On This Day in Baseball

July 11

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on July 11

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

01

Bob Allison b. 1934

.255 avg, 256 HR 1958–1970 Raytown, USA
02

Red Ryan b. 1897

84-57, 3.33 ERA Brooklyn, USA
03

Justin Steele b. 1995

32-22, 3.30 ERA 2021– Lucedale, USA
04

Andy Ashby b. 1967

98-110, 4.12 ERA 1991–2004 Kansas City, USA
05

Gentry Jessup b. 1914

24-29, 3.40 ERA Westfield, USA
06

Jimmy Slagle b. 1873

.268 avg, 2 HR 1899–1908 Worthville, USA
07

Vito Tamulis b. 1911

40-28, 3.97 ERA 1934–1941 Cambridge, USA
08

Milt Stock b. 1893

.289 avg, 22 HR 1913–1926 Chicago, USA
09

Javier Lopez b. 1977

.083 avg, 0 HR 2003–2016 San Juan, P.R.
10

Harry Wolter b. 1884

4-6, 3.75 ERA 1907–1917 Monterey, USA
11

George Meakim b. 1865

15-13, 4.03 ERA 1890–1895 Brooklyn, USA
12

Griffin Conine b. 1997

.263 avg, 24 HR 2024– Plantation, USA
13

Blaine Boyer b. 1981

.000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2018 Atlanta, USA
14

Donne Wall b. 1967

31-28, 4.20 ERA 1995–2002 Potosi, USA
15

Daniel Johnson b. 1995

.191 avg, 5 HR 2020– Vallejo, USA
16

Samad Taylor b. 1998

.280 avg, 2 HR 2023– Corona, USA
17

Pop Schriver b. 1865

.264 avg, 16 HR 1886–1901 Brooklyn, USA
18

Sensation Clark b. 1902

6-6, 5.56 ERA Americus, USA
19

Ed Ott b. 1951

.259 avg, 33 HR 1974–1981 Muncy, USA
20

Dick Gray b. 1931

.239 avg, 12 HR 1958–1960 Jefferson, USA
21

Billy Ashley b. 1970

.233 avg, 28 HR 1992–1998 Trenton, USA
22

Leon Kellman b. 1918

.294 avg, 1 HR Gatún, Panama
23

Ron Cook b. 1947

4-8, 4.00 ERA 1970–1971 Jefferson, USA
24

George Binks b. 1914

.253 avg, 8 HR 1944–1948 Chicago, USA
25

Mark Little b. 1972

.247 avg, 3 HR 1998–2004 Edwardsville, USA

Remembered on July 11

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Dutch Leonard 1892–1952

139-113, 2.76 ERA 1913–1925
02

Joe Hauser 1899–1997

.284 avg, 80 HR 1922–1929
03

Henry Kimbro 1912–1999

.299 avg, 31 HR
04

Chuck Stobbs 1929–2008

107-130, 4.29 ERA 1947–1961
05

Juanelo Mirabal 1901–1989

26-37, 5.25 ERA
06

Frank Bolling 1931–2020

.254 avg, 106 HR 1954–1966
07

Frank Gilhooley 1892–1959

.271 avg, 2 HR 1911–1919
08

Denny Driscoll 1855–1886

38-39, 3.08 ERA 1880–1884
09

Johnnie Tyler 1906–1972

.321 avg, 2 HR 1934–1935
10

Sherman Barton 1875–1947

.243 avg, 1 HR
11

Lew Wendell 1892–1953

.180 avg, 0 HR 1915–1926
12

Steve Dignan 1859–1881

.318 avg, 0 HR 1880–1880
13

Alexander Donoghue 1863–1931

.318 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891
14

Moose Clabaugh 1901–1984

.071 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
15

Red Bradley 1909–1957

.500 avg, 0 HR
16

George Edmondson 1896–1973

.250 avg, 0 HR 1922–1924
17

Joe Bennett 1900–1987

MLB player 1923–1923

July 11 in the record

The birthday list for July 11 has 25 names, headed by Bob Allison. George Meakim, born in 1865, is the earliest birth listed, and Samad Taylor (1998) the latest. Next on the July 11 birthday list are Red Ryan (b. 1897, 84-57, 3.33 ERA) and Justin Steele (b. 1995, 32-22, 3.30 ERA). July 11 birthplaces outside the United States include P.R. and Panama. For July 11, the best-placed batter is Bob Allison at .255 avg, 256 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Red Ryan, shows 84-57, 3.33 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark July 11 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Justin Steele, Griffin Conine, and Daniel Johnson. The July 11 memorial list names 17 figures, beginning with Dutch Leonard. The memorial list continues with Joe Hauser (1899–1997) and Henry Kimbro (1912–1999). The earliest July 11 death listed is Steve Dignan in 1881; the most recent is Frank Bolling in 2020. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Bob Allison is listed first.