On This Day in Baseball

December 12

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on December 12

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

  1. 01
    Luis Castillo b. 1992
    88-95, 3.75 ERA 2017– Bani, D.R.
  2. 02
    Cristopher Sanchez b. 1996
    48-28, 3.15 ERA 2021– La Romana, D.R.
  3. 03
    Gorman Thomas b. 1950
    .225 avg, 268 HR 1973–1986 Charleston, USA
  4. 04
    Ralph Garr b. 1945
    .306 avg, 75 HR 1968–1980 Monroe, USA
  5. 05
    Cole Ragans b. 1997
    22-24, 3.76 ERA 2022– Crawfordville, USA
  6. 06
    Charlie Blackwell b. 1894
    .318 avg, 40 HR Brandenburg, USA
  7. 07
    Garrett Atkins b. 1979
    .285 avg, 99 HR 2003–2010 Orange, USA
  8. 08
    Steve Farr b. 1956
    48-45, 3.25 ERA 1984–1994 Cheverly, USA
  9. 09
    Orlando Hudson b. 1977
    .273 avg, 93 HR 2002–2012 Darlington, USA
  10. 10
    Matt Wallner b. 1997
    .223 avg, 55 HR 2022– Forest Lake, USA
  11. 11
    Phenomenal Smith b. 1864
    54-74, 3.89 ERA 1884–1891 Philadelphia, USA
  12. 12
    Yerry De Los Santos b. 1997
    MLB player 2022– Samana, D.R.
  13. 13
    Grant Wolfram b. 1996
    MLB player 2025– Holland, USA
  14. 14
    Bill Howerton b. 1921
    .274 avg, 22 HR 1949–1952 Lompoc, USA
  15. 15
    Lázaro Salazar b. 1912
    4-2, 2.21 ERA Havana, Cuba
  16. 16
    Marcelo Mayer b. 2002
    .216 avg, 7 HR 2025– Chula Vista, USA
  17. 17
    Zac Veen b. 2001
    .194 avg, 4 HR 2025– Port Orange, USA
  18. 18
    Nick Raquet b. 1995
    MLB player 2025– Boalsberg, USA
  19. 19
    Luarbert Arias b. 2000
    MLB player 2025– Maracay, Venezuela
  20. 20
    Sawyer Gipson-Long b. 1997
    1-2, 5.44 ERA 2023–2023 Lithia Springs, USA
  21. 21
    Clyde Kluttz b. 1917
    .268 avg, 19 HR 1942–1952 Rockwell, USA
  22. 22
    James Bray b. 1898
    .311 avg, 2 HR Troy, USA
  23. 23
    Alex Newkirk b. 1916
    7-12, 5.38 ERA Wilmington, USA
  24. 24
    Derrell Griffith b. 1943
    .260 avg, 5 HR 1963–1966 Anadarko, USA
  25. 25
    Jose Osuna b. 1992
    .241 avg, 24 HR 2017–2020 Trujillo, Venezuela

Remembered on December 12

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Ken Keltner 1916–1991
    .276 avg, 163 HR 1937–1950
  2. 02
    Booker McDaniel 1913–1974
    30-13, 2.64 ERA
  3. 03
    Nip Winters 1899–1971
    100-51, 3.64 ERA
  4. 04
    Jim Weaver 1903–1983
    57-36, 3.88 ERA 1928–1939
  5. 05
    Rube Benton 1890–1937
    150-144, 3.09 ERA 1910–1925
  6. 06
    Denny Galehouse 1911–1998
    109-118, 3.97 ERA 1934–1949
  7. 07
    Johnny Wyrostek 1919–1986
    .271 avg, 58 HR 1942–1954
  8. 08
    Frog Holsey 1906–1972
    21-23, 4.25 ERA
  9. 09
    Bob Allen 1937–2023
    .129 avg, 0 HR 1961–1967
  10. 10
    Jim Burton 1949–2013
    MLB player 1975–1977
  11. 11
    Red Barkley 1912–2000
    .264 avg, 0 HR 1937–1943
  12. 12
    Julie Wera 1902–1975
    .278 avg, 1 HR 1927–1929
  13. 13
    George Jumonville 1917–1996
    .146 avg, 1 HR 1940–1941
  14. 14
    Billy MacLeod 1942–2018
    MLB player 1962–1962
  15. 15
    Herman Young 1886–1966
    .240 avg, 0 HR 1911–1911
  16. 16
    Dick Murphy 1931–2020
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1954–1954
  17. 17
    Roland Hemond 1929–2021
    MLB player
  18. 18
    George Dunlop 1888–1971
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1913–1914
  19. 19
    Gene Layden 1894–1984
    .286 avg, 0 HR 1915–1915
  20. 20
    Jim Green 1854–1912
    .139 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  21. 21
    Ed Pinnance 1880–1944
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1903–1903
  22. 22
    Ed Sixsmith 1863–1926
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
  23. 23
    Harry Fuller 1862–1895
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1891–1891

December 12 in the record

Leading the December 12 birthdays is Luis Castillo, first of 25 players shown. Birth years range from 1864 (Phenomenal Smith) to 2002 (Marcelo Mayer). Behind Luis Castillo come Cristopher Sanchez (b. 1996, 48-28, 3.15 ERA) and Gorman Thomas (b. 1950, .225 avg, 268 HR). D.R., Cuba, and Venezuela are also represented among the December 12 births. The highest-ranked hitter born on December 12, Gorman Thomas, carries a .225 avg, 268 HR line, and the highest-ranked pitcher, Luis Castillo, went 88-95, 3.75 ERA. Recent names on the December 12 list, Luis Castillo, Cristopher Sanchez, and Cole Ragans, show careers still open. Remembered on December 12: 23 names, starting with Ken Keltner. The memorial list continues with Booker McDaniel (1913–1974) and Nip Winters (1899–1971). Harry Fuller (1895) and Bob Allen (2023) bracket the memorial list. Luis Castillo tops the page on the site's career-impact scale; each name links to a full profile.