On This Day in Baseball

October 17

25 notable birthdays · 16 in memoriam

Born on October 17

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

  1. 01
    Buck Ewing ⭐ HOF b. 1859
    .303 avg, 71 HR 1880–1897 Hoagland, USA
  2. 02
    Paul Derringer b. 1906
    223-212, 3.46 ERA 1931–1945 Springfield, USA
  3. 03
    Carlos Gonzalez b. 1985
    .285 avg, 234 HR 2008–2019 Maracaibo, Venezuela
  4. 04
    Red Rolfe b. 1908
    .289 avg, 69 HR 1931–1942 Penacook, USA
  5. 05
    Jim Gilliam b. 1928
    .266 avg, 65 HR 1953–1966 Nashville, USA
  6. 06
    Dan Pasqua b. 1961
    .244 avg, 117 HR 1985–1994 Yonkers, USA
  7. 07
    John Rocker b. 1974
    MLB player 1998–2003 Statesboro, USA
  8. 08
    Glenn Braggs b. 1962
    .257 avg, 70 HR 1986–1992 San Bernardino, USA
  9. 09
    Ha-Seong Kim b. 1995
    .234 avg, 52 HR 2021– Bucheon, South Korea
  10. 10
    Joe Greene b. 1911
    .273 avg, 18 HR Stone Mountain, USA
  11. 11
    John Mabry b. 1970
    .263 avg, 96 HR 1994–2007 Wilmington, USA
  12. 12
    Dan Stearns b. 1861
    .242 avg, 8 HR 1880–1889 Buffalo, USA
  13. 13
    Rafael Montero b. 1990
    23-30, 4.68 ERA 2014– Higuerito, D.R.
  14. 14
    Count Campau b. 1863
    .267 avg, 10 HR 1888–1894 Detroit, USA
  15. 15
    Mark Johnson b. 1967
    .232 avg, 38 HR 1995–2002 Worcester, USA
  16. 16
    Chris Mazza b. 1989
    3-3, 5.35 ERA 2019–2022 Walnut Creek, USA
  17. 17
    Johnny Ostrowski b. 1917
    .234 avg, 14 HR 1943–1950 Chicago, USA
  18. 18
    Pete Cimino b. 1942
    .278 avg, 0 HR 1965–1968 Philadelphia, USA
  19. 19
    Curt Lyons b. 1974
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1996–1996 Greencastle, USA
  20. 20
    Alex Evans b. 1895
    .240 avg, 1 HR Charleston, USA
  21. 21
    Hardy Peterson b. 1929
    .273 avg, 3 HR 1955–1959 Perth Amboy, USA
  22. 22
    Myles Straw b. 1994
    .246 avg, 13 HR 2018– Garden Grove, USA
  23. 23
    Weedy Edwards b. 1925
    .000 avg, 0 HR St. Louis, USA
  24. 24
    Frank Dillon b. 1873
    .252 avg, 1 HR 1899–1904 Normal, USA
  25. 25
    Charlie Cozart b. 1919
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945 Lenoir, USA

Remembered on October 17

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    George Davis ⭐ HOF 1870–1940
    .295 avg, 73 HR 1890–1909
  2. 02
    Cal Hubbard ⭐ HOF 1900–1977
    MLB player
  3. 03
    Jack Powell 1874–1944
    245-255, 2.97 ERA 1897–1912
  4. 04
    Ray Boone 1923–2004
    .275 avg, 151 HR 1948–1960
  5. 05
    Jim Delahanty 1879–1953
    .283 avg, 19 HR 1901–1915
  6. 06
    Carson Bigbee 1895–1964
    .287 avg, 17 HR 1916–1926
  7. 07
    Joe Lis 1946–2010
    .233 avg, 32 HR 1970–1977
  8. 08
    Olaf Henriksen 1888–1962
    .269 avg, 1 HR 1911–1917
  9. 09
    Johnny Peacock 1910–1981
    .262 avg, 1 HR 1937–1945
  10. 10
    Ed Barnowski 1943–2017
    MLB player 1965–1966
  11. 11
    Bob Adams 1901–1996
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
  12. 12
    John O'Connell 1904–1992
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1928–1929
  13. 13
    Pete Cote 1902–1987
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
  14. 14
    Abe Atkins 1893–1961
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  15. 15
    Al Clancy 1888–1951
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
  16. 16
    George Bristow 1870–1939
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899

October 17 in the record

Leading the October 17 birthdays is Buck Ewing, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Buck Ewing. The oldest October 17 birthday on the list is Buck Ewing's, in 1859; the youngest is Ha-Seong Kim, born in 1995. Behind Buck Ewing come Paul Derringer (b. 1906, 223-212, 3.46 ERA) and Carlos Gonzalez (b. 1985, .285 avg, 234 HR). Venezuela, South Korea, and D.R. are also represented among the October 17 births. Career lines shown range from Buck Ewing's .303 avg, 71 HR to Paul Derringer's 223-212, 3.46 ERA on the mound. Recent names on the October 17 list, Ha-Seong Kim, Rafael Montero, and Myles Straw, show careers still open. Remembered on October 17: 16 names, starting with George Davis. The HOF tag on the October 17 memorial list goes to George Davis and Cal Hubbard. The memorial list continues with Cal Hubbard (1900–1977) and Jack Powell (1874–1944). George Bristow (1939) and Ed Barnowski (2017) bracket the memorial list. Buck Ewing tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.