On This Day in Baseball

September 14

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on September 14

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

01

Kid Nichols ⭐ HOF b. 1869

362-208, 2.96 ERA 1890–1906 Madison, USA
02

Tim Wallach b. 1957

.257 avg, 260 HR 1980–1996 Huntington Beach, USA
03

Chad Bradford b. 1974

MLB player 1998–2009 Jackson, USA
04

Stan Williams b. 1936

109-94, 3.48 ERA 1958–1972 Enfield, USA
05

Delmon Young b. 1985

.283 avg, 109 HR 2006–2015 Birmingham, USA
06

Derek Law b. 1990

23-18, 3.63 ERA 2016– Pittsburgh, USA
07

Bubba Chandler b. 2002

12-11, 4.42 ERA 2025– Lawrenceville, USA
08

John King b. 1994

.000 avg, 0 HR 2020– Laredo, USA
09

Gregory Polanco b. 1991

.241 avg, 96 HR 2014–2021 Santo Domingo, D.R.
10

Troy Neel b. 1965

.280 avg, 37 HR 1992–1994 Freeport, USA
11

David Bell b. 1972

.257 avg, 123 HR 1995–2006 Cincinnati, USA
12

Fred Green b. 1933

.176 avg, 2 HR 1959–1964 Titusville, USA
13

Josh Outman b. 1984

16-11, 4.43 ERA 2008–2014 St. Louis, USA
14

Reggie Richter b. 1888

1-3, 3.13 ERA 1911–1911 Dusseldorf, Germany
15

Harry Parker b. 1947

15-21, 3.85 ERA 1970–1976 Highland, USA
16

Frank Carpin b. 1938

.000 avg, 0 HR 1965–1966 Brooklyn, USA
17

Mike Draper b. 1966

.667 avg, 0 HR 1993–1993 Hagerstown, USA
18

Dave Hillman b. 1927

21-37, 3.87 ERA 1955–1962 Dungannon, USA
19

Jake Brentz b. 1994

MLB player 2021–2022 Ballwin, USA
20

Bob Perry b. 1934

.266 avg, 6 HR 1963–1964 New Bern, USA
21

Andrew Vasquez b. 1993

MLB player 2018– Rancho Cucamonga, USA
22

Jake Goodman b. 1853

.256 avg, 1 HR 1878–1882 Lancaster, USA
23

John Bottarini b. 1908

.275 avg, 1 HR 1937–1937 Crockett, USA
24

Francisco Arcia b. 1989

.204 avg, 6 HR 2018–2018 Maiquetia, Venezuela
25

Cody Clark b. 1981

.105 avg, 0 HR 2013–2013 Fayetteville, USA

Remembered on September 14

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Hans Lobert 1881–1968

.274 avg, 32 HR 1903–1917
02

Beau Bell 1907–1977

.297 avg, 46 HR 1935–1941
03

Walt Bond 1937–1967

.256 avg, 41 HR 1960–1967
04

George Myatt 1914–2000

.283 avg, 4 HR 1938–1947
05

Bill Upham 1888–1959

7-9, 3.37 ERA 1915–1918
06

Wally Roettger 1902–1951

.285 avg, 19 HR 1927–1934
07

Billy Ging 1872–1950

.000 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899
08

Leroy Cromartie 1922–2000

.316 avg, 0 HR
09

Henry Jackson 1861–1932

.263 avg, 0 HR 1887–1887
10

Bill Murray 1893–1943

.143 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
11

Phil Clark 1932–2018

.000 avg, 0 HR 1958–1959
12

Cal Browning 1938–2022

MLB player 1960–1960
13

Sam Lanford 1886–1970

.333 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907
14

Edgar Barnhart 1904–1984

MLB player 1924–1924
15

Jimmie Long 1898–1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
16

Billy Martin 1894–1949

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
17

John O'Neil 1873–1943

.000 avg, 0 HR 1899–1902
18

Jack Wentz 1863–1907

.250 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891

September 14 in the record

Leading the September 14 birthdays is Kid Nichols, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Kid Nichols. From Jake Goodman in 1853 to Bubba Chandler in 2002, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The September 14 list continues with Tim Wallach (b. 1957, .257 avg, 260 HR) and Chad Bradford (b. 1974). September 14 birthplaces outside the United States include D.R., Germany, and Venezuela. The highest-ranked hitter born on September 14, Tim Wallach, carries a .257 avg, 260 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Kid Nichols, went 362-208, 2.96 ERA. Derek Law, Bubba Chandler, and John King have no final season listed yet. Remembered on September 14: 18 names, starting with Hans Lobert. Beau Bell (1907–1977) and Walt Bond (1937–1967) follow Hans Lobert on the list. Jack Wentz (1907) and Cal Browning (2022) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Kid Nichols is listed first.