On This Day in Baseball

May 24

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on May 24

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

01

Bartolo Colon b. 1973

247-188, 4.12 ERA 1997–2018 Altamira, D.R.
02

Brad Penny b. 1978

121-101, 4.29 ERA 2000–2014 Blackwell, USA
03

Chad Green b. 1991

43-30, 3.43 ERA 2016– Greenville, USA
04

Jack Pfiester b. 1878

71-44, 2.02 ERA 1903–1911 Cincinnati, USA
05

Jerry Dipoto b. 1968

.045 avg, 0 HR 1993–2000 Jersey City, USA
06

Aaron Ashby b. 1998

24-19, 3.48 ERA 2021– Kansas City, USA
07

Sam Barkley b. 1858

.258 avg, 10 HR 1884–1889 Wheeling, USA
08

Fred Jacklitsch b. 1876

.243 avg, 5 HR 1900–1917 Brooklyn, USA
09

Ellie Rodriguez b. 1946

.245 avg, 16 HR 1968–1976 Fajardo, P.R.
10

Justin Hampson b. 1980

.000 avg, 0 HR 2006–2012 Belleville, USA
11

Josue De Paula b. 2005

.323 avg, 1 HR 2026– Brooklyn, USA
12

Rob Ducey b. 1965

.242 avg, 31 HR 1987–2001 Toronto, CAN
13

Danny Bautista b. 1972

.272 avg, 62 HR 1993–2004 Santo Domingo, D.R.
14

Greg Briley b. 1965

.253 avg, 29 HR 1988–1993 Greenville, USA
15

Leo Mangum b. 1896

11-10, 5.37 ERA 1924–1935 Durham, USA
16

Andrew Toles b. 1992

.286 avg, 8 HR 2016–2018 Decatur, USA
17

Gus Felix b. 1895

.274 avg, 12 HR 1923–1927 Cincinnati, USA
18

Wally Shaner b. 1900

.278 avg, 4 HR 1923–1929 Lynchburg, USA
19

Al Shealy b. 1900

8-6, 5.71 ERA 1928–1930 Chapin, USA
20

Blake Tekotte b. 1987

.188 avg, 1 HR 2011–2013 Columbia, USA
21

Dave Machemer b. 1951

.229 avg, 1 HR 1978–1979 St. Joseph, USA
22

Pete Sims b. 1891

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915 Crown City, USA
23

Joe Abreu b. 1913

.214 avg, 1 HR 1942–1942 Oakland, USA
24

Dave Pember b. 1978

.000 avg, 0 HR 2002–2002 Cincinnati, USA
25

Henry Villar b. 1987

MLB player 2010–2010 Bonao, D.R.

Remembered on May 24

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Dave Brown 1897–1985

61-23, 2.40 ERA
02

Barney Morris 1910–1962

38-30, 3.68 ERA
03

Patricio Scantlebury 1917–1991

27-20, 3.84 ERA 1956–1956
04

Oscar Levis 1898–1983

55-53, 4.35 ERA
05

Bill Lamar 1897–1970

.310 avg, 19 HR 1917–1927
06

Biff Pocoroba 1953–2020

.257 avg, 21 HR 1975–1984
07

Charlie Frank 1870–1922

.298 avg, 5 HR 1893–1894
08

Billy Smith 1861–1928

5-4, 4.09 ERA 1886–1886
09

Don Richmond 1919–1981

.211 avg, 2 HR 1941–1951
10

John Miles 1922–2013

.242 avg, 4 HR
11

Hi West 1884–1963

5-6, 3.87 ERA 1905–1911
12

Ralph Sharman 1895–1918

.297 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
13

Bill Goodenough 1863–1905

.161 avg, 0 HR 1893–1893
14

Charley Hall 1923–1996

.000 avg, 0 HR
15

Rogelio Martinez 1918–2010

MLB player 1950–1950
16

Lloyd Russell 1913–1968

MLB player 1938–1938
17

Atkins Collins 1909–1947

MLB player
18

Chris McFarland 1861–1918

.214 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
19

Bob Cone 1894–1955

MLB player 1915–1915
20

Pete Hasney 1864–1908

.143 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890

May 24 in the record

The birthday list for May 24 has 25 names, headed by Bartolo Colon. The oldest May 24 birthday on the list is Sam Barkley's, in 1858; the youngest is Josue De Paula, born in 2005. Behind Bartolo Colon come Brad Penny (b. 1978, 121-101, 4.29 ERA) and Chad Green (b. 1991, 43-30, 3.43 ERA). D.R., P.R., and CAN are also represented among the May 24 births. For May 24, the best-placed batter is Jerry Dipoto at .045 avg, 0 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Bartolo Colon, shows 247-188, 4.12 ERA. The span for Chad Green, Aaron Ashby, and Josue De Paula ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. The May 24 memorial list names 20 figures, beginning with Dave Brown. The memorial list continues with Barney Morris (1910–1962) and Patricio Scantlebury (1917–1991). The deaths span 1905, Bill Goodenough, to 2020, Biff Pocoroba. Bartolo Colon tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.