On This Day in Baseball

October 20

25 notable birthdays · 22 in memoriam

Born on October 20

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

01

Mickey Mantle ⭐ HOF b. 1931

.298 avg, 536 HR 1951–1968 Spavinaw, USA
02

Juan Marichal ⭐ HOF b. 1937

243-142, 2.89 ERA 1960–1975 Laguna Verde, D.R.
03

Juan Gonzalez b. 1969

.295 avg, 434 HR 1989–2005 Arecibo, P.R.
04

Keith Hernandez b. 1953

.296 avg, 162 HR 1974–1990 San Francisco, USA
05

Juan Padrón b. 1892

68-72, 2.74 ERA Key West, USA
06

Bruce Campbell b. 1909

.290 avg, 106 HR 1930–1942 Chicago, USA
07

Bert Hunter b. 1910

44-22, 3.98 ERA Phoenix, USA
08

Rudy Seanez b. 1968

.000 avg, 0 HR 1989–2008 Brawley, USA
09

José Soriano b. 1998

29-29, 3.90 ERA 2023– Santo Domingo, D.R.
10

Sammy Hughes b. 1910

.316 avg, 21 HR Louisville, USA
11

Marty Sullivan b. 1862

.273 avg, 26 HR 1887–1891 Lowell, USA
12

Jocko Fields b. 1864

.272 avg, 12 HR 1887–1892 Cork, Ireland
13

Dave Collins b. 1952

.272 avg, 32 HR 1975–1990 Rapid City, USA
14

Bryce Eldridge b. 2004

.258 avg, 17 HR 2025– Fairfax, USA
15

Arnold Statz b. 1897

.285 avg, 17 HR 1919–1928 Waukegan, USA
16

Ronald Guzman b. 1994

.225 avg, 31 HR 2018–2022 La Vega, D.R.
17

Ciscero Warren b. 1919

1-4, 5.00 ERA Baltimore, USA
18

Charlie Shields b. 1922

6-4, 4.31 ERA Whipple, USA
19

Carson Whisenhunt b. 2000

5-5, 5.90 ERA 2025– Winston-Salem, USA
20

Jose Veras b. 1980

MLB player 2006–2014 Santo Domingo, D.R.
21

Don Heinkel b. 1959

1-1, 4.74 ERA 1988–1989 Racine, USA
22

Harry Rhodes b. 1922

.234 avg, 0 HR McComb, USA
23

Harvey Pulliam b. 1967

.262 avg, 8 HR 1991–1997 San Francisco, USA
24

Randy Asadoor b. 1962

.364 avg, 0 HR 1986–1986 Fresno, USA
25

Pat McGlothin b. 1920

.000 avg, 0 HR 1949–1950 Coalfield, USA

Remembered on October 20

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Buck Ewing ⭐ HOF 1859–1906

.303 avg, 71 HR 1880–1897
02

Dick Rudolph 1887–1949

121-108, 2.66 ERA 1910–1927
03

Mel Harder 1909–2002

223-186, 3.80 ERA 1928–1947
04

Dave May 1943–2012

.251 avg, 96 HR 1967–1978
05

Curry Foley 1856–1898

27-27, 3.54 ERA 1879–1883
06

Turner Barber 1893–1968

.289 avg, 2 HR 1915–1923
07

Dick Burton 1907–1984

1-4, 4.71 ERA
08

George Kelb 1870–1936

.200 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898
09

Hal Goldsmith 1898–1985

6-10, 4.04 ERA 1926–1929
10

Jack Hardy 1877–1921

.182 avg, 0 HR 1903–1910
11

Leonardo Chapman 1922–1974

.184 avg, 0 HR
12

Joe Lutz 1925–2008

.167 avg, 0 HR 1951–1951
13

Spider Wilhelm 1929–1992

.286 avg, 0 HR 1953–1953
14

Tom Yewcic 1932–2020

.000 avg, 0 HR 1957–1957
15

Cyril Byron 1920–2015

.200 avg, 0 HR
16

Calvin Griffith 1911–1999

MLB player
17

Fred Hicks 1888–1950

.167 avg, 0 HR
18

Tim Murchison 1896–1962

.000 avg, 0 HR 1917–1920
19

Red Miller 1897–1973

.000 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
20

Rex Dawson 1888–1958

MLB player 1913–1913
21

Lou Gertenrich 1875–1933

.167 avg, 0 HR 1901–1903
22

Lew Groh 1883–1960

.000 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919

October 20 in the record

The birthday list for October 20 has 25 names, headed by Mickey Mantle. The HOF tag marks Mickey Mantle and Juan Marichal. Marty Sullivan, born in 1862, is the earliest birth listed, and Bryce Eldridge (2004) the latest. Next on the October 20 birthday list are Juan Marichal (b. 1937, 243-142, 2.89 ERA) and Juan Gonzalez (b. 1969, .295 avg, 434 HR). D.R., P.R., and Ireland are also represented among the October 20 births. For October 20, the best-placed batter is Mickey Mantle at .298 avg, 536 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Juan Marichal, shows 243-142, 2.89 ERA. Recent names on the October 20 list, José Soriano, Bryce Eldridge, and Carson Whisenhunt, show careers still open. The October 20 memorial list names 22 figures, beginning with Buck Ewing. Buck Ewing is marked as Hall of Fame member. Dick Rudolph (1887–1949) and Mel Harder (1909–2002) follow Buck Ewing on the list. Curry Foley (1898) and Tom Yewcic (2020) bracket the memorial list. The October 20 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.