On This Day in Baseball

October 16

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on October 16

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

01

Goose Goslin ⭐ HOF b. 1900

.316 avg, 248 HR 1921–1938 Salem, USA
02

Will Harridge ⭐ HOF b. 1881

MLB player Chicago, USA
03

Bryce Harper b. 1992

.279 avg, 392 HR 2012– Las Vegas, USA
04

Kevin McReynolds b. 1959

.265 avg, 211 HR 1983–1994 Little Rock, USA
05

Art Devlin b. 1879

.269 avg, 10 HR 1904–1913 Washington, USA
06

Tim McCarver b. 1941

.271 avg, 97 HR 1959–1980 Memphis, USA
07

Jack Baldschun b. 1936

.090 avg, 0 HR 1961–1970 Greenville, USA
08

Billy Taylor b. 1961

MLB player 1994–2001 Monticello, USA
09

Brian Harper b. 1959

.295 avg, 63 HR 1979–1995 Los Angeles, USA
10

Mike Menosky b. 1894

.278 avg, 18 HR 1914–1923 Glen Campbell, USA
11

Jonathan Schoop b. 1991

.254 avg, 174 HR 2013– Willemstad, Curaçao
12

Noelvi Marte b. 2001

.240 avg, 27 HR 2023– Cotuí, D.R.
13

Dax Fulton b. 2001

MLB player 2026– Weatherford, USA
14

Matt Batts b. 1921

.269 avg, 26 HR 1947–1956 San Antonio, USA
15

Edgar Santana b. 1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 2017–2021 Puerto Plata, D.R.
16

Nick Cullop b. 1900

.249 avg, 11 HR 1926–1931 St. Louis, USA
17

Dave Stapleton b. 1961

MLB player 1987–1988 Miami, USA
18

Paul Masterson b. 1915

.000 avg, 0 HR 1940–1942 Chicago, USA
19

Josias Manzanillo b. 1967

.083 avg, 0 HR 1991–2004 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
20

Manny Montejo b. 1935

MLB player 1961–1961 Caibarién, Cuba
21

Larry Mitchell b. 1971

.000 avg, 0 HR 1996–1996 Flint, USA
22

Darren Reed b. 1965

.183 avg, 6 HR 1990–1992 Ojai, USA
23

Bill Skiff b. 1895

.250 avg, 0 HR 1921–1926 New Rochelle, USA
24

Chris Bourjos b. 1954

.227 avg, 1 HR 1980–1980 Chicago, USA
25

Garland Buckeye b. 1897

30-39, 3.91 ERA 1918–1928 Heron Lake, USA

Remembered on October 16

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Eddie Yost 1926–2012

.254 avg, 139 HR 1944–1962
02

Ellis Kinder 1914–1968

102-71, 3.43 ERA 1946–1957
03

Dave Davenport 1890–1954

73-83, 2.93 ERA 1914–1919
04

Ray Powell 1888–1962

.268 avg, 35 HR 1913–1924
05

Wayne Krenchicki 1954–2018

.266 avg, 15 HR 1979–1986
06

Tony Curry 1937–2006

.246 avg, 6 HR 1960–1966
07

Hack Eibel 1893–1945

.174 avg, 0 HR 1912–1920
08

Herb Bradley 1903–1959

1-4, 5.93 ERA 1927–1929
09

Mike Slattery 1866–1904

.251 avg, 8 HR 1884–1891
10

Don Williams 1931–2011

.250 avg, 0 HR 1958–1962
11

Henry Nears 1907–1974

.417 avg, 0 HR
12

Frank Carswell 1919–1998

.267 avg, 0 HR 1953–1953
13

Dave Coble 1912–1971

.280 avg, 0 HR 1939–1939
14

Dave Hill 1937–2018

MLB player 1957–1957
15

Willis Moody 1898–1985

.250 avg, 0 HR
16

Joe Szekely 1925–1995

.077 avg, 0 HR 1953–1953
17

Sled Allen 1886–1959

.130 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
18

Henry Killeen 1872–1916

.000 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891
19

Dennis Fitzgerald 1865–1936

.250 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
20

Kid Summers 1868–1895

.000 avg, 0 HR 1893–1893

October 16 in the record

Leading the October 16 birthdays is Goose Goslin, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Goose Goslin and Will Harridge. Art Devlin, born in 1879, is the earliest birth listed, and Noelvi Marte (2001) the latest. Next on the October 16 birthday list are Will Harridge (b. 1881) and Bryce Harper (b. 1992, .279 avg, 392 HR). Curaçao, D.R., and Cuba are also represented among the October 16 births. The highest-ranked hitter born on October 16, Goose Goslin, carries a .316 avg, 248 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Garland Buckeye, went 30-39, 3.91 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark October 16 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Bryce Harper, Jonathan Schoop, and Noelvi Marte. Remembered on October 16: 20 names, starting with Eddie Yost. Also remembered on October 16: Ellis Kinder (1914–1968) and Dave Davenport (1890–1954). The earliest October 16 death listed is Kid Summers in 1895; the most recent is Wayne Krenchicki in 2018. Ranking on the October 16 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.