On This Day in Baseball

September 28

25 notable birthdays · 18 in memoriam

Born on September 28

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

01

Jack Fournier b. 1892

.313 avg, 136 HR 1912–1927 Au Sable, USA
02

Ryan Zimmerman b. 1984

.277 avg, 284 HR 2005–2021 Washington, USA
03

Booker McDaniel b. 1913

30-13, 2.64 ERA Kenwood, USA
04

Todd Worrell b. 1959

.074 avg, 0 HR 1985–1997 Arcadia, USA
05

Grant Jackson b. 1942

86-75, 3.46 ERA 1965–1982 Fostoria, USA
06

Eddie Rosario b. 1991

.261 avg, 169 HR 2015– Guayama, P.R.
07

Riley Greene b. 2000

.268 avg, 97 HR 2022– Orlando, USA
08

Dick Gernert b. 1928

.254 avg, 103 HR 1952–1962 Reading, USA
09

Tom Williams b. 1896

57-27, 2.93 ERA Charleston, USA
10

Whitey Witt b. 1895

.287 avg, 18 HR 1916–1926 Orange, USA
11

Todd Frohwirth b. 1962

.000 avg, 0 HR 1987–1996 Milwaukee, USA
12

Alexis Diaz b. 1996

MLB player 2022– Humacao, P.R.
13

Manuel Margot b. 1994

.254 avg, 56 HR 2016– San Cristobal, D.R.
14

Wilbur Good b. 1885

.258 avg, 9 HR 1905–1918 Punxsutawney, USA
15

Mike DeJean b. 1970

.059 avg, 0 HR 1997–2006 Baton Rouge, USA
16

Shay Whitcomb b. 1998

.196 avg, 5 HR 2024– Thousand Oaks, USA
17

Lefty Johnson b. 1861

.264 avg, 2 HR 1884–1892 USA
18

Charlie Kerfeld b. 1963

18-9, 4.20 ERA 1985–1990 Knob Noster, USA
19

Ed Vosberg b. 1961

.000 avg, 0 HR 1986–2002 Tucson, USA
20

Enoli Paredes b. 1995

MLB player 2020– El Limon, D.R.
21

Cameron Rupp b. 1988

.234 avg, 39 HR 2013–2017 Plano, USA
22

Justin Anderson b. 1992

MLB player 2018– Houston, USA
23

Severino Gonzalez b. 1992

4-5, 6.68 ERA 2015–2016 Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
24

Keiichi Yabu b. 1968

.000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2008 Mihama, Japan
25

Lou Bierbauer b. 1865

.267 avg, 34 HR 1886–1898 Erie, USA

Remembered on September 28

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Moose Solters 1906–1975

.289 avg, 83 HR 1934–1943
02

Carlos Diaz 1958–2015

.000 avg, 0 HR 1982–1986
03

Walter Thomas 1911–1983

4-10, 7.92 ERA
04

John Frill 1879–1918

3-3, 5.85 ERA 1910–1912
05

Joe Martin 1911–1960

.267 avg, 0 HR 1936–1938
06

Edwin Dimes 1904–1999

.261 avg, 0 HR
07

Ed White 1926–1982

.500 avg, 0 HR 1955–1955
08

Jim Cockman 1873–1947

.105 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
09

Owen Scheetz 1913–1994

.000 avg, 0 HR 1943–1943
10

Floyd Lawyer 1888–1936

.250 avg, 0 HR
11

Jess Orndorff 1881–1960

.118 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907
12

Duke Kelleher 1893–1947

MLB player 1916–1916
13

Phil Reardon 1881–1920

.071 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906
14

Danny Mahoney 1888–1960

MLB player 1911–1911
15

Tom Pratt 1844–1908

.333 avg, 0 HR 1871–1871
16

George Paynter 1871–1950

.000 avg, 0 HR 1894–1894
17

Matthew Porter 1858–1906

.083 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
18

Bill Rollinson 1856–1938

.000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

September 28 in the record

The birthday list for September 28 has 25 names, headed by Jack Fournier. Lefty Johnson, born in 1861, is the earliest birth listed, and Riley Greene (2000) the latest. The September 28 list continues with Ryan Zimmerman (b. 1984, .277 avg, 284 HR) and Booker McDaniel (b. 1913, 30-13, 2.64 ERA). September 28 birthplaces outside the United States include P.R., D.R., Panama, and Japan. The highest-ranked hitter born on September 28, Jack Fournier, carries a .313 avg, 136 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Booker McDaniel, went 30-13, 2.64 ERA. Recent names on the September 28 list, Eddie Rosario, Riley Greene, and Alexis Diaz, show careers still open. 18 baseball figures died on September 28; Moose Solters is listed first. Also remembered on September 28: Carlos Diaz (1958–2015) and Walter Thomas (1911–1983). Deaths on the list run from Matthew Porter's in 1906 to Carlos Diaz's in 2015. Jack Fournier tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.