On This Day in Baseball

April 30

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on April 30

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

  1. 01
    Charley Jones b. 1852
    .298 avg, 56 HR 1875–1888 Alamance County, USA
  2. 02
    Chet Laabs b. 1912
    .262 avg, 117 HR 1937–1947 Milwaukee, USA
  3. 03
    Phil Garner b. 1949
    .260 avg, 109 HR 1973–1988 Jefferson City, USA
  4. 04
    Bill Pierce b. 1890
    .317 avg, 18 HR Hanover, USA
  5. 05
    Edouard Julien b. 1999
    .226 avg, 30 HR 2023– Quebec, CAN
  6. 06
    Dave Eggler b. 1849
    .274 avg, 0 HR 1871–1885 Brooklyn, USA
  7. 07
    Jumbo Brown b. 1907
    33-31, 4.07 ERA 1925–1941 Greene, USA
  8. 08
    Cade Winquest b. 2000
    MLB player 2026– Fort Worth, USA
  9. 09
    Lorenzo Cabrera b. 1920
    .307 avg, 6 HR Cienfuegos, Cuba
  10. 10
    Ken Retzer b. 1934
    .264 avg, 14 HR 1961–1964 Wood River, USA
  11. 11
    Mark Saccomanno b. 1980
    .200 avg, 1 HR 2008–2008 Houston, USA
  12. 12
    Canaan Smith-Njigba b. 1999
    .135 avg, 0 HR 2022– Dallas, USA
  13. 13
    Lamb Barbee b. 1916
    .222 avg, 0 HR Durham, USA
  14. 14
    Leonardo Chapman b. 1922
    .184 avg, 0 HR Puerta de Tierra, P.R.
  15. 15
    Jim Clark b. 1947
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1971–1971 Kansas City, USA
  16. 16
    Tony Mack b. 1961
    MLB player 1985–1985 Lexington, USA
  17. 17
    Ray Miller b. 1945
    MLB player Takoma Park, USA
  18. 18
    Tony Murray b. 1904
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923 Chicago, USA
  19. 19
    Paul Wachtel b. 1888
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917 Myersville, USA
  20. 20
    Babe Danzig b. 1887
    .154 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909 Binghamton, USA
  21. 21
    Walt Walsh b. 1897
    MLB player 1920–1920 Newark, USA
  22. 22
    Ed Forsyth b. 1887
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915 Kingston, USA
  23. 23
    Seth Sigsby b. 1874
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1893–1893 Cobleskill, USA
  24. 24
    Shorty Gallagher b. 1872
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901 Detroit, USA
  25. 25
    Jack Sheridan b. 1862
    MLB player Decatur, USA

Remembered on April 30

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Patsy Dougherty 1876–1940
    .284 avg, 17 HR 1902–1911
  2. 02
    Al Demaree 1884–1962
    80-72, 2.77 ERA 1912–1919
  3. 03
    Oscar Owens 1893–1960
    7-6, 5.59 ERA
  4. 04
    Dude Esterbrook 1857–1901
    .261 avg, 6 HR 1880–1891
  5. 05
    Herman Pillette 1895–1960
    34-32, 3.45 ERA 1917–1924
  6. 06
    Frank Ernaga 1930–2018
    .279 avg, 2 HR 1957–1958
  7. 07
    Sun Daly 1865–1938
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1892–1892
  8. 08
    Mike Krsnich 1931–2011
    .190 avg, 0 HR 1960–1962
  9. 09
    Bill Higdon 1924–1986
    .304 avg, 0 HR 1949–1949
  10. 10
    Chick Gagnon 1897–1970
    .222 avg, 0 HR 1922–1924
  11. 11
    Bill Lynn 1921–2000
    MLB player
  12. 12
    Frank Madden 1891–1952
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
  13. 13
    Colonel Snover 1895–1969
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919
  14. 14
    Wally Kopf 1899–1979
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
  15. 15
    Frank Stewart 1906–2001
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
  16. 16
    Dan Jessee 1901–1970
    MLB player 1929–1929
  17. 17
    Slim Harrell 1890–1971
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912

April 30 in the record

The birthday list for April 30 has 25 names, headed by Charley Jones. From Dave Eggler in 1849 to Cade Winquest in 2000, the births cover a long stretch of the game. Next on the April 30 birthday list are Chet Laabs (b. 1912, .262 avg, 117 HR) and Phil Garner (b. 1949, .260 avg, 109 HR). CAN, Cuba, and P.R. are also represented among the April 30 births. Career lines shown range from Charley Jones's .298 avg, 56 HR to Jumbo Brown's 33-31, 4.07 ERA on the mound. Edouard Julien, Cade Winquest, and Canaan Smith-Njigba have no final season listed yet. Remembered on April 30: 17 names, starting with Patsy Dougherty. The memorial list continues with Al Demaree (1884–1962) and Oscar Owens (1893–1960). The deaths span 1901, Dude Esterbrook, to 2018, Frank Ernaga. Charley Jones tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.