On This Day in Baseball

June 29

25 notable birthdays · 10 in memoriam

Born on June 29

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

  1. 01
    Harmon Killebrew ⭐ HOF b. 1936
    .256 avg, 573 HR 1954–1975 Payette, USA
  2. 02
    Wilbert Robinson ⭐ HOF b. 1864
    .273 avg, 18 HR 1886–1902 Bolton, USA
  3. 03
    Dizzy Trout b. 1915
    170-161, 3.23 ERA 1939–1957 Sandcut, USA
  4. 04
    Bobby Veach b. 1888
    .310 avg, 64 HR 1912–1925 St. Charles, USA
  5. 05
    Pedro Guerrero b. 1956
    .300 avg, 215 HR 1978–1992 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
  6. 06
    Ed Seward b. 1867
    89-72, 3.40 ERA 1885–1891 Cleveland, USA
  7. 07
    Gunnar Henderson b. 2001
    .259 avg, 110 HR 2022– Montgomery, USA
  8. 08
    Phil Cockrell b. 1895
    92-67, 4.11 ERA Augusta, USA
  9. 09
    Tanner Houck b. 1996
    24-33, 4.00 ERA 2020– Collinsville, USA
  10. 10
    Bob Shaw b. 1933
    108-98, 3.52 ERA 1957–1967 Bronx, USA
  11. 11
    Dicta Johnson b. 1887
    76-62, 3.57 ERA Elizabethtown, USA
  12. 12
    Brooks Raley b. 1988
    14-18, 3.77 ERA 2012– San Antonio, USA
  13. 13
    Rick Honeycutt b. 1954
    109-143, 3.72 ERA 1977–1997 Chattanooga, USA
  14. 14
    Henry Reitz b. 1867
    .292 avg, 11 HR 1893–1899 Chicago, USA
  15. 15
    Jose Miranda b. 1998
    .263 avg, 28 HR 2022– Manati, P.R.
  16. 16
    Bobby Dalbec b. 1995
    .222 avg, 47 HR 2020– Seattle, USA
  17. 17
    Bobby Morgan b. 1926
    .233 avg, 53 HR 1950–1958 Oklahoma City, USA
  18. 18
    Emmanuel Rivera b. 1996
    .245 avg, 22 HR 2021– Mayaguez, P.R.
  19. 19
    Frank Schwindel b. 1992
    .269 avg, 22 HR 2019–2022 Livingston, USA
  20. 20
    John Radcliff b. 1848
    .282 avg, 2 HR 1871–1875 Philadelphia, USA
  21. 21
    Nippy Jones b. 1925
    .267 avg, 25 HR 1946–1957 Los Angeles, USA
  22. 22
    Joe Inglett b. 1978
    .283 avg, 6 HR 2006–2011 Sacramento, USA
  23. 23
    Larry Stahl b. 1941
    .232 avg, 36 HR 1964–1973 Belleville, USA
  24. 24
    Bill McGill b. 1880
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907 Galva, USA
  25. 25
    Len Sowders b. 1861
    .263 avg, 0 HR 1886–1886 Louisville, USA

Remembered on June 29

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Johnny Bassler 1895–1979
    .304 avg, 1 HR 1913–1927
  2. 02
    Orville Singer 1898–1985
    .328 avg, 10 HR
  3. 03
    Ray Mueller 1912–1994
    .252 avg, 56 HR 1935–1951
  4. 04
    Manuel Cueto 1892–1942
    .227 avg, 1 HR 1914–1919
  5. 05
    Horace Milan 1894–1955
    .320 avg, 0 HR 1915–1917
  6. 06
    Deacon Van Buren 1870–1957
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1904–1904
  7. 07
    Clarence Winters 1899–1945
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
  8. 08
    Jim Thurman 1908–1959
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  9. 09
    Enrique Lantigua 1910–1985
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  10. 10
    Charles Somers 1868–1934
    MLB player

June 29 in the record

25 baseball figures born on June 29 are listed, led by Harmon Killebrew. The HOF tag marks Harmon Killebrew and Wilbert Robinson. The oldest June 29 birthday on the list is John Radcliff's, in 1848; the youngest is Gunnar Henderson, born in 2001. Next on the June 29 birthday list are Wilbert Robinson (b. 1864, .273 avg, 18 HR) and Dizzy Trout (b. 1915, 170-161, 3.23 ERA). June 29 birthplaces outside the United States include D.R. and P.R. Career lines shown range from Harmon Killebrew's .256 avg, 573 HR to Dizzy Trout's 170-161, 3.23 ERA on the mound. Gunnar Henderson, Tanner Houck, and Brooks Raley have no final season listed yet. The June 29 memorial list names 10 figures, beginning with Johnny Bassler. Also remembered on June 29: Orville Singer (1898–1985) and Ray Mueller (1912–1994). Charles Somers (1934) and Ray Mueller (1994) bracket the memorial list. Harmon Killebrew tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.