On This Day in Baseball

August 2

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on August 2

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

01

Red Ames b. 1882

183-167, 2.63 ERA 1903–1919 Warren, USA
02

Huston Street b. 1983

.000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2017 Austin, USA
03

Grady Sizemore b. 1982

.265 avg, 150 HR 2004–2015 Seattle, USA
04

Paul DeJong b. 1993

.229 avg, 146 HR 2017– Orlando, USA
05

Tom Burgmeier b. 1943

.212 avg, 0 HR 1968–1984 St. Paul, USA
06

Keston Hiura b. 1996

.235 avg, 50 HR 2019– Valencia, USA
07

Darltie Cooper b. 1902

70-56, 4.25 ERA Arkadelphia, USA
08

Wilmer Fields b. 1922

23-7, 3.47 ERA Manassas, USA
09

Dylan Moore b. 1992

.204 avg, 63 HR 2019– Newport Beach, USA
10

Mike Venafro b. 1973

MLB player 1999–2006 Takoma Park, USA
11

Scott Bandura b. 2001

.207 avg, 0 HR 2026– Philadelphia, USA
12

William Nance b. 1876

.277 avg, 7 HR 1897–1901 Fort Worth, USA
13

Claude Hayslett b. 1912

2-3, 5.13 ERA Fayette County, USA
14

Bombo Rivera b. 1952

.265 avg, 10 HR 1975–1982 Ponce, P.R.
15

Steve Sinclair b. 1971

MLB player 1998–1999 Victoria, CAN
16

Mark Mathias b. 1994

.246 avg, 6 HR 2020– Santa Clara, USA
17

Matt Guerrier b. 1978

.000 avg, 0 HR 2004–2014 Cleveland, USA
18

Keury Mella b. 1993

.000 avg, 0 HR 2017–2021 Bonao, D.R.
19

Joe Dillon b. 1975

.263 avg, 3 HR 2005–2009 Modesto, USA
20

Daulton Jefferies b. 1995

2-10, 6.59 ERA 2020– Merced, USA
21

Dae-Sung Koo b. 1969

.500 avg, 0 HR 2005–2005 Daejeon, South Korea
22

Chris Coletta b. 1944

.300 avg, 1 HR 1972–1972 Brooklyn, USA
23

Juan Jaime b. 1987

MLB player 2014–2015 San Cristobal, D.R.
24

Art James b. 1952

.225 avg, 0 HR 1975–1975 Detroit, USA
25

Angel Aragon b. 1890

.118 avg, 0 HR 1914–1917 Havana, Cuba

Remembered on August 2

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Dan Brouthers ⭐ HOF 1858–1932

.342 avg, 107 HR 1879–1904
02

Thurman Munson 1947–1979

.292 avg, 113 HR 1969–1979
03

Bill Sweeney 1858–1903

49-31, 2.67 ERA 1882–1884
04

Robert Hudspeth 1894–1935

.315 avg, 42 HR
05

Reggie Richter 1888–1934

1-3, 3.13 ERA 1911–1911
06

Joe Gantenbein 1915–1993

.272 avg, 8 HR 1939–1940
07

Pete Standridge 1892–1963

.220 avg, 0 HR 1911–1915
08

Ewing Russell 1906–1978

.248 avg, 2 HR
09

George Snyder 1848–1905

.333 avg, 0 HR 1882–1882
10

Val Robinson 1848–1898

.200 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872
11

Jim Curry 1886–1938

.229 avg, 0 HR 1909–1918
12

Bobby Prescott 1931–2020

.083 avg, 0 HR 1961–1961
13

Peaches O'Neill 1879–1955

.267 avg, 0 HR 1904–1904
14

Mike Schultz 1920–2004

MLB player 1947–1947
15

Ty Pickup 1897–1974

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
16

Arthur Hauger 1891–1944

.056 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
17

Jess Buckles 1890–1975

.000 avg, 0 HR 1916–1916
18

Bob Berman 1899–1988

MLB player 1918–1918
19

John Ward 1862–1899

.000 avg, 0 HR 1885–1885

August 2 in the record

Leading the August 2 birthdays is Red Ames, first of 25 players shown. Birth years range from 1876 (William Nance) to 2001 (Scott Bandura). Behind Red Ames come Huston Street (b. 1983, .000 avg, 0 HR) and Grady Sizemore (b. 1982, .265 avg, 150 HR). August 2 birthplaces outside the United States include P.R., CAN, D.R., and South Korea. Huston Street (.000 avg, 0 HR) leads the August 2 hitters and Red Ames (183-167, 2.63 ERA) the pitchers. Recent names on the August 2 list, Paul DeJong, Keston Hiura, and Dylan Moore, show careers still open. 19 baseball figures died on August 2; Dan Brouthers is listed first. Among those remembered, Dan Brouthers was a Hall of Famer. The memorial list continues with Thurman Munson (1947–1979) and Bill Sweeney (1858–1903). Deaths on the list run from Val Robinson's in 1898 to Bobby Prescott's in 2020. The August 2 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.