On This Day in Baseball

July 3

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on July 3

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

  1. 01
    Moises Alou b. 1966
    .303 avg, 332 HR 1990–2008 Atlanta, USA
  2. 02
    Greg Vaughn b. 1965
    .242 avg, 355 HR 1989–2003 Sacramento, USA
  3. 03
    George Cuppy b. 1869
    163-98, 3.48 ERA 1892–1901 Washington Township Preble County, USA
  4. 04
    Frank Tanana b. 1953
    240-236, 3.66 ERA 1973–1993 Detroit, USA
  5. 05
    Curt Walker b. 1896
    .304 avg, 64 HR 1919–1930 Beeville, USA
  6. 06
    Art Fowler b. 1922
    54-51, 4.03 ERA 1954–1964 Converse, USA
  7. 07
    Cesar Tovar b. 1940
    .278 avg, 46 HR 1965–1976 Caracas, Venezuela
  8. 08
    Juan Rivera b. 1978
    .274 avg, 132 HR 2001–2012 Guarenas, Venezuela
  9. 09
    Luke Hamlin b. 1904
    73-76, 3.77 ERA 1933–1944 Ferris Center, USA
  10. 10
    Codi Heuer b. 1996
    MLB player 2020–2021 Missoula, USA
  11. 11
    Jack Dalton b. 1885
    .286 avg, 4 HR 1910–1916 Henderson, USA
  12. 12
    Yangervis Solarte b. 1987
    .258 avg, 75 HR 2014–2019 Valencia, Venezuela
  13. 13
    Carter Jensen b. 2003
    .245 avg, 30 HR 2025– Kansas City, USA
  14. 14
    Michel Otañez b. 1997
    MLB player 2024– Villa La Mata, D.R.
  15. 15
    Warren Newson b. 1964
    .250 avg, 34 HR 1991–1998 Newnan, USA
  16. 16
    Piper Davis b. 1917
    .312 avg, 8 HR Piper, USA
  17. 17
    Mitch Bratt b. 2003
    1-3, 4.70 ERA 2026– Newmarket, Canada
  18. 18
    Zach Putnam b. 1987
    MLB player 2011–2017 Rochester, USA
  19. 19
    Trenton Brooks b. 1995
    .136 avg, 1 HR 2024– Alpine, USA
  20. 20
    Fred Olmstead b. 1881
    19-20, 2.74 ERA 1908–1911 Grand Rapids, USA
  21. 21
    Danny Heep b. 1957
    .257 avg, 30 HR 1979–1991 San Antonio, USA
  22. 22
    Buddy Rosar b. 1914
    .261 avg, 18 HR 1939–1951 Buffalo, USA
  23. 23
    Al Pilarcik b. 1930
    .256 avg, 22 HR 1956–1961 Whiting, USA
  24. 24
    Jack Daugherty b. 1960
    .256 avg, 10 HR 1987–1993 Hialeah, USA
  25. 25
    Larry Whisenton b. 1956
    .234 avg, 4 HR 1977–1982 St. Louis, USA

Remembered on July 3

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Don Drysdale ⭐ HOF 1936–1993
    209-166, 2.95 ERA 1956–1969
  2. 02
    Dolf Luque 1890–1957
    194-179, 3.24 ERA 1914–1935
  3. 03
    Fred Tenney 1871–1952
    .294 avg, 22 HR 1894–1911
  4. 04
    Tom McCreery 1874–1941
    3-2, 6.32 ERA 1895–1903
  5. 05
    Earl Francis 1935–2002
    16-23, 3.77 ERA 1960–1965
  6. 06
    Hank Robinson 1887–1965
    42-37, 2.53 ERA 1911–1918
  7. 07
    Hugh Casey 1913–1951
    75-42, 3.45 ERA 1935–1949
  8. 08
    Bill McClellan 1856–1929
    .242 avg, 6 HR 1878–1888
  9. 09
    Jimmy Walsh 1887–1962
    .232 avg, 6 HR 1912–1917
  10. 10
    Red Barnes 1903–1959
    .269 avg, 8 HR 1927–1930
  11. 11
    George Staller 1916–1992
    .271 avg, 3 HR 1943–1943
  12. 12
    Slim Vaughan 1910–1992
    4-3, 8.02 ERA
  13. 13
    Harry Spratt 1888–1969
    .247 avg, 5 HR 1911–1912
  14. 14
    Ed Householder 1869–1924
    .209 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
  15. 15
    Ed Donalds 1883–1950
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  16. 16
    Charlie Reynolds 1865–1944
    .217 avg, 0 HR 1889–1889
  17. 17
    Paul Smith 1888–1958
    .227 avg, 0 HR 1916–1916
  18. 18
    Tyson Brummett 1984–2020
    MLB player 2012–2012
  19. 19
    Ed Johnson 1899–1975
    .231 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920
  20. 20
    Gary Kolb 1940–2019
    .209 avg, 6 HR 1960–1969
  21. 21
    Bill Niles 1867–1936
    .216 avg, 0 HR 1895–1895
  22. 22
    George Knothe 1898–1981
    .083 avg, 0 HR 1932–1932
  23. 23
    Eugene Barton 1880–1922
    .143 avg, 0 HR
  24. 24
    John Stafford 1870–1940
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1893–1893
  25. 25
    Hunky Shaw 1884–1969
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908

July 3 in the record

25 baseball figures born on July 3 are listed, led by Moises Alou. Birth years range from 1869 (George Cuppy) to 2003 (Carter Jensen). Behind Moises Alou come Greg Vaughn (b. 1965, .242 avg, 355 HR) and George Cuppy (b. 1869, 163-98, 3.48 ERA). July 3 birthplaces outside the United States include Venezuela, D.R., and Canada. Moises Alou (.303 avg, 332 HR) leads the July 3 hitters and George Cuppy (163-98, 3.48 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark July 3 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Carter Jensen, Michel Otañez, and Mitch Bratt. The July 3 memorial list names 25 figures, beginning with Don Drysdale. Among those remembered, Don Drysdale was a Hall of Famer. Also remembered on July 3: Dolf Luque (1890–1957) and Fred Tenney (1871–1952). The deaths span 1922, Eugene Barton, to 2020, Tyson Brummett. Ranking on the July 3 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.