On This Day in Baseball

June 22

25 notable birthdays · 11 in memoriam

Born on June 22

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

  1. 01
    Carl Hubbell ⭐ HOF b. 1903
    253-154, 2.98 ERA 1928–1943 Carthage, USA
  2. 02
    Ian Kinsler b. 1982
    .269 avg, 257 HR 2006–2019 Tucson, USA
  3. 03
    Brad Hawpe b. 1979
    .275 avg, 124 HR 2004–2013 Fort Worth, USA
  4. 04
    Josh Naylor b. 1997
    .268 avg, 114 HR 2019– Mississauga, CAN
  5. 05
    Tyler O'Neill b. 1995
    .239 avg, 128 HR 2018– Burnaby, CAN
  6. 06
    Steel Arm Davis b. 1896
    5-4, 5.57 ERA Wortham, USA
  7. 07
    Russ Snyder b. 1934
    .271 avg, 42 HR 1959–1970 Oak, USA
  8. 08
    Dave Tomlin b. 1949
    .147 avg, 0 HR 1972–1986 Maysville, USA
  9. 09
    Jason Motte b. 1982
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2008–2017 Port Huron, USA
  10. 10
    Troy Johnston b. 1997
    .277 avg, 8 HR 2025– Tacoma, USA
  11. 11
    Tyler Callihan b. 2000
    .208 avg, 3 HR 2025– Jacksonville, USA
  12. 12
    Jose Corniell b. 2003
    MLB player 2025– Santo Domingo, D.R.
  13. 13
    George Puccinelli b. 1907
    .283 avg, 19 HR 1930–1936 San Francisco, USA
  14. 14
    Mike Anderson b. 1951
    .246 avg, 28 HR 1971–1979 Florence, USA
  15. 15
    Roy Thomas b. 1953
    20-11, 3.82 ERA 1977–1987 Quantico, USA
  16. 16
    Jake Wood b. 1937
    .250 avg, 35 HR 1961–1967 Elizabeth, USA
  17. 17
    Brant Brown b. 1971
    .247 avg, 45 HR 1996–2000 Porterville, USA
  18. 18
    Jesse Williams b. 1913
    .267 avg, 5 HR Henderson, USA
  19. 19
    Ron Hodges b. 1949
    .240 avg, 19 HR 1973–1984 Rocky Mount, USA
  20. 20
    Randy Scarbery b. 1952
    3-10, 4.50 ERA 1979–1980 Fresno, USA
  21. 21
    Livan Soto b. 2000
    .351 avg, 1 HR 2022– Valencia, Venezuela
  22. 22
    Kenshin Kawakami b. 1975
    8-22, 4.32 ERA 2009–2010 Tokushima, Japan
  23. 23
    Faye Throneberry b. 1931
    .236 avg, 29 HR 1952–1961 Fisherville, USA
  24. 24
    Matthew Batten b. 1995
    .239 avg, 2 HR 2022– Shelton, USA
  25. 25
    Dick Kauffman b. 1888
    .259 avg, 0 HR 1914–1915 East Lewisburg, USA

Remembered on June 22

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Darryl Kile 1968–2002
    133-119, 4.12 ERA 1991–2002
  2. 02
    Frankie Hayes 1914–1955
    .259 avg, 119 HR 1933–1947
  3. 03
    Charlie Hemphill 1876–1953
    .271 avg, 22 HR 1899–1911
  4. 04
    Hank Edwards 1919–1988
    .280 avg, 51 HR 1941–1953
  5. 05
    Marv Owen 1906–1991
    .275 avg, 31 HR 1931–1940
  6. 06
    Everett Mills 1845–1908
    .284 avg, 2 HR 1871–1876
  7. 07
    Paul Campbell 1917–2006
    .255 avg, 4 HR 1941–1950
  8. 08
    John Kerner 1904–1951
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  9. 09
    Bill Dam 1885–1930
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
  10. 10
    Hal Bubser 1895–1959
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
  11. 11
    Ed Forsyth 1887–1956
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915

June 22 in the record

The birthday list for June 22 has 25 names, headed by Carl Hubbell. The HOF tag marks Carl Hubbell. From Dick Kauffman in 1888 to Jose Corniell in 2003, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The June 22 list continues with Ian Kinsler (b. 1982, .269 avg, 257 HR) and Brad Hawpe (b. 1979, .275 avg, 124 HR). Not every June 22 birthday is American-born: the list also covers CAN, D.R., Venezuela, and Japan. Ian Kinsler (.269 avg, 257 HR) leads the June 22 hitters and Carl Hubbell (253-154, 2.98 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark June 22 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Josh Naylor, Tyler O'Neill, and Troy Johnston. 11 baseball figures died on June 22; Darryl Kile is listed first. The memorial list continues with Frankie Hayes (1914–1955) and Charlie Hemphill (1876–1953). Deaths on the list run from Everett Mills's in 1908 to Paul Campbell's in 2006. Carl Hubbell tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.