On This Day in Baseball

July 4

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on July 4

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

01

Mickey Welch ⭐ HOF b. 1859

307-210, 2.71 ERA 1880–1892 Brooklyn, USA
02

Vinny Castilla b. 1967

.276 avg, 320 HR 1991–2006 Oaxaca, México
03

Jim McTamany b. 1863

.256 avg, 19 HR 1885–1891 Philadelphia, USA
04

Camilo Doval b. 1997

MLB player 2021– Yamasa, D.R.
05

Brendan Donnelly b. 1971

.000 avg, 0 HR 2002–2010 Washington, USA
06

Duke Kenworthy b. 1886

.304 avg, 18 HR 1912–1917 Cambridge, USA
07

James Roseman b. 1856

.263 avg, 17 HR 1882–1890 Brooklyn, USA
08

George Mullin b. 1880

228-196, 2.82 ERA 1902–1915 Toledo, USA
09

Bill Tuttle b. 1929

.259 avg, 67 HR 1952–1963 Elmwood, USA
10

Sergio Santos b. 1983

.000 avg, 0 HR 2010–2015 Bellflower, USA
11

Juan Mejia b. 2000

MLB player 2025– Santo Domingo, D.R.
12

Wayne Nordhagen b. 1948

.282 avg, 39 HR 1976–1983 Thief River Falls, USA
13

Jim Beattie b. 1954

52-87, 4.17 ERA 1978–1986 Hampton, USA
14

Ethan Roberts b. 1997

MLB player 2022– Sparta, USA
15

AJ Blubaugh b. 2000

MLB player 2025– Mansfield, USA
16

Junior Perez b. 2001

.171 avg, 3 HR 2026– San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
17

Chris Fulmer b. 1858

.247 avg, 1 HR 1884–1889 Tamaqua, USA
18

Chuck Tanner b. 1928

.261 avg, 21 HR 1955–1962 New Castle, USA
19

Mike Ford b. 1992

.205 avg, 37 HR 2019– Belle Mead, USA
20

Jared Hughes b. 1985

.000 avg, 0 HR 2011–2020 Stamford, USA
21

Jimmy Everett b. 1908

2-4, 7.11 ERA Jacksonville, USA
22

Jose Oquendo b. 1963

.256 avg, 14 HR 1983–1995 Rio Piedras, P.R.
23

Bill Tremel b. 1929

.267 avg, 0 HR 1954–1956 Lilly, USA
24

Pinky Swander b. 1880

.269 avg, 0 HR 1903–1904 Portsmouth, USA
25

Ed Armbrister b. 1948

.245 avg, 4 HR 1973–1977 Nassau, Bahamas

Remembered on July 4

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Wes Covington 1932–2011

.279 avg, 131 HR 1956–1966
02

Bobby Jenks 1981–2025

MLB player 2005–2011
03

Gene Conley 1930–2017

91-96, 3.82 ERA 1952–1963
04

George Derby 1857–1925

48-56, 3.01 ERA 1881–1883
05

James Roseman 1856–1938

.263 avg, 17 HR 1882–1890
06

Lew Drill 1877–1969

.258 avg, 2 HR 1902–1905
07

Earl Robinson 1936–2014

.268 avg, 12 HR 1958–1964
08

Jim Missouri 1917–1989

9-13, 5.78 ERA
09

Connie McGeehan 1882–1907

.000 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
10

Jimmy Mathison 1878–1911

.264 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
11

Lee Moody 1917–1998

.287 avg, 2 HR
12

Walter Stephenson 1911–1993

.279 avg, 0 HR 1935–1937
13

Sam Segraves 1920–1994

.125 avg, 0 HR
14

Bobby Vandever 1914–1987

.333 avg, 0 HR
15

Reginald Hopwood 1906–1984

.118 avg, 0 HR
16

Doyt Morris 1916–1984

.154 avg, 0 HR 1937–1937
17

Lee Weyer 1936–1988

MLB player
18

Tex Hoyle 1921–1994

MLB player 1952–1952
19

Cal Cooper 1922–1994

MLB player 1948–1948
20

Chet Hajduk 1918–2006

.000 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941
21

Jesse Purnell 1881–1966

.105 avg, 0 HR 1904–1904
22

Jake Hehl 1899–1961

MLB player 1918–1918
23

Abe Kruger 1885–1962

.000 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908
24

Phil Wisner 1870–1936

MLB player 1895–1895
25

Frank Millard 1865–1892

.000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890