On This Day in Baseball

August 16

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on August 16

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

01

Yu Darvish b. 1986

115-93, 3.65 ERA 2012– Osaka, Japan
02

Gene Woodling b. 1922

.284 avg, 147 HR 1943–1962 Akron, USA
03

Baby Doll Jacobson b. 1890

.311 avg, 83 HR 1915–1927 Cable, USA
04

George Scales b. 1900

.329 avg, 76 HR Talladega, USA
05

Willie Jones b. 1925

.258 avg, 190 HR 1947–1961 Dillon, USA
06

Bob Fothergill b. 1897

.325 avg, 36 HR 1922–1933 Massillon, USA
07

Rick Reed b. 1964

93-76, 4.03 ERA 1988–2003 Huntington, USA
08

Al Holland b. 1952

34-30, 2.98 ERA 1977–1987 Roanoke, USA
09

Mike Jorgensen b. 1948

.243 avg, 95 HR 1968–1985 Passaic, USA
10

Tiny Bonham b. 1913

103-72, 3.06 ERA 1940–1949 Ione, USA
11

Xavier Hernandez b. 1965

40-35, 3.90 ERA 1989–1998 Port Arthur, USA
12

Tyler Stephenson b. 1996

.257 avg, 78 HR 2020– Atlanta, USA
13

Hank Robinson b. 1887

42-37, 2.53 ERA 1911–1918 Floyd, USA
14

Connor Joe b. 1992

.238 avg, 36 HR 2019– San Diego, USA
15

Dominic Canzone b. 1997

.254 avg, 48 HR 2023– Cleveland, USA
16

Daric Barton b. 1985

.247 avg, 30 HR 2007–2014 Springfield, USA
17

Michael Toglia b. 1998

.198 avg, 42 HR 2022– Phoenix, USA
18

Akil Baddoo b. 1998

.224 avg, 28 HR 2021– Silver Spring, USA
19

Willie Clark b. 1870

.286 avg, 2 HR 1895–1899 Pittsburgh, USA
20

Steve Foster b. 1966

.200 avg, 0 HR 1991–1993 Dallas, USA
21

Bret Barberie b. 1967

.271 avg, 16 HR 1991–1996 Long Beach, USA
22

Terry Shumpert b. 1966

.252 avg, 49 HR 1990–2003 Paducah, USA
23

Hick Carpenter b. 1855

.259 avg, 18 HR 1879–1892 Grafton, USA
24

Ryan Hanigan b. 1980

.251 avg, 30 HR 2007–2017 Washington, USA
25

Hub Northen b. 1886

.272 avg, 3 HR 1910–1912 Atlanta, USA

Remembered on August 16

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Babe Ruth ⭐ HOF 1895–1948

94-46, 2.28 ERA 1914–1935
02

Earl Averill ⭐ HOF 1902–1983

.318 avg, 238 HR 1929–1941
03

Bobby Thomson 1923–2010

.270 avg, 264 HR 1946–1960
04

Ed McKean 1864–1919

.302 avg, 67 HR 1887–1899
05

Beals Becker 1886–1943

.276 avg, 45 HR 1908–1915
06

John Roseboro 1933–2002

.249 avg, 104 HR 1957–1970
07

Jerry Denny 1859–1927

.260 avg, 74 HR 1881–1894
08

Al Javery 1918–1977

53-74, 3.80 ERA 1940–1946
09

Tom Carey 1846–1906

.270 avg, 5 HR 1871–1879
10

Bama Rowell 1916–1993

.275 avg, 19 HR 1939–1948
11

Wyman Smith 1898–1953

.320 avg, 5 HR
12

Billy Rhiel 1900–1946

.266 avg, 7 HR 1929–1933
13

George Aiton 1890–1976

.235 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
14

Kurt Krieger 1926–1970

MLB player 1949–1951
15

Fred Hahn 1929–1984

MLB player 1952–1952
16

Tom Sullivan 1906–1944

.000 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
17

Jim Scoggins 1891–1923

MLB player 1913–1913

August 16 in the record

25 baseball figures born on August 16 are listed, led by Yu Darvish. Hick Carpenter, born in 1855, is the earliest birth listed, and Michael Toglia (1998) the latest. Behind Yu Darvish come Gene Woodling (b. 1922, .284 avg, 147 HR) and Baby Doll Jacobson (b. 1890, .311 avg, 83 HR). Japan is also represented among the August 16 births. For August 16, the best-placed batter is Gene Woodling at .284 avg, 147 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Yu Darvish, shows 115-93, 3.65 ERA. Yu Darvish, Tyler Stephenson, and Connor Joe have no final season listed yet. 17 baseball figures died on August 16; Babe Ruth is listed first. Among those remembered, Babe Ruth and Earl Averill were Hall of Famers. Earl Averill (1902–1983) and Bobby Thomson (1923–2010) follow Babe Ruth on the list. The earliest August 16 death listed is Tom Carey in 1906; the most recent is Bobby Thomson in 2010. Ranking on the August 16 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.