On This Day in Baseball

April 21

25 notable birthdays · 16 in memoriam

Born on April 21

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

01

Joe McCarthy ⭐ HOF b. 1887

MLB player Philadelphia, USA
02

Hardy Richardson b. 1855

.299 avg, 73 HR 1879–1892 Clarksboro, USA
03

Ken Caminiti b. 1963

.272 avg, 239 HR 1987–2001 Hanford, USA
04

Jesse Orosco b. 1957

.169 avg, 0 HR 1979–2003 Santa Barbara, USA
05

Joc Pederson b. 1992

.236 avg, 244 HR 2014– Palo Alto, USA
06

Gary Peters b. 1937

124-103, 3.25 ERA 1959–1972 Grove City, USA
07

Al Bumbry b. 1947

.281 avg, 54 HR 1972–1985 Fredericksburg, USA
08

Jordan Romano b. 1993

MLB player 2019– Markham, CAN
09

Cionel Perez b. 1996

.000 avg, 0 HR 2018– Havana, Cuba
10

Jeff Keppinger b. 1980

.282 avg, 45 HR 2004–2013 Miami, USA
11

Wade Meckler b. 2000

.289 avg, 3 HR 2023–2023 Anaheim, USA
12

Dick Green b. 1941

.240 avg, 80 HR 1963–1974 Sioux City, USA
13

Fred Hartman b. 1865

.278 avg, 10 HR 1894–1902 Allegheny, USA
14

Les Lancaster b. 1962

41-28, 4.05 ERA 1987–1993 Dallas, USA
15

Zack Godley b. 1990

37-35, 4.92 ERA 2015–2021 Bamberg, USA
16

Jack Leiter b. 2000

13-20, 4.95 ERA 2024– Plantation, USA
17

Edwin Rios b. 1994

.202 avg, 21 HR 2019– Caguas, P.R.
18

Josh Rutledge b. 1989

.258 avg, 20 HR 2012–2017 Cullman, USA
19

Aquilino Lopez b. 1975

.000 avg, 0 HR 2003–2008 Villa Altagracia, D.R.
20

Ronny Paulino b. 1981

.272 avg, 33 HR 2005–2012 Santo Domingo, D.R.
21

Kevin Brown b. 1973

.254 avg, 7 HR 1996–2002 Valparaiso, USA
22

John Britton b. 1919

.281 avg, 1 HR Mount Vernon, USA
23

John Raleigh b. 1887

1-10, 4.10 ERA 1909–1910 Elkhorn, USA
24

George Minor b. 1919

.317 avg, 0 HR Henderson, USA
25

Cliff Brumbaugh b. 1974

.217 avg, 1 HR 2001–2001 Wilmington, USA

Remembered on April 21

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Joe Page 1917–1980

57-49, 3.53 ERA 1944–1954
02

Clarence Palm 1907–1969

.291 avg, 52 HR
03

Hal Schumacher 1910–1993

158-121, 3.36 ERA 1931–1946
04

Cliff Bolton 1907–1979

.291 avg, 6 HR 1931–1941
05

Johnny Beazley 1918–1990

31-12, 3.01 ERA 1941–1949
06

Nat Hicks 1845–1907

.264 avg, 1 HR 1872–1877
07

Ray Dobens 1906–1980

.375 avg, 0 HR 1929–1929
08

Pete Woodruff 1874–1918

.246 avg, 2 HR 1899–1899
09

Fred Applegate 1879–1968

.286 avg, 0 HR 1904–1904
10

Ed Butka 1916–2005

.220 avg, 0 HR 1943–1944
11

Steamer Flanagan 1881–1947

.280 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
12

Steve Biras 1917–1965

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
13

Clarence Simpson 1906–1959

.400 avg, 0 HR
14

Josh Snyder 1844–1881

.162 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872
15

Leland Foster 1910–1967

MLB player
16

Harry Morelock 1869–1949

.059 avg, 0 HR 1891–1892

April 21 in the record

25 baseball figures born on April 21 are listed, led by Joe McCarthy. Hall of Famers among them: Joe McCarthy. The oldest April 21 birthday on the list is Hardy Richardson's, in 1855; the youngest is Wade Meckler, born in 2000. Next on the April 21 birthday list are Hardy Richardson (b. 1855, .299 avg, 73 HR) and Ken Caminiti (b. 1963, .272 avg, 239 HR). Not every April 21 birthday is American-born: the list also covers CAN, Cuba, P.R., and D.R. Hardy Richardson (.299 avg, 73 HR) leads the April 21 hitters and Gary Peters (124-103, 3.25 ERA) the pitchers. Recent names on the April 21 list, Joc Pederson, Jordan Romano, and Cionel Perez, show careers still open. The April 21 memorial list names 16 figures, beginning with Joe Page. Also remembered on April 21: Clarence Palm (1907–1969) and Hal Schumacher (1910–1993). The deaths span 1881, Josh Snyder, to 2005, Ed Butka. The April 21 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.