On This Day in Baseball

December 25

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on December 25

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

  1. 01
    Rickey Henderson ⭐ HOF b. 1958
    .279 avg, 297 HR 1979–2003 Chicago, USA
  2. 02
    Pud Galvin ⭐ HOF b. 1856
    365-310, 2.85 ERA 1875–1892 St. Louis, USA
  3. 03
    Nellie Fox ⭐ HOF b. 1927
    .288 avg, 35 HR 1947–1965 St. Thomas, USA
  4. 04
    Ben Chapman b. 1908
    8-6, 4.40 ERA 1930–1946 Nashville, USA
  5. 05
    Jo-Jo Moore b. 1908
    .298 avg, 79 HR 1930–1941 Gause, USA
  6. 06
    Garrett Cooper b. 1990
    .265 avg, 57 HR 2017– Auburn, USA
  7. 07
    Hideki Okajima b. 1975
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2007–2013 Kyoto, Japan
  8. 08
    Ned Garver b. 1925
    129-157, 3.73 ERA 1948–1961 Ney, USA
  9. 09
    Enyel De Los Santos b. 1995
    .000 avg, 0 HR 2018– San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
  10. 10
    Nabil Crismatt b. 1994
    12-6, 3.71 ERA 2020– Barranquilla, Colombia
  11. 11
    Zach Jackson b. 1994
    MLB player 2022– Tulsa, USA
  12. 12
    Lloyd Brown b. 1904
    91-105, 4.20 ERA 1925–1940 Beeville, USA
  13. 13
    Walter Holke b. 1892
    .287 avg, 24 HR 1914–1925 St. Louis, USA
  14. 14
    Gene Robertson b. 1899
    .280 avg, 20 HR 1919–1930 St. Louis, USA
  15. 15
    Alex Jackson b. 1995
    .175 avg, 12 HR 2019– Escondido, USA
  16. 16
    Red Barnes b. 1903
    .269 avg, 8 HR 1927–1930 Suggsville, USA
  17. 17
    Charlie Lea b. 1956
    62-48, 3.54 ERA 1980–1988 Orleans, France
  18. 18
    Quincy Trouppe b. 1912
    .274 avg, 7 HR 1952–1952 Dublin, USA
  19. 19
    James Lynch b. 1888
    .322 avg, 3 HR San Antonio, USA
  20. 20
    Charlie Beamon b. 1934
    3-3, 3.91 ERA 1956–1958 Oakland, USA
  21. 21
    Tom O'Malley b. 1960
    .256 avg, 13 HR 1982–1990 Orange, USA
  22. 22
    Bill Akers b. 1904
    .261 avg, 11 HR 1929–1932 Chattanooga, USA
  23. 23
    Vince Dailey b. 1864
    .289 avg, 0 HR 1890–1890 Osceola, USA
  24. 24
    Manny Trillo b. 1950
    .263 avg, 61 HR 1973–1989 Caripito, Venezuela
  25. 25
    Dennis Musgraves b. 1943
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1965–1965 Indianapolis, USA

Remembered on December 25

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Babe Young 1915–1983
    .273 avg, 79 HR 1936–1948
  2. 02
    Patsy Donovan 1865–1953
    .301 avg, 16 HR 1890–1907
  3. 03
    Mike Hegan 1942–2013
    .242 avg, 53 HR 1964–1977
  4. 04
    Wes Fisler 1843–1922
    .310 avg, 2 HR 1871–1876
  5. 05
    José Muñoz 1881–1945
    15-11, 2.53 ERA
  6. 06
    Andy Hassler 1951–2019
    44-71, 3.83 ERA 1971–1985
  7. 07
    Country Brown 1896–1937
    .290 avg, 12 HR
  8. 08
    Chester Williams 1906–1952
    .281 avg, 10 HR
  9. 09
    Tom Cahill 1868–1894
    .253 avg, 3 HR 1891–1891
  10. 10
    George Bell 1874–1941
    43-79, 2.85 ERA 1907–1911
  11. 11
    Don Savage 1919–1961
    .256 avg, 4 HR 1944–1945
  12. 12
    Frank Foutz 1877–1961
    .236 avg, 2 HR 1901–1901
  13. 13
    Louis Reynolds 1872–1948
    .467 avg, 2 HR
  14. 14
    Whitey Alpermann 1879–1942
    .237 avg, 7 HR 1906–1909
  15. 15
    Jim Beauchamp 1939–2007
    .231 avg, 14 HR 1963–1973
  16. 16
    Bill Skiff 1895–1976
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1921–1926
  17. 17
    Red Juelich 1916–1970
    .239 avg, 0 HR 1939–1939
  18. 18
    Tony Robello 1913–1994
    .219 avg, 0 HR 1933–1934
  19. 19
    Bill Burich 1917–2009
    .284 avg, 0 HR 1942–1946
  20. 20
    Brent Billingsley 1975–2024
    MLB player 1999–1999
  21. 21
    Ramon Garcia 1924–2001
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1948–1948
  22. 22
    George Sherkliff 1911–1988
    .500 avg, 0 HR
  23. 23
    Bill Moriarty 1883–1916
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1909–1909
  24. 24
    Ben Keeling 1921–1995
    .000 avg, 0 HR
  25. 25
    Harry Kirsch 1887–1925
    MLB player 1910–1910

December 25 in the record

The birthday list for December 25 has 25 names, headed by Rickey Henderson. The HOF tag marks Rickey Henderson, Pud Galvin, and Nellie Fox. From Pud Galvin in 1856 to Enyel De Los Santos in 1995, the births cover a long stretch of the game. The December 25 list continues with Pud Galvin (b. 1856, 365-310, 2.85 ERA) and Nellie Fox (b. 1927, .288 avg, 35 HR). Japan, D.R., Colombia, and France are also represented among the December 25 births. Rickey Henderson (.279 avg, 297 HR) leads the December 25 hitters and Pud Galvin (365-310, 2.85 ERA) the pitchers. Recent names on the December 25 list, Garrett Cooper, Enyel De Los Santos, and Nabil Crismatt, show careers still open. The December 25 memorial list names 25 figures, beginning with Babe Young. Patsy Donovan (1865–1953) and Mike Hegan (1942–2013) follow Babe Young on the list. Tom Cahill (1894) and Brent Billingsley (2024) bracket the memorial list. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Rickey Henderson is listed first.