On This Day in Baseball

October 5

25 notable birthdays · 15 in memoriam

Born on October 5

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

01

Henry Chadwick ⭐ HOF b. 1824

MLB player Exeter, England
02

John Reilly b. 1858

.289 avg, 69 HR 1880–1891 Cincinnati, USA
03

Sam West b. 1904

.299 avg, 75 HR 1927–1942 Longview, USA
04

Claude Ritchey b. 1873

.273 avg, 18 HR 1897–1909 Emlenton, USA
05

Si Johnson b. 1906

101-165, 4.09 ERA 1928–1947 Danway, USA
06

Randy Bush b. 1958

.251 avg, 96 HR 1982–1993 Dover, USA
07

William Ross b. 1893

45-45, 4.94 ERA Corrigan, USA
08

Braxton Ashcraft b. 1999

18-10, 3.37 ERA 2025– Waco, USA
09

Tyler Ferguson b. 1993

MLB player 2024– Fresno, USA
10

Tanner Roark b. 1986

76-68, 3.85 ERA 2013–2021 Wilmington, USA
11

Andy Kosco b. 1941

.236 avg, 73 HR 1965–1974 Youngstown, USA
12

Zack Littell b. 1995

42-37, 4.11 ERA 2018– Burlington, USA
13

Jim Bagby b. 1889

127-88, 3.11 ERA 1912–1923 Barnett, USA
14

Buddy Kennedy b. 1998

.165 avg, 2 HR 2022– Millville, USA
15

Bobby Hofman b. 1925

.248 avg, 32 HR 1949–1957 St. Louis, USA
16

Aaron Guiel b. 1972

.246 avg, 35 HR 2002–2006 Vancouver, CAN
17

Alexi Ogando b. 1983

33-19, 3.50 ERA 2010–2018 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
18

Brent Gaff b. 1958

4-5, 4.06 ERA 1982–1984 Fort Wayne, USA
19

Frank Doljack b. 1907

.269 avg, 9 HR 1930–1943 Cleveland, USA
20

Mike Hinckley b. 1982

.000 avg, 0 HR 2008–2009 Oklahoma City, USA
21

Brett Laxton b. 1973

MLB player 1999–2000 Stratford, USA
22

Al Heist b. 1927

.255 avg, 8 HR 1960–1962 Brooklyn, USA
23

Randy Bockus b. 1960

.125 avg, 0 HR 1986–1989 Canton, USA
24

Roger Denzer b. 1871

4-14, 4.43 ERA 1897–1901 Le Sueur, USA
25

Yamil Benitez b. 1972

.243 avg, 19 HR 1995–1998 San Juan, P.R.

Remembered on October 5

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Oscar Charleston ⭐ HOF 1896–1954

3-6, 4.47 ERA
02

Andy Etchebarren 1943–2019

.235 avg, 49 HR 1962–1978
03

Al Burch 1883–1926

.254 avg, 4 HR 1906–1911
04

John Richmond 1855–1898

.238 avg, 5 HR 1875–1885
05

Jack Cummings 1904–1962

.341 avg, 4 HR 1926–1929
06

Dickie Flowers 1850–1892

.308 avg, 0 HR 1871–1872
07

Bill Bagwell 1895–1976

.294 avg, 2 HR 1923–1925
08

Frank Lewis 1909–1991

.306 avg, 0 HR
09

Hal Bevan 1930–1968

.292 avg, 1 HR 1952–1961
10

Wid Matthews 1896–1965

.284 avg, 1 HR 1923–1925
11

Edgar Pope 1911–1952

.333 avg, 0 HR
12

Joe Walsh 1917–1996

.000 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
13

Reuben Ewing 1899–1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
14

Harry Hanson 1896–1966

.000 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
15

Rags Faircloth 1892–1953

MLB player 1919–1919

October 5 in the record

The birthday list for October 5 has 25 names, headed by Henry Chadwick. The HOF tag marks Henry Chadwick. Henry Chadwick, born in 1824, is the earliest birth listed, and Braxton Ashcraft (1999) the latest. The October 5 list continues with John Reilly (b. 1858, .289 avg, 69 HR) and Sam West (b. 1904, .299 avg, 75 HR). Not every October 5 birthday is American-born: the list also covers England, CAN, D.R., and P.R. John Reilly (.289 avg, 69 HR) leads the October 5 hitters and Si Johnson (101-165, 4.09 ERA) the pitchers. Recent names on the October 5 list, Braxton Ashcraft, Tyler Ferguson, and Zack Littell, show careers still open. Remembered on October 5: 15 names, starting with Oscar Charleston. The HOF tag on the October 5 memorial list goes to Oscar Charleston. The memorial list continues with Andy Etchebarren (1943–2019) and Al Burch (1883–1926). The deaths span 1892, Dickie Flowers, to 2019, Andy Etchebarren. Henry Chadwick tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.