On This Day in Baseball

October 12

25 notable birthdays · 15 in memoriam

Born on October 12

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

01

Joe Cronin ⭐ HOF b. 1906

.301 avg, 170 HR 1926–1945 San Francisco, USA
02

Pete Hill ⭐ HOF b. 1882

.332 avg, 48 HR Buena, USA
03

Rick Ferrell ⭐ HOF b. 1905

.281 avg, 28 HR 1929–1947 Durham, USA
04

Sid Fernandez b. 1962

114-96, 3.36 ERA 1983–1997 Honolulu, USA
05

Ketel Marte b. 1993

.277 avg, 193 HR 2015– Nizao, D.R.
06

Jose Valentin b. 1969

.243 avg, 249 HR 1992–2007 Manati, P.R.
07

Phil Weintraub b. 1907

.295 avg, 32 HR 1933–1945 Chicago, USA
08

Casey McGehee b. 1982

.258 avg, 67 HR 2008–2016 Santa Cruz, USA
09

Nolan Reimold b. 1983

.246 avg, 56 HR 2009–2016 Greenville, USA
10

Glenn Beckert b. 1940

.283 avg, 22 HR 1965–1975 Pittsburgh, USA
11

Henry Baez b. 2002

MLB player San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
12

Lou Novikoff b. 1915

.282 avg, 15 HR 1941–1946 Glendale, USA
13

Trevor Bell b. 1986

4-8, 5.57 ERA 2009–2014 North Hollywood, USA
14

Ivan Howard b. 1882

.233 avg, 2 HR 1914–1917 Kenney, USA
15

Al Smith b. 1907

99-101, 3.72 ERA 1934–1945 Belleville, USA
16

Pop Smith b. 1856

.222 avg, 24 HR 1880–1891 Digby, CAN
17

Jandel Gustave b. 1992

.000 avg, 0 HR 2016–2022 Pimentel, D.R.
18

Ray Neil b. 1920

.288 avg, 2 HR Apopka, USA
19

Al Unser b. 1912

.251 avg, 4 HR 1942–1945 Morrisonville, USA
20

Max Schrock b. 1994

.256 avg, 4 HR 2020–2022 Tacoma, USA
21

Dutch Holland b. 1903

.273 avg, 3 HR 1932–1934 Middlesex, USA
22

Steve Shirley b. 1956

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1982–1982 San Francisco, USA
23

Tony Kubek b. 1935

.266 avg, 57 HR 1957–1965 Milwaukee, USA
24

Dick Cotter b. 1889

.280 avg, 0 HR 1911–1912 Manchester, USA
25

Derrick White b. 1969

.181 avg, 3 HR 1993–1998 San Rafael, USA

Remembered on October 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Johnny Callison 1939–2006

.264 avg, 226 HR 1958–1973
02

Curt Davis 1903–1965

158-131, 3.42 ERA 1934–1946
03

Joe Foy 1943–1989

.248 avg, 58 HR 1966–1971
04

Walter Holke 1892–1954

.287 avg, 24 HR 1914–1925
05

Ernie Burch 1856–1892

.260 avg, 4 HR 1884–1887
06

Oscar Boone 1911–1958

.343 avg, 0 HR
07

Pug Griffin 1896–1951

.207 avg, 1 HR 1917–1920
08

Glen Richardson 1927–2017

.222 avg, 0 HR
09

Ray Treadaway 1907–1935

.211 avg, 0 HR 1930–1930
10

Juan Jimenez 1949–2008

MLB player 1974–1974
11

Harry Glenn 1890–1918

.312 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
12

George Mundinger 1854–1910

.250 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
13

Bill Clay 1874–1917

.250 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
14

Tom Burr 1893–1918

MLB player 1914–1914
15

Henry Oxley 1858–1945

.000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

October 12 in the record

The birthday list for October 12 has 25 names, headed by Joe Cronin. The HOF tag marks Joe Cronin, Pete Hill, and Rick Ferrell. From Pop Smith in 1856 to Henry Baez in 2002, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The October 12 list continues with Pete Hill (b. 1882, .332 avg, 48 HR) and Rick Ferrell (b. 1905, .281 avg, 28 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R., P.R., Dominican Republic, and CAN. For October 12, the best-placed batter is Joe Cronin at .301 avg, 170 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Sid Fernandez, shows 114-96, 3.36 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark October 12 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Ketel Marte. Remembered on October 12: 15 names, starting with Johnny Callison. Also remembered on October 12: Curt Davis (1903–1965) and Joe Foy (1943–1989). Deaths on the list run from Ernie Burch's in 1892 to Glen Richardson's in 2017. Ranking on the October 12 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.