On This Day in Baseball

August 17

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on August 17

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

  1. 01
    Boog Powell b. 1941
    .266 avg, 339 HR 1961–1977 Lakeland, USA
  2. 02
    Rudy York b. 1913
    .275 avg, 277 HR 1934–1948 Ragland, USA
  3. 03
    Jorge Posada b. 1970
    .273 avg, 275 HR 1995–2011 Santurce, P.R.
  4. 04
    Dustin Pedroia b. 1983
    .299 avg, 140 HR 2006–2019 Woodland, USA
  5. 05
    Yoshinobu Yamamoto b. 1998
    33-19, 2.61 ERA 2024– Bizen, Japan
  6. 06
    Jesse Winker b. 1993
    .261 avg, 96 HR 2017– Buffalo, USA
  7. 07
    Chad Qualls b. 1978
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2004–2017 Lomita, USA
  8. 08
    Bill Keister b. 1871
    .312 avg, 18 HR 1896–1903 Baltimore, USA
  9. 09
    Bill Landrum b. 1957
    .080 avg, 0 HR 1986–1993 Columbia, USA
  10. 10
    Skip Lockwood b. 1946
    57-97, 3.55 ERA 1965–1980 Roslindale, USA
  11. 11
    Butch Hobson b. 1951
    .248 avg, 98 HR 1975–1982 Tuscaloosa, USA
  12. 12
    Jim Davenport b. 1933
    .258 avg, 77 HR 1958–1970 Siluria, USA
  13. 13
    Victor Caratini b. 1993
    .241 avg, 65 HR 2017– Coamo, P.R.
  14. 14
    Kyle Farmer b. 1990
    .247 avg, 63 HR 2017– Atlanta, USA
  15. 15
    Vern Bickford b. 1920
    66-57, 3.71 ERA 1948–1954 Hellier, USA
  16. 16
    River Ryan b. 1998
    1-1, 1.82 ERA 2024– Charlotte, USA
  17. 17
    Drey Jameson b. 1997
    6-2, 3.19 ERA 2022– Greenfield, USA
  18. 18
    Dick Lines b. 1938
    .053 avg, 0 HR 1966–1967 Montreal, CAN
  19. 19
    Jefry Yan b. 1996
    MLB player 2026– San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic
  20. 20
    Diamond Pipkins b. 1907
    10-9, 4.97 ERA Adams County, USA
  21. 21
    Alex Cole b. 1965
    .280 avg, 5 HR 1990–1996 Fayetteville, USA
  22. 22
    Johnny Watwood b. 1905
    .283 avg, 5 HR 1929–1939 Alexander City, USA
  23. 23
    Ernie Nevel b. 1919
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1950–1953 Charleston, USA
  24. 24
    Hub Walker b. 1906
    .263 avg, 5 HR 1931–1945 Gulfport, USA
  25. 25
    Travis Metcalf b. 1982
    .249 avg, 11 HR 2007–2008 Manhattan, USA

Remembered on August 17

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Harry Steinfeldt 1875–1914
    .267 avg, 27 HR 1898–1911
  2. 02
    Happy Felsch 1891–1964
    .293 avg, 38 HR 1915–1920
  3. 03
    Ray Chapman 1891–1920
    .278 avg, 17 HR 1912–1920
  4. 04
    Jack Harshman 1927–2013
    69-65, 3.50 ERA 1948–1960
  5. 05
    Bill Keister 1871–1924
    .312 avg, 18 HR 1896–1903
  6. 06
    Doc Crandall 1887–1951
    102-62, 2.92 ERA 1908–1918
  7. 07
    Ray Caldwell 1888–1967
    133-120, 3.22 ERA 1910–1921
  8. 08
    Johnny Barrett 1915–1974
    .251 avg, 23 HR 1942–1946
  9. 09
    Walt Lanfranconi 1916–1986
    4-5, 2.96 ERA 1941–1947
  10. 10
    Davey Williams 1927–2009
    .252 avg, 32 HR 1949–1955
  11. 11
    Johnny Lipon 1922–1998
    .259 avg, 10 HR 1942–1954
  12. 12
    Dee Sanders 1921–2007
    MLB player 1945–1945
  13. 13
    Dick Teed 1926–2014
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1953–1953
  14. 14
    Bock Baker 1878–1940
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901
  15. 15
    Jack Enright 1895–1975
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
  16. 16
    Moxie Meixell 1887–1982
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  17. 17
    Jack Schulte 1881–1975
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906
  18. 18
    Pit Gilman 1864–1950
    .100 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  19. 19
    Harry Maskrey 1861–1930
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1882–1882
  20. 20
    Ren Wylie 1861–1951
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1882–1882

August 17 in the record

The birthday list for August 17 has 25 names, headed by Boog Powell. Birth years range from 1871 (Bill Keister) to 1998 (Yoshinobu Yamamoto). The August 17 list continues with Rudy York (b. 1913, .275 avg, 277 HR) and Jorge Posada (b. 1970, .273 avg, 275 HR). August 17 birthplaces outside the United States include P.R., Japan, CAN, and Dominican Republic. The highest-ranked hitter born on August 17, Boog Powell, carries a .266 avg, 339 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, went 33-19, 2.61 ERA. Recent names on the August 17 list, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Jesse Winker, and Victor Caratini, show careers still open. The August 17 memorial list names 20 figures, beginning with Harry Steinfeldt. Also remembered on August 17: Happy Felsch (1891–1964) and Ray Chapman (1891–1920). Harry Steinfeldt (1914) and Dick Teed (2014) bracket the memorial list. The August 17 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.