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.

01

Clark Griffith ⭐ HOF b. 1869

237-146, 3.31 ERA 1891–1914 Clear Creek, USA
02

Kenesaw Landis ⭐ HOF b. 1866

MLB player Millville, USA
03

Rick Monday b. 1945

.264 avg, 241 HR 1966–1984 Batesville, USA
04

J. D. Drew b. 1975

.278 avg, 242 HR 1998–2011 Tallahassee, USA
05

Tarik Skubal b. 1996

64-44, 3.02 ERA 2020– Hayward, USA
06

Greg Holland b. 1985

MLB player 2010–2022 Marion, USA
07

Jay Johnstone b. 1945

.267 avg, 102 HR 1966–1985 Manchester, USA
08

Cody Allen b. 1988

.000 avg, 0 HR 2012–2019 Orlando, USA
09

Leon Cadore b. 1891

68-72, 3.14 ERA 1915–1924 Chicago, USA
10

Dan Casey b. 1862

96-90, 3.18 ERA 1884–1890 Binghamton, USA
11

Larry Benton b. 1897

127-128, 4.03 ERA 1923–1935 St. Louis, USA
12

Amed Rosario b. 1995

.271 avg, 79 HR 2017– Santo Domingo Centro, D.R.
13

Ray Powell b. 1888

.268 avg, 35 HR 1913–1924 Siloam Springs, USA
14

David Fry b. 1995

.226 avg, 33 HR 2023– Irving, USA
15

Jay Ritchie b. 1936

.200 avg, 0 HR 1964–1968 Salisbury, USA
16

Gabe White b. 1971

34-26, 4.51 ERA 1994–2005 Sebring, USA
17

Connor Kaiser b. 1996

.091 avg, 0 HR 2023–2023 Shawnee Mission, USA
18

Andy Coakley b. 1882

58-59, 2.35 ERA 1902–1911 Providence, USA
19

Lou Berberet b. 1929

.230 avg, 31 HR 1954–1960 Long Beach, USA
20

Joe Sommer b. 1858

.248 avg, 11 HR 1880–1890 Covington, USA
21

AJ Smith-Shawver b. 2002

4-4, 4.59 ERA 2023– Fort Worth, USA
22

Felix Mackiewicz b. 1917

.259 avg, 2 HR 1941–1947 Chicago, USA
23

Tim McNamara b. 1898

14-29, 4.78 ERA 1922–1926 Millville, USA
24

Chuck Ricci b. 1968

MLB player 1995–1995 Abington, USA
25

Herm Starrette b. 1936

.000 avg, 0 HR 1963–1965 Statesville, USA

Remembered on November 20

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Roy Thomas 1874–1959

.290 avg, 7 HR 1899–1911
02

Willie Hernandez 1954–2023

70-63, 3.38 ERA 1977–1989
03

Jack O'Brien 1860–1910

.266 avg, 11 HR 1882–1890
04

Frank Brower 1893–1960

.286 avg, 30 HR 1920–1924
05

Dick Sisler 1920–1998

.276 avg, 55 HR 1946–1953
06

Fresco Thompson 1902–1968

.298 avg, 13 HR 1925–1934
07

Paddy Baumann 1885–1969

.274 avg, 4 HR 1911–1917
08

Dell Darling 1861–1904

.240 avg, 7 HR 1883–1891
09

Fred McMullin 1891–1952

.256 avg, 1 HR 1914–1920
10

Bill Sayles 1917–1996

.273 avg, 0 HR 1939–1943
11

Dave Hillman 1927–2022

21-37, 3.87 ERA 1955–1962
12

Dolan Nichols 1930–1989

.000 avg, 0 HR 1958–1958
13

Sonny Harris 1914–1990

.251 avg, 1 HR
14

Elmer Wilson 1894–1969

.288 avg, 6 HR
15

Alex Crumbley 1909–1938

.300 avg, 2 HR
16

Babe Doty 1867–1929

.000 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890
17

Dick Hunt 1847–1895

.326 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872
18

Leon Williams 1905–1984

.200 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
19

Les Hennessy 1893–1976

.136 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
20

Joe Rogalski 1912–1951

.000 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
21

Walter Coleman 1873–1925

.200 avg, 0 HR 1895–1895
22

Horace Fenner 1897–1954

.000 avg, 0 HR 1921–1921
23

Bub Kuhn 1899–1956

MLB player 1924–1924
24

Billy Maharg 1881–1953

.000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1916