On This Day in Baseball

May 8

24 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on May 8

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

01

Dan Brouthers ⭐ HOF b. 1858

.342 avg, 107 HR 1879–1904 Sylvan Lake, USA
02

Turkey Stearnes ⭐ HOF b. 1901

.347 avg, 195 HR Nashville, USA
03

Edd Roush ⭐ HOF b. 1893

.323 avg, 68 HR 1913–1931 Oakland City, USA
04

Adrian Gonzalez b. 1982

.287 avg, 317 HR 2004–2018 San Diego, USA
05

Mike Cuellar b. 1937

185-130, 3.14 ERA 1959–1977 Cuba
06

Ross Barnes b. 1850

.360 avg, 6 HR 1871–1881 Mount Morris, USA
07

Steve Braun b. 1948

.271 avg, 52 HR 1971–1985 Trenton, USA
08

Bryan Hudson b. 1997

11-6, 3.23 ERA 2023– Godfrey, USA
09

Bill Powell b. 1919

10-2, 3.35 ERA Comer, USA
10

Cole Carrigg b. 2002

.279 avg, 12 HR 2026– Modesto, USA
11

Columbus Vance b. 1905

13-21, 5.21 ERA Jackson, USA
12

Todd Greene b. 1971

.252 avg, 71 HR 1996–2006 Augusta, USA
13

Brett Wisely b. 1999

.214 avg, 7 HR 2023– Jacksonville, USA
14

Red Hoff b. 1891

2-4, 2.49 ERA 1911–1915 Ossining, USA
15

Orestes Destrade b. 1962

.241 avg, 26 HR 1987–1994 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
16

Dasher Troy b. 1856

.243 avg, 4 HR 1881–1885 New York, USA
17

Sean Gilmartin b. 1990

.429 avg, 0 HR 2015–2020 Thousand Oaks, USA
18

Frank Russell b. 1921

.271 avg, 0 HR Nashville, USA
19

Cody Ege b. 1991

.1000 avg, 0 HR 2016–2016 Sioux City, USA
20

Ricky Nelson b. 1959

.247 avg, 6 HR 1983–1986 Eloy, USA
21

Ashes Jackson b. 1883

.207 avg, 0 HR Dover, USA
22

Harry O'Neill b. 1917

MLB player 1939–1939 Philadelphia, USA
23

Ed Murray b. 1895

.000 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917 Mystic, USA
24

Eddie Boyle b. 1874

.000 avg, 0 HR 1896–1896 Cincinnati, USA

Remembered on May 8

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Chet Lemon 1955–2025

.273 avg, 215 HR 1975–1990
02

Bill Joyce 1867–1941

.293 avg, 70 HR 1890–1898
03

Dom DiMaggio 1917–2009

.298 avg, 87 HR 1940–1953
04

Frankie Pytlak 1908–1977

.282 avg, 7 HR 1932–1946
05

Earle Brucker 1901–1981

.290 avg, 12 HR 1937–1943
06

George Fox 1868–1914

.200 avg, 1 HR 1891–1899
07

John Young 1949–2016

.500 avg, 0 HR 1971–1971
08

Leo Marentette 1941–2014

.000 avg, 0 HR 1965–1969
09

Basilio Cueria 1898–1959

.176 avg, 0 HR
10

Howie Camp 1893–1960

.286 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
11

Vern Holtgrave 1942–2023

MLB player 1965–1965
12

Al Tate 1918–1993

.333 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
13

Tuts McBride 1916–2004

.286 avg, 0 HR
14

Ben Glaspy 1895–1963

.333 avg, 0 HR
15

Cedric Tallis 1914–1991

MLB player
16

Fred Wigington 1897–1980

.000 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
17

Red Smith 1904–1978

MLB player 1927–1927
18

Sam Breadon 1876–1949

MLB player
19

George Noftsker 1859–1931

.040 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

May 8 in the record

Leading the May 8 birthdays is Dan Brouthers, first of 24 players shown. The HOF tag marks Dan Brouthers, Turkey Stearnes, and Edd Roush. Birth years range from 1850 (Ross Barnes) to 2002 (Cole Carrigg). Behind Dan Brouthers come Turkey Stearnes (b. 1901, .347 avg, 195 HR) and Edd Roush (b. 1893, .323 avg, 68 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Cuba. Career lines shown range from Dan Brouthers's .342 avg, 107 HR to Mike Cuellar's 185-130, 3.14 ERA on the mound. Open-ended career spans mark May 8 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Bryan Hudson, Cole Carrigg, and Brett Wisely. Remembered on May 8: 19 names, starting with Chet Lemon. Bill Joyce (1867–1941) and Dom DiMaggio (1917–2009) follow Chet Lemon on the list. George Fox (1914) and Chet Lemon (2025) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the May 8 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.