On This Day in Baseball

May 3

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on May 3

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

01

Eppa Rixey ⭐ HOF b. 1891

266-251, 3.15 ERA 1912–1933 Culpeper, USA
02

Red Ruffing ⭐ HOF b. 1905

273-225, 3.80 ERA 1924–1947 Granville, USA
03

George Gore b. 1854

.301 avg, 46 HR 1879–1892 Saccarappa, USA
04

Davey Lopes b. 1945

.263 avg, 155 HR 1972–1987 East Providence, USA
05

Darren Dreifort b. 1972

48-60, 4.36 ERA 1994–2004 Wichita, USA
06

Chuck Hinton b. 1934

.264 avg, 113 HR 1961–1971 Rocky Mount, USA
07

Ryan Dempster b. 1977

132-133, 4.35 ERA 1998–2013 Sechelt, CAN
08

Austin Meadows b. 1995

.259 avg, 70 HR 2018– Atlanta, USA
09

Dan Bankhead b. 1920

26-10, 4.55 ERA 1947–1951 Empire, USA
10

Mike Morin b. 1991

MLB player 2014–2020 Andover, USA
11

Joey Gerber b. 1997

MLB player 2020–2020 Maple Grove, USA
12

Jack Sinclair b. 1999

MLB player 2026– Coral Springs, USA
13

Alimber Santa b. 2003

MLB player 2026– Azua, Dominican Republic
14

Luis Medina b. 1999

10-17, 4.71 ERA 2023– Nagua, D.R.
15

Frank Morrissey b. 1876

1-3, 2.23 ERA 1901–1902 Baltimore, USA
16

Homer Bailey b. 1986

81-86, 4.56 ERA 2007–2020 La Grange, USA
17

Goose Tatum b. 1918

.273 avg, 3 HR Jersey, USA
18

Jack DiLauro b. 1943

.000 avg, 0 HR 1969–1970 Akron, USA
19

Ivan Cruz b. 1968

.273 avg, 2 HR 1997–2002 Fajardo, P.R.
20

Keith Smith b. 1953

.207 avg, 2 HR 1977–1980 Palmetto, USA
21

Stan Jok b. 1926

.158 avg, 1 HR 1954–1955 Buffalo, USA
22

Bob McCrory b. 1982

MLB player 2008–2009 Steens, USA
23

Ronald Herrera b. 1995

MLB player 2017–2017 Maracay, Venezuela
24

Edwar Colina b. 1997

MLB player 2020–2020 Caracas, Venezuela
25

Nate Spears b. 1985

.000 avg, 0 HR 2011–2012 Fort Myers, USA

Remembered on May 3

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Joe Adcock 1927–1999

.277 avg, 336 HR 1950–1966
02

Theodore Breitenstein 1869–1935

160-170, 4.03 ERA 1891–1901
03

Otto Schomberg 1864–1927

.283 avg, 7 HR 1886–1888
04

Bob Ferguson 1845–1894

.265 avg, 1 HR 1871–1884
05

Hal Breeden 1944–2021

.243 avg, 21 HR 1971–1975
06

Pete Scott 1897–1953

.303 avg, 8 HR 1926–1928
07

Bill Stemmyer 1865–1945

29-29, 3.67 ERA 1885–1888
08

Charlie Beamon 1934–2016

3-3, 3.91 ERA 1956–1958
09

Jimmy Everett 1908–1996

2-4, 7.11 ERA
10

John Gaddy 1914–1966

.000 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
11

Joe Astroth 1922–2013

.254 avg, 13 HR 1945–1956
12

Count Sensenderfer 1847–1903

.299 avg, 0 HR 1871–1874
13

Eugene Keeton 1896–1938

.200 avg, 0 HR
14

Luis Peraza 1942–2011

.000 avg, 0 HR 1969–1969
15

Karl Kolseth 1892–1956

.261 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
16

Otis Thornton 1945–2025

.000 avg, 0 HR 1973–1973
17

Frank Leja 1936–1991

.043 avg, 0 HR 1954–1962
18

Ralph McCabe 1918–1974

.000 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
19

Ed Chapman 1905–2000

.000 avg, 0 HR 1933–1933
20

Hank Schmulbach 1925–2001

MLB player 1943–1943
21

George McVey 1865–1896

.143 avg, 0 HR 1885–1885
22

Elmer Tutwiler 1904–1976

.000 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928
23

Dan Sheahan 1859–1897

.147 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
24

Gerry Shea 1881–1964

.333 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
25

Kewpie Pennington 1896–1953

MLB player 1917–1917