On This Day in Baseball

June 16

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on June 16

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

01

Wally Joyner b. 1962

.289 avg, 204 HR 1986–2001 Atlanta, USA
02

Kerry Wood b. 1977

86-75, 3.67 ERA 1998–2012 Irving, USA
03

Jonathan Broxton b. 1984

.000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2017 Augusta, USA
04

Ken Johnson b. 1933

91-106, 3.46 ERA 1958–1970 West Palm Beach, USA
05

Ron LeFlore b. 1948

.288 avg, 59 HR 1974–1982 Detroit, USA
06

Kevin Young b. 1969

.258 avg, 144 HR 1992–2003 Alpena, USA
07

Ian Hamilton b. 1995

MLB player 2018– Dover, USA
08

Bob Miller b. 1926

42-42, 3.96 ERA 1949–1958 Detroit, USA
09

Will Benson b. 1998

.221 avg, 40 HR 2022– Atlanta, USA
10

Pancho Herrera b. 1934

.271 avg, 31 HR 1958–1961 Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba
11

Will Warren b. 1999

20-17, 4.59 ERA 2024– Brandon, USA
12

Ernie Johnson b. 1924

40-23, 3.77 ERA 1950–1959 Brattleboro, USA
13

Jay Kirke b. 1888

.301 avg, 7 HR 1910–1918 Fleischmanns, USA
14

Allie Clark b. 1923

.262 avg, 32 HR 1947–1953 South Amboy, USA
15

Alek Jacob b. 1998

MLB player 2023– Spokane, USA
16

Pete O'Brien b. 1867

.273 avg, 3 HR 1887–1890 Chicago, USA
17

Calvin Schiraldi b. 1962

32-39, 4.28 ERA 1984–1991 Houston, USA
18

Eddie Malone b. 1920

.257 avg, 1 HR 1949–1950 Chicago, USA
19

Zack Weiss b. 1992

MLB player 2018– Irvine, USA
20

Zach Penrod b. 1997

MLB player 2024– Nampa, USA
21

Fernando Hernandez b. 1971

MLB player 1997–1997 Santiago, D.R.
22

Skeeter Scalzi b. 1913

.333 avg, 0 HR 1939–1939 Lafferty, USA
23

Stan Wall b. 1951

.000 avg, 0 HR 1975–1977 Butler, USA
24

Rufus Hatten b. 1912

.000 avg, 0 HR Panama City, USA
25

Bob Glenn b. 1894

MLB player 1920–1920 West Sunbury, USA

Remembered on June 16

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Tony Gwynn ⭐ HOF 1960–2014

.338 avg, 135 HR 1982–2001
02

Ned Garvin 1874–1908

58-97, 2.72 ERA 1896–1904
03

Sam Jethroe 1917–2001

.277 avg, 59 HR 1950–1954
04

Ron Taylor 1937–2025

45-43, 3.93 ERA 1962–1972
05

Clint Courtney 1927–1975

.268 avg, 38 HR 1951–1961
06

Bert Dorr 1862–1914

2-6, 2.59 ERA 1882–1882
07

George Hausmann 1916–2004

.268 avg, 3 HR 1944–1949
08

John Gibbons 1922–2008

.167 avg, 0 HR
09

Mike Sullivan 1860–1929

.277 avg, 1 HR 1888–1888
10

Dutch Holland 1903–1967

.273 avg, 3 HR 1932–1934
11

Benny Bowcock 1879–1961

.320 avg, 1 HR 1903–1903
12

Bob Hartman 1937–2010

.000 avg, 0 HR 1959–1962
13

Bill Hawes 1853–1940

.254 avg, 4 HR 1879–1884
14

Mack Hillis 1901–1961

.243 avg, 1 HR 1924–1928
15

Chuck Miller 1889–1961

.188 avg, 0 HR 1913–1914
16

Jim Cook 1879–1949

.154 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
17

Hugh Shelley 1910–1978

.250 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
18

Wally Hood 1925–2001

MLB player 1949–1949
19

Bert Shepard 1920–2008

.000 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
20

Jack Phillips 1919–1958

.500 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
21

Steve Partenheimer 1891–1971

.000 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
22

Andy Sommerville 1876–1931

MLB player 1894–1894
23

Mike Flynn 1872–1941

.000 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891

June 16 in the record

The birthday list for June 16 has 25 names, headed by Wally Joyner. Birth years range from 1867 (Pete O'Brien) to 1999 (Will Warren). Next on the June 16 birthday list are Kerry Wood (b. 1977, 86-75, 3.67 ERA) and Jonathan Broxton (b. 1984, .000 avg, 0 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Cuba and D.R. The highest-ranked hitter born on June 16, Wally Joyner, carries a .289 avg, 204 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Kerry Wood, went 86-75, 3.67 ERA. The span for Ian Hamilton, Will Benson, and Will Warren ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on June 16: 23 names, starting with Tony Gwynn. Tony Gwynn is marked as Hall of Fame member. The memorial list continues with Ned Garvin (1874–1908) and Sam Jethroe (1917–2001). The deaths span 1908, Ned Garvin, to 2025, Ron Taylor. The June 16 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.