On This Day in Baseball

April 29

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on April 29

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

01

Luis Aparicio ⭐ HOF b. 1934

.262 avg, 83 HR 1956–1973 Maracaibo, Venezuela
02

Noodles Hahn b. 1879

130-94, 2.55 ERA 1899–1906 Nashville, USA
03

Rafael Betancourt b. 1975

.000 avg, 0 HR 2003–2015 Cumana, Venezuela
04

Nip Winters b. 1899

100-51, 3.64 ERA Washington, USA
05

Ed Charles b. 1933

.263 avg, 86 HR 1962–1969 Daytona Beach, USA
06

John Vander Wal b. 1966

.261 avg, 97 HR 1991–2004 Grand Rapids, USA
07

Frank McAllister b. 1918

14-17, 4.30 ERA Forrest City, USA
08

Rick Burleson b. 1951

.273 avg, 50 HR 1974–1987 Lynwood, USA
09

Telosh Howard b. 1904

4-7, 4.20 ERA McDuffie County, USA
10

Zach McKinstry b. 1995

.225 avg, 41 HR 2020– Toledo, USA
11

Kelly Shoppach b. 1980

.223 avg, 70 HR 2005–2013 Fort Worth, USA
12

Amby McConnell b. 1883

.264 avg, 3 HR 1908–1911 North Powell, USA
13

Scott Kingery b. 1994

.227 avg, 30 HR 2018–2022 Phoenix, USA
14

Luis Contreras b. 1996

MLB player 2024– Maracaibo, Venezuela
15

Joe La Sorsa b. 1998

MLB player 2023– Mount Kisco, USA
16

Erasmo Ramirez b. 1976

MLB player 2003–2007 Santa Ana, USA
17

Steve Crawford b. 1958

30-23, 4.17 ERA 1980–1991 Pryor, USA
18

Tony Saunders b. 1974

13-24, 4.56 ERA 1997–1999 Baltimore, USA
19

Clipper Flynn b. 1849

.313 avg, 0 HR 1871–1872 Lansingburgh, USA
20

Ernie Johnson b. 1888

.266 avg, 19 HR 1912–1925 Chicago, USA
21

Hector Mercado b. 1974

.111 avg, 0 HR 2000–2003 Catano, P.R.
22

Brandon Harper b. 1976

.293 avg, 2 HR 2006–2006 Odessa, USA
23

Jacob Hannemann b. 1991

.150 avg, 1 HR 2017–2017 Kahuku, USA
24

Tom Glass b. 1898

.000 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925 Greensboro, USA
25

Shag Thompson b. 1893

.203 avg, 0 HR 1914–1916 Haw River, USA

Remembered on April 29

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Charlie Ferguson 1863–1888

99-64, 2.67 ERA 1884–1887
02

Terris McDuffie 1908–1968

44-35, 3.86 ERA
03

Dom Dallessandro 1913–1988

.267 avg, 22 HR 1937–1947
04

Mike Shannon 1939–2023

.255 avg, 68 HR 1962–1970
05

Ray Prim 1906–1995

22-21, 3.56 ERA 1933–1946
06

Jack Lohrke 1924–2009

.242 avg, 22 HR 1947–1953
07

Elijah Jones 1882–1943

.125 avg, 0 HR 1907–1909
08

Milt Bocek 1912–2007

.267 avg, 1 HR 1933–1934
09

Ollie Boyd 1910–1941

.200 avg, 0 HR
10

Ed Monroe 1895–1969

.167 avg, 0 HR 1917–1918
11

John Morrissey 1856–1884

.213 avg, 0 HR 1881–1881
12

Johnny Watson 1908–1965

.250 avg, 0 HR 1930–1930
13

Howie Gorman 1913–1984

.200 avg, 0 HR 1937–1938
14

Joe Berry 1894–1976

.333 avg, 0 HR 1921–1922
15

Buck Varner 1930–2000

.000 avg, 0 HR 1952–1952
16

Ernie Cox 1894–1974

MLB player 1922–1922
17

Gene McAuliffe 1872–1953

.500 avg, 0 HR 1904–1904
18

Sparrow McCaffrey 1868–1894

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1889–1889
19

Harvey Watkins 1869–1949

MLB player

April 29 in the record

The birthday list for April 29 has 25 names, headed by Luis Aparicio. The HOF tag marks Luis Aparicio. The oldest April 29 birthday on the list is Clipper Flynn's, in 1849; the youngest is Joe La Sorsa, born in 1998. Behind Luis Aparicio come Noodles Hahn (b. 1879, 130-94, 2.55 ERA) and Rafael Betancourt (b. 1975, .000 avg, 0 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Venezuela and P.R. For April 29, the best-placed batter is Luis Aparicio at .262 avg, 83 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Noodles Hahn, shows 130-94, 2.55 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark April 29 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Zach McKinstry, Luis Contreras, and Joe La Sorsa. 19 baseball figures died on April 29; Charlie Ferguson is listed first. Terris McDuffie (1908–1968) and Dom Dallessandro (1913–1988) follow Charlie Ferguson on the list. The earliest April 29 death listed is John Morrissey in 1884; the most recent is Mike Shannon in 2023. Luis Aparicio tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.