On This Day in Baseball

July 25

25 notable birthdays · 13 in memoriam

Born on July 25

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

01

Billy Wagner ⭐ HOF b. 1971

.100 avg, 0 HR 1995–2010 Marion, USA
02

Javier Vazquez b. 1976

165-160, 4.22 ERA 1998–2011 Ponce, P.R.
03

Doug Drabek b. 1962

155-134, 3.73 ERA 1986–1998 Victoria, USA
04

Whitey Lockman b. 1926

.279 avg, 114 HR 1945–1960 Lowell, USA
05

Guillermo Mota b. 1973

.188 avg, 2 HR 1999–2012 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
06

Santiago Casilla b. 1980

.250 avg, 0 HR 2004–2018 San Cristobal, D.R.
07

Ed Sprague b. 1967

.247 avg, 152 HR 1991–2001 Castro Valley, USA
08

Jose Martinez b. 1988

.289 avg, 43 HR 2016–2020 La Guaira, Venezuela
09

Buddy Bradford b. 1944

.226 avg, 52 HR 1966–1976 Mobile, USA
10

Kevin Kouzmanoff b. 1981

.257 avg, 87 HR 2006–2014 Newport Beach, USA
11

PJ Poulin b. 1996

5-1, 3.08 ERA 2025– Marion, USA
12

Biff Pocoroba b. 1953

.257 avg, 21 HR 1975–1984 Burbank, USA
13

Larry Sherry b. 1935

53-44, 3.67 ERA 1958–1968 Los Angeles, USA
14

Doc Reisling b. 1874

15-19, 2.45 ERA 1904–1910 Martins Ferry, USA
15

Korey Lee b. 1998

.193 avg, 14 HR 2022– Escondido, USA
16

Alex Presley b. 1985

.263 avg, 29 HR 2010–2017 Monroe, USA
17

Marv Rackley b. 1921

.317 avg, 1 HR 1947–1950 Seneca, USA
18

Santiago Guzman b. 1949

1-2, 4.50 ERA 1969–1972 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
19

Matt Williams b. 1959

3-2, 5.29 ERA 1983–1985 Houston, USA
20

Dave Patterson b. 1956

.143 avg, 0 HR 1979–1979 Springfield, USA
21

Darick Hall b. 1995

.226 avg, 10 HR 2022– Hereford, USA
22

Nick Avila b. 1997

MLB player 2024– Modesto, USA
23

Shawn Riggans b. 1980

.202 avg, 7 HR 2006–2009 Fort Lauderdale, USA
24

LeGrant Scott b. 1910

.280 avg, 1 HR 1939–1939 Cleveland, USA
25

Red Holt b. 1894

.273 avg, 1 HR 1925–1925 Dayton, USA

Remembered on July 25

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Ted Lyons ⭐ HOF 1900–1986

260-230, 3.67 ERA 1923–1946
02

Jack Meyers 1880–1971

.291 avg, 14 HR 1909–1917
03

Frank Welch 1897–1957

.274 avg, 41 HR 1919–1927
04

Buck O'Brien 1882–1959

29-25, 2.62 ERA 1911–1913
05

Mike Chartak 1916–1967

.243 avg, 21 HR 1940–1944
06

Peaches Graham 1877–1939

.265 avg, 1 HR 1902–1912
07

Rags Roberts 1895–1963

.317 avg, 3 HR
08

Art Schult 1928–2014

.264 avg, 6 HR 1953–1960
09

Herb Hunter 1895–1970

.163 avg, 1 HR 1916–1921
10

Joe Schepner 1895–1959

.208 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919
11

Pat Hilly 1887–1953

.300 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
12

Horace Harris 1911–1986

.000 avg, 0 HR
13

Bob Barr 1908–2002

MLB player 1935–1935

July 25 in the record

25 baseball figures born on July 25 are listed, led by Billy Wagner. Hall of Famers among them: Billy Wagner. The oldest July 25 birthday on the list is Doc Reisling's, in 1874; the youngest is Korey Lee, born in 1998. The July 25 list continues with Javier Vazquez (b. 1976, 165-160, 4.22 ERA) and Doug Drabek (b. 1962, 155-134, 3.73 ERA). Not every July 25 birthday is American-born: the list also covers P.R., D.R., and Venezuela. The highest-ranked hitter born on July 25, Billy Wagner, carries a .100 avg, 0 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Javier Vazquez, went 165-160, 4.22 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark July 25 birthdays with no final game on record, such as PJ Poulin, Korey Lee, and Darick Hall. Remembered on July 25: 13 names, starting with Ted Lyons. Among those remembered, Ted Lyons was a Hall of Famer. Jack Meyers (1880–1971) and Frank Welch (1897–1957) follow Ted Lyons on the list. Deaths on the list run from Peaches Graham's in 1939 to Art Schult's in 2014. Billy Wagner tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.