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.

  1. 01
    Reggie Jackson ⭐ HOF b. 1946
    .262 avg, 563 HR 1967–1987 Abington, USA
  2. 02
    Brooks Robinson ⭐ HOF b. 1937
    .267 avg, 268 HR 1955–1977 Little Rock, USA
  3. 03
    Babe Adams b. 1882
    194-140, 2.76 ERA 1906–1926 Tipton, USA
  4. 04
    Erik Hanson b. 1965
    89-84, 4.15 ERA 1988–1998 Kinnelon, USA
  5. 05
    Joakim Soria b. 1984
    MLB player 2007–2021 Monclova, México
  6. 06
    Dennis Leonard b. 1951
    144-106, 3.70 ERA 1974–1986 Brooklyn, USA
  7. 07
    Jack Sanford b. 1929
    137-101, 3.69 ERA 1956–1967 Wellesley Hills, USA
  8. 08
    Eric Young b. 1967
    .283 avg, 79 HR 1992–2006 New Brunswick, USA
  9. 09
    Marcus Giles b. 1978
    .277 avg, 76 HR 2001–2007 San Diego, USA
  10. 10
    Rich Garces b. 1971
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1990–2002 Maracay, Venezuela
  11. 11
    Jim Sundberg b. 1951
    .248 avg, 95 HR 1974–1989 Galesburg, USA
  12. 12
    Jim Jeffries b. 1893
    50-51, 3.86 ERA Louisville, USA
  13. 13
    Tim O'Rourke b. 1864
    .291 avg, 1 HR 1890–1894 Chicago, USA
  14. 14
    Trey Gibson b. 2002
    2-3, 6.13 ERA 2026– Newport News, USA
  15. 15
    Art Pennington b. 1923
    .271 avg, 7 HR Memphis, USA
  16. 16
    Josh Fleming b. 1996
    20-14, 4.86 ERA 2020– Bridgeton, USA
  17. 17
    Jaime Bluma b. 1972
    MLB player 1996–1996 Beaufort, USA
  18. 18
    Chase Silseth b. 2000
    8-9, 4.28 ERA 2022– Farmington, USA
  19. 19
    Jim Farr b. 1956
    MLB player 1982–1982 Waverly, USA
  20. 20
    Andre David b. 1958
    .245 avg, 1 HR 1984–1986 Hollywood, USA
  21. 21
    Drew Carpenter b. 1985
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2008–2012 Grants Pass, USA
  22. 22
    Jim Hicks b. 1939
    .163 avg, 5 HR 1964–1970 Claiborne County, USA
  23. 23
    Luis Terrero b. 1980
    .234 avg, 14 HR 2003–2007 Barahona, D.R.
  24. 24
    Nash Walters b. 1997
    MLB player 2022–2022 Tyler, USA
  25. 25
    Giovanni Soto b. 1991
    MLB player 2015–2015 Carolina, P.R.

Remembered on May 18

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Hal Chase 1883–1947
    .291 avg, 57 HR 1905–1919
  2. 02
    Ray Blades 1896–1979
    .301 avg, 50 HR 1922–1932
  3. 03
    John Hummel 1883–1959
    .254 avg, 29 HR 1905–1918
  4. 04
    Jumbo McGinnis 1854–1934
    102-79, 2.95 ERA 1882–1887
  5. 05
    Charlie Hamburg 1866–1931
    .272 avg, 3 HR 1890–1890
  6. 06
    The Only Nolan 1855–1913
    23-52, 2.98 ERA 1878–1885
  7. 07
    Babe Barna 1915–1972
    .232 avg, 12 HR 1937–1943
  8. 08
    Jack Kramer 1918–1995
    95-103, 4.24 ERA 1939–1951
  9. 09
    Rennie Stennett 1951–2021
    .274 avg, 41 HR 1971–1981
  10. 10
    Tim Shinnick 1867–1944
    .239 avg, 2 HR 1890–1891
  11. 11
    Lee Gooch 1890–1966
    .295 avg, 1 HR 1915–1917
  12. 12
    Charlie Robinson 1856–1913
    .242 avg, 0 HR 1884–1885
  13. 13
    Bob Clark 1897–1944
    .154 avg, 0 HR 1920–1921
  14. 14
    Pete Cregan 1875–1945
    .095 avg, 0 HR 1899–1903
  15. 15
    Harry Wood 1885–1955
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
  16. 16
    Patrick O'Loughlin 1860–1927
    .400 avg, 0 HR 1883–1883
  17. 17
    Frank Schneiberg 1880–1948
    MLB player 1910–1910

May 18 in the record

Leading the May 18 birthdays is Reggie Jackson, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Reggie Jackson and Brooks Robinson. Birth years range from 1864 (Tim O'Rourke) to 2002 (Trey Gibson). Behind Reggie Jackson come Brooks Robinson (b. 1937, .267 avg, 268 HR) and Babe Adams (b. 1882, 194-140, 2.76 ERA). Not every May 18 birthday is American-born: the list also covers México, Venezuela, D.R., and P.R. Reggie Jackson (.262 avg, 563 HR) leads the May 18 hitters and Babe Adams (194-140, 2.76 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark May 18 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Trey Gibson, Josh Fleming, and Chase Silseth. Remembered on May 18: 17 names, starting with Hal Chase. Ray Blades (1896–1979) and John Hummel (1883–1959) follow Hal Chase on the list. The Only Nolan (1913) and Rennie Stennett (2021) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Reggie Jackson is listed first.