On This Day in Baseball

May 12

25 notable birthdays · 10 in memoriam

Born on May 12

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

  1. 01
    Yogi Berra ⭐ HOF b. 1925
    .285 avg, 358 HR 1946–1965 St. Louis, USA
  2. 02
    Lou Whitaker b. 1957
    .276 avg, 244 HR 1977–1995 Brooklyn, USA
  3. 03
    Felipe Alou b. 1935
    .286 avg, 206 HR 1958–1974 Bajos de Haina, D.R.
  4. 04
    Lance Lynn b. 1987
    143-99, 3.74 ERA 2011– Indianapolis, USA
  5. 05
    Lave Cross b. 1866
    .292 avg, 47 HR 1887–1907 Milwaukee, USA
  6. 06
    Chicken Wolf b. 1862
    .290 avg, 18 HR 1882–1892 Louisville, USA
  7. 07
    Kevin Bass b. 1959
    .270 avg, 118 HR 1982–1995 Redwood City, USA
  8. 08
    Matt Brash b. 1998
    17-11, 3.06 ERA 2022– Kingston, CAN
  9. 09
    Josh Phelps b. 1978
    .273 avg, 64 HR 2000–2008 Anchorage, USA
  10. 10
    Felipe Lopez b. 1980
    .264 avg, 90 HR 2001–2011 Bayamon, P.R.
  11. 11
    Hank Borowy b. 1916
    108-82, 3.50 ERA 1942–1951 Bloomfield, USA
  12. 12
    Joe Nolan b. 1951
    .263 avg, 27 HR 1972–1985 St. Louis, USA
  13. 13
    Wes Helms b. 1976
    .256 avg, 75 HR 1998–2011 Gastonia, USA
  14. 14
    Adam Liberatore b. 1987
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2015–2018 Bellflower, USA
  15. 15
    Gavin Collyer b. 2001
    MLB player 2026– Lawrenceville, USA
  16. 16
    Terrin Vavra b. 1997
    .252 avg, 1 HR 2022– Menomonie, USA
  17. 17
    Andre Granillo b. 2000
    MLB player 2025– Hemet, USA
  18. 18
    Tom Timmermann b. 1940
    35-35, 3.78 ERA 1969–1974 Breese, USA
  19. 19
    Joe Dugan b. 1897
    .280 avg, 42 HR 1917–1931 Mahanoy City, USA
  20. 20
    Jim Poole b. 1895
    .288 avg, 13 HR 1925–1927 Taylorsville, USA
  21. 21
    Archie McKain b. 1911
    26-21, 4.26 ERA 1937–1943 Delphos, USA
  22. 22
    Mark Clark b. 1968
    74-71, 4.61 ERA 1991–2000 Havana, Cuba
  23. 23
    Evan Meek b. 1983
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 2008–2014 Bellevue, USA
  24. 24
    Willie Lozado b. 1959
    .271 avg, 1 HR 1984–1984 New York, USA
  25. 25
    Harry Truby b. 1868
    .281 avg, 2 HR 1895–1896 Kittanning, USA

Remembered on May 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Heinie Manush ⭐ HOF 1901–1971
    .330 avg, 110 HR 1923–1939
  2. 02
    Si Johnson 1906–1994
    101-165, 4.09 ERA 1928–1947
  3. 03
    Ed Summers 1884–1953
    68-45, 2.42 ERA 1908–1912
  4. 04
    Clyde Kluttz 1917–1979
    .268 avg, 19 HR 1942–1952
  5. 05
    Gus Felix 1895–1960
    .274 avg, 12 HR 1923–1927
  6. 06
    Carlos Pascual 1931–2011
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1950–1950
  7. 07
    Fred Bennett 1902–1957
    .278 avg, 1 HR 1928–1931
  8. 08
    Mark Esser 1956–2025
    MLB player 1979–1979
  9. 09
    Oscar Austin 1906–1982
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  10. 10
    Frank Zinn 1865–1936
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1888–1888

May 12 in the record

25 baseball figures born on May 12 are listed, led by Yogi Berra. The HOF tag marks Yogi Berra. Birth years range from 1862 (Chicken Wolf) to 2001 (Gavin Collyer). Next on the May 12 birthday list are Lou Whitaker (b. 1957, .276 avg, 244 HR) and Felipe Alou (b. 1935, .286 avg, 206 HR). D.R., CAN, P.R., and Cuba are also represented among the May 12 births. The highest-ranked hitter born on May 12, Yogi Berra, carries a .285 avg, 358 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Lance Lynn, went 143-99, 3.74 ERA. The span for Lance Lynn, Matt Brash, and Gavin Collyer ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on May 12: 10 names, starting with Heinie Manush. Heinie Manush is marked as Hall of Fame member. Also remembered on May 12: Si Johnson (1906–1994) and Ed Summers (1884–1953). The deaths span 1936, Frank Zinn, to 2025, Mark Esser. Yogi Berra tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.