On This Day in Baseball

August 12

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on August 12

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

  1. 01
    Christy Mathewson ⭐ HOF b. 1880
    373-188, 2.13 ERA 1900–1916 Factoryville, USA
  2. 02
    Ray Schalk ⭐ HOF b. 1892
    .253 avg, 11 HR 1912–1929 Harvel, USA
  3. 03
    Harlond Clift b. 1912
    .272 avg, 178 HR 1934–1945 El Reno, USA
  4. 04
    Ian Happ b. 1994
    .243 avg, 197 HR 2017– Pittsburgh, USA
  5. 05
    Don Hurst b. 1905
    .298 avg, 115 HR 1928–1934 Maysville, USA
  6. 06
    Fred Hutchinson b. 1919
    95-71, 3.73 ERA 1939–1953 Seattle, USA
  7. 07
    Julio Urias b. 1996
    60-25, 3.11 ERA 2016– Culiacan, México
  8. 08
    Matt Clement b. 1974
    87-86, 4.47 ERA 1998–2006 McCandless, USA
  9. 09
    Zack Cozart b. 1985
    .247 avg, 87 HR 2011–2019 Memphis, USA
  10. 10
    Lew Ford b. 1976
    .268 avg, 35 HR 2003–2012 Beaumont, USA
  11. 11
    Steel Arm Johnny Taylor b. 1879
    17-13, 3.52 ERA Anderson, USA
  12. 12
    Erv Lange b. 1887
    12-11, 2.23 ERA 1914–1914 Forest Park, USA
  13. 13
    Jose Tabata b. 1988
    .275 avg, 17 HR 2010–2015 El Tigre, Venezuela
  14. 14
    Kyle Harrison b. 2001
    20-14, 4.32 ERA 2023– San Jose, USA
  15. 15
    Dave Pavlas b. 1962
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1990–1996 Frankfurt, West Germany
  16. 16
    Ed Scott b. 1870
    23-26, 4.01 ERA 1900–1901 Walbridge, USA
  17. 17
    Ellis Burton b. 1936
    .216 avg, 17 HR 1958–1965 Los Angeles, USA
  18. 18
    Hunter Wood b. 1993
    2-2, 3.34 ERA 2017–2021 Rogers, USA
  19. 19
    Claro Duany b. 1917
    .293 avg, 2 HR Caibarién, Cuba
  20. 20
    Jhan Marinez b. 1988
    .111 avg, 0 HR 2010–2018 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  21. 21
    Dean Hartgraves b. 1966
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1995–1998 Bakersfield, USA
  22. 22
    Tony Longmire b. 1968
    .285 avg, 3 HR 1993–1995 Vallejo, USA
  23. 23
    Pony Sager b. 1848
    .282 avg, 0 HR 1871–1871 Holmesburg, USA
  24. 24
    Joe Perez b. 1999
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2022–2022 Pembroke Pines, USA
  25. 25
    Ismael Villegas b. 1976
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2000–2000 Rio Piedras, P.R.

Remembered on August 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Enos Slaughter ⭐ HOF 1916–2002
    .300 avg, 169 HR 1938–1959
  2. 02
    Mitchell Murray 1896–1940
    .301 avg, 30 HR
  3. 03
    Mike O'Neill 1877–1959
    32-44, 2.73 ERA 1901–1907
  4. 04
    Fred Odwell 1872–1948
    .258 avg, 10 HR 1904–1907
  5. 05
    Ernie Johnson 1924–2011
    40-23, 3.77 ERA 1950–1959
  6. 06
    Johnny Burnett 1904–1959
    .284 avg, 9 HR 1927–1935
  7. 07
    Ed Andrews 1859–1934
    .257 avg, 12 HR 1884–1891
  8. 08
    Lew Riggs 1910–1975
    .262 avg, 28 HR 1934–1946
  9. 09
    Josh Johnson 1914–1999
    .339 avg, 1 HR
  10. 10
    Ed Goebel 1898–1959
    .271 avg, 1 HR 1922–1922
  11. 11
    Favel Wordsworth 1850–1888
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1873–1873
  12. 12
    Billy Graulich 1868–1948
    .308 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891
  13. 13
    Leo Murphy 1889–1960
    .098 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  14. 14
    Gordon MacKenzie 1937–2014
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1961–1961
  15. 15
    William Starr 1911–1991
    .208 avg, 0 HR 1935–1936
  16. 16
    George Donald 1885–1931
    .214 avg, 0 HR
  17. 17
    Paul McSweeney 1867–1951
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891
  18. 18
    George Gick 1915–2008
    MLB player 1937–1938
  19. 19
    Shorty Dee 1889–1971
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  20. 20
    Jack Darragh 1866–1939
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891

August 12 in the record

Leading the August 12 birthdays is Christy Mathewson, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Christy Mathewson and Ray Schalk. Pony Sager, born in 1848, is the earliest birth listed, and Kyle Harrison (2001) the latest. Next on the August 12 birthday list are Ray Schalk (b. 1892, .253 avg, 11 HR) and Harlond Clift (b. 1912, .272 avg, 178 HR). Not every August 12 birthday is American-born: the list also covers México, Venezuela, West Germany, and Cuba. Career lines shown range from Ray Schalk's .253 avg, 11 HR to Christy Mathewson's 373-188, 2.13 ERA on the mound. Ian Happ, Julio Urias, and Kyle Harrison have no final season listed yet. Remembered on August 12: 20 names, starting with Enos Slaughter. Among those remembered, Enos Slaughter was a Hall of Famer. Mitchell Murray (1896–1940) and Mike O'Neill (1877–1959) follow Enos Slaughter on the list. Deaths on the list run from Favel Wordsworth's in 1888 to Gordon MacKenzie's in 2014. Ranking on the August 12 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.