On This Day in Baseball

May 26

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on May 26

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

  1. 01
    Darrell Evans b. 1947
    .248 avg, 414 HR 1969–1989 Pasadena, USA
  2. 02
    Ben Zobrist b. 1981
    .266 avg, 167 HR 2006–2019 Eureka, USA
  3. 03
    Rob Murphy b. 1960
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1985–1995 Miami, USA
  4. 04
    Paul Sewald b. 1990
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2017– Las Vegas, USA
  5. 05
    Travis Lee b. 1975
    .256 avg, 115 HR 1998–2006 San Diego, USA
  6. 06
    Ricky Jordan b. 1965
    .281 avg, 55 HR 1988–1996 Richmond, USA
  7. 07
    Alex Dickerson b. 1990
    .255 avg, 40 HR 2015–2022 Poway, USA
  8. 08
    Sam Haggerty b. 1994
    .232 avg, 11 HR 2019– Phoenix, USA
  9. 09
    Petey Halpin b. 2002
    .228 avg, 4 HR 2025– San Mateo, USA
  10. 10
    Sean Keys b. 2003
    .197 avg, 2 HR 2026– Huntington, USA
  11. 11
    Jonathan Ornelas b. 2000
    .203 avg, 0 HR 2023– Glendale, USA
  12. 12
    Garrett Stubbs b. 1993
    .208 avg, 7 HR 2019– San Diego, USA
  13. 13
    Endy Rodríguez b. 2000
    .231 avg, 10 HR 2023–2023 Santiago, D.R.
  14. 14
    Jim Cohen b. 1918
    1-4, 3.83 ERA Evergreen, USA
  15. 15
    Gene Paulette b. 1891
    .269 avg, 2 HR 1911–1920 Centralia, USA
  16. 16
    Carlos Martinez b. 1982
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2006–2009 Villa Vasquez, D.R.
  17. 17
    Joe Koshansky b. 1982
    .180 avg, 3 HR 2007–2008 Shreveport, USA
  18. 18
    Stacy Jones b. 1967
    MLB player 1991–1996 Gadsden, USA
  19. 19
    Eddie Haas b. 1935
    .243 avg, 1 HR 1957–1960 Paducah, USA
  20. 20
    Dave Pickett b. 1874
    .279 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898 Brookline, USA
  21. 21
    Lance Zawadzki b. 1985
    .200 avg, 0 HR 2010–2010 Framingham, USA
  22. 22
    Roel Ramirez b. 1995
    MLB player 2020–2021 Laredo, USA
  23. 23
    Sean Barker b. 1980
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2007–2007 Bakersfield, USA
  24. 24
    Kevin Kennedy b. 1954
    MLB player Los Angeles, USA
  25. 25
    Ramon Lopez b. 1933
    MLB player 1966–1966 Cuba

Remembered on May 26

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Ed Walsh ⭐ HOF 1881–1959
    195-126, 1.82 ERA 1904–1917
  2. 02
    Al Simmons ⭐ HOF 1902–1956
    .334 avg, 307 HR 1924–1944
  3. 03
    Jim Bunning ⭐ HOF 1931–2017
    224-184, 3.27 ERA 1955–1971
  4. 04
    Doc Ayers 1891–1968
    65-79, 2.84 ERA 1913–1921
  5. 05
    Bill Sweeney 1886–1948
    .272 avg, 11 HR 1907–1914
  6. 06
    George Winter 1878–1951
    83-102, 2.87 ERA 1901–1908
  7. 07
    Billy O'Brien 1860–1911
    .256 avg, 32 HR 1884–1890
  8. 08
    Mike Sharperson 1961–1996
    .280 avg, 10 HR 1987–1995
  9. 09
    Sadie Houck 1856–1919
    .250 avg, 4 HR 1879–1887
  10. 10
    Chicken Hawks 1896–1973
    .316 avg, 7 HR 1921–1925
  11. 11
    Don Bollweg 1921–1996
    .243 avg, 11 HR 1950–1955
  12. 12
    Ed Gremminger 1874–1942
    .251 avg, 7 HR 1895–1904
  13. 13
    Chico Carrasquel 1926–2005
    .258 avg, 55 HR 1950–1959
  14. 14
    Jim Ray 1944–2005
    43-30, 3.60 ERA 1965–1974
  15. 15
    Dick Strahs 1923–1988
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1954–1954
  16. 16
    Red Treadway 1920–1994
    .266 avg, 4 HR 1944–1945
  17. 17
    William Rumler 1891–1966
    .251 avg, 1 HR 1914–1917
  18. 18
    Herm Merritt 1900–1927
    .370 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
  19. 19
    Howard Kimbo 1904–1978
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  20. 20
    George Bone 1874–1918
    .302 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901
  21. 21
    Larry Johnson 1950–2013
    .192 avg, 0 HR 1972–1978
  22. 22
    Mike Gordon 1953–2014
    .071 avg, 0 HR 1977–1978
  23. 23
    Harland Rowe 1896–1969
    .139 avg, 0 HR 1916–1916
  24. 24
    Lou Grasmick 1924–2016
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1948–1948
  25. 25
    Ed MacGamwell 1878–1924
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905

May 26 in the record

The birthday list for May 26 has 25 names, headed by Darrell Evans. Dave Pickett, born in 1874, is the earliest birth listed, and Sean Keys (2003) the latest. Next on the May 26 birthday list are Ben Zobrist (b. 1981, .266 avg, 167 HR) and Rob Murphy (b. 1960, .250 avg, 0 HR). D.R. and Cuba are also represented among the May 26 births. The highest-ranked hitter born on May 26, Darrell Evans, carries a .248 avg, 414 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Jim Cohen, went 1-4, 3.83 ERA. Paul Sewald, Sam Haggerty, and Petey Halpin have no final season listed yet. Remembered on May 26: 25 names, starting with Ed Walsh. The HOF tag on the May 26 memorial list goes to Ed Walsh, Al Simmons, and Jim Bunning. Also remembered on May 26: Al Simmons (1902–1956) and Jim Bunning (1931–2017). Billy O'Brien (1911) and Jim Bunning (2017) bracket the memorial list. Darrell Evans tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.