On This Day in Baseball

September 9

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on September 9

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

01

Waite Hoyt ⭐ HOF b. 1899

237-182, 3.59 ERA 1918–1938 Brooklyn, USA
02

Frankie Frisch ⭐ HOF b. 1897

.316 avg, 105 HR 1919–1937 Bronx, USA
03

Frank Chance ⭐ HOF b. 1876

.296 avg, 20 HR 1898–1914 Fresno, USA
04

Alvin Davis b. 1960

.280 avg, 160 HR 1984–1992 Riverside, USA
05

Mike Hampton b. 1972

148-115, 4.06 ERA 1993–2010 Brooksville, USA
06

Todd Zeile b. 1965

.265 avg, 253 HR 1989–2004 Van Nuys, USA
07

Abner Dalrymple b. 1857

.288 avg, 43 HR 1878–1891 Gratiot, USA
08

Jerry Mumphrey b. 1952

.289 avg, 70 HR 1974–1988 Tyler, USA
09

Joey Hamilton b. 1970

74-73, 4.44 ERA 1994–2003 Statesboro, USA
10

Felix Rodriguez b. 1972

.235 avg, 1 HR 1995–2006 Monte Cristi, D.R.
11

Dots Miller b. 1886

.263 avg, 32 HR 1909–1921 Kearny, USA
12

Jimmy Herget b. 1993

8-17, 3.65 ERA 2019– Tampa, USA
13

JoJo Romero b. 1996

MLB player 2020– Camarillo, USA
14

Jim Corsi b. 1961

.000 avg, 0 HR 1988–1999 Newton, USA
15

Ben Brown b. 1999

10-13, 4.15 ERA 2024– East Setauket, USA
16

Dan Miceli b. 1970

43-52, 4.48 ERA 1993–2006 Newark, USA
17

Earl Averill b. 1931

.242 avg, 44 HR 1956–1963 Cleveland, USA
18

Doc Johnston b. 1887

.263 avg, 14 HR 1909–1922 Cleveland, USA
19

Todd Coffey b. 1980

.000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2012 Shelby, USA
20

Otto Kemp b. 1999

.216 avg, 8 HR 2025– Fullerton, USA
21

Nick Sogard b. 1997

.264 avg, 4 HR 2024– Los Angeles, USA
22

Troy Taylor b. 2001

MLB player 2024– Fontana, USA
23

Ernie Burch b. 1856

.260 avg, 4 HR 1884–1887 DeKalb County, USA
24

Johnny Lazor b. 1912

.263 avg, 6 HR 1943–1946 Taylor, USA
25

Will Middlebrooks b. 1988

.228 avg, 43 HR 2012–2017 Greenville, USA

Remembered on September 9

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Richie Ashburn ⭐ HOF 1927–1997

.308 avg, 29 HR 1948–1962
02

Al Spalding ⭐ HOF 1850–1915

251-65, 2.13 ERA 1871–1878
03

Catfish Hunter ⭐ HOF 1946–1999

224-166, 3.26 ERA 1965–1979
04

Urban Shocker 1890–1928

187-117, 3.17 ERA 1916–1928
05

Jesse Barnes 1892–1961

152-150, 3.22 ERA 1915–1927
06

Doc Cramer 1905–1990

.296 avg, 37 HR 1929–1948
07

Rube Oldring 1884–1961

.270 avg, 27 HR 1905–1918
08

Jim Greengrass 1927–2019

.269 avg, 69 HR 1952–1956
09

Ed Karger 1883–1957

48-67, 2.79 ERA 1906–1911
10

Jim Archer 1932–2019

9-16, 3.94 ERA 1961–1962
11

John Dobbs 1875–1934

.263 avg, 7 HR 1901–1905
12

Will Jackman 1895–1972

7-11, 6.82 ERA
13

Frank Shugart 1866–1944

.267 avg, 22 HR 1890–1901
14

Willie Haynes 1901–1981

2-6, 6.36 ERA
15

Johnny Pramesa 1925–1996

.268 avg, 13 HR 1949–1952
16

Willie Garoni 1877–1914

.000 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899
17

Herschel Bennett 1896–1964

.276 avg, 7 HR 1923–1927
18

Joe Keough 1946–2019

.246 avg, 9 HR 1968–1973
19

Paul Stuffel 1927–2018

.000 avg, 0 HR 1950–1953
20

Bill McCaffrey 1862–1927

.000 avg, 0 HR 1885–1885
21

Minnie Mendoza 1934–2024

.188 avg, 0 HR 1970–1970
22

Carl Miles 1918–2016

.750 avg, 0 HR 1940–1940
23

Eddie Phillips 1930–2010

MLB player 1953–1953
24

Les Rock 1912–1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 1936–1936
25

George Keerl 1847–1923

.130 avg, 0 HR 1875–1875