On This Day in Baseball

May 28

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on May 28

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

01

Warren Giles ⭐ HOF b. 1896

MLB player Tiskilwa, USA
02

Craig Kimbrel b. 1988

.000 avg, 0 HR 2010– Huntsville, USA
03

Kirk Gibson b. 1957

.268 avg, 255 HR 1979–1995 Pontiac, USA
04

Duane Ward b. 1964

.000 avg, 0 HR 1986–1995 Park View, USA
05

Jhonny Peralta b. 1982

.267 avg, 202 HR 2003–2017 Santiago, D.R.
06

Bill Doran b. 1958

.266 avg, 84 HR 1982–1993 Cincinnati, USA
07

Bob Kuzava b. 1923

49-44, 4.05 ERA 1946–1957 Wyandotte, USA
08

Justin Bour b. 1988

.253 avg, 92 HR 2014–2019 Washington, USA
09

Bill Barrett b. 1900

.288 avg, 23 HR 1921–1930 Cambridge, USA
10

Ryan Burr b. 1994

5-5, 4.02 ERA 2018– Highlands Ranch, USA
11

Bob Harvey b. 1918

.313 avg, 9 HR Saint Michaels, USA
12

Dylan Smith b. 2000

MLB player 2025– Huntsville, USA
13

Cory Wade b. 1983

.000 avg, 0 HR 2008–2012 Indianapolis, USA
14

Pearce Chiles b. 1867

.294 avg, 3 HR 1899–1900 Deepwater, USA
15

Huascar Ynoa b. 1998

4-8, 5.22 ERA 2019–2022 Puerto Plata, D.R.
16

Jim Thorpe b. 1887

.252 avg, 7 HR 1913–1919 Prague, USA
17

King Brady b. 1881

3-2, 3.08 ERA 1905–1912 Elmer, USA
18

Willard Hershberger b. 1910

.316 avg, 0 HR 1938–1940 Lemoncove, USA
19

Leo Rosales b. 1981

.000 avg, 0 HR 2008–2010 Los Angeles, USA
20

Norm Lehr b. 1901

.000 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926 Rochester, USA
21

Art Lopatka b. 1919

.250 avg, 0 HR 1945–1946 Chicago, USA
22

Lester Oliveros b. 1988

MLB player 2011–2014 Maracay, Venezuela
23

Buddy Booker b. 1942

.182 avg, 2 HR 1966–1968 Lynchburg, USA
24

Aaron Northcraft b. 1990

MLB player 2021–2021 Tucson, USA
25

Ryan Court b. 1988

.208 avg, 1 HR 2019–2019 Elgin, USA

Remembered on May 28

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Roy Cullenbine 1913–1991

.276 avg, 110 HR 1938–1947
02

Hal Carlson 1892–1930

114-120, 3.97 ERA 1917–1930
03

Taylor Douthit 1901–1986

.291 avg, 29 HR 1923–1933
04

Wes Westrum 1922–2002

.217 avg, 96 HR 1947–1957
05

Mike Young 1960–2023

.247 avg, 72 HR 1982–1989
06

George Anderson 1889–1962

.287 avg, 5 HR 1914–1918
07

Al Gerheauser 1917–1972

25-50, 4.13 ERA 1943–1948
08

William Nance 1876–1958

.277 avg, 7 HR 1897–1901
09

Ollie Beard 1862–1929

.270 avg, 4 HR 1889–1891
10

Harry Parker 1947–2012

15-21, 3.85 ERA 1970–1976
11

Miguel de la Hoz 1938–2023

.251 avg, 25 HR 1960–1969
12

Babe Charter 1911–1985

.224 avg, 3 HR
13

Chuck Stevens 1918–2018

.251 avg, 4 HR 1941–1948
14

Henri Rondeau 1887–1943

.206 avg, 1 HR 1913–1916
15

Verle Tiefenthaler 1937–2025

MLB player 1962–1962
16

Oscar Davis 1896–1958

.062 avg, 0 HR
17

Gaston Lewis 1903–1989

.000 avg, 0 HR
18

Jack Wanner 1885–1919

.125 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
19

Paddy Mayes 1885–1963

.000 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
20

Ed Kippert 1879–1959

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914

May 28 in the record

The birthday list for May 28 has 25 names, headed by Warren Giles. The HOF tag marks Warren Giles. The oldest May 28 birthday on the list is Pearce Chiles's, in 1867; the youngest is Dylan Smith, born in 2000. Next on the May 28 birthday list are Craig Kimbrel (b. 1988, .000 avg, 0 HR) and Kirk Gibson (b. 1957, .268 avg, 255 HR). D.R. and Venezuela are also represented among the May 28 births. Career lines shown range from Craig Kimbrel's .000 avg, 0 HR to Bob Kuzava's 49-44, 4.05 ERA on the mound. Craig Kimbrel, Ryan Burr, and Dylan Smith have no final season listed yet. The May 28 memorial list names 20 figures, beginning with Roy Cullenbine. The memorial list continues with Hal Carlson (1892–1930) and Taylor Douthit (1901–1986). Jack Wanner (1919) and Verle Tiefenthaler (2025) bracket the memorial list. Warren Giles tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.