On This Day in Baseball

November 23

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on November 23

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

  1. 01
    Jimmy Sheckard b. 1878
    .274 avg, 56 HR 1897–1913 Upper Chanceford, USA
  2. 02
    Jonathan Papelbon b. 1980
    MLB player 2005–2016 Baton Rouge, USA
  3. 03
    Justin Turner b. 1984
    .283 avg, 201 HR 2009– Long Beach, USA
  4. 04
    Luis Tiant b. 1940
    229-172, 3.30 ERA 1964–1982 Marianao, Cuba
  5. 05
    Socks Seybold b. 1870
    .294 avg, 51 HR 1899–1908 Washingtonville, USA
  6. 06
    Roy Parnell b. 1903
    5-3, 2.37 ERA 1927–1943 Port Allen, USA
  7. 07
    Brook Jacoby b. 1959
    .270 avg, 120 HR 1981–1992 Philadelphia, USA
  8. 08
    Tom Hall b. 1947
    52-33, 3.27 ERA 1968–1977 Thomasville, USA
  9. 09
    Freddy Leach b. 1897
    .307 avg, 72 HR 1923–1932 Springfield, USA
  10. 10
    Charles Zimmer b. 1860
    .269 avg, 26 HR 1884–1903 Marietta, USA
  11. 11
    Ross Stripling b. 1989
    40-54, 4.17 ERA 2016– Bluebell, USA
  12. 12
    Hal Schumacher b. 1910
    158-121, 3.36 ERA 1931–1946 Hinckley, USA
  13. 13
    Gavin Lux b. 1997
    .256 avg, 33 HR 2019– Kenosha, USA
  14. 14
    Jesse Petty b. 1894
    67-78, 3.68 ERA 1921–1930 Orr, USA
  15. 15
    Matt Miller b. 1971
    MLB player 2003–2007 Greenwood, USA
  16. 16
    George Stovall b. 1877
    .265 avg, 15 HR 1904–1915 Leeds, USA
  17. 17
    Jack Anderson b. 1999
    MLB player 2026– Tampa, USA
  18. 18
    Casper Wells b. 1984
    .230 avg, 25 HR 2010–2013 Grand Rapids, USA
  19. 19
    Claude Jonnard b. 1897
    14-12, 3.79 ERA 1921–1929 Nashville, USA
  20. 20
    Enrique Burgos b. 1990
    MLB player 2015–2016 Panama City, Panama
  21. 21
    Robert Coello b. 1984
    MLB player 2010–2013 Bayonne, USA
  22. 22
    Jake Jones b. 1920
    .229 avg, 23 HR 1941–1948 Epps, USA
  23. 23
    Mark Smith b. 1955
    MLB player 1983–1983 Alexandria, USA
  24. 24
    Dale Sveum b. 1963
    .236 avg, 69 HR 1986–1999 Richmond, USA
  25. 25
    Brandon Snyder b. 1986
    .240 avg, 9 HR 2010–2018 Las Vegas, USA

Remembered on November 23

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Hack Wilson ⭐ HOF 1900–1948
    .307 avg, 244 HR 1923–1934
  2. 02
    Rico Carty 1939–2024
    .299 avg, 204 HR 1963–1979
  3. 03
    Sam West 1904–1985
    .299 avg, 75 HR 1927–1942
  4. 04
    Willie Mitchell 1889–1973
    84-92, 2.88 ERA 1909–1919
  5. 05
    Jerry Benjamin 1909–1974
    .298 avg, 28 HR
  6. 06
    Bill Virdon 1931–2021
    .267 avg, 91 HR 1955–1968
  7. 07
    Bo Diaz 1953–1990
    .255 avg, 87 HR 1977–1989
  8. 08
    Ruby Tyrees 1891–1965
    1-4, 4.57 ERA
  9. 09
    Lefty Moses 1914–1989
    4-3, 4.95 ERA
  10. 10
    Babe Twombly 1896–1974
    .304 avg, 3 HR 1920–1921
  11. 11
    Chuck Diering 1923–2012
    .249 avg, 14 HR 1947–1956
  12. 12
    Grey Clarke 1912–1993
    .260 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
  13. 13
    Rudy Hernandez 1931–2022
    .167 avg, 0 HR 1960–1961
  14. 14
    Nat Pollard 1915–1996
    .182 avg, 0 HR
  15. 15
    Hal Trosky 1936–2012
    MLB player 1958–1958
  16. 16
    Jack McDonald 1844–1880
    .242 avg, 0 HR 1872–1872
  17. 17
    Fred Tauby 1906–1955
    .077 avg, 0 HR 1935–1937
  18. 18
    Miguel Gonzalez 1983–2017
    MLB player 2014–2014
  19. 19
    Willie Royster 1954–2015
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1981–1981
  20. 20
    Welday Walker 1860–1937
    .222 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  21. 21
    Henry Lynch 1866–1925
    .214 avg, 0 HR 1893–1893
  22. 22
    Bill Hanlon 1876–1905
    .095 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
  23. 23
    Sandy McDermott 1856–1922
    MLB player 1885–1885

November 23 in the record

The birthday list for November 23 has 25 names, headed by Jimmy Sheckard. Charles Zimmer, born in 1860, is the earliest birth listed, and Jack Anderson (1999) the latest. Behind Jimmy Sheckard come Jonathan Papelbon (b. 1980) and Justin Turner (b. 1984, .283 avg, 201 HR). November 23 birthplaces outside the United States include Cuba and Panama. For November 23, the best-placed batter is Jimmy Sheckard at .274 avg, 56 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Luis Tiant, shows 229-172, 3.30 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark November 23 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Justin Turner, Ross Stripling, and Gavin Lux. Remembered on November 23: 23 names, starting with Hack Wilson. Among those remembered, Hack Wilson was a Hall of Famer. Also remembered on November 23: Rico Carty (1939–2024) and Sam West (1904–1985). The deaths span 1880, Jack McDonald, to 2024, Rico Carty. Ranking on the November 23 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.