On This Day in Baseball

May 19

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on May 19

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

  1. 01
    Ed Walsh ⭐ HOF b. 1881
    195-126, 1.82 ERA 1904–1917 Plains, USA
  2. 02
    Curt Simmons b. 1929
    193-183, 3.54 ERA 1947–1967 Egypt, USA
  3. 03
    Gil McDougald b. 1928
    .276 avg, 112 HR 1951–1960 San Francisco, USA
  4. 04
    Goose Curry b. 1905
    27-39, 5.59 ERA Mexia, USA
  5. 05
    Dan Ford b. 1952
    .270 avg, 121 HR 1975–1985 Los Angeles, USA
  6. 06
    Ed Whitson b. 1955
    126-123, 3.79 ERA 1977–1991 Johnson City, USA
  7. 07
    Ji-Man Choi b. 1991
    .234 avg, 67 HR 2016– Incheon, South Korea
  8. 08
    Brian Anderson b. 1993
    .251 avg, 66 HR 2017– Edmond, USA
  9. 09
    Newt Allen b. 1901
    .286 avg, 22 HR Austin, USA
  10. 10
    Luis Aquino b. 1964
    31-32, 3.68 ERA 1986–1995 Santurce, P.R.
  11. 11
    Victor Robles b. 1997
    .248 avg, 36 HR 2017– Santo Domingo Este, D.R.
  12. 12
    Connor Wong b. 1996
    .243 avg, 27 HR 2021– Houston, USA
  13. 13
    Angel Genao b. 2004
    .213 avg, 2 HR 2026– Castillo, Dominican Republic
  14. 14
    Theolic Smith b. 1913
    17-27, 4.95 ERA Wabbesika, USA
  15. 15
    Jake Early b. 1915
    .241 avg, 32 HR 1939–1949 Kings Mountain, USA
  16. 16
    Otto Ray b. 1893
    .298 avg, 5 HR Lexington, USA
  17. 17
    Luis Salazar b. 1956
    .261 avg, 94 HR 1980–1992 Barcelona, Venezuela
  18. 18
    Bryce Elder b. 1999
    32-32, 4.46 ERA 2022– Decatur, USA
  19. 19
    Merito Acosta b. 1896
    .255 avg, 0 HR 1913–1918 Bauta, Cuba
  20. 20
    Norbert Kleinke b. 1911
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1935–1937 Fond du Lac, USA
  21. 21
    Pop Williams b. 1874
    16-25, 3.17 ERA 1898–1903 Bowdoinham, USA
  22. 22
    Phillip Brown b. 1906
    .000 avg, 0 HR St. Louis, USA
  23. 23
    Turk Wendell b. 1967
    36-33, 3.93 ERA 1993–2004 Pittsfield, USA
  24. 24
    Joe Paterson b. 1986
    MLB player 2011–2014 Oakland, USA
  25. 25
    Bernard Culloton b. 1896
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1925–1926 Kingston, USA

Remembered on May 19

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Ray Schalk ⭐ HOF 1892–1970
    .253 avg, 11 HR 1912–1929
  2. 02
    Silver King 1868–1938
    203-152, 3.18 ERA 1886–1897
  3. 03
    Jim Ray Hart 1941–2016
    .278 avg, 170 HR 1963–1974
  4. 04
    Sam Leever 1871–1953
    194-100, 2.47 ERA 1898–1910
  5. 05
    Gene Packard 1887–1959
    85-69, 3.01 ERA 1912–1919
  6. 06
    Oscar Grimes 1915–1993
    .256 avg, 18 HR 1938–1946
  7. 07
    Felix McLaurin 1921–1972
    .296 avg, 7 HR
  8. 08
    Frank Browning 1882–1948
    2-2, 2.57 ERA 1910–1910
  9. 09
    Jim Moore 1903–1973
    2-4, 4.52 ERA 1928–1932
  10. 10
    Jim Tobin 1912–1969
    105-112, 3.44 ERA 1937–1945
  11. 11
    Johnny Berardino 1917–1996
    .249 avg, 36 HR 1939–1952
  12. 12
    Willie Hubert 1913–2000
    15-7, 4.46 ERA
  13. 13
    Dave McDonald 1943–2017
    .145 avg, 1 HR 1969–1971
  14. 14
    Ed Mierkowicz 1924–2017
    .175 avg, 1 HR 1945–1950
  15. 15
    Steve Waterbury 1952–2017
    MLB player 1976–1976
  16. 16
    Tex Hoffman 1893–1947
    .154 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  17. 17
    Leo Fishel 1877–1960
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899
  18. 18
    Fred Frink 1911–1995
    MLB player 1934–1934
  19. 19
    George Winkelman 1865–1960
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1886–1886
  20. 20
    Sammy Curran 1874–1936
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
  21. 21
    Bob Reach 1843–1922
    .231 avg, 0 HR 1872–1873
  22. 22
    John Schulze 1866–1941
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891
  23. 23
    Bob Leadley 1858–1936
    MLB player

May 19 in the record

The birthday list for May 19 has 25 names, headed by Ed Walsh. Hall of Famers among them: Ed Walsh. Pop Williams, born in 1874, is the earliest birth listed, and Angel Genao (2004) the latest. Behind Ed Walsh come Curt Simmons (b. 1929, 193-183, 3.54 ERA) and Gil McDougald (b. 1928, .276 avg, 112 HR). May 19 birthplaces outside the United States include South Korea, P.R., D.R., and Dominican Republic. The highest-ranked hitter born on May 19, Gil McDougald, carries a .276 avg, 112 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Ed Walsh, went 195-126, 1.82 ERA. Recent names on the May 19 list, Ji-Man Choi, Brian Anderson, and Victor Robles, show careers still open. The May 19 memorial list names 23 figures, beginning with Ray Schalk. Ray Schalk is marked as Hall of Fame member. Also remembered on May 19: Silver King (1868–1938) and Jim Ray Hart (1941–2016). The deaths span 1922, Bob Reach, to 2017, Dave McDonald. Ranking on the May 19 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.