On This Day in Baseball

July 2

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on July 2

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

01

Jose Canseco b. 1964

.266 avg, 462 HR 1985–2001 Havana, Cuba
02

Sean Casey b. 1974

.302 avg, 130 HR 1997–2008 Willingboro, USA
03

Fred Carroll b. 1864

.284 avg, 27 HR 1884–1891 Sacramento, USA
04

Cliff Bell b. 1896

46-69, 4.13 ERA Kildare, USA
05

Tony Armas b. 1953

.252 avg, 251 HR 1976–1989 Puerto Piritu, Venezuela
06

Caleb Ferguson b. 1996

25-17, 3.80 ERA 2018– Columbus, USA
07

Daulton Varsho b. 1996

.226 avg, 110 HR 2020– Marshfield, USA
08

Angel Pagan b. 1981

.280 avg, 64 HR 2006–2016 Rio Piedras, P.R.
09

Hal Reniff b. 1938

.096 avg, 0 HR 1961–1967 Warren, USA
10

Chuck Stobbs b. 1929

107-130, 4.29 ERA 1947–1961 Wheeling, USA
11

Joe Magrane b. 1964

57-67, 3.81 ERA 1987–1996 Des Moines, USA
12

Bryan Torres b. 1997

.255 avg, 4 HR 2026– Caguas, Puerto Rico
13

Hal Wagner b. 1915

.248 avg, 15 HR 1937–1949 East Riverton, USA
14

Nathan Wiles b. 1998

MLB player 2025– Overland Park, USA
15

Grover Hartley b. 1888

.268 avg, 3 HR 1911–1934 Osgood, USA
16

Brett Cecil b. 1986

44-47, 4.29 ERA 2009–2018 Dunkirk, USA
17

Ed Beecher b. 1859

.273 avg, 7 HR 1887–1891 Guilford, USA
18

Nyjer Morgan b. 1980

.282 avg, 12 HR 2007–2014 San Francisco, USA
19

Greg Dobbs b. 1978

.261 avg, 46 HR 2004–2014 Los Angeles, USA
20

So Taguchi b. 1969

.279 avg, 19 HR 2002–2009 Nishinomiya, Japan
21

Ben Hill b. 1916

.222 avg, 0 HR Savannah, USA
22

Pete Susko b. 1904

.286 avg, 2 HR 1934–1934 Laura, USA
23

Tim Spehr b. 1966

.198 avg, 19 HR 1991–1999 Excelsior Springs, USA
24

Tom Gilles b. 1962

MLB player 1990–1990 Peoria, USA
25

Ozzie Canseco b. 1964

.200 avg, 0 HR 1990–1993 Havana, Cuba

Remembered on July 2

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Ed Delahanty ⭐ HOF 1867–1903

.346 avg, 101 HR 1888–1903
02

Chick Hafey ⭐ HOF 1903–1973

.317 avg, 164 HR 1924–1937
03

Hank O'Day ⭐ HOF 1859–1935

73-110, 3.74 ERA 1884–1890
04

Tony Gonzalez 1936–2021

.286 avg, 103 HR 1960–1971
05

Pete Hotaling 1856–1928

.267 avg, 9 HR 1879–1888
06

Peanuts Lowrey 1917–1986

.273 avg, 37 HR 1942–1955
07

Josh Clarke 1879–1962

.239 avg, 5 HR 1898–1911
08

Joe Yeager 1875–1937

33-49, 3.74 ERA 1898–1908
09

Guy Bush 1901–1985

176-136, 3.86 ERA 1923–1945
10

Ed Stroud 1939–2012

.237 avg, 14 HR 1966–1971
11

Bob Perry 1934–2017

.266 avg, 6 HR 1963–1964
12

Carlos Moore 1906–1958

.000 avg, 0 HR 1930–1930
13

Dee Moore 1914–1997

.232 avg, 1 HR 1936–1946
14

Yip Owens 1886–1958

.245 avg, 5 HR 1905–1915
15

Leon Brinkopf 1926–1998

.182 avg, 0 HR 1952–1952
16

Paul Strand 1893–1974

7-3, 2.37 ERA 1913–1924
17

Bob Boston 1918–2002

.167 avg, 0 HR
18

Chester Emerson 1889–1971

.211 avg, 0 HR 1911–1912
19

Joe Muich 1903–1993

.000 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
20

Clarence Woods 1892–1969

MLB player 1914–1914
21

Buck Hooker 1880–1929

.000 avg, 0 HR 1902–1903
22

Joe Gormley 1866–1950

.000 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891
23

Frank Monroe 1855–1908

.000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884