On This Day in Baseball

August 19

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on August 19

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

  1. 01
    Gary Gaetti b. 1958
    .255 avg, 360 HR 1981–2000 Centralia, USA
  2. 02
    Tex Carleton b. 1906
    100-76, 3.91 ERA 1932–1940 Comanche, USA
  3. 03
    J. J. Hardy b. 1982
    .256 avg, 188 HR 2005–2017 Tucson, USA
  4. 04
    Josh Fields b. 1985
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2013–2018 Athens, USA
  5. 05
    Luis DeLeon b. 1958
    .114 avg, 0 HR 1981–1989 Ponce, P.R.
  6. 06
    Jeff Tam b. 1970
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1998–2003 Fullerton, USA
  7. 07
    Kris Bubic b. 1997
    23-38, 4.10 ERA 2020– Cupertino, USA
  8. 08
    Hagen Smith b. 2003
    MLB player 2026– Bullard, USA
  9. 09
    Jake Palisch b. 1998
    MLB player 2025– Richardson, USA
  10. 10
    Estel Crabtree b. 1903
    .281 avg, 13 HR 1929–1944 Crabtree, USA
  11. 11
    Yilber Díaz b. 2000
    MLB player 2024– Guatire, Venezuela
  12. 12
    Jim Finigan b. 1928
    .264 avg, 19 HR 1954–1959 Quincy, USA
  13. 13
    Ron Roenicke b. 1956
    .238 avg, 17 HR 1981–1988 Covina, USA
  14. 14
    Terry Harper b. 1955
    .253 avg, 36 HR 1980–1987 Douglasville, USA
  15. 15
    Matt Franco b. 1969
    .267 avg, 22 HR 1995–2003 Santa Monica, USA
  16. 16
    Josh Simpson b. 1997
    MLB player 2025– Stafford, USA
  17. 17
    Gerson Garabito b. 1995
    MLB player 2024– San Cristobal, D.R.
  18. 18
    Brandon Young b. 1998
    10-13, 4.28 ERA 2025– Lumberton, USA
  19. 19
    Ron Darling b. 1960
    136-116, 3.87 ERA 1983–1995 Honolulu, USA
  20. 20
    Lou Louden b. 1919
    .277 avg, 3 HR West Point, USA
  21. 21
    Jed Hansen b. 1972
    .256 avg, 4 HR 1997–1999 Tacoma, USA
  22. 22
    Tom Williams b. 1870
    .214 avg, 0 HR 1892–1893 Minersville, USA
  23. 23
    Clarence Stephens b. 1863
    .375 avg, 0 HR 1886–1891 Cincinnati, USA
  24. 24
    Reggie Baldwin b. 1954
    .241 avg, 1 HR 1978–1979 River Rouge, USA
  25. 25
    Alex De Goti b. 1994
    .333 avg, 0 HR 2021–2021 Miami, USA

Remembered on August 19

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Bill Freehan 1941–2021
    .262 avg, 200 HR 1961–1976
  2. 02
    John Wockenfuss 1949–2022
    .262 avg, 86 HR 1974–1985
  3. 03
    George Walker 1915–1967
    18-11, 2.67 ERA
  4. 04
    Bob Klinger 1908–1977
    66-61, 3.68 ERA 1938–1947
  5. 05
    Jesse Duryea 1859–1942
    59-67, 3.45 ERA 1889–1893
  6. 06
    Dee Fondy 1924–1999
    .286 avg, 69 HR 1951–1958
  7. 07
    Bunk Congalton 1875–1937
    .292 avg, 6 HR 1902–1907
  8. 08
    Al Jackson 1935–2019
    67-99, 3.98 ERA 1959–1969
  9. 09
    Augie Bergamo 1917–1974
    .304 avg, 5 HR 1944–1945
  10. 10
    Frank Forbes 1891–1983
    .297 avg, 4 HR
  11. 11
    Larry Jacobus 1894–1965
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
  12. 12
    Joe Landrum 1928–2018
    1-3, 5.64 ERA 1950–1952
  13. 13
    Phil Meeler 1948–2025
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1972–1972
  14. 14
    Ollie Hanson 1896–1951
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
  15. 15
    George McAvoy 1884–1952
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
  16. 16
    John Hollison 1870–1969
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1892–1892
  17. 17
    Bob McKinney 1875–1946
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901

August 19 in the record

Leading the August 19 birthdays is Gary Gaetti, first of 25 players shown. The oldest August 19 birthday on the list is Clarence Stephens's, in 1863; the youngest is Hagen Smith, born in 2003. Behind Gary Gaetti come Tex Carleton (b. 1906, 100-76, 3.91 ERA) and J. J. Hardy (b. 1982, .256 avg, 188 HR). Not every August 19 birthday is American-born: the list also covers P.R., Venezuela, and D.R. Gary Gaetti (.255 avg, 360 HR) leads the August 19 hitters and Tex Carleton (100-76, 3.91 ERA) the pitchers. The span for Kris Bubic, Hagen Smith, and Jake Palisch ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on August 19: 17 names, starting with Bill Freehan. Also remembered on August 19: John Wockenfuss (1949–2022) and George Walker (1915–1967). The deaths span 1937, Bunk Congalton, to 2025, Phil Meeler. The August 19 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.