On This Day in Baseball

December 2

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on December 2

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

01

Deacon White ⭐ HOF b. 1847

.312 avg, 24 HR 1871–1890 Caton, USA
02

Darryl Kile b. 1968

133-119, 4.12 ERA 1991–2002 Garden Grove, USA
03

Gary Sanchez b. 1992

.223 avg, 200 HR 2015– Santo Domingo, D.R.
04

Pedro Borbon b. 1946

.205 avg, 0 HR 1969–1980 Mao, D.R.
05

Bryan Baker b. 1994

MLB player 2021– Fort Walton Beach, USA
06

Mark Kotsay b. 1975

.276 avg, 127 HR 1997–2013 Whittier, USA
07

Peter Moylan b. 1978

.000 avg, 0 HR 2006–2018 Attadale, Australia
08

Andre Rodgers b. 1934

.249 avg, 45 HR 1957–1967 Nassau, Bahamas
09

Don Brennan b. 1903

21-12, 4.19 ERA 1933–1937 Augusta, USA
10

Jake Bennett b. 2000

9-7, 3.69 ERA 2026– Tulsa, USA
11

Glenn Crawford b. 1913

.291 avg, 2 HR 1945–1946 North Branch, USA
12

Wyman Smith b. 1898

.320 avg, 5 HR Baltimore, USA
13

Chip Hale b. 1964

.277 avg, 7 HR 1989–1997 San Jose, USA
14

Bob Kammeyer b. 1950

MLB player 1978–1979 Kansas City, USA
15

Eddy Garabito b. 1976

.307 avg, 1 HR 2005–2005 Bajos de Haina, D.R.
16

Kyle McCann b. 1997

.236 avg, 5 HR 2024– Atlanta, USA
17

Ray Morehart b. 1899

.269 avg, 1 HR 1924–1927 Abner, USA
18

Ollie Boyd b. 1910

.200 avg, 0 HR Kansas City, USA
19

Steve Sisco b. 1969

.185 avg, 1 HR 2000–2000 Thousand Oaks, USA
20

Hal Leathers b. 1898

.304 avg, 1 HR 1920–1920 Selma, USA
21

Adrian Devine b. 1951

26-22, 4.21 ERA 1973–1980 Galveston, USA
22

Eric Reed b. 1980

.098 avg, 0 HR 2006–2007 Little Rock, USA
23

Tom Stouch b. 1869

.312 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898 Perrysville, USA
24

Jay Kleven b. 1949

.200 avg, 0 HR 1976–1976 Oakland, USA
25

Harry Taylor b. 1935

.250 avg, 0 HR 1957–1957 San Angelo, USA

Remembered on December 2

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Ron Santo ⭐ HOF 1940–2010

.277 avg, 342 HR 1960–1974
02

Hurley McNair 1888–1948

3-3, 4.14 ERA
03

Frank Bradley 1918–2002

22-12, 3.04 ERA
04

Steve Hamilton 1934–1997

40-31, 3.05 ERA 1961–1972
05

Don Padgett 1911–1980

.288 avg, 37 HR 1937–1948
06

Nat Rogers 1893–1981

.302 avg, 14 HR
07

Dennis Graham 1896–1967

.340 avg, 1 HR
08

Bob Martyn 1930–2015

.263 avg, 3 HR 1957–1959
09

Tom Daley 1884–1934

.239 avg, 0 HR 1908–1915
10

John Britton 1919–1990

.281 avg, 1 HR
11

Mike Powers 1906–1983

.238 avg, 0 HR 1932–1933
12

Red Roberts 1918–1998

.261 avg, 1 HR 1943–1943
13

Pete Sims 1891–1968

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
14

Curtis Brown 1923–1999

.333 avg, 0 HR
15

Rip Conway 1896–1972

.167 avg, 0 HR 1918–1918
16

John Scott 1887–1962

.250 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
17

Frank Kane 1895–1962

.182 avg, 0 HR 1915–1919
18

Ben Guintini 1919–1998

.000 avg, 0 HR 1946–1950
19

Robert Poinsette 1909–1939

.200 avg, 0 HR
20

Jim Sheehan 1913–2003

.000 avg, 0 HR 1936–1936
21

Mike Hooper 1850–1917

.214 avg, 0 HR 1873–1873
22

Dave Skeels 1891–1926

.000 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
23

Paddy Smith 1894–1990

.000 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920
24

Frank Chapman 1861–1937

.000 avg, 0 HR 1887–1887
25

Bill Armour 1869–1922

MLB player