On This Day in Baseball

June 30

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on June 30

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

01

Trea Turner b. 1993

.291 avg, 205 HR 2015– Boynton Beach, USA
02

Garret Anderson b. 1972

.293 avg, 287 HR 1994–2010 Los Angeles, USA
03

Ed Rile b. 1900

52-36, 3.59 ERA Columbus, USA
04

Blake Treinen b. 1988

49-42, 2.94 ERA 2014– Wichita, USA
05

Tony Fernandez b. 1962

.288 avg, 94 HR 1983–2001 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
06

Davy Jones b. 1880

.270 avg, 9 HR 1901–1918 Cambria, USA
07

Jesus Aguilar b. 1990

.253 avg, 114 HR 2014– Maracay, Venezuela
08

Chan Ho Park b. 1973

124-98, 4.36 ERA 1994–2010 Gongju, South Korea
09

Ron Swoboda b. 1944

.242 avg, 73 HR 1965–1973 Baltimore, USA
10

Ryan Cook b. 1987

MLB player 2011–2018 Clovis, USA
11

Kazuma Okamoto b. 1996

.232 avg, 33 HR 2026– Gojo, Japan
12

Don Gross b. 1931

20-22, 3.73 ERA 1955–1960 Weidman, USA
13

Carlos Cortes b. 1997

.263 avg, 14 HR 2025– Orlando, USA
14

Mike Carp b. 1986

.254 avg, 27 HR 2009–2014 Long Beach, USA
15

Josh Rojas b. 1994

.240 avg, 38 HR 2019– Litchfield Park, USA
16

Jocko Flynn b. 1864

23-6, 2.24 ERA 1886–1887 Lawrence, USA
17

Mark Grudzielanek b. 1970

.289 avg, 90 HR 1995–2010 Milwaukee, USA
18

Johnny Miljus b. 1895

29-26, 3.92 ERA 1915–1929 Pittsburgh, USA
19

Brendan Cellucci b. 1998

MLB player 2026– Philadelphia, USA
20

Hal Smith b. 1902

12-11, 3.77 ERA 1932–1935 Creston, USA
21

Rafael Almeida b. 1887

.269 avg, 3 HR 1911–1913 Havana, Cuba
22

Rogelio Armenteros b. 1994

MLB player 2019–2019 Havana, Cuba
23

Paul Toth b. 1935

9-12, 3.80 ERA 1962–1964 McRoberts, USA
24

Willie Grace b. 1917

.305 avg, 0 HR Meridian, USA
25

Dave Thomas b. 1900

.296 avg, 3 HR Columbus, USA

Remembered on June 30

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Firpo Marberry 1898–1976

148-88, 3.63 ERA 1923–1936
02

Joe Lake 1881–1950

62-90, 2.85 ERA 1908–1913
03

Mule Haas 1903–1974

.292 avg, 43 HR 1925–1938
04

Don Buddin 1934–2011

.241 avg, 41 HR 1956–1962
05

Dizzy Dismukes 1890–1961

75-65, 3.31 ERA
06

Doc Cook 1886–1973

.274 avg, 3 HR 1913–1916
07

Mellie Wolfgang 1890–1947

15-14, 2.18 ERA 1914–1918
08

Hap Myers 1887–1967

.268 avg, 4 HR 1910–1915
09

Jerry May 1943–1996

.234 avg, 15 HR 1964–1973
10

Cleo Smith 1899–1978

.273 avg, 4 HR
11

Pete O'Brien 1867–1937

.273 avg, 3 HR 1887–1890
12

Jerry Upp 1883–1937

.222 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
13

Danny Lynch 1926–1978

.286 avg, 1 HR 1948–1948
14

Jay Kleven 1949–2009

.200 avg, 0 HR 1976–1976
15

Red Jones 1911–1974

.091 avg, 0 HR 1940–1940
16

Bill Perrin 1910–1974

.000 avg, 0 HR 1934–1934
17

Charley Carter 1919–1969

.000 avg, 0 HR
18

Milt Gray 1914–1969

.000 avg, 0 HR 1937–1937
19

Ned Porter 1905–1968

MLB player 1926–1927
20

Paul Fitzke 1900–1950

.000 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
21

Clarence Berger 1894–1959

.077 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
22

Fred Liese 1885–1967

.000 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
23

Sam Hope 1878–1946

MLB player 1907–1907

June 30 in the record

Leading the June 30 birthdays is Trea Turner, first of 25 players shown. The oldest June 30 birthday on the list is Jocko Flynn's, in 1864; the youngest is Brendan Cellucci, born in 1998. Behind Trea Turner come Garret Anderson (b. 1972, .293 avg, 287 HR) and Ed Rile (b. 1900, 52-36, 3.59 ERA). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R., Venezuela, South Korea, and Japan. The highest-ranked hitter born on June 30, Trea Turner, carries a .291 avg, 205 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Ed Rile, went 52-36, 3.59 ERA. Recent names on the June 30 list, Trea Turner, Blake Treinen, and Jesus Aguilar, show careers still open. The June 30 memorial list names 23 figures, beginning with Firpo Marberry. Also remembered on June 30: Joe Lake (1881–1950) and Mule Haas (1903–1974). Pete O'Brien (1937) and Don Buddin (2011) bracket the memorial list. The June 30 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.