On This Day in Baseball

October 2

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on October 2

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

  1. 01
    Scott Stratton b. 1869
    97-114, 3.87 ERA 1888–1895 Campbellsburg, USA
  2. 02
    Lance McCullers b. 1993
    53-40, 3.85 ERA 2015–2022 Tampa, USA
  3. 03
    Bob Robertson b. 1946
    .242 avg, 115 HR 1967–1979 Frostburg, USA
  4. 04
    Eddie Murphy b. 1891
    .287 avg, 4 HR 1912–1926 Hancock, USA
  5. 05
    Aaron Hicks b. 1989
    .231 avg, 109 HR 2013– San Pedro, USA
  6. 06
    Cam Bedrosian b. 1991
    17-13, 3.81 ERA 2014–2021 Senoia, USA
  7. 07
    Gene Benson b. 1913
    .291 avg, 17 HR Pittsburgh, USA
  8. 08
    Bill Serena b. 1924
    .251 avg, 48 HR 1949–1954 Alameda, USA
  9. 09
    Alex Lange b. 1995
    MLB player 2021– Riverside, USA
  10. 10
    Elbert Williams b. 1907
    16-15, 3.79 ERA Mobile, USA
  11. 11
    Mike Dorgan b. 1853
    8-7, 3.28 ERA 1877–1890 Middletown, USA
  12. 12
    Babe Melton b. 1897
    .330 avg, 16 HR Providence Township, USA
  13. 13
    Brandon Valenzuela b. 2000
    .222 avg, 9 HR 2026– Hermosillo, Mexico
  14. 14
    Eddie Guardado b. 1970
    46-61, 4.31 ERA 1993–2009 Stockton, USA
  15. 15
    Maury Wills b. 1932
    .281 avg, 20 HR 1959–1972 Washington, USA
  16. 16
    Ernie Riles b. 1960
    .254 avg, 48 HR 1985–1993 Cairo, USA
  17. 17
    Hector Villanueva b. 1964
    .230 avg, 25 HR 1990–1993 Rio Piedras, P.R.
  18. 18
    Ryan Dull b. 1989
    MLB player 2015–2019 Winston-Salem, USA
  19. 19
    Tyler Olson b. 1989
    MLB player 2015–2019 Spokane, USA
  20. 20
    John Gabler b. 1930
    7-12, 4.39 ERA 1959–1961 Kansas City, USA
  21. 21
    Miguel de la Hoz b. 1938
    .251 avg, 25 HR 1960–1969 Havana, Cuba
  22. 22
    Bob Coluccio b. 1951
    .220 avg, 26 HR 1973–1978 Centralia, USA
  23. 23
    Joe Burt Scott b. 1920
    .232 avg, 0 HR Memphis, USA
  24. 24
    Alan Newman b. 1969
    MLB player 1999–2000 La Habra, USA
  25. 25
    Kyle Wright b. 1995
    24-16, 4.45 ERA 2018– Huntsville, USA

Remembered on October 2

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Bob Gibson ⭐ HOF 1935–2020
    251-174, 2.91 ERA 1959–1975
  2. 02
    Frank Schulte 1882–1949
    .270 avg, 92 HR 1904–1918
  3. 03
    Ron Perranoski 1936–2020
    .096 avg, 0 HR 1961–1973
  4. 04
    Solly Hemus 1923–2017
    .273 avg, 51 HR 1949–1959
  5. 05
    Pat Kelly 1944–2005
    .264 avg, 76 HR 1967–1981
  6. 06
    George Bradley 1852–1931
    172-151, 2.43 ERA 1875–1888
  7. 07
    Clyde Vollmer 1921–2006
    .251 avg, 69 HR 1942–1954
  8. 08
    Lefty Calhoun 1911–1976
    14-20, 4.40 ERA
  9. 09
    Jumbo Brown 1907–1966
    33-31, 4.07 ERA 1925–1941
  10. 10
    Mike McGeary 1850–1933
    .276 avg, 0 HR 1871–1882
  11. 11
    Danny O'Connell 1929–1969
    .260 avg, 39 HR 1950–1962
  12. 12
    George Mohart 1892–1970
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1920–1921
  13. 13
    Cy Perkins 1896–1963
    .259 avg, 30 HR 1915–1934
  14. 14
    Art Sunday 1862–1926
    .265 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
  15. 15
    Tommy Beals 1850–1915
    .243 avg, 0 HR 1871–1880
  16. 16
    Al Heist 1927–2006
    .255 avg, 8 HR 1960–1962
  17. 17
    Cecil Butler 1937–2019
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1962–1964
  18. 18
    Earl Yingling 1888–1962
    25-34, 3.22 ERA 1911–1918
  19. 19
    Jim Kane 1881–1947
    .241 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908
  20. 20
    Frank Duncan III 1920–1999
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  21. 21
    Andy Harris 1896–1957
    .282 avg, 0 HR
  22. 22
    Benny Felder 1926–2009
    .113 avg, 0 HR
  23. 23
    Eddie Bacon 1895–1963
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
  24. 24
    Jackie Price 1912–1967
    .231 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
  25. 25
    Jim Busby 1900–1960
    .250 avg, 0 HR

October 2 in the record

Leading the October 2 birthdays is Scott Stratton, first of 25 players shown. The oldest October 2 birthday on the list is Mike Dorgan's, in 1853; the youngest is Brandon Valenzuela, born in 2000. Next on the October 2 birthday list are Lance McCullers (b. 1993, 53-40, 3.85 ERA) and Bob Robertson (b. 1946, .242 avg, 115 HR). Mexico, P.R., and Cuba are also represented among the October 2 births. The highest-ranked hitter born on October 2, Bob Robertson, carries a .242 avg, 115 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Scott Stratton, went 97-114, 3.87 ERA. The span for Aaron Hicks, Alex Lange, and Brandon Valenzuela ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on October 2: 25 names, starting with Bob Gibson. The HOF tag on the October 2 memorial list goes to Bob Gibson. Also remembered on October 2: Frank Schulte (1882–1949) and Ron Perranoski (1936–2020). Deaths on the list run from Tommy Beals's in 1915 to Bob Gibson's in 2020. Ranking on the October 2 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.