On This Day in Baseball

November 3

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on November 3

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

  1. 01
    Bob Feller ⭐ HOF b. 1918
    266-162, 3.25 ERA 1936–1956 Van Meter, USA
  2. 02
    Dwight Evans b. 1951
    .272 avg, 385 HR 1972–1991 Santa Monica, USA
  3. 03
    Bob Welch b. 1956
    211-146, 3.47 ERA 1978–1994 Detroit, USA
  4. 04
    Harry Staley b. 1866
    136-119, 3.81 ERA 1888–1895 Jacksonville, USA
  5. 05
    Paul Quantrill b. 1968
    68-78, 3.83 ERA 1992–2005 London, CAN
  6. 06
    Jim McCormick b. 1856
    265-214, 2.43 ERA 1878–1887 Glasgow, Scotland
  7. 07
    Kyle Seager b. 1987
    .251 avg, 242 HR 2011–2021 Kannapolis, USA
  8. 08
    Armando Benitez b. 1972
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1994–2008 Ramon Santana, D.R.
  9. 09
    Larry Herndon b. 1953
    .274 avg, 107 HR 1974–1988 Sunflower, USA
  10. 10
    Ken Holtzman b. 1945
    174-150, 3.49 ERA 1965–1979 St. Louis, USA
  11. 11
    Ed Lennox b. 1883
    .274 avg, 18 HR 1906–1915 Camden, USA
  12. 12
    Homer Summa b. 1898
    .302 avg, 18 HR 1920–1930 Gentry, USA
  13. 13
    Ryan Tepera b. 1987
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2015– Lake Jackson, USA
  14. 14
    Alex Wilson b. 1986
    MLB player 2013–2019 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
  15. 15
    Michael Arroyo b. 2004
    .371 avg, 1 HR 2026– Cartagena, Colombia
  16. 16
    Logan Driscoll b. 1997
    .171 avg, 1 HR 2024– Colorado Springs, USA
  17. 17
    Spider Jorgensen b. 1919
    .266 avg, 9 HR 1947–1951 Folsom, USA
  18. 18
    Bob Fisher b. 1886
    .276 avg, 11 HR 1912–1919 Nashville, USA
  19. 19
    Charlie Spearman b. 1891
    .295 avg, 14 HR Arkadelphia, USA
  20. 20
    Earl Robinson b. 1936
    .268 avg, 12 HR 1958–1964 New Orleans, USA
  21. 21
    Roki Sasaki b. 2001
    6-6, 4.48 ERA 2025– Rikuzentakata, Japan
  22. 22
    Curtis Green b. 1903
    3-6, 3.67 ERA Harrisburg, USA
  23. 23
    Sherman Corbett b. 1962
    MLB player 1988–1990 New Braunfels, USA
  24. 24
    Pat Donahue b. 1884
    .211 avg, 3 HR 1908–1910 Springfield, USA
  25. 25
    Ike Rockenfield b. 1876
    .221 avg, 0 HR 1905–1906 Omaha, USA

Remembered on November 3

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Bobby Wallace ⭐ HOF 1873–1960
    24-22, 3.87 ERA 1894–1918
  2. 02
    Elmer Smith 1868–1945
    75-57, 3.35 ERA 1886–1901
  3. 03
    Frank Smith 1879–1952
    139-111, 2.59 ERA 1904–1915
  4. 04
    Matty Alou 1938–2011
    .307 avg, 31 HR 1960–1974
  5. 05
    Ray Fisher 1887–1982
    100-94, 2.82 ERA 1910–1920
  6. 06
    Jack Russell 1905–1990
    85-141, 4.46 ERA 1926–1940
  7. 07
    Bob Forsch 1950–2011
    168-136, 3.76 ERA 1974–1989
  8. 08
    Dick Drago 1945–2023
    108-117, 3.62 ERA 1969–1981
  9. 09
    Harry Kenyon 1894–1973
    31-33, 5.09 ERA
  10. 10
    Doc Wiley 1887–1944
    .315 avg, 6 HR
  11. 11
    Theolic Smith 1913–1981
    17-27, 4.95 ERA
  12. 12
    Warren Peace 1921–2002
    4-2, 5.06 ERA
  13. 13
    Phillip Brown 1906–1950
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  14. 14
    Joe Hovlik 1884–1951
    .067 avg, 0 HR 1909–1911
  15. 15
    Maurice Busby 1892–1945
    .600 avg, 1 HR
  16. 16
    Joe Burke 1867–1940
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1890–1891
  17. 17
    John Jones 1901–1956
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1923–1932
  18. 18
    John Middleton 1900–1986
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
  19. 19
    Emerson Gray 1895–1949
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  20. 20
    Doc Wood 1900–1974
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
  21. 21
    Red Kellett 1909–1970
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1934–1934
  22. 22
    Ben Taylor 1889–1946
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  23. 23
    John Merritt 1894–1955
    MLB player 1913–1913
  24. 24
    John Chapman 1899–1953
    .282 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924

November 3 in the record

25 baseball figures born on November 3 are listed, led by Bob Feller. The HOF tag marks Bob Feller. The oldest November 3 birthday on the list is Jim McCormick's, in 1856; the youngest is Michael Arroyo, born in 2004. The November 3 list continues with Dwight Evans (b. 1951, .272 avg, 385 HR) and Bob Welch (b. 1956, 211-146, 3.47 ERA). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to CAN, Scotland, D.R., and Saudi Arabia. Career lines shown range from Dwight Evans's .272 avg, 385 HR to Bob Feller's 266-162, 3.25 ERA on the mound. Recent names on the November 3 list, Ryan Tepera, Michael Arroyo, and Logan Driscoll, show careers still open. Remembered on November 3: 24 names, starting with Bobby Wallace. The HOF tag on the November 3 memorial list goes to Bobby Wallace. The memorial list continues with Elmer Smith (1868–1945) and Frank Smith (1879–1952). The earliest November 3 death listed is Joe Burke in 1940; the most recent is Dick Drago in 2023. Bob Feller tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.