On This Day in Baseball

May 11

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on May 11

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

  1. 01
    Charlie Gehringer ⭐ HOF b. 1903
    .320 avg, 184 HR 1924–1942 Fowlerville, USA
  2. 02
    Nestor Chylak ⭐ HOF b. 1922
    MLB player Olyphant, USA
  3. 03
    Francisco Cordero b. 1975
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1999–2012 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  4. 04
    Miguel Sano b. 1993
    .233 avg, 164 HR 2015– San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
  5. 05
    Milt Pappas b. 1939
    209-164, 3.40 ERA 1957–1973 Detroit, USA
  6. 06
    Gene Hermanski b. 1920
    .272 avg, 46 HR 1943–1953 Pittsfield, USA
  7. 07
    Kerry Ligtenberg b. 1971
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1997–2005 Rapid City, USA
  8. 08
    Jerry Martin b. 1949
    .251 avg, 85 HR 1974–1984 Columbia, USA
  9. 09
    Joey Loperfido b. 1999
    .240 avg, 9 HR 2024– Philadelphia, USA
  10. 10
    Floyd Youmans b. 1964
    30-34, 3.74 ERA 1985–1989 Tampa, USA
  11. 11
    Zach Dezenzo b. 2000
    .234 avg, 5 HR 2024– Canton, USA
  12. 12
    Mark Huismann b. 1958
    MLB player 1983–1991 Lincoln, USA
  13. 13
    Jose Azocar b. 1996
    .249 avg, 2 HR 2022– Güiria, Venezuela
  14. 14
    Dane Iorg b. 1950
    .276 avg, 14 HR 1977–1986 Eureka, USA
  15. 15
    Trent Hubbard b. 1964
    .257 avg, 16 HR 1994–2003 Chicago, USA
  16. 16
    Daniel Ortmeier b. 1981
    .255 avg, 6 HR 2005–2008 Chattanooga, USA
  17. 17
    Al Reavis b. 1893
    .300 avg, 0 HR Brunswick, USA
  18. 18
    Alfredo Cabrera b. 1881
    .240 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913 Canary Islands, Spain
  19. 19
    Roy Corcoran b. 1980
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2003–2009 Baton Rouge, USA
  20. 20
    Mike Garcia b. 1968
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1999–2000 Riverside, USA
  21. 21
    Cameron Cairncross b. 1972
    MLB player 2000–2000 Cairns, Australia
  22. 22
    Hector Martinez b. 1939
    .267 avg, 1 HR 1962–1963 Cuba
  23. 23
    Roger Salmon b. 1891
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912 Newark, USA
  24. 24
    Johnny Gerlach b. 1917
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1938–1939 Shullsburg, USA
  25. 25
    Red Patterson b. 1987
    MLB player 2014–2014 McKinney, USA

Remembered on May 11

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Samuel Byrd 1907–1981
    .274 avg, 38 HR 1929–1936
  2. 02
    Dave Malarcher 1894–1982
    .267 avg, 7 HR
  3. 03
    Bennie Warren 1912–1994
    .219 avg, 33 HR 1939–1947
  4. 04
    Suds Sutherland 1894–1972
    6-2, 4.97 ERA 1921–1921
  5. 05
    Danny Schell 1927–1972
    .281 avg, 7 HR 1954–1955
  6. 06
    Steve Rachunok 1916–2002
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1940–1940
  7. 07
    Fleet Walker 1856–1924
    .263 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  8. 08
    Buzz Murphy 1895–1938
    .275 avg, 1 HR 1918–1919
  9. 09
    Ben Taylor 1927–1999
    .231 avg, 3 HR 1951–1955
  10. 10
    Larry Howard 1945–2019
    .236 avg, 6 HR 1970–1973
  11. 11
    Mel Queen 1942–2011
    20-17, 3.14 ERA 1964–1972
  12. 12
    Earl Reid 1913–1984
    MLB player 1946–1946
  13. 13
    Vince Sherlock 1910–1997
    .462 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
  14. 14
    Johnny Bero 1922–1985
    .201 avg, 5 HR 1948–1951
  15. 15
    Nick Scharf 1858–1937
    .192 avg, 1 HR 1882–1883
  16. 16
    Larry Gowell 1948–2020
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1972–1972
  17. 17
    Guy Morton 1930–2014
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1954–1954
  18. 18
    Lee Dunham 1902–1961
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
  19. 19
    Johnnie Chambers 1911–1977
    MLB player 1937–1937
  20. 20
    Jeff McCleskey 1891–1971
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
  21. 21
    Ed Hug 1880–1953
    MLB player 1903–1903
  22. 22
    Dorsey Riddlemoser 1875–1954
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899
  23. 23
    John Stedronsky 1850–1924
    .083 avg, 0 HR 1879–1879
  24. 24
    Ben Holmes 1858–1949
    .000 avg, 0 HR

May 11 in the record

Leading the May 11 birthdays is Charlie Gehringer, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Charlie Gehringer and Nestor Chylak. The oldest May 11 birthday on the list is Alfredo Cabrera's, in 1881; the youngest is Zach Dezenzo, born in 2000. The May 11 list continues with Nestor Chylak (b. 1922) and Francisco Cordero (b. 1975, .000 avg, 0 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R., Venezuela, Spain, and Australia. For May 11, the best-placed batter is Charlie Gehringer at .320 avg, 184 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Milt Pappas, shows 209-164, 3.40 ERA. The span for Miguel Sano, Joey Loperfido, and Zach Dezenzo ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. 24 baseball figures died on May 11; Samuel Byrd is listed first. Also remembered on May 11: Dave Malarcher (1894–1982) and Bennie Warren (1912–1994). Fleet Walker (1924) and Larry Gowell (2020) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the May 11 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.