On This Day in Baseball

March 17

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on March 17

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

  1. 01
    Charlie Root b. 1899
    201-160, 3.59 ERA 1923–1941 Middletown, USA
  2. 02
    Hank Sauer b. 1917
    .266 avg, 288 HR 1941–1959 Pittsburgh, USA
  3. 03
    John Smiley b. 1965
    126-103, 3.80 ERA 1986–1997 Phoenixville, USA
  4. 04
    Rhys Hoskins b. 1993
    .233 avg, 199 HR 2017– Sacramento, USA
  5. 05
    Chris Davis b. 1986
    .233 avg, 295 HR 2008–2020 Longview, USA
  6. 06
    Pete Reiser b. 1919
    .295 avg, 58 HR 1940–1952 St. Louis, USA
  7. 07
    Jimmie Hall b. 1938
    .254 avg, 121 HR 1963–1970 Mount Holly, USA
  8. 08
    Bill Mueller b. 1971
    .291 avg, 85 HR 1996–2006 Maryland Heights, USA
  9. 09
    Fred Pfeffer b. 1860
    .256 avg, 94 HR 1882–1897 Louisville, USA
  10. 10
    Scott Downs b. 1976
    38-40, 3.56 ERA 2000–2014 Louisville, USA
  11. 11
    Jean Segura b. 1990
    .281 avg, 110 HR 2012–2023 San Juan, D.R.
  12. 12
    Andrew Kittredge b. 1990
    30-18, 3.44 ERA 2017– Spokane, USA
  13. 13
    Pat Seerey b. 1923
    .224 avg, 86 HR 1943–1949 Wilburton, USA
  14. 14
    Cito Gaston b. 1944
    .256 avg, 91 HR 1967–1978 San Antonio, USA
  15. 15
    Gordon Graceffo b. 2000
    MLB player 2024– Wayne, USA
  16. 16
    Rod Scurry b. 1956
    19-32, 3.24 ERA 1980–1988 Sacramento, USA
  17. 17
    Stuart Fairchild b. 1996
    .221 avg, 18 HR 2021– Seattle, USA
  18. 18
    Cameron Foster b. 1999
    MLB player 2026– Houston, USA
  19. 19
    Ed Klepfer b. 1888
    22-17, 2.81 ERA 1911–1919 Summerville, USA
  20. 20
    Blanch Moody b. 1912
    4-3, 4.73 ERA Boyce, USA
  21. 21
    Rynie Wolters b. 1844
    19-23, 3.90 ERA 1871–1873 Schantz, Netherlands
  22. 22
    Robb Quinlan b. 1977
    .276 avg, 25 HR 2003–2010 St. Paul, USA
  23. 23
    Larry Murphy b. 1857
    .265 avg, 1 HR 1891–1891 Toronto, CAN
  24. 24
    Jesse Hoffmeister b. 1877
    .309 avg, 3 HR 1897–1897 Toledo, USA
  25. 25
    Cesar Valdez b. 1985
    5-6, 6.11 ERA 2010–2022 Santo Domingo, D.R.

Remembered on March 17

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Paul Dean 1912–1981
    50-34, 3.72 ERA 1934–1943
  2. 02
    Whitey Lockman 1926–2009
    .279 avg, 114 HR 1945–1960
  3. 03
    Poindexter Williams 1897–1969
    .304 avg, 21 HR
  4. 04
    Diamond Pipkins 1907–1975
    10-9, 4.97 ERA
  5. 05
    Mortimer Hogan 1862–1923
    .207 avg, 0 HR 1884–1888
  6. 06
    Rube Kroh 1886–1944
    14-9, 2.20 ERA 1906–1912
  7. 07
    Van Fletcher 1924–2010
    MLB player 1955–1955
  8. 08
    Ed Armbrister 1948–2021
    .245 avg, 4 HR 1973–1977
  9. 09
    Milo Candini 1917–1998
    26-21, 3.92 ERA 1943–1951
  10. 10
    Bob Blewett 1877–1958
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
  11. 11
    Lunie Danage 1895–1982
    .258 avg, 1 HR
  12. 12
    Ed Finney 1924–1998
    .278 avg, 1 HR
  13. 13
    Joe Abreu 1913–1993
    .214 avg, 1 HR 1942–1942
  14. 14
    Grant Thatcher 1877–1936
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1903–1904
  15. 15
    Jim Mains 1922–1969
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1943–1943
  16. 16
    Bob Thorpe 1935–1960
    MLB player 1955–1955
  17. 17
    George Orme 1891–1962
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920
  18. 18
    Roman Bertrand 1909–2002
    MLB player 1936–1936
  19. 19
    Joe Giebel 1891–1981
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
  20. 20
    Jimmy Uchrinscko 1900–1995
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
  21. 21
    Mike Ledwith 1851–1914
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1874–1874
  22. 22
    Billy Murray 1864–1937
    MLB player

March 17 in the record

The birthday list for March 17 has 25 names, headed by Charlie Root. Rynie Wolters, born in 1844, is the earliest birth listed, and Gordon Graceffo (2000) the latest. Behind Charlie Root come Hank Sauer (b. 1917, .266 avg, 288 HR) and John Smiley (b. 1965, 126-103, 3.80 ERA). D.R., Netherlands, and CAN are also represented among the March 17 births. Hank Sauer (.266 avg, 288 HR) leads the March 17 hitters and Charlie Root (201-160, 3.59 ERA) the pitchers. The span for Rhys Hoskins, Andrew Kittredge, and Gordon Graceffo ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on March 17: 22 names, starting with Paul Dean. The memorial list continues with Whitey Lockman (1926–2009) and Poindexter Williams (1897–1969). Mike Ledwith (1914) and Ed Armbrister (2021) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the March 17 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.