On This Day in Baseball

July 15

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on July 15

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

01

Bill Byrd b. 1907

101-68, 3.53 ERA Canton, USA
02

Dan McGann b. 1871

.284 avg, 42 HR 1896–1908 Shelbyville, USA
03

Donn Clendenon b. 1935

.274 avg, 159 HR 1961–1972 Neosho, USA
04

Ramon Laureano b. 1994

.250 avg, 113 HR 2018– Santo Domingo, D.R.
05

Bubbles Hargrave b. 1892

.310 avg, 29 HR 1913–1930 New Haven, USA
06

Enrique Romo b. 1947

.270 avg, 1 HR 1977–1982 Santa Rosalia, México
07

John Clapp b. 1851

.283 avg, 7 HR 1872–1883 Ithaca, USA
08

George Derby b. 1857

48-56, 3.01 ERA 1881–1883 Webster, USA
09

Mike Shannon b. 1939

.255 avg, 68 HR 1962–1970 St. Louis, USA
10

Seunghwan Oh b. 1982

.000 avg, 0 HR 2016–2019 Jeongeup, South Korea
11

Masataka Yoshida b. 1993

.280 avg, 34 HR 2023– Fukui, Japan
12

John Kerins b. 1858

.252 avg, 20 HR 1884–1890 Indianapolis, USA
13

Bruce Edwards b. 1923

.256 avg, 39 HR 1946–1956 Quincy, USA
14

Chris Denorfia b. 1980

.272 avg, 41 HR 2005–2015 Bristol, USA
15

David Carpenter b. 1985

.200 avg, 0 HR 2011–2019 Morgantown, USA
16

Jhonkensy Noel b. 2001

.193 avg, 19 HR 2024– San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
17

Phil Ervin b. 1992

.247 avg, 17 HR 2017–2020 Mobile, USA
18

Miguel Olivo b. 1978

.240 avg, 145 HR 2002–2014 Villa Vasquez, D.R.
19

Jake Powell b. 1908

.271 avg, 22 HR 1930–1945 Silver Spring, USA
20

Scott Livingstone b. 1965

.281 avg, 17 HR 1991–1998 Dallas, USA
21

Cole Henry b. 1999

MLB player 2025– Florence, USA
22

Ron Diorio b. 1946

MLB player 1973–1974 Waterbury, USA
23

Elvis Araujo b. 1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 2015–2016 Maracaibo, Venezuela
24

Peter O'Brien b. 1990

.209 avg, 11 HR 2015–2019 Hialeah, USA
25

Ryan Wagner b. 1982

.250 avg, 0 HR 2003–2007 Yoakum, USA

Remembered on July 15

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Bill Ricks 1919–1987

21-15, 3.23 ERA
02

Billy Loes 1929–2010

80-63, 3.89 ERA 1950–1961
03

Johnny Vergez 1906–1991

.255 avg, 52 HR 1931–1936
04

Deacon Meyers 1899–1978

23-20, 4.75 ERA
05

Nelson Chittum 1933–2024

.200 avg, 0 HR 1958–1960
06

Clarence Lamar 1915–1951

.230 avg, 3 HR
07

Biddy Dolan 1881–1950

.223 avg, 1 HR 1914–1914
08

Garrell Hartman 1913–1979

.300 avg, 0 HR
09

Ira Belden 1874–1916

.267 avg, 0 HR 1897–1897
10

Eddie Kearse 1916–1968

.192 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
11

Ed Biecher 1875–1939

.243 avg, 0 HR 1897–1898
12

Charlie Kuhns 1876–1922

.238 avg, 0 HR 1897–1899
13

Bill Dumpson 1930–2014

.000 avg, 0 HR
14

Ted Goulait 1889–1936

.500 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
15

Jim Murray 1894–1973

.500 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
16

Howie Jones 1897–1972

.000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
17

Lee Ballanfant 1895–1987

MLB player

July 15 in the record

25 baseball figures born on July 15 are listed, led by Bill Byrd. John Clapp, born in 1851, is the earliest birth listed, and Jhonkensy Noel (2001) the latest. Behind Bill Byrd come Dan McGann (b. 1871, .284 avg, 42 HR) and Donn Clendenon (b. 1935, .274 avg, 159 HR). July 15 birthplaces outside the United States include D.R., México, South Korea, and Japan. The highest-ranked hitter born on July 15, Dan McGann, carries a .284 avg, 42 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Bill Byrd, went 101-68, 3.53 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark July 15 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Ramon Laureano, Masataka Yoshida, and Jhonkensy Noel. The July 15 memorial list names 17 figures, beginning with Bill Ricks. The memorial list continues with Billy Loes (1929–2010) and Johnny Vergez (1906–1991). The earliest July 15 death listed is Ira Belden in 1916; the most recent is Nelson Chittum in 2024. Bill Byrd tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.