On This Day in Baseball

August 1

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on August 1

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

01

Frank Grant ⭐ HOF b. 1865

.330 avg, 1 HR 1903– Pittsfield, USA
02

Madison Bumgarner b. 1989

134-124, 3.47 ERA 2009– Hickory, USA
03

Adam Jones b. 1985

.277 avg, 282 HR 2006–2019 San Diego, USA
04

Gregg Jefferies b. 1967

.289 avg, 126 HR 1987–2000 Burlingame, USA
05

Joe Shaute b. 1899

99-109, 4.15 ERA 1922–1934 Peckville, USA
06

Greg Gross b. 1952

.287 avg, 7 HR 1973–1989 York, USA
07

Dylan Lee b. 1994

MLB player 2021– Dinuba, USA
08

Ezequiel Tovar b. 2001

.250 avg, 64 HR 2022– Maracay, Venezuela
09

Brandon Kintzler b. 1984

.000 avg, 0 HR 2010–2021 Las Vegas, USA
10

Aledmys Diaz b. 1990

.259 avg, 78 HR 2016– Santa Clara, Cuba
11

Shigetoshi Hasegawa b. 1968

45-43, 3.70 ERA 1997–2005 Kobe, Japan
12

Milt May b. 1950

.263 avg, 77 HR 1970–1984 Gary, USA
13

Kennys Vargas b. 1990

.252 avg, 35 HR 2014–2017 Canovanas, P.R.
14

Nick Ramirez b. 1989

.000 avg, 0 HR 2019– Anaheim Hills, USA
15

George Wright b. 1882

.281 avg, 2 HR Norfolk, USA
16

Jackie Warner b. 1943

.211 avg, 7 HR 1966–1966 Monrovia, USA
17

Freddy Garcia b. 1972

.222 avg, 19 HR 1995–1999 La Romana, D.R.
18

Howard Freigau b. 1902

.272 avg, 15 HR 1922–1928 Dayton, USA
19

Scott Anderson b. 1962

1-2, 5.43 ERA 1987–1995 Corvallis, USA
20

Cole Kimball b. 1985

.000 avg, 0 HR 2011–2011 Brooklyn, USA
21

Jack McLaurin b. 1919

.229 avg, 0 HR Jacksonville, USA
22

Wiley Davis b. 1875

.000 avg, 0 HR 1896–1896 Seymour, USA
23

Clay Fauver b. 1872

.000 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899 North Eaton, USA
24

Myron White b. 1957

.500 avg, 0 HR 1978–1978 Long Beach, USA
25

Harry Croft b. 1875

.238 avg, 0 HR 1899–1901 Chicago, USA

Remembered on August 1

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Chris Short 1937–1991

135-132, 3.43 ERA 1959–1973
02

Phil Douglas 1890–1952

94-93, 2.80 ERA 1912–1922
03

Ike Boone 1897–1958

.321 avg, 26 HR 1922–1932
04

Hank Gowdy 1889–1966

.270 avg, 21 HR 1910–1930
05

Gene Richardson 1928–1997

5-3, 2.64 ERA
06

Bonnie Serrell 1920–1996

.309 avg, 9 HR
07

Joseph Herr 1865–1936

.261 avg, 3 HR 1887–1890
08

Joe Caffie 1931–2011

.291 avg, 3 HR 1956–1957
09

Hank Izquierdo 1931–2015

.269 avg, 0 HR 1967–1967
10

Alex Pitko 1914–2011

.259 avg, 0 HR 1938–1939
11

John Perrigan 1892–1966

.200 avg, 0 HR
12

Milt Nielsen 1925–2005

.067 avg, 0 HR 1949–1951
13

Tom Kirk 1927–1974

.000 avg, 0 HR 1947–1947
14

Harry Curtis 1883–1951

.222 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907
15

Ewing Kauffman 1916–1993

MLB player
16

Jack Tighe 1913–2002

MLB player
17

Haddie Gill 1899–1932

MLB player 1923–1923
18

Bert Sincock 1887–1946

.000 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908
19

Jake Seymour 1854–1897

.000 avg, 0 HR 1882–1882
20

Charlie Hackett 1855–1898

MLB player

August 1 in the record

25 baseball figures born on August 1 are listed, led by Frank Grant. Hall of Famers among them: Frank Grant. Birth years range from 1865 (Frank Grant) to 2001 (Ezequiel Tovar). Next on the August 1 birthday list are Madison Bumgarner (b. 1989, 134-124, 3.47 ERA) and Adam Jones (b. 1985, .277 avg, 282 HR). August 1 birthplaces outside the United States include Venezuela, Cuba, Japan, and P.R. Career lines shown range from Frank Grant's .330 avg, 1 HR to Madison Bumgarner's 134-124, 3.47 ERA on the mound. Frank Grant, Madison Bumgarner, and Dylan Lee have no final season listed yet. Remembered on August 1: 20 names, starting with Chris Short. The memorial list continues with Phil Douglas (1890–1952) and Ike Boone (1897–1958). The deaths span 1897, Jake Seymour, to 2015, Hank Izquierdo. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Frank Grant is listed first.