On This Day in Baseball

April 20

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on April 20

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

01

Dave Bancroft ⭐ HOF b. 1891

.279 avg, 32 HR 1915–1930 Sioux City, USA
02

Don Mattingly b. 1961

.307 avg, 222 HR 1982–1995 Evansville, USA
03

Brandon Belt b. 1988

.261 avg, 194 HR 2011– Nacogdoches, USA
04

Heavy Johnson b. 1895

.370 avg, 57 HR Atchison, USA
05

Charlie Hemphill b. 1876

.271 avg, 22 HR 1899–1911 Greenville, USA
06

Charlie Smith b. 1880

66-87, 2.81 ERA 1902–1914 Cleveland, USA
07

Ted Easterly b. 1885

.300 avg, 8 HR 1909–1915 Lincoln, USA
08

Todd Hollandsworth b. 1973

.273 avg, 98 HR 1995–2006 Dayton, USA
09

Eric Tipton b. 1915

.270 avg, 22 HR 1939–1945 Petersburg, USA
10

George Johnson b. 1890

.293 avg, 36 HR San Marcos, USA
11

Sean Green b. 1979

.000 avg, 0 HR 2006–2011 Louisville, USA
12

Kyle Higashioka b. 1990

.218 avg, 75 HR 2017– Huntington Beach, USA
13

Johnny Werts b. 1898

15-21, 4.29 ERA 1926–1929 Pomaria, USA
14

Tom Hutton b. 1946

.248 avg, 22 HR 1966–1981 Los Angeles, USA
15

Hal Peck b. 1917

.279 avg, 15 HR 1943–1949 Big Bend, USA
16

Ian Thomas b. 1987

.000 avg, 0 HR 2014–2015 Norfolk, USA
17

Harry Agganis b. 1929

.261 avg, 11 HR 1954–1955 Lynn, USA
18

Clarence Evans b. 1920

.000 avg, 0 HR South Hill, USA
19

Tim Tolman b. 1956

.168 avg, 5 HR 1981–1987 Santa Monica, USA
20

Randy Kutcher b. 1960

.228 avg, 10 HR 1986–1990 Anchorage, USA
21

Dusty Coleman b. 1987

.211 avg, 4 HR 2015–2017 Sioux Falls, USA
22

Jess Todd b. 1986

MLB player 2009–2010 Longview, USA
23

Garin Cecchini b. 1991

.229 avg, 1 HR 2014–2015 Sulphur, USA
24

Drew Robinson b. 1992

.202 avg, 9 HR 2017–2019 Las Vegas, USA
25

Doug Clarey b. 1954

.250 avg, 1 HR 1976–1976 Los Angeles, USA

Remembered on April 20

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Henry Chadwick ⭐ HOF 1824–1908

MLB player
02

Jack Lynch 1857–1923

110-105, 3.69 ERA 1881–1890
03

Bucky Walters 1909–1991

198-160, 3.30 ERA 1931–1950
04

Jack Graney 1886–1978

.250 avg, 18 HR 1908–1922
05

Sam Barkley 1858–1912

.258 avg, 10 HR 1884–1889
06

Elmer Ponder 1893–1974

17-27, 3.21 ERA 1917–1921
07

Tim O'Rourke 1864–1938

.291 avg, 1 HR 1890–1894
08

George Alusik 1935–2018

.256 avg, 23 HR 1958–1964
09

Gus McGinnis 1869–1904

3-8, 4.99 ERA 1893–1893
10

Ed Mensor 1885–1970

.221 avg, 1 HR 1912–1914
11

Roy Brashear 1874–1951

.268 avg, 1 HR 1902–1903
12

Tom Robson 1946–2021

.208 avg, 0 HR 1974–1975
13

Purnell Mincy 1916–2003

0-4, 9.85 ERA
14

Larry St. Thomas 1919–1992

.190 avg, 0 HR
15

Eddie Feinberg 1917–1986

.184 avg, 0 HR 1938–1939
16

Hank Biasatti 1922–1996

.083 avg, 0 HR 1949–1949
17

John Murphy 1879–1949

.240 avg, 0 HR 1902–1903
18

Elmer Gedeon 1917–1944

.200 avg, 0 HR 1939–1939
19

Bill Blair 1921–2014

.000 avg, 0 HR
20

Pat Creeden 1906–1992

.000 avg, 0 HR 1931–1931
21

Chet Nourse 1887–1958

.000 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
22

Sam Brenegan 1890–1956

MLB player 1914–1914
23

Jim Kennedy 1862–1904

MLB player

April 20 in the record

Leading the April 20 birthdays is Dave Bancroft, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Dave Bancroft. From Charlie Hemphill in 1876 to Drew Robinson in 1992, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The April 20 list continues with Don Mattingly (b. 1961, .307 avg, 222 HR) and Brandon Belt (b. 1988, .261 avg, 194 HR). For April 20, the best-placed batter is Dave Bancroft at .279 avg, 32 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Charlie Smith, shows 66-87, 2.81 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark April 20 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Brandon Belt and Kyle Higashioka. Remembered on April 20: 23 names, starting with Henry Chadwick. Among those remembered, Henry Chadwick was a Hall of Famer. Also remembered on April 20: Jack Lynch (1857–1923) and Bucky Walters (1909–1991). Gus McGinnis (1904) and Tom Robson (2021) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the April 20 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.