On This Day in Baseball

September 6

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on September 6

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

01

Red Faber ⭐ HOF b. 1888

254-213, 3.15 ERA 1914–1933 Cascade, USA
02

Derrek Lee b. 1975

.281 avg, 331 HR 1997–2011 Sacramento, USA
03

Thomas Burns b. 1864

8-5, 4.09 ERA 1884–1895 Philadelphia, USA
04

Mitch Moreland b. 1985

.251 avg, 186 HR 2010–2021 Amory, USA
05

Del Bissonette b. 1899

.305 avg, 66 HR 1928–1933 Winthrop, USA
06

Vince DiMaggio b. 1912

.249 avg, 125 HR 1937–1946 Martinez, USA
07

Jerry Blevins b. 1983

.250 avg, 0 HR 2007–2019 Johnson City, USA
08

Harry Danning b. 1911

.285 avg, 57 HR 1933–1942 Los Angeles, USA
09

Jordan Hicks b. 1996

20-37, 4.40 ERA 2018– Houston, USA
10

Brant Hurter b. 1998

14-5, 2.57 ERA 2024– Canton, USA
11

Dustin May b. 1997

26-29, 4.05 ERA 2019– Justin, USA
12

Romy Gonzalez b. 1996

.262 avg, 21 HR 2021– Miami, USA
13

Mark Teahen b. 1981

.264 avg, 67 HR 2005–2011 Redlands, USA
14

Tom Young b. 1902

.296 avg, 13 HR Wetumpka, USA
15

Johnny Lanning b. 1910

58-60, 3.58 ERA 1936–1947 Asheville, USA
16

Harold Ramirez b. 1994

.285 avg, 38 HR 2019– Cartagena, Colombia
17

Michael Kelly b. 1992

MLB player 2022– Boynton Beach, USA
18

Shawn Dubin b. 1995

MLB player 2023– Allegany, USA
19

Fran Healy b. 1946

.250 avg, 20 HR 1969–1978 Holyoke, USA
20

Felix McLaurin b. 1921

.296 avg, 7 HR Jacksonville, USA
21

Jackson Frazier b. 1994

.235 avg, 29 HR 2017– Decatur, USA
22

Jack Phillips b. 1921

.283 avg, 9 HR 1947–1957 Clarence, USA
23

Tyler Austin b. 1991

.219 avg, 33 HR 2016–2019 Conyers, USA
24

Alex Escobar b. 1978

.258 avg, 13 HR 2001–2006 Valencia, Venezuela
25

Jason Vosler b. 1993

.207 avg, 10 HR 2021– West Nyack, USA

Remembered on September 6

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Lou Brock ⭐ HOF 1939–2020

.293 avg, 149 HR 1961–1979
02

Barney McCosky 1917–1996

.312 avg, 24 HR 1939–1953
03

Lave Cross 1866–1927

.292 avg, 47 HR 1887–1907
04

Howard Easterling 1911–1993

.312 avg, 19 HR
05

Bob McClure 1891–1931

56-48, 4.35 ERA
06

Sammy Hale 1896–1974

.302 avg, 30 HR 1920–1930
07

Chris Duncan 1981–2019

.257 avg, 55 HR 2005–2009
08

Barney Schultz 1926–2015

.121 avg, 0 HR 1955–1965
09

Tommy de la Cruz 1911–1958

9-9, 3.25 ERA 1944–1944
10

Charlie Berry 1902–1972

.267 avg, 23 HR 1925–1938
11

Carlos Lezcano 1955–2025

.186 avg, 3 HR 1980–1981
12

Jose Moreno 1957–2019

.206 avg, 2 HR 1980–1982
13

Hugh Hill 1879–1958

.223 avg, 3 HR 1903–1904
14

Andy Kyle 1889–1971

.333 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
15

Stubby Magner 1888–1956

.212 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
16

Vern Fear 1925–1976

.000 avg, 0 HR 1952–1952
17

Maurice Lisby 1912–1995

.000 avg, 0 HR
18

Ray Fitzgerald 1904–1977

.000 avg, 0 HR 1931–1931
19

Joe Gingras 1893–1947

.000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
20

Charlie Kavanagh 1891–1973

.200 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
21

Artie Dede 1895–1971

.000 avg, 0 HR 1916–1916
22

Santiago Rosario 1939–2013

.235 avg, 2 HR 1965–1965
23

Frank West 1873–1932

.000 avg, 0 HR 1894–1894