On This Day in Baseball

December 6

25 notable birthdays · 19 in memoriam

Born on December 6

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

01

Tony Lazzeri ⭐ HOF b. 1903

.292 avg, 178 HR 1926–1939 San Francisco, USA
02

Jocko Conlan ⭐ HOF b. 1899

.263 avg, 0 HR 1934–1935 Chicago, USA
03

Kevin Appier b. 1967

169-137, 3.74 ERA 1989–2004 Lancaster, USA
04

Stan Hack b. 1909

.301 avg, 57 HR 1932–1947 Sacramento, USA
05

Gary Ward b. 1953

.276 avg, 130 HR 1979–1990 Los Angeles, USA
06

Roy Welmaker b. 1913

40-22, 4.03 ERA Atlanta, USA
07

Adam Eaton b. 1988

.276 avg, 66 HR 2012–2021 Springfield, USA
08

Tony Horton b. 1944

.268 avg, 76 HR 1964–1970 Santa Monica, USA
09

Jose Contreras b. 1971

78-67, 4.57 ERA 2003–2013 La Martinas, Cuba
10

Larry Sheets b. 1959

.266 avg, 94 HR 1984–1993 Staunton, USA
11

Steve Bedrosian b. 1957

76-79, 3.38 ERA 1981–1995 Methuen, USA
12

Harry Wolverton b. 1873

.278 avg, 7 HR 1898–1912 Mount Vernon, USA
13

Justin Dean b. 1996

.300 avg, 0 HR 2025– Mauldin, USA
14

Andrew Payne b. 1879

.284 avg, 1 HR Washington, USA
15

Gus Niarhos b. 1920

.252 avg, 1 HR 1946–1955 Birmingham, USA
16

Ehren Wassermann b. 1980

MLB player 2007–2008 Sylacauga, USA
17

Adam Hyzdu b. 1971

.229 avg, 19 HR 2000–2006 San Jose, USA
18

Jason Bulger b. 1978

MLB player 2005–2011 Lawrenceville, USA
19

Lance Blankenship b. 1963

.222 avg, 9 HR 1988–1993 Portland, USA
20

Arnold Umbach b. 1942

.125 avg, 0 HR 1964–1966 Williamsburg, USA
21

Dave Rowan b. 1881

.385 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911 Elora, CAN
22

Hack Eibel b. 1893

.174 avg, 0 HR 1912–1920 Brooklyn, USA
23

Tommy Brown b. 1927

.241 avg, 31 HR 1944–1953 Brooklyn, USA
24

Dan Dobbek b. 1934

.208 avg, 15 HR 1959–1961 Ontonagon, USA
25

Rick Short b. 1972

.400 avg, 2 HR 2005–2005 Elgin, USA

Remembered on December 6

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Honus Wagner ⭐ HOF 1874–1955

.328 avg, 101 HR 1897–1917
02

Amos Rusie ⭐ HOF 1871–1942

246-174, 3.07 ERA 1889–1901
03

Burleigh Grimes ⭐ HOF 1893–1985

270-212, 3.53 ERA 1916–1934
04

Don Hurst 1905–1952

.298 avg, 115 HR 1928–1934
05

Lou Clinton 1937–1997

.247 avg, 65 HR 1960–1967
06

Vic Davalillo 1939–2023

.279 avg, 36 HR 1963–1980
07

Luis Valbuena 1985–2018

.226 avg, 114 HR 2008–2018
08

Wid Conroy 1877–1959

.248 avg, 22 HR 1901–1911
09

Bill Dammann 1872–1948

24-15, 4.06 ERA 1897–1899
10

Al Gallagher 1945–2018

.263 avg, 11 HR 1970–1973
11

Mandy Brooks 1897–1976

.270 avg, 15 HR 1925–1926
12

Art Parks 1911–1989

.275 avg, 1 HR 1937–1939
13

Jim Johnson 1945–1987

.000 avg, 0 HR 1970–1970
14

Jim Stroner 1901–1975

.375 avg, 0 HR 1929–1929
15

Roy Talcott 1920–1999

MLB player 1943–1943
16

Ray Thomas 1910–1993

.333 avg, 0 HR 1938–1938
17

Clarence Beers 1918–2002

MLB player 1948–1948
18

John Pomorski 1905–1977

MLB player 1934–1934
19

Ed Glenn 1875–1911

.067 avg, 0 HR 1898–1902

December 6 in the record

25 baseball figures born on December 6 are listed, led by Tony Lazzeri. The HOF tag marks Tony Lazzeri and Jocko Conlan. Birth years range from 1873 (Harry Wolverton) to 1996 (Justin Dean). Behind Tony Lazzeri come Jocko Conlan (b. 1899, .263 avg, 0 HR) and Kevin Appier (b. 1967, 169-137, 3.74 ERA). The birth list reaches beyond the United States to Cuba and CAN. Tony Lazzeri (.292 avg, 178 HR) leads the December 6 hitters and Kevin Appier (169-137, 3.74 ERA) the pitchers. Justin Dean has no final season listed yet. The December 6 memorial list names 19 figures, beginning with Honus Wagner. Among those remembered, Honus Wagner, Amos Rusie, and Burleigh Grimes were Hall of Famers. Amos Rusie (1871–1942) and Burleigh Grimes (1893–1985) follow Honus Wagner on the list. The earliest December 6 death listed is Ed Glenn in 1911; the most recent is Vic Davalillo in 2023. Ranking on the December 6 page follows career impact, with Hall of Fame membership weighted heavily.