On This Day in Baseball

August 8

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on August 8

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

  1. 01
    Toad Ramsey b. 1864
    113-124, 3.29 ERA 1885–1890 Indianapolis, USA
  2. 02
    Frank Howard b. 1936
    .273 avg, 382 HR 1958–1973 Columbus, USA
  3. 03
    Anthony Rizzo b. 1989
    .261 avg, 303 HR 2011– Fort Lauderdale, USA
  4. 04
    Jose Cruz b. 1947
    .284 avg, 165 HR 1970–1988 Arroyo, P.R.
  5. 05
    Cupid Childs b. 1867
    .306 avg, 20 HR 1888–1901 Calvert County, USA
  6. 06
    Ken Raffensberger b. 1917
    119-154, 3.60 ERA 1939–1954 York, USA
  7. 07
    Yandy Diaz b. 1991
    .291 avg, 122 HR 2017– Sagua La Grande, Cuba
  8. 08
    Cecil Travis b. 1913
    .314 avg, 27 HR 1933–1947 Riverdale, USA
  9. 09
    John Milligan b. 1861
    .286 avg, 49 HR 1884–1893 Philadelphia, USA
  10. 10
    Mike Ivie b. 1952
    .269 avg, 81 HR 1971–1983 Atlanta, USA
  11. 11
    Johnny Temple b. 1927
    .284 avg, 22 HR 1952–1964 Lexington, USA
  12. 12
    Ed Steele b. 1915
    .355 avg, 9 HR Dallas County, USA
  13. 13
    Tot Pressnell b. 1906
    32-30, 3.80 ERA 1938–1942 Findlay, USA
  14. 14
    Al Woods b. 1953
    .271 avg, 35 HR 1977–1986 Oakland, USA
  15. 15
    Jimmy Esmond b. 1889
    .264 avg, 9 HR 1911–1915 Albany, USA
  16. 16
    Garrett Stallings b. 1997
    MLB player 2026– Chesapeake, USA
  17. 17
    Blake Wood b. 1985
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2010–2018 Atlanta, USA
  18. 18
    Craig Breslow b. 1980
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2017 New Haven, USA
  19. 19
    George Jefferson b. 1922
    5-5, 2.92 ERA Boley, USA
  20. 20
    Greg Garcia b. 1989
    .245 avg, 14 HR 2014–2020 El Cajon, USA
  21. 21
    Bob Jordan b. 1867
    .307 avg, 3 HR Carlisle, USA
  22. 22
    Ray Fontenot b. 1957
    25-26, 4.03 ERA 1983–1986 Lake Charles, USA
  23. 23
    Ron Karkovice b. 1963
    .221 avg, 96 HR 1986–1997 Union, USA
  24. 24
    Brett Gideon b. 1963
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1987–1990 Ozona, USA
  25. 25
    Cliff Speck b. 1956
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1986–1986 Portland, USA

Remembered on August 8

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Wilbert Robinson ⭐ HOF 1864–1934
    .273 avg, 18 HR 1886–1902
  2. 02
    Howie Pollet 1921–1974
    131-116, 3.51 ERA 1941–1956
  3. 03
    Harry Walker 1918–1999
    .296 avg, 10 HR 1940–1955
  4. 04
    Billy Gilbert 1876–1927
    .247 avg, 4 HR 1901–1909
  5. 05
    Red Wilson 1929–2014
    .258 avg, 24 HR 1951–1960
  6. 06
    Dino Restelli 1924–2006
    .241 avg, 13 HR 1949–1951
  7. 07
    Ches Buchanan 1906–1964
    15-23, 4.88 ERA
  8. 08
    Felix Torres 1932–2025
    .254 avg, 27 HR 1962–1964
  9. 09
    Henry Blackmon 1891–1924
    .272 avg, 14 HR
  10. 10
    Oad Swigart 1915–1997
    1-3, 4.44 ERA 1939–1940
  11. 11
    Fred Winchell 1882–1958
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
  12. 12
    Henry Henderson 1905–1980
    .293 avg, 2 HR
  13. 13
    Otto Mitchell 1898–1938
    .291 avg, 1 HR
  14. 14
    Red Applegate 1922–1965
    MLB player
  15. 15
    Dan Minnehan 1865–1929
    .382 avg, 0 HR 1895–1895
  16. 16
    Bob Neighbors 1917–1952
    .182 avg, 1 HR 1939–1939
  17. 17
    Arthur Thomas 1864–1895
    .455 avg, 0 HR
  18. 18
    Tod Dennehey 1899–1977
    .292 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
  19. 19
    Wayne Redmond 1945–2020
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1965–1969
  20. 20
    Bert Hamric 1928–1984
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1955–1958
  21. 21
    Cal Ermer 1923–2009
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1947–1947
  22. 22
    Willie Young 1912–2002
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  23. 23
    George Crable 1885–1965
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
  24. 24
    John Gaffney 1855–1913
    MLB player

August 8 in the record

Leading the August 8 birthdays is Toad Ramsey, first of 25 players shown. The oldest August 8 birthday on the list is John Milligan's, in 1861; the youngest is Garrett Stallings, born in 1997. The August 8 list continues with Frank Howard (b. 1936, .273 avg, 382 HR) and Anthony Rizzo (b. 1989, .261 avg, 303 HR). P.R. and Cuba are also represented among the August 8 births. For August 8, the best-placed batter is Frank Howard at .273 avg, 382 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Toad Ramsey, shows 113-124, 3.29 ERA. The span for Anthony Rizzo, Yandy Diaz, and Garrett Stallings ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. The August 8 memorial list names 24 figures, beginning with Wilbert Robinson. Wilbert Robinson is marked as Hall of Fame member. The memorial list continues with Howie Pollet (1921–1974) and Harry Walker (1918–1999). The earliest August 8 death listed is Arthur Thomas in 1895; the most recent is Felix Torres in 2025. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Toad Ramsey is listed first.