On This Day in Baseball

April 5

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on April 5

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

01

Bill Dinneen b. 1876

170-177, 3.01 ERA 1898–1909 Syracuse, USA
02

Ron Hansen b. 1938

.234 avg, 106 HR 1958–1972 Oxford, USA
03

John Curtiss b. 1993

9-4, 4.03 ERA 2017– Dallas, USA
04

Jung Ho Kang b. 1987

.254 avg, 46 HR 2015–2019 Gwangju, South Korea
05

Wid Conroy b. 1877

.248 avg, 22 HR 1901–1911 Philadelphia, USA
06

Ian Stewart b. 1985

.229 avg, 61 HR 2007–2014 Long Beach, USA
07

Cris Carpenter b. 1965

27-22, 3.91 ERA 1988–1996 St. Augustine, USA
08

Ross Gload b. 1976

.281 avg, 34 HR 2000–2011 Brooklyn, USA
09

Ryan Drese b. 1976

34-39, 5.31 ERA 2001–2006 San Francisco, USA
10

Lastings Milledge b. 1985

.269 avg, 33 HR 2006–2011 Bradenton, USA
11

Bobby Miller b. 1999

14-8, 5.37 ERA 2023– Elk Grove Village, USA
12

Ed Andrews b. 1859

.257 avg, 12 HR 1884–1891 Painesville, USA
13

Ted Scheffler b. 1864

.237 avg, 3 HR 1888–1890 New York, USA
14

Rennie Stennett b. 1951

.274 avg, 41 HR 1971–1981 Colon, Panama
15

Jose Barrero b. 1998

.182 avg, 5 HR 2020– Havana, Cuba
16

Jimmie Schaffer b. 1936

.223 avg, 11 HR 1961–1968 Limeport, USA
17

Hector Olivera b. 1985

.245 avg, 2 HR 2015–2016 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
18

Seth Mejias-Brean b. 1991

.233 avg, 2 HR 2019–2019 Tucson, USA
19

Greg Smith b. 1967

.212 avg, 0 HR 1989–1991 Baltimore, USA
20

John Chisum b. 1915

.227 avg, 0 HR Marianna, USA
21

Domingo Guzman b. 1975

MLB player 1999–2000 San Cristobal, D.R.
22

Ed Kennedy b. 1861

.208 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884 Bellevue, USA
23

Jim Scranton b. 1960

.000 avg, 0 HR 1984–1985 Torrance, USA
24

Gene Crumling b. 1922

.083 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945 Wrightsville, USA
25

Don Prince b. 1938

MLB player 1962–1962 Clarkton, USA

Remembered on April 5

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Fred Snodgrass 1887–1974

.275 avg, 11 HR 1908–1916
02

Dave Eggler 1849–1902

.274 avg, 0 HR 1871–1885
03

Bobby Hofman 1925–1994

.248 avg, 32 HR 1949–1957
04

Carl Warwick 1937–2025

.248 avg, 31 HR 1961–1966
05

Tex Erwin 1885–1953

.236 avg, 11 HR 1907–1914
06

Lou Dials 1904–1994

.271 avg, 7 HR
07

Wally Rehg 1888–1946

.250 avg, 2 HR 1912–1919
08

Tex Jeanes 1900–1973

.274 avg, 1 HR 1921–1927
09

Frank Bruggy 1891–1959

.277 avg, 6 HR 1921–1925
10

Butch Thurman 1916–1954

.364 avg, 0 HR
11

Burlin White 1895–1971

.206 avg, 0 HR
12

Frank McLaughlin 1857–1917

.228 avg, 5 HR 1882–1884
13

Tom Crooke 1884–1929

.214 avg, 0 HR 1909–1910
14

Chet Kehn 1921–1984

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
15

Bob Clemens 1886–1964

.231 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
16

Fred Curtis 1880–1939

.222 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
17

Jacob Robinson 1920–2013

.167 avg, 0 HR
18

Harold Millon 1919–1996

.250 avg, 0 HR
19

Bill Holland 1915–1997

MLB player 1939–1939
20

Herb Gorman 1924–1953

.000 avg, 0 HR 1952–1952
21

Larry Shepard 1919–2011

MLB player
22

Sam Dodge 1899–1966

.000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1922
23

Earl Howard 1893–1937

MLB player 1918–1918
24

Mike Pasquella 1898–1965

.500 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919
25

Ray Jacobs 1902–1952

.000 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928

April 5 in the record

25 baseball figures born on April 5 are listed, led by Bill Dinneen. From Ed Andrews in 1859 to Bobby Miller in 1999, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The April 5 list continues with Ron Hansen (b. 1938, .234 avg, 106 HR) and John Curtiss (b. 1993, 9-4, 4.03 ERA). Not every April 5 birthday is American-born: the list also covers South Korea, Panama, Cuba, and D.R. For April 5, the best-placed batter is Ron Hansen at .234 avg, 106 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Bill Dinneen, shows 170-177, 3.01 ERA. John Curtiss, Bobby Miller, and Jose Barrero have no final season listed yet. Remembered on April 5: 25 names, starting with Fred Snodgrass. Also remembered on April 5: Dave Eggler (1849–1902) and Bobby Hofman (1925–1994). Deaths on the list run from Dave Eggler's in 1902 to Carl Warwick's in 2025. Ranking on the April 5 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.