On This Day in Baseball

September 5

25 notable birthdays · 21 in memoriam

Born on September 5

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

01

Nap Lajoie ⭐ HOF b. 1874

.338 avg, 82 HR 1896–1916 Woonsocket, USA
02

Bill Mazeroski ⭐ HOF b. 1936

.260 avg, 138 HR 1956–1972 Wheeling, USA
03

Al Orth b. 1872

204-189, 3.37 ERA 1895–1909 Sedalia, USA
04

Max Bishop b. 1899

.271 avg, 41 HR 1924–1935 Waynesboro, USA
05

Candy Maldonado b. 1960

.254 avg, 146 HR 1981–1995 Humacao, P.R.
06

Chris Young b. 1983

.235 avg, 191 HR 2006–2018 Houston, USA
07

Jarren Duran b. 1996

.254 avg, 70 HR 2021– Corona, USA
08

Steven Kwan b. 1997

.281 avg, 39 HR 2022– Los Gatos, USA
09

Randy Choate b. 1975

.000 avg, 0 HR 2000–2015 San Antonio, USA
10

Randy Rodríguez b. 1999

MLB player 2024– Santo Domingo, D.R.
11

Ed Stein b. 1869

109-78, 3.97 ERA 1890–1898 Detroit, USA
12

Jumbo Davis b. 1861

.272 avg, 14 HR 1884–1891 New York, USA
13

Ryan Spilborghs b. 1979

.272 avg, 42 HR 2005–2011 Santa Barbara, USA
14

Rece Hinds b. 2000

.180 avg, 7 HR 2024– Niceville, USA
15

Tyler Colvin b. 1985

.239 avg, 49 HR 2009–2014 Augusta, USA
16

Ernie White b. 1916

30-21, 2.78 ERA 1940–1948 Pacolet Mills, USA
17

Blake Dunn b. 1998

.232 avg, 4 HR 2024– Holland, USA
18

Pablo Reyes b. 1993

.245 avg, 8 HR 2018– Santo Domingo, D.R.
19

Wayne Belardi b. 1930

.242 avg, 28 HR 1950–1956 St. Helena, USA
20

Buddy Hassett b. 1911

.292 avg, 12 HR 1936–1942 New York, USA
21

Rod Barajas b. 1975

.235 avg, 136 HR 1999–2012 Ontario, USA
22

Jeff Brantley b. 1963

43-46, 3.39 ERA 1988–2001 Florence, USA
23

Brian Bevil b. 1971

MLB player 1996–1998 Houston, USA
24

Zach Walters b. 1989

.176 avg, 10 HR 2013–2016 Cheyenne, USA
25

Rob Richie b. 1965

.265 avg, 1 HR 1989–1989 Reno, USA

Remembered on September 5

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Billy Herman ⭐ HOF 1909–1992

.304 avg, 47 HR 1931–1947
02

Jack Fournier 1892–1973

.313 avg, 136 HR 1912–1927
03

Davey Johnson 1943–2025

.261 avg, 136 HR 1965–1978
04

Wally Westlake 1920–2019

.272 avg, 127 HR 1947–1956
05

Mark Littell 1953–2022

32-31, 3.32 ERA 1973–1982
06

Dots Miller 1886–1923

.263 avg, 32 HR 1909–1921
07

Grant Johnson 1872–1953

.335 avg, 8 HR 1903–
08

Hank Aguirre 1931–1994

75-72, 3.24 ERA 1955–1970
09

Buddy Blattner 1920–2009

.247 avg, 16 HR 1942–1949
10

Maurice Archdeacon 1898–1954

.333 avg, 0 HR 1923–1925
11

Tom Finley 1903–1933

.265 avg, 19 HR
12

Tom Hurd 1924–1982

.276 avg, 0 HR 1954–1956
13

Jim O'Neill 1893–1976

.287 avg, 1 HR 1920–1923
14

John Potts 1887–1962

.265 avg, 1 HR 1914–1914
15

Tom Wright 1923–2017

.255 avg, 6 HR 1948–1956
16

Ron Davis 1941–1992

.233 avg, 10 HR 1962–1969
17

Loyd Christopher 1919–1991

.243 avg, 0 HR 1945–1947
18

Dick Lane 1927–2018

.119 avg, 0 HR 1949–1949
19

Jim Keesey 1902–1951

.294 avg, 0 HR 1925–1930
20

Harley Grossman 1930–2003

MLB player 1952–1952
21

Harry O'Neill 1897–1969

.000 avg, 0 HR 1922–1923