On This Day in Baseball

October 4

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on October 4

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

  1. 01
    Tony LaRussa ⭐ HOF b. 1944
    .199 avg, 0 HR 1963–1973 Tampa, USA
  2. 02
    Charlie Leibrandt b. 1956
    140-119, 3.71 ERA 1979–1993 Chicago, USA
  3. 03
    Ed Halicki b. 1950
    55-66, 3.62 ERA 1974–1980 Kearny, USA
  4. 04
    Jered Weaver b. 1982
    150-98, 3.63 ERA 2006–2017 Northridge, USA
  5. 05
    Orator Shafer b. 1851
    .282 avg, 11 HR 1874–1890 Philadelphia, USA
  6. 06
    Ray Fisher b. 1887
    100-94, 2.82 ERA 1910–1920 Middlebury, USA
  7. 07
    Bruce Ruffin b. 1963
    60-82, 4.19 ERA 1986–1997 Lubbock, USA
  8. 08
    Sean Murphy b. 1994
    .226 avg, 96 HR 2019– Peekskill, USA
  9. 09
    Red Munger b. 1918
    77-56, 3.83 ERA 1943–1956 Houston, USA
  10. 10
    Rip Repulski b. 1928
    .269 avg, 106 HR 1953–1961 Sauk Rapids, USA
  11. 11
    Joe Thatcher b. 1981
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2007–2015 Indianapolis, USA
  12. 12
    Don Lenhardt b. 1922
    .271 avg, 61 HR 1950–1954 Alton, USA
  13. 13
    Oneil Cruz b. 1998
    .243 avg, 80 HR 2021– Nizao, D.R.
  14. 14
    Frankie Crosetti b. 1910
    .245 avg, 98 HR 1932–1948 San Francisco, USA
  15. 15
    Chris James b. 1962
    .261 avg, 90 HR 1986–1995 Rusk, USA
  16. 16
    Lonnie Chisenhall b. 1988
    .268 avg, 64 HR 2011–2018 Morehead City, USA
  17. 17
    Steve Olin b. 1965
    MLB player 1989–1992 Portland, USA
  18. 18
    Kurt Suzuki b. 1983
    .255 avg, 143 HR 2007–2022 Wailuku, USA
  19. 19
    Drew Stubbs b. 1984
    .242 avg, 92 HR 2009–2017 Texarkana, USA
  20. 20
    Glenn Adams b. 1947
    .280 avg, 34 HR 1975–1982 Northbridge, USA
  21. 21
    Lary Sorensen b. 1955
    93-103, 4.15 ERA 1977–1988 Detroit, USA
  22. 22
    Quinn Mathews b. 2000
    2-4, 3.83 ERA 2026– Mission Viejo, USA
  23. 23
    Mike Sharperson b. 1961
    .280 avg, 10 HR 1987–1995 Orangeburg, USA
  24. 24
    Jace Jung b. 2000
    .193 avg, 0 HR 2024– San Antonio, USA
  25. 25
    Jim Gardner b. 1873
    25-22, 3.85 ERA 1895–1902 Pittsburgh, USA

Remembered on October 4

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Freddie Lindstrom ⭐ HOF 1905–1981
    .311 avg, 103 HR 1924–1936
  2. 02
    Eddie Robinson 1920–2021
    .268 avg, 172 HR 1942–1957
  3. 03
    Jimmy Callahan 1874–1934
    99-73, 3.39 ERA 1894–1913
  4. 04
    Don Nottebart 1936–2007
    36-51, 3.65 ERA 1960–1969
  5. 05
    Joe Hoerner 1936–1996
    .102 avg, 1 HR 1963–1977
  6. 06
    Lee Grissom 1907–1998
    29-48, 3.89 ERA 1934–1941
  7. 07
    Lester Lockett 1912–2005
    .287 avg, 11 HR
  8. 08
    Joe Marty 1913–1984
    .261 avg, 44 HR 1937–1941
  9. 09
    Ralph Hodgin 1915–2011
    .285 avg, 4 HR 1939–1948
  10. 10
    Wayne Comer 1944–2023
    .229 avg, 16 HR 1967–1972
  11. 11
    Vance Dinges 1915–1990
    .291 avg, 2 HR 1945–1946
  12. 12
    Jake Gettman 1875–1956
    .278 avg, 8 HR 1897–1899
  13. 13
    Bob Tufts 1955–2019
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1981–1983
  14. 14
    Ed Barney 1890–1967
    .224 avg, 0 HR 1915–1916
  15. 15
    Hercules Burnett 1865–1936
    .333 avg, 2 HR 1888–1895
  16. 16
    Bill Zimmerman 1887–1952
    .281 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  17. 17
    Chuck Oertel 1931–2000
    .167 avg, 1 HR 1958–1958
  18. 18
    George Knight 1855–1912
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1875–1875
  19. 19
    Harvey MacDonald 1898–1965
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1928–1928
  20. 20
    Red Barron 1900–1982
    .190 avg, 0 HR 1929–1929
  21. 21
    Fred Graf 1889–1979
    .400 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
  22. 22
    Ray Wolf 1904–1979
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
  23. 23
    Joan Payson 1903–1975
    MLB player
  24. 24
    Frank Leary 1881–1907
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1907–1907
  25. 25
    John Woods 1898–1946
    MLB player 1924–1924

October 4 in the record

The birthday list for October 4 has 25 names, headed by Tony LaRussa. The HOF tag marks Tony LaRussa. The oldest October 4 birthday on the list is Orator Shafer's, in 1851; the youngest is Quinn Mathews, born in 2000. The October 4 list continues with Charlie Leibrandt (b. 1956, 140-119, 3.71 ERA) and Ed Halicki (b. 1950, 55-66, 3.62 ERA). October 4 birthplaces outside the United States include D.R. Tony LaRussa (.199 avg, 0 HR) leads the October 4 hitters and Charlie Leibrandt (140-119, 3.71 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark October 4 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Sean Murphy, Oneil Cruz, and Quinn Mathews. Remembered on October 4: 25 names, starting with Freddie Lindstrom. Among those remembered, Freddie Lindstrom was a Hall of Famer. The memorial list continues with Eddie Robinson (1920–2021) and Jimmy Callahan (1874–1934). Deaths on the list run from Frank Leary's in 1907 to Wayne Comer's in 2023. The October 4 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.