On This Day in Baseball

April 8

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on April 8

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

  1. 01
    Gary Carter ⭐ HOF b. 1954
    .262 avg, 324 HR 1974–1992 Culver City, USA
  2. 02
    Catfish Hunter ⭐ HOF b. 1946
    224-166, 3.26 ERA 1965–1979 Hertford, USA
  3. 03
    Felix Hernandez b. 1986
    169-136, 3.42 ERA 2005–2019 Valencia, Venezuela
  4. 04
    Carlos Santana b. 1986
    .240 avg, 335 HR 2010– Santo Domingo, D.R.
  5. 05
    Turk Farrell b. 1934
    106-111, 3.45 ERA 1956–1969 Boston, USA
  6. 06
    Lady Baldwin b. 1859
    73-41, 2.85 ERA 1884–1890 Oramel, USA
  7. 07
    Charlie Maxwell b. 1927
    .264 avg, 148 HR 1950–1964 Lawton, USA
  8. 08
    Jeff McNeil b. 1992
    .281 avg, 89 HR 2018– Santa Barbara, USA
  9. 09
    John Hiller b. 1943
    87-76, 2.83 ERA 1965–1980 Toronto, CAN
  10. 10
    Chris Iannetta b. 1983
    .230 avg, 141 HR 2006–2019 Providence, USA
  11. 11
    Zach Eflin b. 1994
    68-67, 4.28 ERA 2016– Orlando, USA
  12. 12
    Yonder Alonso b. 1987
    .259 avg, 100 HR 2010–2019 Havana, Cuba
  13. 13
    Jo Adell b. 1999
    .226 avg, 98 HR 2020– Shelby, USA
  14. 14
    Bill Crowley b. 1857
    .263 avg, 8 HR 1875–1885 Philadelphia, USA
  15. 15
    John Peters b. 1850
    .278 avg, 3 HR 1874–1884 New Orleans, USA
  16. 16
    Jake Latz b. 1996
    7-8, 2.76 ERA 2021– Lemont, USA
  17. 17
    Clarence Foster b. 1878
    .281 avg, 10 HR 1898–1901 New Haven, USA
  18. 18
    Hap Myers b. 1887
    .268 avg, 4 HR 1910–1915 San Francisco, USA
  19. 19
    Rich Batchelor b. 1967
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1993–1997 Florence, USA
  20. 20
    Tom Butters b. 1938
    2-3, 3.10 ERA 1962–1965 Delaware, USA
  21. 21
    Andy Karl b. 1914
    .168 avg, 0 HR 1943–1947 Mount Vernon, USA
  22. 22
    Dick Luebke b. 1935
    MLB player 1962–1962 Chicago, USA
  23. 23
    Pete Daniels b. 1864
    2-8, 4.79 ERA 1890–1898 Cavan, Ireland
  24. 24
    Frank Foutz b. 1877
    .236 avg, 2 HR 1901–1901 Baltimore, USA
  25. 25
    Dane Sardinha b. 1979
    .166 avg, 3 HR 2003–2011 Honolulu, USA

Remembered on April 8

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Ford Frick ⭐ HOF 1894–1978
    MLB player
  2. 02
    Octavio Dotel 1973–2025
    59-50, 3.78 ERA 1999–2013
  3. 03
    Bill Handy 1888–1945
    .273 avg, 14 HR
  4. 04
    Alfred Saylor 1911–1955
    9-10, 3.51 ERA
  5. 05
    Jim Umbricht 1930–1964
    9-5, 3.06 ERA 1959–1963
  6. 06
    Alonzo Boone 1908–1982
    16-13, 3.90 ERA
  7. 07
    Andy Karl 1914–1989
    .168 avg, 0 HR 1943–1947
  8. 08
    George Moriarty 1885–1964
    .251 avg, 5 HR 1903–1916
  9. 09
    Bill Abstein 1883–1940
    .242 avg, 1 HR 1906–1910
  10. 10
    Carl Boles 1934–2022
    .375 avg, 0 HR 1962–1962
  11. 11
    Al Veigel 1917–2012
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1939–1939
  12. 12
    Hersh Lyons 1915–2008
    MLB player 1941–1941
  13. 13
    Pat Bohen 1890–1942
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1913–1914
  14. 14
    Dave Murphy 1876–1940
    .182 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
  15. 15
    William Dyke 1906–1984
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  16. 16
    Wesley Hardeman 1906–1966
    MLB player
  17. 17
    Willie Ludolph 1900–1952
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
  18. 18
    Bob Pepper 1895–1968
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915

April 8 in the record

Leading the April 8 birthdays is Gary Carter, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Gary Carter and Catfish Hunter. John Peters, born in 1850, is the earliest birth listed, and Jo Adell (1999) the latest. The April 8 list continues with Catfish Hunter (b. 1946, 224-166, 3.26 ERA) and Felix Hernandez (b. 1986, 169-136, 3.42 ERA). April 8 birthplaces outside the United States include Venezuela, D.R., CAN, and Cuba. For April 8, the best-placed batter is Gary Carter at .262 avg, 324 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Catfish Hunter, shows 224-166, 3.26 ERA. Carlos Santana, Jeff McNeil, and Zach Eflin have no final season listed yet. 18 baseball figures died on April 8; Ford Frick is listed first. The HOF tag on the April 8 memorial list goes to Ford Frick. The memorial list continues with Octavio Dotel (1973–2025) and Bill Handy (1888–1945). Deaths on the list run from Bill Abstein's in 1940 to Octavio Dotel's in 2025. The April 8 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.