On This Day in Baseball

March 23

25 notable birthdays · 16 in memoriam

Born on March 23

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

  1. 01
    Elmer Smith b. 1868
    75-57, 3.35 ERA 1886–1901 Pittsburgh, USA
  2. 02
    Gavvy Cravath b. 1881
    .287 avg, 119 HR 1908–1920 Poway, USA
  3. 03
    Lee May b. 1943
    .267 avg, 354 HR 1965–1982 Birmingham, USA
  4. 04
    George Scott b. 1944
    .268 avg, 271 HR 1966–1979 Greenville, USA
  5. 05
    Mark Buehrle b. 1979
    214-160, 3.81 ERA 2000–2015 St. Charles, USA
  6. 06
    Dellin Betances b. 1988
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2011–2021 New York, USA
  7. 07
    Jim Lemon b. 1928
    .262 avg, 164 HR 1950–1963 Covington, USA
  8. 08
    Johnny Moore b. 1902
    .307 avg, 73 HR 1928–1945 Waterville, USA
  9. 09
    Mike Remlinger b. 1966
    53-55, 3.90 ERA 1991–2006 Middletown, USA
  10. 10
    Homer Smoot b. 1878
    .290 avg, 15 HR 1902–1906 Galestown, USA
  11. 11
    Johnny Logan b. 1926
    .268 avg, 93 HR 1951–1963 Endicott, USA
  12. 12
    Joel Peralta b. 1976
    .143 avg, 0 HR 2005–2016 Bonao, D.R.
  13. 13
    Austin Martin b. 1999
    .249 avg, 5 HR 2024– DeLand, USA
  14. 14
    Louis Dula b. 1912
    14-10, 3.45 ERA Lenoir, USA
  15. 15
    Bo Diaz b. 1953
    .255 avg, 87 HR 1977–1989 Cua, Venezuela
  16. 16
    Danny Moeller b. 1885
    .243 avg, 15 HR 1907–1916 DeWitt, USA
  17. 17
    Bill Harvey b. 1908
    24-38, 5.21 ERA Clarksdale, USA
  18. 18
    Jack Meyer b. 1932
    24-34, 3.92 ERA 1955–1961 Philadelphia, USA
  19. 19
    Tommy Johnson b. 1915
    11-20, 4.79 ERA Elmwood, USA
  20. 20
    Ray Kremer b. 1895
    143-85, 3.76 ERA 1924–1933 Oakland, USA
  21. 21
    Danny Coombs b. 1942
    19-27, 4.08 ERA 1963–1971 Lincoln, USA
  22. 22
    Peaches Graham b. 1877
    .265 avg, 1 HR 1902–1912 Aledo, USA
  23. 23
    Farmer Weaver b. 1865
    .278 avg, 9 HR 1888–1894 Parkersburg, USA
  24. 24
    Sam Bowens b. 1938
    .223 avg, 45 HR 1963–1969 Wilmington, USA
  25. 25
    Isiah Kiner-Falefa b. 1995
    .261 avg, 38 HR 2018– Honolulu, USA

Remembered on March 23

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Virgil Trucks 1917–2013
    177-135, 3.39 ERA 1941–1958
  2. 02
    Ed Bailey 1931–2007
    .256 avg, 155 HR 1953–1966
  3. 03
    Wilson Redus 1905–1979
    .303 avg, 89 HR
  4. 04
    Gentry Jessup 1914–1998
    24-29, 3.40 ERA
  5. 05
    Tim Crews 1961–1993
    .136 avg, 0 HR 1987–1992
  6. 06
    Joe Garagiola 1926–2016
    .257 avg, 42 HR 1946–1954
  7. 07
    Roger Wolff 1911–1994
    52-69, 3.41 ERA 1941–1947
  8. 08
    Oris Hockett 1909–1969
    .276 avg, 13 HR 1938–1945
  9. 09
    Hal King 1944–2019
    .214 avg, 24 HR 1967–1974
  10. 10
    Fred Long 1896–1966
    .312 avg, 7 HR
  11. 11
    John Flynn 1883–1935
    .249 avg, 6 HR 1910–1912
  12. 12
    Dutch Meier 1879–1948
    .256 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906
  13. 13
    Lefty Mellix 1896–1985
    .500 avg, 0 HR
  14. 14
    Jake Kafora 1888–1928
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1913–1914
  15. 15
    Walter Murphy 1907–1976
    MLB player 1931–1931
  16. 16
    Red Bird 1890–1972
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921

March 23 in the record

Leading the March 23 birthdays is Elmer Smith, first of 25 players shown. Birth years range from 1865 (Farmer Weaver) to 1999 (Austin Martin). Behind Elmer Smith come Gavvy Cravath (b. 1881, .287 avg, 119 HR) and Lee May (b. 1943, .267 avg, 354 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R. and Venezuela. Gavvy Cravath (.287 avg, 119 HR) leads the March 23 hitters and Elmer Smith (75-57, 3.35 ERA) the pitchers. Recent names on the March 23 list, Austin Martin and Isiah Kiner-Falefa, show careers still open. The March 23 memorial list names 16 figures, beginning with Virgil Trucks. The memorial list continues with Ed Bailey (1931–2007) and Wilson Redus (1905–1979). The earliest March 23 death listed is Jake Kafora in 1928; the most recent is Hal King in 2019. Elmer Smith tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.