On This Day in Baseball

March 15

25 notable birthdays · 21 in memoriam

Born on March 15

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

01

Harold Baines ⭐ HOF b. 1959

.289 avg, 384 HR 1980–2001 Easton, USA
02

Bobby Bonds b. 1946

.268 avg, 332 HR 1968–1981 Riverside, USA
03

Kevin Youkilis b. 1979

.281 avg, 150 HR 2004–2013 Cincinnati, USA
04

Bob Locker b. 1938

.074 avg, 0 HR 1965–1975 George, USA
05

Jim Kern b. 1949

53-57, 3.32 ERA 1974–1986 Gladwin, USA
06

Arlie Latham b. 1860

.269 avg, 27 HR 1880–1909 West Lebanon, USA
07

Michael Fulmer b. 1993

37-51, 3.93 ERA 2016– Oklahoma City, USA
08

Bill Wise b. 1861

24-21, 3.07 ERA 1882–1886 Washington, USA
09

Rosy Ryan b. 1898

52-47, 4.14 ERA 1919–1933 Worcester, USA
10

Mike Pagliarulo b. 1960

.241 avg, 134 HR 1984–1995 Medford, USA
11

Jon Jay b. 1985

.283 avg, 37 HR 2010–2021 Miami, USA
12

Lou Fette b. 1907

41-40, 3.15 ERA 1937–1945 Alma, USA
13

Robert Fick b. 1974

.258 avg, 69 HR 1998–2007 Torrance, USA
14

César Salazar b. 1996

.189 avg, 0 HR 2023– Hermosillo, México
15

Mickey Hatcher b. 1955

.280 avg, 38 HR 1979–1990 Cleveland, USA
16

James Casey b. 1870

.258 avg, 9 HR 1898–1907 Lawrence, USA
17

Wayne Granger b. 1944

.103 avg, 1 HR 1968–1976 Springfield, USA
18

Trayce Thompson b. 1991

.212 avg, 45 HR 2015– Los Angeles, USA
19

Pee Wee Jenkins b. 1923

3-3, 5.85 ERA Hampden Sydney, USA
20

Smoky Owens b. 1912

11-6, 2.58 ERA Manning, USA
21

Greg Allen b. 1993

.227 avg, 11 HR 2017– San Diego, USA
22

Mike Brosseau b. 1994

.242 avg, 26 HR 2019– Munster, USA
23

Ray Noble b. 1919

.237 avg, 14 HR 1951–1953 Hatillo, Cuba
24

Nelson King b. 1928

.000 avg, 0 HR 1954–1957 Shenandoah, USA
25

Max Stassi b. 1991

.212 avg, 41 HR 2013–2022 Woodland, USA

Remembered on March 15

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Bowie Kuhn ⭐ HOF 1926–2007

MLB player
02

Ed Charles 1933–2018

.263 avg, 86 HR 1962–1969
03

Dave Philley 1920–2012

.270 avg, 84 HR 1941–1962
04

Marty Marion 1916–2011

.263 avg, 36 HR 1940–1953
05

Goat Anderson 1880–1923

.206 avg, 1 HR 1907–1907
06

Paul Easterling 1905–1993

.275 avg, 4 HR 1928–1938
07

Niles Jordan 1925–2008

2-4, 4.19 ERA 1951–1952
08

Rene Valdes 1929–2008

.000 avg, 0 HR 1957–1957
09

Cal Broughton 1860–1939

.189 avg, 0 HR 1883–1888
10

Elmer Weingartner 1918–2009

.231 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
11

Pat Cooper 1917–1993

.250 avg, 0 HR 1946–1947
12

Les Witherspoon 1926–1980

.357 avg, 0 HR
13

Bill Patton 1912–1986

.300 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
14

Larry Bleach 1912–1991

.444 avg, 0 HR
15

Edgar Cason 1900–1929

.143 avg, 0 HR
16

Allie Watt 1899–1968

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920
17

Vedie Himsl 1917–2004

MLB player
18

Buckshot May 1899–1984

MLB player 1924–1924
19

John Munce 1857–1917

.190 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
20

Al Froehlich 1885–1941

.000 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
21

Howard Wall 1854–1909

.333 avg, 0 HR 1873–1873

March 15 in the record

Leading the March 15 birthdays is Harold Baines, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Harold Baines. Birth years range from 1860 (Arlie Latham) to 1996 (César Salazar). Next on the March 15 birthday list are Bobby Bonds (b. 1946, .268 avg, 332 HR) and Kevin Youkilis (b. 1979, .281 avg, 150 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to México and Cuba. The highest-ranked hitter born on March 15, Harold Baines, carries a .289 avg, 384 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Jim Kern, went 53-57, 3.32 ERA. The span for Michael Fulmer, César Salazar, and Trayce Thompson ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on March 15: 21 names, starting with Bowie Kuhn. Bowie Kuhn is marked as Hall of Fame member. Ed Charles (1933–2018) and Dave Philley (1920–2012) follow Bowie Kuhn on the list. Deaths on the list run from Howard Wall's in 1909 to Ed Charles's in 2018. Harold Baines tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.