On This Day in Baseball

September 24

25 notable birthdays · 15 in memoriam

Born on September 24

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

01

Rafael Palmeiro b. 1964

.288 avg, 569 HR 1986–2005 Havana, Cuba
02

Dixie Walker b. 1910

.306 avg, 105 HR 1931–1949 Villa Rica, USA
03

Kevin Millar b. 1971

.274 avg, 170 HR 1998–2009 Los Angeles, USA
04

Bernard Gilkey b. 1966

.275 avg, 118 HR 1990–2001 St. Louis, USA
05

Charlie Smith b. 1901

.401 avg, 40 HR Hamlet, USA
06

Hubie Brooks b. 1956

.269 avg, 149 HR 1980–1994 Los Angeles, USA
07

Eric Soderholm b. 1948

.264 avg, 102 HR 1971–1980 Cortland, USA
08

Lefty Williams b. 1894

28-12, 4.41 ERA Tanners, USA
09

Hunter Strickland b. 1988

.000 avg, 0 HR 2014– Thomaston, USA
10

Clyde Vollmer b. 1921

.251 avg, 69 HR 1942–1954 Cincinnati, USA
11

Ben Broussard b. 1976

.263 avg, 87 HR 2002–2008 Beaumont, USA
12

Tommie Dukes b. 1906

.301 avg, 13 HR Picayune, USA
13

Graham Pauley b. 2000

.210 avg, 10 HR 2024– Alpharetta, USA
14

Juan Brito b. 2001

.234 avg, 2 HR 2026– Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15

Jim Neidlinger b. 1964

5-3, 3.28 ERA 1990–1990 Vallejo, USA
16

Patrick Monteverde b. 1997

MLB player 2025– Pittsburgh, USA
17

Declan Cronin b. 1997

MLB player 2023– Glen Ridge, USA
18

Curt Motton b. 1940

.213 avg, 25 HR 1967–1974 Darnell, USA
19

Luis Morales b. 2002

4-5, 5.71 ERA 2025– Antilla, Cuba
20

Travis Ishikawa b. 1983

.255 avg, 23 HR 2006–2015 Seattle, USA
21

John Kane b. 1882

.220 avg, 7 HR 1907–1910 Chicago, USA
22

Scott Leius b. 1965

.244 avg, 28 HR 1990–1999 Yonkers, USA
23

Paul Spoljaric b. 1970

8-17, 5.52 ERA 1994–2000 Kelowna, CAN
24

George Banks b. 1938

.219 avg, 9 HR 1962–1966 Pacolet Mills, USA
25

Don Kirkwood b. 1949

18-23, 4.37 ERA 1974–1978 Pontiac, USA

Remembered on September 24

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Mickey Vernon 1918–2008

.286 avg, 172 HR 1939–1960
02

Mike Donlin 1878–1933

.333 avg, 51 HR 1899–1914
03

Sherm Lollar 1924–1977

.264 avg, 155 HR 1946–1963
04

Jeff Tesreau 1888–1946

115-72, 2.43 ERA 1912–1918
05

Lyman Bostock 1950–1978

.311 avg, 23 HR 1975–1978
06

Doug Bird 1950–2024

73-60, 3.99 ERA 1973–1983
07

Dick Porter 1901–1974

.308 avg, 11 HR 1929–1934
08

Johnny Werts 1898–1990

15-21, 4.29 ERA 1926–1929
09

Ernie Shore 1891–1980

65-43, 2.47 ERA 1912–1920
10

Rufus Ligon 1903–1992

.261 avg, 0 HR
11

Bruce Sloan 1914–1973

.269 avg, 1 HR 1944–1944
12

Paul Pettit 1931–2020

1-2, 7.34 ERA 1951–1953
13

Cliff Knox 1902–1965

.222 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
14

John Allen 1890–1967

MLB player 1914–1914
15

Walt Marbet 1890–1956

MLB player 1913–1913