On This Day in Baseball

November 12

25 notable birthdays · 16 in memoriam

Born on November 12

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

01

Sammy Sosa b. 1968

.273 avg, 609 HR 1989–2007 San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
02

Marcell Ozuna b. 1990

.267 avg, 304 HR 2013– Santo Domingo, D.R.
03

Carl Mays b. 1891

207-126, 2.92 ERA 1915–1929 Liberty, USA
04

Charlie Morton b. 1983

147-134, 4.13 ERA 2008– Flemington, USA
05

Bruce Bochte b. 1950

.282 avg, 100 HR 1974–1986 Pasadena, USA
06

Matt Strahm b. 1991

37-42, 3.61 ERA 2016– West Fargo, USA
07

Joe Hoerner b. 1936

.102 avg, 1 HR 1963–1977 Dubuque, USA
08

Jody Davis b. 1956

.245 avg, 127 HR 1981–1990 Gainesville, USA
09

Bill Gleason b. 1858

.267 avg, 7 HR 1882–1889 St. Louis, USA
10

Aaron Heilman b. 1978

35-46, 4.40 ERA 2003–2011 Logansport, USA
11

Addison Barger b. 1999

.223 avg, 28 HR 2024– Bellevue, USA
12

CJ Stubbs b. 1996

.000 avg, 0 HR 2025– San Diego, USA
13

Jeff Reed b. 1962

.250 avg, 61 HR 1984–2000 Joliet, USA
14

Ryan Kreidler b. 1997

.183 avg, 10 HR 2022– Davis, USA
15

Ky Bush b. 1999

MLB player 2024– Ogden, USA
16

Rags Roberts b. 1895

.317 avg, 3 HR West Norfolk, USA
17

Greg Gagne b. 1961

.254 avg, 111 HR 1983–1997 Fall River, USA
18

Cesar Jimenez b. 1984

.000 avg, 0 HR 2006–2015 Cumana, Venezuela
19

J. D. Smart b. 1973

.000 avg, 0 HR 1999–2001 San Saba, USA
20

Mark Small b. 1967

.000 avg, 0 HR 1996–1996 Portland, USA
21

Herm Merritt b. 1900

.370 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921 Independence, USA
22

Zach Reks b. 1993

.205 avg, 0 HR 2021–2022 Chicago, USA
23

Wilfredo Tejada b. 1962

.250 avg, 0 HR 1986–1988 Santo Domingo, D.R.
24

Al Schmelz b. 1943

MLB player 1967–1967 Whittier, USA
25

Curtis Henderson b. 1911

.234 avg, 2 HR Shreveport, USA

Remembered on November 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Bill Dickey ⭐ HOF 1907–1993

.313 avg, 202 HR 1928–1946
02

Fred Hutchinson 1919–1964

95-71, 3.73 ERA 1939–1953
03

Joe Strong 1902–1986

77-72, 4.13 ERA
04

Cass Michaels 1926–1982

.262 avg, 53 HR 1943–1954
05

Buzz Boyle 1908–1978

.290 avg, 12 HR 1929–1935
06

Peek-A-Boo Veach 1862–1937

3-10, 2.55 ERA 1884–1890
07

Rocky Stone 1918–1986

.250 avg, 0 HR 1943–1943
08

LeGrant Scott 1910–1993

.280 avg, 1 HR 1939–1939
09

Harvey Smith 1871–1962

.275 avg, 0 HR 1896–1896
10

Johnny Echols 1917–1972

MLB player 1939–1939
11

George Meyers 1865–1943

.158 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
12

Mike Loan 1894–1966

.500 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
13

Andy Harrington 1888–1938

.500 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
14

Dave Gregg 1891–1965

MLB player 1913–1913
15

Dutch Schirick 1890–1968

MLB player 1914–1914
16

John Gilbert 1864–1903

.000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890

November 12 in the record

Leading the November 12 birthdays is Sammy Sosa, first of 25 players shown. The oldest November 12 birthday on the list is Bill Gleason's, in 1858; the youngest is Addison Barger, born in 1999. Behind Sammy Sosa come Marcell Ozuna (b. 1990, .267 avg, 304 HR) and Carl Mays (b. 1891, 207-126, 2.92 ERA). Not every November 12 birthday is American-born: the list also covers D.R. and Venezuela. Career lines shown range from Sammy Sosa's .273 avg, 609 HR to Carl Mays's 207-126, 2.92 ERA on the mound. Open-ended career spans mark November 12 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Marcell Ozuna, Charlie Morton, and Matt Strahm. Remembered on November 12: 16 names, starting with Bill Dickey. The HOF tag on the November 12 memorial list goes to Bill Dickey. Also remembered on November 12: Fred Hutchinson (1919–1964) and Joe Strong (1902–1986). The earliest November 12 death listed is John Gilbert in 1903; the most recent is Bill Dickey in 1993. Sammy Sosa tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.