On This Day in Baseball

May 18

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on May 18

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

01

Reggie Jackson ⭐ HOF b. 1946

.262 avg, 563 HR 1967–1987 Abington, USA
02

Brooks Robinson ⭐ HOF b. 1937

.267 avg, 268 HR 1955–1977 Little Rock, USA
03

Babe Adams b. 1882

194-140, 2.76 ERA 1906–1926 Tipton, USA
04

Erik Hanson b. 1965

89-84, 4.15 ERA 1988–1998 Kinnelon, USA
05

Joakim Soria b. 1984

MLB player 2007–2021 Monclova, México
06

Dennis Leonard b. 1951

144-106, 3.70 ERA 1974–1986 Brooklyn, USA
07

Jack Sanford b. 1929

137-101, 3.69 ERA 1956–1967 Wellesley Hills, USA
08

Eric Young b. 1967

.283 avg, 79 HR 1992–2006 New Brunswick, USA
09

Marcus Giles b. 1978

.277 avg, 76 HR 2001–2007 San Diego, USA
10

Rich Garces b. 1971

.000 avg, 0 HR 1990–2002 Maracay, Venezuela
11

Jim Sundberg b. 1951

.248 avg, 95 HR 1974–1989 Galesburg, USA
12

Jim Jeffries b. 1893

50-51, 3.86 ERA Louisville, USA
13

Tim O'Rourke b. 1864

.291 avg, 1 HR 1890–1894 Chicago, USA
14

Trey Gibson b. 2002

1-3, 7.36 ERA 2026– Newport News, USA
15

Art Pennington b. 1923

.271 avg, 7 HR Memphis, USA
16

Josh Fleming b. 1996

20-14, 4.86 ERA 2020– Bridgeton, USA
17

Jaime Bluma b. 1972

MLB player 1996–1996 Beaufort, USA
18

Chase Silseth b. 2000

8-8, 4.24 ERA 2022– Farmington, USA
19

Jim Farr b. 1956

MLB player 1982–1982 Waverly, USA
20

Andre David b. 1958

.245 avg, 1 HR 1984–1986 Hollywood, USA
21

Drew Carpenter b. 1985

.000 avg, 0 HR 2008–2012 Grants Pass, USA
22

Jim Hicks b. 1939

.163 avg, 5 HR 1964–1970 Claiborne County, USA
23

Luis Terrero b. 1980

.234 avg, 14 HR 2003–2007 Barahona, D.R.
24

Nash Walters b. 1997

MLB player 2022–2022 Tyler, USA
25

Giovanni Soto b. 1991

MLB player 2015–2015 Carolina, P.R.

Remembered on May 18

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Hal Chase 1883–1947

.291 avg, 57 HR 1905–1919
02

Ray Blades 1896–1979

.301 avg, 50 HR 1922–1932
03

John Hummel 1883–1959

.254 avg, 29 HR 1905–1918
04

Jumbo McGinnis 1854–1934

102-79, 2.95 ERA 1882–1887
05

Charlie Hamburg 1866–1931

.272 avg, 3 HR 1890–1890
06

The Only Nolan 1855–1913

23-52, 2.98 ERA 1878–1885
07

Babe Barna 1915–1972

.232 avg, 12 HR 1937–1943
08

Jack Kramer 1918–1995

95-103, 4.24 ERA 1939–1951
09

Rennie Stennett 1951–2021

.274 avg, 41 HR 1971–1981
10

Tim Shinnick 1867–1944

.239 avg, 2 HR 1890–1891
11

Lee Gooch 1890–1966

.295 avg, 1 HR 1915–1917
12

Charlie Robinson 1856–1913

.242 avg, 0 HR 1884–1885
13

Bob Clark 1897–1944

.154 avg, 0 HR 1920–1921
14

Pete Cregan 1875–1945

.095 avg, 0 HR 1899–1903
15

Harry Wood 1885–1955

.000 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
16

Patrick O'Loughlin 1860–1927

.400 avg, 0 HR 1883–1883
17

Frank Schneiberg 1880–1948

MLB player 1910–1910