On This Day in Baseball

November 18

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on November 18

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

01

David Ortiz ⭐ HOF b. 1975

.286 avg, 541 HR 1997–2016 Santo Domingo, D.R.
02

Gary Sheffield b. 1968

.292 avg, 509 HR 1988–2009 Tampa, USA
03

Logan Webb b. 1996

78-62, 3.50 ERA 2019– Rocklin, USA
04

Tom Gordon b. 1967

138-126, 3.96 ERA 1988–2009 Sebring, USA
05

Roy Sievers b. 1926

.267 avg, 318 HR 1949–1965 St. Louis, USA
06

Dante Bichette b. 1963

.299 avg, 274 HR 1988–2001 West Palm Beach, USA
07

Max Manning b. 1918

58-30, 3.35 ERA Rome, USA
08

C. J. Wilson b. 1980

94-70, 3.74 ERA 2005–2015 Newport Beach, USA
09

Jameson Taillon b. 1991

84-66, 3.99 ERA 2016– Lakeland, USA
10

Deacon McGuire b. 1863

.278 avg, 45 HR 1884–1912 Youngstown, USA
11

Les Mann b. 1893

.282 avg, 44 HR 1913–1928 Lincoln, USA
12

Steve Henderson b. 1952

.280 avg, 68 HR 1977–1988 Houston, USA
13

Verdell Mathis b. 1913

27-24, 3.75 ERA Crawfordsville, USA
14

Shea Langeliers b. 1997

.240 avg, 111 HR 2022– Portland, USA
15

Jack Coombs b. 1882

158-110, 2.78 ERA 1906–1920 Le Grand, USA
16

Frank Ulrich b. 1899

19-27, 3.48 ERA 1925–1927 Austria
17

Chandler Simpson b. 2000

.302 avg, 0 HR 2025– Atlanta, USA
18

Ron Coomer b. 1966

.274 avg, 92 HR 1995–2003 Crest Hill, USA
19

Matt Wise b. 1975

17-22, 4.23 ERA 2000–2008 Montclair, USA
20

Will Banfield b. 1999

.133 avg, 0 HR 2025– Lawrenceville, USA
21

Shawn Camp b. 1975

.1000 avg, 0 HR 2004–2014 Fairfax, USA
22

Rocky Nelson b. 1924

.249 avg, 31 HR 1949–1961 Portsmouth, USA
23

Red Moore b. 1916

.282 avg, 3 HR Atlanta, USA
24

Travis Buck b. 1983

.243 avg, 20 HR 2007–2012 Richland, USA
25

Brendan White b. 1998

MLB player 2023–2023 White Plains, USA

Remembered on November 18

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Hilton Smith ⭐ HOF 1907–1983

71-38, 2.93 ERA
02

Freddie Fitzsimmons 1901–1979

217-146, 3.51 ERA 1925–1943
03

Randy Jones 1950–2025

100-123, 3.42 ERA 1973–1982
04

Charlie Neal 1931–1996

.259 avg, 87 HR 1956–1963
05

Matt Carlisle 1910–1972

.283 avg, 12 HR
06

Ken Brett 1948–2003

83-85, 3.93 ERA 1967–1981
07

Mike Prendergast 1888–1967

41-53, 2.74 ERA 1914–1919
08

Jehosie Heard 1920–1999

5-2, 3.50 ERA 1954–1954
09

Willie Grace 1917–2006

.305 avg, 0 HR
10

Wib Smith 1886–1959

.190 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
11

Len Lovett 1852–1922

.269 avg, 0 HR 1873–1875
12

Frank Baldwin 1928–2004

.100 avg, 0 HR 1953–1953
13

Mel Deutsch 1915–2001

.000 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
14

Joe Regan 1872–1948

.200 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898
15

Thomas Gilmore 1853–1928

.250 avg, 0 HR 1875–1875
16

Horace Helmbold 1867–1939

.000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
17

Charlie Kalbfus 1864–1941

.200 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884

November 18 in the record

The birthday list for November 18 has 25 names, headed by David Ortiz. Hall of Famers among them: David Ortiz. From Deacon McGuire in 1863 to Chandler Simpson in 2000, the births cover a long stretch of the game. Behind David Ortiz come Gary Sheffield (b. 1968, .292 avg, 509 HR) and Logan Webb (b. 1996, 78-62, 3.50 ERA). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R. and Austria. The highest-ranked hitter born on November 18, David Ortiz, carries a .286 avg, 541 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Logan Webb, went 78-62, 3.50 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark November 18 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Logan Webb, Jameson Taillon, and Shea Langeliers. Remembered on November 18: 17 names, starting with Hilton Smith. The HOF tag on the November 18 memorial list goes to Hilton Smith. The memorial list continues with Freddie Fitzsimmons (1901–1979) and Randy Jones (1950–2025). The deaths span 1922, Len Lovett, to 2025, Randy Jones. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why David Ortiz is listed first.