On This Day in Baseball

November 11

25 notable birthdays · 15 in memoriam

Born on November 11

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

  1. 01
    Pie Traynor ⭐ HOF b. 1898
    .320 avg, 58 HR 1920–1937 Framingham, USA
  2. 02
    Rabbit Maranville ⭐ HOF b. 1891
    .258 avg, 28 HR 1912–1935 Springfield, USA
  3. 03
    Hal Trosky b. 1912
    .302 avg, 228 HR 1933–1946 Norway, USA
  4. 04
    Roberto Hernandez b. 1964
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1991–2007 Santurce, P.R.
  5. 05
    Patricio Scantlebury b. 1917
    27-20, 3.84 ERA 1956–1956 Gatun, Panama
  6. 06
    Freddy Parent b. 1875
    .262 avg, 20 HR 1899–1911 Biddeford, USA
  7. 07
    Jason Grilli b. 1976
    34-47, 4.22 ERA 2000–2017 Royal Oak, USA
  8. 08
    Damion Easley b. 1969
    .253 avg, 163 HR 1992–2008 New York, USA
  9. 09
    Cory Snyder b. 1962
    .247 avg, 149 HR 1986–1994 Inglewood, USA
  10. 10
    George Case b. 1915
    .282 avg, 21 HR 1937–1947 Trenton, USA
  11. 11
    Bill Steen b. 1887
    28-32, 3.05 ERA 1912–1915 Pittsburgh, USA
  12. 12
    George Treadway b. 1866
    .285 avg, 13 HR 1893–1896 Greenup County, USA
  13. 13
    Bert Abbey b. 1869
    22-40, 4.52 ERA 1892–1896 Essex, USA
  14. 14
    Kyren Paris b. 2001
    .147 avg, 7 HR 2023– Oakley, USA
  15. 15
    Nick Fortes b. 1996
    .231 avg, 34 HR 2021– DeLand, USA
  16. 16
    Jack Ness b. 1885
    .253 avg, 1 HR 1911–1916 Chicago, USA
  17. 17
    Boob Fowler b. 1900
    .326 avg, 1 HR 1923–1926 Waco, USA
  18. 18
    Dutch Dotterer b. 1930
    .247 avg, 5 HR 1957–1961 Syracuse, USA
  19. 19
    Jimmy Mathison b. 1878
    .264 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902 Baltimore, USA
  20. 20
    Ron Musselman b. 1954
    MLB player 1982–1985 Wilmington, USA
  21. 21
    J. R. House b. 1979
    .167 avg, 3 HR 2003–2008 Charleston, USA
  22. 22
    George Detore b. 1906
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1930–1931 Utica, USA
  23. 23
    Ryan Hancock b. 1971
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1996–1996 Santa Clara, USA
  24. 24
    Pete Coachman b. 1961
    .311 avg, 0 HR 1990–1990 Cottonwood, USA
  25. 25
    Orinthal Anderson b. 1920
    .304 avg, 1 HR Hillsboro, USA

Remembered on November 11

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Thomas Burns 1864–1928
    8-5, 4.09 ERA 1884–1895
  2. 02
    Herb Score 1933–2008
    55-46, 3.36 ERA 1955–1962
  3. 03
    Fred Hartman 1865–1938
    .278 avg, 10 HR 1894–1902
  4. 04
    Charlie Lea 1956–2011
    62-48, 3.54 ERA 1980–1988
  5. 05
    Jimmy O'Connell 1901–1976
    .270 avg, 8 HR 1923–1924
  6. 06
    Heinz Becker 1915–1991
    .263 avg, 2 HR 1943–1947
  7. 07
    John Rainey 1864–1912
    .250 avg, 1 HR 1887–1890
  8. 08
    Frank Edington 1891–1969
    .302 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  9. 09
    Rance Pless 1925–2017
    .271 avg, 0 HR 1956–1956
  10. 10
    Collins Jones 1922–1991
    .250 avg, 0 HR
  11. 11
    Roy Lee 1917–1985
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
  12. 12
    Frank Mulroney 1903–1985
    MLB player 1930–1930
  13. 13
    Sam White 1893–1929
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1919–1919
  14. 14
    Jim Neher 1889–1951
    MLB player 1912–1912
  15. 15
    William Stein 1868–1945
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890

November 11 in the record

The birthday list for November 11 has 25 names, headed by Pie Traynor. Hall of Famers among them: Pie Traynor and Rabbit Maranville. From George Treadway in 1866 to Kyren Paris in 2001, the births cover a long stretch of the game. Next on the November 11 birthday list are Rabbit Maranville (b. 1891, .258 avg, 28 HR) and Hal Trosky (b. 1912, .302 avg, 228 HR). Not every November 11 birthday is American-born: the list also covers P.R. and Panama. Pie Traynor (.320 avg, 58 HR) leads the November 11 hitters and Patricio Scantlebury (27-20, 3.84 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark November 11 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Kyren Paris and Nick Fortes. 15 baseball figures died on November 11; Thomas Burns is listed first. The memorial list continues with Herb Score (1933–2008) and Fred Hartman (1865–1938). The earliest November 11 death listed is John Rainey in 1912; the most recent is Rance Pless in 2017. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Pie Traynor is listed first.