On This Day in Baseball

November 8

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on November 8

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

01

Bucky Harris ⭐ HOF b. 1896

.274 avg, 9 HR 1919–1931 Port Jervis, USA
02

Giancarlo Stanton b. 1989

.258 avg, 456 HR 2010– Panorama City, USA
03

John Denny b. 1952

123-108, 3.59 ERA 1974–1986 Prescott, USA
04

Yasmani Grandal b. 1988

.236 avg, 194 HR 2012– Havana, Cuba
05

Edgardo Alfonzo b. 1973

.284 avg, 146 HR 1995–2006 Santa Teresa, Venezuela
06

Wally Westlake b. 1920

.272 avg, 127 HR 1947–1956 Gridley, USA
07

Jeff Blauser b. 1965

.262 avg, 122 HR 1987–1999 Los Gatos, USA
08

Gary Lucas b. 1954

29-44, 3.01 ERA 1980–1987 Riverside, USA
09

Tony Cuccinello b. 1907

.280 avg, 94 HR 1930–1945 Long Island City, USA
10

Henry Rodriguez b. 1967

.259 avg, 160 HR 1992–2002 Santo Domingo, D.R.
11

Ed Kranepool b. 1944

.261 avg, 118 HR 1962–1979 New York, USA
12

Jose Offerman b. 1968

.273 avg, 57 HR 1990–2005 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
13

Bill Hoffer b. 1870

92-46, 3.75 ERA 1895–1901 Cedar Rapids, USA
14

Bryan Shaw b. 1987

MLB player 2011– Livermore, USA
15

Dwight Smith b. 1963

.275 avg, 46 HR 1989–1996 Tallahassee, USA
16

Mike Burrows b. 1999

7-13, 4.92 ERA 2024– Waterford, USA
17

Moisés Ballesteros b. 2003

.233 avg, 11 HR 2025– Los Teques, Venezuela
18

Eric Anthony b. 1967

.231 avg, 78 HR 1989–1997 San Diego, USA
19

Danny Shay b. 1876

.240 avg, 2 HR 1901–1907 Springfield, USA
20

Victor Alvarez b. 1976

.000 avg, 0 HR 2002–2003 Culiacan, México
21

Frank McGowan b. 1901

.262 avg, 6 HR 1922–1937 Branford, USA
22

Otto Mitchell b. 1898

.291 avg, 1 HR Evansville, USA
23

John Fishel b. 1962

.231 avg, 1 HR 1988–1988 Fullerton, USA
24

Johnnie Dawson b. 1914

.209 avg, 0 HR Shreveport, USA
25

John Stoneham b. 1908

.120 avg, 1 HR 1933–1933 Wood River, USA

Remembered on November 8

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

King Kelly ⭐ HOF 1857–1894

.307 avg, 69 HR 1878–1893
02

Bucky Harris ⭐ HOF 1896–1977

.274 avg, 9 HR 1919–1931
03

Lee MacPhail ⭐ HOF 1917–2012

MLB player
04

Cupid Childs 1867–1912

.306 avg, 20 HR 1888–1901
05

Earl Torgeson 1924–1990

.265 avg, 149 HR 1947–1961
06

Claude Ritchey 1873–1951

.273 avg, 18 HR 1897–1909
07

Hank Leiber 1911–1993

.288 avg, 101 HR 1933–1942
08

Fred Anderson 1885–1957

53-57, 2.86 ERA 1909–1918
09

Bob Griffith 1912–1977

25-31, 4.76 ERA
10

Johnny Lanning 1910–1989

58-60, 3.58 ERA 1936–1947
11

Jim Handiboe 1866–1942

7-7, 3.32 ERA 1886–1886
12

Steve Gerkin 1912–1978

0-12, 3.62 ERA 1945–1945
13

Herbert Buster 1914–1976

.667 avg, 1 HR
14

James Womack 1901–1940

.314 avg, 0 HR
15

Marlan Coughtry 1934–2016

.185 avg, 0 HR 1960–1962
16

Rod Miller 1940–2013

.000 avg, 0 HR 1957–1957
17

Dale Jones 1918–1980

.333 avg, 0 HR 1941–1941
18

Don Prince 1938–2017

MLB player 1962–1962
19

Red Bittmann 1862–1929

.286 avg, 0 HR 1889–1889
20

Jim Gladd 1922–1977

.091 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
21

Coley Logan 1912–1999

.000 avg, 0 HR
22

Reddy Grey 1875–1934

.333 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
23

Ray Shepardson 1897–1975

.000 avg, 0 HR 1924–1924
24

Ed Murray 1895–1970

.000 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
25

Carl Rolling 1893–1954

MLB player