On This Day in Baseball

July 13

25 notable birthdays · 15 in memoriam

Born on July 13

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

  1. 01
    Stan Coveleski ⭐ HOF b. 1889
    215-142, 2.89 ERA 1912–1928 Shamokin, USA
  2. 02
    Shin-Soo Choo b. 1982
    .275 avg, 218 HR 2005–2020 Busan, South Korea
  3. 03
    Cody Bellinger b. 1995
    .261 avg, 242 HR 2017– Scottsdale, USA
  4. 04
    DJ LeMahieu b. 1988
    .289 avg, 126 HR 2011– Visalia, USA
  5. 05
    Tom York b. 1850
    .273 avg, 14 HR 1871–1885 Brooklyn, USA
  6. 06
    Ryan Ludwick b. 1978
    .260 avg, 154 HR 2002–2014 Satellite Beach, USA
  7. 07
    Yadier Molina b. 1982
    .277 avg, 176 HR 2004–2022 Bayamon, P.R.
  8. 08
    Luther Farrell b. 1896
    50-55, 4.92 ERA Bartow, USA
  9. 09
    Ty France b. 1994
    .267 avg, 102 HR 2019– Downey, USA
  10. 10
    Fritz Dorish b. 1921
    45-43, 3.83 ERA 1947–1956 Swoyersville, USA
  11. 11
    George Bradley b. 1852
    172-151, 2.43 ERA 1875–1888 Reading, USA
  12. 12
    Gene Packard b. 1887
    85-69, 3.01 ERA 1912–1919 Colorado Springs, USA
  13. 13
    Wiley Piatt b. 1874
    86-79, 3.60 ERA 1898–1903 Blue Creek, USA
  14. 14
    Daryl Spencer b. 1928
    .244 avg, 105 HR 1952–1963 Wichita, USA
  15. 15
    Seth Brown b. 1992
    .226 avg, 74 HR 2019– Klamath Falls, USA
  16. 16
    Don Pavletich b. 1938
    .254 avg, 46 HR 1957–1971 Milwaukee, USA
  17. 17
    Bill Caudill b. 1956
    35-52, 3.68 ERA 1979–1987 Santa Monica, USA
  18. 18
    Jiggs Donahue b. 1879
    .255 avg, 4 HR 1900–1909 Springfield, USA
  19. 19
    Tyler Skaggs b. 1991
    28-38, 4.41 ERA 2012–2019 Woodland Hills, USA
  20. 20
    Casey Sadler b. 1990
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2014–2021 Stillwater, USA
  21. 21
    Ken Hunt b. 1934
    .226 avg, 33 HR 1959–1964 Grand Forks, USA
  22. 22
    Mike Fitzgerald b. 1960
    .235 avg, 48 HR 1983–1992 Long Beach, USA
  23. 23
    Kyle Lewis b. 1995
    .235 avg, 26 HR 2019– Snellville, USA
  24. 24
    Warren Duncan b. 1905
    .222 avg, 0 HR Newton, USA
  25. 25
    Johnny Davis b. 1883
    2-5, 4.22 ERA Muncie, USA

Remembered on July 13

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Eddie Bressoud 1932–2023
    .252 avg, 94 HR 1956–1967
  2. 02
    Vern Olsen 1918–1989
    30-26, 3.40 ERA 1939–1946
  3. 03
    Glenn Liebhardt 1883–1956
    36-35, 2.17 ERA 1906–1909
  4. 04
    Art Shires 1906–1967
    .291 avg, 11 HR 1928–1932
  5. 05
    Dan Sweeney 1868–1913
    .267 avg, 1 HR 1895–1895
  6. 06
    Dave Ricketts 1935–2008
    .249 avg, 1 HR 1963–1970
  7. 07
    Jimmie Reese 1901–1994
    .278 avg, 8 HR 1930–1932
  8. 08
    Alec Distaso 1948–2009
    MLB player 1969–1969
  9. 09
    Walter Keating 1891–1959
    .089 avg, 0 HR 1913–1926
  10. 10
    George Steinbrenner 1930–2010
    MLB player
  11. 11
    Dan Kerwin 1874–1960
    .667 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
  12. 12
    Babe Hobson 1904–1966
    .077 avg, 0 HR
  13. 13
    Pepper Peploski 1891–1972
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
  14. 14
    Pat French 1893–1969
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
  15. 15
    Lewis Smith 1858–1899
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1882–1882

July 13 in the record

The birthday list for July 13 has 25 names, headed by Stan Coveleski. The HOF tag marks Stan Coveleski. Birth years range from 1850 (Tom York) to 1995 (Cody Bellinger). The July 13 list continues with Shin-Soo Choo (b. 1982, .275 avg, 218 HR) and Cody Bellinger (b. 1995, .261 avg, 242 HR). Not every July 13 birthday is American-born: the list also covers South Korea and P.R. Shin-Soo Choo (.275 avg, 218 HR) leads the July 13 hitters and Stan Coveleski (215-142, 2.89 ERA) the pitchers. The span for Cody Bellinger, DJ LeMahieu, and Ty France ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on July 13: 15 names, starting with Eddie Bressoud. The memorial list continues with Vern Olsen (1918–1989) and Glenn Liebhardt (1883–1956). The deaths span 1899, Lewis Smith, to 2023, Eddie Bressoud. Ranking on the July 13 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.