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.

01

Buck Ewing ⭐ HOF b. 1859

.303 avg, 71 HR 1880–1897 Hoagland, USA
02

Paul Derringer b. 1906

223-212, 3.46 ERA 1931–1945 Springfield, USA
03

Carlos Gonzalez b. 1985

.285 avg, 234 HR 2008–2019 Maracaibo, Venezuela
04

Red Rolfe b. 1908

.289 avg, 69 HR 1931–1942 Penacook, USA
05

Jim Gilliam b. 1928

.266 avg, 65 HR 1953–1966 Nashville, USA
06

Dan Pasqua b. 1961

.244 avg, 117 HR 1985–1994 Yonkers, USA
07

John Rocker b. 1974

MLB player 1998–2003 Statesboro, USA
08

Glenn Braggs b. 1962

.257 avg, 70 HR 1986–1992 San Bernardino, USA
09

Ha-Seong Kim b. 1995

.235 avg, 52 HR 2021– Bucheon, South Korea
10

Joe Greene b. 1911

.273 avg, 18 HR Stone Mountain, USA
11

John Mabry b. 1970

.263 avg, 96 HR 1994–2007 Wilmington, USA
12

Dan Stearns b. 1861

.242 avg, 8 HR 1880–1889 Buffalo, USA
13

Rafael Montero b. 1990

23-30, 4.68 ERA 2014– Higuerito, D.R.
14

Count Campau b. 1863

.267 avg, 10 HR 1888–1894 Detroit, USA
15

Mark Johnson b. 1967

.232 avg, 38 HR 1995–2002 Worcester, USA
16

Chris Mazza b. 1989

3-3, 5.35 ERA 2019–2022 Walnut Creek, USA
17

Johnny Ostrowski b. 1917

.234 avg, 14 HR 1943–1950 Chicago, USA
18

Pete Cimino b. 1942

.278 avg, 0 HR 1965–1968 Philadelphia, USA
19

Curt Lyons b. 1974

.000 avg, 0 HR 1996–1996 Greencastle, USA
20

Alex Evans b. 1895

.240 avg, 1 HR Charleston, USA
21

Hardy Peterson b. 1929

.273 avg, 3 HR 1955–1959 Perth Amboy, USA
22

Myles Straw b. 1994

.245 avg, 13 HR 2018– Garden Grove, USA
23

Weedy Edwards b. 1925

.000 avg, 0 HR St. Louis, USA
24

Frank Dillon b. 1873

.252 avg, 1 HR 1899–1904 Normal, USA
25

Charlie Cozart b. 1919

.000 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945 Lenoir, USA

Remembered on October 17

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

George Davis ⭐ HOF 1870–1940

.295 avg, 73 HR 1890–1909
02

Cal Hubbard ⭐ HOF 1900–1977

MLB player
03

Jack Powell 1874–1944

245-255, 2.97 ERA 1897–1912
04

Ray Boone 1923–2004

.275 avg, 151 HR 1948–1960
05

Jim Delahanty 1879–1953

.283 avg, 19 HR 1901–1915
06

Carson Bigbee 1895–1964

.287 avg, 17 HR 1916–1926
07

Joe Lis 1946–2010

.233 avg, 32 HR 1970–1977
08

Olaf Henriksen 1888–1962

.269 avg, 1 HR 1911–1917
09

Johnny Peacock 1910–1981

.262 avg, 1 HR 1937–1945
10

Ed Barnowski 1943–2017

MLB player 1965–1966
11

Bob Adams 1901–1996

.333 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
12

John O'Connell 1904–1992

.125 avg, 0 HR 1928–1929
13

Pete Cote 1902–1987

.000 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
14

Abe Atkins 1893–1961

.000 avg, 0 HR
15

Al Clancy 1888–1951

.000 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
16

George Bristow 1870–1939

.125 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899