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.

  1. 01
    Wally Joyner b. 1962
    .289 avg, 204 HR 1986–2001 Atlanta, USA
  2. 02
    Kerry Wood b. 1977
    86-75, 3.67 ERA 1998–2012 Irving, USA
  3. 03
    Jonathan Broxton b. 1984
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2017 Augusta, USA
  4. 04
    Ken Johnson b. 1933
    91-106, 3.46 ERA 1958–1970 West Palm Beach, USA
  5. 05
    Ron LeFlore b. 1948
    .288 avg, 59 HR 1974–1982 Detroit, USA
  6. 06
    Kevin Young b. 1969
    .258 avg, 144 HR 1992–2003 Alpena, USA
  7. 07
    Ian Hamilton b. 1995
    MLB player 2018– Dover, USA
  8. 08
    Bob Miller b. 1926
    42-42, 3.96 ERA 1949–1958 Detroit, USA
  9. 09
    Will Benson b. 1998
    .221 avg, 40 HR 2022– Atlanta, USA
  10. 10
    Pancho Herrera b. 1934
    .271 avg, 31 HR 1958–1961 Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba
  11. 11
    Will Warren b. 1999
    19-17, 4.67 ERA 2024– Brandon, USA
  12. 12
    Ernie Johnson b. 1924
    40-23, 3.77 ERA 1950–1959 Brattleboro, USA
  13. 13
    Jay Kirke b. 1888
    .301 avg, 7 HR 1910–1918 Fleischmanns, USA
  14. 14
    Allie Clark b. 1923
    .262 avg, 32 HR 1947–1953 South Amboy, USA
  15. 15
    Alek Jacob b. 1998
    MLB player 2023– Spokane, USA
  16. 16
    Pete O'Brien b. 1867
    .273 avg, 3 HR 1887–1890 Chicago, USA
  17. 17
    Calvin Schiraldi b. 1962
    32-39, 4.28 ERA 1984–1991 Houston, USA
  18. 18
    Eddie Malone b. 1920
    .257 avg, 1 HR 1949–1950 Chicago, USA
  19. 19
    Zack Weiss b. 1992
    MLB player 2018– Irvine, USA
  20. 20
    Zach Penrod b. 1997
    MLB player 2024– Nampa, USA
  21. 21
    Fernando Hernandez b. 1971
    MLB player 1997–1997 Santiago, D.R.
  22. 22
    Skeeter Scalzi b. 1913
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1939–1939 Lafferty, USA
  23. 23
    Stan Wall b. 1951
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1975–1977 Butler, USA
  24. 24
    Rufus Hatten b. 1912
    .000 avg, 0 HR Panama City, USA
  25. 25
    Bob Glenn b. 1894
    MLB player 1920–1920 West Sunbury, USA

Remembered on June 16

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Tony Gwynn ⭐ HOF 1960–2014
    .338 avg, 135 HR 1982–2001
  2. 02
    Ned Garvin 1874–1908
    58-97, 2.72 ERA 1896–1904
  3. 03
    Sam Jethroe 1917–2001
    .277 avg, 59 HR 1950–1954
  4. 04
    Ron Taylor 1937–2025
    45-43, 3.93 ERA 1962–1972
  5. 05
    Clint Courtney 1927–1975
    .268 avg, 38 HR 1951–1961
  6. 06
    Bert Dorr 1862–1914
    2-6, 2.59 ERA 1882–1882
  7. 07
    George Hausmann 1916–2004
    .268 avg, 3 HR 1944–1949
  8. 08
    John Gibbons 1922–2008
    .167 avg, 0 HR
  9. 09
    Mike Sullivan 1860–1929
    .277 avg, 1 HR 1888–1888
  10. 10
    Dutch Holland 1903–1967
    .273 avg, 3 HR 1932–1934
  11. 11
    Benny Bowcock 1879–1961
    .320 avg, 1 HR 1903–1903
  12. 12
    Bob Hartman 1937–2010
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1959–1962
  13. 13
    Bill Hawes 1853–1940
    .254 avg, 4 HR 1879–1884
  14. 14
    Mack Hillis 1901–1961
    .243 avg, 1 HR 1924–1928
  15. 15
    Chuck Miller 1889–1961
    .188 avg, 0 HR 1913–1914
  16. 16
    Jim Cook 1879–1949
    .154 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
  17. 17
    Hugh Shelley 1910–1978
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
  18. 18
    Wally Hood 1925–2001
    MLB player 1949–1949
  19. 19
    Bert Shepard 1920–2008
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
  20. 20
    Jack Phillips 1919–1958
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
  21. 21
    Steve Partenheimer 1891–1971
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
  22. 22
    Andy Sommerville 1876–1931
    MLB player 1894–1894
  23. 23
    Mike Flynn 1872–1941
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891