On This Day in Baseball

September 2

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on September 2

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

01

Al Spalding ⭐ HOF b. 1850

251-65, 2.13 ERA 1871–1878 Byron, USA
02

A. J. Minter b. 1993

.000 avg, 0 HR 2017– Tyler, USA
03

Willy Adames b. 1995

.243 avg, 201 HR 2018– Santiago, D.R.
04

George Carr b. 1894

.316 avg, 56 HR Atlanta, USA
05

Rich Aurilia b. 1971

.275 avg, 186 HR 1995–2009 Brooklyn, USA
06

Kerry Carpenter b. 1997

.258 avg, 83 HR 2022– Eustis, USA
07

Lamar Johnson b. 1950

.287 avg, 64 HR 1974–1982 Bessemer, USA
08

Luke Walker b. 1943

45-47, 3.65 ERA 1965–1974 DeKalb, USA
09

Gaby Sanchez b. 1983

.254 avg, 61 HR 2008–2014 Miami, USA
10

Marv Throneberry b. 1933

.237 avg, 53 HR 1955–1963 Collierville, USA
11

Joe Heving b. 1900

76-48, 3.90 ERA 1930–1945 Covington, USA
12

Jeff Russell b. 1961

56-73, 3.75 ERA 1983–1996 Cincinnati, USA
13

Rex Hudler b. 1960

.261 avg, 56 HR 1984–1998 Tempe, USA
14

Jase Bowen b. 2000

.146 avg, 2 HR 2026– Northwood, USA
15

Jose Melendez b. 1965

16-14, 3.47 ERA 1990–1994 Naguabo, P.R.
16

Oliver Dunn b. 1997

.197 avg, 1 HR 2024– Salt Lake City, USA
17

Dominic Fletcher b. 1997

.233 avg, 4 HR 2023– Orange, USA
18

George Bechtel b. 1848

7-20, 3.19 ERA 1871–1876 Philadelphia, USA
19

Christian Bethancourt b. 1991

.229 avg, 35 HR 2013– Panama City, Panama
20

Ryan Feltner b. 1996

16-36, 5.25 ERA 2021– Orlando, USA
21

Danny Goodwin b. 1953

.236 avg, 13 HR 1975–1982 St. Louis, USA
22

Dusty Ryan b. 1984

.257 avg, 2 HR 2008–2009 Merced, USA
23

Franchy Cordero b. 1994

.217 avg, 27 HR 2017– Azua, D.R.
24

Marty Griffin b. 1901

.308 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928 San Francisco, USA
25

Nate Snell b. 1952

MLB player 1984–1987 Orangeburg, USA

Remembered on September 2

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Jim West 1905–1969

.285 avg, 34 HR
02

Cam Carreon 1937–1987

.264 avg, 11 HR 1959–1966
03

Fred Osborn 1883–1954

.251 avg, 2 HR 1907–1909
04

Marshall Riddle 1918–1988

.270 avg, 1 HR
05

Mark Mauldin 1914–1990

.263 avg, 1 HR 1934–1934
06

Bert Blue 1877–1929

.286 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908
07

Don Hanski 1916–1957

.227 avg, 0 HR 1943–1944
08

Chucho Ramos 1918–1977

.500 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
09

Don Minnick 1931–2016

.000 avg, 0 HR 1957–1957
10

Alfred Metcalfe 1852–1914

.219 avg, 0 HR 1875–1875
11

Jerry Dahlke 1929–2006

MLB player 1956–1956
12

Wes Livengood 1910–1996

MLB player 1939–1939
13

Lee Meyer 1888–1968

.130 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
14

Jack Ryan 1905–1967

.000 avg, 0 HR 1929–1929
15

Bud Heine 1900–1976

.000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
16

Ed McDonough 1886–1926

.100 avg, 0 HR 1909–1910
17

Herbert Hill 1891–1970

MLB player 1915–1915

September 2 in the record

The birthday list for September 2 has 25 names, headed by Al Spalding. Hall of Famers among them: Al Spalding. Birth years range from 1848 (George Bechtel) to 2000 (Jase Bowen). Behind Al Spalding come A. J. Minter (b. 1993, .000 avg, 0 HR) and Willy Adames (b. 1995, .243 avg, 201 HR). September 2 birthplaces outside the United States include D.R., P.R., and Panama. For September 2, the best-placed batter is A. J. Minter at .000 avg, 0 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Al Spalding, shows 251-65, 2.13 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark September 2 birthdays with no final game on record, such as A. J. Minter, Willy Adames, and Kerry Carpenter. The September 2 memorial list names 17 figures, beginning with Jim West. The memorial list continues with Cam Carreon (1937–1987) and Fred Osborn (1883–1954). Alfred Metcalfe (1914) and Don Minnick (2016) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Al Spalding is listed first.