On This Day in Baseball

August 9

25 notable birthdays · 21 in memoriam

Born on August 9

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

01

Ted Simmons ⭐ HOF b. 1949

.285 avg, 248 HR 1968–1988 Highland Park, USA
02

Matt Morris b. 1974

121-92, 3.98 ERA 1997–2008 Middletown, USA
03

Claude Osteen b. 1939

196-195, 3.30 ERA 1957–1975 Caney Springs, USA
04

Bill Campbell b. 1948

83-68, 3.54 ERA 1973–1987 Highland Park, USA
05

Jason Heyward b. 1989

.255 avg, 186 HR 2010– Ridgewood, USA
06

Troy Percival b. 1969

.000 avg, 0 HR 1995–2009 Fontana, USA
07

Tommie Agee b. 1942

.255 avg, 130 HR 1962–1973 Magnolia, USA
08

Willis Flournoy b. 1895

46-54, 4.07 ERA Monticello, USA
09

Jason Frasor b. 1977

MLB player 2004–2015 Chicago, USA
10

Brian Fuentes b. 1975

.000 avg, 0 HR 2001–2012 Merced, USA
11

Jeff Zimmerman b. 1972

MLB player 1999–2001 Kelowna, CAN
12

Brendan Rodgers b. 1996

.261 avg, 47 HR 2019– Winter Park, USA
13

Mike Lamb b. 1975

.276 avg, 69 HR 2000–2010 West Covina, USA
14

Xavier Edwards b. 1999

.291 avg, 10 HR 2023– Mineola, USA
15

Chuck Essegian b. 1931

.255 avg, 47 HR 1958–1963 Boston, USA
16

Matt Young b. 1958

55-95, 4.40 ERA 1983–1993 Pasadena, USA
17

Yunior Marte b. 2003

MLB player 2026– Azua, Dominican Republic
18

Yunior Tur b. 1999

MLB player 2026– Havana, Cuba
19

Nolan Hoffman b. 1997

MLB player 2025– Lincoln, USA
20

Owen White b. 1999

MLB player 2023– Mount Ulla, USA
21

Hayden Juenger b. 2000

MLB player 2026– O’Fallon, USA
22

Luke Williams b. 1996

.212 avg, 2 HR 2021– Park Ridge, USA
23

Bill Dammann b. 1872

24-15, 4.06 ERA 1897–1899 Chicago, USA
24

Roman Mejias b. 1925

.254 avg, 54 HR 1955–1964 Abreus, Cuba
25

Deion Sanders b. 1967

.263 avg, 39 HR 1989–2001 Fort Myers, USA

Remembered on August 9

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Walter O'Malley ⭐ HOF 1903–1979

MLB player
02

Sam Streeter 1900–1985

86-63, 3.97 ERA
03

Duff Cooley 1873–1937

.294 avg, 26 HR 1893–1905
04

Hank Majeski 1916–1991

.279 avg, 57 HR 1939–1955
05

Gene Hermanski 1920–2010

.272 avg, 46 HR 1943–1953
06

Sammy Hughes 1910–1981

.316 avg, 21 HR
07

Harry Lord 1882–1948

.278 avg, 14 HR 1907–1915
08

Johnny Logan 1926–2013

.268 avg, 93 HR 1951–1963
09

Billy Rogell 1904–2003

.267 avg, 42 HR 1925–1940
10

Pythias Russ 1904–1930

.326 avg, 14 HR
11

Glenn Myatt 1897–1969

.270 avg, 38 HR 1920–1936
12

Ed Klepfer 1888–1950

22-17, 2.81 ERA 1911–1919
13

Danny Walton 1947–2017

.223 avg, 28 HR 1968–1980
14

Joe Evans 1895–1953

.259 avg, 3 HR 1915–1925
15

Clarence Maddern 1921–1986

.248 avg, 5 HR 1946–1951
16

Bill Mills 1919–2019

.250 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
17

Chick Bowen 1897–1948

.200 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919
18

Mel Kerr 1903–1980

MLB player 1925–1925
19

Jim Mahady 1902–1936

MLB player 1921–1921
20

Ed Halbriter 1860–1936

.000 avg, 0 HR 1882–1882
21

Bill Smith 1865–1886

.000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

August 9 in the record

25 baseball figures born on August 9 are listed, led by Ted Simmons. The HOF tag marks Ted Simmons. The oldest August 9 birthday on the list is Bill Dammann's, in 1872; the youngest is Yunior Marte, born in 2003. Next on the August 9 birthday list are Matt Morris (b. 1974, 121-92, 3.98 ERA) and Claude Osteen (b. 1939, 196-195, 3.30 ERA). Not every August 9 birthday is American-born: the list also covers CAN, Dominican Republic, and Cuba. Career lines shown range from Ted Simmons's .285 avg, 248 HR to Matt Morris's 121-92, 3.98 ERA on the mound. Recent names on the August 9 list, Jason Heyward, Brendan Rodgers, and Xavier Edwards, show careers still open. Remembered on August 9: 21 names, starting with Walter O'Malley. Among those remembered, Walter O'Malley was a Hall of Famer. Sam Streeter (1900–1985) and Duff Cooley (1873–1937) follow Walter O'Malley on the list. Deaths on the list run from Bill Smith's in 1886 to Bill Mills's in 2019. Ranking on the August 9 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.