On This Day in Baseball

September 3

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on September 3

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

01

Luis Gonzalez b. 1967

.283 avg, 354 HR 1990–2008 Tampa, USA
02

Ed Konetchy b. 1885

.281 avg, 74 HR 1907–1921 La Crosse, USA
03

George Stone b. 1876

.301 avg, 23 HR 1903–1910 Lost Nation, USA
04

Eddie Stanky b. 1915

.268 avg, 29 HR 1943–1953 Philadelphia, USA
05

Willie Cornelius b. 1906

54-65, 4.54 ERA Atlanta, USA
06

Sandy Consuegra b. 1920

51-32, 3.37 ERA 1950–1957 Potrerillo, Cuba
07

David Peterson b. 1995

46-38, 4.25 ERA 2020– Denver, USA
08

Carl Edwards b. 1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 2015– Newberry, USA
09

Matt Capps b. 1983

.200 avg, 0 HR 2005–2012 Douglasville, USA
10

Brandon Beachy b. 1986

14-12, 3.36 ERA 2010–2015 Kokomo, USA
11

Chad Fox b. 1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1997–2009 Coronado, USA
12

Dave Clark b. 1962

.264 avg, 62 HR 1986–1998 Tupelo, USA
13

Mike Paxton b. 1953

30-24, 4.71 ERA 1977–1980 Memphis, USA
14

Javier Sanoja b. 2002

.272 avg, 17 HR 2024– Maracay, Venezuela
15

Domonic Brown b. 1987

.246 avg, 54 HR 2010–2015 Zephyrhills, USA
16

Eric Plunk b. 1963

72-58, 3.82 ERA 1986–1999 Wilmington, USA
17

Dan Kennard b. 1883

.296 avg, 16 HR Vicksburg, USA
18

Steve Boros b. 1936

.245 avg, 26 HR 1957–1965 Flint, USA
19

Brian Van Belle b. 1996

MLB player 2025– Pembroke Pines, USA
20

Tanner Murray b. 1999

.214 avg, 1 HR 2026– Santa Clara, USA
21

Alan Bannister b. 1951

.270 avg, 19 HR 1974–1985 Montebello, USA
22

Bill Greason b. 1924

3-3, 4.62 ERA 1954–1954 Atlanta, USA
23

Carter Kieboom b. 1997

.200 avg, 12 HR 2019– Marietta, USA
24

Jacob Amaya b. 1998

.147 avg, 0 HR 2023– El Monte, USA
25

Chris Nelson b. 1985

.265 avg, 16 HR 2010–2014 Escondido, USA

Remembered on September 3

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Jack Pfiester 1878–1953

71-44, 2.02 ERA 1903–1911
02

Dusty Miller 1868–1945

.301 avg, 22 HR 1889–1899
03

Ed Cartwright 1859–1933

.295 avg, 24 HR 1890–1897
04

Floyd Kranson 1913–1967

18-11, 3.86 ERA
05

Marshall Bridges 1931–1990

23-15, 3.75 ERA 1959–1965
06

Jim Clinton 1850–1921

1-15, 2.94 ERA 1872–1886
07

Armando Marsans 1887–1960

.268 avg, 2 HR 1911–1918
08

Chico Renfroe 1923–1991

.268 avg, 1 HR
09

Charlie Householder 1854–1913

.250 avg, 4 HR 1882–1884
10

Jack Barnett 1879–1923

.238 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907
11

Bill Vinton 1865–1893

17-19, 2.46 ERA 1884–1885
12

Hal Schwenk 1890–1955

.333 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
13

Wayne Graham 1936–2024

.127 avg, 0 HR 1963–1964
14

Bert Daly 1881–1952

.190 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
15

Irv Medlinger 1927–1975

MLB player 1949–1951
16

Bob DiPietro 1927–2012

.091 avg, 0 HR 1951–1951
17

Tony DeFate 1895–1963

.125 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
18

Bill Culp 1887–1969

.000 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
19

Rudy Leopold 1905–1965

.000 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928
20

Emmett Bowles 1898–1959

MLB player 1922–1922
21

George Lowe 1895–1981

MLB player 1920–1920
22

Mike Ryan 1868–1935

.000 avg, 0 HR 1895–1895

September 3 in the record

25 baseball figures born on September 3 are listed, led by Luis Gonzalez. Birth years range from 1876 (George Stone) to 2002 (Javier Sanoja). Next on the September 3 birthday list are Ed Konetchy (b. 1885, .281 avg, 74 HR) and George Stone (b. 1876, .301 avg, 23 HR). Not every September 3 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Cuba and Venezuela. For September 3, the best-placed batter is Luis Gonzalez at .283 avg, 354 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Willie Cornelius, shows 54-65, 4.54 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark September 3 birthdays with no final game on record, such as David Peterson, Carl Edwards, and Javier Sanoja. Remembered on September 3: 22 names, starting with Jack Pfiester. Dusty Miller (1868–1945) and Ed Cartwright (1859–1933) follow Jack Pfiester on the list. The earliest September 3 death listed is Bill Vinton in 1893; the most recent is Wayne Graham in 2024. The September 3 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.