On This Day in Baseball

October 25

25 notable birthdays · 16 in memoriam

Born on October 25

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

01

Pedro Martinez ⭐ HOF b. 1971

219-100, 2.93 ERA 1992–2009 Manoguayabo, D.R.
02

Lee MacPhail ⭐ HOF b. 1917

MLB player Nashville, USA
03

Smoky Joe Wood b. 1889

117-57, 2.03 ERA 1908–1922 Kansas City, USA
04

Juan Soto b. 1998

.281 avg, 271 HR 2018– Santo Domingo, D.R.
05

Bobby Thomson b. 1923

.270 avg, 264 HR 1946–1960 Glasgow, Scotland
06

Danny Darwin b. 1955

171-182, 3.84 ERA 1978–1998 Bonham, USA
07

Andy McGaffigan b. 1956

38-33, 3.38 ERA 1981–1991 West Palm Beach, USA
08

Roy Smalley b. 1952

.257 avg, 163 HR 1975–1987 Los Angeles, USA
09

Jack Doyle b. 1869

.299 avg, 25 HR 1889–1905 Killorglin, Ireland
10

Al Cowens b. 1951

.270 avg, 108 HR 1974–1986 Los Angeles, USA
11

Russ Meyer b. 1923

94-73, 3.99 ERA 1946–1959 Peru, USA
12

Kelly Downs b. 1960

57-53, 3.86 ERA 1986–1993 Ogden, USA
13

Bobby Brown b. 1924

.279 avg, 22 HR 1946–1954 Seattle, USA
14

Joe Werrick b. 1861

.250 avg, 10 HR 1884–1888 St. Paul, USA
15

Pete Mikkelsen b. 1939

.133 avg, 0 HR 1964–1972 Staten Island, USA
16

Dave Von Ohlen b. 1958

.250 avg, 0 HR 1983–1987 Flushing, USA
17

Larry Thomas b. 1969

MLB player 1995–1997 Miami, USA
18

Rowland Office b. 1952

.259 avg, 32 HR 1972–1983 Sacramento, USA
19

Curtis King b. 1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1997–1999 Norristown, USA
20

Joe Nelson b. 1974

.000 avg, 0 HR 2001–2010 Alameda, USA
21

Jake Gettman b. 1875

.278 avg, 8 HR 1897–1899 Frank, Russia
22

Andy Cohen b. 1904

.281 avg, 14 HR 1926–1929 Baltimore, USA
23

Alberto Cabrera b. 1988

MLB player 2012–2013 Las Matas de Farfan, D.R.
24

J. J. Davis b. 1978

.179 avg, 1 HR 2002–2005 Glendora, USA
25

Tony Torcato b. 1979

.298 avg, 0 HR 2002–2005 Woodland, USA

Remembered on October 25

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Pete Reiser 1919–1981

.295 avg, 58 HR 1940–1952
02

Jimmy Barrett 1875–1921

.291 avg, 16 HR 1899–1908
03

Tom Brown 1860–1927

.265 avg, 64 HR 1882–1898
04

Bill Phillips 1868–1941

70-76, 4.09 ERA 1890–1903
05

Joe Wiggins 1906–1984

.247 avg, 2 HR
06

Jerome Lewis 1890–1962

.220 avg, 0 HR
07

Rafael Batista 1945–2008

.280 avg, 0 HR 1973–1975
08

Morrie Schick 1892–1979

.147 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
09

Rudy Rufer 1926–2010

.077 avg, 0 HR 1949–1950
10

Jerry Kane 1865–1948

.200 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
11

Joe Bokina 1910–1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 1936–1936
12

Tim Bowden 1891–1949

.222 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
13

Chris Rickley 1859–1911

.200 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
14

Murray Swiggett 1888–1941

.250 avg, 0 HR
15

Pat Kilhullen 1890–1922

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
16

Ernie Baker 1875–1945

.000 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905

October 25 in the record

25 baseball figures born on October 25 are listed, led by Pedro Martinez. The HOF tag marks Pedro Martinez and Lee MacPhail. Birth years range from 1861 (Joe Werrick) to 1998 (Juan Soto). Next on the October 25 birthday list are Lee MacPhail (b. 1917) and Smoky Joe Wood (b. 1889, 117-57, 2.03 ERA). October 25 birthplaces outside the United States include D.R., Scotland, Ireland, and Russia. The highest-ranked hitter born on October 25, Juan Soto, carries a .281 avg, 271 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Pedro Martinez, went 219-100, 2.93 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark October 25 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Juan Soto. Remembered on October 25: 16 names, starting with Pete Reiser. The memorial list continues with Jimmy Barrett (1875–1921) and Tom Brown (1860–1927). The earliest October 25 death listed is Chris Rickley in 1911; the most recent is Rudy Rufer in 2010. Pedro Martinez tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.