On This Day in Baseball

August 6

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on August 6

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

01

Sherry Magee b. 1884

.291 avg, 83 HR 1904–1919 Clarendon, USA
02

Andy Messersmith b. 1945

130-99, 2.86 ERA 1968–1979 Toms River, USA
03

Bob Horner b. 1957

.277 avg, 218 HR 1978–1988 Junction City, USA
04

Sam Mertes b. 1872

.279 avg, 40 HR 1896–1906 San Francisco, USA
05

Clem Labine b. 1926

77-56, 3.63 ERA 1950–1962 Lincoln, USA
06

Ken Phelps b. 1954

.239 avg, 123 HR 1980–1990 Seattle, USA
07

Ray Blades b. 1896

.301 avg, 50 HR 1922–1932 Mount Vernon, USA
08

Wilmer Flores b. 1991

.259 avg, 169 HR 2013– Valencia, Venezuela
09

Jake McGee b. 1986

MLB player 2010–2022 San Jose, USA
10

Jim Turner b. 1903

69-60, 3.22 ERA 1937–1945 Antioch, USA
11

Hunter Greene b. 1999

27-31, 3.82 ERA 2022– Los Angeles, USA
12

Matt McLain b. 1999

.228 avg, 46 HR 2023–2023 Orange, USA
13

Ron Davis b. 1955

.000 avg, 0 HR 1978–1988 Houston, USA
14

Stan Belinda b. 1966

.160 avg, 0 HR 1989–2000 Huntingdon, USA
15

Jared Jones b. 2001

11-14, 3.95 ERA 2024– Whittier, USA
16

Manuel Rodriguez b. 1996

.000 avg, 0 HR 2021– Merida, México
17

Earl Gurley b. 1898

8-17, 5.22 ERA Chattanooga, USA
18

Beck Way b. 1999

MLB player 2026– Harrisburg, USA
19

Woo-Suk Go b. 1998

MLB player 2026– Ganghwa-gun, Republic of Korea
20

Leon Culberson b. 1918

.266 avg, 14 HR 1943–1948 Hall's Station, USA
21

John Gant b. 1992

24-26, 3.89 ERA 2016–2021 Savannah, USA
22

Wayne Schurr b. 1937

.000 avg, 0 HR 1964–1964 Garrett, USA
23

Cam Carreon b. 1937

.264 avg, 11 HR 1959–1966 Colton, USA
24

Warren Peace b. 1921

4-2, 5.06 ERA Kittrell, USA
25

Keith Mitchell b. 1969

.260 avg, 8 HR 1991–1998 San Diego, USA

Remembered on August 6

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Tony Lazzeri ⭐ HOF 1903–1946

.292 avg, 178 HR 1926–1939
02

Tex Hughson 1916–1993

96-54, 2.94 ERA 1941–1949
03

Jonas Gaines 1915–1998

35-28, 3.38 ERA
04

Darren Daulton 1962–2017

.245 avg, 137 HR 1983–1997
05

Bob Miller 1939–1993

69-81, 3.37 ERA 1957–1974
06

George Johnson 1890–1940

.293 avg, 36 HR
07

Jimmy Wasdell 1914–1983

.273 avg, 29 HR 1937–1947
08

Hooks Cotter 1900–1955

.264 avg, 4 HR 1922–1924
09

Jim Mallory 1918–2001

.268 avg, 0 HR 1940–1945
10

Johnnie Dawson 1914–1984

.209 avg, 0 HR
11

Dick Van Zant 1864–1912

.258 avg, 0 HR 1888–1888
12

Karl Kuehl 1937–2008

MLB player
13

Marv Felderman 1915–2000

.167 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
14

Allen Reed 1917–1999

MLB player
15

H. P. Warmack 1882–1963

.200 avg, 0 HR
16

Tip Tobin 1906–1983

.000 avg, 0 HR 1932–1932
17

Chick Pedroes 1869–1927

.000 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902

August 6 in the record

Leading the August 6 birthdays is Sherry Magee, first of 25 players shown. Birth years range from 1872 (Sam Mertes) to 2001 (Jared Jones). Next on the August 6 birthday list are Andy Messersmith (b. 1945, 130-99, 2.86 ERA) and Bob Horner (b. 1957, .277 avg, 218 HR). Venezuela, México, and Republic of Korea are also represented among the August 6 births. The highest-ranked hitter born on August 6, Sherry Magee, carries a .291 avg, 83 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Andy Messersmith, went 130-99, 2.86 ERA. Recent names on the August 6 list, Wilmer Flores, Hunter Greene, and Jared Jones, show careers still open. Remembered on August 6: 17 names, starting with Tony Lazzeri. Among those remembered, Tony Lazzeri was a Hall of Famer. The memorial list continues with Tex Hughson (1916–1993) and Jonas Gaines (1915–1998). The earliest August 6 death listed is Dick Van Zant in 1912; the most recent is Darren Daulton in 2017. Sherry Magee tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.