On This Day in Baseball

July 5

25 notable birthdays · 13 in memoriam

Born on July 5

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

01

Rich Gossage ⭐ HOF b. 1951

124-107, 3.01 ERA 1972–1994 Colorado Springs, USA
02

Shohei Ohtani b. 1994

47-22, 2.83 ERA 2018– Oshu, Japan
03

Gary Matthews b. 1950

.281 avg, 234 HR 1972–1987 San Fernando, USA
04

Felipe Vazquez b. 1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 2015–2019 San Felipe, Venezuela
05

Jorge Polanco b. 1993

.259 avg, 156 HR 2014– San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
06

Curt Blefary b. 1943

.237 avg, 112 HR 1965–1972 Brooklyn, USA
07

Tim Worrell b. 1967

48-59, 3.97 ERA 1993–2006 Pasadena, USA
08

Hod Eller b. 1894

60-40, 2.62 ERA 1917–1921 Muncie, USA
09

Beals Becker b. 1886

.276 avg, 45 HR 1908–1915 El Dorado, USA
10

Jesse Crain b. 1981

.000 avg, 0 HR 2004–2013 Toronto, CAN
11

Gordy Coleman b. 1934

.273 avg, 98 HR 1959–1967 Rockville, USA
12

Ward Miller b. 1884

.278 avg, 8 HR 1909–1917 Mount Carroll, USA
13

Nick Anderson b. 1990

MLB player 2019– Crosby, USA
14

Junior Caminero b. 2003

.267 avg, 94 HR 2023– Santo Domingo, D.R.
15

Austin Hays b. 1995

.263 avg, 86 HR 2017– Daytona Beach, USA
16

Jack Farrell b. 1857

.243 avg, 23 HR 1879–1889 Newark, USA
17

Jimmy Dygert b. 1884

57-49, 2.65 ERA 1905–1910 Utica, USA
18

Jeff Innis b. 1962

.000 avg, 0 HR 1987–1993 Decatur, USA
19

Lee Viau b. 1866

83-77, 3.33 ERA 1888–1892 Corinth, USA
20

Bo Davidson b. 2002

.350 avg, 0 HR 2026– Charlotte, USA
21

Omar Martinez b. 2001

.333 avg, 0 HR 2026– San Felix, Venezuela
22

Thayron Liranzo b. 2003

MLB player San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic
23

Trei Cruz b. 1998

.000 avg, 0 HR 2026– Toronto, Canada
24

Dave Lemonds b. 1948

4-8, 2.99 ERA 1969–1972 Charlotte, USA
25

Jim Baxes b. 1928

.246 avg, 17 HR 1959–1959 San Francisco, USA

Remembered on July 5

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Ted Williams ⭐ HOF 1918–2002

.344 avg, 521 HR 1939–1960
02

Frank Selee ⭐ HOF 1859–1909

MLB player
03

Pete Fox 1909–1966

.298 avg, 65 HR 1933–1945
04

Ben Tincup 1893–1980

8-11, 3.10 ERA 1914–1928
05

Ben DeMott 1889–1963

0-4, 6.19 ERA 1910–1911
06

Joe Sargent 1893–1950

.253 avg, 2 HR 1921–1921
07

Charlie Guth 1856–1883

.250 avg, 0 HR 1880–1880
08

Bernie DeViveiros 1901–1994

.217 avg, 0 HR 1924–1927
09

Claude Rothgeb 1880–1944

.125 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
10

Horace Allen 1899–1981

.000 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919
11

Frank McCue 1898–1953

.000 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
12

Ted Sullivan 1851–1929

.333 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
13

Tom McGovern 1852–1919

.000 avg, 0 HR 1874–1874

July 5 in the record

Leading the July 5 birthdays is Rich Gossage, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Rich Gossage. Jack Farrell, born in 1857, is the earliest birth listed, and Junior Caminero (2003) the latest. Next on the July 5 birthday list are Shohei Ohtani (b. 1994, 47-22, 2.83 ERA) and Gary Matthews (b. 1950, .281 avg, 234 HR). Not every July 5 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Japan, Venezuela, D.R., and CAN. For July 5, the best-placed batter is Gary Matthews at .281 avg, 234 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Rich Gossage, shows 124-107, 3.01 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark July 5 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Shohei Ohtani, Jorge Polanco, and Nick Anderson. Remembered on July 5: 13 names, starting with Ted Williams. Among those remembered, Ted Williams and Frank Selee were Hall of Famers. The memorial list continues with Frank Selee (1859–1909) and Pete Fox (1909–1966). Deaths on the list run from Charlie Guth's in 1883 to Ted Williams's in 2002. Ranking on the July 5 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.