On This Day in Baseball

June 15

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on June 15

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

  1. 01
    Billy Williams ⭐ HOF b. 1938
    .290 avg, 426 HR 1959–1976 Whistler, USA
  2. 02
    Wade Boggs ⭐ HOF b. 1958
    .328 avg, 118 HR 1982–1999 Omaha, USA
  3. 03
    Andy Pettitte b. 1972
    256-153, 3.85 ERA 1995–2013 Baton Rouge, USA
  4. 04
    Tim Lincecum b. 1984
    110-89, 3.74 ERA 2007–2016 Bellevue, USA
  5. 05
    Dusty Baker b. 1949
    .278 avg, 242 HR 1968–1986 Riverside, USA
  6. 06
    Lance Parrish b. 1956
    .252 avg, 324 HR 1977–1995 Clairton, USA
  7. 07
    Brett Butler b. 1957
    .290 avg, 54 HR 1981–1997 Los Angeles, USA
  8. 08
    Tony Clark b. 1972
    .262 avg, 251 HR 1995–2009 Newton, USA
  9. 09
    Ken Henderson b. 1946
    .257 avg, 122 HR 1965–1980 Carroll, USA
  10. 10
    Ramiro Mendoza b. 1972
    59-40, 4.30 ERA 1996–2005 Los Santos, Panama
  11. 11
    Babe Dahlgren b. 1912
    .261 avg, 82 HR 1935–1946 San Francisco, USA
  12. 12
    Champ Summers b. 1946
    .255 avg, 54 HR 1974–1984 Bremerton, USA
  13. 13
    Dominic Smith b. 1995
    .250 avg, 78 HR 2017– Los Angeles, USA
  14. 14
    Bruce Dal Canton b. 1941
    51-49, 3.67 ERA 1967–1977 California, USA
  15. 15
    Trevor Plouffe b. 1986
    .242 avg, 106 HR 2010–2018 West Hills, USA
  16. 16
    Bud Stewart b. 1916
    .268 avg, 32 HR 1941–1954 Sacramento, USA
  17. 17
    Connie Rector b. 1892
    66-56, 4.66 ERA Arkadelphia, USA
  18. 18
    Eduardo Nunez b. 1987
    .276 avg, 58 HR 2010–2020 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  19. 19
    Steven Cruz b. 1999
    5-5, 3.96 ERA 2023– Tenares, D.R.
  20. 20
    Gene Baker b. 1925
    .263 avg, 42 HR 1953–1961 Davenport, USA
  21. 21
    Garrett Acton b. 1998
    MLB player 2023–2023 Naperville, USA
  22. 22
    Christian Scott b. 1999
    4-8, 4.06 ERA 2024– Coconut Creek, USA
  23. 23
    Peek-A-Boo Veach b. 1862
    3-10, 2.55 ERA 1884–1890 Indianapolis, USA
  24. 24
    Horace Jenkins b. 1891
    11-4, 3.03 ERA Nashville, USA
  25. 25
    Ben Flowers b. 1927
    3-7, 4.49 ERA 1951–1956 Goldsboro, USA

Remembered on June 15

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Sam Crawford ⭐ HOF 1880–1968
    .309 avg, 97 HR 1899–1917
  2. 02
    Judy Johnson ⭐ HOF 1899–1989
    .296 avg, 36 HR
  3. 03
    Happy Chandler ⭐ HOF 1898–1991
    MLB player
  4. 04
    Eddie Lopat 1918–1992
    166-112, 3.21 ERA 1944–1955
  5. 05
    Bill Lee 1909–1977
    169-157, 3.54 ERA 1934–1947
  6. 06
    Jimmy Dykes 1896–1976
    .280 avg, 108 HR 1918–1939
  7. 07
    Stan Lopata 1925–2013
    .254 avg, 116 HR 1948–1960
  8. 08
    Darby O'Brien 1863–1893
    .282 avg, 20 HR 1887–1892
  9. 09
    Johnny Taylor 1916–1987
    17-17, 4.07 ERA
  10. 10
    Jay Clarke 1882–1949
    .254 avg, 6 HR 1905–1920
  11. 11
    Jim Buchanan 1876–1949
    5-9, 3.50 ERA 1905–1905
  12. 12
    Billy Muffett 1930–2008
    16-23, 4.33 ERA 1957–1962
  13. 13
    Fred Tenney 1859–1919
    3-3, 2.82 ERA 1884–1884
  14. 14
    Hugh Willingham 1906–1988
    .238 avg, 1 HR 1930–1933
  15. 15
    Jack Calvo 1894–1965
    .161 avg, 1 HR 1913–1920
  16. 16
    Luke Stuart 1892–1947
    .333 avg, 1 HR 1921–1921
  17. 17
    Lew Carr 1872–1954
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901
  18. 18
    Rip Wade 1898–1957
    .232 avg, 2 HR 1923–1923
  19. 19
    Quack Davis 1886–1981
    .429 avg, 0 HR
  20. 20
    Gene Markland 1919–1999
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1950–1950
  21. 21
    Jim Spotts 1909–1964
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1930–1930
  22. 22
    Charlie Eakle 1887–1959
    .286 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  23. 23
    Ollie Welf 1889–1967
    MLB player 1916–1916
  24. 24
    Robert Foster 1856–1921
    .214 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  25. 25
    Al Krumm 1865–1937
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1889–1889

June 15 in the record

Leading the June 15 birthdays is Billy Williams, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Billy Williams and Wade Boggs. Birth years range from 1862 (Peek-A-Boo Veach) to 1999 (Steven Cruz). Behind Billy Williams come Wade Boggs (b. 1958, .328 avg, 118 HR) and Andy Pettitte (b. 1972, 256-153, 3.85 ERA). June 15 birthplaces outside the United States include Panama and D.R. Billy Williams (.290 avg, 426 HR) leads the June 15 hitters and Andy Pettitte (256-153, 3.85 ERA) the pitchers. Dominic Smith, Steven Cruz, and Christian Scott have no final season listed yet. The June 15 memorial list names 25 figures, beginning with Sam Crawford. Among those remembered, Sam Crawford, Judy Johnson, and Happy Chandler were Hall of Famers. Judy Johnson (1899–1989) and Happy Chandler (1898–1991) follow Sam Crawford on the list. Darby O'Brien (1893) and Stan Lopata (2013) bracket the memorial list. The June 15 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.