On This Day in Baseball

August 30

25 notable birthdays · 13 in memoriam

Born on August 30

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

01

Ted Williams ⭐ HOF b. 1918

.344 avg, 521 HR 1939–1960 San Diego, USA
02

Kiki Cuyler ⭐ HOF b. 1898

.321 avg, 128 HR 1921–1938 Harrisville, USA
03

Adam Wainwright b. 1981

200-128, 3.53 ERA 2005– Brunswick, USA
04

Cliff Lee b. 1978

143-91, 3.52 ERA 2002–2014 Benton, USA
05

Tug McGraw b. 1944

96-92, 3.14 ERA 1965–1984 Martinez, USA
06

Bing Miller b. 1894

.311 avg, 116 HR 1921–1936 Vinton, USA
07

Cal McVey b. 1849

10-12, 3.83 ERA 1871–1879 Montrose, USA
08

Marlon Byrd b. 1977

.275 avg, 159 HR 2002–2016 Boynton Beach, USA
09

Sean Marshall b. 1982

37-46, 3.86 ERA 2006–2014 Richmond, USA
10

Billy Johnson b. 1918

.271 avg, 61 HR 1943–1953 Montclair, USA
11

Johnny Lindell b. 1916

8-18, 4.47 ERA 1941–1954 Greeley, USA
12

Hunter Dobbins b. 1999

7-4, 3.91 ERA 2025– Bryan, USA
13

Mike Koplove b. 1976

.000 avg, 0 HR 2001–2007 Philadelphia, USA
14

José Caballero b. 1996

.230 avg, 32 HR 2023– Panama, Panama
15

Luke Little b. 2000

MLB player 2023– Charlotte, USA
16

Andrew Sears b. 2002

MLB player 2026– West Warwick, USA
17

Christian Montes De Oca b. 1999

MLB player 2025– Santo Domingo, D.R.
18

Daniel Robert b. 1994

MLB player 2024– Hoover, USA
19

Carmen Fanzone b. 1941

.224 avg, 20 HR 1970–1974 Detroit, USA
20

Shane Carle b. 1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 2017–2019 Santa Cruz, USA
21

Frank Funk b. 1935

.067 avg, 0 HR 1960–1963 Washington, USA
22

Scott Brown b. 1956

.000 avg, 0 HR 1981–1981 DeQuincy, USA
23

Bucky Jacobsen b. 1975

.275 avg, 9 HR 2004–2004 Riverton, USA
24

Roger Erickson b. 1956

35-53, 4.13 ERA 1978–1983 Springfield, USA
25

Gordon Goldsberry b. 1927

.241 avg, 6 HR 1949–1952 Sacramento, USA

Remembered on August 30

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Arky Vaughan ⭐ HOF 1912–1952

.318 avg, 96 HR 1932–1948
02

Claude Passeau 1909–2003

162-150, 3.32 ERA 1935–1947
03

Frank Demaree 1910–1958

.299 avg, 72 HR 1932–1944
04

Joe Collins 1922–1989

.256 avg, 86 HR 1948–1957
05

Henry Miller 1917–1972

35-25, 4.48 ERA
06

Buddy Burbage 1907–1989

.304 avg, 11 HR
07

Jack Phillips 1921–2009

.283 avg, 9 HR 1947–1957
08

Leo Hannibal 1911–1977

5-5, 5.18 ERA
09

Nat Peeples 1926–2012

.333 avg, 0 HR
10

Keith Lampard 1945–2020

.238 avg, 1 HR 1969–1970
11

Eli Hodkey 1917–2005

.000 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
12

Tinsley Ginn 1891–1931

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
13

Rome Chambers 1875–1902

.000 avg, 0 HR 1900–1900