On This Day in Baseball

July 12

25 notable birthdays · 15 in memoriam

Born on July 12

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

  1. 01
    Ron Fairly b. 1938
    .266 avg, 215 HR 1958–1978 Macon, USA
  2. 02
    Mario Soto b. 1956
    100-92, 3.47 ERA 1977–1988 Bani, D.R.
  3. 03
    Howie Kendrick b. 1983
    .294 avg, 127 HR 2006–2020 Jacksonville, USA
  4. 04
    Jack Harshman b. 1927
    69-65, 3.50 ERA 1948–1960 San Diego, USA
  5. 05
    Lee Meadows b. 1894
    188-180, 3.37 ERA 1915–1929 Oxford, USA
  6. 06
    Nick Vincent b. 1986
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2021 Poway, USA
  7. 07
    Johnny Wyrostek b. 1919
    .271 avg, 58 HR 1942–1954 Fairmont City, USA
  8. 08
    Harry Krause b. 1888
    36-26, 2.50 ERA 1908–1912 San Francisco, USA
  9. 09
    Bailey Ober b. 1995
    38-37, 4.15 ERA 2021– Huntersville, USA
  10. 10
    Austin Wells b. 1999
    .213 avg, 52 HR 2023– Scottsdale, USA
  11. 11
    George Zettlein b. 1844
    129-112, 2.55 ERA 1871–1876 Williamsburg, USA
  12. 12
    Nathan Lukes b. 1994
    .267 avg, 23 HR 2023– Portland, USA
  13. 13
    Nathan Church b. 2000
    .239 avg, 11 HR 2025– Newport Beach, USA
  14. 14
    Kevin Alcántara b. 2002
    .239 avg, 1 HR 2024– Santo Domingo, D.R.
  15. 15
    Logan Porter b. 1995
    .190 avg, 1 HR 2023–2023 Phoenix, USA
  16. 16
    Kenny Piper b. 1998
    .222 avg, 1 HR 2026– Florissant, USA
  17. 17
    Tom Harrington b. 2001
    MLB player 2025– Sanford, USA
  18. 18
    Bill Coughlin b. 1878
    .252 avg, 15 HR 1899–1908 Scranton, USA
  19. 19
    Mike Munoz b. 1965
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1989–2000 Baldwin Park, USA
  20. 20
    Doug Allison b. 1846
    .271 avg, 2 HR 1871–1883 Philadelphia, USA
  21. 21
    Zach Brzykcy b. 1999
    MLB player 2024– Hickory, USA
  22. 22
    Jim Colzie b. 1920
    3-4, 5.43 ERA Montezuma, USA
  23. 23
    Kelly Wunsch b. 1972
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2000–2005 Houston, USA
  24. 24
    Nick Delmonico b. 1992
    .224 avg, 18 HR 2017–2020 Knoxville, USA
  25. 25
    Walt French b. 1899
    .303 avg, 2 HR 1923–1929 Moorestown, USA

Remembered on July 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Alexander Cartwright ⭐ HOF 1820–1892
    MLB player
  2. 02
    Bobby Murcer 1946–2008
    .277 avg, 252 HR 1965–1983
  3. 03
    Edgar Wesley 1891–1966
    .320 avg, 87 HR
  4. 04
    Bill McCall 1898–1943
    27-43, 3.97 ERA
  5. 05
    Charles Dougherty 1879–1939
    24-13, 2.86 ERA
  6. 06
    Harry Taylor 1866–1955
    .286 avg, 3 HR 1890–1893
  7. 07
    Herb Souell 1913–1978
    .290 avg, 6 HR
  8. 08
    Joe Grzenda 1937–2019
    .067 avg, 0 HR 1961–1972
  9. 09
    Tomás Valdez 1904–1992
    .167 avg, 0 HR
  10. 10
    Howard Hilton 1964–2011
    MLB player 1990–1990
  11. 11
    Joseph Burns 1889–1987
    .429 avg, 0 HR 1910–1913
  12. 12
    Dan McGeehan 1885–1955
    .222 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
  13. 13
    Tom Lovelace 1897–1979
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
  14. 14
    Farmer Brady 1889–1957
    MLB player
  15. 15
    Frank Kreeger 1860–1899
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

July 12 in the record

25 baseball figures born on July 12 are listed, led by Ron Fairly. The oldest July 12 birthday on the list is George Zettlein's, in 1844; the youngest is Kevin Alcántara, born in 2002. Next on the July 12 birthday list are Mario Soto (b. 1956, 100-92, 3.47 ERA) and Howie Kendrick (b. 1983, .294 avg, 127 HR). Not every July 12 birthday is American-born: the list also covers D.R. For July 12, the best-placed batter is Ron Fairly at .266 avg, 215 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Mario Soto, shows 100-92, 3.47 ERA. The span for Bailey Ober, Austin Wells, and Nathan Lukes ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. 15 baseball figures died on July 12; Alexander Cartwright is listed first. Alexander Cartwright is marked as Hall of Fame member. Bobby Murcer (1946–2008) and Edgar Wesley (1891–1966) follow Alexander Cartwright on the list. Alexander Cartwright (1892) and Joe Grzenda (2019) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the July 12 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.