On This Day in Baseball

September 12

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on September 12

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

  1. 01
    Freddie Freeman b. 1989
    .299 avg, 383 HR 2010– Fountain Valley, USA
  2. 02
    Mickey Lolich b. 1940
    217-191, 3.44 ERA 1963–1979 Portland, USA
  3. 03
    Charlie Keller b. 1916
    .286 avg, 189 HR 1939–1952 Middletown, USA
  4. 04
    Spud Chandler b. 1907
    109-43, 2.84 ERA 1937–1947 Commerce, USA
  5. 05
    Fred Luderus b. 1885
    .277 avg, 84 HR 1909–1920 Milwaukee, USA
  6. 06
    Andy Seminick b. 1920
    .243 avg, 164 HR 1943–1957 Pierce, USA
  7. 07
    Stan Lopata b. 1925
    .254 avg, 116 HR 1948–1960 Delray, USA
  8. 08
    Kyle Bradish b. 1996
    26-29, 3.67 ERA 2022– Peoria, USA
  9. 09
    Bob Groom b. 1884
    119-150, 3.10 ERA 1909–1918 Belleville, USA
  10. 10
    Albie Pearson b. 1934
    .270 avg, 28 HR 1958–1966 Alhambra, USA
  11. 11
    Walter Ball b. 1877
    32-27, 2.65 ERA Detroit, USA
  12. 12
    Russ Christopher b. 1917
    54-64, 3.37 ERA 1942–1948 Richmond, USA
  13. 13
    Luis Castillo b. 1975
    .290 avg, 28 HR 1996–2010 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
  14. 14
    Leroy Sutton b. 1920
    7-8, 2.77 ERA Cairo, USA
  15. 15
    Cal Stevenson b. 1996
    .178 avg, 0 HR 2022– Fremont, USA
  16. 16
    Maicer Izturis b. 1980
    .269 avg, 39 HR 2004–2014 Barquisimeto, Venezuela
  17. 17
    Masao Kida b. 1968
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1999–2005 Tokyo, Japan
  18. 18
    Al Libke b. 1918
    .268 avg, 9 HR 1945–1946 Tacoma, USA
  19. 19
    Ollie Bejma b. 1907
    .245 avg, 14 HR 1934–1939 South Bend, USA
  20. 20
    Konnor Pilkington b. 1997
    3-2, 3.97 ERA 2022– Pascagoula, USA
  21. 21
    George Freese b. 1926
    .257 avg, 3 HR 1953–1961 Wheeling, USA
  22. 22
    Floyd Wicker b. 1943
    .159 avg, 1 HR 1968–1971 Burlington, USA
  23. 23
    Len Dondero b. 1903
    .194 avg, 1 HR 1929–1929 Newark, USA
  24. 24
    Albert Stephens b. 1929
    .000 avg, 0 HR Joplin, USA
  25. 25
    George Bradshaw b. 1924
    .217 avg, 0 HR 1952–1952 Salisbury, USA

Remembered on September 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Billy O'Dell 1933–2018
    105-100, 3.29 ERA 1954–1967
  2. 02
    Sherry Smith 1891–1949
    114-118, 3.32 ERA 1911–1927
  3. 03
    Spottswood Poles 1887–1962
    .311 avg, 3 HR 1912–
  4. 04
    Granny Hamner 1927–1993
    .262 avg, 104 HR 1944–1962
  5. 05
    Bill Cash 1919–2011
    .270 avg, 8 HR
  6. 06
    Omer Newsome 1900–1933
    16-20, 5.93 ERA
  7. 07
    Ed Beecher 1859–1935
    .273 avg, 7 HR 1887–1891
  8. 08
    Tod Sloan 1890–1956
    .234 avg, 2 HR 1913–1919
  9. 09
    Hal Haydel 1944–2018
    .500 avg, 1 HR 1970–1971
  10. 10
    Chub Sullivan 1856–1881
    .258 avg, 0 HR 1877–1880
  11. 11
    Frank Dillon 1873–1931
    .252 avg, 1 HR 1899–1904
  12. 12
    Jim Shilling 1914–1986
    .282 avg, 0 HR 1939–1939
  13. 13
    Bo Briggery 1908–1971
    .273 avg, 0 HR
  14. 14
    Jim Romano 1927–1990
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1950–1950
  15. 15
    Clarence Struss 1909–1985
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1934–1934
  16. 16
    Billy Taylor 1870–1905
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898
  17. 17
    Alex Monchak 1917–2015
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1940–1940
  18. 18
    Dick Adkins 1920–1955
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
  19. 19
    Ed Schorr 1892–1969
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  20. 20
    Hunter Lane 1900–1994
    .067 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
  21. 21
    Charles Conway 1886–1968
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
  22. 22
    Bill Summers 1895–1966
    MLB player
  23. 23
    Homer Thompson 1891–1957
    MLB player 1912–1912
  24. 24
    Ormond Butler 1854–1915
    MLB player

September 12 in the record

The birthday list for September 12 has 25 names, headed by Freddie Freeman. The oldest September 12 birthday on the list is Walter Ball's, in 1877; the youngest is Konnor Pilkington, born in 1997. Next on the September 12 birthday list are Mickey Lolich (b. 1940, 217-191, 3.44 ERA) and Charlie Keller (b. 1916, .286 avg, 189 HR). D.R., Venezuela, and Japan are also represented among the September 12 births. For September 12, the best-placed batter is Freddie Freeman at .299 avg, 383 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Mickey Lolich, shows 217-191, 3.44 ERA. Freddie Freeman, Kyle Bradish, and Cal Stevenson have no final season listed yet. Remembered on September 12: 24 names, starting with Billy O'Dell. The memorial list continues with Sherry Smith (1891–1949) and Spottswood Poles (1887–1962). The earliest September 12 death listed is Chub Sullivan in 1881; the most recent is Billy O'Dell in 2018. The September 12 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.