On This Day in Baseball

October 28

25 notable birthdays · 16 in memoriam

Born on October 28

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

  1. 01
    Bowie Kuhn ⭐ HOF b. 1926
    MLB player Takoma Park, USA
  2. 02
    Bob Veale b. 1935
    120-95, 3.07 ERA 1962–1974 Birmingham, USA
  3. 03
    Spencer Strider b. 1998
    43-26, 3.86 ERA 2021– Columbus, USA
  4. 04
    Frank Smith b. 1879
    139-111, 2.59 ERA 1904–1915 Pittsburgh, USA
  5. 05
    Tommy Tucker b. 1863
    .290 avg, 42 HR 1887–1899 Holyoke, USA
  6. 06
    Juan Guzman b. 1966
    91-79, 4.08 ERA 1991–2000 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  7. 07
    Hurley McNair b. 1888
    3-3, 4.14 ERA Marshall, USA
  8. 08
    Joe Page b. 1917
    57-49, 3.53 ERA 1944–1954 Cherry Valley, USA
  9. 09
    Nate McLouth b. 1981
    .247 avg, 101 HR 2005–2014 Muskegon, USA
  10. 10
    Jeremy Bonderman b. 1982
    69-81, 4.91 ERA 2003–2013 Kennewick, USA
  11. 11
    Frank Lange b. 1883
    28-25, 2.96 ERA 1910–1913 Columbus, USA
  12. 12
    Johnny Rigney b. 1914
    63-64, 3.59 ERA 1937–1947 Oak Park, USA
  13. 13
    Artie Wilson b. 1920
    .366 avg, 0 HR 1951–1951 Jefferson County, USA
  14. 14
    C. J. Kayfus b. 2001
    .214 avg, 5 HR 2025– Boca Raton, USA
  15. 15
    Willie MacIver b. 1996
    .186 avg, 3 HR 2025– Pleasant Hill, USA
  16. 16
    Robert Dean b. 1915
    5-4, 4.34 ERA Muskogee, USA
  17. 17
    Braden Looper b. 1974
    72-65, 4.15 ERA 1998–2009 Weatherford, USA
  18. 18
    Luis Márquez b. 1925
    .284 avg, 9 HR 1951–1954 Aguadilla, P.R.
  19. 19
    Chet Chadbourne b. 1884
    .255 avg, 2 HR 1906–1918 Parkman, USA
  20. 20
    Esmailin Caridad b. 1983
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2009–2010 Bajos de Haina, D.R.
  21. 21
    Johnny Neun b. 1900
    .289 avg, 2 HR 1925–1931 Baltimore, USA
  22. 22
    Ed McDonald b. 1886
    .244 avg, 3 HR 1911–1913 Albany, USA
  23. 23
    Lloyd Davenport b. 1911
    .290 avg, 1 HR New Orleans, USA
  24. 24
    Daniel Palka b. 1991
    .218 avg, 29 HR 2018–2019 Greenville, USA
  25. 25
    Bert Miller b. 1875
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1897–1897 Riley, USA

Remembered on October 28

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Ray Sanders 1916–1983
    .274 avg, 42 HR 1942–1949
  2. 02
    String Bean Williams 1873–1929
    60-55, 3.68 ERA
  3. 03
    Jimmy Hallinan 1849–1879
    .287 avg, 5 HR 1871–1878
  4. 04
    Bob Seeds 1907–1993
    .277 avg, 28 HR 1930–1940
  5. 05
    Otto Briggs 1891–1943
    .284 avg, 6 HR
  6. 06
    Jesse Whiting 1879–1937
    .267 avg, 0 HR 1902–1907
  7. 07
    Dave Callahan 1888–1969
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1910–1911
  8. 08
    Cecil Perkins 1940–2021
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1967–1967
  9. 09
    Bullet Campbell 1896–1968
    16-17, 4.63 ERA
  10. 10
    Pete McClanahan 1906–1987
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1931–1931
  11. 11
    Sam Field 1848–1904
    .146 avg, 0 HR 1875–1876
  12. 12
    Wedo Martini 1913–1970
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1935–1935
  13. 13
    Joe Samuels 1905–1996
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1930–1930
  14. 14
    Mel Ingram 1904–1979
    MLB player 1929–1929
  15. 15
    Willy Wilson 1885–1925
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906
  16. 16
    George Taylor 1852–1911
    MLB player