On This Day in Baseball

November 4

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on November 4

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

  1. 01
    Bobby Wallace ⭐ HOF b. 1873
    24-22, 3.87 ERA 1894–1918 Pittsburgh, USA
  2. 02
    Tommy Leach b. 1877
    .269 avg, 63 HR 1898–1918 French Creek, USA
  3. 03
    Eric Karros b. 1967
    .268 avg, 284 HR 1991–2004 Hackensack, USA
  4. 04
    Tito Francona b. 1933
    .272 avg, 125 HR 1956–1970 Aliquippa, USA
  5. 05
    Carlos Baerga b. 1968
    .291 avg, 134 HR 1990–2005 Santurce, P.R.
  6. 06
    Dick Groat b. 1930
    .286 avg, 39 HR 1952–1967 Wilkinsburg, USA
  7. 07
    Carl Sawatski b. 1927
    .242 avg, 58 HR 1948–1963 Shickshinny, USA
  8. 08
    Dick Selma b. 1943
    42-54, 3.62 ERA 1965–1974 Santa Ana, USA
  9. 09
    Doug Corbett b. 1952
    MLB player 1980–1987 Sarasota, USA
  10. 10
    Jack Winkler b. 1998
    .250 avg, 0 HR 2025– Littleton, USA
  11. 11
    Joe Beggs b. 1910
    48-35, 2.96 ERA 1938–1948 Rankin, USA
  12. 12
    Johnathan Rodríguez b. 1999
    .177 avg, 2 HR 2024– Bayamon, P.R.
  13. 13
    Bert Johnson b. 1905
    .300 avg, 12 HR Round Rock, USA
  14. 14
    Chad Wallach b. 1991
    .198 avg, 11 HR 2017– Yorba Linda, USA
  15. 15
    Ryan Thompson b. 1967
    .243 avg, 52 HR 1992–2002 Chestertown, USA
  16. 16
    Larry Bigbie b. 1977
    .267 avg, 31 HR 2001–2006 Hobart, USA
  17. 17
    Mark Bailey b. 1961
    .220 avg, 24 HR 1984–1992 Springfield, USA
  18. 18
    Brett de Geus b. 1997
    MLB player 2021– Pleasanton, USA
  19. 19
    Willie Calhoun b. 1994
    .241 avg, 42 HR 2017– Vallejo, USA
  20. 20
    Chris Resop b. 1982
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2005–2013 Naples, USA
  21. 21
    Gavin Hollowell b. 1997
    MLB player 2022– Somerset, USA
  22. 22
    Joe Sherman b. 1890
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915 Yarmouth, USA
  23. 23
    Steven Duggar b. 1993
    .236 avg, 14 HR 2018–2022 Spartanburg, USA
  24. 24
    Lefty Willis b. 1905
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1925–1927 Leetown, USA
  25. 25
    Jon Shave b. 1967
    .288 avg, 1 HR 1993–1999 Waycross, USA

Remembered on November 4

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Cy Young ⭐ HOF 1867–1955
    511-315, 2.63 ERA 1890–1911
  2. 02
    Pete Alexander ⭐ HOF 1887–1950
    373-208, 2.56 ERA 1911–1930
  3. 03
    Sparky Anderson ⭐ HOF 1934–2010
    .218 avg, 0 HR 1959–1959
  4. 04
    Vern Stephens 1920–1968
    .286 avg, 247 HR 1941–1955
  5. 05
    Eggie Hensley 1900–1971
    85-45, 4.17 ERA
  6. 06
    Levi Meyerle 1849–1921
    .356 avg, 10 HR 1871–1884
  7. 07
    Lefty Williams 1893–1959
    82-48, 3.13 ERA 1913–1920
  8. 08
    Pancho Coimbre 1909–1989
    .335 avg, 6 HR
  9. 09
    Don Ferrarese 1929–2024
    19-36, 4.00 ERA 1955–1962
  10. 10
    Johnny Dickshot 1910–1997
    .276 avg, 7 HR 1936–1945
  11. 11
    Clarence Pickrel 1911–1983
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1933–1934
  12. 12
    Jake Powell 1908–1948
    .271 avg, 22 HR 1930–1945
  13. 13
    Eddie Carnett 1916–2016
    .268 avg, 1 HR 1941–1945
  14. 14
    Charley Justice 1913–1974
    .262 avg, 1 HR
  15. 15
    Charlie King 1912–1969
    .143 avg, 0 HR
  16. 16
    Larry Douglas 1890–1949
    MLB player 1915–1915
  17. 17
    George Bradshaw 1924–1994
    .217 avg, 0 HR 1952–1952
  18. 18
    Jack Thornton 1909–2002
    .364 avg, 0 HR
  19. 19
    Johnny Priest 1891–1979
    .174 avg, 0 HR 1911–1912
  20. 20
    Dink O'Brien 1894–1971
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
  21. 21
    Andy Varga 1930–1992
    MLB player 1950–1951
  22. 22
    Tom Lanning 1907–1967
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
  23. 23
    Ed Kelly 1888–1928
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
  24. 24
    Frank Freund 1875–1933
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1896–1896
  25. 25
    Kid Mohler 1870–1961
    .111 avg, 0 HR 1894–1894

November 4 in the record

The birthday list for November 4 has 25 names, headed by Bobby Wallace. Hall of Famers among them: Bobby Wallace. Birth years range from 1873 (Bobby Wallace) to 1999 (Johnathan Rodríguez). Behind Bobby Wallace come Tommy Leach (b. 1877, .269 avg, 63 HR) and Eric Karros (b. 1967, .268 avg, 284 HR). Not every November 4 birthday is American-born: the list also covers P.R. Tommy Leach (.269 avg, 63 HR) leads the November 4 hitters and Bobby Wallace (24-22, 3.87 ERA) the pitchers. Recent names on the November 4 list, Jack Winkler, Johnathan Rodríguez, and Chad Wallach, show careers still open. Remembered on November 4: 25 names, starting with Cy Young. Among those remembered, Cy Young, Pete Alexander, and Sparky Anderson were Hall of Famers. Also remembered on November 4: Pete Alexander (1887–1950) and Sparky Anderson (1934–2010). Deaths on the list run from Levi Meyerle's in 1921 to Don Ferrarese's in 2024. Ranking on the November 4 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.