On This Day in Baseball

June 9

25 notable birthdays · 16 in memoriam

Born on June 9

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

01

Dave Parker ⭐ HOF b. 1951

.290 avg, 339 HR 1973–1991 Grenada, USA
02

Frank McCormick b. 1911

.299 avg, 128 HR 1934–1948 New York, USA
03

Dave Brown b. 1897

61-23, 2.40 ERA Marquez, USA
04

Irish Meusel b. 1893

.310 avg, 106 HR 1914–1927 Oakland, USA
05

Yuli Gurriel b. 1984

.278 avg, 98 HR 2016– Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
06

Randy Winn b. 1974

.284 avg, 110 HR 1998–2010 Los Angeles, USA
07

Joe Kelly b. 1988

54-38, 3.98 ERA 2012–2024 Anaheim, USA
08

Jimmie Newberry b. 1919

12-15, 3.59 ERA Bonham, USA
09

Bill Virdon b. 1931

.267 avg, 91 HR 1955–1968 Hazel Park, USA
10

John Fulgham b. 1956

14-12, 2.84 ERA 1979–1980 St. Louis, USA
11

Mike Ryba b. 1903

52-34, 3.66 ERA 1935–1946 DeLancey, USA
12

Tom Edens b. 1961

19-12, 3.86 ERA 1987–1995 Ontario, USA
13

Jonathan Holder b. 1993

MLB player 2016–2020 Gulfport, USA
14

Alex McFarlane b. 2001

MLB player 2026– St. Thomas, USA
15

Dude Esterbrook b. 1857

.261 avg, 6 HR 1880–1891 Staten Island, USA
16

Mike Fontenot b. 1980

.265 avg, 27 HR 2005–2012 Slidell, USA
17

Luke Archer b. 1899

2-4, 3.98 ERA Due West, USA
18

Doug Clemens b. 1939

.229 avg, 12 HR 1960–1968 Leesport, USA
19

Jim Pearce b. 1925

3-4, 5.78 ERA 1949–1955 Zebulon, USA
20

Bruce Look b. 1943

.246 avg, 0 HR 1968–1968 Lansing, USA
21

Buck Coats b. 1982

.193 avg, 1 HR 2006–2008 Fort Benning, USA
22

Billy Baldwin b. 1948

.231 avg, 5 HR 1975–1976 Tazewell, USA
23

Ramon Rosso b. 1996

MLB player 2020–2021 Santo Domingo, D.R.
24

Luis De Los Santos b. 1998

.172 avg, 0 HR 2024– Bajos de Haina, D.R.
25

Drew Anderson b. 1981

.111 avg, 0 HR 2006–2006 Kearney, USA

Remembered on June 9

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Bob Welch 1956–2014

211-146, 3.47 ERA 1978–1994
02

Thornton Lee 1906–1997

117-124, 3.56 ERA 1933–1948
03

Odell Hale 1908–1980

.289 avg, 73 HR 1931–1941
04

Del Bissonette 1899–1972

.305 avg, 66 HR 1928–1933
05

Newt Allen 1901–1988

.286 avg, 22 HR
06

Zoilo Versalles 1939–1995

.242 avg, 95 HR 1959–1971
07

Frank Huelsman 1874–1959

.258 avg, 5 HR 1897–1905
08

Glenn McQuillen 1915–1989

.274 avg, 4 HR 1938–1947
09

Bobby Rhawn 1919–1984

.237 avg, 2 HR 1947–1949
10

Charlie Dexter 1876–1934

.261 avg, 16 HR 1896–1903
11

Bob McHale 1870–1952

.182 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898
12

Eddie Vines 1918–1992

.500 avg, 0 HR
13

John Fick 1921–1958

MLB player 1944–1944
14

Larry Eschen 1920–2015

.000 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
15

Harry Patton 1884–1930

MLB player 1910–1910
16

Will Thompson 1870–1962

MLB player 1892–1892