On This Day in Baseball

November 20

25 notable birthdays · 24 in memoriam

Born on November 20

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

  1. 01
    Clark Griffith ⭐ HOF b. 1869
    237-146, 3.31 ERA 1891–1914 Clear Creek, USA
  2. 02
    Kenesaw Landis ⭐ HOF b. 1866
    MLB player Millville, USA
  3. 03
    Rick Monday b. 1945
    .264 avg, 241 HR 1966–1984 Batesville, USA
  4. 04
    J. D. Drew b. 1975
    .278 avg, 242 HR 1998–2011 Tallahassee, USA
  5. 05
    Tarik Skubal b. 1996
    66-44, 3.02 ERA 2020– Hayward, USA
  6. 06
    Greg Holland b. 1985
    MLB player 2010–2022 Marion, USA
  7. 07
    Jay Johnstone b. 1945
    .267 avg, 102 HR 1966–1985 Manchester, USA
  8. 08
    Cody Allen b. 1988
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2019 Orlando, USA
  9. 09
    Leon Cadore b. 1891
    68-72, 3.14 ERA 1915–1924 Chicago, USA
  10. 10
    Dan Casey b. 1862
    96-90, 3.18 ERA 1884–1890 Binghamton, USA
  11. 11
    Larry Benton b. 1897
    127-128, 4.03 ERA 1923–1935 St. Louis, USA
  12. 12
    Amed Rosario b. 1995
    .271 avg, 79 HR 2017– Santo Domingo Centro, D.R.
  13. 13
    Ray Powell b. 1888
    .268 avg, 35 HR 1913–1924 Siloam Springs, USA
  14. 14
    David Fry b. 1995
    .227 avg, 34 HR 2023– Irving, USA
  15. 15
    Jay Ritchie b. 1936
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1964–1968 Salisbury, USA
  16. 16
    Gabe White b. 1971
    34-26, 4.51 ERA 1994–2005 Sebring, USA
  17. 17
    Connor Kaiser b. 1996
    .091 avg, 0 HR 2023–2023 Shawnee Mission, USA
  18. 18
    Andy Coakley b. 1882
    58-59, 2.35 ERA 1902–1911 Providence, USA
  19. 19
    Lou Berberet b. 1929
    .230 avg, 31 HR 1954–1960 Long Beach, USA
  20. 20
    Joe Sommer b. 1858
    .248 avg, 11 HR 1880–1890 Covington, USA
  21. 21
    AJ Smith-Shawver b. 2002
    4-5, 4.61 ERA 2023– Fort Worth, USA
  22. 22
    Felix Mackiewicz b. 1917
    .259 avg, 2 HR 1941–1947 Chicago, USA
  23. 23
    Tim McNamara b. 1898
    14-29, 4.78 ERA 1922–1926 Millville, USA
  24. 24
    Chuck Ricci b. 1968
    MLB player 1995–1995 Abington, USA
  25. 25
    Herm Starrette b. 1936
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1963–1965 Statesville, USA

Remembered on November 20

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Roy Thomas 1874–1959
    .290 avg, 7 HR 1899–1911
  2. 02
    Willie Hernandez 1954–2023
    70-63, 3.38 ERA 1977–1989
  3. 03
    Jack O'Brien 1860–1910
    .266 avg, 11 HR 1882–1890
  4. 04
    Frank Brower 1893–1960
    .286 avg, 30 HR 1920–1924
  5. 05
    Dick Sisler 1920–1998
    .276 avg, 55 HR 1946–1953
  6. 06
    Fresco Thompson 1902–1968
    .298 avg, 13 HR 1925–1934
  7. 07
    Paddy Baumann 1885–1969
    .274 avg, 4 HR 1911–1917
  8. 08
    Dell Darling 1861–1904
    .240 avg, 7 HR 1883–1891
  9. 09
    Fred McMullin 1891–1952
    .256 avg, 1 HR 1914–1920
  10. 10
    Bill Sayles 1917–1996
    .273 avg, 0 HR 1939–1943
  11. 11
    Dave Hillman 1927–2022
    21-37, 3.87 ERA 1955–1962
  12. 12
    Dolan Nichols 1930–1989
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1958–1958
  13. 13
    Sonny Harris 1914–1990
    .251 avg, 1 HR
  14. 14
    Elmer Wilson 1894–1969
    .288 avg, 6 HR
  15. 15
    Alex Crumbley 1909–1938
    .300 avg, 2 HR
  16. 16
    Babe Doty 1867–1929
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
  17. 17
    Dick Hunt 1847–1895
    .326 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872
  18. 18
    Leon Williams 1905–1984
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
  19. 19
    Les Hennessy 1893–1976
    .136 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
  20. 20
    Joe Rogalski 1912–1951
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
  21. 21
    Walter Coleman 1873–1925
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1895–1895
  22. 22
    Horace Fenner 1897–1954
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
  23. 23
    Bub Kuhn 1899–1956
    MLB player 1924–1924
  24. 24
    Billy Maharg 1881–1953
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1916

November 20 in the record

The birthday list for November 20 has 25 names, headed by Clark Griffith. Hall of Famers among them: Clark Griffith and Kenesaw Landis. The oldest November 20 birthday on the list is Joe Sommer's, in 1858; the youngest is AJ Smith-Shawver, born in 2002. The November 20 list continues with Kenesaw Landis (b. 1866) and Rick Monday (b. 1945, .264 avg, 241 HR). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to D.R. Rick Monday (.264 avg, 241 HR) leads the November 20 hitters and Clark Griffith (237-146, 3.31 ERA) the pitchers. Open-ended career spans mark November 20 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Tarik Skubal, Amed Rosario, and David Fry. The November 20 memorial list names 24 figures, beginning with Roy Thomas. Willie Hernandez (1954–2023) and Jack O'Brien (1860–1910) follow Roy Thomas on the list. The deaths span 1895, Dick Hunt, to 2023, Willie Hernandez. Clark Griffith tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.