On This Day in Baseball

April 12

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on April 12

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

01

Addie Joss ⭐ HOF b. 1880

160-97, 1.89 ERA 1902–1910 Woodland, USA
02

Vic Willis ⭐ HOF b. 1876

249-205, 2.63 ERA 1898–1910 Cecil County, USA
03

Johnny Antonelli b. 1930

126-110, 3.34 ERA 1948–1961 Rochester, USA
04

Antonio Osuna b. 1973

.111 avg, 0 HR 1995–2005 Guasave, México
05

Woodie Fryman b. 1940

141-155, 3.77 ERA 1966–1983 Ewing, USA
06

Bill Wight b. 1922

77-99, 3.95 ERA 1946–1958 Rio Vista, USA
07

Walt Moryn b. 1926

.266 avg, 101 HR 1954–1961 St. Paul, USA
08

Mike Macfarlane b. 1964

.252 avg, 129 HR 1987–1999 Stockton, USA
09

Gabe Speier b. 1995

MLB player 2019– Santa Barbara, USA
10

Dennis Santana b. 1996

.333 avg, 0 HR 2018– San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
11

Brad Brach b. 1986

.200 avg, 0 HR 2011–2021 Freehold, USA
12

Hisashi Iwakuma b. 1981

63-39, 3.42 ERA 2012–2017 Tokyo, Japan
13

Paul Lo Duca b. 1972

.286 avg, 80 HR 1998–2008 Brooklyn, USA
14

Eric McNair b. 1909

.274 avg, 82 HR 1929–1942 Meridian, USA
15

Justin Ruggiano b. 1982

.256 avg, 53 HR 2007–2017 Austin, USA
16

Gage Jump b. 2003

6-11, 5.47 ERA 2026– Aliso Viejo, USA
17

Brett Kerry b. 1999

MLB player 2026– Clemmons, USA
18

William Hoover b. 1863

.288 avg, 1 HR 1884–1892 Philadelphia, USA
19

Brennan Boesch b. 1985

.250 avg, 48 HR 2010–2015 Santa Monica, USA
20

Charlie Lau b. 1933

.255 avg, 16 HR 1956–1967 Romulus, USA
21

Cade Povich b. 2000

8-18, 5.07 ERA 2024– Reno, USA
22

Adonis Garcia b. 1985

.267 avg, 29 HR 2015–2017 Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
23

Claudio Manela b. 1894

4-8, 3.61 ERA Cavite City, Philippines
24

Jose Alvarez b. 1956

.273 avg, 0 HR 1981–1989 Tampa, USA
25

Charlie Pick b. 1888

.261 avg, 3 HR 1914–1920 Brookneal, USA

Remembered on April 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Ed Morris 1862–1937

171-122, 2.82 ERA 1884–1890
02

Eddie Joost 1916–2011

.239 avg, 134 HR 1936–1955
03

Zollie Wright 1909–1976

.304 avg, 16 HR
04

Glenn Beckert 1940–2020

.283 avg, 22 HR 1965–1975
05

Arnold Carter 1918–1989

13-11, 2.72 ERA 1944–1945
06

Red Shannon 1897–1970

.259 avg, 0 HR 1915–1926
07

John Mungin 1904–1976

5-6, 5.13 ERA
08

Bill Akers 1904–1962

.261 avg, 11 HR 1929–1932
09

Tim McCabe 1894–1977

.053 avg, 0 HR 1915–1918
10

Joe Harris 1882–1966

3-30, 3.35 ERA 1905–1907
11

Frank Skaff 1910–1988

.320 avg, 1 HR 1935–1943
12

Len Okrie 1923–2018

.218 avg, 0 HR 1948–1952
13

Hal Leathers 1898–1977

.304 avg, 1 HR 1920–1920
14

Mel Preibisch 1914–1980

.205 avg, 0 HR 1940–1941
15

Johnny Reder 1909–1990

.135 avg, 0 HR 1932–1932
16

Cliff Ross 1928–1999

MLB player 1954–1954
17

Jim Frey 1931–2020

MLB player
18

Dick Hoover 1925–1981

MLB player 1952–1952
19

Troy Dandridge 1904–1993

.000 avg, 0 HR
20

Philip Wrigley 1894–1977

MLB player
21

Sam Edmonston 1883–1979

.000 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907
22

Gussie Gannon 1873–1966

.000 avg, 0 HR 1895–1895
23

Bill Hunter 1855–1918

.143 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
24

Frederick Boardman 1851–1941

.250 avg, 0 HR 1874–1874

April 12 in the record

25 baseball figures born on April 12 are listed, led by Addie Joss. The HOF tag marks Addie Joss and Vic Willis. William Hoover, born in 1863, is the earliest birth listed, and Gage Jump (2003) the latest. Behind Addie Joss come Vic Willis (b. 1876, 249-205, 2.63 ERA) and Johnny Antonelli (b. 1930, 126-110, 3.34 ERA). México, D.R., Japan, and Cuba are also represented among the April 12 births. For April 12, the best-placed batter is Antonio Osuna at .111 avg, 0 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Addie Joss, shows 160-97, 1.89 ERA. Gabe Speier, Dennis Santana, and Gage Jump have no final season listed yet. Remembered on April 12: 24 names, starting with Ed Morris. Eddie Joost (1916–2011) and Zollie Wright (1909–1976) follow Ed Morris on the list. The deaths span 1918, Bill Hunter, to 2020, Glenn Beckert. The April 12 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.