On This Day in Baseball

November 5

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on November 5

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

01

Pete Donohue b. 1900

134-118, 3.87 ERA 1921–1932 Athens, USA
02

Johnny Damon b. 1973

.284 avg, 235 HR 1995–2012 Fort Riley, USA
03

Javy Lopez b. 1970

.287 avg, 260 HR 1992–2006 Ponce, P.R.
04

Lloyd Moseby b. 1959

.257 avg, 169 HR 1980–1991 Portland, USA
05

Jon Gray b. 1991

75-71, 4.49 ERA 2015– Shawnee, USA
06

Ice Box Chamberlain b. 1867

157-120, 3.57 ERA 1886–1896 Buffalo, USA
07

Jim Tabor b. 1916

.270 avg, 104 HR 1938–1947 New Hope, USA
08

Harry Gumbert b. 1909

143-113, 3.68 ERA 1935–1950 Elizabeth, USA
09

Ralph Birkofer b. 1908

31-28, 4.19 ERA 1933–1937 Cincinnati, USA
10

Bryan King b. 1996

MLB player 2024– Littleton, USA
11

Richie Scheinblum b. 1942

.263 avg, 13 HR 1965–1974 New York, USA
12

Jake Dunn b. 1909

.280 avg, 22 HR Luther, USA
13

Samy Natera b. 1999

MLB player 2026– Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
14

Luke Murphy b. 1999

MLB player 2026– Nashville, USA
15

Blake Weiman b. 1995

MLB player 2026– Littleton, USA
16

Jose Santiago b. 1974

.000 avg, 0 HR 1997–2005 Fajardo, P.R.
17

Ben Williamson b. 2000

.250 avg, 4 HR 2025– Fairfax, USA
18

Bryan LaHair b. 1982

.260 avg, 21 HR 2008–2012 Worcester, USA
19

Sonny Dixon b. 1924

11-18, 4.17 ERA 1953–1956 Charlotte, USA
20

Greasy Neale b. 1891

.259 avg, 8 HR 1916–1924 Parkersburg, USA
21

Jacob Waguespack b. 1993

6-7, 4.49 ERA 2019– Prairieville, USA
22

Otis Johnson b. 1883

.234 avg, 3 HR 1911–1911 Fowler, USA
23

Eli Juran b. 1902

0-6, 5.06 ERA Pratt City, USA
24

Tommy Sheehan b. 1877

.235 avg, 1 HR 1900–1908 Sacramento, USA
25

Clarence Thorpe b. 1909

.167 avg, 0 HR Philadelphia, USA

Remembered on November 5

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Charlie Root 1899–1970

201-160, 3.59 ERA 1923–1941
02

Sam Jones 1925–1971

103-104, 3.63 ERA 1951–1964
03

Willard Marshall 1921–2000

.274 avg, 130 HR 1942–1955
04

Alejandro Oms 1896–1946

.334 avg, 35 HR 1925–1935
05

Dave Robertson 1889–1970

.287 avg, 47 HR 1912–1922
06

Joe Hague 1944–1994

.239 avg, 40 HR 1968–1973
07

Rod Scurry 1956–1992

19-32, 3.24 ERA 1980–1988
08

George Treadway 1866–1928

.285 avg, 13 HR 1893–1896
09

George Stovall 1877–1951

.265 avg, 15 HR 1904–1915
10

Tommy O'Brien 1918–1978

.277 avg, 8 HR 1943–1950
11

Daisy Davis 1858–1902

16-21, 3.78 ERA 1884–1885
12

Tim McNamara 1898–1994

14-29, 4.78 ERA 1922–1926
13

Clipper Flynn 1849–1881

.313 avg, 0 HR 1871–1872
14

Dernell Stenson 1978–2003

.247 avg, 3 HR 2003–2003
15

Glenn Chapman 1906–1988

.280 avg, 1 HR 1934–1934
16

Winslow Terrill 1870–1897

.217 avg, 0 HR
17

Bill Mellor 1874–1940

.361 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
18

Wallace Gordon 1881–1955

.220 avg, 2 HR
19

Pat Hannivan 1866–1908

.250 avg, 0 HR 1897–1897
20

Clay Carpenter 1896–1928

.125 avg, 0 HR
21

Dick Hahn 1916–1992

.000 avg, 0 HR 1940–1940
22

Bert Hogg 1913–1973

.000 avg, 0 HR 1934–1934
23

Lefty Taber 1900–1983

.000 avg, 0 HR 1926–1927
24

Harrison Peppers 1864–1903

.000 avg, 0 HR 1894–1894