On This Day in Baseball

May 9

25 notable birthdays · 11 in memoriam

Born on May 9

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

  1. 01
    Tony Gwynn ⭐ HOF b. 1960
    .338 avg, 135 HR 1982–2001 Los Angeles, USA
  2. 02
    Prince Fielder b. 1984
    .283 avg, 319 HR 2005–2016 Ontario, USA
  3. 03
    Brandon Webb b. 1979
    87-62, 3.27 ERA 2003–2009 Ashland, USA
  4. 04
    Neck Stanley b. 1905
    54-87, 4.77 ERA Kent County, USA
  5. 05
    Floyd Robinson b. 1936
    .283 avg, 67 HR 1960–1968 Prescott, USA
  6. 06
    Cade Smith b. 1999
    MLB player 2024– Abbotsford, CAN
  7. 07
    Chase Headley b. 1984
    .263 avg, 130 HR 2007–2018 Fountain, USA
  8. 08
    Tommy Edman b. 1995
    .257 avg, 80 HR 2019– Pontiac, USA
  9. 09
    Tommy Clarke b. 1888
    .265 avg, 6 HR 1909–1918 New York, USA
  10. 10
    Ron Jackson b. 1953
    .259 avg, 56 HR 1975–1984 Birmingham, USA
  11. 11
    Buck O'Brien b. 1882
    29-25, 2.62 ERA 1911–1913 Brockton, USA
  12. 12
    Aaron Harang b. 1978
    128-143, 4.26 ERA 2002–2015 San Diego, USA
  13. 13
    Tatsuya Imai b. 1998
    6-4, 4.93 ERA 2026– Kanuma, Japan
  14. 14
    Lew Drill b. 1877
    .258 avg, 2 HR 1902–1905 Browerville, USA
  15. 15
    Oswaldo Arcia b. 1991
    .235 avg, 44 HR 2013–2016 Anaco, Venezuela
  16. 16
    Khristian Curtis b. 2002
    MLB player 2026– Beaumont, USA
  17. 17
    Matthew Lugo b. 2001
    .217 avg, 4 HR 2025– Manati, P.R.
  18. 18
    Peyton Pallette b. 2001
    MLB player 2026– Little Rock, USA
  19. 19
    Eiberson Castellano b. 2001
    MLB player 2026– Maracaibo, Venezuela
  20. 20
    Dylan Ray b. 2001
    MLB player Huntsville, USA
  21. 21
    Buddy Boshers b. 1988
    MLB player 2013–2019 Huntsville, USA
  22. 22
    Culley Rikard b. 1914
    .270 avg, 4 HR 1941–1947 Oxford, USA
  23. 23
    Dan Thomas b. 1951
    .274 avg, 6 HR 1976–1977 Birmingham, USA
  24. 24
    Comer Cox b. 1905
    .329 avg, 1 HR Athens, USA
  25. 25
    Joe Atkins b. 1922
    .314 avg, 1 HR Mobile, USA

Remembered on May 9

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Pete Sunkett 1918–1993
    5-3, 5.20 ERA
  2. 02
    Ray Noble 1919–1998
    .237 avg, 14 HR 1951–1953
  3. 03
    Ralph Brickner 1925–1994
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1952–1952
  4. 04
    Art Watson 1884–1950
    .337 avg, 2 HR 1914–1915
  5. 05
    Charlie Nyce 1870–1908
    .229 avg, 2 HR 1895–1895
  6. 06
    Red Lindsay 1905–2006
    .181 avg, 0 HR
  7. 07
    Tom Fletcher 1942–2018
    MLB player 1962–1962
  8. 08
    John Smith 1906–1982
    .133 avg, 0 HR 1931–1931
  9. 09
    Bill Butler 1858–1895
    .226 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  10. 10
    Flame Delhi 1892–1966
    MLB player 1912–1912
  11. 11
    Chauncey Burkam 1892–1964
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915

May 9 in the record

The birthday list for May 9 has 25 names, headed by Tony Gwynn. Hall of Famers among them: Tony Gwynn. The oldest May 9 birthday on the list is Lew Drill's, in 1877; the youngest is Khristian Curtis, born in 2002. Next on the May 9 birthday list are Prince Fielder (b. 1984, .283 avg, 319 HR) and Brandon Webb (b. 1979, 87-62, 3.27 ERA). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to CAN, Japan, Venezuela, and P.R. For May 9, the best-placed batter is Tony Gwynn at .338 avg, 135 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Brandon Webb, shows 87-62, 3.27 ERA. Cade Smith, Tommy Edman, and Tatsuya Imai have no final season listed yet. The May 9 memorial list names 11 figures, beginning with Pete Sunkett. Also remembered on May 9: Ray Noble (1919–1998) and Ralph Brickner (1925–1994). Bill Butler (1895) and Tom Fletcher (2018) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the May 9 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.