On This Day in Baseball

November 2

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on November 2

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

01

Travis Jackson ⭐ HOF b. 1903

.291 avg, 135 HR 1922–1936 Waldo, USA
02

Ron Reed b. 1942

146-140, 3.46 ERA 1966–1984 La Porte, USA
03

Orlando Merced b. 1966

.277 avg, 103 HR 1990–2003 Hato Rey, P.R.
04

Johnny Vander Meer b. 1914

119-121, 3.44 ERA 1937–1951 Prospect Park, USA
05

Willie McGee b. 1958

.295 avg, 79 HR 1982–1999 San Francisco, USA
06

Yunel Escobar b. 1982

.282 avg, 90 HR 2007–2017 Havana, Cuba
07

Tom Paciorek b. 1946

.282 avg, 86 HR 1970–1987 Detroit, USA
08

Greg Harris b. 1955

74-90, 3.69 ERA 1981–1995 Lynwood, USA
09

Dutch Zwilling b. 1888

.284 avg, 30 HR 1910–1916 St. Louis, USA
10

Jonathan Loaisiga b. 1994

26-15, 3.31 ERA 2018– Managua, Nicaragua
11

Wilson Betemit b. 1981

.267 avg, 75 HR 2001–2013 Santo Domingo, D.R.
12

Dick Sisler b. 1920

.276 avg, 55 HR 1946–1953 St. Louis, USA
13

Sam Horn b. 1963

.240 avg, 62 HR 1987–1995 Dallas, USA
14

Jesse Flores b. 1914

44-59, 3.18 ERA 1942–1950 Guadalajara, México
15

Travis Miller b. 1972

7-18, 5.05 ERA 1996–2002 Dayton, USA
16

Parker Meadows b. 1999

.233 avg, 16 HR 2023– Atlanta, USA
17

Brian Goodwin b. 1990

.244 avg, 50 HR 2016–2021 Rocky Mount, USA
18

Tommy Layne b. 1984

MLB player 2012–2017 St. Louis, USA
19

Brett Callahan b. 2001

.231 avg, 1 HR 2026– Newark, USA
20

Paul Hartzell b. 1953

27-39, 3.90 ERA 1976–1984 Bloomsburg, USA
21

Tom Carey b. 1846

.270 avg, 5 HR 1871–1879 Brooklyn, USA
22

Fran Matthews b. 1916

.265 avg, 8 HR Cambridge, USA
23

Orlando Cabrera b. 1974

.272 avg, 123 HR 1997–2011 Cartagena, Colombia
24

Tom McBride b. 1914

.275 avg, 2 HR 1943–1948 Bonham, USA
25

Davey Williams b. 1927

.252 avg, 32 HR 1949–1955 Dallas, USA

Remembered on November 2

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Frank Wickware 1889–1967

56-38, 2.65 ERA
02

Freddy Parent 1875–1972

.262 avg, 20 HR 1899–1911
03

Ed Brandt 1905–1944

121-146, 3.86 ERA 1928–1938
04

Butch Nieman 1918–1993

.256 avg, 37 HR 1943–1945
05

Eddie Milner 1955–2015

.253 avg, 42 HR 1980–1988
06

Joe Sullivan 1870–1897

.299 avg, 11 HR 1893–1896
07

Greasy Neale 1891–1973

.259 avg, 8 HR 1916–1924
08

Russ Sullivan 1923–2013

.267 avg, 5 HR 1951–1953
09

Joe Ginsberg 1926–2012

.241 avg, 20 HR 1948–1962
10

Tim McGinley 1854–1899

.242 avg, 0 HR 1875–1876
11

Steve Simpson 1948–1989

MLB player 1972–1972
12

Elmo Plaskett 1938–1998

.200 avg, 1 HR 1962–1963
13

Jim McManus 1935–2023

.308 avg, 1 HR 1960–1960
14

Clem Clemens 1886–1967

.109 avg, 0 HR 1914–1916
15

Frank Miller 1865–1942

.273 avg, 0 HR
16

Fred Williams 1913–1993

.211 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
17

John Corcoran 1873–1901

.150 avg, 0 HR 1895–1895
18

Regis Leheny 1908–1976

.000 avg, 0 HR 1932–1932
19

Frank Cross 1873–1932

.600 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901
20

Clarence Fisher 1898–1965

.000 avg, 0 HR 1919–1920
21

Dot Fulghum 1900–1947

.000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
22

William Houseman 1859–1894

.250 avg, 0 HR 1886–1886
23

Lou Phelan 1864–1933

MLB player
24

Jack Sheridan 1862–1914

MLB player