On This Day in Baseball

August 28

25 notable birthdays · 16 in memoriam

Born on August 28

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

01

Ron Guidry b. 1950

170-91, 3.29 ERA 1975–1988 Lafayette, USA
02

Ryan Madson b. 1980

61-48, 3.48 ERA 2003–2018 Long Beach, USA
03

Tony Gonzalez b. 1936

.286 avg, 103 HR 1960–1971 Bolivia, Cuba
04

Dode Paskert b. 1881

.268 avg, 42 HR 1907–1921 Cleveland, USA
05

Lou Piniella b. 1943

.291 avg, 102 HR 1964–1984 Tampa, USA
06

Carlos Quentin b. 1982

.252 avg, 154 HR 2006–2014 Bellflower, USA
07

Braggo Roth b. 1892

.284 avg, 30 HR 1914–1921 Chicago, USA
08

Will Harris b. 1984

.000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2021 Houston, USA
09

Charlie Grimm b. 1898

.290 avg, 79 HR 1916–1936 St. Louis, USA
10

Dick Whitworth b. 1895

67-34, 2.76 ERA St. Louis, USA
11

Joel Youngblood b. 1951

.265 avg, 80 HR 1976–1989 Houston, USA
12

Goody Rosen b. 1912

.291 avg, 22 HR 1937–1946 Toronto, CAN
13

Tommy Hanson b. 1986

49-35, 3.80 ERA 2009–2013 Tulsa, USA
14

Gregory Santos b. 1999

MLB player 2021– San Cristobal, D.R.
15

Aaron Ward b. 1896

.268 avg, 50 HR 1917–1928 Booneville, USA
16

Travis Bazzana b. 2002

.245 avg, 15 HR 2026– Hornsby, Australia
17

Matt Andriese b. 1989

28-38, 4.65 ERA 2015– Redlands, USA
18

Joe Yeager b. 1875

33-49, 3.74 ERA 1898–1908 Philadelphia, USA
19

Shane Andrews b. 1971

.220 avg, 86 HR 1995–2002 Dallas, USA
20

Billy Cowan b. 1938

.236 avg, 40 HR 1963–1972 Calhoun City, USA
21

Wally Roettger b. 1902

.285 avg, 19 HR 1927–1934 St. Louis, USA
22

Cliff Aberson b. 1921

.251 avg, 5 HR 1947–1949 Chicago, USA
23

Johnie Scott b. 1913

.263 avg, 4 HR Magnolia, USA
24

Johnny Pramesa b. 1925

.268 avg, 13 HR 1949–1952 Barton, USA
25

Bob Hartman b. 1937

.000 avg, 0 HR 1959–1962 Kenosha, USA

Remembered on August 28

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Larry Jackson 1931–1990

194-183, 3.40 ERA 1955–1968
02

Al Zarilla 1919–1996

.276 avg, 61 HR 1943–1953
03

Billy Lush 1873–1951

.249 avg, 8 HR 1895–1904
04

Randy Moffitt 1948–2025

.140 avg, 0 HR 1972–1983
05

Andy Rincon 1959–2023

8-5, 3.12 ERA 1980–1982
06

Silvio García 1913–1977

.322 avg, 9 HR
07

Bill Rariden 1888–1942

.237 avg, 7 HR 1909–1920
08

Dave Pope 1921–1999

.265 avg, 12 HR 1952–1956
09

Youngy Johnson 1873–1936

.071 avg, 0 HR 1897–1899
10

Johnny Gerlach 1917–1999

.333 avg, 0 HR 1938–1939
11

Ed Flynn 1864–1929

.185 avg, 0 HR 1887–1887
12

Lou Scoffic 1913–1997

.429 avg, 0 HR 1936–1936
13

Robert Lacy 1914–1987

.000 avg, 0 HR
14

Charlie Johnson 1885–1940

.250 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908
15

Sid Womack 1896–1958

.000 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
16

Earl Pruess 1895–1979

MLB player 1920–1920

August 28 in the record

Leading the August 28 birthdays is Ron Guidry, first of 25 players shown. From Joe Yeager in 1875 to Travis Bazzana in 2002, the births cover a long stretch of the game. Behind Ron Guidry come Ryan Madson (b. 1980, 61-48, 3.48 ERA) and Tony Gonzalez (b. 1936, .286 avg, 103 HR). August 28 birthplaces outside the United States include Cuba, CAN, D.R., and Australia. For August 28, the best-placed batter is Tony Gonzalez at .286 avg, 103 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Ron Guidry, shows 170-91, 3.29 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark August 28 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Gregory Santos, Travis Bazzana, and Matt Andriese. 16 baseball figures died on August 28; Larry Jackson is listed first. The memorial list continues with Al Zarilla (1919–1996) and Billy Lush (1873–1951). Ed Flynn (1929) and Randy Moffitt (2025) bracket the memorial list. The August 28 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.