On This Day in Baseball

December 14

25 notable birthdays · 23 in memoriam

Born on December 14

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

  1. 01
    Craig Biggio ⭐ HOF b. 1965
    .281 avg, 291 HR 1988–2007 Smithtown, USA
  2. 02
    Bill Buckner b. 1949
    .289 avg, 174 HR 1969–1990 Vallejo, USA
  3. 03
    John Anderson b. 1873
    .290 avg, 50 HR 1894–1908 Sarpsborg, Norway
  4. 04
    Sam Jones b. 1925
    103-104, 3.63 ERA 1951–1964 Stewartsville, USA
  5. 05
    Taylor Ward b. 1993
    .243 avg, 120 HR 2018– Dayton, USA
  6. 06
    Ryan McMahon b. 1994
    .237 avg, 155 HR 2017– Yorba Linda, USA
  7. 07
    Dave Nilsson b. 1969
    .284 avg, 105 HR 1992–1999 Brisbane, Australia
  8. 08
    Scott Hatteberg b. 1969
    .273 avg, 106 HR 1995–2008 Salem, USA
  9. 09
    Les Bell b. 1901
    .290 avg, 66 HR 1923–1931 Harrisburg, USA
  10. 10
    Ken Hill b. 1965
    117-109, 4.06 ERA 1988–2001 Lynn, USA
  11. 11
    Adam Frazier b. 1991
    .263 avg, 68 HR 2016– Athens, USA
  12. 12
    Billy Koch b. 1974
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1999–2004 Rockville Centre, USA
  13. 13
    Bobby Adams b. 1921
    .269 avg, 37 HR 1946–1959 Tuolumne, USA
  14. 14
    Willie Pope b. 1918
    3-8, 4.04 ERA Birmingham, USA
  15. 15
    Chris Heisey b. 1984
    .238 avg, 62 HR 2010–2017 Mount Joy, USA
  16. 16
    Maurice Archdeacon b. 1898
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1923–1925 St. Louis, USA
  17. 17
    Greg Goossen b. 1945
    .241 avg, 13 HR 1965–1970 Los Angeles, USA
  18. 18
    Matt Grace b. 1988
    .091 avg, 0 HR 2015–2020 Palos Verdes Estates, USA
  19. 19
    Chuckie Robinson b. 1994
    .124 avg, 2 HR 2022– Danville, USA
  20. 20
    Josh Fields b. 1982
    .234 avg, 34 HR 2006–2010 Ada, USA
  21. 21
    Pete Whisenant b. 1929
    .224 avg, 37 HR 1952–1961 Asheville, USA
  22. 22
    Jim Moore b. 1903
    2-4, 4.52 ERA 1928–1932 Prescott, USA
  23. 23
    Shaun Marcum b. 1981
    61-48, 3.93 ERA 2005–2015 Kansas City, USA
  24. 24
    Jerry May b. 1943
    .234 avg, 15 HR 1964–1973 Staunton, USA
  25. 25
    Duke Markham b. 1906
    .271 avg, 2 HR Beech Springs, USA

Remembered on December 14

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Roger Maris 1934–1985
    .260 avg, 275 HR 1957–1968
  2. 02
    Jouett Meekin 1867–1944
    152-133, 4.07 ERA 1891–1900
  3. 03
    Frank Lary 1930–2017
    128-116, 3.49 ERA 1954–1965
  4. 04
    Elston Howard 1929–1980
    .274 avg, 168 HR 1955–1968
  5. 05
    Frank Baumholtz 1918–1997
    .290 avg, 25 HR 1947–1957
  6. 06
    J. C. Hamilton 1913–1991
    11-4, 5.01 ERA
  7. 07
    Chappie McFarland 1875–1924
    34-61, 3.35 ERA 1902–1906
  8. 08
    Hank Arft 1922–2002
    .253 avg, 13 HR 1948–1952
  9. 09
    Willie Nixon 1916–1979
    .264 avg, 3 HR
  10. 10
    Bob Katz 1911–1962
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
  11. 11
    Vinnie Smith 1915–1979
    .259 avg, 0 HR 1941–1946
  12. 12
    Hector Martinez 1939–1999
    .267 avg, 1 HR 1962–1963
  13. 13
    Herman Hill 1945–1970
    .083 avg, 0 HR 1969–1970
  14. 14
    John Henry McQueen 1916–1977
    .333 avg, 0 HR
  15. 15
    Johnnie Scroggins 1922–1969
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  16. 16
    Connie Murphy 1870–1945
    .143 avg, 0 HR 1893–1894
  17. 17
    Larry Ciaffone 1924–1991
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1951–1951
  18. 18
    Skinner Belfield 1918–1995
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  19. 19
    Al Hubbard 1860–1930
    .333 avg, 0 HR 1883–1883
  20. 20
    Gacho Torres 1896–1963
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  21. 21
    Danny Murphy 1864–1915
    .115 avg, 0 HR 1892–1892
  22. 22
    Frank Hansford 1874–1952
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1898–1898
  23. 23
    Harry Dooms 1867–1899
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1892–1892

December 14 in the record

Leading the December 14 birthdays is Craig Biggio, first of 25 players shown. The HOF tag marks Craig Biggio. The oldest December 14 birthday on the list is John Anderson's, in 1873; the youngest is Ryan McMahon, born in 1994. The December 14 list continues with Bill Buckner (b. 1949, .289 avg, 174 HR) and John Anderson (b. 1873, .290 avg, 50 HR). Not every December 14 birthday is American-born: the list also covers Norway and Australia. Career lines shown range from Craig Biggio's .281 avg, 291 HR to Sam Jones's 103-104, 3.63 ERA on the mound. Open-ended career spans mark December 14 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Taylor Ward, Ryan McMahon, and Adam Frazier. Remembered on December 14: 23 names, starting with Roger Maris. The memorial list continues with Jouett Meekin (1867–1944) and Frank Lary (1930–2017). The earliest December 14 death listed is Harry Dooms in 1899; the most recent is Frank Lary in 2017. The December 14 order reflects the site's career-impact ranking, and every name opens the player's profile.