On This Day in Baseball

November 22

25 notable birthdays · 21 in memoriam

Born on November 22

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

  1. 01
    Greg Luzinski b. 1950
    .276 avg, 307 HR 1970–1984 Chicago, USA
  2. 02
    Joe Nathan b. 1974
    64-34, 2.87 ERA 1999–2016 Houston, USA
  3. 03
    Lew Burdette b. 1926
    203-144, 3.66 ERA 1950–1967 Nitro, USA
  4. 04
    Adam Ottavino b. 1985
    .083 avg, 0 HR 2010– New York, USA
  5. 05
    Dick Bartell b. 1907
    .284 avg, 79 HR 1927–1946 Chicago, USA
  6. 06
    Jonny Gomes b. 1980
    .242 avg, 162 HR 2003–2015 Petaluma, USA
  7. 07
    Harry Rice b. 1901
    .299 avg, 48 HR 1923–1933 Ware Station, USA
  8. 08
    Griffin Jax b. 1994
    31-41, 3.91 ERA 2021– Phoenix, USA
  9. 09
    Drew Pomeranz b. 1988
    52-63, 3.87 ERA 2011–2021 Memphis, USA
  10. 10
    Lyman Bostock b. 1950
    .311 avg, 23 HR 1975–1978 Birmingham, USA
  11. 11
    Jay Payton b. 1972
    .279 avg, 119 HR 1998–2010 Zanesville, USA
  12. 12
    Yusmeiro Petit b. 1984
    50-44, 3.93 ERA 2006–2021 Maracaibo, Venezuela
  13. 13
    Ricky Ledee b. 1973
    .243 avg, 63 HR 1998–2007 Ponce, P.R.
  14. 14
    Gene Walter b. 1960
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1985–1988 Chicago, USA
  15. 15
    Joe Gaines b. 1936
    .241 avg, 21 HR 1960–1966 Bryan, USA
  16. 16
    Kumar Rocker b. 1999
    10-18, 4.74 ERA 2024– Watkinsville, USA
  17. 17
    Stone Garrett b. 1995
    .276 avg, 14 HR 2022– Sugar Land, USA
  18. 18
    Charlie Hamburg b. 1866
    .272 avg, 3 HR 1890–1890 Louisville, USA
  19. 19
    Parker Mushinski b. 1995
    MLB player 2022– Arlington, USA
  20. 20
    Colin Ward b. 1960
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1985–1985 Los Angeles, USA
  21. 21
    Cy Acosta b. 1946
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1972–1975 El Sabino, México
  22. 22
    Rich Chiles b. 1949
    .254 avg, 6 HR 1971–1978 Sacramento, USA
  23. 23
    Chris Dominguez b. 1986
    .175 avg, 2 HR 2014–2015 Los Angeles, USA
  24. 24
    Kevin Rhomberg b. 1955
    .383 avg, 1 HR 1982–1984 Dubuque, USA
  25. 25
    Fred Bankhead b. 1912
    .260 avg, 2 HR Sulligent, USA

Remembered on November 22

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Doug Jones 1957–2021
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1982–2000
  2. 02
    Danny Murphy 1876–1955
    .289 avg, 44 HR 1900–1915
  3. 03
    Willis Flournoy 1895–1964
    46-54, 4.07 ERA
  4. 04
    Pat Dobson 1942–2006
    122-129, 3.54 ERA 1967–1977
  5. 05
    Tom Underwood 1953–2010
    86-87, 3.89 ERA 1974–1984
  6. 06
    Roy Carlyle 1900–1956
    .318 avg, 9 HR 1925–1926
  7. 07
    Ken Wood 1924–2007
    .224 avg, 34 HR 1948–1953
  8. 08
    Roy Zimmerman 1913–1991
    .276 avg, 5 HR 1945–1945
  9. 09
    Ken Rowe 1933–2012
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1963–1965
  10. 10
    Don Grate 1923–2014
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1945–1946
  11. 11
    Pop Swett 1870–1934
    .198 avg, 1 HR 1890–1890
  12. 12
    Joe Just 1916–2003
    .156 avg, 0 HR 1944–1945
  13. 13
    Tom Cotter 1866–1906
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891
  14. 14
    Judge Owens 1916–2001
    .176 avg, 0 HR
  15. 15
    Marcellus Thomas 1917–1982
    .105 avg, 0 HR
  16. 16
    Dave Short 1917–1983
    .091 avg, 0 HR 1940–1941
  17. 17
    Bob Emmerich 1891–1948
    .083 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923
  18. 18
    Art Smith 1906–1995
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1932–1932
  19. 19
    Dick Carroll 1884–1945
    .500 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
  20. 20
    Ed Cermak 1881–1911
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1901–1901
  21. 21
    Charlie Gibson 1879–1954
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905

November 22 in the record

25 baseball figures born on November 22 are listed, led by Greg Luzinski. The oldest November 22 birthday on the list is Charlie Hamburg's, in 1866; the youngest is Kumar Rocker, born in 1999. Behind Greg Luzinski come Joe Nathan (b. 1974, 64-34, 2.87 ERA) and Lew Burdette (b. 1926, 203-144, 3.66 ERA). November 22 birthplaces outside the United States include Venezuela, P.R., and México. For November 22, the best-placed batter is Greg Luzinski at .276 avg, 307 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Joe Nathan, shows 64-34, 2.87 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark November 22 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Adam Ottavino, Griffin Jax, and Kumar Rocker. Remembered on November 22: 21 names, starting with Doug Jones. Also remembered on November 22: Danny Murphy (1876–1955) and Willis Flournoy (1895–1964). Deaths on the list run from Tom Cotter's in 1906 to Doug Jones's in 2021. Ranking on the November 22 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.