On This Day in Baseball

June 23

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on June 23

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

01

George Weiss ⭐ HOF b. 1894

MLB player New Haven, USA
02

Dave Goltz b. 1949

113-109, 3.69 ERA 1972–1983 Pelican Rapids, USA
03

Tom Haller b. 1937

.257 avg, 134 HR 1961–1972 Lockport, USA
04

Jerry Nops b. 1875

72-41, 3.70 ERA 1896–1901 Toledo, USA
05

Aaron Robinson b. 1915

.260 avg, 61 HR 1943–1951 Lancaster, USA
06

Jack Smith b. 1895

.287 avg, 40 HR 1915–1929 Chicago, USA
07

Dusty Cooke b. 1907

.280 avg, 24 HR 1930–1938 Swepsonville, USA
08

Tim Anderson b. 1993

.276 avg, 98 HR 2016– Tuscaloosa, USA
09

Bill Harris b. 1900

24-22, 3.92 ERA 1923–1938 Wylie, USA
10

Karl Spooner b. 1931

10-6, 3.09 ERA 1954–1955 Oriskany Falls, USA
11

Buddy Burbage b. 1907

.304 avg, 11 HR Salisbury, USA
12

Marty Barrett b. 1958

.278 avg, 18 HR 1982–1991 Arcadia, USA
13

Jorge Mateo b. 1995

.219 avg, 35 HR 2020– Santo Domingo Oeste, D.R.
14

Fred Boyd b. 1898

.316 avg, 2 HR Blocton, USA
15

Tony Johnson b. 1956

.232 avg, 3 HR 1981–1982 Memphis, USA
16

Jack Hardy b. 1877

.182 avg, 0 HR 1903–1910 Cleveland, USA
17

Henry Jackson b. 1861

.263 avg, 0 HR 1887–1887 Union City, USA
18

Edwin Dimes b. 1904

.261 avg, 0 HR New Orleans, USA
19

Johnny Priest b. 1891

.174 avg, 0 HR 1911–1912 St. Joseph, USA
20

Lorencito Fernandez b. 1939

.111 avg, 0 HR 1968–1968 Havana, Cuba
21

Bubba Floyd b. 1917

.444 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944 Dallas, USA
22

Deacon Donahue b. 1920

.000 avg, 0 HR 1943–1944 Chicago, USA
23

Dave Bristol b. 1933

MLB player Macon, USA
24

Bill Perrin b. 1910

.000 avg, 0 HR 1934–1934 New Orleans, USA
25

Ray Foley b. 1906

.000 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928 Naugatuck, USA

Remembered on June 23

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Lon Warneke 1909–1976

192-121, 3.18 ERA 1930–1945
02

Max Manning 1918–2003

58-30, 3.35 ERA
03

Joe Dobson 1917–1994

137-103, 3.62 ERA 1939–1954
04

Rod Beck 1968–2007

.211 avg, 0 HR 1991–2004
05

Jimmie Newberry 1919–1983

12-15, 3.59 ERA
06

John O'Rourke 1849–1911

.295 avg, 11 HR 1879–1883
07

Bob Tillman 1937–2000

.232 avg, 79 HR 1962–1970
08

Tom Long 1890–1972

.269 avg, 6 HR 1911–1917
09

Marv Throneberry 1933–1994

.237 avg, 53 HR 1955–1963
10

Bert Haas 1914–1999

.264 avg, 22 HR 1937–1951
11

Cliff Aberson 1921–1973

.251 avg, 5 HR 1947–1949
12

Red Massey 1890–1954

.291 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
13

Jimmy Say 1862–1894

.263 avg, 1 HR 1882–1887
14

Bob Smith 1928–2003

4-4, 4.75 ERA 1958–1959
15

Leo Posada 1934–2022

.256 avg, 8 HR 1960–1962
16

Rick Anderson 1953–1989

MLB player 1979–1980
17

Denny Despert 1891–1931

.217 avg, 0 HR
18

John Godar 1864–1949

.214 avg, 0 HR 1892–1892
19

Al Bashang 1888–1967

.118 avg, 0 HR 1912–1918
20

Charlie Hall 1863–1921

.083 avg, 0 HR 1887–1887
21

Shorty Gallagher 1872–1924

.000 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901
22

John Firth 1855–1902

.333 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

June 23 in the record

25 baseball figures born on June 23 are listed, led by George Weiss. Hall of Famers among them: George Weiss. Birth years range from 1861 (Henry Jackson) to 1995 (Jorge Mateo). Behind George Weiss come Dave Goltz (b. 1949, 113-109, 3.69 ERA) and Tom Haller (b. 1937, .257 avg, 134 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R. and Cuba. Tom Haller (.257 avg, 134 HR) leads the June 23 hitters and Dave Goltz (113-109, 3.69 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark June 23 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Tim Anderson and Jorge Mateo. Remembered on June 23: 22 names, starting with Lon Warneke. Also remembered on June 23: Max Manning (1918–2003) and Joe Dobson (1917–1994). The earliest June 23 death listed is Jimmy Say in 1894; the most recent is Leo Posada in 2022. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why George Weiss is listed first.