable birthdays · 21 in memoriam

Born on March 12

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

01

Dale Murphy b. 1956

.265 avg, 398 HR 1976–1993 Portland, USA
02

Jim Wynn b. 1942

.250 avg, 291 HR 1963–1977 Hamilton, USA
03

Darryl Strawberry b. 1962

.259 avg, 335 HR 1983–1999 Los Angeles, USA
04

Denny Lyons b. 1866

.310 avg, 62 HR 1885–1897 Cincinnati, USA
05

Johnny Callison b. 1939

.264 avg, 226 HR 1958–1973 Qualls, USA
06

Reb Russell b. 1889

81-59, 2.33 ERA 1913–1923 Jackson, USA
07

Steve Finley b. 1965

.271 avg, 304 HR 1989–2007 Union City, USA
08

Raul Mondesi b. 1971

.273 avg, 271 HR 1993–2005 San Cristobal, D.R.
09

Vern Law b. 1930

162-147, 3.77 ERA 1950–1967 Meridian, USA
10

Leroy Matlock b. 1907

53-29, 3.93 ERA Moberly, USA
11

Ruppert Jones b. 1955

.250 avg, 147 HR 1976–1987 Dallas, USA
12

Nick Kurtz b. 2003

.275 avg, 57 HR 2025– Lancaster, USA
13

Cole Sulser b. 1990

MLB player 2019– Poway, USA
14

Bud Tinning b. 1906

22-15, 3.19 ERA 1932–1935 Pilger, USA
15

Jose Arredondo b. 1984

.500 avg, 0 HR 2008–2012 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
16

Braxton Roxby b. 1999

MLB player 2026– Johnstown, USA
17

Bryan Ramos b. 2002

.198 avg, 3 HR 2024– Havana, Cuba
18

Luisangel Acuña b. 2002

.238 avg, 5 HR 2024– Caracas, Venezuela
19

Alika Williams b. 1999

.238 avg, 4 HR 2023– San Diego, USA
20

Lefty Moses b. 1914

4-3, 4.95 ERA Farmerville, USA
21

Ray Barker b. 1936

.214 avg, 10 HR 1960–1967 Martinsburg, USA
22

Joey Butler b. 1986

.274 avg, 8 HR 2013–2015 Pascagoula, USA
23

Bill Kienzle b. 1860

.262 avg, 0 HR 1882–1884 Philadelphia, USA
24

Jack Bruton b. 1912

6-7, 5.89 ERA Cordova, USA
25

Frankie De La Cruz b. 1984

.000 avg, 0 HR 2007–2011 Santo Domingo, D.R.

Remembered on March 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Frankie Frisch ⭐ HOF 1897–1973

.316 avg, 105 HR 1919–1937
02

Gordy Coleman 1934–1994

.273 avg, 98 HR 1959–1967
03

Mitchell Page 1951–2011

.266 avg, 72 HR 1977–1984
04

Steve Gromek 1920–2002

123-108, 3.41 ERA 1941–1957
05

Gene Moore 1909–1978

.270 avg, 58 HR 1931–1945
06

Norm Larker 1930–2007

.275 avg, 32 HR 1958–1963
07

Fred Beck 1886–1962

.252 avg, 33 HR 1909–1915
08

Bob Anderson 1935–2015

36-46, 4.26 ERA 1957–1963
09

Simon Nicholls 1882–1911

.251 avg, 4 HR 1903–1910
10

Ferrell Anderson 1918–1978

.261 avg, 2 HR 1946–1953
11

Vernon Riddick 1917–1979

.190 avg, 0 HR
12

Jesse Altenburg 1893–1973

.290 avg, 0 HR 1916–1917
13

Medric Boucher 1886–1974

.294 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
14

Alberto Lois 1956–2019

.250 avg, 0 HR 1978–1979
15

William Metzig 1918–2006

.125 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
16

Bill Whitby 1943–2016

.000 avg, 0 HR 1964–1964
17

Art Kenney 1916–2014

MLB player 1938–1938
18

Bill Andrus 1907–1982

.000 avg, 0 HR 1931–1937
19

Owen Conway 1889–1942

.067 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
20

Jack Powell 1891–1930

MLB player 1913–1913
21

J.A. Robert Quinn 1870–1954

MLB player

March 12 in the record

The birthday list for March 12 has 25 names, headed by Dale Murphy. From Bill Kienzle in 1860 to Nick Kurtz in 2003, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The March 12 list continues with Jim Wynn (b. 1942, .250 avg, 291 HR) and Darryl Strawberry (b. 1962, .259 avg, 335 HR). D.R., Cuba, and Venezuela are also represented among the March 12 births. The highest-ranked hitter born on March 12, Dale Murphy, carries a .265 avg, 398 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Reb Russell, went 81-59, 2.33 ERA. Recent names on the March 12 list, Nick Kurtz, Cole Sulser, and Braxton Roxby, show careers still open. Remembered on March 12: 21 names, starting with Frankie Frisch. The HOF tag on the March 12 memorial list goes to Frankie Frisch. Also remembered on March 12: Gordy Coleman (1934–1994) and Mitchell Page (1951–2011). Simon Nicholls (1911) and Alberto Lois (2019) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Dale Murphy is listed first.