On This Day in Baseball

June 19

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on June 19

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

01

Lou Gehrig ⭐ HOF b. 1903

.340 avg, 493 HR 1923–1939 New York, USA
02

Jacob deGrom b. 1988

107-76, 2.73 ERA 2014– DeLand, USA
03

Eddie Cicotte b. 1884

209-149, 2.38 ERA 1905–1920 Springwells, USA
04

Jerry Reuss b. 1949

220-191, 3.64 ERA 1969–1990 St. Louis, USA
05

Bill Swift b. 1908

95-82, 3.58 ERA 1932–1943 Glen Lyon, USA
06

Collin McHugh b. 1987

71-47, 3.72 ERA 2012–2023 Covington, USA
07

Doug Mientkiewicz b. 1974

.271 avg, 66 HR 1998–2009 Toledo, USA
08

Blake Parker b. 1985

.000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2021 Fayetteville, USA
09

Don Ferrarese b. 1929

19-36, 4.00 ERA 1955–1962 Oakland, USA
10

Devin Mesoraco b. 1988

.232 avg, 58 HR 2011–2018 DuBois, USA
11

Tyler Heineman b. 1991

.220 avg, 5 HR 2019– Pacific Palisades, USA
12

Dustan Mohr b. 1976

.249 avg, 49 HR 2001–2007 Hattiesburg, USA
13

Jonah Tong b. 2003

4-5, 5.29 ERA 2025– Markham, CAN
14

Miguel Ullola b. 2002

MLB player 2026– Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
15

Larry Miller b. 1937

5-14, 4.71 ERA 1964–1966 Topeka, USA
16

Bob Aspromonte b. 1938

.252 avg, 60 HR 1956–1971 Brooklyn, USA
17

Casey Legumina b. 1997

7-8, 4.90 ERA 2023– Dallas, USA
18

Archie Ware b. 1918

.287 avg, 4 HR Greenville, USA
19

Charlie Parks b. 1917

.268 avg, 6 HR Chester, USA
20

Cody Bolton b. 1998

MLB player 2023– Richmond, USA
21

Christian Villanueva b. 1991

.245 avg, 24 HR 2017–2018 Guadalajara, México
22

Luis Aloma b. 1923

.167 avg, 0 HR 1950–1953 Havana, Cuba
23

Red Hale b. 1913

.259 avg, 3 HR Little Rock, USA
24

Don Gutteridge b. 1912

.256 avg, 39 HR 1936–1948 Pittsburg, USA
25

Tomás Quiñones b. 1920

.091 avg, 0 HR Yauco, P.R.

Remembered on June 19

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Pretzels Getzien 1864–1932

145-139, 3.46 ERA 1884–1892
02

Eugene Bremer 1916–1971

37-24, 3.57 ERA
03

Gene Freese 1934–2013

.254 avg, 115 HR 1955–1966
04

George Frazier 1954–2023

.143 avg, 0 HR 1978–1987
05

Lew McCarty 1888–1930

.266 avg, 5 HR 1913–1921
06

Eli Juran 1902–1955

0-6, 5.06 ERA
07

Danger Talbert 1878–1914

.261 avg, 0 HR
08

Tom Jones 1874–1923

.251 avg, 4 HR 1902–1910
09

Jake Weimer 1873–1928

97-69, 2.23 ERA 1903–1909
10

John Monroe 1897–1956

.266 avg, 2 HR 1921–1921
11

Alex Hooks 1906–1993

.227 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
12

Ed Pabst 1867–1940

.308 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
13

Bert Graham 1886–1971

.115 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
14

Samuel Burris 1919–1982

.333 avg, 0 HR
15

Walt Kellner 1929–2006

.000 avg, 0 HR 1952–1953
16

Pete Rambo 1906–1991

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
17

Len Matarazzo 1928–2015

MLB player 1952–1952
18

Ollie Smith 1918–1986

.500 avg, 0 HR
19

Jack White 1905–1971

.000 avg, 0 HR 1927–1928
20

Bob Gandy 1893–1945

.000 avg, 0 HR 1916–1916
21

Hap Morse 1886–1974

.000 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
22

Eddie Quick 1881–1913

.000 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
23

Art Goodwin 1876–1943

MLB player 1905–1905
24

Alonzo Breitenstein 1857–1932

.000 avg, 0 HR 1883–1883

June 19 in the record

The birthday list for June 19 has 25 names, headed by Lou Gehrig. Hall of Famers among them: Lou Gehrig. Birth years range from 1884 (Eddie Cicotte) to 2003 (Jonah Tong). Behind Lou Gehrig come Jacob deGrom (b. 1988, 107-76, 2.73 ERA) and Eddie Cicotte (b. 1884, 209-149, 2.38 ERA). Not every June 19 birthday is American-born: the list also covers CAN, Dominican Republic, México, and Cuba. For June 19, the best-placed batter is Lou Gehrig at .340 avg, 493 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Jacob deGrom, shows 107-76, 2.73 ERA. Recent names on the June 19 list, Jacob deGrom, Tyler Heineman, and Jonah Tong, show careers still open. 24 baseball figures died on June 19; Pretzels Getzien is listed first. Eugene Bremer (1916–1971) and Gene Freese (1934–2013) follow Pretzels Getzien on the list. The deaths span 1913, Eddie Quick, to 2023, George Frazier. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Lou Gehrig is listed first.