On This Day in Baseball

November 24

25 notable birthdays · 21 in memoriam

Born on November 24

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

01

Joe Medwick ⭐ HOF b. 1911

.324 avg, 205 HR 1932–1948 Carteret, USA
02

Bob Friend b. 1930

197-230, 3.58 ERA 1951–1966 Lafayette, USA
03

George Burns b. 1889

.287 avg, 41 HR 1911–1925 Utica, USA
04

Jim Northrup b. 1939

.267 avg, 153 HR 1964–1975 Breckenridge, USA
05

Al Martin b. 1967

.276 avg, 132 HR 1992–2003 West Covina, USA
06

Ben McDonald b. 1967

78-70, 3.91 ERA 1989–1997 Baton Rouge, USA
07

Randy Velarde b. 1962

.276 avg, 100 HR 1987–2002 Midland, USA
08

Jeimer Candelario b. 1993

.236 avg, 110 HR 2016– New York, USA
09

Billy Rogell b. 1904

.267 avg, 42 HR 1925–1940 Springfield, USA
10

Tyler Soderstrom b. 2001

.249 avg, 56 HR 2023– Turlock, USA
11

Ralph Comstock b. 1887

11-14, 3.72 ERA 1913–1918 Riga, USA
12

Dave Hansen b. 1968

.260 avg, 35 HR 1990–2005 Long Beach, USA
13

Josh White b. 2000

MLB player 2026– Walnut Creek, USA
14

Tyler Locklear b. 2000

.190 avg, 6 HR 2024– Baltimore, USA
15

Nap Reyes b. 1919

.284 avg, 13 HR 1943–1950 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
16

Jarrod Parker b. 1988

25-16, 3.68 ERA 2011–2013 Fort Wayne, USA
17

Freddy Tarnok b. 1998

MLB player 2022– Brandon, USA
18

Fred Beene b. 1942

12-7, 3.62 ERA 1968–1975 Angleton, USA
19

Steve Yeager b. 1948

.228 avg, 102 HR 1972–1986 Huntington, USA
20

Kendry Flores b. 1991

.000 avg, 0 HR 2015–2016 Azua, D.R.
21

Jeff Salazar b. 1980

.232 avg, 4 HR 2006–2009 Oklahoma City, USA
22

Francis Martes b. 1995

MLB player 2017–2017 Cotuí, D.R.
23

Dick Phillips b. 1931

.229 avg, 12 HR 1962–1966 Racine, USA
24

Joel Guzman b. 1984

.232 avg, 0 HR 2006–2007 Quisqueya, D.R.
25

Dean Anna b. 1986

.130 avg, 1 HR 2014–2015 Mokena, USA

Remembered on November 24

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Warren Spahn ⭐ HOF 1921–2003

363-245, 3.09 ERA 1942–1965
02

Jim Russell 1918–1987

.267 avg, 67 HR 1942–1951
03

George Altman 1933–2025

.269 avg, 101 HR 1959–1967
04

Frank Owen 1879–1942

82-67, 2.55 ERA 1901–1909
05

Carl Sawatski 1927–1991

.242 avg, 58 HR 1948–1963
06

Dave Ferriss 1921–2016

65-30, 3.64 ERA 1945–1950
07

Ron Hodges 1949–2023

.240 avg, 19 HR 1973–1984
08

Joe Kelly 1900–1967

.307 avg, 1 HR 1926–1928
09

John Weekly 1937–1974

.207 avg, 5 HR 1962–1964
10

Al Yates 1945–2007

.277 avg, 1 HR 1971–1971
11

Ed Leip 1910–1983

.274 avg, 0 HR 1939–1942
12

Tom Gulley 1899–1966

.207 avg, 0 HR 1923–1926
13

Tom Burgess 1927–2008

.177 avg, 2 HR 1954–1962
14

Rusty Saunders 1906–1967

.133 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
15

Alex Colthirst 1918–1991

.125 avg, 0 HR
16

Buzz Dozier 1928–2005

.000 avg, 0 HR 1947–1949
17

Loren Bain 1922–1996

.333 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
18

John Mohardt 1898–1961

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
19

Ralph Good 1886–1965

.000 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
20

Al Braithwood 1892–1960

MLB player 1915–1915
21

Fred Lake 1866–1931

.232 avg, 1 HR 1891–1910