On This Day in Baseball

October 14

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on October 14

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

  1. 01
    Oscar Charleston ⭐ HOF b. 1896
    3-6, 4.47 ERA Indianapolis, USA
  2. 02
    Al Oliver b. 1946
    .303 avg, 219 HR 1968–1985 Portsmouth, USA
  3. 03
    Harry Brecheen b. 1914
    133-92, 2.92 ERA 1940–1953 Broken Bow, USA
  4. 04
    Tommy Harper b. 1940
    .257 avg, 146 HR 1962–1976 Oak Grove, USA
  5. 05
    Joe Start b. 1842
    .299 avg, 15 HR 1871–1886 New York, USA
  6. 06
    Willie Aikens b. 1954
    .271 avg, 110 HR 1977–1985 Seneca, USA
  7. 07
    Merrill Kelly b. 1988
    75-67, 3.93 ERA 2019– Houston, USA
  8. 08
    Kole Calhoun b. 1987
    .242 avg, 179 HR 2012–2023 Buckeye, USA
  9. 09
    Art Shamsky b. 1941
    .253 avg, 68 HR 1965–1972 St. Louis, USA
  10. 10
    Carlos Marmol b. 1982
    23-35, 3.57 ERA 2006–2014 Bonao, D.R.
  11. 11
    Paul Radford b. 1861
    .242 avg, 13 HR 1883–1894 Roxbury, USA
  12. 12
    Ed Figueroa b. 1948
    80-67, 3.51 ERA 1974–1981 Ciales, P.R.
  13. 13
    Ryan Church b. 1978
    .264 avg, 56 HR 2004–2010 Santa Barbara, USA
  14. 14
    Julian Merryweather b. 1991
    6-7, 4.72 ERA 2020– Berkeley, USA
  15. 15
    Hugh Casey b. 1913
    75-42, 3.45 ERA 1935–1949 Atlanta, USA
  16. 16
    Seth Maness b. 1988
    .214 avg, 0 HR 2013–2017 Pinehurst, USA
  17. 17
    Jimmy Ripple b. 1909
    .282 avg, 28 HR 1936–1943 Export, USA
  18. 18
    Steven Zobac b. 2000
    MLB player San Jose, USA
  19. 19
    Charlie Abbey b. 1866
    .281 avg, 19 HR 1893–1897 Falls City, USA
  20. 20
    Alberto Arias b. 1983
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2007–2009 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  21. 21
    Bill Renna b. 1924
    .239 avg, 28 HR 1953–1959 Hanford, USA
  22. 22
    Duaner Sanchez b. 1979
    .111 avg, 0 HR 2002–2009 Cotuí, D.R.
  23. 23
    Brad Wieck b. 1991
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2018–2021 Amarillo, USA
  24. 24
    Midre Cummings b. 1971
    .257 avg, 22 HR 1993–2005 Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
  25. 25
    Billy Sorrell b. 1940
    .267 avg, 5 HR 1965–1970 Morehead, USA

Remembered on October 14

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Topsy Hartsel 1874–1944
    .276 avg, 31 HR 1898–1911
  2. 02
    Vic Raschi 1919–1988
    132-66, 3.72 ERA 1946–1955
  3. 03
    Tom Tresh 1938–2008
    .245 avg, 153 HR 1961–1969
  4. 04
    Ossie Bluege 1900–1985
    .272 avg, 43 HR 1922–1939
  5. 05
    Jocko Fields 1864–1950
    .272 avg, 12 HR 1887–1892
  6. 06
    Tom Parker 1912–1964
    28-27, 5.68 ERA
  7. 07
    Rasty Wright 1863–1922
    .282 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
  8. 08
    Doc Prothro 1893–1971
    .318 avg, 0 HR 1920–1926
  9. 09
    Lynn Brenton 1889–1968
    5-12, 3.97 ERA 1913–1921
  10. 10
    Larry Corcoran 1859–1891
    177-89, 2.36 ERA 1880–1887
  11. 11
    William Binga 1869–1950
    .244 avg, 1 HR
  12. 12
    Jimmy Boyd 1918–1965
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  13. 13
    Abie Hood 1903–1988
    .286 avg, 1 HR 1925–1925
  14. 14
    Ed Olivares 1937–2022
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1960–1961
  15. 15
    Wil Culmer 1957–2003
    .105 avg, 0 HR 1983–1983
  16. 16
    James Cavanagh 1850–1890
    .261 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872
  17. 17
    Fred Tyler 1891–1945
    .105 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
  18. 18
    Fred Bruckbauer 1938–2007
    MLB player 1961–1961
  19. 19
    Les Cox 1904–1934
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
  20. 20
    Bill Swanson 1888–1954
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
  21. 21
    Clyde Southwick 1886–1961
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
  22. 22
    Jim Banning 1865–1952
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1888–1889
  23. 23
    Henry Zeiher 1862–1951
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1886–1886

October 14 in the record

Leading the October 14 birthdays is Oscar Charleston, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Oscar Charleston. From Joe Start in 1842 to Steven Zobac in 2000, the births cover a long stretch of the game. Next on the October 14 birthday list are Al Oliver (b. 1946, .303 avg, 219 HR) and Harry Brecheen (b. 1914, 133-92, 2.92 ERA). D.R., P.R., and U.S. Virgin Islands are also represented among the October 14 births. Al Oliver (.303 avg, 219 HR) leads the October 14 hitters and Oscar Charleston (3-6, 4.47 ERA) the pitchers. The span for Merrill Kelly and Julian Merryweather ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on October 14: 23 names, starting with Topsy Hartsel. Vic Raschi (1919–1988) and Tom Tresh (1938–2008) follow Topsy Hartsel on the list. James Cavanagh (1890) and Ed Olivares (2022) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the October 14 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.