On This Day in Baseball

April 25

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on April 25

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

  1. 01
    John Henry Lloyd ⭐ HOF b. 1884
    .344 avg, 29 HR 1912– Palatka, USA
  2. 02
    Tony Phillips b. 1959
    .266 avg, 160 HR 1982–1999 Atlanta, USA
  3. 03
    Darren Holmes b. 1966
    35-33, 4.25 ERA 1990–2003 Asheville, USA
  4. 04
    Russ Ford b. 1883
    99-71, 2.59 ERA 1909–1915 Brandon, CAN
  5. 05
    Bobby Estalella b. 1911
    .282 avg, 44 HR 1935–1949 Cardenas, Cuba
  6. 06
    Jacque Jones b. 1975
    .277 avg, 165 HR 1999–2008 San Diego, USA
  7. 07
    A. J. Puk b. 1995
    MLB player 2019– Cedar Rapids, USA
  8. 08
    J. P. Howell b. 1983
    36-30, 3.83 ERA 2005–2017 Modesto, USA
  9. 09
    Connie Marrero b. 1911
    39-40, 3.67 ERA 1950–1954 Sagua La Grande, Cuba
  10. 10
    Joe Hague b. 1944
    .239 avg, 40 HR 1968–1973 Huntington, USA
  11. 11
    Brad Clontz b. 1971
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1995–2000 Stuart, USA
  12. 12
    Fred Haney b. 1896
    .275 avg, 8 HR 1922–1929 Albuquerque, USA
  13. 13
    Danny Espinosa b. 1987
    .221 avg, 98 HR 2010–2017 Santa Ana, USA
  14. 14
    Garrett Mock b. 1983
    4-13, 5.17 ERA 2008–2010 Houston, USA
  15. 15
    Cody Ponce b. 1994
    1-7, 5.77 ERA 2020–2021 Pomona, USA
  16. 16
    Juan Miranda b. 1983
    .226 avg, 11 HR 2008–2011 Consolacion del Sur, Cuba
  17. 17
    Art Schallock b. 1924
    6-7, 4.02 ERA 1951–1955 Mill Valley, USA
  18. 18
    Kazuhito Tadano b. 1980
    .333 avg, 0 HR 2004–2005 Tokyo, Japan
  19. 19
    Jimmy Brown b. 1910
    .279 avg, 9 HR 1937–1946 Jamesville, USA
  20. 20
    Chuck Harrison b. 1941
    .238 avg, 17 HR 1965–1971 Abilene, USA
  21. 21
    Brian Barton b. 1982
    .268 avg, 2 HR 2008–2009 Los Angeles, USA
  22. 22
    Pete Standridge b. 1892
    .220 avg, 0 HR 1911–1915 Enumclaw, USA
  23. 23
    Carlos Blanco b. 1914
    .255 avg, 0 HR Bayamo, Cuba
  24. 24
    Micah Franklin b. 1972
    .324 avg, 2 HR 1997–1997 San Francisco, USA
  25. 25
    Topeka Jack Johnson b. 1883
    .255 avg, 1 HR Topeka, USA

Remembered on April 25

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Tony Mullane 1859–1944
    284-220, 3.05 ERA 1881–1894
  2. 02
    Jack Rowe 1856–1911
    .286 avg, 28 HR 1879–1890
  3. 03
    Bert Hunter 1910–1948
    44-22, 3.98 ERA
  4. 04
    Mike Kreevich 1908–1994
    .283 avg, 45 HR 1931–1945
  5. 05
    Cliff Lee 1896–1980
    .300 avg, 38 HR 1919–1926
  6. 06
    Bruce Edwards 1923–1975
    .256 avg, 39 HR 1946–1956
  7. 07
    Lázaro Salazar 1912–1957
    4-2, 2.21 ERA
  8. 08
    Bob Hazle 1930–1992
    .310 avg, 9 HR 1955–1958
  9. 09
    Norman Cross 1910–1982
    2-2, 4.46 ERA
  10. 10
    Gordon Jones 1930–1994
    15-18, 4.16 ERA 1954–1965
  11. 11
    Jackie Hayes 1861–1905
    .233 avg, 10 HR 1882–1890
  12. 12
    Carlos Paula 1927–1983
    .271 avg, 9 HR 1954–1956
  13. 13
    Charlie Hodnett 1860–1890
    14-4, 1.88 ERA 1883–1884
  14. 14
    Max West 1904–1971
    .276 avg, 0 HR 1928–1929
  15. 15
    Gene Steinbrenner 1892–1970
    .222 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  16. 16
    Tommy Irwin 1912–1996
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
  17. 17
    Lew Carpenter 1913–1979
    MLB player 1943–1943
  18. 18
    Billy Kelsey 1881–1968
    .400 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907
  19. 19
    George Gilham 1899–1937
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1920–1921
  20. 20
    John Walsh 1879–1947
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
  21. 21
    Offa Neal 1876–1950
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
  22. 22
    August Herrmann 1859–1931
    MLB player

April 25 in the record

Leading the April 25 birthdays is John Henry Lloyd, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: John Henry Lloyd. Birth years range from 1883 (Russ Ford) to 1995 (A. J. Puk). Next on the April 25 birthday list are Tony Phillips (b. 1959, .266 avg, 160 HR) and Darren Holmes (b. 1966, 35-33, 4.25 ERA). April 25 birthplaces outside the United States include CAN, Cuba, and Japan. For April 25, the best-placed batter is John Henry Lloyd at .344 avg, 29 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Darren Holmes, shows 35-33, 4.25 ERA. The span for John Henry Lloyd and A. J. Puk ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on April 25: 22 names, starting with Tony Mullane. Also remembered on April 25: Jack Rowe (1856–1911) and Bert Hunter (1910–1948). The deaths span 1890, Charlie Hodnett, to 1996, Tommy Irwin. John Henry Lloyd tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.