On This Day in Baseball

November 1

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on November 1

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

  1. 01
    Bid McPhee ⭐ HOF b. 1859
    .272 avg, 53 HR 1882–1899 Massena, USA
  2. 02
    Fernando Valenzuela b. 1960
    173-153, 3.54 ERA 1980–1997 Navojoa, México
  3. 03
    Larry French b. 1907
    197-171, 3.44 ERA 1929–1942 Visalia, USA
  4. 04
    Brent Rooker b. 1994
    .254 avg, 119 HR 2020– Germantown, USA
  5. 05
    Masahiro Tanaka b. 1988
    78-46, 3.74 ERA 2014–2020 Itami, Japan
  6. 06
    Army Cooper b. 1899
    32-16, 4.36 ERA Kansas City, USA
  7. 07
    Pat Mullin b. 1917
    .271 avg, 87 HR 1940–1953 Trotter, USA
  8. 08
    Vic Power b. 1927
    .284 avg, 126 HR 1954–1965 Arecibo, P.R.
  9. 09
    Gary Redus b. 1956
    .252 avg, 90 HR 1982–1994 Tanner, USA
  10. 10
    Trent Grisham b. 1996
    .217 avg, 122 HR 2019– Fort Worth, USA
  11. 11
    Jason Foley b. 1995
    MLB player 2021– Manhasset, USA
  12. 12
    Coco Crisp b. 1979
    .265 avg, 130 HR 2002–2016 Los Angeles, USA
  13. 13
    Jeremiah Estrada b. 1998
    MLB player 2022– Indio, USA
  14. 14
    Anthony Misiewicz b. 1994
    MLB player 2020– Detroit, USA
  15. 15
    Bill Handy b. 1888
    .273 avg, 14 HR New Orleans, USA
  16. 16
    Stephen Vogt b. 1984
    .239 avg, 82 HR 2012–2022 Visalia, USA
  17. 17
    Grover Gilmore b. 1888
    .286 avg, 2 HR 1914–1915 Chicago, USA
  18. 18
    Ham Hyatt b. 1884
    .267 avg, 10 HR 1909–1918 Buncombe County, USA
  19. 19
    Payton Tolle b. 2002
    9-7, 3.33 ERA 2025– Stillwater, USA
  20. 20
    Johnny Burnett b. 1904
    .284 avg, 9 HR 1927–1935 Bartow, USA
  21. 21
    Eddie Williams b. 1964
    .252 avg, 39 HR 1986–1998 Shreveport, USA
  22. 22
    Mason Englert b. 1999
    5-8, 5.12 ERA 2023– Forney, USA
  23. 23
    Anthony Bass b. 1987
    16-28, 3.91 ERA 2011– Dearborn, USA
  24. 24
    Bobby Brooks b. 1945
    .231 avg, 5 HR 1969–1973 Los Angeles, USA
  25. 25
    Earl Blackburn b. 1892
    .262 avg, 0 HR 1912–1917 Leesville, USA

Remembered on November 1

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Pascual Perez 1957–2012
    67-68, 3.44 ERA 1980–1991
  2. 02
    Tom Hughes 1884–1961
    56-39, 2.56 ERA 1906–1918
  3. 03
    Benny Frey 1906–1937
    57-82, 4.50 ERA 1929–1936
  4. 04
    John Orsino 1938–2016
    .249 avg, 40 HR 1961–1967
  5. 05
    Steve Brady 1851–1917
    .261 avg, 4 HR 1874–1886
  6. 06
    Ed Scott 1870–1933
    23-26, 4.01 ERA 1900–1901
  7. 07
    Al Robinson
    .287 avg, 4 HR
  8. 08
    Bob Pettit 1861–1910
    .240 avg, 7 HR 1887–1891
  9. 09
    George Winn 1897–1969
    .300 avg, 0 HR 1919–1923
  10. 10
    Wally Clement 1881–1952
    .253 avg, 0 HR 1908–1909
  11. 11
    Weedy Edwards 1925–2017
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  12. 12
    Joe Mellana 1905–1969
    .286 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
  13. 13
    Tommy Smith 1948–2024
    .232 avg, 4 HR 1973–1977
  14. 14
    Jim O'Rourke 1937–2021
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1959–1959
  15. 15
    Charlie Caldwell 1901–1957
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
  16. 16
    Fred Mollenkamp 1890–1948
    .125 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
  17. 17
    George Hale 1894–1945
    .175 avg, 0 HR 1914–1918

November 1 in the record

The birthday list for November 1 has 25 names, headed by Bid McPhee. The HOF tag marks Bid McPhee. The oldest November 1 birthday on the list is Bid McPhee's, in 1859; the youngest is Payton Tolle, born in 2002. Next on the November 1 birthday list are Fernando Valenzuela (b. 1960, 173-153, 3.54 ERA) and Larry French (b. 1907, 197-171, 3.44 ERA). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to México, Japan, and P.R. Bid McPhee (.272 avg, 53 HR) leads the November 1 hitters and Fernando Valenzuela (173-153, 3.54 ERA) the pitchers. Recent names on the November 1 list, Brent Rooker, Trent Grisham, and Jason Foley, show careers still open. 17 baseball figures died on November 1; Pascual Perez is listed first. The memorial list continues with Tom Hughes (1884–1961) and Benny Frey (1906–1937). Deaths on the list run from Bob Pettit's in 1910 to Tommy Smith's in 2024. Ranking on the November 1 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.