On This Day in Baseball

April 3

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on April 3

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

  1. 01
    Guy Hecker b. 1856
    175-146, 2.93 ERA 1882–1890 Youngsville, USA
  2. 02
    Henry McHenry b. 1910
    71-57, 4.12 ERA Houston, USA
  3. 03
    Wally Moon b. 1930
    .289 avg, 142 HR 1954–1965 Bay, USA
  4. 04
    Jay Bruce b. 1987
    .244 avg, 319 HR 2008–2021 Beaumont, USA
  5. 05
    Koji Uehara b. 1975
    22-26, 2.66 ERA 2009–2017 Osaka, Japan
  6. 06
    Chris Bosio b. 1963
    94-93, 3.96 ERA 1986–1996 Carmichael, USA
  7. 07
    Jason Kipnis b. 1987
    .260 avg, 126 HR 2011–2020 Northbrook, USA
  8. 08
    Ryan Doumit b. 1981
    .264 avg, 104 HR 2005–2014 Moses Lake, USA
  9. 09
    Andrew Vaughn b. 1998
    .259 avg, 92 HR 2021– Santa Rosa, USA
  10. 10
    Tim Crews b. 1961
    .136 avg, 0 HR 1987–1992 Tampa, USA
  11. 11
    Jacob Misiorowski b. 2002
    21-8, 2.51 ERA 2025– Blue Springs, USA
  12. 12
    Connelly Early b. 2002
    8-7, 3.16 ERA 2025– Midlothian, USA
  13. 13
    Andy Ibanez b. 1993
    .250 avg, 28 HR 2021– Havana, Cuba
  14. 14
    Quilvio Veras b. 1971
    .270 avg, 32 HR 1995–2001 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  15. 15
    Tom Murphy b. 1991
    .239 avg, 49 HR 2015– West Monroe, USA
  16. 16
    Kevin Herget b. 1991
    MLB player 2022– Teaneck, USA
  17. 17
    Welinton Herrera b. 2004
    MLB player 2026– Fantino, Dominican Republic
  18. 18
    Mike Lansing b. 1968
    .271 avg, 84 HR 1993–2001 Rawlins, USA
  19. 19
    Hayden Senger b. 1997
    .172 avg, 1 HR 2025– Hamilton, USA
  20. 20
    John Frill b. 1879
    3-3, 5.85 ERA 1910–1912 Reading, USA
  21. 21
    Tom Lynch b. 1860
    .258 avg, 0 HR 1884–1885 Bennington, USA
  22. 22
    Mike McClendon b. 1985
    .250 avg, 0 HR 2010–2012 Arlington, USA
  23. 23
    Jacob Nottingham b. 1995
    .184 avg, 8 HR 2018–2021 Redlands, USA
  24. 24
    Steve Soderstrom b. 1972
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1996–1996 Turlock, USA
  25. 25
    Destin Hood b. 1990
    .240 avg, 1 HR 2016–2016 Mobile, USA

Remembered on April 3

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Roy Sievers 1926–2017
    .267 avg, 318 HR 1949–1965
  2. 02
    Tommy Davis 1939–2022
    .294 avg, 153 HR 1959–1976
  3. 03
    Charlie Sweeney 1863–1902
    64-52, 2.87 ERA 1882–1887
  4. 04
    Jim Pagliaroni 1937–2010
    .252 avg, 90 HR 1955–1969
  5. 05
    Harry Simpson 1925–1979
    .268 avg, 76 HR 1951–1959
  6. 06
    Larry Benton 1897–1953
    127-128, 4.03 ERA 1923–1935
  7. 07
    Candy Jim Taylor 1884–1948
    3-6, 5.50 ERA
  8. 08
    Phenomenal Smith 1864–1952
    54-74, 3.89 ERA 1884–1891
  9. 09
    Bob Trowbridge 1930–1980
    13-13, 3.95 ERA 1956–1960
  10. 10
    Willie Tasby 1933–2022
    .250 avg, 46 HR 1958–1963
  11. 11
    Count Campau 1863–1938
    .267 avg, 10 HR 1888–1894
  12. 12
    General Crowder 1899–1972
    167-115, 4.12 ERA 1926–1936
  13. 13
    John Corkhill 1858–1921
    .254 avg, 31 HR 1883–1892
  14. 14
    Hank Steinbacher 1913–1977
    .292 avg, 6 HR 1937–1939
  15. 15
    George Bechtel 1848–1921
    7-20, 3.19 ERA 1871–1876
  16. 16
    Dick Harley 1872–1952
    .262 avg, 10 HR 1897–1903
  17. 17
    Joe Casey 1900–1987
    .250 avg, 0 HR
  18. 18
    Jack Boyle 1889–1971
    .280 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  19. 19
    Roy Nichols 1921–2002
    .222 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
  20. 20
    Bob Linton 1902–1980
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1929–1929
  21. 21
    Whitey Miller 1915–1991
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
  22. 22
    Nat McClinic 1924–2004
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  23. 23
    Clay Roe 1904–1956
    MLB player 1923–1923
  24. 24
    Jim Abbott 1884–1926
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  25. 25
    John Rudderham 1863–1942
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

April 3 in the record

Leading the April 3 birthdays is Guy Hecker, first of 25 players shown. Guy Hecker, born in 1856, is the earliest birth listed, and Welinton Herrera (2004) the latest. Next on the April 3 birthday list are Henry McHenry (b. 1910, 71-57, 4.12 ERA) and Wally Moon (b. 1930, .289 avg, 142 HR). Japan, Cuba, D.R., and Dominican Republic are also represented among the April 3 births. Wally Moon (.289 avg, 142 HR) leads the April 3 hitters and Guy Hecker (175-146, 2.93 ERA) the pitchers. Andrew Vaughn, Jacob Misiorowski, and Connelly Early have no final season listed yet. The April 3 memorial list names 25 figures, beginning with Roy Sievers. Tommy Davis (1939–2022) and Charlie Sweeney (1863–1902) follow Roy Sievers on the list. The deaths span 1902, Charlie Sweeney, to 2022, Tommy Davis. Ranking on the April 3 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.