On This Day in Baseball

April 26

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on April 26

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

  1. 01
    Hack Wilson ⭐ HOF b. 1900
    .307 avg, 244 HR 1923–1934 Ellwood City, USA
  2. 02
    Aaron Judge b. 1992
    .291 avg, 386 HR 2016– Linden, USA
  3. 03
    Mike Scott b. 1955
    124-108, 3.54 ERA 1979–1991 Santa Monica, USA
  4. 04
    Virgil Trucks b. 1917
    177-135, 3.39 ERA 1941–1958 Birmingham, USA
  5. 05
    Amos Otis b. 1947
    .277 avg, 193 HR 1967–1984 Mobile, USA
  6. 06
    Ron Northey b. 1920
    .276 avg, 108 HR 1942–1957 Mahanoy City, USA
  7. 07
    Dale Alexander b. 1903
    .331 avg, 61 HR 1929–1933 Greeneville, USA
  8. 08
    Francisco Cordova b. 1972
    42-47, 3.96 ERA 1996–2000 Cerro Azul, México
  9. 09
    Sal Maglie b. 1917
    119-62, 3.15 ERA 1945–1958 Niagara Falls, USA
  10. 10
    Ray Caldwell b. 1888
    133-120, 3.22 ERA 1910–1921 Corydon Township Warren County, USA
  11. 11
    Joe Crede b. 1978
    .254 avg, 140 HR 2000–2009 Jefferson City, USA
  12. 12
    Scott Strickland b. 1976
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1999–2010 Houston, USA
  13. 13
    Kosuke Fukudome b. 1977
    .258 avg, 42 HR 2008–2012 Kagoshima, Japan
  14. 14
    Nomar Mazara b. 1995
    .256 avg, 85 HR 2016–2022 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  15. 15
    Shawn Kelley b. 1984
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2009–2019 Louisville, USA
  16. 16
    Dairon Blanco b. 1993
    .257 avg, 7 HR 2022– Florida, Cuba
  17. 17
    Granny Hamner b. 1927
    .262 avg, 104 HR 1944–1962 Richmond, USA
  18. 18
    John Huber b. 1908
    7-15, 5.05 ERA Lexington, USA
  19. 19
    Jack Barry b. 1887
    .243 avg, 10 HR 1908–1919 Meriden, USA
  20. 20
    Sean Rodriguez b. 1985
    .226 avg, 81 HR 2008–2020 Miami, USA
  21. 21
    Olaf Henriksen b. 1888
    .269 avg, 1 HR 1911–1917 Kirkerup, Denmark
  22. 22
    Joey Wendle b. 1990
    .262 avg, 32 HR 2016– Wilmington, USA
  23. 23
    Irv Higginbotham b. 1882
    10-14, 2.81 ERA 1906–1909 Homer, USA
  24. 24
    Fritz Clausen b. 1869
    16-22, 3.64 ERA 1892–1896 New York, USA
  25. 25
    Luis Cabrera b. 1919
    2-2, 4.09 ERA Ponce, P.R.

Remembered on April 26

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Lefty Williams 1894–1952
    28-12, 4.41 ERA
  2. 02
    Mike Dorgan 1853–1909
    8-7, 3.28 ERA 1877–1890
  3. 03
    Don Brennan 1903–1953
    21-12, 4.19 ERA 1933–1937
  4. 04
    Zeke Wilson 1869–1928
    52-44, 4.03 ERA 1895–1899
  5. 05
    Alonza Bailey 1904–1984
    3-6, 8.05 ERA
  6. 06
    Joe Agler 1887–1971
    .246 avg, 0 HR 1912–1915
  7. 07
    Bob Emslie 1859–1943
    44-44, 3.19 ERA 1883–1885
  8. 08
    Skyrocket Smith 1868–1916
    .238 avg, 1 HR 1888–1888
  9. 09
    Faye Throneberry 1931–1999
    .236 avg, 29 HR 1952–1961
  10. 10
    Hack Simmons 1885–1942
    .246 avg, 2 HR 1910–1915
  11. 11
    Luke Allen 1978–2022
    .111 avg, 0 HR 2002–2003
  12. 12
    Don Miles 1936–2011
    .182 avg, 0 HR 1958–1958
  13. 13
    John Grady 1858–1924
    .306 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  14. 14
    Roger Miller 1954–1993
    MLB player 1974–1974
  15. 15
    Bob Powell 1933–2014
    MLB player 1955–1957
  16. 16
    Mike Kelly 1902–1982
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
  17. 17
    Gabe Paul 1910–1998
    MLB player

April 26 in the record

The birthday list for April 26 has 25 names, headed by Hack Wilson. Hall of Famers among them: Hack Wilson. The oldest April 26 birthday on the list is Fritz Clausen's, in 1869; the youngest is Nomar Mazara, born in 1995. The April 26 list continues with Aaron Judge (b. 1992, .291 avg, 386 HR) and Mike Scott (b. 1955, 124-108, 3.54 ERA). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to México, Japan, D.R., and Cuba. Hack Wilson (.307 avg, 244 HR) leads the April 26 hitters and Mike Scott (124-108, 3.54 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark April 26 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Aaron Judge, Dairon Blanco, and Joey Wendle. 17 baseball figures died on April 26; Lefty Williams is listed first. Mike Dorgan (1853–1909) and Don Brennan (1903–1953) follow Lefty Williams on the list. The deaths span 1909, Mike Dorgan, to 2022, Luke Allen. Hack Wilson tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.