On This Day in Baseball

October 6

25 notable birthdays · 15 in memoriam

Born on October 6

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

01

Ruben Sierra b. 1965

.268 avg, 306 HR 1986–2006 Rio Piedras, P.R.
02

Freddy Garcia b. 1976

156-108, 4.15 ERA 1999–2013 Caracas, Venezuela
03

Greg Walker b. 1959

.260 avg, 113 HR 1982–1990 Douglas, USA
04

Joel Hanrahan b. 1981

22-18, 3.85 ERA 2007–2013 Des Moines, USA
05

Pat Duncan b. 1893

.307 avg, 23 HR 1915–1924 Coalton, USA
06

Ed Cartwright b. 1859

.295 avg, 24 HR 1890–1897 Johnstown, USA
07

Bryson Stott b. 1997

.256 avg, 59 HR 2022– Las Vegas, USA
08

Eddie Burke b. 1866

.280 avg, 30 HR 1890–1897 Northumberland, USA
09

Jake Bauers b. 1995

.223 avg, 84 HR 2018– Newport Beach, USA
10

Scott Schebler b. 1990

.237 avg, 61 HR 2015–2021 Cedar Rapids, USA
11

Brendan Beck b. 1998

MLB player 2026– La Jolla, USA
12

Darren Oliver b. 1970

118-98, 4.51 ERA 1993–2013 Kansas City, USA
13

Dutch Meyer b. 1915

.264 avg, 10 HR 1937–1946 Waco, USA
14

Gene Clines b. 1946

.277 avg, 5 HR 1970–1979 San Pablo, USA
15

Jack Cullen b. 1939

4-4, 3.07 ERA 1962–1966 Newark, USA
16

Jerry Grote b. 1942

.252 avg, 39 HR 1963–1981 San Antonio, USA
17

Joe Frazier b. 1922

.241 avg, 10 HR 1947–1956 Liberty, USA
18

Jimmy Grant b. 1918

.246 avg, 5 HR 1942–1944 Racine, USA
19

Buddy Ryan b. 1885

.282 avg, 1 HR 1912–1913 Plainville, USA
20

John Knight b. 1885

.239 avg, 14 HR 1905–1913 Philadelphia, USA
21

Joey Wentz b. 1997

11-24, 5.57 ERA 2022– Lawrence, USA
22

Bill Johnson b. 1960

MLB player 1983–1984 Wilmington, USA
23

Frank McCarton b. 1854

.305 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872 New York, USA
24

Johnny Tillman b. 1893

.000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915 Bridgeport, USA
25

Antonio Santos b. 1996

MLB player 2020–2021 Villa Gonzalez, D.R.

Remembered on October 6

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Buck O'Neil ⭐ HOF 1911–2006

.257 avg, 12 HR
02

Johnny Vander Meer 1914–1997

119-121, 3.44 ERA 1937–1951
03

Josh Devore 1887–1954

.277 avg, 11 HR 1908–1914
04

Guy Zinn 1887–1949

.269 avg, 15 HR 1911–1915
05

Tom Mansell 1855–1934

.259 avg, 0 HR 1879–1884
06

Larry Murphy 1857–1911

.265 avg, 1 HR 1891–1891
07

Jim Poole 1966–2023

.125 avg, 0 HR 1990–2000
08

Bob Patrick 1917–1999

.267 avg, 1 HR 1941–1942
09

Bill Finley 1863–1912

.182 avg, 0 HR 1886–1886
10

Joe Erautt 1921–1976

.186 avg, 0 HR 1950–1951
11

Columbus Ewing 1902–1947

.333 avg, 0 HR
12

Bill Henderson 1901–1966

.500 avg, 0 HR 1930–1930
13

Desmond Beatty 1893–1969

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
14

Gene Bedford 1896–1977

.000 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
15

Phil Cooney 1882–1957

.000 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905

October 6 in the record

The birthday list for October 6 has 25 names, headed by Ruben Sierra. Frank McCarton, born in 1854, is the earliest birth listed, and Brendan Beck (1998) the latest. Behind Ruben Sierra come Freddy Garcia (b. 1976, 156-108, 4.15 ERA) and Greg Walker (b. 1959, .260 avg, 113 HR). Not every October 6 birthday is American-born: the list also covers P.R., Venezuela, and D.R. Ruben Sierra (.268 avg, 306 HR) leads the October 6 hitters and Freddy Garcia (156-108, 4.15 ERA) the pitchers. Bryson Stott, Jake Bauers, and Brendan Beck have no final season listed yet. 15 baseball figures died on October 6; Buck O'Neil is listed first. Among those remembered, Buck O'Neil was a Hall of Famer. The memorial list continues with Johnny Vander Meer (1914–1997) and Josh Devore (1887–1954). Deaths on the list run from Larry Murphy's in 1911 to Jim Poole's in 2023. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Ruben Sierra is listed first.