On This Day in Baseball

June 12

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on June 12

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

01

Willie Foster ⭐ HOF b. 1904

125-60, 2.66 ERA Calvert, USA
02

Sol White ⭐ HOF b. 1868

.303 avg, 5 HR 1903– Bellaire, USA
03

Ryan Klesko b. 1971

.279 avg, 278 HR 1992–2007 Westminster, USA
04

Hideki Matsui b. 1974

.282 avg, 175 HR 2003–2012 Nomi, Japan
05

Matty McIntyre b. 1880

.269 avg, 4 HR 1901–1912 Stonington, USA
06

Bill Lindsay b. 1891

26-10, 2.46 ERA Lexington, USA
07

Avisail Garcia b. 1991

.263 avg, 140 HR 2012– Anaco, Venezuela
08

Jack O'Brien b. 1860

.266 avg, 11 HR 1882–1890 Philadelphia, USA
09

Sean Newcomb b. 1993

32-35, 4.03 ERA 2017– Brockton, USA
10

Aaron Civale b. 1995

49-52, 4.15 ERA 2019– East Windsor, USA
11

Otto Knabe b. 1884

.247 avg, 8 HR 1905–1916 Carrick, USA
12

George Kontos b. 1985

.000 avg, 0 HR 2011–2018 Lincolnwood, USA
13

Joe Hornung b. 1857

.257 avg, 31 HR 1879–1890 Carthage, USA
14

Hunter Bigge b. 1998

MLB player 2024– Orlando, USA
15

Joe Agler b. 1887

.246 avg, 0 HR 1912–1915 Coshocton, USA
16

Keith Miller b. 1963

.262 avg, 12 HR 1987–1995 Midland, USA
17

Damon Hollins b. 1974

.242 avg, 28 HR 1998–2006 Fairfield, USA
18

Thomas Szapucki b. 1996

.000 avg, 0 HR 2021–2022 Toms River, USA
19

Damon Buford b. 1970

.242 avg, 54 HR 1993–2001 Baltimore, USA
20

Jed Bradley b. 1990

MLB player 2016–2016 Huntsville, USA
21

Freddie Shepard b. 1916

.282 avg, 1 HR Wetumpka, USA
22

Hi Ebright b. 1859

.254 avg, 1 HR 1889–1889 Lancaster County, USA
23

Lamar Potter b. 1909

.200 avg, 0 HR Sparta, USA
24

Guy Lacy b. 1897

.167 avg, 1 HR 1926–1926 Cleveland, USA
25

Gary Jones b. 1945

.000 avg, 0 HR 1970–1971 Huntington Park, USA

Remembered on June 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Webster McDonald 1900–1982

80-54, 3.80 ERA
02

Art Wilson 1885–1960

.261 avg, 24 HR 1908–1921
03

Oliver Marcell 1895–1949

.305 avg, 16 HR
04

Cliff Carroll 1859–1923

.251 avg, 31 HR 1882–1893
05

George Johnson 1886–1922

40-43, 2.95 ERA 1913–1915
06

Mox McQuery 1861–1900

.271 avg, 13 HR 1884–1891
07

Randy Moore 1906–1992

.278 avg, 27 HR 1927–1937
08

Jim St. Vrain 1871–1937

4-6, 2.08 ERA 1902–1902
09

Dan Thomas 1951–1980

.274 avg, 6 HR 1976–1977
10

Bob Zick 1927–2017

.250 avg, 0 HR 1954–1954
11

Bud Connolly 1901–1964

.262 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
12

Andres Mora 1955–2015

.223 avg, 27 HR 1976–1980
13

Irv Bartling 1914–1973

.174 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
14

Josh Reilly 1868–1938

.214 avg, 0 HR 1896–1896
15

Eugene Scott 1889–1947

.174 avg, 0 HR
16

George McNamara 1901–1990

.273 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
17

Lefty Phillips 1919–1972

MLB player
18

Hank Boney 1903–2002

MLB player 1927–1927
19

Walter Zink 1898–1964

.000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
20

Clarence Orme 1899–1968

.000 avg, 0 HR
21

Jim Walkup 1895–1990

.000 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
22

George Bryant 1857–1907

.000 avg, 0 HR 1885–1885

June 12 in the record

Leading the June 12 birthdays is Willie Foster, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Willie Foster and Sol White. Joe Hornung, born in 1857, is the earliest birth listed, and Hunter Bigge (1998) the latest. The June 12 list continues with Sol White (b. 1868, .303 avg, 5 HR) and Ryan Klesko (b. 1971, .279 avg, 278 HR). Japan and Venezuela are also represented among the June 12 births. The highest-ranked hitter born on June 12, Sol White, carries a .303 avg, 5 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Willie Foster, went 125-60, 2.66 ERA. Sol White, Avisail Garcia, and Sean Newcomb have no final season listed yet. Remembered on June 12: 22 names, starting with Webster McDonald. Also remembered on June 12: Art Wilson (1885–1960) and Oliver Marcell (1895–1949). Mox McQuery (1900) and Bob Zick (2017) bracket the memorial list. Willie Foster tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.