On This Day in Baseball

April 7

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on April 7

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

01

Adrian Beltre ⭐ HOF b. 1979

.286 avg, 477 HR 1998–2018 Santo Domingo, D.R.
02

Bobby Doerr ⭐ HOF b. 1918

.288 avg, 223 HR 1937–1951 Los Angeles, USA
03

John McGraw ⭐ HOF b. 1873

.334 avg, 13 HR 1891–1907 Truxton, USA
04

Josh Hader b. 1994

.125 avg, 0 HR 2017– Millersville, USA
05

Eduardo Rodriguez b. 1993

110-73, 4.02 ERA 2015– Valencia, Venezuela
06

Happy Felsch b. 1891

.293 avg, 38 HR 1915–1920 Milwaukee, USA
07

Ronnie Belliard b. 1975

.273 avg, 114 HR 1998–2010 New York, USA
08

Joel Payamps b. 1994

MLB player 2019– Santiago, D.R.
09

Pythias Russ b. 1904

.326 avg, 14 HR Cynthiana, USA
10

John Ganzel b. 1874

.251 avg, 18 HR 1898–1908 Kalamazoo, USA
11

Tim Tawa b. 1999

.225 avg, 18 HR 2025– West Linn, USA
12

Bobby Del Greco b. 1933

.229 avg, 42 HR 1952–1965 Pittsburgh, USA
13

Otto Briggs b. 1891

.284 avg, 6 HR Kings Mountain, USA
14

Ben Petrick b. 1977

.257 avg, 27 HR 1999–2003 Salem, USA
15

David Bote b. 1993

.234 avg, 36 HR 2018– Longmont, USA
16

Harry Wilhelm b. 1874

.250 avg, 1 HR 1899–1899 Uniontown, USA
17

Horace Milan b. 1894

.320 avg, 0 HR 1915–1917 Linden, USA
18

Vinny Rottino b. 1980

.165 avg, 3 HR 2006–2012 Racine, USA
19

Danny Sandoval b. 1979

.200 avg, 0 HR 2005–2006 Barquisimeto, Venezuela
20

Joe Hassler b. 1905

.239 avg, 0 HR 1928–1930 Fort Smith, USA
21

Dave Oliver b. 1951

.318 avg, 0 HR 1977–1977 Stockton, USA
22

Charles Brewer b. 1988

MLB player 2013–2013 Paradise Valley, USA
23

Wes Whisler b. 1983

MLB player 2009–2009 Indianapolis, USA
24

Dave Cripe b. 1951

.154 avg, 0 HR 1978–1978 Ramona, USA
25

Fred Lear b. 1894

.235 avg, 2 HR 1915–1920 New York, USA

Remembered on April 7

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Jim Scott 1888–1957

107-113, 2.30 ERA 1909–1917
02

Jesse Houston 1909–1968

20-12, 3.26 ERA
03

Shanty Hogan 1906–1967

.295 avg, 61 HR 1925–1937
04

Jerry Grote 1942–2024

.252 avg, 39 HR 1963–1981
05

Larry Brown 1901–1972

.261 avg, 14 HR
06

Luis Aloma 1923–1997

.167 avg, 0 HR 1950–1953
07

Laymon Ramsey 1917–2003

.143 avg, 0 HR
08

Jack Smith 1935–2021

.167 avg, 0 HR 1962–1964
09

Frank Secory 1912–1995

.228 avg, 7 HR 1940–1946
10

Johnny Tillman 1893–1964

.000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
11

Bob Alexander 1922–1993

.000 avg, 0 HR 1955–1957
12

Mahlon Higbee 1901–1968

.400 avg, 1 HR 1922–1922
13

Jim Ball 1884–1963

.137 avg, 0 HR 1907–1908
14

Ray Miller 1888–1927

.167 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
15

Richard Dandridge 1891–1978

.286 avg, 0 HR
16

Howie McFarland 1910–1993

.091 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
17

Fred McKelvin 1922–2014

.000 avg, 0 HR
18

Johnson Fry 1901–1959

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
19

Johnny Carr 1887–1939

.000 avg, 0 HR
20

Simon Rosenthal 1903–1969

.266 avg, 4 HR 1925–1926

April 7 in the record

The birthday list for April 7 has 25 names, headed by Adrian Beltre. Hall of Famers among them: Adrian Beltre, Bobby Doerr, and John McGraw. John McGraw, born in 1873, is the earliest birth listed, and Tim Tawa (1999) the latest. The April 7 list continues with Bobby Doerr (b. 1918, .288 avg, 223 HR) and John McGraw (b. 1873, .334 avg, 13 HR). Not every April 7 birthday is American-born: the list also covers D.R. and Venezuela. For April 7, the best-placed batter is Adrian Beltre at .286 avg, 477 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Eduardo Rodriguez, shows 110-73, 4.02 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark April 7 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Josh Hader, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Joel Payamps. The April 7 memorial list names 20 figures, beginning with Jim Scott. The memorial list continues with Jesse Houston (1909–1968) and Shanty Hogan (1906–1967). The earliest April 7 death listed is Ray Miller in 1927; the most recent is Jerry Grote in 2024. Adrian Beltre tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.