On This Day in Baseball

August 25

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on August 25

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

  1. 01
    Rollie Fingers ⭐ HOF b. 1946
    114-118, 2.90 ERA 1968–1985 Steubenville, USA
  2. 02
    Albert Belle b. 1966
    .295 avg, 381 HR 1989–2000 Shreveport, USA
  3. 03
    Justin Upton b. 1987
    .261 avg, 325 HR 2007–2022 Norfolk, USA
  4. 04
    Dick Rudolph b. 1887
    121-108, 2.66 ERA 1910–1927 New York, USA
  5. 05
    Max Muncy b. 1990
    .232 avg, 243 HR 2015– Midland, USA
  6. 06
    Logan Morrison b. 1987
    .238 avg, 140 HR 2010–2020 Kansas City, USA
  7. 07
    Pedro Feliciano b. 1976
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2002–2013 Rio Piedras, P.R.
  8. 08
    Gary Matthews b. 1974
    .257 avg, 108 HR 1999–2010 San Francisco, USA
  9. 09
    Tony Boeckel b. 1892
    .282 avg, 27 HR 1917–1923 Los Angeles, USA
  10. 10
    Oddibe McDowell b. 1962
    .253 avg, 74 HR 1985–1994 Hollywood, USA
  11. 11
    Adam Warren b. 1987
    30-24, 3.53 ERA 2012–2019 Birmingham, USA
  12. 12
    Max Muncy b. 2002
    .223 avg, 18 HR 2025– Camarillo, USA
  13. 13
    Dave Heaverlo b. 1950
    .231 avg, 0 HR 1975–1981 Ellensburg, USA
  14. 14
    Ethan Pecko b. 2002
    2-0, 3.93 ERA 2026– Darby, USA
  15. 15
    Edwin Arroyo b. 2003
    .223 avg, 0 HR 2026– Arecibo, Puerto Rico
  16. 16
    Rube Kroh b. 1886
    14-9, 2.20 ERA 1906–1912 Friendship, USA
  17. 17
    Dooley Womack b. 1939
    .226 avg, 0 HR 1966–1970 Columbia, USA
  18. 18
    Hank Simon b. 1862
    .267 avg, 2 HR 1887–1890 Hawkinsville, USA
  19. 19
    Stan Perzanowski b. 1950
    5-11, 5.11 ERA 1971–1978 East Chicago, USA
  20. 20
    Eguy Rosario b. 1999
    .245 avg, 5 HR 2022– Juan Baron, D.R.
  21. 21
    Joe Gantenbein b. 1915
    .272 avg, 8 HR 1939–1940 San Francisco, USA
  22. 22
    Connie McGeehan b. 1882
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903 Jeddo, USA
  23. 23
    Dante Powell b. 1973
    .270 avg, 2 HR 1997–2001 Long Beach, USA
  24. 24
    Ralph Mauriello b. 1934
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1958–1958 Brooklyn, USA
  25. 25
    Ray Roberts b. 1895
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919 Cruger, USA

Remembered on August 25

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Waite Hoyt ⭐ HOF 1899–1984
    237-182, 3.59 ERA 1918–1938
  2. 02
    William Robinson 1859–1894
    .241 avg, 16 HR 1882–1892
  3. 03
    Red Donahue 1873–1913
    164-175, 3.61 ERA 1893–1906
  4. 04
    Don Wert 1938–2024
    .242 avg, 77 HR 1963–1971
  5. 05
    Sam Zoldak 1918–1966
    43-53, 3.54 ERA 1944–1952
  6. 06
    Ken Frailing 1948–2022
    10-16, 3.96 ERA 1972–1976
  7. 07
    Harry Maupin 1872–1952
    0-5, 9.63 ERA 1898–1899
  8. 08
    Emmett Nelson 1905–1967
    5-4, 4.07 ERA 1935–1936
  9. 09
    Jack Crouch 1903–1972
    .125 avg, 1 HR 1930–1933
  10. 10
    Hal Epps 1914–2004
    .253 avg, 1 HR 1938–1944
  11. 11
    Jimmy Hudgens 1902–1955
    .282 avg, 0 HR 1923–1926
  12. 12
    Skeeter Scalzi 1913–1984
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1939–1939
  13. 13
    Mike White 1938–2025
    .264 avg, 0 HR 1963–1965
  14. 14
    Lou Galvin 1863–1916
    .222 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  15. 15
    Leo Moon 1899–1970
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1932–1932
  16. 16
    Cecil Bolton 1904–1993
    .154 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928
  17. 17
    Ray Rolling 1886–1966
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  18. 18
    Jim Dee 1864–1897
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  19. 19
    Irving Vincent 1909–1977
    MLB player
  20. 20
    Harry Cheek 1879–1927
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
  21. 21
    Charlie Maisel 1894–1953
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  22. 22
    Moonlight Graham 1877–1965
    MLB player 1905–1905

August 25 in the record

Leading the August 25 birthdays is Rollie Fingers, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Rollie Fingers. The oldest August 25 birthday on the list is Hank Simon's, in 1862; the youngest is Edwin Arroyo, born in 2003. Behind Rollie Fingers come Albert Belle (b. 1966, .295 avg, 381 HR) and Justin Upton (b. 1987, .261 avg, 325 HR). August 25 birthplaces outside the United States include P.R., Puerto Rico, and D.R. For August 25, the best-placed batter is Albert Belle at .295 avg, 381 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Rollie Fingers, shows 114-118, 2.90 ERA. Recent names on the August 25 list, Max Muncy, Max Muncy, and Ethan Pecko, show careers still open. Remembered on August 25: 22 names, starting with Waite Hoyt. Waite Hoyt is marked as Hall of Fame member. William Robinson (1859–1894) and Red Donahue (1873–1913) follow Waite Hoyt on the list. The deaths span 1894, William Robinson, to 2025, Mike White. Rollie Fingers tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.