On This Day in Baseball

July 19

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on July 19

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

  1. 01
    Bob Meusel b. 1896
    .309 avg, 156 HR 1920–1930 San Jose, USA
  2. 02
    Phil Cavarretta b. 1916
    .293 avg, 95 HR 1934–1955 Chicago, USA
  3. 03
    David Segui b. 1966
    .291 avg, 139 HR 1990–2004 Kansas City, USA
  4. 04
    Preston Wilson b. 1974
    .264 avg, 189 HR 1998–2007 Bamberg, USA
  5. 05
    Patrick Corbin b. 1989
    113-146, 4.54 ERA 2012– Clay, USA
  6. 06
    Luis Avilan b. 1989
    .143 avg, 0 HR 2012–2021 Caracas, Venezuela
  7. 07
    Wilton Lopez b. 1983
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2009–2014 Leon, Nicaragua
  8. 08
    Rick Ankiel b. 1979
    13-10, 3.90 ERA 1999–2013 Fort Pierce, USA
  9. 09
    Mark Carreon b. 1963
    .277 avg, 69 HR 1987–1996 Chicago, USA
  10. 10
    Phil Coke b. 1982
    22-27, 4.19 ERA 2008–2016 Sonora, USA
  11. 11
    Yan Gomes b. 1987
    .246 avg, 137 HR 2012– Sao Paulo, Brazil
  12. 12
    Marius Russo b. 1914
    45-34, 3.13 ERA 1939–1946 Brooklyn, USA
  13. 13
    Mauricio Dubon b. 1994
    .261 avg, 51 HR 2019– San Pedro Sula, Honduras
  14. 14
    Jimmy Crooks b. 2001
    .168 avg, 6 HR 2025– Euless, USA
  15. 15
    Charles Schmidt b. 1886
    .272 avg, 4 HR 1909–1915 Baltimore, USA
  16. 16
    Erve Beck b. 1878
    .291 avg, 9 HR 1899–1902 Toledo, USA
  17. 17
    Gene Locklear b. 1949
    .274 avg, 9 HR 1973–1977 Lumberton, USA
  18. 18
    Evan Scribner b. 1985
    MLB player 2011–2017 New Milford, USA
  19. 19
    Ernesto Frieri b. 1985
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2009–2017 Arjona, Colombia
  20. 20
    Yorvit Torrealba b. 1978
    .256 avg, 56 HR 2001–2013 Caracas, Venezuela
  21. 21
    Dan Graham b. 1954
    .240 avg, 17 HR 1979–1981 Ray, USA
  22. 22
    Tim Dillard b. 1983
    .500 avg, 0 HR 2008–2012 Sarasota, USA
  23. 23
    Bob Pettit b. 1861
    .240 avg, 7 HR 1887–1891 Williamstown, USA
  24. 24
    Earl Hamilton b. 1891
    116-147, 3.16 ERA 1911–1924 Gibson, USA
  25. 25
    Casey Jones b. 1918
    .236 avg, 4 HR Dublin, USA

Remembered on July 19

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Don Mossi 1929–2019
    101-80, 3.43 ERA 1954–1965
  2. 02
    Elmer Valo 1921–1998
    .282 avg, 58 HR 1940–1961
  3. 03
    Joe Greene 1911–1989
    .273 avg, 18 HR
  4. 04
    Jiggs Donahue 1879–1913
    .255 avg, 4 HR 1900–1909
  5. 05
    Charlie Hanford 1882–1963
    .280 avg, 12 HR 1914–1915
  6. 06
    Lefty Bowe 1918–2016
    4-4, 3.02 ERA
  7. 07
    Joe Beggs 1910–1983
    48-35, 2.96 ERA 1938–1948
  8. 08
    Bill Renna 1924–2014
    .239 avg, 28 HR 1953–1959
  9. 09
    Dick Wallace 1882–1925
    .259 avg, 3 HR
  10. 10
    George Sweatt 1893–1983
    .266 avg, 9 HR
  11. 11
    Len Swormstedt 1878–1964
    3-4, 2.22 ERA 1901–1906
  12. 12
    Jim Mangan 1929–2007
    .153 avg, 0 HR 1952–1956
  13. 13
    Roger Marquis 1937–2004
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1955–1955
  14. 14
    Dan Lewandowski 1928–1996
    MLB player 1951–1951
  15. 15
    Rugger Ardizoia 1919–2015
    MLB player 1947–1947
  16. 16
    John Heileman 1872–1940
    .133 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901
  17. 17
    Charlie Whitehouse 1894–1960
    4-3, 4.52 ERA 1914–1919
  18. 18
    John Hinton 1876–1920
    .077 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901
  19. 19
    Nate Kellogg 1858–1923
    .118 avg, 0 HR 1885–1885
  20. 20
    Ed Hutchinson 1867–1934
    .059 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890

July 19 in the record

Leading the July 19 birthdays is Bob Meusel, first of 25 players shown. The oldest July 19 birthday on the list is Bob Pettit's, in 1861; the youngest is Jimmy Crooks, born in 2001. Behind Bob Meusel come Phil Cavarretta (b. 1916, .293 avg, 95 HR) and David Segui (b. 1966, .291 avg, 139 HR). Venezuela, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Honduras are also represented among the July 19 births. Bob Meusel (.309 avg, 156 HR) leads the July 19 hitters and Patrick Corbin (113-146, 4.54 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark July 19 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Patrick Corbin, Yan Gomes, and Mauricio Dubon. Remembered on July 19: 20 names, starting with Don Mossi. Elmer Valo (1921–1998) and Joe Greene (1911–1989) follow Don Mossi on the list. Jiggs Donahue (1913) and Don Mossi (2019) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Bob Meusel is listed first.