On This Day in Baseball

September 1

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on September 1

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

01

Jim O'Rourke ⭐ HOF b. 1850

.310 avg, 62 HR 1872–1904 Bridgeport, USA
02

Rico Carty b. 1939

.299 avg, 204 HR 1963–1979 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
03

Garry Maddox b. 1949

.285 avg, 117 HR 1972–1986 Cincinnati, USA
04

Darby O'Brien b. 1863

.282 avg, 20 HR 1887–1892 Peoria, USA
05

Bill Ricks b. 1919

21-15, 3.23 ERA Lexington, USA
06

Eduard Bazardo b. 1995

MLB player 2021– Maracay, Venezuela
07

Fred Nicholson b. 1894

.311 avg, 12 HR 1917–1922 Honey Grove, USA
08

Shota Imanaga b. 1993

34-21, 3.49 ERA 2024– Kitakyushu, Japan
09

Andrew Morris b. 2001

MLB player 2026– New York, USA
10

Antwone Kelly b. 2003

MLB player 2026– Oranjestad, Aruba
11

Dylan Ross b. 2000

MLB player 2026– Statesboro, USA
12

Joe Marty b. 1913

.261 avg, 44 HR 1937–1941 Sacramento, USA
13

Anthony Veneziano b. 1997

MLB player 2023– Hackettstown, USA
14

Monty Montgomery b. 1946

6-3, 2.78 ERA 1971–1972 Albemarle, USA
15

Dave Rucker b. 1957

16-20, 3.94 ERA 1981–1988 San Bernardino, USA
16

Dean Stone b. 1930

29-39, 4.47 ERA 1953–1963 Moline, USA
17

Jordan Wicks b. 1999

6-8, 5.72 ERA 2023– Conway, USA
18

Henry Turner b. 1913

.264 avg, 1 HR Lloyd, USA
19

Mike O'Rourke b. 1868

1-2, 4.07 ERA 1890–1890 Richmond, USA
20

Clyde Nelson b. 1921

.252 avg, 4 HR Bradenton, USA
21

Paul Campbell b. 1917

.255 avg, 4 HR 1941–1950 Paw Creek, USA
22

Kevin Orie b. 1972

.249 avg, 22 HR 1997–2002 West Chester, USA
23

Lance Davis b. 1976

8-4, 4.74 ERA 2001–2001 Winter Haven, USA
24

Joe Astroth b. 1922

.254 avg, 13 HR 1945–1956 East Alton, USA
25

Brian Broderick b. 1986

MLB player 2011–2011 Phoenix, USA

Remembered on September 1

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Pinky Whitney 1905–1987

.295 avg, 93 HR 1928–1939
02

Bill Lindsay 1891–1914

26-10, 2.46 ERA
03

Joe Connolly 1884–1943

.288 avg, 14 HR 1913–1916
04

Buster Adams 1915–1990

.266 avg, 50 HR 1939–1947
05

Paul Schaal 1943–2017

.244 avg, 57 HR 1964–1974
06

Ted Davidson 1939–2006

.000 avg, 0 HR 1965–1968
07

Don Lang 1915–2010

.268 avg, 5 HR 1938–1948
08

Buck Ewing 1903–1979

.304 avg, 3 HR
09

Eddie Matteson 1884–1943

8-5, 2.36 ERA 1914–1918
10

Al Thake 1849–1872

.295 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872
11

Héctor Rodríguez 1920–2003

.269 avg, 1 HR 1952–1952
12

Mike Meola 1905–1976

.222 avg, 0 HR 1933–1936
13

Stan Swanson 1944–2017

.245 avg, 2 HR 1971–1971
14

Frank McManus 1874–1923

.229 avg, 0 HR 1899–1904
15

Ben Spencer 1890–1970

.286 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
16

Hank Garrity 1908–1962

.214 avg, 0 HR 1931–1931
17

Jim Oglesby 1905–1955

.182 avg, 0 HR 1936–1936
18

Roger McKee 1926–2014

.200 avg, 0 HR 1943–1944
19

John Gamble 1948–2022

.000 avg, 0 HR 1972–1973
20

Wimpy Quinn 1918–1954

.500 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941
21

Duke Shirey 1898–1962

.000 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920
22

Larry McClure 1884–1949

.000 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910