On This Day in Baseball

April 14

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on April 14

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

01

Greg Maddux ⭐ HOF b. 1966

355-227, 3.16 ERA 1986–2008 San Angelo, USA
02

Marvin Miller ⭐ HOF b. 1917

MLB player Brooklyn, USA
03

Pete Rose b. 1941

.303 avg, 160 HR 1963–1986 Cincinnati, USA
04

David Justice b. 1966

.279 avg, 305 HR 1989–2002 Cincinnati, USA
05

Steve Avery b. 1970

96-83, 4.19 ERA 1990–2003 Trenton, USA
06

Kyle Farnsworth b. 1976

43-66, 4.26 ERA 1999–2014 Wichita, USA
07

Joe Lahoud b. 1947

.223 avg, 65 HR 1968–1978 Danbury, USA
08

Don Mueller b. 1927

.296 avg, 65 HR 1948–1959 St. Louis, USA
09

Gregg Zaun b. 1971

.252 avg, 88 HR 1995–2010 Glendale, USA
10

Cory Gearrin b. 1986

.333 avg, 0 HR 2011–2020 Chattanooga, USA
11

Jacob Barnes b. 1990

MLB player 2016– St. Petersburg, USA
12

Tom Richardson b. 1905

10-11, 5.45 ERA DeLand, USA
13

Greg Myers b. 1966

.255 avg, 87 HR 1987–2005 Riverside, USA
14

Ben Tincup b. 1893

8-11, 3.10 ERA 1914–1928 Adair, USA
15

Marty Keough b. 1934

.242 avg, 43 HR 1956–1966 Oakland, USA
16

Luis Perales b. 2003

MLB player 2026– Guacara, Venezuela
17

Rolddy Muñoz b. 2000

MLB player 2025– Santo Domingo, D.R.
18

Luis De Leon b. 2003

MLB player 2026– Barahona, Dominican Republic
19

Harry Cunningham b. 1905

10-13, 4.92 ERA Danville, USA
20

Chris Leroux b. 1984

.000 avg, 0 HR 2009–2014 Montreal, CAN
21

Adam Russell b. 1983

.000 avg, 0 HR 2008–2011 North Olmsted, USA
22

Parson Nicholson b. 1863

.262 avg, 5 HR 1888–1895 Blaine, USA
23

George Merritt b. 1880

.213 avg, 0 HR 1901–1903 Paterson, USA
24

Carlos Perez b. 1971

40-53, 4.44 ERA 1995–2000 Nigua, D.R.
25

Casey Parsons b. 1954

.189 avg, 2 HR 1981–1987 Wenatchee, USA

Remembered on April 14

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Cap Anson ⭐ HOF 1852–1922

.334 avg, 97 HR 1871–1897
02

Addie Joss ⭐ HOF 1880–1911

160-97, 1.89 ERA 1902–1910
03

Joe Gordon ⭐ HOF 1915–1978

.268 avg, 253 HR 1938–1950
04

Ned Hanlon ⭐ HOF 1857–1937

.259 avg, 30 HR 1880–1892
05

Tommy Holmes 1917–2008

.302 avg, 88 HR 1942–1952
06

Ken Holtzman 1945–2024

174-150, 3.49 ERA 1965–1979
07

John Donaldson 1891–1970

18-16, 2.77 ERA
08

Roy Patterson 1876–1953

81-72, 2.75 ERA 1901–1907
09

Danny Moeller 1885–1951

.243 avg, 15 HR 1907–1916
10

Eddie Fusselback 1856–1926

.268 avg, 1 HR 1882–1888
11

Enos Kirkpatrick 1884–1964

.237 avg, 3 HR 1912–1915
12

Granville Lyons 1908–1953

.258 avg, 4 HR
13

Bob Barthelson 1924–2000

MLB player 1944–1944
14

Bo Wallace 1929–2000

.222 avg, 0 HR
15

Al Epperly 1918–2003

.250 avg, 0 HR 1938–1950
16

Carr Smith 1901–1989

.158 avg, 0 HR 1923–1924
17

Frank Bell 1862–1891

.172 avg, 0 HR 1885–1885
18

Jack Fox 1880–1923

.200 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908
19

Ed Crowley 1906–1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928
20

Doc Land 1903–1986

.000 avg, 0 HR 1929–1929
21

John Freeman 1901–1958

.000 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
22

Bill Leinhauser 1893–1978

.000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
23

Lionel Decuir 1914–1977

.178 avg, 1 HR