On This Day in Baseball

June 4

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on June 4

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

01

Aaron Nola b. 1993

116-101, 3.91 ERA 2015– Baton Rouge, USA
02

Freddy Peralta b. 1996

80-53, 3.71 ERA 2018– Moca, D.R.
03

George Watkins b. 1900

.288 avg, 73 HR 1930–1936 Freestone County, USA
04

Bob Klinger b. 1908

66-61, 3.68 ERA 1938–1947 Allenton, USA
05

Darin Erstad b. 1974

.282 avg, 124 HR 1996–2009 Jamestown, USA
06

Kyle Leahy b. 1997

15-9, 3.65 ERA 2023– Boulder, USA
07

Terry Kennedy b. 1956

.264 avg, 113 HR 1978–1991 Euclid, USA
08

Cla Meredith b. 1983

.000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2010 Richmond, USA
09

Lee Magee b. 1889

.276 avg, 12 HR 1911–1919 Cincinnati, USA
10

Rick Wilkins b. 1967

.244 avg, 81 HR 1991–2001 Jacksonville, USA
11

Cody Stashak b. 1994

MLB player 2019–2022 Somers Point, USA
12

Aaron Sabato b. 1999

.000 avg, 0 HR 2026– Rye, USA
13

Brady House b. 2003

.241 avg, 14 HR 2025– Winder, USA
14

Tony Peña b. 1957

.260 avg, 107 HR 1980–1997 Monte Cristi, D.R.
15

Bobby Vaughn b. 1885

.277 avg, 0 HR 1909–1915 Stamford, USA
16

Arnold Earley b. 1933

12-20, 4.48 ERA 1960–1967 Lincoln Park, USA
17

Tim Murnane b. 1850

.261 avg, 5 HR 1872–1884 Lisvarrinane, Ireland
18

David Lundquist b. 1973

MLB player 1999–2002 Beverly, USA
19

Ray Coleman b. 1922

.258 avg, 20 HR 1947–1952 Dunsmuir, USA
20

Jorge Bonifacio b. 1993

.242 avg, 23 HR 2017–2021 Santo Domingo, D.R.
21

Kent Emanuel b. 1992

MLB player 2021– Woodstock, USA
22

Beau Allred b. 1965

.230 avg, 4 HR 1989–1991 Mesa, USA
23

Joe Burg b. 1882

.326 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910 Chicago, USA
24

George Washington b. 1907

.268 avg, 9 HR 1935–1936 Linden, USA
25

Ricky Jones b. 1958

.182 avg, 0 HR 1986–1986 Tupelo, USA

Remembered on June 4

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Pedro Borbon 1946–2012

.205 avg, 0 HR 1969–1980
02

Clete Boyer 1937–2007

.242 avg, 162 HR 1955–1971
03

Wilmer Fields 1922–2004

23-7, 3.47 ERA
04

Sandy Griffin 1858–1926

.275 avg, 5 HR 1884–1893
05

Ron Jones 1964–2006

.272 avg, 13 HR 1988–1991
06

Don Zimmer 1931–2014

.235 avg, 91 HR 1954–1965
07

Phil Baker 1856–1940

.259 avg, 3 HR 1883–1886
08

Willie Green 1894–1925

.271 avg, 0 HR
09

John Glenn 1928–2023

.258 avg, 0 HR 1960–1960
10

John Corriden 1918–2001

MLB player 1946–1946
11

Ken Weafer 1913–2005

.000 avg, 0 HR 1936–1936
12

Charles Banks 1899–1977

.167 avg, 0 HR
13

Bernie Henderson 1899–1966

.000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
14

Dean Sturgis 1892–1950

.250 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
15

Chappie Gray 1900–1972

.000 avg, 0 HR
16

Henry Benn 1890–1967

MLB player 1914–1914
17

Jim Ward 1855–1886

.500 avg, 0 HR 1876–1876
18

Tom Barry 1879–1946

MLB player 1904–1904
19

Tim Hurst 1865–1915

MLB player

June 4 in the record

Leading the June 4 birthdays is Aaron Nola, first of 25 players shown. Birth years range from 1850 (Tim Murnane) to 2003 (Brady House). Behind Aaron Nola come Freddy Peralta (b. 1996, 80-53, 3.71 ERA) and George Watkins (b. 1900, .288 avg, 73 HR). D.R. and Ireland are also represented among the June 4 births. Career lines shown range from George Watkins's .288 avg, 73 HR to Aaron Nola's 116-101, 3.91 ERA on the mound. The span for Aaron Nola, Freddy Peralta, and Kyle Leahy ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. 19 baseball figures died on June 4; Pedro Borbon is listed first. Clete Boyer (1937–2007) and Wilmer Fields (1922–2004) follow Pedro Borbon on the list. The earliest June 4 death listed is Jim Ward in 1886; the most recent is John Glenn in 2023. Aaron Nola tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.