On This Day in Baseball

September 8

25 notable birthdays · 16 in memoriam

Born on September 8

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

  1. 01
    Buck Leonard ⭐ HOF b. 1907
    .343 avg, 100 HR Rocky Mount, USA
  2. 02
    Gerrit Cole b. 1990
    163-89, 3.20 ERA 2013– Newport Beach, USA
  3. 03
    Ken Forsch b. 1946
    114-113, 3.37 ERA 1970–1986 Sacramento, USA
  4. 04
    Bobby Parnell b. 1984
    20-28, 3.82 ERA 2008–2016 Salisbury, USA
  5. 05
    Lars Nootbaar b. 1997
    .241 avg, 66 HR 2021– El Segundo, USA
  6. 06
    Al Demaree b. 1884
    80-72, 2.77 ERA 1912–1919 Quincy, USA
  7. 07
    Ernie Orsatti b. 1902
    .306 avg, 10 HR 1927–1935 Los Angeles, USA
  8. 08
    Don Aase b. 1954
    66-60, 3.80 ERA 1977–1990 Orange, USA
  9. 09
    Victor Mesa b. 2001
    .251 avg, 15 HR 2025– Havana, Cuba
  10. 10
    Nick Hundley b. 1983
    .247 avg, 93 HR 2008–2019 Corvallis, USA
  11. 11
    Brandon Walter b. 1996
    1-3, 4.23 ERA 2023–2023 New Castle, USA
  12. 12
    Blas Castano b. 1998
    MLB player 2025– Espaillat, D.R.
  13. 13
    Leody Taveras b. 1998
    .233 avg, 49 HR 2020– Tenares, D.R.
  14. 14
    Johnny Schulte b. 1896
    .262 avg, 14 HR 1923–1932 Fredericktown, USA
  15. 15
    Verne Clemons b. 1891
    .286 avg, 5 HR 1916–1924 Clemons, USA
  16. 16
    Nick Williams b. 1993
    .251 avg, 31 HR 2017–2021 Galveston, USA
  17. 17
    Ted Kimbro b. 1895
    .295 avg, 2 HR St. Louis, USA
  18. 18
    Val Picinich b. 1896
    .258 avg, 26 HR 1916–1933 New York, USA
  19. 19
    Dan Altavilla b. 1992
    MLB player 2016– McKeesport, USA
  20. 20
    Jimmie Armstead b. 1919
    .206 avg, 0 HR Birmingham, USA
  21. 21
    Gil Meche b. 1978
    84-83, 4.49 ERA 1999–2010 Lafayette, USA
  22. 22
    Pasqual Coco b. 1977
    MLB player 2000–2002 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  23. 23
    Drew Carlton b. 1995
    MLB player 2021– Lakeland, USA
  24. 24
    O'Neal Pullen b. 1892
    .286 avg, 1 HR Beaumont, USA
  25. 25
    Mike Dyer b. 1966
    14-18, 4.60 ERA 1989–1996 Upland, USA

Remembered on September 8

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Rats Henderson 1896–1988
    70-53, 3.80 ERA
  2. 02
    Ed Kranepool 1944–2024
    .261 avg, 118 HR 1962–1979
  3. 03
    Joaquin Andujar 1952–2015
    127-118, 3.58 ERA 1976–1988
  4. 04
    John Kerins 1858–1919
    .252 avg, 20 HR 1884–1890
  5. 05
    Jim Owens 1934–2020
    42-68, 4.31 ERA 1955–1967
  6. 06
    Bill Knickerbocker 1911–1963
    .276 avg, 28 HR 1933–1942
  7. 07
    George Zuverink 1924–2014
    32-36, 3.54 ERA 1951–1959
  8. 08
    Rick Joseph 1939–1979
    .243 avg, 13 HR 1964–1970
  9. 09
    Bill Kalfass 1916–1968
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1937–1937
  10. 10
    George Prentiss 1876–1902
    3-3, 5.31 ERA 1901–1902
  11. 11
    Roy Mitchell 1885–1959
    32-37, 3.42 ERA 1910–1919
  12. 12
    Tom Patton 1935–2025
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1957–1957
  13. 13
    Bill Miller 1879–1957
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
  14. 14
    Lou Rosenberg 1904–1991
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
  15. 15
    Ralph Pond 1888–1947
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
  16. 16
    Ed Hearne 1887–1952
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910

September 8 in the record

25 baseball figures born on September 8 are listed, led by Buck Leonard. The HOF tag marks Buck Leonard. Birth years range from 1884 (Al Demaree) to 2001 (Victor Mesa). Next on the September 8 birthday list are Gerrit Cole (b. 1990, 163-89, 3.20 ERA) and Ken Forsch (b. 1946, 114-113, 3.37 ERA). Not every September 8 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Cuba and D.R. Buck Leonard (.343 avg, 100 HR) leads the September 8 hitters and Gerrit Cole (163-89, 3.20 ERA) the pitchers. Gerrit Cole, Lars Nootbaar, and Victor Mesa have no final season listed yet. The September 8 memorial list names 16 figures, beginning with Rats Henderson. Also remembered on September 8: Ed Kranepool (1944–2024) and Joaquin Andujar (1952–2015). The deaths span 1902, George Prentiss, to 2025, Tom Patton. Buck Leonard tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.