On This Day in Baseball

April 16

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on April 16

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

  1. 01
    Paul Waner ⭐ HOF b. 1903
    .333 avg, 113 HR 1926–1945 Harrah, USA
  2. 02
    Nolan Arenado b. 1991
    .280 avg, 383 HR 2013– Newport Beach, USA
  3. 03
    Dutch Leonard b. 1892
    139-113, 2.76 ERA 1913–1925 Birmingham, USA
  4. 04
    Babe Phelps b. 1908
    .310 avg, 54 HR 1931–1942 Odenton, USA
  5. 05
    Rich Rollins b. 1938
    .269 avg, 77 HR 1961–1970 Mount Pleasant, USA
  6. 06
    Travis Shaw b. 1990
    .237 avg, 114 HR 2015–2022 Washington Court House, USA
  7. 07
    Keone Kela b. 1993
    MLB player 2015–2021 Los Angeles, USA
  8. 08
    Richard Bleier b. 1987
    MLB player 2016–2023 Davie, USA
  9. 09
    Antonio Alfonseca b. 1972
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1997–2007 La Romana, D.R.
  10. 10
    Bernie Allen b. 1939
    .239 avg, 73 HR 1962–1973 East Liverpool, USA
  11. 11
    Frank Fernandez b. 1943
    .199 avg, 39 HR 1967–1972 Staten Island, USA
  12. 12
    Braden Montgomery b. 2003
    .226 avg, 6 HR 2026– Des Moines, USA
  13. 13
    Fernando Vina b. 1969
    .282 avg, 40 HR 1993–2004 Sacramento, USA
  14. 14
    Piggy Ward b. 1867
    .286 avg, 1 HR 1883–1894 Chambersburg, USA
  15. 15
    Kahlil Watson b. 2003
    .239 avg, 1 HR 2026– Chase City, USA
  16. 16
    LuJames Groover b. 2002
    .167 avg, 1 HR 2026– East Point, USA
  17. 17
    Paco Rodriguez b. 1991
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2015 Miami, USA
  18. 18
    Matt Mervis b. 1998
    .165 avg, 10 HR 2023– Washington, USA
  19. 19
    Jim Devlin b. 1866
    11-10, 3.38 ERA 1886–1889 Lansingburgh, USA
  20. 20
    Bruce Bochy b. 1955
    .239 avg, 26 HR 1978–1987 Landes de Bussac, France
  21. 21
    John Gibbons b. 1922
    .167 avg, 0 HR Millen, USA
  22. 22
    Bruce Taylor b. 1953
    MLB player 1977–1979 Holden, USA
  23. 23
    Bob Montgomery b. 1944
    .258 avg, 23 HR 1970–1979 Nashville, USA
  24. 24
    Albert Almora b. 1994
    .259 avg, 33 HR 2016–2022 Hialeah, USA
  25. 25
    Ken Takahashi b. 1969
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2009–2009 Yokohama, Japan

Remembered on April 16

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Effa Manley ⭐ HOF 1897–1981
    MLB player
  2. 02
    Jocko Conlan ⭐ HOF 1899–1989
    .263 avg, 0 HR 1934–1935
  3. 03
    Ron Northey 1920–1971
    .276 avg, 108 HR 1942–1957
  4. 04
    Jim McTamany 1863–1916
    .256 avg, 19 HR 1885–1891
  5. 05
    Ollie Brown 1944–2015
    .265 avg, 102 HR 1965–1977
  6. 06
    Fred Mann 1858–1916
    .262 avg, 12 HR 1882–1887
  7. 07
    Sam Gray 1897–1953
    111-115, 4.18 ERA 1924–1933
  8. 08
    Carl Erskine 1926–2024
    122-78, 4.00 ERA 1948–1959
  9. 09
    Gus Williams 1888–1964
    .263 avg, 12 HR 1911–1915
  10. 10
    Clarence Foster 1878–1944
    .281 avg, 10 HR 1898–1901
  11. 11
    William Hoover 1863–1924
    .288 avg, 1 HR 1884–1892
  12. 12
    George Puccinelli 1907–1956
    .283 avg, 19 HR 1930–1936
  13. 13
    Bill Kienzle 1860–1910
    .262 avg, 0 HR 1882–1884
  14. 14
    Podge Weihe 1862–1914
    .254 avg, 4 HR 1883–1884
  15. 15
    Howard Wakefield 1884–1941
    .248 avg, 1 HR 1905–1907
  16. 16
    Charles Tolson 1898–1965
    .284 avg, 4 HR 1925–1930
  17. 17
    Hardy Peterson 1929–2019
    .273 avg, 3 HR 1955–1959
  18. 18
    Dick Kauffman 1888–1948
    .259 avg, 0 HR 1914–1915
  19. 19
    Sam Wheeler 1923–1989
    .111 avg, 0 HR
  20. 20
    Ken Hottman 1948–2018
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1971–1971
  21. 21
    Gene Vadeboncoeur 1859–1893
    .214 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  22. 22
    Louis Graff 1866–1955
    .400 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
  23. 23
    Frank Wayenberg 1898–1975
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
  24. 24
    Al Verdel 1921–1991
    MLB player 1944–1944
  25. 25
    Tom Loftus 1856–1910
    .182 avg, 0 HR 1877–1883

April 16 in the record

Leading the April 16 birthdays is Paul Waner, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Paul Waner. Birth years range from 1866 (Jim Devlin) to 2003 (Braden Montgomery). Behind Paul Waner come Nolan Arenado (b. 1991, .280 avg, 383 HR) and Dutch Leonard (b. 1892, 139-113, 2.76 ERA). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R., France, and Japan. Career lines shown range from Paul Waner's .333 avg, 113 HR to Dutch Leonard's 139-113, 2.76 ERA on the mound. Nolan Arenado, Braden Montgomery, and Kahlil Watson have no final season listed yet. The April 16 memorial list names 25 figures, beginning with Effa Manley. Among those remembered, Effa Manley and Jocko Conlan were Hall of Famers. Jocko Conlan (1899–1989) and Ron Northey (1920–1971) follow Effa Manley on the list. The earliest April 16 death listed is Gene Vadeboncoeur in 1893; the most recent is Carl Erskine in 2024. Ranking on the April 16 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.