On This Day in Baseball

July 24

25 notable birthdays · 21 in memoriam

Born on July 24

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

01

Barry Bonds b. 1964

.298 avg, 762 HR 1986–2007 Riverside, USA
02

Tommy McCarthy ⭐ HOF b. 1863

0-8, 4.99 ERA 1884–1896 Boston, USA
03

Jack Clements b. 1864

.287 avg, 77 HR 1884–1900 Philadelphia, USA
04

Dick Higham b. 1851

.307 avg, 4 HR 1871–1880 Ipswich, England
05

Floyd Kranson b. 1913

18-11, 3.86 ERA Natchitoches, USA
06

Nolan McLean b. 2001

16-10, 2.98 ERA 2025– Willow Spring, USA
07

Scott Van Slyke b. 1986

.242 avg, 29 HR 2012–2017 Chesterfield, USA
08

Aaron Schunk b. 1997

.222 avg, 2 HR 2024– Atlanta, USA
09

Preston Ward b. 1927

.253 avg, 50 HR 1948–1959 Columbia, USA
10

Joe Schultz b. 1893

.285 avg, 15 HR 1912–1925 Pittsburgh, USA
11

Ryan Speier b. 1979

.000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2009 Frankfort, USA
12

Joe Oliver b. 1965

.247 avg, 102 HR 1989–2001 Memphis, USA
13

Cooper Criswell b. 1996

11-9, 4.30 ERA 2021– Carrolton, USA
14

Arthur Gilliard b. 1887

5-7, 3.37 ERA Opelika, USA
15

Clint Conatser b. 1921

.271 avg, 6 HR 1948–1949 Los Angeles, USA
16

Miguel Socolovich b. 1986

.000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2018 Caracas, Venezuela
17

Mike Adams b. 1948

.195 avg, 3 HR 1972–1978 Cincinnati, USA
18

Shawn Wooten b. 1972

.272 avg, 18 HR 2000–2005 Glendora, USA
19

Eugene Keeton b. 1896

.200 avg, 0 HR Hazel Green, USA
20

Norihiro Nakamura b. 1973

.128 avg, 0 HR 2005–2005 Osaka, Japan
21

Guilder Rodriguez b. 1983

.167 avg, 0 HR 2014–2014 Barquisimeto, Venezuela
22

Joe Wall b. 1873

.300 avg, 0 HR 1901–1902 Brooklyn, USA
23

Al Flair b. 1916

.200 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941 New Orleans, USA
24

Cotton Nash b. 1942

.188 avg, 0 HR 1967–1970 Jersey City, USA
25

Billy Graulich b. 1868

.308 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891 Philadelphia, USA

Remembered on July 24

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Sam Bankhead 1910–1976

2-5, 4.36 ERA
02

Alex McKinnon 1856–1887

.296 avg, 13 HR 1884–1887
03

Denny Lemaster 1939–2024

90-105, 3.58 ERA 1962–1972
04

Jake Dunn 1909–1984

.280 avg, 22 HR
05

Virgil Barnes 1897–1958

61-59, 3.66 ERA 1919–1928
06

Jerry Lane 1926–1988

.077 avg, 0 HR 1953–1955
07

Joe Orengo 1914–1988

.238 avg, 17 HR 1939–1945
08

Harry Suter 1887–1971

2-3, 2.47 ERA 1909–1909
09

Win Remmerswaal 1954–2022

MLB player 1979–1980
10

Frank Warfield 1899–1932

.263 avg, 14 HR
11

Julio Valdez 1956–2022

.207 avg, 1 HR 1980–1983
12

George Miller 1853–1929

.193 avg, 0 HR 1877–1884
13

Joel Hunt 1905–1978

.182 avg, 0 HR 1931–1932
14

Al Silvera 1935–2002

.143 avg, 0 HR 1955–1956
15

George Armstrong 1924–1993

.167 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
16

Mike Palm 1925–2011

.000 avg, 0 HR 1948–1948
17

Barney White 1923–2002

.000 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
18

Harvey Green 1915–1970

MLB player 1935–1935
19

Howie Carter 1904–1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
20

Antonio María García 1868–1923

.333 avg, 0 HR
21

Ed Fisher 1876–1951

.000 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902