On This Day in Baseball

March 16

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on March 16

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

  1. 01
    Lloyd Waner ⭐ HOF b. 1906
    .316 avg, 27 HR 1927–1945 Harrah, USA
  2. 02
    Bud Fowler ⭐ HOF b. 1858
    MLB player Fort Plain, USA
  3. 03
    Curtis Granderson b. 1981
    .249 avg, 344 HR 2004–2019 Blue Island, USA
  4. 04
    Vladimir Guerrero b. 1999
    .285 avg, 192 HR 2019– Montreal, CAN
  5. 05
    Buddy Myer b. 1904
    .303 avg, 38 HR 1925–1941 Ellisville, USA
  6. 06
    Bill Bernhard b. 1871
    116-81, 3.04 ERA 1899–1907 Clarence, USA
  7. 07
    Rick Reichardt b. 1943
    .261 avg, 116 HR 1964–1974 Madison, USA
  8. 08
    Tom Bradley b. 1947
    55-61, 3.72 ERA 1969–1975 Asheville, USA
  9. 09
    Brian Wilson b. 1982
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2006–2014 Londonderry, USA
  10. 10
    Patsy Donovan b. 1865
    .301 avg, 16 HR 1890–1907 Cobh, Ireland
  11. 11
    Rowdy Tellez b. 1995
    .234 avg, 123 HR 2018– Sacramento, USA
  12. 12
    Jerry Denny b. 1859
    .260 avg, 74 HR 1881–1894 New York, USA
  13. 13
    Stephen Drew b. 1983
    .252 avg, 123 HR 2006–2017 Hahira, USA
  14. 14
    Vern Olsen b. 1918
    30-26, 3.40 ERA 1939–1946 Hillsboro, USA
  15. 15
    Blondie Purcell b. 1854
    15-43, 3.73 ERA 1879–1890 Paterson, USA
  16. 16
    Brandon League b. 1983
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2004–2014 Sacramento, USA
  17. 17
    Ken O'Dea b. 1913
    .255 avg, 40 HR 1935–1946 Lima, USA
  18. 18
    Clint Courtney b. 1927
    .268 avg, 38 HR 1951–1961 Hall Summit, USA
  19. 19
    Hee-Seop Choi b. 1979
    .240 avg, 40 HR 2002–2005 Hwasun, South Korea
  20. 20
    Brice Matthews b. 2002
    .195 avg, 11 HR 2025– Houston, USA
  21. 21
    Cooper Hjerpe b. 2001
    MLB player 2026– Davis, USA
  22. 22
    Bill Monroe b. 1878
    .278 avg, 5 HR Knoxville, USA
  23. 23
    Andrew Triggs b. 1989
    9-10, 4.68 ERA 2016–2020 Nashville, USA
  24. 24
    Mickey Storey b. 1986
    MLB player 2012–2013 Boca Raton, USA
  25. 25
    Rick Renick b. 1944
    .221 avg, 20 HR 1968–1972 London, USA

Remembered on March 16

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Pie Traynor ⭐ HOF 1898–1972
    .320 avg, 58 HR 1920–1937
  2. 02
    William Bell 1897–1969
    123-56, 3.34 ERA
  3. 03
    George Grantham 1900–1954
    .302 avg, 105 HR 1922–1934
  4. 04
    Billy Hoeft 1932–2010
    97-101, 3.94 ERA 1952–1966
  5. 05
    Dick Radatz 1937–2005
    .131 avg, 1 HR 1962–1969
  6. 06
    Pete Ward 1937–2022
    .254 avg, 98 HR 1962–1970
  7. 07
    Leon Cadore 1891–1958
    68-72, 3.14 ERA 1915–1924
  8. 08
    Egyptian Healy 1866–1899
    78-136, 3.84 ERA 1885–1892
  9. 09
    Ralph Birkofer 1908–1971
    31-28, 4.19 ERA 1933–1937
  10. 10
    Ralph Terry 1936–2022
    107-99, 3.62 ERA 1956–1967
  11. 11
    Sam Dungan 1866–1939
    .301 avg, 3 HR 1892–1901
  12. 12
    Bob Purkey 1929–2008
    129-115, 3.79 ERA 1954–1966
  13. 13
    Arnold Statz 1897–1988
    .285 avg, 17 HR 1919–1928
  14. 14
    Bill Monroe 1878–1915
    .278 avg, 5 HR
  15. 15
    Bill Harbridge 1855–1924
    .247 avg, 2 HR 1875–1884
  16. 16
    Eudie Napier 1913–1983
    .284 avg, 3 HR
  17. 17
    Norbert Kleinke 1911–1950
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1935–1937
  18. 18
    Felton Snow 1905–1974
    .266 avg, 12 HR
  19. 19
    Moe Franklin 1914–1978
    .262 avg, 2 HR 1941–1942
  20. 20
    Nestor Chavez 1947–1969
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1967–1967
  21. 21
    Ed Roetz 1905–1965
    .244 avg, 0 HR 1929–1929
  22. 22
    Ben Shaw 1893–1959
    .184 avg, 0 HR 1917–1918
  23. 23
    Jerry Gibson 1915–1952
    .333 avg, 0 HR
  24. 24
    Hank Workman 1926–2020
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1950–1950
  25. 25
    Andy Rush 1889–1969
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925

March 16 in the record

Leading the March 16 birthdays is Lloyd Waner, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Lloyd Waner and Bud Fowler. Birth years range from 1854 (Blondie Purcell) to 2002 (Brice Matthews). The March 16 list continues with Bud Fowler (b. 1858) and Curtis Granderson (b. 1981, .249 avg, 344 HR). Not every March 16 birthday is American-born: the list also covers CAN, Ireland, and South Korea. For March 16, the best-placed batter is Lloyd Waner at .316 avg, 27 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Bill Bernhard, shows 116-81, 3.04 ERA. Vladimir Guerrero, Rowdy Tellez, and Brice Matthews have no final season listed yet. 25 baseball figures died on March 16; Pie Traynor is listed first. The HOF tag on the March 16 memorial list goes to Pie Traynor. The memorial list continues with William Bell (1897–1969) and George Grantham (1900–1954). Deaths on the list run from Egyptian Healy's in 1899 to Pete Ward's in 2022. Ranking on the March 16 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.