On This Day in Baseball

June 1

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on June 1

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

01

Derek Lowe b. 1973

176-157, 4.03 ERA 1997–2013 Dearborn, USA
02

Dean Chance b. 1941

128-115, 2.92 ERA 1961–1971 Wooster, USA
03

Carlos Zambrano b. 1981

132-91, 3.66 ERA 2001–2012 Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
04

Guy Morton b. 1893

98-88, 3.13 ERA 1914–1924 Vernon, USA
05

George Harney b. 1890

46-36, 3.32 ERA Bessemer, USA
06

Johnny Mostil b. 1896

.301 avg, 23 HR 1918–1929 Chicago, USA
07

John Ewing b. 1863

53-63, 3.68 ERA 1883–1891 Cincinnati, USA
08

Ken McMullen b. 1942

.248 avg, 156 HR 1962–1977 Oxnard, USA
09

Theodore Breitenstein b. 1869

160-170, 4.03 ERA 1891–1901 St. Louis, USA
10

Brad Wilkerson b. 1977

.247 avg, 122 HR 2001–2008 Owensboro, USA
11

Hank Severeid b. 1891

.289 avg, 17 HR 1911–1926 Story City, USA
12

Ivan Herrera b. 2000

.267 avg, 40 HR 2022– Panama City, Panama
13

Jack Kralick b. 1935

67-65, 3.56 ERA 1959–1967 Youngstown, USA
14

Andy Leonard b. 1846

.299 avg, 4 HR 1871–1880 Cavan, Ireland
15

Andrew Abbott b. 1999

34-34, 3.79 ERA 2023– Lynchburg, USA
16

Tom Long b. 1890

.269 avg, 6 HR 1911–1917 Coffeeville, USA
17

Dixie Walker b. 1888

25-31, 3.52 ERA 1909–1912 Brownsville, USA
18

Bud Metheny b. 1915

.247 avg, 31 HR 1943–1946 St. Louis, USA
19

Jared Serna b. 2002

.250 avg, 0 HR 2026– Guaymas, Mexico
20

Randy Hundley b. 1942

.236 avg, 82 HR 1964–1977 Martinsville, USA
21

Brian Fitzpatrick b. 2000

MLB player 2026– Smithtown, USA
22

Ethan Salas b. 2006

.062 avg, 0 HR 2026– Kissimmee, USA
23

Tyler Uberstine b. 1999

MLB player 2026– Santa Monica, USA
24

Tayler Scott b. 1992

8-6, 5.51 ERA 2019– Johannesburg, South Africa
25

Jo-Jo White b. 1909

.256 avg, 8 HR 1932–1944 Red Oak, USA

Remembered on June 1

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Johnny Hopp 1916–2003

.296 avg, 46 HR 1939–1952
02

George Watkins 1900–1970

.288 avg, 73 HR 1930–1936
03

Mickey Rocco 1916–1997

.258 avg, 30 HR 1943–1946
04

Vern Duncan 1890–1954

.279 avg, 4 HR 1913–1915
05

Bobby Morgan 1926–2023

.233 avg, 53 HR 1950–1958
06

Dick Cox 1895–1966

.314 avg, 8 HR 1925–1926
07

Fred Heimach 1901–1973

62-69, 4.46 ERA 1920–1933
08

Henry Gillespie 1896–1963

9-15, 5.89 ERA
09

Jack Bruton 1912–1973

6-7, 5.89 ERA
10

Jim Faulkner 1899–1962

10-8, 3.75 ERA 1927–1930
11

Eddie Malone 1920–2006

.257 avg, 1 HR 1949–1950
12

George Caithamer 1910–1954

.316 avg, 0 HR 1934–1934
13

Fred Van Dusen 1937–2018

MLB player 1955–1955
14

Harry Dean 1915–1960

MLB player 1941–1941
15

Bill Webb 1913–1994

MLB player 1943–1943
16

Bill French 1849–1893

.222 avg, 0 HR 1873–1873
17

Charlie Jordan 1871–1928

.500 avg, 0 HR 1896–1896
18

Harry East 1862–1905

.000 avg, 0 HR 1882–1882