On This Day in Baseball

October 19

25 notable birthdays · 20 in memoriam

Born on October 19

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

01

Mordecai Brown ⭐ HOF b. 1876

239-130, 2.06 ERA 1903–1916 Nyesville, USA
02

Jose Bautista b. 1980

.247 avg, 344 HR 2004–2018 Santo Domingo, D.R.
03

Michael Young b. 1976

.300 avg, 185 HR 2000–2013 Covina, USA
04

Keith Foulke b. 1972

41-37, 3.33 ERA 1997–2008 Ellsworth Air Force Base, USA
05

David Palmer b. 1957

64-59, 3.78 ERA 1978–1989 Glens Falls, USA
06

Al Brazle b. 1913

97-64, 3.31 ERA 1943–1954 Loyal, USA
07

Anthony Santander b. 1994

.241 avg, 161 HR 2017– Margarita, Venezuela
08

Dave Veres b. 1966

.259 avg, 0 HR 1994–2003 Montgomery, USA
09

Fred Snodgrass b. 1887

.275 avg, 11 HR 1908–1916 Ventura, USA
10

Bob O'Farrell b. 1896

.273 avg, 51 HR 1915–1935 Waukegan, USA
11

Tom McCreery b. 1874

3-2, 6.32 ERA 1895–1903 Beaver, USA
12

Mike Perez b. 1964

.000 avg, 0 HR 1990–1997 Yauco, P.R.
13

Tyler Matzek b. 1990

16-21, 3.73 ERA 2014– Mission Viejo, USA
14

Carson Smith b. 1989

MLB player 2014–2018 Dallas, USA
15

Zack Gelof b. 1999

.233 avg, 51 HR 2023– Rehobeth Beach, USA
16

Walt Bond b. 1937

.256 avg, 41 HR 1960–1967 Denmark, USA
17

Sam Tuivailala b. 1992

MLB player 2014–2019 San Mateo, USA
18

Jimmy Cordero b. 1991

MLB player 2018–2023 San Cristobal, D.R.
19

Mark Davis b. 1960

51-84, 4.17 ERA 1980–1997 Livermore, USA
20

Rajai Davis b. 1980

.262 avg, 62 HR 2006–2019 Norwich, USA
21

Al Gallagher b. 1945

.263 avg, 11 HR 1970–1973 San Francisco, USA
22

Randy Ruiz b. 1977

.272 avg, 12 HR 2008–2010 Bronx, USA
23

Daniel Descalso b. 1986

.235 avg, 48 HR 2010–2019 Redwood City, USA
24

J. A. Happ b. 1982

133-100, 4.13 ERA 2007–2021 Spring Valley, USA
25

Lloyd Christenbury b. 1893

.273 avg, 4 HR 1919–1922 Mecklenburg County, USA

Remembered on October 19

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Hugh Duffy ⭐ HOF 1866–1954

.326 avg, 106 HR 1888–1906
02

Rudy May 1944–2024

152-156, 3.46 ERA 1965–1983
03

Fritz Peterson 1942–2023

133-131, 3.30 ERA 1966–1976
04

Carl Glass 1898–1972

46-52, 3.90 ERA
05

George Pipgras 1899–1986

102-73, 4.09 ERA 1923–1935
06

Grover Hartley 1888–1964

.268 avg, 3 HR 1911–1934
07

Jack Carney 1866–1925

.273 avg, 7 HR 1889–1891
08

Jack Jones 1860–1936

11-7, 3.14 ERA 1883–1883
09

Jesus Montero 1989–2025

.253 avg, 28 HR 2011–2015
10

Bill Burgo 1919–1988

.297 avg, 2 HR 1943–1944
11

Lou Stringer 1917–2008

.242 avg, 19 HR 1941–1950
12

Ed McCreery 1889–1960

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
13

Joe Kirrene 1931–2016

.296 avg, 0 HR 1950–1954
14

Horace Kibbie 1903–1975

.268 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
15

John Pardee 1900–1926

.179 avg, 0 HR
16

Mickey McGuire 1941–2025

.190 avg, 0 HR 1962–1967
17

Ed Keegan 1939–2014

.000 avg, 0 HR 1959–1962
18

Emil Haberer 1878–1951

.149 avg, 0 HR 1901–1909
19

George Bradley 1914–1982

.167 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
20

Gene Sheppard 1917–2003

.125 avg, 0 HR