On This Day in Baseball

September 19

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on September 19

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

  1. 01
    Duke Snider ⭐ HOF b. 1926
    .295 avg, 407 HR 1947–1964 Los Angeles, USA
  2. 02
    Joe Morgan ⭐ HOF b. 1943
    .271 avg, 268 HR 1963–1984 Bonham, USA
  3. 03
    Sadie McMahon b. 1867
    173-127, 3.51 ERA 1889–1897 Wilmington, USA
  4. 04
    George Springer b. 1989
    .265 avg, 308 HR 2014– New Britain, USA
  5. 05
    Gio Gonzalez b. 1985
    131-101, 3.70 ERA 2008–2020 Hialeah, USA
  6. 06
    Randy Myers b. 1962
    44-63, 3.19 ERA 1985–1998 Vancouver, USA
  7. 07
    Chris Short b. 1937
    135-132, 3.43 ERA 1959–1973 Milford, USA
  8. 08
    Nick Etten b. 1913
    .277 avg, 89 HR 1938–1947 Spring Grove, USA
  9. 09
    Stuffy McInnis b. 1890
    .307 avg, 20 HR 1909–1927 Gloucester, USA
  10. 10
    William Robinson b. 1859
    .241 avg, 16 HR 1882–1892 Philadelphia, USA
  11. 11
    Nick Johnson b. 1978
    .268 avg, 95 HR 2001–2012 Sacramento, USA
  12. 12
    Joe Ferguson b. 1946
    .240 avg, 122 HR 1970–1983 San Francisco, USA
  13. 13
    Scott Baker b. 1981
    66-53, 4.26 ERA 2005–2015 Shreveport, USA
  14. 14
    John Jaso b. 1983
    .258 avg, 55 HR 2008–2017 Chula Vista, USA
  15. 15
    Danny Valencia b. 1984
    .268 avg, 96 HR 2010–2018 Miami, USA
  16. 16
    Hersh Martin b. 1909
    .285 avg, 28 HR 1937–1945 Birmingham, USA
  17. 17
    Luke Raley b. 1994
    .230 avg, 63 HR 2021– Hinckley, USA
  18. 18
    Lefty Marr b. 1862
    .289 avg, 2 HR 1886–1891 Cincinnati, USA
  19. 19
    Buddy Schultz b. 1950
    .120 avg, 0 HR 1975–1979 Cleveland, USA
  20. 20
    Pedro Munoz b. 1968
    .273 avg, 67 HR 1990–1996 Ponce, P.R.
  21. 21
    DL Hall b. 1998
    10-3, 3.48 ERA 2022– Valdosta, USA
  22. 22
    Joey Devine b. 1983
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2011 Junction City, USA
  23. 23
    Ryan Roberts b. 1980
    .243 avg, 46 HR 2006–2014 Fort Worth, USA
  24. 24
    Tyler Schweitzer b. 2000
    MLB player 2026– Indianapolis, USA
  25. 25
    Seth Johnson b. 1998
    MLB player 2024– Concord, USA

Remembered on September 19

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Pink Hawley 1872–1938
    167-179, 3.96 ERA 1892–1901
  2. 02
    Marv Grissom 1918–2005
    47-45, 3.41 ERA 1946–1959
  3. 03
    Arlie Pond 1873–1930
    35-19, 3.45 ERA 1895–1898
  4. 04
    Maury Wills 1932–2022
    .281 avg, 20 HR 1959–1972
  5. 05
    Arnett Mitchell 1895–1934
    9-18, 5.32 ERA
  6. 06
    Bill Stafford 1938–2001
    43-40, 3.52 ERA 1960–1967
  7. 07
    Bobby Etheridge 1942–2015
    .244 avg, 2 HR 1967–1969
  8. 08
    Walter Young 1980–2015
    .303 avg, 1 HR 2005–2005
  9. 09
    Buddy Peterson 1925–2006
    .237 avg, 0 HR 1955–1957
  10. 10
    Ernie Andres 1918–2008
    .098 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
  11. 11
    Hiawatha Shelby 1921–1996
    .059 avg, 0 HR
  12. 12
    Frank Wurm 1924–1993
    MLB player 1944–1944
  13. 13
    Mem Lovett 1912–1995
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1933–1933
  14. 14
    Wyatt Turner 1909–1986
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  15. 15
    Otto Neu 1894–1932
    MLB player 1917–1917
  16. 16
    Ralph Capron 1889–1980
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1913
  17. 17
    Hugo Bezdek 1883–1952
    MLB player

September 19 in the record

The birthday list for September 19 has 25 names, headed by Duke Snider. The HOF tag marks Duke Snider and Joe Morgan. William Robinson, born in 1859, is the earliest birth listed, and Tyler Schweitzer (2000) the latest. The September 19 list continues with Joe Morgan (b. 1943, .271 avg, 268 HR) and Sadie McMahon (b. 1867, 173-127, 3.51 ERA). P.R. is also represented among the September 19 births. The highest-ranked hitter born on September 19, Duke Snider, carries a .295 avg, 407 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Sadie McMahon, went 173-127, 3.51 ERA. The span for George Springer, Luke Raley, and DL Hall ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. The September 19 memorial list names 17 figures, beginning with Pink Hawley. Marv Grissom (1918–2005) and Arlie Pond (1873–1930) follow Pink Hawley on the list. Arlie Pond (1930) and Maury Wills (2022) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the September 19 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.