On This Day in Baseball

October 21

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on October 21

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

01

Whitey Ford ⭐ HOF b. 1928

236-106, 2.75 ERA 1950–1967 New York, USA
02

Zack Greinke b. 1983

225-156, 3.49 ERA 2004– Orlando, USA
03

George Bell b. 1959

.278 avg, 265 HR 1981–1993 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
04

Bill Lee b. 1909

169-157, 3.54 ERA 1934–1947 Plaquemine, USA
05

Chuck Smith b. 1969

11-11, 3.84 ERA 2000–2001 Memphis, USA
06

Franklin Stubbs b. 1960

.232 avg, 104 HR 1984–1995 Laurinburg, USA
07

Ted Uhlaender b. 1939

.263 avg, 36 HR 1965–1972 Chicago Heights, USA
08

Christian Moore b. 2002

.193 avg, 9 HR 2025– Brooklyn, USA
09

Matt Krook b. 1994

MLB player 2023– Hillsborough, USA
10

Tim Spooneybarger b. 1979

.000 avg, 0 HR 2001–2003 San Diego, USA
11

Luis Curvelo b. 2000

MLB player 2025– Higuerote, Venezuela
12

Jim Henderson b. 1982

MLB player 2012–2016 Calgary, CAN
13

Marc Wilkins b. 1970

.150 avg, 0 HR 1996–2001 Mansfield, USA
14

Khalil Greene b. 1979

.245 avg, 90 HR 2003–2009 Butler, USA
15

Casey Fien b. 1983

MLB player 2009–2017 Santa Rosa, USA
16

Ben Bowden b. 1994

MLB player 2021–2021 Lynn, USA
17

Gabe Gross b. 1979

.239 avg, 40 HR 2004–2010 Baltimore, USA
18

Ron Pruitt b. 1951

.269 avg, 12 HR 1975–1983 Flint, USA
19

Danny Herrera b. 1984

.000 avg, 0 HR 2008–2011 Odessa, USA
20

Justin De Fratus b. 1987

.250 avg, 0 HR 2011–2015 Ventura, USA
21

Bill Bevens b. 1916

40-36, 3.08 ERA 1944–1947 Hubbard, USA
22

Johnny Goryl b. 1933

.225 avg, 16 HR 1957–1964 Cumberland, USA
23

Bryan Corey b. 1973

MLB player 1998–2008 Thousand Oaks, USA
24

Bill Lelivelt b. 1884

.375 avg, 0 HR 1909–1910 Netherlands
25

Eddie Carnett b. 1916

.268 avg, 1 HR 1941–1945 Springfield, USA

Remembered on October 21

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Dolph Camilli 1907–1997

.277 avg, 239 HR 1933–1945
02

Vada Pinson 1938–1995

.286 avg, 256 HR 1958–1975
03

Jesse Barber 1888–1959

.295 avg, 10 HR
04

Johnny Rigney 1914–1984

63-64, 3.59 ERA 1937–1947
05

Marv Goodwin 1891–1925

21-25, 3.30 ERA 1916–1925
06

Harry Kincannon 1909–1965

16-26, 5.56 ERA
07

Wayne Belardi 1930–1993

.242 avg, 28 HR 1950–1956
08

Gene Robertson 1899–1981

.280 avg, 20 HR 1919–1930
09

Chuck Churn 1930–2017

.143 avg, 0 HR 1957–1959
10

Hubert Wilson 1902–1981

8-2, 3.41 ERA
11

Billy Moran 1933–2021

.263 avg, 28 HR 1958–1965
12

Timothy Sheehan 1868–1923

.302 avg, 1 HR 1895–1896
13

Reggie Otero 1915–1988

.391 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
14

Charlie Mason 1853–1936

.183 avg, 0 HR 1875–1883
15

Frank Waddey 1905–1990

.273 avg, 0 HR 1931–1931
16

Joe Dwyer 1903–1992

.273 avg, 0 HR 1937–1937
17

Jake Crawford 1928–2008

.182 avg, 0 HR 1952–1952
18

Lep Long 1888–1958

.000 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
19

Art Gardiner 1899–1954

MLB player 1923–1923

October 21 in the record

25 baseball figures born on October 21 are listed, led by Whitey Ford. The HOF tag marks Whitey Ford. From Bill Lelivelt in 1884 to Christian Moore in 2002, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The October 21 list continues with Zack Greinke (b. 1983, 225-156, 3.49 ERA) and George Bell (b. 1959, .278 avg, 265 HR). D.R., Venezuela, CAN, and Netherlands are also represented among the October 21 births. Career lines shown range from George Bell's .278 avg, 265 HR to Whitey Ford's 236-106, 2.75 ERA on the mound. Zack Greinke, Christian Moore, and Matt Krook have no final season listed yet. The October 21 memorial list names 19 figures, beginning with Dolph Camilli. Also remembered on October 21: Vada Pinson (1938–1995) and Jesse Barber (1888–1959). The deaths span 1923, Timothy Sheehan, to 2021, Billy Moran. Whitey Ford tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.