On This Day in Baseball

May 30

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on May 30

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

  1. 01
    Amos Rusie ⭐ HOF b. 1871
    246-174, 3.07 ERA 1889–1901 Mooresville, USA
  2. 02
    Manny Ramirez b. 1972
    .312 avg, 555 HR 1993–2011 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  3. 03
    Zack Wheeler b. 1990
    127-80, 3.26 ERA 2013– Smyrna, USA
  4. 04
    Harry Salmon b. 1895
    76-58, 3.61 ERA Warrior, USA
  5. 05
    Mike Donlin b. 1878
    .333 avg, 51 HR 1899–1914 Peoria, USA
  6. 06
    Tony Watson b. 1985
    .125 avg, 0 HR 2011–2021 Sioux City, USA
  7. 07
    John Brebbia b. 1990
    16-22, 4.12 ERA 2017– Sharon, USA
  8. 08
    Fernando Salas b. 1985
    .143 avg, 0 HR 2010–2019 Huatabampo, México
  9. 09
    Rube Oldring b. 1884
    .270 avg, 27 HR 1905–1918 New York, USA
  10. 10
    Al Mamaux b. 1894
    76-67, 2.90 ERA 1913–1924 Pittsburgh, USA
  11. 11
    Mike LaCoss b. 1956
    98-103, 4.02 ERA 1978–1991 Glendale, USA
  12. 12
    Andruw Monasterio b. 1997
    .243 avg, 14 HR 2023– Caracas, Venezuela
  13. 13
    Jacob Gonzalez b. 2002
    .220 avg, 7 HR 2026– Glendora, USA
  14. 14
    Kyle Hurt b. 1998
    MLB player 2023– Rancho Santa Fe, USA
  15. 15
    Jose Cabrera b. 2002
    0-4, 5.72 ERA 2026– Yaguate, Dominican Republic
  16. 16
    Alan Trejo b. 1996
    .224 avg, 9 HR 2021– Los Angeles, USA
  17. 17
    Laymon Yokely b. 1906
    56-68, 4.56 ERA Smithfield, USA
  18. 18
    Charlie Frank b. 1870
    .298 avg, 5 HR 1893–1894 Mobile, USA
  19. 19
    Christian Arroyo b. 1995
    .252 avg, 24 HR 2017– Tampa, USA
  20. 20
    Jesse Whiting b. 1879
    .267 avg, 0 HR 1902–1907 Philadelphia, USA
  21. 21
    Hugh Willingham b. 1906
    .238 avg, 1 HR 1930–1933 Dalhart, USA
  22. 22
    Jay Loviglio b. 1956
    .192 avg, 0 HR 1980–1983 Freeport, USA
  23. 23
    William Sublette b. 1880
    .000 avg, 0 HR Nashville, USA
  24. 24
    Tom Dougherty b. 1881
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1904–1904 Chicago, USA
  25. 25
    Dixie Upright b. 1926
    .250 avg, 1 HR 1953–1953 Kannapolis, USA

Remembered on May 30

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Max Carey ⭐ HOF 1890–1976
    .285 avg, 70 HR 1910–1929
  2. 02
    Joe Gaines 1936–2023
    .241 avg, 21 HR 1960–1966
  3. 03
    Billy Earle 1867–1946
    .286 avg, 6 HR 1889–1894
  4. 04
    Arnold Umbach 1942–2020
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1964–1966
  5. 05
    Frank Diven 1859–1914
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1883–1886
  6. 06
    George Hildebrand 1878–1960
    .220 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
  7. 07
    Ray Hoffman 1917–2008
    .053 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
  8. 08
    Joe McDonald 1888–1963
    .156 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
  9. 09
    Jack Krol 1936–1994
    MLB player
  10. 10
    Joe Smaza 1923–1979
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
  11. 11
    Dick Ward 1909–1966
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1934–1935
  12. 12
    Clarence Heise 1907–1999
    MLB player 1934–1934
  13. 13
    Doc Tonkin 1881–1959
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907
  14. 14
    Johnny O'Connor 1891–1982
    MLB player 1916–1916
  15. 15
    Howie Gregory 1886–1970
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
  16. 16
    Tom Lipp 1870–1932
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1897–1897
  17. 17
    Burley Bayer 1875–1933
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899

May 30 in the record

The birthday list for May 30 has 25 names, headed by Amos Rusie. The HOF tag marks Amos Rusie. Birth years range from 1870 (Charlie Frank) to 2002 (Jacob Gonzalez). The May 30 list continues with Manny Ramirez (b. 1972, .312 avg, 555 HR) and Zack Wheeler (b. 1990, 127-80, 3.26 ERA). D.R., México, Venezuela, and Dominican Republic are also represented among the May 30 births. The highest-ranked hitter born on May 30, Manny Ramirez, carries a .312 avg, 555 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Amos Rusie, went 246-174, 3.07 ERA. Zack Wheeler, John Brebbia, and Andruw Monasterio have no final season listed yet. Remembered on May 30: 17 names, starting with Max Carey. The HOF tag on the May 30 memorial list goes to Max Carey. Also remembered on May 30: Joe Gaines (1936–2023) and Billy Earle (1867–1946). Frank Diven (1914) and Joe Gaines (2023) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Amos Rusie is listed first.