On This Day in Baseball

July 6

25 notable birthdays · 15 in memoriam

Born on July 6

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

01

Manny Machado b. 1992

.275 avg, 397 HR 2012– Hialeah, USA
02

Jason Thompson b. 1954

.261 avg, 208 HR 1976–1986 Hollywood, USA
03

Cy Blanton b. 1908

68-71, 3.55 ERA 1934–1942 Waurika, USA
04

Willie Randolph b. 1954

.276 avg, 54 HR 1975–1992 Holly Hill, USA
05

Brandon Lowe b. 1994

.249 avg, 186 HR 2018– Newport News, USA
06

George Britt b. 1895

55-44, 4.15 ERA Lexington, USA
07

Andrew Benintendi b. 1994

.265 avg, 132 HR 2016– Cincinnati, USA
08

Steve O'Neill b. 1891

.263 avg, 13 HR 1911–1928 Minooka, USA
09

Greg Norton b. 1972

.249 avg, 89 HR 1996–2009 San Leandro, USA
10

Wes Fisler b. 1843

.310 avg, 2 HR 1871–1876 Camden, USA
11

Square Moore b. 1900

16-28, 4.48 ERA Little Rock, USA
12

Roy Hartzell b. 1881

.252 avg, 12 HR 1906–1916 Golden, USA
13

Lance Johnson b. 1963

.291 avg, 34 HR 1987–2000 Cincinnati, USA
14

Kade Anderson b. 2004

1-2, 5.33 ERA 2026– Slidell, USA
15

Jonathan Hernandez b. 1996

MLB player 2019– Memphis, USA
16

Jeremy Hernandez b. 1966

.000 avg, 0 HR 1991–1995 Burbank, USA
17

Preston Tucker b. 1990

.222 avg, 23 HR 2015–2018 Tampa, USA
18

Mike Ryan b. 1977

.258 avg, 7 HR 2002–2010 Indiana, USA
19

Frank Kellert b. 1924

.231 avg, 8 HR 1953–1956 Oklahoma City, USA
20

Ken Sears b. 1917

.282 avg, 2 HR 1943–1946 Streator, USA
21

Bill Donovan b. 1916

4-6, 3.20 ERA 1942–1943 Maywood, USA
22

Lance Clemons b. 1947

.250 avg, 1 HR 1971–1974 Philadelphia, USA
23

German Rivera b. 1960

.257 avg, 2 HR 1983–1985 Santurce, P.R.
24

Jess Turner b. 1888

.353 avg, 1 HR Mount Sterling, USA
25

Shirley Petway b. 1908

.304 avg, 0 HR Nashville, USA

Remembered on July 6

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Bob Johnson 1905–1982

.296 avg, 288 HR 1933–1945
02

Ted Easterly 1885–1951

.300 avg, 8 HR 1909–1915
03

Harry Wolter 1884–1970

4-6, 3.75 ERA 1907–1917
04

Eddie Yuhas 1924–1986

.190 avg, 0 HR 1952–1953
05

Ron Jackson 1933–2008

.245 avg, 17 HR 1954–1960
06

Dom Zanni 1932–2017

.280 avg, 0 HR 1958–1966
07

Harry Rhodes 1922–2001

.234 avg, 0 HR
08

Ray Francis 1893–1934

12-28, 4.65 ERA 1922–1925
09

Cotton Knaupp 1889–1967

.184 avg, 0 HR 1910–1911
10

Ed Sanicki 1923–1998

.294 avg, 3 HR 1949–1951
11

Jimmy Hurst 1972–2024

.176 avg, 1 HR 1997–1997
12

Jim Asbell 1914–1967

.182 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
13

Al Porto 1926–2005

MLB player 1948–1948
14

Albert Youngblood 1900–1968

.000 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
15

Jack Theis 1891–1941

MLB player 1920–1920