On This Day in Baseball

October 31

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on October 31

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

01

Fred McGriff ⭐ HOF b. 1963

.284 avg, 493 HR 1986–2004 Tampa, USA
02

Cal Hubbard ⭐ HOF b. 1900

MLB player Keytesville, USA
03

Mike Napoli b. 1981

.246 avg, 267 HR 2006–2017 Hollywood, USA
04

Ken Keltner b. 1916

.276 avg, 163 HR 1937–1950 Milwaukee, USA
05

Matt Nokes b. 1963

.254 avg, 136 HR 1985–1995 San Diego, USA
06

Dave McNally b. 1942

184-119, 3.24 ERA 1962–1975 Billings, USA
07

David Dellucci b. 1973

.256 avg, 101 HR 1997–2009 Baton Rouge, USA
08

Dee Fondy b. 1924

.286 avg, 69 HR 1951–1958 Slaton, USA
09

Ed Taubensee b. 1968

.273 avg, 94 HR 1991–2001 Beeville, USA
10

Hardie Henderson b. 1862

81-121, 3.50 ERA 1883–1888 Philadelphia, USA
11

Erik Sabrowski b. 1997

MLB player 2024– Edmonton, CAN
12

Bert Daniels b. 1882

.255 avg, 5 HR 1910–1914 Danville, USA
13

Javy Guerra b. 1985

.000 avg, 0 HR 2011–2021 Denton, USA
14

Steve Cox b. 1974

.262 avg, 39 HR 1999–2002 Delano, USA
15

Wilkin Ramos b. 2000

MLB player 2026– Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
16

Anthony Varvaro b. 1984

.000 avg, 0 HR 2010–2015 Staten Island, USA
17

Ed Spiezio b. 1941

.238 avg, 39 HR 1964–1972 Joliet, USA
18

Miles Mastrobuoni b. 1995

.228 avg, 2 HR 2022– San Ramon, USA
19

Tony Kemp b. 1991

.237 avg, 35 HR 2016–2024 Franklin, USA
20

Alex Malloy b. 1886

0-6, 2.56 ERA 1910–1910 Laurinburg, USA
21

Brian Keyser b. 1966

6-8, 4.97 ERA 1995–1996 Castro Valley, USA
22

Damon Mashore b. 1969

.249 avg, 8 HR 1996–1998 Ponce, P.R.
23

Ed Stroud b. 1939

.237 avg, 14 HR 1966–1971 Lapine, USA
24

Bill Voss b. 1943

.227 avg, 19 HR 1965–1972 Glendale, USA
25

Bradford Bennett b. 1916

.240 avg, 6 HR Obion, USA

Remembered on October 31

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Willie McCovey ⭐ HOF 1938–2018

.270 avg, 521 HR 1959–1980
02

José Méndez ⭐ HOF 1885–1928

57-18, 2.80 ERA 1912–1926
03

Dick Redding 1890–1948

106-72, 2.88 ERA
04

Buddy Myer 1904–1974

.303 avg, 38 HR 1925–1941
05

Deacon McGuire 1863–1936

.278 avg, 45 HR 1884–1912
06

Bob Thurman 1917–1998

5-9, 5.43 ERA 1955–1959
07

Artie Wilson 1920–2010

.366 avg, 0 HR 1951–1951
08

Sam Hairston 1920–1997

.313 avg, 5 HR 1951–1951
09

Dick Padden 1870–1922

.258 avg, 11 HR 1896–1905
10

Rocky Nelson 1924–2006

.249 avg, 31 HR 1949–1961
11

Charlie Hilsey 1864–1918

2-4, 5.09 ERA 1883–1884
12

Henry Gilroy 1852–1907

.205 avg, 0 HR 1874–1875
13

Jean-Pierre Roy 1920–2014

.000 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
14

John Leighton 1861–1956

.296 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
15

George Halas 1895–1983

.091 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919
16

Elmer Johnson 1884–1966

.167 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
17

Johnny Lucas 1903–1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1931–1932
18

Larry Goetz 1895–1962

MLB player
19

Charlie Loudenslager 1881–1933

.000 avg, 0 HR 1904–1904