On This Day in Baseball

December 15

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on December 15

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

01

Jim Leyland ⭐ HOF b. 1944

MLB player Toledo, USA
02

Mo Vaughn b. 1967

.293 avg, 328 HR 1991–2003 Norwalk, USA
03

Ryan Pressly b. 1988

MLB player 2013– Dallas, USA
04

Eddie Robinson b. 1920

.268 avg, 172 HR 1942–1957 Paris, USA
05

Ray Herbert b. 1929

104-107, 4.01 ERA 1950–1966 Detroit, USA
06

Doug Rau b. 1948

81-60, 3.35 ERA 1972–1981 Columbus, USA
07

Jonathan India b. 1996

.247 avg, 74 HR 2021– Ft. Lauderdale, USA
08

Bob Romby b. 1918

17-9, 2.90 ERA Shreveport, USA
09

Michael Wuertz b. 1978

.000 avg, 0 HR 2004–2011 Austin, USA
10

Art Howe b. 1946

.260 avg, 43 HR 1974–1985 Pittsburgh, USA
11

Joey Bart b. 1996

.237 avg, 32 HR 2020– Buford, USA
12

Kevin Cameron b. 1979

.000 avg, 0 HR 2007–2009 Joliet, USA
13

Jay Clarke b. 1882

.254 avg, 6 HR 1905–1920 Amherstburg, CAN
14

Hunter Barco b. 2000

MLB player 2025– Jacksonville, USA
15

Trevor Martin b. 2000

MLB player 2026– Poteau, USA
16

Joe Nealon b. 1884

.256 avg, 3 HR 1906–1907 San Francisco, USA
17

Kyle Crockett b. 1991

MLB player 2014–2018 Newport News, USA
18

Garrett McDaniels b. 1999

MLB player 2025– Marion, USA
19

Trevor Hildenberger b. 1990

MLB player 2017–2021 San Jose, USA
20

Mike Prendergast b. 1888

41-53, 2.74 ERA 1914–1919 Arlington, USA
21

Drew Rom b. 1999

2-5, 7.60 ERA 2023–2023 Cincinnati, USA
22

Darius Bea b. 1913

.331 avg, 3 HR White Stone, USA
23

Scott Copeland b. 1987

.000 avg, 0 HR 2015–2018 Longview, USA
24

Hector Ramirez b. 1971

.250 avg, 0 HR 1999–2000 El Seibo, D.R.
25

Johneshwy Fargas b. 1994

.250 avg, 0 HR 2021–2021 Trujillo Alto, P.R.

Remembered on December 15

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Bob Feller ⭐ HOF 1918–2010

266-162, 3.25 ERA 1936–1956
02

Billy Hamilton ⭐ HOF 1866–1940

.344 avg, 40 HR 1888–1901
03

Ed Barrow ⭐ HOF 1868–1953

MLB player
04

Stan Hack 1909–1979

.301 avg, 57 HR 1932–1947
05

Billy Hoy 1862–1961

.288 avg, 40 HR 1888–1902
06

Dick Stuart 1932–2002

.264 avg, 228 HR 1958–1969
07

Andy Carey 1931–2011

.260 avg, 64 HR 1952–1962
08

Charley Wilson 1895–1965

14-19, 4.02 ERA
09

Eddie Kazak 1920–1999

.273 avg, 11 HR 1948–1952
10

Tom Glass 1898–1981

.000 avg, 0 HR 1925–1925
11

Buster Chatham 1901–1975

.263 avg, 6 HR 1930–1931
12

Bubba Floyd 1917–2000

.444 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944
13

Calvin Clarke 1916–1995

.250 avg, 0 HR
14

Rex Johnston 1937–2019

.000 avg, 0 HR 1964–1964
15

Bill Otis 1889–1990

.059 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
16

Jim McLaughlin 1902–1968

.000 avg, 0 HR 1932–1932
17

Paul Wachtel 1888–1964

.333 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
18

Harry Heitmann 1896–1958

MLB player 1918–1918
19

George Tomer 1895–1984

.000 avg, 0 HR 1913–1913
20

Jim Chatterton 1864–1944

.133 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
21

Frank Hershey 1877–1949

.000 avg, 0 HR 1905–1905
22

Tom Hess 1873–1945

.000 avg, 0 HR 1892–1892
23

Tony Murphy 1859–1915

.333 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
24

Joe Weber 1862–1921

.000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
25

Thomas Long 1860–1914

.000 avg, 0 HR 1888–1888