On This Day in Baseball

March 31

25 notable birthdays · 14 in memoriam

Born on March 31

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

  1. 01
    Mule Suttles ⭐ HOF b. 1901
    .339 avg, 188 HR Blocton, USA
  2. 02
    Jack Stivetts b. 1868
    203-132, 3.74 ERA 1889–1899 Ashland, USA
  3. 03
    Chien-Ming Wang b. 1980
    68-34, 4.36 ERA 2005–2016 Tainan City, Taiwan
  4. 04
    Marv Grissom b. 1918
    47-45, 3.41 ERA 1946–1959 Los Molinos, USA
  5. 05
    Dave Koslo b. 1920
    92-107, 3.68 ERA 1941–1955 Menasha, USA
  6. 06
    Carson Bigbee b. 1895
    .287 avg, 17 HR 1916–1926 Lebanon, USA
  7. 07
    Charles Earle b. 1884
    14-9, 3.59 ERA Meriden, USA
  8. 08
    Ryan Borucki b. 1994
    16-13, 4.34 ERA 2018– Mundelein, USA
  9. 09
    Ty Buttrey b. 1993
    MLB player 2018–2020 Matthews, USA
  10. 10
    Tracy Jones b. 1961
    .273 avg, 27 HR 1986–1991 Hawthorne, USA
  11. 11
    Mason McCoy b. 1995
    .181 avg, 0 HR 2023– Peoria, USA
  12. 12
    George Nash b. 1907
    5-10, 3.60 ERA Birmingham, USA
  13. 13
    Bill Hallman b. 1867
    .272 avg, 21 HR 1888–1903 Pittsburgh, USA
  14. 14
    Fred Kommers b. 1886
    .272 avg, 4 HR 1913–1914 Chicago, USA
  15. 15
    Chick Brandom b. 1887
    .148 avg, 0 HR 1908–1915 Coldwater, USA
  16. 16
    Josmil Pinto b. 1989
    .252 avg, 11 HR 2013–2016 Valencia, Venezuela
  17. 17
    David McKay b. 1995
    MLB player 2019–2022 Melbourne, USA
  18. 18
    Frank McCoy b. 1906
    .327 avg, 0 HR Williamsburg, USA
  19. 19
    Josh Kinney b. 1979
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2006–2012 Coudersport, USA
  20. 20
    Peter Bourjos b. 1987
    .237 avg, 43 HR 2010–2019 Park Ridge, USA
  21. 21
    Tom Hausman b. 1953
    15-23, 3.80 ERA 1975–1982 Mobridge, USA
  22. 22
    Gene Snyder b. 1931
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1959–1959 York, USA
  23. 23
    Jim Brown b. 1891
    .250 avg, 1 HR 1915–1916 Laurel, USA
  24. 24
    Jimmy Boyd b. 1918
    .000 avg, 0 HR Winnsboro, USA
  25. 25
    Maurice Busby b. 1892
    .600 avg, 1 HR Benton Harbor, USA

Remembered on March 31

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Phil Cockrell 1895–1951
    92-67, 4.11 ERA
  2. 02
    Tom Butters 1938–2016
    2-3, 3.10 ERA 1962–1965
  3. 03
    Bunny Hearn 1904–1974
    7-11, 4.38 ERA 1926–1929
  4. 04
    Orlando Alvarez 1952–2016
    .157 avg, 2 HR 1973–1976
  5. 05
    Jake Jaeckel 1942–2019
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1964–1964
  6. 06
    Riccardo Ingram 1966–2015
    .194 avg, 0 HR 1994–1995
  7. 07
    John Fitzgerald 1870–1921
    .071 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891
  8. 08
    Sam Post 1896–1971
    .280 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
  9. 09
    Henry Burroughs 1845–1878
    .229 avg, 1 HR 1871–1872
  10. 10
    Johnny Mann 1898–1977
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928
  11. 11
    Ike Kahdot 1899–1999
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
  12. 12
    Roland Howell 1892–1973
    MLB player 1912–1912
  13. 13
    Anton Falch 1860–1936
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  14. 14
    Steve Libby 1853–1935
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1879–1879

March 31 in the record

Leading the March 31 birthdays is Mule Suttles, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Mule Suttles. Bill Hallman, born in 1867, is the earliest birth listed, and Mason McCoy (1995) the latest. The March 31 list continues with Jack Stivetts (b. 1868, 203-132, 3.74 ERA) and Chien-Ming Wang (b. 1980, 68-34, 4.36 ERA). March 31 birthplaces outside the United States include Taiwan and Venezuela. The highest-ranked hitter born on March 31, Mule Suttles, carries a .339 avg, 188 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Jack Stivetts, went 203-132, 3.74 ERA. Ryan Borucki and Mason McCoy have no final season listed yet. Remembered on March 31: 14 names, starting with Phil Cockrell. Tom Butters (1938–2016) and Bunny Hearn (1904–1974) follow Phil Cockrell on the list. Deaths on the list run from Henry Burroughs's in 1878 to Jake Jaeckel's in 2019. Mule Suttles tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.