On This Day in Baseball

September 26

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on September 26

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

01

Bobby Shantz b. 1925

119-99, 3.38 ERA 1949–1964 Pottstown, USA
02

Chris Archer b. 1988

63-89, 3.93 ERA 2012–2022 Raleigh, USA
03

Sean Doolittle b. 1986

.000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2022 Rapid City, USA
04

Steel Arm Tyler b. 1907

28-33, 3.78 ERA Evansville, USA
05

Dave Martinez b. 1964

.276 avg, 91 HR 1986–2001 New York, USA
06

Steve Buechele b. 1961

.245 avg, 137 HR 1985–1995 Lancaster, USA
07

Johnny Hodapp b. 1905

.311 avg, 28 HR 1925–1933 Cincinnati, USA
08

Rich Gedman b. 1959

.252 avg, 88 HR 1980–1992 Worcester, USA
09

Brian Shouse b. 1968

MLB player 1993–2009 Effingham, USA
10

George Anderson b. 1889

.287 avg, 5 HR 1914–1918 Cleveland, USA
11

Jordan Luplow b. 1993

.212 avg, 47 HR 2017– Visalia, USA
12

Chase Solesky b. 1997

MLB player 2026– Fort Pierce, USA
13

Bernie Neis b. 1895

.272 avg, 25 HR 1920–1927 Bloomington, USA
14

Thurman Tucker b. 1917

.255 avg, 9 HR 1942–1951 Gordon, USA
15

Dave Duncan b. 1945

.214 avg, 109 HR 1964–1976 Dallas, USA
16

Matt Waldron b. 1996

10-17, 5.16 ERA 2023– Omaha, USA
17

Bert Humphries b. 1880

50-43, 2.79 ERA 1910–1915 California, USA
18

Grey Clarke b. 1912

.260 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944 Fulton, USA
19

Doug Piatt b. 1965

.000 avg, 0 HR 1991–1991 Beaver, USA
20

Miguel Aguilar b. 1991

MLB player 2021–2021 Ciudad Obregon, México
21

Clarence Maddern b. 1921

.248 avg, 5 HR 1946–1951 Lowell, USA
22

Bob Coleman b. 1890

.241 avg, 1 HR 1913–1916 Huntingburg, USA
23

Lonnie Torian b. 1895

.250 avg, 0 HR Massac, USA
24

Walt Chipple b. 1918

.136 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945 Utica, USA
25

Brian Looney b. 1969

.000 avg, 0 HR 1993–1995 New Haven, USA

Remembered on September 26

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Ernie Lombardi ⭐ HOF 1908–1977

.306 avg, 190 HR 1931–1947
02

Brooks Robinson ⭐ HOF 1937–2023

.267 avg, 268 HR 1955–1977
03

Ed Cushman 1852–1915

62-81, 3.86 ERA 1883–1890
04

Jay Johnstone 1945–2020

.267 avg, 102 HR 1966–1985
05

Woody English 1906–1997

.286 avg, 32 HR 1927–1938
06

Victor Cruz 1957–2004

.000 avg, 0 HR 1978–1983
07

Cherokee Fisher 1844–1912

56-84, 2.61 ERA 1871–1878
08

Pete Booker 1886–1922

.285 avg, 0 HR
09

Jesse Baker 1888–1972

2-7, 3.93 ERA 1911–1911
10

Bill Cunningham 1894–1953

.286 avg, 9 HR 1921–1924
11

Jerry Moore 1855–1890

.263 avg, 1 HR 1884–1885
12

Raleigh Aitchison 1887–1958

12-12, 3.01 ERA 1911–1915
13

Hosea Allen 1918–1948

1-7, 7.13 ERA
14

Al Kvasnak 1921–2002

.182 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
15

Elmer Leifer 1893–1948

.300 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
16

Art Hancock 1905–1970

.143 avg, 0 HR
17

Hal Raether 1932–2020

MLB player 1954–1957
18

Walt Bashore 1909–1984

.200 avg, 0 HR 1936–1936
19

John McFarlin 1907–1947

.200 avg, 0 HR
20

John Curran 1852–1896

.333 avg, 0 HR 1876–1876
21

John Scheneberg 1887–1950

.500 avg, 0 HR 1913–1920
22

Buddy Crump 1901–1976

.000 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
23

Andy O'Connor 1884–1980

.000 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908
24

Joe Giannini 1888–1942

.500 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
25

Vern Hughes 1893–1961

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914