On This Day in Baseball

June 3

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on June 3

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

01

Travis Hafner b. 1977

.273 avg, 213 HR 2002–2013 Jamestown, USA
02

Jim Gentile b. 1934

.260 avg, 179 HR 1957–1966 San Francisco, USA
03

Carl Everett b. 1971

.271 avg, 202 HR 1993–2006 Tampa, USA
04

Barney Morris b. 1910

38-30, 3.68 ERA Shreveport, USA
05

Johnny Bassler b. 1895

.304 avg, 1 HR 1913–1927 Lancaster, USA
06

Ryan Jeffers b. 1997

.242 avg, 82 HR 2020– Raleigh, USA
07

Harrison Bader b. 1994

.244 avg, 93 HR 2017– Bronxville, USA
08

Luis Urias b. 1997

.232 avg, 63 HR 2018– Magdalena de Kino, México
09

Ramon Urias b. 1994

.252 avg, 54 HR 2020– Magdalena de Kino, México
10

Charlie Hanford b. 1882

.280 avg, 12 HR 1914–1915 Tunstall, England
11

Lake Bachar b. 1995

10-7, 3.66 ERA 2024– Winfield, USA
12

John Dobbs b. 1875

.263 avg, 7 HR 1901–1905 Chattanooga, USA
13

Luis Gil b. 1998

21-11, 3.61 ERA 2021– Azua, D.R.
14

Erik Tolman b. 1999

MLB player 2026– Irvine, USA
15

Yordano Ventura b. 1991

38-31, 3.89 ERA 2013–2016 Samana, D.R.
16

Brandon Waddell b. 1994

.000 avg, 0 HR 2020–2021 Houston, USA
17

Duane Josephson b. 1942

.258 avg, 23 HR 1965–1972 New Hampton, USA
18

Max Lazar b. 1999

MLB player 2024– Coral Springs, USA
19

Ameal Brooks b. 1907

.261 avg, 14 HR New Orleans, USA
20

Nelson Liriano b. 1964

.260 avg, 25 HR 1987–1998 Puerto Plata, D.R.
21

Jesse Baker b. 1888

2-7, 3.93 ERA 1911–1911 Anderson Island, USA
22

Charles Leblanc b. 1996

.254 avg, 6 HR 2022– Laval, CAN
23

John Taff b. 1890

.200 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913 Austin, USA
24

Eric Lauer b. 1995

53-46, 4.28 ERA 2018– Elyria, USA
25

Urbane Pickering b. 1899

.257 avg, 11 HR 1931–1932 Hoxie, USA

Remembered on June 3

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Andy Cooper ⭐ HOF 1897–1941

114-64, 3.64 ERA
02

Jakie May 1895–1970

72-95, 3.88 ERA 1917–1932
03

Dad Clarke 1865–1911

44-51, 4.16 ERA 1888–1898
04

Jim Piersall 1929–2017

.272 avg, 104 HR 1950–1967
05

Billy Shindle 1860–1936

.269 avg, 31 HR 1886–1898
06

Henry Moore 1862–1902

.336 avg, 1 HR 1884–1884
07

Billy Kelly 1886–1940

.290 avg, 1 HR 1910–1913
08

Zaza Harvey 1879–1954

3-7, 3.47 ERA 1900–1902
09

Tim Tolman 1956–2021

.168 avg, 5 HR 1981–1987
10

William Sloan 1886–1931

.312 avg, 1 HR
11

Jack Mills 1889–1973

.294 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
12

Jimmie Bennett 1919–1991

.000 avg, 0 HR
13

Oscar Brown 1946–2020

.244 avg, 4 HR 1969–1973
14

Joe Cleary 1918–2004

MLB player 1945–1945
15

Forrest Mashaw 1898–1970

MLB player
16

Bob Glenn 1894–1977

MLB player 1920–1920
17

Marv Rickert 1921–1978

.247 avg, 19 HR 1942–1950
18

Bill Pfann 1863–1904

.000 avg, 0 HR 1894–1894

June 3 in the record

Leading the June 3 birthdays is Travis Hafner, first of 25 players shown. From John Dobbs in 1875 to Erik Tolman in 1999, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The June 3 list continues with Jim Gentile (b. 1934, .260 avg, 179 HR) and Carl Everett (b. 1971, .271 avg, 202 HR). June 3 birthplaces outside the United States include México, England, D.R., and CAN. For June 3, the best-placed batter is Travis Hafner at .273 avg, 213 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Barney Morris, shows 38-30, 3.68 ERA. Recent names on the June 3 list, Ryan Jeffers, Harrison Bader, and Luis Urias, show careers still open. Remembered on June 3: 18 names, starting with Andy Cooper. Andy Cooper is marked as Hall of Fame member. Also remembered on June 3: Jakie May (1895–1970) and Dad Clarke (1865–1911). Henry Moore (1902) and Tim Tolman (2021) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the June 3 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.