On This Day in Baseball

October 18

25 notable birthdays · 13 in memoriam

Born on October 18

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

  1. 01
    Candy Cummings ⭐ HOF b. 1848
    145-94, 2.42 ERA 1872–1877 Ware, USA
  2. 02
    Willie Horton b. 1942
    .273 avg, 325 HR 1963–1980 Arno, USA
  3. 03
    Roy Cullenbine b. 1913
    .276 avg, 110 HR 1938–1947 Nashville, USA
  4. 04
    George Hendrick b. 1949
    .278 avg, 267 HR 1971–1988 Los Angeles, USA
  5. 05
    Yoenis Cespedes b. 1985
    .273 avg, 165 HR 2012–2020 Campechuela, Cuba
  6. 06
    Hans Lobert b. 1881
    .274 avg, 32 HR 1903–1917 Wilmington, USA
  7. 07
    Burt Shotton b. 1884
    .271 avg, 9 HR 1909–1923 Brownhelm, USA
  8. 08
    David Murphy b. 1981
    .274 avg, 104 HR 2006–2015 Houston, USA
  9. 09
    Walt Wilmot b. 1863
    .276 avg, 58 HR 1888–1898 Plover, USA
  10. 10
    Patrick Sandoval b. 1996
    20-52, 4.14 ERA 2019– Mission Viejo, USA
  11. 11
    Brad Miller b. 1989
    .236 avg, 123 HR 2013– Orlando, USA
  12. 12
    Cliff Carroll b. 1859
    .251 avg, 31 HR 1882–1893 Clay Grove, USA
  13. 13
    Andy Carey b. 1931
    .260 avg, 64 HR 1952–1962 Oakland, USA
  14. 14
    Guy Curtright b. 1912
    .276 avg, 9 HR 1943–1946 Holliday, USA
  15. 15
    Andy Hassler b. 1951
    44-71, 3.83 ERA 1971–1985 Texas City, USA
  16. 16
    Nick Frasso b. 1998
    MLB player 2026– Torrance, USA
  17. 17
    Jordyn Adams b. 1999
    .165 avg, 1 HR 2023– Gulfport, USA
  18. 18
    George LeClair b. 1886
    7-12, 3.36 ERA 1914–1915 Milton, USA
  19. 19
    Dave Malarcher b. 1894
    .267 avg, 7 HR White Hall, USA
  20. 20
    Doug Mirabelli b. 1970
    .231 avg, 58 HR 1996–2007 Kingman, USA
  21. 21
    Charlie Biot b. 1917
    .281 avg, 4 HR Orange, USA
  22. 22
    Joe Delahanty b. 1875
    .238 avg, 4 HR 1907–1909 Cleveland, USA
  23. 23
    Charlie Berry b. 1902
    .267 avg, 23 HR 1925–1938 Phillipsburg, USA
  24. 24
    Howie Nunn b. 1935
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1959–1962 Westfield, USA
  25. 25
    Don Young b. 1945
    .218 avg, 7 HR 1965–1969 Houston, USA

Remembered on October 18

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Ferris Fain 1921–2001
    .290 avg, 48 HR 1947–1955
  2. 02
    Guy Morton 1893–1934
    98-88, 3.13 ERA 1914–1924
  3. 03
    Nick Etten 1913–1990
    .277 avg, 89 HR 1938–1947
  4. 04
    Willie Jones 1925–1983
    .258 avg, 190 HR 1947–1961
  5. 05
    Charlie Shields 1922–1955
    6-4, 4.31 ERA
  6. 06
    Merritt Ranew 1938–2011
    .247 avg, 8 HR 1962–1969
  7. 07
    Bernie Smith 1941–2025
    .232 avg, 2 HR 1970–1971
  8. 08
    Biff Clark 1904–1945
    .202 avg, 1 HR
  9. 09
    Mack Heller 1910–1940
    .300 avg, 1 HR
  10. 10
    Elmer Klumpp 1906–1996
    .115 avg, 0 HR 1934–1937
  11. 11
    Ralph Bell 1890–1959
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  12. 12
    Monty Pfyl 1886–1945
    MLB player 1907–1907
  13. 13
    Jack McCallister 1879–1946
    MLB player

October 18 in the record

Leading the October 18 birthdays is Candy Cummings, first of 25 players shown. Hall of Famers among them: Candy Cummings. From Candy Cummings in 1848 to Jordyn Adams in 1999, the births cover a long stretch of the game. Next on the October 18 birthday list are Willie Horton (b. 1942, .273 avg, 325 HR) and Roy Cullenbine (b. 1913, .276 avg, 110 HR). Not every October 18 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Cuba. Willie Horton (.273 avg, 325 HR) leads the October 18 hitters and Candy Cummings (145-94, 2.42 ERA) the pitchers. Patrick Sandoval, Brad Miller, and Nick Frasso have no final season listed yet. 13 baseball figures died on October 18; Ferris Fain is listed first. The memorial list continues with Guy Morton (1893–1934) and Nick Etten (1913–1990). Guy Morton (1934) and Bernie Smith (2025) bracket the memorial list. Ranking on the October 18 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.