On This Day in Baseball

August 29

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on August 29

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

  1. 01
    Roy Oswalt b. 1977
    163-102, 3.36 ERA 2001–2013 Kosciusko, USA
  2. 02
    Noah Syndergaard b. 1992
    59-47, 3.71 ERA 2015– Mansfield, USA
  3. 03
    Rats Henderson b. 1896
    70-53, 3.80 ERA Henrico County, USA
  4. 04
    Doug DeCinces b. 1950
    .259 avg, 237 HR 1973–1987 Burbank, USA
  5. 05
    Hunter Brown b. 1998
    42-35, 3.44 ERA 2022– Detroit, USA
  6. 06
    Chris Taylor b. 1990
    .248 avg, 110 HR 2014– Virginia Beach, USA
  7. 07
    Aaron Rowand b. 1977
    .273 avg, 136 HR 2001–2011 Portland, USA
  8. 08
    Brent Suter b. 1989
    45-26, 3.54 ERA 2016– Chicago, USA
  9. 09
    Marc Rzepczynski b. 1985
    14-27, 3.89 ERA 2009–2018 Yorba Linda, USA
  10. 10
    Evan Carter b. 2002
    .215 avg, 24 HR 2023– Elizabethton, USA
  11. 11
    Dave Nicholson b. 1939
    .212 avg, 61 HR 1960–1967 St. Louis, USA
  12. 12
    Alex Reyes b. 1994
    16-11, 2.86 ERA 2016–2021 Elizabeth, USA
  13. 13
    Billy Cox b. 1919
    .262 avg, 66 HR 1941–1955 Newport, USA
  14. 14
    Justin Sterner b. 1996
    MLB player 2024– La Jolla, USA
  15. 15
    Sung-Mun Song b. 1996
    .191 avg, 1 HR 2026– Seoul, Republic of Korea
  16. 16
    Seth Martinez b. 1994
    MLB player 2021– Peoria, USA
  17. 17
    Drew Romo b. 2001
    .150 avg, 7 HR 2024– Fountain Valley, USA
  18. 18
    Jimmie Savage b. 1883
    .276 avg, 1 HR 1912–1915 Southington, USA
  19. 19
    John Riedling b. 1975
    17-13, 4.41 ERA 2000–2005 Fort Lauderdale, USA
  20. 20
    Ryan Shealy b. 1979
    .268 avg, 19 HR 2005–2010 Fort Lauderdale, USA
  21. 21
    Joe Schultz b. 1918
    .259 avg, 1 HR 1939–1948 Chicago, USA
  22. 22
    Bill Latham b. 1960
    1-4, 5.35 ERA 1985–1986 Birmingham, USA
  23. 23
    George Zeber b. 1950
    .296 avg, 3 HR 1977–1978 Ellwood City, USA
  24. 24
    Reggie Williams b. 1960
    .259 avg, 5 HR 1985–1988 Memphis, USA
  25. 25
    Pep Young b. 1907
    .262 avg, 32 HR 1933–1945 Jamestown, USA

Remembered on August 29

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Paul Waner ⭐ HOF 1903–1965
    .333 avg, 113 HR 1926–1945
  2. 02
    Ben Sanders 1865–1930
    80-70, 3.24 ERA 1888–1892
  3. 03
    John Milligan 1861–1923
    .286 avg, 49 HR 1884–1893
  4. 04
    Curt Welch 1862–1896
    .263 avg, 16 HR 1884–1893
  5. 05
    Eric Tipton 1915–2001
    .270 avg, 22 HR 1939–1945
  6. 06
    Dick Selma 1943–2001
    42-54, 3.62 ERA 1965–1974
  7. 07
    Les Moss 1925–2012
    .247 avg, 63 HR 1946–1958
  8. 08
    Gary Gray 1952–2025
    .240 avg, 24 HR 1977–1982
  9. 09
    Fern Bell 1913–2000
    .283 avg, 2 HR 1939–1940
  10. 10
    Jackie Collum 1927–2009
    32-28, 4.15 ERA 1951–1962
  11. 11
    Frank Heifer 1854–1893
    .280 avg, 0 HR 1875–1875
  12. 12
    Charlie Graham 1878–1948
    .233 avg, 1 HR 1906–1906
  13. 13
    Charlie Niebergall 1899–1982
    .228 avg, 0 HR 1921–1924
  14. 14
    Stan Rees 1899–1937
    MLB player 1918–1918
  15. 15
    Paul Howard 1884–1968
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
  16. 16
    Andy Gilbert 1914–1992
    .083 avg, 0 HR 1942–1946
  17. 17
    Al Platte 1890–1976
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
  18. 18
    Buddy Dear 1905–1989
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
  19. 19
    Sid Peterson 1918–2001
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1943–1943

August 29 in the record

The birthday list for August 29 has 25 names, headed by Roy Oswalt. Jimmie Savage, born in 1883, is the earliest birth listed, and Evan Carter (2002) the latest. Behind Roy Oswalt come Noah Syndergaard (b. 1992, 59-47, 3.71 ERA) and Rats Henderson (b. 1896, 70-53, 3.80 ERA). August 29 birthplaces outside the United States include Republic of Korea. The highest-ranked hitter born on August 29, Doug DeCinces, carries a .259 avg, 237 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Roy Oswalt, went 163-102, 3.36 ERA. The span for Noah Syndergaard, Hunter Brown, and Chris Taylor ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on August 29: 19 names, starting with Paul Waner. Paul Waner is marked as Hall of Fame member. The memorial list continues with Ben Sanders (1865–1930) and John Milligan (1861–1923). The deaths span 1893, Frank Heifer, to 2025, Gary Gray. Roy Oswalt tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.