On This Day in Baseball

June 7

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on June 7

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

  1. 01
    Thurman Munson b. 1947
    .292 avg, 113 HR 1969–1979 Akron, USA
  2. 02
    Don Money b. 1947
    .261 avg, 176 HR 1968–1983 Washington, USA
  3. 03
    Heathcliff Slocumb b. 1966
    .083 avg, 0 HR 1991–2000 Jamaica, USA
  4. 04
    Herb Score b. 1933
    55-46, 3.36 ERA 1955–1962 Rosedale, USA
  5. 05
    Roger Nelson b. 1944
    29-32, 3.06 ERA 1967–1976 Altadena, USA
  6. 06
    Eduarniel Núñez b. 1999
    MLB player 2025– Samana, D.R.
  7. 07
    Tim Laudner b. 1958
    .225 avg, 77 HR 1981–1989 Mason City, USA
  8. 08
    Chris Richard b. 1974
    .255 avg, 34 HR 2000–2009 San Diego, USA
  9. 09
    Mark Lowe b. 1983
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2006–2016 Houston, USA
  10. 10
    George Mitterwald b. 1945
    .236 avg, 76 HR 1966–1977 Berkeley, USA
  11. 11
    Gene Thompson b. 1917
    47-35, 3.26 ERA 1939–1947 Latham, USA
  12. 12
    Roberto Petagine b. 1971
    .227 avg, 12 HR 1994–2006 Porlamar, Venezuela
  13. 13
    Sean Halton b. 1987
    .238 avg, 4 HR 2013–2013 San Francisco, USA
  14. 14
    Jeff Pierce b. 1969
    MLB player 1995–1995 Poughkeepsie, USA
  15. 15
    Esix Snead b. 1976
    .308 avg, 1 HR 2002–2004 Fort Myers, USA
  16. 16
    Marty Decker b. 1957
    MLB player 1983–1983 Upland, USA
  17. 17
    Les Witherspoon b. 1926
    .357 avg, 0 HR Kissimmee, USA
  18. 18
    Fred Worthy b. 1916
    .600 avg, 0 HR Gastonia, USA
  19. 19
    Richie Moloney b. 1950
    MLB player 1970–1970 Brookline, USA
  20. 20
    Dan McGeehan b. 1885
    .222 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911 Jeddo, USA
  21. 21
    Lafayette Henion b. 1899
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919 Eureka, USA
  22. 22
    Jerry Conway b. 1901
    MLB player 1920–1920 Holyoke, USA
  23. 23
    Gene Bagley b. 1861
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1886–1886 New York, USA
  24. 24
    John Vann b. 1890
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913 Fairfield, USA
  25. 25
    Bob Lindemann b. 1878
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901 Philadelphia, USA

Remembered on June 7

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Tom Glover 1913–1948
    21-24, 4.99 ERA
  2. 02
    Topper Rigney 1897–1972
    .288 avg, 13 HR 1922–1927
  3. 03
    George Shively 1893–1962
    .307 avg, 9 HR
  4. 04
    Herman Bell 1897–1949
    32-34, 3.69 ERA 1924–1934
  5. 05
    Eddie Lake 1916–1995
    .231 avg, 39 HR 1939–1950
  6. 06
    Bill Burns 1880–1953
    30-52, 2.72 ERA 1908–1912
  7. 07
    Buddy Blair 1910–1996
    .279 avg, 5 HR 1942–1942
  8. 08
    George Decker 1866–1909
    .276 avg, 25 HR 1892–1899
  9. 09
    Frank Cipriani 1941–2022
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1961–1961
  10. 10
    Rabbit Benton 1901–1984
    .211 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
  11. 11
    Stan Goletz 1918–1997
    .600 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941
  12. 12
    Bob Garber 1928–1999
    MLB player 1956–1956
  13. 13
    Chris Kitsos 1928–2004
    MLB player 1954–1954
  14. 14
    Harry McCluskey 1892–1962
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  15. 15
    George Womack 1898–1928
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  16. 16
    Art Johnson 1897–1982
    MLB player 1927–1927
  17. 17
    Pat Griffin 1893–1927
    MLB player 1914–1914

June 7 in the record

The birthday list for June 7 has 25 names, headed by Thurman Munson. Birth years range from 1861 (Gene Bagley) to 1999 (Eduarniel Núñez). Behind Thurman Munson come Don Money (b. 1947, .261 avg, 176 HR) and Heathcliff Slocumb (b. 1966, .083 avg, 0 HR). June 7 birthplaces outside the United States include D.R. and Venezuela. Thurman Munson (.292 avg, 113 HR) leads the June 7 hitters and Herb Score (55-46, 3.36 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark June 7 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Eduarniel Núñez. The June 7 memorial list names 17 figures, beginning with Tom Glover. Also remembered on June 7: Topper Rigney (1897–1972) and George Shively (1893–1962). Deaths on the list run from George Decker's in 1909 to Frank Cipriani's in 2022. Thurman Munson tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.