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.

  1. 01
    Joe Medwick ⭐ HOF b. 1911
    .324 avg, 205 HR 1932–1948 Carteret, USA
  2. 02
    Bob Friend b. 1930
    197-230, 3.58 ERA 1951–1966 Lafayette, USA
  3. 03
    George Burns b. 1889
    .287 avg, 41 HR 1911–1925 Utica, USA
  4. 04
    Jim Northrup b. 1939
    .267 avg, 153 HR 1964–1975 Breckenridge, USA
  5. 05
    Al Martin b. 1967
    .276 avg, 132 HR 1992–2003 West Covina, USA
  6. 06
    Ben McDonald b. 1967
    78-70, 3.91 ERA 1989–1997 Baton Rouge, USA
  7. 07
    Randy Velarde b. 1962
    .276 avg, 100 HR 1987–2002 Midland, USA
  8. 08
    Jeimer Candelario b. 1993
    .236 avg, 110 HR 2016– New York, USA
  9. 09
    Billy Rogell b. 1904
    .267 avg, 42 HR 1925–1940 Springfield, USA
  10. 10
    Tyler Soderstrom b. 2001
    .249 avg, 56 HR 2023– Turlock, USA
  11. 11
    Ralph Comstock b. 1887
    11-14, 3.72 ERA 1913–1918 Riga, USA
  12. 12
    Dave Hansen b. 1968
    .260 avg, 35 HR 1990–2005 Long Beach, USA
  13. 13
    Josh White b. 2000
    MLB player 2026– Walnut Creek, USA
  14. 14
    Tyler Locklear b. 2000
    .190 avg, 6 HR 2024– Baltimore, USA
  15. 15
    Nap Reyes b. 1919
    .284 avg, 13 HR 1943–1950 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
  16. 16
    Jarrod Parker b. 1988
    25-16, 3.68 ERA 2011–2013 Fort Wayne, USA
  17. 17
    Freddy Tarnok b. 1998
    MLB player 2022– Brandon, USA
  18. 18
    Fred Beene b. 1942
    12-7, 3.62 ERA 1968–1975 Angleton, USA
  19. 19
    Steve Yeager b. 1948
    .228 avg, 102 HR 1972–1986 Huntington, USA
  20. 20
    Kendry Flores b. 1991
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2015–2016 Azua, D.R.
  21. 21
    Jeff Salazar b. 1980
    .232 avg, 4 HR 2006–2009 Oklahoma City, USA
  22. 22
    Francis Martes b. 1995
    MLB player 2017–2017 Cotuí, D.R.
  23. 23
    Dick Phillips b. 1931
    .229 avg, 12 HR 1962–1966 Racine, USA
  24. 24
    Joel Guzman b. 1984
    .232 avg, 0 HR 2006–2007 Quisqueya, D.R.
  25. 25
    Dean Anna b. 1986
    .130 avg, 1 HR 2014–2015 Mokena, USA

Remembered on November 24

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Warren Spahn ⭐ HOF 1921–2003
    363-245, 3.09 ERA 1942–1965
  2. 02
    Jim Russell 1918–1987
    .267 avg, 67 HR 1942–1951
  3. 03
    George Altman 1933–2025
    .269 avg, 101 HR 1959–1967
  4. 04
    Frank Owen 1879–1942
    82-67, 2.55 ERA 1901–1909
  5. 05
    Carl Sawatski 1927–1991
    .242 avg, 58 HR 1948–1963
  6. 06
    Dave Ferriss 1921–2016
    65-30, 3.64 ERA 1945–1950
  7. 07
    Ron Hodges 1949–2023
    .240 avg, 19 HR 1973–1984
  8. 08
    Joe Kelly 1900–1967
    .307 avg, 1 HR 1926–1928
  9. 09
    John Weekly 1937–1974
    .207 avg, 5 HR 1962–1964
  10. 10
    Al Yates 1945–2007
    .277 avg, 1 HR 1971–1971
  11. 11
    Ed Leip 1910–1983
    .274 avg, 0 HR 1939–1942
  12. 12
    Tom Gulley 1899–1966
    .207 avg, 0 HR 1923–1926
  13. 13
    Tom Burgess 1927–2008
    .177 avg, 2 HR 1954–1962
  14. 14
    Rusty Saunders 1906–1967
    .133 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
  15. 15
    Alex Colthirst 1918–1991
    .125 avg, 0 HR
  16. 16
    Buzz Dozier 1928–2005
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1947–1949
  17. 17
    Loren Bain 1922–1996
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1945–1945
  18. 18
    John Mohardt 1898–1961
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1922–1922
  19. 19
    Ralph Good 1886–1965
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
  20. 20
    Al Braithwood 1892–1960
    MLB player 1915–1915
  21. 21
    Fred Lake 1866–1931
    .232 avg, 1 HR 1891–1910

November 24 in the record

The birthday list for November 24 has 25 names, headed by Joe Medwick. The HOF tag marks Joe Medwick. Birth years range from 1887 (Ralph Comstock) to 2001 (Tyler Soderstrom). Next on the November 24 birthday list are Bob Friend (b. 1930, 197-230, 3.58 ERA) and George Burns (b. 1889, .287 avg, 41 HR). Not every November 24 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Cuba and D.R. For November 24, the best-placed batter is Joe Medwick at .324 avg, 205 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Bob Friend, shows 197-230, 3.58 ERA. Open-ended career spans mark November 24 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Jeimer Candelario, Tyler Soderstrom, and Josh White. 21 baseball figures died on November 24; Warren Spahn is listed first. Warren Spahn is marked as Hall of Fame member. The memorial list continues with Jim Russell (1918–1987) and George Altman (1933–2025). The earliest November 24 death listed is Fred Lake in 1931; the most recent is George Altman in 2025. Ranking on the November 24 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.