On This Day in Baseball

September 23

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on September 23

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

01

Matt Kemp b. 1984

.284 avg, 287 HR 2006–2020 Midwest City, USA
02

Jeff Cirillo b. 1969

.296 avg, 112 HR 1994–2007 Pasadena, USA
03

Dennis Lamp b. 1952

96-96, 3.93 ERA 1977–1992 Los Angeles, USA
04

Jim Rooker b. 1942

103-109, 3.46 ERA 1968–1980 Lakeview, USA
05

Trevor May b. 1989

36-28, 4.24 ERA 2014–2023 Longview, USA
06

Joba Chamberlain b. 1985

25-21, 3.81 ERA 2007–2016 Lincoln, USA
07

Jedd Gyorko b. 1988

.245 avg, 121 HR 2013–2020 Morgantown, USA
08

Jim Morrison b. 1952

.260 avg, 112 HR 1977–1988 Pensacola, USA
09

Johnny Mokan b. 1895

.291 avg, 32 HR 1921–1927 Buffalo, USA
10

Grant Johnson b. 1872

.335 avg, 8 HR 1903– Findlay, USA
11

Willie Greene b. 1971

.234 avg, 86 HR 1992–2000 Milledgeville, USA
12

Heinie Wagner b. 1880

.250 avg, 10 HR 1902–1918 New York, USA
13

Pete Harnisch b. 1966

111-103, 3.89 ERA 1988–2001 Commack, USA
14

Tony Fossas b. 1957

.000 avg, 0 HR 1988–1999 Havana, Cuba
15

Eliezer Alfonzo b. 1999

.179 avg, 0 HR 2026– Barcelona, Venezuela
16

Duncan Davitt b. 1999

MLB player 2026– Des Moines, USA
17

Easton Lucas b. 1996

4-3, 8.02 ERA 2023– Thousand Oaks, USA
18

Marcelino Lopez b. 1943

31-40, 3.62 ERA 1963–1972 Havana, Cuba
19

Dino Restelli b. 1924

.241 avg, 13 HR 1949–1951 St. Louis, USA
20

Lino Donoso b. 1922

9-8, 3.96 ERA 1955–1956 Havana, Cuba
21

Dave Elder b. 1975

MLB player 2002–2003 Atlanta, USA
22

Eric Knott b. 1974

.000 avg, 0 HR 2001–2003 Harvey, USA
23

Brian Asselstine b. 1953

.254 avg, 12 HR 1976–1981 Santa Barbara, USA
24

Leovigildo Xiqués b. 1917

.283 avg, 0 HR Havana, Cuba
25

Lee DeMontreville b. 1874

.243 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903 Washington County, USA

Remembered on September 23

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Charlie Buffinton 1861–1907

233-152, 2.96 ERA 1882–1892
02

Danny Litwhiler 1916–2011

.281 avg, 107 HR 1940–1951
03

James McJames 1874–1901

79-80, 3.43 ERA 1895–1901
04

Bob Shaw 1933–2010

108-98, 3.52 ERA 1957–1967
05

Monk Cline 1858–1916

.261 avg, 2 HR 1882–1891
06

Mose Offutt 1900–1967

4-3, 6.98 ERA
07

Roberto Rodriguez 1941–2012

4-3, 4.81 ERA 1967–1970
08

Clarence Williams 1866–1934

.272 avg, 4 HR
09

Tom Thomas 1873–1942

.174 avg, 0 HR 1894–1900
10

John Crowley 1862–1896

.244 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
11

Danny Morris 1946–2023

.000 avg, 0 HR 1968–1969
12

Henry Jones 1860–1922

.222 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
13

Tom Sullivan 1895–1962

.250 avg, 1 HR 1922–1922
14

Joe Taylor 1913–2000

.600 avg, 0 HR
15

Fred Hobgood 1921–1965

11-12, 5.35 ERA
16

Tom Morrissey 1860–1941

.185 avg, 0 HR 1882–1884
17

Walter Curley 1874–1920

.108 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899
18

Vail Jewell 1910–1989

.000 avg, 0 HR
19

McKinley Brewer 1896–1955

.100 avg, 0 HR
20

Paul Hinson 1904–1960

MLB player 1928–1928
21

John Wilson 1890–1954

MLB player 1913–1913
22

Rich Durning 1892–1948

MLB player 1917–1918
23

Butch Rementer 1878–1922

.000 avg, 0 HR 1904–1904
24

Oliver Brown 1849–1932

.080 avg, 0 HR 1872–1875