On This Day in Baseball

December 13

25 notable birthdays · 17 in memoriam

Born on December 13

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

  1. 01
    Fergie Jenkins ⭐ HOF b. 1942
    284-226, 3.34 ERA 1965–1983 Chatham, CAN
  2. 02
    Larry Doby ⭐ HOF b. 1923
    .288 avg, 273 HR 1947–1959 Camden, USA
  3. 03
    Lindy McDaniel b. 1935
    141-119, 3.45 ERA 1955–1975 Hollis, USA
  4. 04
    Gleyber Torres b. 1996
    .263 avg, 162 HR 2018– Caracas, Venezuela
  5. 05
    Ricky Nolasco b. 1982
    114-118, 4.56 ERA 2006–2017 Corona, USA
  6. 06
    Rufus Lewis b. 1919
    20-14, 2.99 ERA Johnston Station, USA
  7. 07
    Jack Taylor b. 1873
    152-139, 2.65 ERA 1898–1907 New Straitsville, USA
  8. 08
    Hank Majeski b. 1916
    .279 avg, 57 HR 1939–1955 Staten Island, USA
  9. 09
    Luis Garcia b. 1996
    29-19, 3.60 ERA 2020– Bolivar, Venezuela
  10. 10
    Jeff Robinson b. 1960
    46-57, 3.79 ERA 1984–1992 Santa Ana, USA
  11. 11
    Bill Everitt b. 1868
    .317 avg, 11 HR 1895–1901 Fort Wayne, USA
  12. 12
    Jules Thomas b. 1886
    .323 avg, 26 HR Powhatan County, USA
  13. 13
    Billy Loes b. 1929
    80-63, 3.89 ERA 1950–1961 Long Island City, USA
  14. 14
    Austin Slater b. 1992
    .248 avg, 45 HR 2017– Jacksonville, USA
  15. 15
    Ron Taylor b. 1937
    45-43, 3.93 ERA 1962–1972 Toronto, CAN
  16. 16
    Ian Seymour b. 1998
    13-10, 4.03 ERA 2025– Madison, USA
  17. 17
    Carl Erskine b. 1926
    122-78, 4.00 ERA 1948–1959 Anderson, USA
  18. 18
    Joe Christopher b. 1935
    .260 avg, 29 HR 1959–1966 Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands
  19. 19
    Matt LeCroy b. 1975
    .260 avg, 60 HR 2000–2007 Belton, USA
  20. 20
    George Shuba b. 1924
    .259 avg, 24 HR 1948–1955 Youngstown, USA
  21. 21
    Bubba Morton b. 1931
    .267 avg, 14 HR 1961–1969 Washington, USA
  22. 22
    Ryan Bliss b. 1999
    .208 avg, 3 HR 2024– Burbank, USA
  23. 23
    Brandon Leibrandt b. 1992
    MLB player 2020– Alpharetta, USA
  24. 24
    Johan Camargo b. 1993
    .254 avg, 37 HR 2017– Panama City, Panama
  25. 25
    Steve Wilson b. 1964
    13-18, 4.40 ERA 1988–1993 Victoria, CAN

Remembered on December 13

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Curt Simmons 1929–2022
    193-183, 3.54 ERA 1947–1967
  2. 02
    Dan McGann 1871–1910
    .284 avg, 42 HR 1896–1908
  3. 03
    Chick Gandil 1888–1970
    .277 avg, 11 HR 1910–1919
  4. 04
    Mike Ryba 1903–1971
    52-34, 3.66 ERA 1935–1946
  5. 05
    Andre Rodgers 1934–2004
    .249 avg, 45 HR 1957–1967
  6. 06
    Frank Arellanes 1882–1918
    24-22, 2.28 ERA 1908–1910
  7. 07
    Frank Baumann 1933–2020
    45-38, 4.11 ERA 1955–1965
  8. 08
    Archie Ware 1918–1990
    .287 avg, 4 HR
  9. 09
    Lloyd Christenbury 1893–1944
    .273 avg, 4 HR 1919–1922
  10. 10
    Jake Jones 1920–2000
    .229 avg, 23 HR 1941–1948
  11. 11
    Roy Witherup 1886–1941
    3-12, 4.44 ERA 1906–1909
  12. 12
    Orth Collins 1880–1949
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1904–1909
  13. 13
    Jack Snyder 1886–1981
    .273 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
  14. 14
    Eddie Daniels 1922–1992
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  15. 15
    Harry Shanley 1889–1934
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
  16. 16
    Joe Jaeger 1895–1963
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1920–1920
  17. 17
    Jack Kibble 1892–1969
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912

December 13 in the record

The birthday list for December 13 has 25 names, headed by Fergie Jenkins. The HOF tag marks Fergie Jenkins and Larry Doby. The oldest December 13 birthday on the list is Bill Everitt's, in 1868; the youngest is Ryan Bliss, born in 1999. Behind Fergie Jenkins come Larry Doby (b. 1923, .288 avg, 273 HR) and Lindy McDaniel (b. 1935, 141-119, 3.45 ERA). CAN, Venezuela, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Panama are also represented among the December 13 births. For December 13, the best-placed batter is Larry Doby at .288 avg, 273 HR; the best-placed pitcher, Fergie Jenkins, shows 284-226, 3.34 ERA. Recent names on the December 13 list, Gleyber Torres, Luis Garcia, and Austin Slater, show careers still open. The December 13 memorial list names 17 figures, beginning with Curt Simmons. Also remembered on December 13: Dan McGann (1871–1910) and Chick Gandil (1888–1970). The deaths span 1910, Dan McGann, to 2022, Curt Simmons. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Fergie Jenkins is listed first.