On This Day in Baseball

May 25

25 notable birthdays · 15 in memoriam

Born on May 25

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

  1. 01
    Martín Dihigo ⭐ HOF b. 1905
    28-21, 3.63 ERA Cidra, Cuba
  2. 02
    Joe Judge b. 1894
    .298 avg, 71 HR 1915–1934 Brooklyn, USA
  3. 03
    Miguel Tejada b. 1974
    .285 avg, 307 HR 1997–2013 Bani, D.R.
  4. 04
    John Montefusco b. 1950
    90-83, 3.54 ERA 1974–1986 Long Branch, USA
  5. 05
    Mike King b. 1995
    42-38, 3.19 ERA 2019– Rochester, USA
  6. 06
    Lip Pike b. 1845
    .322 avg, 21 HR 1871–1887 New York, USA
  7. 07
    Bob Knepper b. 1954
    146-155, 3.68 ERA 1976–1990 Akron, USA
  8. 08
    Dave Hollins b. 1966
    .260 avg, 112 HR 1990–2002 Buffalo, USA
  9. 09
    Jason Kubel b. 1982
    .262 avg, 140 HR 2004–2014 Belle Fourche, USA
  10. 10
    Todd Walker b. 1973
    .289 avg, 107 HR 1996–2007 Bakersfield, USA
  11. 11
    Bob Wicker b. 1877
    64-52, 2.73 ERA 1901–1906 Bono, USA
  12. 12
    Jake Fraley b. 1995
    .247 avg, 49 HR 2019– Frederick, USA
  13. 13
    Scott Hairston b. 1980
    .242 avg, 106 HR 2004–2014 Fort Worth, USA
  14. 14
    Joey Eischen b. 1970
    .179 avg, 0 HR 1994–2006 West Covina, USA
  15. 15
    Jim Archer b. 1932
    9-16, 3.94 ERA 1961–1962 Max Meadows, USA
  16. 16
    Randall Simon b. 1975
    .283 avg, 49 HR 1997–2006 Willemstad, Curaçao
  17. 17
    Brock Rodden b. 2000
    .218 avg, 0 HR 2026– Durant, USA
  18. 18
    Carson Ragsdale b. 1998
    MLB player 2025– Wesley Chapel, USA
  19. 19
    Donovan Walton b. 1994
    .222 avg, 11 HR 2019– Dallas, USA
  20. 20
    Angel Echevarria b. 1971
    .280 avg, 21 HR 1996–2002 Bridgeport, USA
  21. 21
    Johnny Beazley b. 1918
    31-12, 3.01 ERA 1941–1949 Nashville, USA
  22. 22
    Jim Marshall b. 1931
    .242 avg, 29 HR 1958–1962 Danville, USA
  23. 23
    Bill Haselman b. 1966
    .259 avg, 47 HR 1990–2003 Long Branch, USA
  24. 24
    Heinie Heitmuller b. 1883
    .271 avg, 0 HR 1909–1910 San Francisco, USA
  25. 25
    Chester Williams b. 1906
    .281 avg, 10 HR Beaumont, USA

Remembered on May 25

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Ray Grimes 1893–1953
    .329 avg, 27 HR 1920–1926
  2. 02
    Henry Boyle 1860–1932
    89-111, 3.06 ERA 1884–1889
  3. 03
    Paul Splittorff 1946–2011
    166-143, 3.81 ERA 1970–1984
  4. 04
    Carl Weilman 1889–1924
    85-95, 2.67 ERA 1912–1920
  5. 05
    Dave Brain 1879–1959
    .252 avg, 27 HR 1901–1908
  6. 06
    Eugene Smith 1916–2011
    22-30, 4.15 ERA
  7. 07
    Bill Hassamaer 1864–1910
    .289 avg, 7 HR 1894–1896
  8. 08
    Ray Clark 1907–1986
    .333 avg, 0 HR
  9. 09
    Julius London 1882–1949
    .200 avg, 0 HR
  10. 10
    Kid Cary 1891–1964
    .158 avg, 0 HR
  11. 11
    Bob Higgins 1886–1941
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1909–1912
  12. 12
    Bruce Hartford 1892–1975
    .182 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
  13. 13
    John Hayes 1855–1904
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1876–1876
  14. 14
    Jim Riley 1895–1969
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1923
  15. 15
    Charlie Gessner 1863–1922
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1886–1886