On This Day in Baseball

July 1

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on July 1

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

01

Roger Connor ⭐ HOF b. 1857

.316 avg, 138 HR 1880–1897 Waterbury, USA
02

John Clarkson ⭐ HOF b. 1861

328-178, 2.81 ERA 1882–1894 Cambridge, USA
03

Ben Taylor ⭐ HOF b. 1888

16-7, 3.29 ERA 1912–1936 Anderson, USA
04

Jack Quinn b. 1883

247-218, 3.29 ERA 1909–1933 Stefurov, Austria-Hungary
05

Nelson Cruz b. 1980

.274 avg, 464 HR 2005–2023 Monte Cristi, D.R.
06

Charlie Blackmon b. 1986

.293 avg, 227 HR 2011– Suwanee, USA
07

Michael Wacha b. 1991

120-83, 3.82 ERA 2013– Iowa City, USA
08

Babe Young b. 1915

.273 avg, 79 HR 1936–1948 Astoria, USA
09

Hersh Freeman b. 1928

.143 avg, 1 HR 1952–1958 Gadsden, USA
10

Ron Marinaccio b. 1995

MLB player 2022– Toms River, USA
11

Frank Baumann b. 1933

45-38, 4.11 ERA 1955–1965 St. Louis, USA
12

Jair Camargo b. 1999

.125 avg, 0 HR 2024– Barranquilla, Colombia
13

Ken Wood b. 1924

.224 avg, 34 HR 1948–1953 Lincolnton, USA
14

Frank Barrett b. 1913

.167 avg, 0 HR 1939–1950 Fort Lauderdale, USA
15

Jim Buchanan b. 1876

5-9, 3.50 ERA 1905–1905 Chatham Hill, USA
16

Rich Thompson b. 1984

MLB player 2007–2012 Hornsby, Australia
17

Charlie Daniels b. 1861

.273 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884 Roxbury, USA
18

Mike Montgomery b. 1989

23-34, 3.84 ERA 2015–2020 Mission Hills, USA
19

Jake Atz b. 1879

.218 avg, 0 HR 1902–1909 Washington, USA
20

Jaylin Davis b. 1994

.207 avg, 2 HR 2019–2022 Greensboro, USA
21

Eli Chism b. 1916

.280 avg, 0 HR Marianna, USA
22

Charlie Nyce b. 1870

.229 avg, 2 HR 1895–1895 Philadelphia, USA
23

Joe Casey b. 1900

.250 avg, 0 HR Blackwell, USA
24

Fritz Scheeren b. 1891

.265 avg, 1 HR 1914–1915 Kokomo, USA
25

Kerry Dineen b. 1952

.324 avg, 0 HR 1975–1978 Englewood, USA

Remembered on July 1

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Andy Porter 1910–2010

45-33, 4.24 ERA
02

Earl Moseley 1887–1963

49-48, 3.01 ERA 1913–1916
03

Tyler Skaggs 1991–2019

28-38, 4.41 ERA 2012–2019
04

Ray Scarborough 1917–1982

80-85, 4.13 ERA 1942–1953
05

Mike Hershberger 1939–2012

.252 avg, 26 HR 1961–1971
06

Ewing Waddy 1910–1962

2-7, 6.81 ERA
07

Ed Sauer 1919–1988

.256 avg, 5 HR 1943–1949
08

Bill Miller 1927–2003

6-9, 4.24 ERA 1952–1955
09

Sam Mayer 1893–1962

.241 avg, 1 HR 1915–1915
10

Pete Knisely 1884–1948

.235 avg, 0 HR 1912–1915
11

Curt Coleman 1887–1980

.243 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
12

Harvey Gentry 1926–2018

.250 avg, 0 HR 1954–1954
13

Joe Ranson 1900–1945

.111 avg, 0 HR
14

Herb Hall 1893–1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
15

Hub Knolls 1883–1946

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906
16

Dave Barbee 1905–1968

.246 avg, 6 HR 1926–1932
17

Will Koenigsmark 1896–1972

MLB player 1919–1919
18

C. Bernice Wood 1895–1933

MLB player
19

Jay Rogers 1888–1964

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
20

Jerry D'Arcy 1885–1924

.000 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
21

Phil Coridan 1858–1915

.143 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
22

Al Buckenberger 1861–1917

MLB player