On This Day in Baseball

June 6

25 notable birthdays · 16 in memoriam

Born on June 6

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

01

Bill Dickey ⭐ HOF b. 1907

.313 avg, 202 HR 1928–1946 Bastrop, USA
02

Ed McKean b. 1864

.302 avg, 67 HR 1887–1899 Grafton, USA
03

Anthony Rendon b. 1990

.280 avg, 158 HR 2013– Richmond, USA
04

Bill Lange b. 1871

.330 avg, 39 HR 1893–1899 San Francisco, USA
05

Jim Devlin b. 1849

72-76, 1.90 ERA 1873–1877 Philadelphia, USA
06

Merv Rettenmund b. 1943

.271 avg, 66 HR 1968–1980 Flint, USA
07

Will Vest b. 1995

18-18, 3.78 ERA 2021– Houston, USA
08

Matt Belisle b. 1980

52-58, 4.32 ERA 2003–2018 Austin, USA
09

Jeremy Affeldt b. 1979

43-46, 3.97 ERA 2002–2015 Phoenix, USA
10

Wild Bill Wright b. 1914

.324 avg, 26 HR Milan, USA
11

Dave Bergman b. 1953

.258 avg, 54 HR 1975–1992 Evanston, USA
12

Joey Lucchesi b. 1993

23-28, 4.15 ERA 2018– Newark, USA
13

Junichi Tazawa b. 1986

.000 avg, 0 HR 2009–2018 Yokohama, Japan
14

Mark Ellis b. 1977

.262 avg, 105 HR 2002–2014 Rapid City, USA
15

Fresco Thompson b. 1902

.298 avg, 13 HR 1925–1934 Centreville, USA
16

Riley Cornelio b. 2000

MLB player 2026– Honolulu, USA
17

Tony Graffanino b. 1972

.265 avg, 58 HR 1996–2009 Amityville, USA
18

Warming Bernabel b. 2002

.252 avg, 4 HR 2025– Bani, D.R.
19

Ben Ross b. 2001

.190 avg, 0 HR 2026– Springfield, USA
20

Alex Carrillo b. 1997

MLB player 2025– Paramount, USA
21

Reed Trimble b. 2000

MLB player Tupelo, USA
22

Jim St. Vrain b. 1871

4-6, 2.08 ERA 1902–1902 Ralls County, USA
23

Brooks Kieschnick b. 1972

.248 avg, 16 HR 1996–2004 Robstown, USA
24

Dario Lodigiani b. 1916

.260 avg, 16 HR 1938–1946 San Francisco, USA
25

Jimmy Hill b. 1918

29-26, 4.36 ERA Plant City, USA

Remembered on June 6

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Red Schoendienst ⭐ HOF 1923–2018

.289 avg, 84 HR 1945–1963
02

Charley Jones 1852–1911

.298 avg, 56 HR 1875–1888
03

Eddie Stanky 1915–1999

.268 avg, 29 HR 1943–1953
04

Jack Baldschun 1936–2023

.090 avg, 0 HR 1961–1970
05

Bert Daniels 1882–1958

.255 avg, 5 HR 1910–1914
06

Buck Miller 1901–1998

29-28, 4.20 ERA
07

Dave Marshall 1943–2019

.246 avg, 16 HR 1967–1973
08

Otis Brannan 1899–1967

.249 avg, 11 HR 1928–1929
09

Ford Garrison 1915–2001

.262 avg, 6 HR 1943–1946
10

Fred Siegel 1861–1916

.226 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
11

Ray Medeiros 1926–2003

MLB player 1945–1945
12

Walt Thomas 1884–1950

.154 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908
13

Fletcher Low 1893–1973

.250 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
14

Marty Simpson 1855–1940

.133 avg, 0 HR 1873–1873
15

C. B. Burns 1879–1968

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
16

Tom Berry 1842–1915

.250 avg, 0 HR 1871–1871

June 6 in the record

Leading the June 6 birthdays is Bill Dickey, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Bill Dickey. Birth years range from 1849 (Jim Devlin) to 2002 (Warming Bernabel). Next on the June 6 birthday list are Ed McKean (b. 1864, .302 avg, 67 HR) and Anthony Rendon (b. 1990, .280 avg, 158 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Japan and D.R. Career lines shown range from Bill Dickey's .313 avg, 202 HR to Jim Devlin's 72-76, 1.90 ERA on the mound. Open-ended career spans mark June 6 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Anthony Rendon, Will Vest, and Joey Lucchesi. The June 6 memorial list names 16 figures, beginning with Red Schoendienst. The HOF tag on the June 6 memorial list goes to Red Schoendienst. Charley Jones (1852–1911) and Eddie Stanky (1915–1999) follow Red Schoendienst on the list. The deaths span 1911, Charley Jones, to 2023, Jack Baldschun. Ranking on the June 6 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.