On This Day in Baseball

October 13

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on October 13

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

01

Rube Waddell ⭐ HOF b. 1876

193-143, 2.16 ERA 1897–1910 Bradford, USA
02

Eddie Mathews ⭐ HOF b. 1931

.271 avg, 512 HR 1952–1968 Texarkana, USA
03

Trevor Hoffman ⭐ HOF b. 1967

.118 avg, 0 HR 1993–2010 Bellflower, USA
04

Eddie Yost b. 1926

.254 avg, 139 HR 1944–1962 Brooklyn, USA
05

Bob Bailey b. 1942

.257 avg, 189 HR 1962–1978 Long Beach, USA
06

Bill Donovan b. 1876

185-139, 2.69 ERA 1898–1918 Lawrence, USA
07

Frankie Hayes b. 1914

.259 avg, 119 HR 1933–1947 Jamesburg, USA
08

Tim Crabtree b. 1969

.000 avg, 0 HR 1995–2001 Jackson, USA
09

Lou Clinton b. 1937

.247 avg, 65 HR 1960–1967 Ponca City, USA
10

Fred Lewis b. 1858

.296 avg, 4 HR 1881–1886 Buffalo, USA
11

Ben Paschal b. 1895

.309 avg, 24 HR 1915–1929 Enterprise, USA
12

Damian Miller b. 1969

.262 avg, 87 HR 1997–2007 La Crosse, USA
13

Randy Moffitt b. 1948

.140 avg, 0 HR 1972–1983 Long Beach, USA
14

Ricky Vanasco b. 1998

MLB player 2024– Morriston, USA
15

George Frazier b. 1954

.143 avg, 0 HR 1978–1987 Oklahoma City, USA
16

Andrew Wantz b. 1995

MLB player 2021– Holly Springs, USA
17

Taylor Buchholz b. 1981

20-22, 4.28 ERA 2006–2011 Lower Merion, USA
18

Carlos Vargas b. 1999

MLB player 2023–2023 Moca, D.R.
19

Scott Cooper b. 1967

.265 avg, 33 HR 1990–1997 St. Louis, USA
20

Swede Risberg b. 1894

.243 avg, 6 HR 1917–1920 San Francisco, USA
21

Fred McMullin b. 1891

.256 avg, 1 HR 1914–1920 Scammon, USA
22

Charlie Silvera b. 1924

.282 avg, 1 HR 1948–1957 San Francisco, USA
23

Gat Stires b. 1849

.273 avg, 2 HR 1871–1871 Hunterdon County, USA
24

Chris Gwynn b. 1964

.261 avg, 17 HR 1987–1996 Los Angeles, USA
25

Jim Price b. 1941

.214 avg, 18 HR 1967–1971 Harrisburg, USA

Remembered on October 13

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Sam Rice ⭐ HOF 1890–1974

.322 avg, 34 HR 1915–1934
02

Bruce Sutter ⭐ HOF 1953–2022

.088 avg, 0 HR 1976–1988
03

George Kelly ⭐ HOF 1895–1984

.297 avg, 148 HR 1915–1932
04

Ray Fosse 1947–2021

.256 avg, 61 HR 1967–1979
05

Bobby Del Greco 1933–2019

.229 avg, 42 HR 1952–1965
06

Lino Donoso 1922–1990

9-8, 3.96 ERA 1955–1956
07

Percy Bailey 1904–1981

5-8, 4.24 ERA
08

Swede Risberg 1894–1975

.243 avg, 6 HR 1917–1920
09

Leo Burke 1934–2023

.239 avg, 9 HR 1958–1965
10

Dixie Carroll 1891–1984

.265 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919
11

Fred Lear 1894–1955

.235 avg, 2 HR 1915–1920
12

Vic LaRose 1944–2011

.000 avg, 0 HR 1968–1968
13

Teddy Gunn 1916–1947

.250 avg, 0 HR
14

Tex Aulds 1920–1999

.250 avg, 0 HR 1947–1947
15

Cal Medley 1923–1983

.000 avg, 0 HR
16

Icehouse Wilson 1912–1973

.000 avg, 0 HR 1934–1934
17

Scrappy Moore 1892–1964

.125 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
18

Joe Bratcher 1898–1977

.000 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
19

Gus Hetling 1885–1962

.143 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906
20

Harry Huston 1883–1969

.000 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906

October 13 in the record

25 baseball figures born on October 13 are listed, led by Rube Waddell. Hall of Famers among them: Rube Waddell, Eddie Mathews, and Trevor Hoffman. From Gat Stires in 1849 to Carlos Vargas in 1999, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The October 13 list continues with Eddie Mathews (b. 1931, .271 avg, 512 HR) and Trevor Hoffman (b. 1967, .118 avg, 0 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R. The highest-ranked hitter born on October 13, Eddie Mathews, carries a .271 avg, 512 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Rube Waddell, went 193-143, 2.16 ERA. Ricky Vanasco and Andrew Wantz have no final season listed yet. 20 baseball figures died on October 13; Sam Rice is listed first. The HOF tag on the October 13 memorial list goes to Sam Rice, Bruce Sutter, and George Kelly. The memorial list continues with Bruce Sutter (1953–2022) and George Kelly (1895–1984). Teddy Gunn (1947) and Leo Burke (2023) bracket the memorial list. Rube Waddell tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.