On This Day in Baseball

May 29

25 notable birthdays · 14 in memoriam

Born on May 29

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

01

Eric Davis b. 1962

.269 avg, 282 HR 1984–2001 Los Angeles, USA
02

George McQuinn b. 1910

.276 avg, 135 HR 1936–1948 Arlington, USA
03

Paul Skenes b. 2002

31-24, 2.57 ERA 2024– Fullerton, USA
04

Trevor Rosenthal b. 1990

.000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2020 Lee's Summit, USA
05

Steven Matz b. 1991

65-67, 4.29 ERA 2015– Stony Brook, USA
06

Charlie Hayes b. 1965

.262 avg, 144 HR 1988–2001 Hattiesburg, USA
07

Brenan Hanifee b. 1998

4-5, 3.19 ERA 2023– Harrisonburg, USA
08

Nick Wittgren b. 1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 2016– Torrance, USA
09

Dave Fultz b. 1875

.271 avg, 3 HR 1898–1905 Staunton, USA
10

Connor Thomas b. 1998

MLB player 2025– Tifton, USA
11

TJ Shook b. 1998

MLB player 2026– Columbia, USA
12

Toby Borland b. 1969

.083 avg, 0 HR 1994–2004 Ruston, USA
13

Trever Miller b. 1973

18-17, 4.18 ERA 1996–2011 Louisville, USA
14

Patrick Bailey b. 1999

.226 avg, 29 HR 2023– Greensboro, USA
15

Zack Short b. 1995

.169 avg, 15 HR 2021– Kingston, USA
16

Bill Risley b. 1967

.000 avg, 0 HR 1992–1998 Chicago, USA
17

Jim Missouri b. 1917

9-13, 5.78 ERA Bishopville, USA
18

Vance Dinges b. 1915

.291 avg, 2 HR 1945–1946 Elizabeth, USA
19

Jack Lively b. 1885

7-5, 4.59 ERA 1911–1911 Joppa, USA
20

Cha-Seung Baek b. 1980

16-18, 4.83 ERA 2004–2008 Busan, South Korea
21

Bobby Bradley b. 1996

.199 avg, 17 HR 2019–2022 Gulfport, USA
22

Dyar Miller b. 1946

.250 avg, 0 HR 1975–1981 Batesville, USA
23

Dale Willis b. 1936

.167 avg, 0 HR 1963–1963 Calhoun, USA
24

Jerry Hairston b. 1976

.257 avg, 70 HR 1998–2013 Des Moines, USA
25

Matt Macri b. 1982

.324 avg, 1 HR 2008–2008 Des Moines, USA

Remembered on May 29

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Hippo Vaughn 1888–1966

178-137, 2.49 ERA 1908–1921
02

Carl Reynolds 1903–1978

.302 avg, 80 HR 1927–1939
03

Erv Palica 1928–1982

41-55, 4.22 ERA 1945–1956
04

Alex Kampouris 1912–1993

.243 avg, 45 HR 1934–1943
05

Ray Barker 1936–2018

.214 avg, 10 HR 1960–1967
06

Fred Herbert 1887–1963

.167 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
07

Ray Brown 1889–1955

.000 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
08

Frank Lobert 1883–1932

.200 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
09

Julio Baez 1918–1989

.400 avg, 0 HR
10

Dutch Ussat 1904–1959

.176 avg, 0 HR 1925–1927
11

Hank Mason 1931–2020

.000 avg, 0 HR 1958–1960
12

Jack Sheehan 1893–1987

.118 avg, 0 HR 1920–1921
13

William McCarthy 1882–1939

.000 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906
14

Pat Wright 1868–1943

.000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890