On This Day in Baseball

April 22

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on April 22

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

01

Mickey Vernon b. 1918

.286 avg, 172 HR 1939–1960 Marcus Hook, USA
02

Jimmy Key b. 1961

186-117, 3.51 ERA 1984–1998 Huntsville, USA
03

Bryan Abreu b. 1997

MLB player 2019– Santo Domingo, D.R.
04

Moose Haas b. 1956

100-83, 4.01 ERA 1976–1987 Baltimore, USA
05

Tyson Ross b. 1987

44-70, 4.04 ERA 2010–2019 Berkeley, USA
06

Dave Schmidt b. 1957

54-55, 3.88 ERA 1981–1992 Niles, USA
07

Taylor Douthit b. 1901

.291 avg, 29 HR 1923–1933 Little Rock, USA
08

Juanelo Mirabal b. 1901

26-37, 5.25 ERA Tampa, USA
09

John Orsino b. 1938

.249 avg, 40 HR 1961–1967 Teaneck, USA
10

Tom Johnson b. 1889

53-32, 3.36 ERA Bryan, USA
11

Kevin Kiermaier b. 1990

.246 avg, 95 HR 2013–2024 Fort Wayne, USA
12

John Klein b. 2002

MLB player 2026– Brooklyn Park, USA
13

Ted Page b. 1903

.286 avg, 7 HR Glasgow, USA
14

Aristides Aquino b. 1994

.211 avg, 41 HR 2018–2022 Santo Domingo, D.R.
15

Bob Schmidt b. 1933

.243 avg, 39 HR 1958–1965 St. Louis, USA
16

George Williams b. 1969

.243 avg, 10 HR 1995–2000 La Crosse, USA
17

Noah Davis b. 1997

0-6, 9.53 ERA 2022– Newport Beach, USA
18

Lew Riggs b. 1910

.262 avg, 28 HR 1934–1946 Mebane, USA
19

Dan O'Brien b. 1954

.000 avg, 0 HR 1978–1979 St. Petersburg, USA
20

Nate Moreland b. 1914

6-5, 5.05 ERA England, USA
21

Slim Vaughan b. 1910

4-3, 8.02 ERA Richmond, USA
22

Marshall Riddle b. 1918

.270 avg, 1 HR Warren, USA
23

Neal Ball b. 1881

.250 avg, 4 HR 1907–1913 Grand Haven, USA
24

Ewing Russell b. 1906

.248 avg, 2 HR Nashville, USA
25

Mike Bell b. 1968

.200 avg, 2 HR 1990–1991 Lewiston, USA

Remembered on April 22

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Joe Benz 1886–1957

76-75, 2.43 ERA 1911–1919
02

Charlie Blackwell 1894–1935

.318 avg, 40 HR
03

Bill Salkeld 1917–1967

.273 avg, 31 HR 1945–1950
04

Lou Finney 1910–1966

.287 avg, 31 HR 1931–1947
05

Bart Johnson 1950–2020

43-51, 3.94 ERA 1969–1977
06

Chito Martinez 1965–2025

.259 avg, 18 HR 1991–1993
07

Ernie Krueger 1890–1976

.263 avg, 11 HR 1913–1925
08

Fritz Maisel 1889–1967

.242 avg, 6 HR 1913–1918
09

Johnson Hill 1890–1960

.256 avg, 21 HR
10

Mike Schemer 1917–1983

.330 avg, 1 HR 1945–1946
11

Adrian Garrett 1943–2021

.185 avg, 11 HR 1966–1976
12

Ox Eckhardt 1901–1951

.192 avg, 1 HR 1932–1936
13

Dave Pickett 1874–1950

.279 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898
14

Melvin Coleman 1911–1968

.290 avg, 0 HR
15

James Forrest 1897–1977

.316 avg, 0 HR
16

Rich Hacker 1947–2020

.121 avg, 0 HR 1971–1971
17

Len Church 1942–1988

.000 avg, 0 HR 1966–1966
18

Alex Hardy 1876–1940

3-3, 4.34 ERA 1902–1903
19

Flash Frazier 1911–1977

.100 avg, 0 HR
20

Bob Brady 1922–1996

.167 avg, 0 HR 1946–1947
21

George Ross 1892–1935

.000 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
22

Herb Herring 1891–1964

MLB player 1912–1912
23

Jeremiah Reardon 1868–1907

.143 avg, 0 HR 1886–1886
24

Gus Creely 1870–1934

.000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890

April 22 in the record

Leading the April 22 birthdays is Mickey Vernon, first of 25 players shown. Neal Ball, born in 1881, is the earliest birth listed, and John Klein (2002) the latest. Next on the April 22 birthday list are Jimmy Key (b. 1961, 186-117, 3.51 ERA) and Bryan Abreu (b. 1997). Not every April 22 birthday is American-born: the list also covers D.R. The highest-ranked hitter born on April 22, Mickey Vernon, carries a .286 avg, 172 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Jimmy Key, went 186-117, 3.51 ERA. The span for Bryan Abreu, John Klein, and Noah Davis ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. The April 22 memorial list names 24 figures, beginning with Joe Benz. The memorial list continues with Charlie Blackwell (1894–1935) and Bill Salkeld (1917–1967). Deaths on the list run from Jeremiah Reardon's in 1907 to Chito Martinez's in 2025. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Mickey Vernon is listed first.