On This Day in Baseball

May 23

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on May 23

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

01

Zack Wheat ⭐ HOF b. 1888

.317 avg, 132 HR 1909–1927 Hamilton, USA
02

Deacon Phillippe b. 1872

189-109, 2.59 ERA 1899–1911 Rural Retreat, USA
03

Augie Galan b. 1912

.287 avg, 100 HR 1934–1949 Berkeley, USA
04

Billy Hoy b. 1862

.288 avg, 40 HR 1888–1902 Houcktown, USA
05

Jordan Zimmermann b. 1986

95-91, 4.07 ERA 2009–2021 Auburndale, USA
06

Jack Taylor b. 1873

120-117, 4.22 ERA 1891–1899 Sandy Hill, USA
07

Mike Gonzalez b. 1978

.333 avg, 0 HR 2003–2013 Corpus Christi, USA
08

Lennie Pearson b. 1918

.293 avg, 54 HR La Grange, USA
09

Jonathan Aranda b. 1998

.276 avg, 45 HR 2022– Tijuana, México
10

Willis Hudlin b. 1906

158-156, 4.41 ERA 1926–1944 Wagoner, USA
11

Reggie Cleveland b. 1948

105-106, 4.01 ERA 1969–1981 Swift Current, CAN
12

Cesar Hernandez b. 1990

.267 avg, 71 HR 2013–2022 Valencia, Venezuela
13

Algie McBride b. 1869

.292 avg, 12 HR 1896–1901 Martinsville, USA
14

Kyle Barraclough b. 1990

.000 avg, 0 HR 2015– Santa Clara, USA
15

Mike Dunn b. 1985

.200 avg, 0 HR 2009–2019 Farmington, USA
16

Michael Helman b. 1996

.223 avg, 6 HR 2024– Lincoln, USA
17

Davis Wendzel b. 1997

.118 avg, 1 HR 2024– Irvine, USA
18

Paul Gervase b. 2000

MLB player 2025– Cary, USA
19

Jonatan Clase b. 2002

.230 avg, 5 HR 2024– Santo Domingo, D.R.
20

Pepe Mangual b. 1952

.242 avg, 16 HR 1972–1977 Ponce, P.R.
21

Hugh Bradley b. 1885

.261 avg, 2 HR 1910–1915 Grafton, USA
22

Herbert Brett b. 1900

.000 avg, 0 HR 1924–1925 Lawrenceville, USA
23

Vic Black b. 1988

MLB player 2013–2014 Amarillo, USA
24

Chris Sampson b. 1978

20-15, 4.42 ERA 2006–2010 Pasadena, USA
25

Scott Dunn b. 1978

MLB player 2004–2006 San Antonio, USA

Remembered on May 23

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Charlie Keller 1916–1990

.286 avg, 189 HR 1939–1952
02

Gavvy Cravath 1881–1963

.287 avg, 119 HR 1908–1920
03

Jack Clements 1864–1941

.287 avg, 77 HR 1884–1900
04

Earl Webb 1897–1965

.306 avg, 56 HR 1925–1933
05

Rip Radcliff 1906–1962

.311 avg, 42 HR 1934–1943
06

Gene Green 1933–1981

.267 avg, 46 HR 1957–1963
07

Harry Bemis 1874–1947

.255 avg, 5 HR 1902–1910
08

Hubert Lockhart 1899–1968

26-22, 4.33 ERA
09

Danny Clark 1894–1937

.277 avg, 5 HR 1922–1927
10

Joe Pignatano 1929–2022

.234 avg, 16 HR 1957–1962
11

Doc Kennedy 1853–1920

.260 avg, 1 HR 1879–1883
12

Ab Wright 1906–1995

.248 avg, 9 HR 1935–1944
13

Cotton Nash 1942–2023

.188 avg, 0 HR 1967–1970
14

Rolla Daringer 1888–1974

.148 avg, 0 HR 1914–1915
15

Goat Cochran 1890–1947

MLB player 1915–1915
16

Ernie Wolf 1889–1964

.000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
17

Pete Falsey 1891–1976

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
18

Bill McGilvray 1883–1952

.000 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908