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.

  1. 01
    David Ortiz ⭐ HOF b. 1975
    .286 avg, 541 HR 1997–2016 Santo Domingo, D.R.
  2. 02
    Gary Sheffield b. 1968
    .292 avg, 509 HR 1988–2009 Tampa, USA
  3. 03
    Logan Webb b. 1996
    78-62, 3.50 ERA 2019– Rocklin, USA
  4. 04
    Tom Gordon b. 1967
    138-126, 3.96 ERA 1988–2009 Sebring, USA
  5. 05
    Roy Sievers b. 1926
    .267 avg, 318 HR 1949–1965 St. Louis, USA
  6. 06
    Dante Bichette b. 1963
    .299 avg, 274 HR 1988–2001 West Palm Beach, USA
  7. 07
    Max Manning b. 1918
    58-30, 3.35 ERA Rome, USA
  8. 08
    C. J. Wilson b. 1980
    94-70, 3.74 ERA 2005–2015 Newport Beach, USA
  9. 09
    Jameson Taillon b. 1991
    84-66, 3.99 ERA 2016– Lakeland, USA
  10. 10
    Deacon McGuire b. 1863
    .278 avg, 45 HR 1884–1912 Youngstown, USA
  11. 11
    Les Mann b. 1893
    .282 avg, 44 HR 1913–1928 Lincoln, USA
  12. 12
    Steve Henderson b. 1952
    .280 avg, 68 HR 1977–1988 Houston, USA
  13. 13
    Verdell Mathis b. 1913
    27-24, 3.75 ERA Crawfordsville, USA
  14. 14
    Shea Langeliers b. 1997
    .241 avg, 111 HR 2022– Portland, USA
  15. 15
    Jack Coombs b. 1882
    158-110, 2.78 ERA 1906–1920 Le Grand, USA
  16. 16
    Frank Ulrich b. 1899
    19-27, 3.48 ERA 1925–1927 Austria
  17. 17
    Chandler Simpson b. 2000
    .300 avg, 0 HR 2025– Atlanta, USA
  18. 18
    Ron Coomer b. 1966
    .274 avg, 92 HR 1995–2003 Crest Hill, USA
  19. 19
    Matt Wise b. 1975
    17-22, 4.23 ERA 2000–2008 Montclair, USA
  20. 20
    Shawn Camp b. 1975
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 2004–2014 Fairfax, USA
  21. 21
    Will Banfield b. 1999
    .105 avg, 0 HR 2025– Lawrenceville, USA
  22. 22
    Rocky Nelson b. 1924
    .249 avg, 31 HR 1949–1961 Portsmouth, USA
  23. 23
    Red Moore b. 1916
    .282 avg, 3 HR Atlanta, USA
  24. 24
    Travis Buck b. 1983
    .243 avg, 20 HR 2007–2012 Richland, USA
  25. 25
    Brendan White b. 1998
    MLB player 2023–2023 White Plains, USA

Remembered on November 18

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Hilton Smith ⭐ HOF 1907–1983
    71-38, 2.93 ERA
  2. 02
    Freddie Fitzsimmons 1901–1979
    217-146, 3.51 ERA 1925–1943
  3. 03
    Randy Jones 1950–2025
    100-123, 3.42 ERA 1973–1982
  4. 04
    Charlie Neal 1931–1996
    .259 avg, 87 HR 1956–1963
  5. 05
    Matt Carlisle 1910–1972
    .283 avg, 12 HR
  6. 06
    Ken Brett 1948–2003
    83-85, 3.93 ERA 1967–1981
  7. 07
    Mike Prendergast 1888–1967
    41-53, 2.74 ERA 1914–1919
  8. 08
    Jehosie Heard 1920–1999
    5-2, 3.50 ERA 1954–1954
  9. 09
    Willie Grace 1917–2006
    .305 avg, 0 HR
  10. 10
    Wib Smith 1886–1959
    .190 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
  11. 11
    Len Lovett 1852–1922
    .269 avg, 0 HR 1873–1875
  12. 12
    Frank Baldwin 1928–2004
    .100 avg, 0 HR 1953–1953
  13. 13
    Mel Deutsch 1915–2001
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1946–1946
  14. 14
    Joe Regan 1872–1948
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898
  15. 15
    Thomas Gilmore 1853–1928
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1875–1875
  16. 16
    Horace Helmbold 1867–1939
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
  17. 17
    Charlie Kalbfus 1864–1941
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884