On This Day in Baseball

May 6

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on May 6

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

01

Willie Mays ⭐ HOF b. 1931

.301 avg, 660 HR 1951–1973 Westfield, USA
02

Jose Altuve b. 1990

.300 avg, 270 HR 2011– Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
03

Larry Andersen b. 1953

.132 avg, 0 HR 1975–1994 Portland, USA
04

Bill Hands b. 1940

111-110, 3.35 ERA 1965–1975 Hackensack, USA
05

Dick Wakefield b. 1921

.293 avg, 56 HR 1941–1952 Chicago, USA
06

Slim Jones b. 1913

32-21, 3.48 ERA Baltimore, USA
07

Walton Cruise b. 1890

.277 avg, 30 HR 1914–1924 Childersburg, USA
08

Charlie Beverly b. 1900

16-21, 5.18 ERA Walker County, USA
09

Jose Alvarez b. 1989

22-25, 3.47 ERA 2013–2022 Barcelona, Venezuela
10

Gerardo Parra b. 1987

.275 avg, 90 HR 2009–2021 Santa Barbara, Venezuela
11

Al Wingo b. 1898

.308 avg, 9 HR 1919–1928 Norcross, USA
12

Joey Meneses b. 1992

.272 avg, 29 HR 2022– Culiacan, México
13

Ed Karger b. 1883

48-67, 2.79 ERA 1906–1911 San Angelo, USA
14

Earle Brucker b. 1901

.290 avg, 12 HR 1937–1943 Albany, USA
15

Masanori Murakami b. 1944

.125 avg, 0 HR 1964–1965 Otsuki, Japan
16

Matt Thaiss b. 1995

.210 avg, 23 HR 2019– Jackson, USA
17

Rikuu Nishida b. 2001

.241 avg, 0 HR 2026– Osaka, Japan
18

Yohan Ramirez b. 1995

MLB player 2020– Villa Mella, D.R.
19

Bill Stemmyer b. 1865

29-29, 3.67 ERA 1885–1888 Cleveland, USA
20

Mike McCormick b. 1917

.275 avg, 14 HR 1940–1951 Angel's Camp, USA
21

Eggie Dallard b. 1899

.262 avg, 21 HR Winslow, USA
22

Phil Clark b. 1968

.276 avg, 17 HR 1992–1996 Crockett, USA
23

Mike Kinkade b. 1973

.256 avg, 13 HR 1998–2003 Livonia, USA
24

Rufus Ligon b. 1903

.261 avg, 0 HR Cameron, USA
25

Leo Burke b. 1934

.239 avg, 9 HR 1958–1965 Hagerstown, USA

Remembered on May 6

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Robin Roberts ⭐ HOF 1926–2010

286-245, 3.41 ERA 1948–1966
02

Vida Blue 1949–2023

209-161, 3.27 ERA 1969–1986
03

Art Houtteman 1927–2003

87-91, 4.14 ERA 1945–1957
04

Al Scheer 1888–1959

.281 avg, 5 HR 1913–1915
05

Vern Bickford 1920–1960

66-57, 3.71 ERA 1948–1954
06

Ralph Judd 1901–1957

.000 avg, 0 HR 1927–1930
07

Red Peery 1906–1985

.214 avg, 0 HR 1927–1929
08

Red Hale 1913–1979

.259 avg, 3 HR
09

Merlin Kopp 1892–1960

.232 avg, 1 HR 1915–1919
10

Frank McGowan 1901–1982

.262 avg, 6 HR 1922–1937
11

Frank Sellman 1851–1907

.257 avg, 1 HR 1871–1875
12

Joe Glenn 1908–1985

.252 avg, 5 HR 1932–1940
13

Charlie Ripple 1920–1979

.500 avg, 0 HR 1944–1946
14

Speed Kelly 1884–1949

.143 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
15

Harry Ostdiek 1881–1956

.143 avg, 0 HR 1904–1908
16

Harry Berte 1872–1952

.333 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
17

Ferdie Moore 1896–1947

.500 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
18

Harry Sweeney 1915–1980

.000 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
19

Vance McIlree 1897–1959

MLB player 1921–1921
20

Charlie Hallstrom 1863–1949

.000 avg, 0 HR 1885–1885