On This Day in Baseball

December 22

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on December 22

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

01

Steve Carlton ⭐ HOF b. 1944

329-244, 3.22 ERA 1965–1988 Miami, USA
02

Connie Mack ⭐ HOF b. 1862

.244 avg, 5 HR 1886–1896 East Brookfield, USA
03

Steve Garvey b. 1948

.294 avg, 272 HR 1969–1987 Tampa, USA
04

Lonnie Smith b. 1955

.288 avg, 98 HR 1978–1994 Chicago, USA
05

Matty Alou b. 1938

.307 avg, 31 HR 1960–1974 Bajos de Haina, D.R.
06

Zack Britton b. 1987

35-26, 3.13 ERA 2011–2022 Panorama City, USA
07

Michael Jackson b. 1964

62-67, 3.42 ERA 1986–2004 Houston, USA
08

Al Ferrara b. 1939

.259 avg, 51 HR 1963–1971 Brooklyn, USA
09

Ken Landreaux b. 1954

.268 avg, 91 HR 1977–1987 Los Angeles, USA
10

Andy Sarvis b. 1907

7-7, 4.40 ERA Seville, USA
11

Glenn Wilson b. 1958

.265 avg, 98 HR 1982–1993 Baytown, USA
12

Jason Lane b. 1976

.241 avg, 61 HR 2002–2014 Santa Rosa, USA
13

Jaden Hill b. 1999

MLB player 2024– Ashdown, USA
14

Matt Gorski b. 1997

.195 avg, 2 HR 2025– Fishers, USA
15

Juan Burgos b. 1999

MLB player 2025– Santiago, D.R.
16

Jacob Stallings b. 1989

.232 avg, 33 HR 2016– Lawrence, USA
17

Alan Roden b. 1999

.212 avg, 2 HR 2025– Middleton, USA
18

Elrod Hendricks b. 1940

.220 avg, 62 HR 1968–1979 Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
19

Nate Eaton b. 1996

.219 avg, 3 HR 2022– Chester, USA
20

Tom Underwood b. 1953

86-87, 3.89 ERA 1974–1984 Kokomo, USA
21

Bill Boyd b. 1852

.288 avg, 3 HR 1872–1875 New York, USA
22

Tyler Gilbert b. 1993

6-9, 4.41 ERA 2021– Santa Cruz, USA
23

Tex Erwin b. 1885

.236 avg, 11 HR 1907–1914 Forney, USA
24

Tony Curry b. 1937

.246 avg, 6 HR 1960–1966 Nassau, Bahamas
25

David Nied b. 1968

17-18, 5.06 ERA 1992–1996 Dallas, USA

Remembered on December 22

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Sam Chapman 1916–2006

.266 avg, 180 HR 1938–1951
02

William Ross 1893–1964

45-45, 4.94 ERA
03

Ed Herrmann 1946–2013

.240 avg, 80 HR 1967–1978
04

Aubrey Owens 1896–1963

19-17, 4.54 ERA
05

Jimmy Sebring 1882–1909

.261 avg, 6 HR 1902–1909
06

Ryan Freel 1976–2012

.268 avg, 22 HR 2001–2009
07

Fred Green 1933–1996

.176 avg, 2 HR 1959–1964
08

Earl Grace 1907–1980

.263 avg, 31 HR 1929–1937
09

Hal Rice 1924–1997

.260 avg, 19 HR 1948–1954
10

Joe Flynn 1861–1933

.246 avg, 4 HR 1884–1884
11

Bill Tremel 1929–2013

.267 avg, 0 HR 1954–1956
12

Doug Ault 1950–2004

.236 avg, 17 HR 1976–1980
13

Charles Oakley 1915–1979

.000 avg, 0 HR
14

Kitty Brashear 1877–1934

.500 avg, 0 HR 1899–1899
15

Lou Fiene 1884–1964

3-8, 3.85 ERA 1906–1909
16

Ed Kennedy 1861–1912

.208 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884
17

Dad Meek 1867–1922

.333 avg, 0 HR 1889–1890
18

Archie Campbell 1903–1989

.263 avg, 0 HR 1928–1930
19

Joe Graves 1906–1980

.000 avg, 0 HR 1926–1926
20

Cal Vasbinder 1880–1950

.500 avg, 0 HR 1902–1902
21

Bill Crouch 1886–1945

.000 avg, 0 HR 1910–1910
22

Jack Egan 1871–1950

.000 avg, 0 HR 1894–1894
23

John Mercer 1892–1982

.000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
24

Chet Bost 1890–1925

MLB player
25

Ed Kent 1859–1943

.000 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884