On This Day in Baseball

October 29

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on October 29

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

  1. 01
    Jesse Barfield b. 1959
    .256 avg, 241 HR 1981–1992 Joliet, USA
  2. 02
    Solly Hofman b. 1882
    .269 avg, 19 HR 1903–1916 St. Louis, USA
  3. 03
    Pete Richert b. 1939
    80-73, 3.19 ERA 1962–1974 Floral Park, USA
  4. 04
    Jim Bibby b. 1944
    111-101, 3.76 ERA 1972–1984 Franklinton, USA
  5. 05
    Will Venable b. 1982
    .249 avg, 81 HR 2008–2016 Greenbrae, USA
  6. 06
    Jose Mijares b. 1984
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2008–2013 Caracas, Venezuela
  7. 07
    Mark Baldwin b. 1863
    154-165, 3.37 ERA 1887–1893 Pittsburgh, USA
  8. 08
    Ender Inciarte b. 1990
    .280 avg, 42 HR 2014–2022 Maracaibo, Venezuela
  9. 09
    Maximo Acosta b. 2002
    .204 avg, 3 HR 2025– Caracas, Venezuela
  10. 10
    Karim Garcia b. 1975
    .241 avg, 66 HR 1995–2004 Ciudad Obregon, México
  11. 11
    Tyler White b. 1990
    .236 avg, 26 HR 2016–2019 Mooresboro, USA
  12. 12
    Scott Randall b. 1975
    .250 avg, 0 HR 2003–2003 Fullerton, USA
  13. 13
    Frank Browning b. 1882
    2-2, 2.57 ERA 1910–1910 Falmouth, USA
  14. 14
    Willie Nixon b. 1916
    .264 avg, 3 HR York, USA
  15. 15
    George Stablein b. 1957
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1980–1980 Inglewood, USA
  16. 16
    Earl Yingling b. 1888
    25-34, 3.22 ERA 1911–1918 Chillicothe, USA
  17. 17
    Raudy Read b. 1993
    .182 avg, 0 HR 2017–2019 San Jose de Ocoa, D.R.
  18. 18
    Andy Kyle b. 1889
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912 Toronto, CAN
  19. 19
    Gary Johnson b. 1975
    .375 avg, 0 HR 2003–2003 Palo Alto, USA
  20. 20
    Narciso Elvira b. 1967
    MLB player 1990–1990 Tlalixcoyan, México
  21. 21
    Richie Barker b. 1972
    MLB player 1999–1999 Revere, USA
  22. 22
    Kerwin Moore b. 1970
    .062 avg, 0 HR 1996–1996 Detroit, USA
  23. 23
    Hal Bamberger b. 1924
    .083 avg, 0 HR 1948–1948 Lebanon, USA
  24. 24
    Ty Pickup b. 1897
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918 Philadelphia, USA
  25. 25
    Charlie Ebbets b. 1859
    MLB player New York, USA

Remembered on October 29

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Bill McKechnie ⭐ HOF 1886–1965
    .251 avg, 8 HR 1907–1920
  2. 02
    Jimmy Ryan 1863–1923
    6-1, 3.62 ERA 1885–1903
  3. 03
    Ewell Blackwell 1922–1996
    82-78, 3.30 ERA 1942–1955
  4. 04
    Tom Daly 1866–1938
    .278 avg, 49 HR 1884–1903
  5. 05
    Harvey Hendrick 1897–1941
    .308 avg, 48 HR 1923–1934
  6. 06
    Charlie Mason 1894–1974
    .311 avg, 39 HR
  7. 07
    Andy Sarvis 1907–1976
    7-7, 4.40 ERA
  8. 08
    Dave Fultz 1875–1959
    .271 avg, 3 HR 1898–1905
  9. 09
    Al Grabowski 1901–1966
    9-6, 4.07 ERA 1929–1930
  10. 10
    Robert Dean 1915–1970
    5-4, 4.34 ERA
  11. 11
    William Sumrall 1916–1964
    .083 avg, 0 HR
  12. 12
    Andy Cohen 1904–1988
    .281 avg, 14 HR 1926–1929
  13. 13
    Jim Hicks 1939–2020
    .163 avg, 5 HR 1964–1970
  14. 14
    Babe Towne 1880–1938
    .278 avg, 0 HR 1906–1906
  15. 15
    Frank Fuller 1894–1965
    .175 avg, 0 HR 1915–1923
  16. 16
    Wilbur Murdoch 1875–1941
    .258 avg, 0 HR 1908–1908
  17. 17
    Bill Hohman 1903–1968
    .278 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
  18. 18
    Al Richter 1927–2017
    .091 avg, 0 HR 1951–1953
  19. 19
    Charlie Watt 1900–1985
    .264 avg, 0 HR
  20. 20
    Si Simmons 1895–2006
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  21. 21
    Tom Cafego 1911–1961
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1937–1937
  22. 22
    Orie Kerlin 1891–1974
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  23. 23
    George Beck 1890–1973
    MLB player 1914–1914
  24. 24
    John Lyston 1867–1909
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1891–1894

October 29 in the record

The birthday list for October 29 has 25 names, headed by Jesse Barfield. Charlie Ebbets, born in 1859, is the earliest birth listed, and Maximo Acosta (2002) the latest. Next on the October 29 birthday list are Solly Hofman (b. 1882, .269 avg, 19 HR) and Pete Richert (b. 1939, 80-73, 3.19 ERA). Not every October 29 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Venezuela, México, D.R., and CAN. Career lines shown range from Jesse Barfield's .256 avg, 241 HR to Pete Richert's 80-73, 3.19 ERA on the mound. The span for Maximo Acosta ends in a dash, meaning no last game is recorded. Remembered on October 29: 24 names, starting with Bill McKechnie. Among those remembered, Bill McKechnie was a Hall of Famer. Jimmy Ryan (1863–1923) and Ewell Blackwell (1922–1996) follow Bill McKechnie on the list. The earliest October 29 death listed is John Lyston in 1909; the most recent is Jim Hicks in 2020. Ranking on the October 29 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.