On This Day in Baseball

April 4

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on April 4

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

01

Tris Speaker ⭐ HOF b. 1888

.345 avg, 117 HR 1907–1928 Hubbard, USA
02

Gil Hodges ⭐ HOF b. 1924

.273 avg, 370 HR 1943–1963 Princeton, USA
03

Scott Rolen ⭐ HOF b. 1975

.281 avg, 316 HR 1996–2012 Evansville, USA
04

Joe Vosmik b. 1910

.307 avg, 65 HR 1930–1944 Cleveland, USA
05

Jim Fregosi b. 1942

.265 avg, 151 HR 1961–1978 San Francisco, USA
06

Mike Epstein b. 1943

.244 avg, 130 HR 1966–1974 Bronx, USA
07

Bill Hinchman b. 1883

.261 avg, 20 HR 1905–1920 Philadelphia, USA
08

Mitch Keller b. 1996

48-73, 4.60 ERA 2019– Cedar Rapids, USA
09

Eddie Watt b. 1941

38-36, 2.91 ERA 1966–1975 Lamoni, USA
10

Orion Kerkering b. 2001

MLB player 2023– Huntington Beach, USA
11

John Hummel b. 1883

.254 avg, 29 HR 1905–1918 Bloomsburg, USA
12

Gary Geiger b. 1937

.246 avg, 77 HR 1958–1970 Sand Ridge, USA
13

Tom Herr b. 1956

.271 avg, 28 HR 1979–1991 Lancaster, USA
14

Harry Taylor b. 1866

.286 avg, 3 HR 1890–1893 Halsey Valley, USA
15

Renato Nunez b. 1994

.245 avg, 56 HR 2016–2021 Valencia, Venezuela
16

Shane Smith b. 2000

7-10, 4.19 ERA 2025– Danvers, USA
17

Ray Fosse b. 1947

.256 avg, 61 HR 1967–1979 Marion, USA
18

Cameron Maybin b. 1987

.254 avg, 72 HR 2007–2021 Asheville, USA
19

Turner Hill b. 1999

.219 avg, 1 HR 2026– Marietta, USA
20

Ronny Mauricio b. 2001

.232 avg, 12 HR 2023–2023 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
21

Chase Petty b. 2003

1-5, 7.17 ERA 2025– Camden, USA
22

Raynel Delgado b. 2000

.243 avg, 1 HR 2026– Havana, Cuba
23

Pete Kilduff b. 1893

.270 avg, 4 HR 1917–1921 Weir City, USA
24

Bill Upham b. 1888

7-9, 3.37 ERA 1915–1918 Akron, USA
25

Eric Valent b. 1977

.234 avg, 13 HR 2001–2005 La Mirada, USA

Remembered on April 4

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Early Wynn ⭐ HOF 1920–1999

300-244, 3.54 ERA 1939–1963
02

Carl Mays 1891–1971

207-126, 2.92 ERA 1915–1929
03

George Wood 1858–1924

.273 avg, 68 HR 1880–1892
04

Johnny Moore 1902–1991

.307 avg, 73 HR 1928–1945
05

George Suggs 1882–1949

99-91, 3.11 ERA 1908–1915
06

Dick Johnston 1863–1934

.251 avg, 33 HR 1884–1891
07

Pat Zachry 1952–2024

69-67, 3.52 ERA 1976–1985
08

Sam Hill 1926–1977

.295 avg, 2 HR
09

Eli Chism 1916–1982

.280 avg, 0 HR
10

Dick Cotter 1889–1945

.280 avg, 0 HR 1911–1912
11

Snooks Dowd 1897–1962

.115 avg, 0 HR 1919–1926
12

Jim Hubbard 1884–1932

.357 avg, 0 HR
13

George Bamberger 1923–2004

.000 avg, 0 HR 1951–1959
14

Charlie Snell 1893–1988

.211 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
15

Jack Aragon 1915–1988

MLB player 1941–1941
16

Danny Silva 1896–1974

.250 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919
17

Les Wilson 1885–1969

.000 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
18

Alex Skinner 1850–1917

.333 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

April 4 in the record

Leading the April 4 birthdays is Tris Speaker, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Tris Speaker, Gil Hodges, and Scott Rolen. The oldest April 4 birthday on the list is Harry Taylor's, in 1866; the youngest is Chase Petty, born in 2003. The April 4 list continues with Gil Hodges (b. 1924, .273 avg, 370 HR) and Scott Rolen (b. 1975, .281 avg, 316 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Venezuela, D.R., and Cuba. Tris Speaker (.345 avg, 117 HR) leads the April 4 hitters and Mitch Keller (48-73, 4.60 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark April 4 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Mitch Keller, Orion Kerkering, and Shane Smith. 18 baseball figures died on April 4; Early Wynn is listed first. The HOF tag on the April 4 memorial list goes to Early Wynn. Carl Mays (1891–1971) and George Wood (1858–1924) follow Early Wynn on the list. The deaths span 1917, Alex Skinner, to 2024, Pat Zachry. Ranking on the April 4 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.