On This Day in Baseball

March 18

25 notable birthdays · 21 in memoriam

Born on March 18

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

01

Emmanuel Clase b. 1998

MLB player 2019– Río San Juan, D.R.
02

Frank Wickware b. 1889

56-38, 2.65 ERA Girard, USA
03

Elbie Fletcher b. 1916

.271 avg, 79 HR 1934–1949 Milton, USA
04

J. T. Realmuto b. 1991

.266 avg, 191 HR 2014– Del City, USA
05

Dwayne Murphy b. 1955

.246 avg, 166 HR 1978–1989 Merced, USA
06

Fernando Rodney b. 1977

.000 avg, 0 HR 2002–2019 Santo Domingo, D.R.
07

Trey Mancini b. 1992

.263 avg, 129 HR 2016– Winter Haven, USA
08

Jimmy Callahan b. 1874

99-73, 3.39 ERA 1894–1913 Fitchburg, USA
09

Geronimo Berroa b. 1965

.276 avg, 101 HR 1989–2000 Santo Domingo, D.R.
10

Russ Wrightstone b. 1893

.297 avg, 60 HR 1920–1928 Bowmansdale, USA
11

Pat Jarvis b. 1941

85-73, 3.58 ERA 1966–1973 Carlyle, USA
12

Chad Cordero b. 1982

.000 avg, 0 HR 2003–2010 Upland, USA
13

Eddie Lake b. 1916

.231 avg, 39 HR 1939–1950 Antioch, USA
14

Oscar Walker b. 1854

.254 avg, 11 HR 1875–1885 Brooklyn, USA
15

Hiram Bithorn b. 1916

34-31, 3.16 ERA 1942–1947 Santurce, P.R.
16

Scott Podsednik b. 1976

.281 avg, 42 HR 2001–2012 West, USA
17

Chi-Chi Olivo b. 1926

.154 avg, 0 HR 1961–1966 Guayubin, D.R.
18

Terrmel Sledge b. 1977

.247 avg, 25 HR 2004–2007 Fayetteville, USA
19

Darren McCaughan b. 1996

0-0, 6.02 ERA 2021– Long Beach, USA
20

Johnny Cooney b. 1901

34-44, 3.72 ERA 1921–1944 Cranston, USA
21

Matt Winters b. 1960

.234 avg, 2 HR 1989–1989 Buffalo, USA
22

Ken Edenfield b. 1967

MLB player 1995–1996 Jesup, USA
23

Chris Vallimont b. 1997

MLB player 2023–2023 Erie, USA
24

Darren Clarke b. 1981

MLB player 2007–2007 San Diego, USA
25

Randy Miller b. 1953

.000 avg, 0 HR 1977–1978 Oxnard, USA

Remembered on March 18

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Dick Higham 1851–1905

.307 avg, 4 HR 1871–1880
02

Buck Jordan 1907–1993

.299 avg, 17 HR 1927–1938
03

Dixie Howell 1920–1960

.243 avg, 5 HR 1940–1958
04

Charlie Lau 1933–1984

.255 avg, 16 HR 1956–1967
05

Henry McLaughlin 1886–1922

7-1, 1.70 ERA
06

Rafael Almeida 1887–1969

.269 avg, 3 HR 1911–1913
07

Alan Storke 1884–1910

.261 avg, 2 HR 1906–1909
08

Morrie Aderholt 1915–1955

.267 avg, 3 HR 1939–1945
09

Joe Taylor 1926–1993

.249 avg, 9 HR 1954–1959
10

Ty Helfrich 1890–1955

.240 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
11

Elmer Bliss 1875–1962

.000 avg, 0 HR 1903–1904
12

Fred Richards 1927–2016

.296 avg, 0 HR 1951–1951
13

Milo Netzel 1887–1938

.189 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
14

Earl Hersh 1932–2013

.231 avg, 0 HR 1956–1956
15

Vernon Harrison 1919–1978

MLB player
16

Al Pinkston 1917–1981

.000 avg, 0 HR
17

Whitey Ock 1912–1975

.000 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
18

Paul Maloy 1892–1976

MLB player 1913–1913
19

Frosty Thomas 1881–1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
20

Jack Bradley 1893–1969

.000 avg, 0 HR 1916–1916
21

Frank Shaffer 1859–1939

.158 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

March 18 in the record

Leading the March 18 birthdays is Emmanuel Clase, first of 25 players shown. Birth years range from 1854 (Oscar Walker) to 1998 (Emmanuel Clase). Behind Emmanuel Clase come Frank Wickware (b. 1889, 56-38, 2.65 ERA) and Elbie Fletcher (b. 1916, .271 avg, 79 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R. and P.R. Elbie Fletcher (.271 avg, 79 HR) leads the March 18 hitters and Frank Wickware (56-38, 2.65 ERA) the pitchers. The span for Emmanuel Clase, J. T. Realmuto, and Trey Mancini ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. 21 baseball figures died on March 18; Dick Higham is listed first. Also remembered on March 18: Buck Jordan (1907–1993) and Dixie Howell (1920–1960). The earliest March 18 death listed is Dick Higham in 1905; the most recent is Fred Richards in 2016. Emmanuel Clase tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.