On This Day in Baseball

March 13

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on March 13

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

01

Home Run Baker ⭐ HOF b. 1886

.307 avg, 96 HR 1908–1922 Trappe, USA
02

Johan Santana b. 1979

139-78, 3.20 ERA 2000–2012 Tovar, Venezuela
03

Will Clark b. 1964

.303 avg, 284 HR 1986–2000 New Orleans, USA
04

Terry Leach b. 1954

38-27, 3.15 ERA 1981–1993 Selma, USA
05

Alejandro Oms b. 1896

.334 avg, 35 HR 1925–1935 Santa Clara, Cuba
06

Scott Sullivan b. 1971

.083 avg, 0 HR 1995–2004 Tuscaloosa, USA
07

Bus Clarkson b. 1915

.310 avg, 25 HR 1952–1952 Hopkins, USA
08

Scott Oberg b. 1990

.000 avg, 0 HR 2015–2019 Tewksbury, USA
09

Dizzy Dismukes b. 1890

75-65, 3.31 ERA Birmingham, USA
10

Cliff Mapes b. 1922

.242 avg, 38 HR 1948–1952 Sutherland, USA
11

Mark Leiter b. 1991

16-30, 4.57 ERA 2017– Fort Lauderdale, USA
12

Patsy Gharrity b. 1892

.262 avg, 20 HR 1916–1930 Parnell, USA
13

Al Luplow b. 1939

.235 avg, 33 HR 1961–1967 Saginaw, USA
14

Chappie McFarland b. 1875

34-61, 3.35 ERA 1902–1906 White Hall, USA
15

Don Bessent b. 1931

.114 avg, 0 HR 1955–1958 Jacksonville, USA
16

Luis Aguayo b. 1959

.236 avg, 37 HR 1980–1989 Vega Baja, P.R.
17

Mariano Duncan b. 1963

.267 avg, 87 HR 1985–1997 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
18

Duane Walker b. 1957

.229 avg, 24 HR 1982–1988 Pasadena, USA
19

Harlin Pool b. 1908

.303 avg, 2 HR 1934–1935 Lakeport, USA
20

Jason Rogers b. 1988

.258 avg, 4 HR 2014–2016 East Point, USA
21

Keegan Thompson b. 1995

17-11, 3.87 ERA 2021– Cullman, USA
22

Carlos Pascual b. 1931

.250 avg, 0 HR 1950–1950 Havana, Cuba
23

Otis Brannan b. 1899

.249 avg, 11 HR 1928–1929 Greenbrier, USA
24

Randy Bass b. 1954

.212 avg, 9 HR 1977–1982 Lawton, USA
25

Ray Martin b. 1925

.000 avg, 0 HR 1943–1948 Norwood, USA

Remembered on March 13

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Leon Day ⭐ HOF 1916–1995

54-25, 3.74 ERA
02

Sherry Magee 1884–1929

.291 avg, 83 HR 1904–1919
03

Al Rosen 1924–2015

.285 avg, 192 HR 1947–1956
04

Fielder Jones 1871–1934

.285 avg, 21 HR 1896–1915
05

Joe Pepitone 1940–2023

.258 avg, 219 HR 1962–1973
06

Sammy Strang 1876–1932

.269 avg, 16 HR 1896–1908
07

Ira Flagstead 1893–1940

.290 avg, 40 HR 1917–1930
08

David Whatley 1914–1961

.335 avg, 13 HR
09

Leroy Stanton 1946–2019

.244 avg, 77 HR 1970–1978
10

Bill Steen 1887–1979

28-32, 3.05 ERA 1912–1915
11

Rube Ellis 1885–1938

.260 avg, 13 HR 1909–1912
12

Harry Bright 1929–2000

.255 avg, 32 HR 1958–1965
13

Earl Smith 1891–1943

.272 avg, 9 HR 1916–1922
14

Buddy Rosar 1914–1994

.261 avg, 18 HR 1939–1951
15

Jim Breazeale 1949–2025

.223 avg, 9 HR 1969–1978
16

Frank House 1930–2005

.248 avg, 47 HR 1950–1961
17

Wayne Osborne 1912–1987

.250 avg, 0 HR 1935–1936
18

Ducky Detweiler 1919–2013

.311 avg, 0 HR 1942–1946
19

Red Marion 1914–1975

.179 avg, 1 HR 1935–1943
20

Gene Steere 1872–1942

.205 avg, 0 HR 1894–1894
21

Bill Peterman 1921–1999

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
22

Bill Anderson 1895–1983

.000 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
23

Joe Berry 1872–1961

.250 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
24

Si Pauxtis 1885–1961

.125 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
25

Joe Vernon 1889–1955

.000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1914