On This Day in Baseball

May 7

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on May 7

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

01

Dick Williams ⭐ HOF b. 1929

.260 avg, 70 HR 1951–1964 St. Louis, USA
02

James Loney b. 1984

.284 avg, 108 HR 2006–2016 Houston, USA
03

Tom Zachary b. 1896

186-191, 3.73 ERA 1918–1936 Graham, USA
04

Emilio Pagan b. 1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 2017– Simpsonville, USA
05

Alvin Gipson b. 1914

7-27, 4.53 ERA Shreveport, USA
06

Sam Dyson b. 1988

.000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2019 Tampa, USA
07

Conor Jackson b. 1982

.271 avg, 52 HR 2005–2011 Austin, USA
08

Nolan Jones b. 1998

.247 avg, 30 HR 2022– Langhorne, USA
09

Sean Hjelle b. 1997

MLB player 2022– Fridley, USA
10

Claude Raymond b. 1937

46-53, 3.66 ERA 1959–1971 St. Jean, CAN
11

Gus Williams b. 1888

.263 avg, 12 HR 1911–1915 Omaha, USA
12

Angel Perdomo b. 1994

MLB player 2020– San Cristobal, D.R.
13

Yohendrick Pinango b. 2002

.260 avg, 5 HR 2026– Carora, Venezuela
14

Nick Morabito b. 2003

.195 avg, 0 HR 2026– McLean, USA
15

Alexander Canario b. 2000

.229 avg, 8 HR 2023– Monte Cristi, D.R.
16

Ed Heusser b. 1909

56-67, 3.69 ERA 1935–1948 Salt Lake County, USA
17

Steve Whitaker b. 1943

.230 avg, 24 HR 1966–1970 Tacoma, USA
18

Mark Smith b. 1970

.243 avg, 32 HR 1994–2003 Pasadena, USA
19

Syd Cohen b. 1906

.152 avg, 0 HR 1934–1937 Baltimore, USA
20

Manny Hernandez b. 1961

2-7, 4.47 ERA 1986–1989 La Romana, D.R.
21

Keon Broxton b. 1990

.209 avg, 39 HR 2015–2019 Lakeland, USA
22

Osvaldo Martinez b. 1988

.258 avg, 0 HR 2010–2011 Carolina, P.R.
23

Wilson Collins b. 1889

.263 avg, 0 HR 1913–1914 Pulaski, USA
24

Paul Smith b. 1888

.227 avg, 0 HR 1916–1916 Mount Zion, USA
25

Luis Jimenez b. 1982

.059 avg, 0 HR 2012–2012 Bobare, Venezuela

Remembered on May 7

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Bing Miller 1894–1966

.311 avg, 116 HR 1921–1936
02

Gus Bell 1928–1995

.281 avg, 206 HR 1950–1964
03

Sid Farrar 1859–1935

.253 avg, 18 HR 1883–1890
04

Marty McHale 1886–1979

12-30, 3.57 ERA 1910–1916
05

Bill Coughlin 1878–1943

.252 avg, 15 HR 1899–1908
06

Thurman Tucker 1917–1993

.255 avg, 9 HR 1942–1951
07

Leroy Grant 1889–1951

.259 avg, 11 HR
08

Tommy Atkins 1887–1956

.105 avg, 0 HR 1909–1910
09

Deacon Jones 1934–2023

.286 avg, 1 HR 1962–1966
10

Mike Adamson 1947–2022

.333 avg, 0 HR 1967–1969
11

Howie Moss 1918–1989

.097 avg, 0 HR 1942–1946
12

Les Channell 1886–1954

.350 avg, 0 HR 1910–1914
13

Leroy Bass 1918–2003

.250 avg, 0 HR
14

Johnny Berger 1901–1979

.312 avg, 0 HR 1922–1927
15

Larry Foster 1937–2023

MLB player 1963–1963
16

George Provens 1918–1982

.200 avg, 0 HR
17

Danny Ozark 1923–2009

MLB player
18

Red Bluhm 1894–1952

.000 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
19

Hi Ladd 1870–1948

.200 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898

May 7 in the record

The birthday list for May 7 has 25 names, headed by Dick Williams. The HOF tag marks Dick Williams. The oldest May 7 birthday on the list is Gus Williams's, in 1888; the youngest is Nick Morabito, born in 2003. Behind Dick Williams come James Loney (b. 1984, .284 avg, 108 HR) and Tom Zachary (b. 1896, 186-191, 3.73 ERA). CAN, D.R., Venezuela, and P.R. are also represented among the May 7 births. Dick Williams (.260 avg, 70 HR) leads the May 7 hitters and Tom Zachary (186-191, 3.73 ERA) the pitchers. The span for Emilio Pagan, Nolan Jones, and Sean Hjelle ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on May 7: 19 names, starting with Bing Miller. Also remembered on May 7: Gus Bell (1928–1995) and Sid Farrar (1859–1935). The deaths span 1935, Sid Farrar, to 2023, Deacon Jones. Dick Williams tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.