On This Day in Baseball

September 4

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on September 4

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

01

Mike Piazza ⭐ HOF b. 1968

.308 avg, 427 HR 1992–2007 Norristown, USA
02

Tillie Walker b. 1887

.281 avg, 118 HR 1911–1923 Telford, USA
03

Ken Harrelson b. 1941

.239 avg, 131 HR 1963–1971 Woodruff, USA
04

Pat Neshek b. 1980

MLB player 2006–2019 Madison, USA
05

Adam Duvall b. 1988

.227 avg, 195 HR 2014– Louisville, USA
06

Aaron Fultz b. 1973

.263 avg, 0 HR 2000–2007 Memphis, USA
07

Andres Gimenez b. 1998

.252 avg, 65 HR 2020– Barquisimeto, Venezuela
08

Kyle Finnegan b. 1991

MLB player 2020– Detroit, USA
09

Eddie Waitkus b. 1919

.285 avg, 24 HR 1941–1955 Cambridge, USA
10

Garrett Mitchell b. 1998

.259 avg, 24 HR 2022– Orange, USA
11

Gordon Maltzberger b. 1912

.117 avg, 0 HR 1943–1947 Utopia, USA
12

Erik Swanson b. 1993

11-16, 4.20 ERA 2019– Terrace Park, USA
13

Frank White b. 1950

.255 avg, 160 HR 1973–1990 Greenville, USA
14

Al Grabowski b. 1901

9-6, 4.07 ERA 1929–1930 Syracuse, USA
15

Paul Householder b. 1958

.236 avg, 29 HR 1980–1987 Columbus, USA
16

Andrelton Simmons b. 1989

.263 avg, 70 HR 2012–2022 Mundo-Novo, Curaçao
17

Bernie Smith b. 1941

.232 avg, 2 HR 1970–1971 Ponchatoula, USA
18

Jim McAnany b. 1936

.253 avg, 0 HR 1958–1962 Los Angeles, USA
19

Jack Gilbert b. 1875

.240 avg, 0 HR 1898–1904 Rhinecliff, USA
20

Spencer Alexander b. 1916

.232 avg, 1 HR York, USA
21

Brian Myrow b. 1976

.157 avg, 1 HR 2005–2008 Fort Worth, USA
22

Darrell Einertson b. 1972

MLB player 2000–2000 Rhinelander, USA
23

Michael Stutes b. 1986

.000 avg, 0 HR 2011–2013 Metairie, USA
24

Mark Kolozsvary b. 1995

.200 avg, 1 HR 2022– Eustis, USA
25

Clarence Fieber b. 1913

MLB player 1932–1932 San Francisco, USA

Remembered on September 4

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Hank Greenberg ⭐ HOF 1911–1986

.313 avg, 331 HR 1930–1947
02

Turkey Stearnes ⭐ HOF 1901–1979

.347 avg, 195 HR
03

Gus Weyhing 1866–1955

264-232, 3.88 ERA 1887–1901
04

Ward Miller 1884–1958

.278 avg, 8 HR 1909–1917
05

Babe Dahlgren 1912–1996

.261 avg, 82 HR 1935–1946
06

Buck Herzog 1885–1953

.259 avg, 20 HR 1908–1920
07

Pat Ragan 1883–1956

77-104, 2.99 ERA 1909–1923
08

Candy Nelson 1849–1910

.253 avg, 3 HR 1872–1890
09

Ernie Orsatti 1902–1968

.306 avg, 10 HR 1927–1935
10

Pete Washington 1903–1962

.269 avg, 50 HR
11

Jack Gleason 1854–1944

.269 avg, 9 HR 1877–1886
12

William Fischer 1891–1945

.274 avg, 10 HR 1913–1917
13

Hal Lee 1905–1989

.275 avg, 33 HR 1930–1936
14

Charles Schmidt 1886–1952

.272 avg, 4 HR 1909–1915
15

Merrill May 1911–2000

.275 avg, 4 HR 1939–1943
16

Red Killefer 1885–1958

.248 avg, 3 HR 1907–1916
17

Jim Constable 1933–2002

3-4, 4.87 ERA 1956–1963
18

Hugh Canavan 1897–1967

.095 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
19

Joe Hassler 1905–1971

.239 avg, 0 HR 1928–1930
20

Ramon Lopez 1933–1982

MLB player 1966–1966
21

Buster Bray 1913–1982

.091 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941
22

Willie Gay 1909–1970

.250 avg, 0 HR
23

Art Bramhall 1909–1985

.000 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
24

Dan Cotter 1867–1935

.000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890

September 4 in the record

Leading the September 4 birthdays is Mike Piazza, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Mike Piazza. Birth years range from 1875 (Jack Gilbert) to 1998 (Andres Gimenez). Next on the September 4 birthday list are Tillie Walker (b. 1887, .281 avg, 118 HR) and Ken Harrelson (b. 1941, .239 avg, 131 HR). Venezuela and Curaçao are also represented among the September 4 births. Mike Piazza (.308 avg, 427 HR) leads the September 4 hitters and Erik Swanson (11-16, 4.20 ERA) the pitchers. Recent names on the September 4 list, Adam Duvall, Andres Gimenez, and Kyle Finnegan, show careers still open. The September 4 memorial list names 24 figures, beginning with Hank Greenberg. Among those remembered, Hank Greenberg and Turkey Stearnes were Hall of Famers. Turkey Stearnes (1901–1979) and Gus Weyhing (1866–1955) follow Hank Greenberg on the list. The earliest September 4 death listed is Candy Nelson in 1910; the most recent is Jim Constable in 2002. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Mike Piazza is listed first.