On This Day in Baseball

July 26

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on July 26

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

  1. 01
    Hoyt Wilhelm ⭐ HOF b. 1922
    143-122, 2.52 ERA 1952–1972 Huntersville, USA
  2. 02
    Norm Siebern b. 1933
    .272 avg, 132 HR 1956–1968 St. Louis, USA
  3. 03
    Ellis Kinder b. 1914
    102-71, 3.43 ERA 1946–1957 Atkins, USA
  4. 04
    Pete Ward b. 1937
    .254 avg, 98 HR 1962–1970 Montreal, CAN
  5. 05
    Joaquin Benoit b. 1977
    58-49, 3.83 ERA 2001–2017 Santiago, D.R.
  6. 06
    Brandon Morrow b. 1984
    51-43, 3.96 ERA 2007–2018 Santa Rosa, USA
  7. 07
    Ryan O'Hearn b. 1993
    .254 avg, 102 HR 2018– Dunedin, USA
  8. 08
    Greg Colbrunn b. 1969
    .289 avg, 98 HR 1992–2004 Fontana, USA
  9. 09
    Sam Leslie b. 1905
    .304 avg, 36 HR 1929–1938 Moss Point, USA
  10. 10
    Marty Bystrom b. 1958
    29-26, 4.26 ERA 1980–1985 Coral Gables, USA
  11. 11
    Ryne Stanek b. 1991
    23-26, 3.87 ERA 2017– St. Louis, USA
  12. 12
    Gavin Williams b. 1999
    32-28, 3.62 ERA 2023– Fayetteville, USA
  13. 13
    Braydon Fisher b. 2000
    10-4, 3.01 ERA 2025– League City, USA
  14. 14
    Alex Radcliff b. 1905
    .296 avg, 20 HR Mobile, USA
  15. 15
    Kevin Jepsen b. 1984
    MLB player 2008–2018 Anaheim, USA
  16. 16
    Jody Reed b. 1962
    .270 avg, 27 HR 1987–1997 Tampa, USA
  17. 17
    Kyle Karros b. 2002
    .246 avg, 14 HR 2025– Los Angeles, USA
  18. 18
    Spencer Miles b. 2000
    6-2, 2.73 ERA 2026– Columbia, USA
  19. 19
    Tsung-Che Cheng b. 2001
    .217 avg, 0 HR 2025– Jiuru, Taiwan
  20. 20
    Tyler Black b. 2000
    .250 avg, 0 HR 2024– Toronto, CAN
  21. 21
    Paul Fry b. 1992
    MLB player 2018–2022 Pontiac, USA
  22. 22
    Harry Kincannon b. 1909
    16-26, 5.56 ERA North Fork, USA
  23. 23
    Ji Hwan Bae b. 1999
    .225 avg, 2 HR 2022– Daegu, South Korea
  24. 24
    Kevin Olsen b. 1976
    0-5, 5.12 ERA 2001–2003 Covina, USA
  25. 25
    Bill Hassamaer b. 1864
    .289 avg, 7 HR 1894–1896 St. Louis, USA

Remembered on July 26

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    George Cuppy 1869–1922
    163-98, 3.48 ERA 1892–1901
  2. 02
    John Radcliff 1848–1911
    .282 avg, 2 HR 1871–1875
  3. 03
    Les Howe 1895–1976
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1923–1924
  4. 04
    Clyde Nelson 1921–1949
    .252 avg, 4 HR
  5. 05
    Will McMurray 1882–1945
    .155 avg, 1 HR
  6. 06
    Harry Smith 1889–1964
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  7. 07
    Al Flair 1916–1988
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941
  8. 08
    Dad Clark 1873–1956
    .186 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
  9. 09
    Jake Jacobs 1937–2010
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1960–1961
  10. 10
    Tom Harrison 1945–2023
    MLB player 1965–1965
  11. 11
    Tommy Madden 1883–1930
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1906–1910
  12. 12
    Bill DeKoning 1918–1979
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
  13. 13
    Walter Bernhardt 1893–1958
    MLB player 1918–1918
  14. 14
    Webb Schultz 1898–1986
    MLB player 1924–1924
  15. 15
    Homer Davidson 1884–1948
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908
  16. 16
    Ben Ellis 1870–1931
    .062 avg, 0 HR 1896–1896
  17. 17
    Charlie Reising 1861–1915
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  18. 18
    William Nusz 1859–1903
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

July 26 in the record

Leading the July 26 birthdays is Hoyt Wilhelm, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Hoyt Wilhelm. Birth years range from 1864 (Bill Hassamaer) to 2002 (Kyle Karros). Next on the July 26 birthday list are Norm Siebern (b. 1933, .272 avg, 132 HR) and Ellis Kinder (b. 1914, 102-71, 3.43 ERA). Not every July 26 birthday is American-born: the list also covers CAN, D.R., Taiwan, and South Korea. Norm Siebern (.272 avg, 132 HR) leads the July 26 hitters and Hoyt Wilhelm (143-122, 2.52 ERA) the pitchers. Ryan O'Hearn, Ryne Stanek, and Gavin Williams have no final season listed yet. The July 26 memorial list names 18 figures, beginning with George Cuppy. The memorial list continues with John Radcliff (1848–1911) and Les Howe (1895–1976). The earliest July 26 death listed is William Nusz in 1903; the most recent is Tom Harrison in 2023. The July 26 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.