On This Day in Baseball

April 9

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on April 9

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

  1. 01
    Claude Passeau b. 1909
    162-150, 3.32 ERA 1935–1947 Waynesboro, USA
  2. 02
    Doc White b. 1879
    189-156, 2.39 ERA 1901–1913 Washington, USA
  3. 03
    Hippo Vaughn b. 1888
    178-137, 2.49 ERA 1908–1921 Weatherford, USA
  4. 04
    David Robertson b. 1985
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2008– Birmingham, USA
  5. 05
    Nate Colbert b. 1946
    .243 avg, 173 HR 1966–1976 St. Louis, USA
  6. 06
    Hal Morris b. 1965
    .304 avg, 76 HR 1988–2000 Fort Rucker, USA
  7. 07
    Luis Arraez b. 1997
    .316 avg, 42 HR 2019– San Felipe, Venezuela
  8. 08
    Wade Johnston b. 1898
    4-6, 4.00 ERA Middleport, USA
  9. 09
    Hunter Gaddis b. 1998
    16-11, 3.30 ERA 2022– Canton, USA
  10. 10
    Graeme Lloyd b. 1967
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1993–2003 Geelong, Australia
  11. 11
    Ollie Pickering b. 1870
    .271 avg, 9 HR 1896–1908 Olney, USA
  12. 12
    Jose Guzman b. 1963
    80-74, 4.05 ERA 1985–1994 Santa Isabel, P.R.
  13. 13
    A. J. Ellis b. 1981
    .239 avg, 44 HR 2008–2018 Cape Girardeau, USA
  14. 14
    Tanner McDougal b. 2003
    MLB player 2026– Henderson, USA
  15. 15
    Kyle Peterson b. 1976
    5-9, 4.71 ERA 1999–2001 Elkhorn, USA
  16. 16
    Kirk McCaskill b. 1961
    106-108, 4.12 ERA 1985–1996 Kapuskasing, CAN
  17. 17
    Tommy Medica b. 1988
    .246 avg, 12 HR 2013–2014 San Jose, USA
  18. 18
    Caleb Baragar b. 1994
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2020–2021 Jenison, USA
  19. 19
    Jerry Hinsley b. 1945
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1964–1967 Hugo, USA
  20. 20
    Ryan McBroom b. 1992
    .268 avg, 6 HR 2019–2021 Fredericksburg, USA
  21. 21
    Sam Ewing b. 1949
    .255 avg, 6 HR 1973–1978 Lewisburg, USA
  22. 22
    Oscar Robles b. 1976
    .260 avg, 5 HR 2005–2007 Tijuana, México
  23. 23
    Ryan O'Malley b. 1980
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2006–2006 Springfield, USA
  24. 24
    Hal Jones b. 1936
    .216 avg, 2 HR 1961–1962 Louisiana, USA
  25. 25
    Chad Reineke b. 1982
    2-2, 5.76 ERA 2008–2011 Defiance, USA

Remembered on April 9

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Willie Stargell ⭐ HOF 1940–2001
    .282 avg, 475 HR 1962–1982
  2. 02
    Will Harridge ⭐ HOF 1881–1971
    MLB player
  3. 03
    Bob Allison 1934–1995
    .255 avg, 256 HR 1958–1970
  4. 04
    Ed Morgan 1904–1980
    .313 avg, 52 HR 1928–1934
  5. 05
    Clay Bryant 1911–1999
    32-20, 3.73 ERA 1935–1940
  6. 06
    Willie Hutchinson 1915–1984
    18-21, 4.01 ERA
  7. 07
    Dick Kokos 1928–1986
    .263 avg, 59 HR 1948–1954
  8. 08
    Mike Moynahan 1856–1899
    .294 avg, 1 HR 1880–1884
  9. 09
    Bob Addy 1842–1910
    .277 avg, 1 HR 1871–1877
  10. 10
    Jimmy Outlaw 1913–2006
    .268 avg, 6 HR 1937–1949
  11. 11
    Syd Cohen 1906–1988
    .152 avg, 0 HR 1934–1937
  12. 12
    Les Pearson 1909–1986
    .321 avg, 2 HR
  13. 13
    Charlie Gould 1847–1917
    .257 avg, 2 HR 1871–1877
  14. 14
    Ted Cather 1889–1945
    .252 avg, 2 HR 1912–1915
  15. 15
    Johnny Hundley 1914–1986
    .270 avg, 0 HR
  16. 16
    Earl Richardson 1924–2003
    .227 avg, 0 HR
  17. 17
    Otto Huber 1914–1989
    .273 avg, 0 HR 1939–1939
  18. 18
    Ed Wilkinson 1890–1918
    .231 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
  19. 19
    Paul Hinrichs 1925–2023
    MLB player 1951–1951
  20. 20
    Bill Moisan 1925–2010
    MLB player 1953–1953
  21. 21
    Hank Hulvey 1897–1982
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
  22. 22
    John McDonald 1883–1950
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907
  23. 23
    Jake Freeze 1900–1983
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
  24. 24
    Phil Ketter 1884–1965
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  25. 25
    Mose Eggert 1902–1971
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927

April 9 in the record

Leading the April 9 birthdays is Claude Passeau, first of 25 players shown. From Ollie Pickering in 1870 to Tanner McDougal in 2003, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The April 9 list continues with Doc White (b. 1879, 189-156, 2.39 ERA) and Hippo Vaughn (b. 1888, 178-137, 2.49 ERA). April 9 birthplaces outside the United States include Venezuela, Australia, P.R., and CAN. For April 9, the best-placed batter is David Robertson at .000 avg, 0 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Claude Passeau, shows 162-150, 3.32 ERA. David Robertson, Luis Arraez, and Hunter Gaddis have no final season listed yet. Remembered on April 9: 25 names, starting with Willie Stargell. The HOF tag on the April 9 memorial list goes to Willie Stargell and Will Harridge. Will Harridge (1881–1971) and Bob Allison (1934–1995) follow Willie Stargell on the list. Mike Moynahan (1899) and Paul Hinrichs (2023) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Claude Passeau is listed first.