On This Day in Baseball

April 13

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on April 13

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

  1. 01
    Claude Hendrix b. 1889
    144-116, 2.65 ERA 1911–1920 Olathe, USA
  2. 02
    Hunter Pence b. 1983
    .279 avg, 244 HR 2007–2020 Fort Worth, USA
  3. 03
    Herman Long b. 1866
    .277 avg, 91 HR 1889–1904 Chicago, USA
  4. 04
    Kid Elberfeld b. 1875
    .271 avg, 10 HR 1898–1914 Pomeroy, USA
  5. 05
    Dewey Creacy b. 1900
    .291 avg, 85 HR Dallas, USA
  6. 06
    Jake Stahl b. 1879
    .261 avg, 31 HR 1903–1913 Elkhart, USA
  7. 07
    Charlie Sweeney b. 1863
    64-52, 2.87 ERA 1882–1887 San Francisco, USA
  8. 08
    Lorenzo Cain b. 1986
    .283 avg, 87 HR 2010–2022 Valdosta, USA
  9. 09
    Ricardo Rincon b. 1970
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1997–2008 Cuitlahuac, México
  10. 10
    Steve Pearce b. 1983
    .254 avg, 91 HR 2007–2019 Lakeland, USA
  11. 11
    Vean Gregg b. 1885
    92-63, 2.70 ERA 1911–1925 Chehalis, USA
  12. 12
    Oscar Grimes b. 1915
    .256 avg, 18 HR 1938–1946 Minerva, USA
  13. 13
    Ike Brown b. 1942
    .256 avg, 20 HR 1969–1974 Memphis, USA
  14. 14
    Cam Devanney b. 1997
    .139 avg, 0 HR 2025– Nashua, USA
  15. 15
    Wes Chamberlain b. 1966
    .255 avg, 43 HR 1990–1995 Chicago, USA
  16. 16
    Ben Cantwell b. 1902
    76-108, 3.91 ERA 1927–1937 Milan, USA
  17. 17
    Red Killefer b. 1885
    .248 avg, 3 HR 1907–1916 Bloomingdale, USA
  18. 18
    Edward Cabrera b. 1998
    30-34, 4.36 ERA 2021– Santiago, D.R.
  19. 19
    Koda Glover b. 1993
    MLB player 2016–2018 Monroe, USA
  20. 20
    Ken Jones b. 1903
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1924–1930 Dover, USA
  21. 21
    Ed Amelung b. 1959
    .193 avg, 0 HR 1984–1986 Fullerton, USA
  22. 22
    Jeff DeWillis b. 1965
    .120 avg, 1 HR 1987–1987 Houston, USA
  23. 23
    Rufe Clarke b. 1900
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1923–1924 Estill, USA
  24. 24
    Jose Diaz b. 1980
    MLB player 2006–2008 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
  25. 25
    Kevin Ohme b. 1971
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 2003–2003 Palm Beach, USA

Remembered on April 13

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Cliff Bell 1896–1952
    46-69, 4.13 ERA
  2. 02
    Frank Kitson 1869–1930
    129-118, 3.17 ERA 1898–1907
  3. 03
    Tommy Griffith 1889–1967
    .280 avg, 52 HR 1913–1925
  4. 04
    Mark Fidrych 1954–2009
    29-19, 3.10 ERA 1976–1980
  5. 05
    Hal Peck 1917–1995
    .279 avg, 15 HR 1943–1949
  6. 06
    Joe Schultz 1893–1941
    .285 avg, 15 HR 1912–1925
  7. 07
    Frenchy Bordagaray 1910–2000
    .283 avg, 14 HR 1934–1945
  8. 08
    Mike McCormick 1917–1976
    .275 avg, 14 HR 1940–1951
  9. 09
    Jack Bolling 1917–1998
    .313 avg, 4 HR 1939–1944
  10. 10
    Bill Baker 1911–2006
    .247 avg, 2 HR 1940–1949
  11. 11
    Don Leppert 1931–2023
    .229 avg, 15 HR 1961–1964
  12. 12
    Steve Shemo 1915–1992
    .260 avg, 0 HR 1944–1945
  13. 13
    Clyde McNeal 1928–1996
    .239 avg, 1 HR
  14. 14
    Fred Cone 1848–1909
    .260 avg, 0 HR 1871–1871
  15. 15
    Herb Welch 1898–1967
    .289 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
  16. 16
    Randy Brown 1943–1998
    .138 avg, 0 HR 1969–1970
  17. 17
    Dutch Fehring 1912–2006
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1934–1934
  18. 18
    Harry Rosenberg 1908–1997
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1930–1930
  19. 19
    Troy Puckett 1889–1971
    MLB player 1911–1911
  20. 20
    Bill Dugan 1862–1906
    .088 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  21. 21
    John Castle 1879–1929
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
  22. 22
    Charles Yingling 1865–1897
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1894–1894
  23. 23
    Honest John Kelly 1859–1908
    MLB player 1879–1884
  24. 24
    Tommy Johns 1851–1927
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1873–1873

April 13 in the record

25 baseball figures born on April 13 are listed, led by Claude Hendrix. Charlie Sweeney, born in 1863, is the earliest birth listed, and Edward Cabrera (1998) the latest. Behind Claude Hendrix come Hunter Pence (b. 1983, .279 avg, 244 HR) and Herman Long (b. 1866, .277 avg, 91 HR). April 13 birthplaces outside the United States include México and D.R. For April 13, the best-placed batter is Hunter Pence at .279 avg, 244 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Claude Hendrix, shows 144-116, 2.65 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark April 13 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Cam Devanney and Edward Cabrera. Remembered on April 13: 24 names, starting with Cliff Bell. Also remembered on April 13: Frank Kitson (1869–1930) and Tommy Griffith (1889–1967). The earliest April 13 death listed is Charles Yingling in 1897; the most recent is Don Leppert in 2023. Ranking on the April 13 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.