On This Day in Baseball

April 18

25 notable birthdays · 21 in memoriam

Born on April 18

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

01

Sam Crawford ⭐ HOF b. 1880

.309 avg, 97 HR 1899–1917 Wahoo, USA
02

Miguel Cabrera b. 1983

.306 avg, 511 HR 2003– Maracay, Venezuela
03

Billy Butler b. 1986

.290 avg, 147 HR 2007–2016 Orange Park, USA
04

Duffy Lewis b. 1888

.284 avg, 38 HR 1910–1921 San Francisco, USA
05

Jack Scott b. 1892

103-109, 3.85 ERA 1916–1929 Ridgeway, USA
06

Jim Eisenreich b. 1959

.290 avg, 52 HR 1982–1998 St. Cloud, USA
07

Chuck Taylor b. 1942

28-20, 3.07 ERA 1969–1976 Shelbyville, USA
08

Rico Brogna b. 1970

.269 avg, 106 HR 1992–2001 Turners Falls, USA
09

Stephen Kolek b. 1997

12-10, 4.13 ERA 2024– Houston, USA
10

Anthony DeSclafani b. 1990

55-58, 4.24 ERA 2014– Freehold, USA
11

Brady Clark b. 1973

.277 avg, 36 HR 2000–2008 Portland, USA
12

Jhonny Pereda b. 1996

.268 avg, 2 HR 2024– San Juan, Venezuela
13

Jake Rogers b. 1995

.195 avg, 48 HR 2019– Canyon, USA
14

Prelander Berroa b. 2000

MLB player 2023– Santo Domingo, D.R.
15

Evan Marshall b. 1990

MLB player 2014–2021 Sunnyvale, USA
16

Rich Bordi b. 1959

20-20, 4.34 ERA 1980–1988 San Francisco, USA
17

Von McDaniel b. 1939

7-5, 3.45 ERA 1957–1958 Hollis, USA
18

Mike Paul b. 1945

27-48, 3.91 ERA 1968–1974 Detroit, USA
19

Perry Hall b. 1898

.317 avg, 2 HR Hogansville, USA
20

Hughie Hearne b. 1873

.283 avg, 0 HR 1901–1903 Troy, USA
21

Bill Rodgers b. 1887

.243 avg, 0 HR 1915–1916 Pleasant Ridge, USA
22

Jim Zapp b. 1924

.265 avg, 2 HR Nashville, USA
23

Jack Rothfuss b. 1872

.313 avg, 2 HR 1897–1897 Newark, USA
24

Brian Buscher b. 1981

.266 avg, 8 HR 2007–2009 Jacksonville, USA
25

Deacon Jones b. 1934

.286 avg, 1 HR 1962–1966 White Plains, USA

Remembered on April 18

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Jack Stivetts 1868–1930

203-132, 3.74 ERA 1889–1899
02

Jack Burns 1907–1975

.279 avg, 44 HR 1930–1936
03

Cotton Tierney 1894–1953

.296 avg, 31 HR 1920–1925
04

Harry Niles 1880–1953

.247 avg, 12 HR 1906–1910
05

Hick Carpenter 1855–1937

.259 avg, 18 HR 1879–1892
06

Hank Gehring 1881–1912

3-8, 3.91 ERA 1907–1908
07

Pop Smith 1856–1927

.222 avg, 24 HR 1880–1891
08

Chesley Gray 1914–1996

.231 avg, 0 HR
09

Zearlee Maxwell 1902–1957

.222 avg, 0 HR
10

Walter Sessi 1918–1998

.074 avg, 1 HR 1941–1946
11

George Durning 1898–1986

.357 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
12

Sam Barber 1919–1999

.1000 avg, 0 HR
13

Charlie Ziegler 1875–1904

.263 avg, 0 HR 1899–1900
14

Dwain Sloat 1918–2003

.000 avg, 0 HR 1948–1949
15

George McMillan 1863–1920

.143 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
16

George Grosart 1880–1902

.115 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901
17

Dutch Hinrichs 1889–1972

.000 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
18

Lindsay Deal 1911–1979

.000 avg, 0 HR 1939–1939
19

Wally Reinecker 1890–1957

.125 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
20

John Heydler 1869–1956

MLB player
21

Charlie Ebbets 1859–1925

MLB player

April 18 in the record

25 baseball figures born on April 18 are listed, led by Sam Crawford. Hall of Famers among them: Sam Crawford. Birth years range from 1872 (Jack Rothfuss) to 2000 (Prelander Berroa). The April 18 list continues with Miguel Cabrera (b. 1983, .306 avg, 511 HR) and Billy Butler (b. 1986, .290 avg, 147 HR). Not every April 18 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Venezuela and D.R. For April 18, the best-placed batter is Sam Crawford at .309 avg, 97 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Jack Scott, shows 103-109, 3.85 ERA. Recent names on the April 18 list, Miguel Cabrera, Stephen Kolek, and Anthony DeSclafani, show careers still open. Remembered on April 18: 21 names, starting with Jack Stivetts. The memorial list continues with Jack Burns (1907–1975) and Cotton Tierney (1894–1953). Deaths on the list run from George Grosart's in 1902 to Dwain Sloat's in 2003. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Sam Crawford is listed first.