On This Day in Baseball

December 26

25 notable birthdays · 25 in memoriam

Born on December 26

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

01

Carlton Fisk ⭐ HOF b. 1947

.269 avg, 376 HR 1969–1993 Bellows Falls, USA
02

Judy Johnson ⭐ HOF b. 1899

.296 avg, 36 HR Snow Hill, USA
03

Ozzie Smith ⭐ HOF b. 1954

.262 avg, 28 HR 1978–1996 Mobile, USA
04

Morgan Bulkeley ⭐ HOF b. 1837

MLB player East Haddam, USA
05

Stu Miller b. 1927

105-103, 3.24 ERA 1952–1968 Northampton, USA
06

Chris Chambliss b. 1948

.279 avg, 185 HR 1971–1988 Dayton, USA
07

Storm Davis b. 1961

113-96, 4.02 ERA 1982–1994 Dallas, USA
08

Jeff King b. 1964

.256 avg, 154 HR 1989–1999 Marion, USA
09

George Tebeau b. 1861

.269 avg, 15 HR 1887–1895 St. Louis, USA
10

Wayne Causey b. 1936

.252 avg, 35 HR 1955–1968 Ruston, USA
11

Nelson Velazquez b. 1998

.210 avg, 37 HR 2022– Carolina, P.R.
12

Jack Perkins b. 1999

6-13, 5.89 ERA 2025– Kokomo, USA
13

Al Jackson b. 1935

67-99, 3.98 ERA 1959–1969 Waco, USA
14

Easton McGee b. 1997

MLB player 2022– Hopkinsville, USA
15

Hogan Harris b. 1996

13-13, 4.10 ERA 2023– Lafayette, USA
16

Logan Davidson b. 1997

.167 avg, 1 HR 2025– Charlotte, USA
17

Dave Rader b. 1948

.257 avg, 30 HR 1971–1980 Claremore, USA
18

Mike Minor b. 1987

83-90, 4.25 ERA 2010–2022 Chapel Hill, USA
19

Will Robertson b. 1997

.129 avg, 0 HR 2025– Loose Creek, USA
20

Herman Pillette b. 1895

34-32, 3.45 ERA 1917–1924 St. Paul, USA
21

Omar Infante b. 1981

.271 avg, 82 HR 2002–2016 Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
22

Ray Sadecki b. 1940

135-131, 3.78 ERA 1960–1977 Kansas City, USA
23

Lee King b. 1892

.247 avg, 15 HR 1916–1922 Hundred, USA
24

Jeff Stone b. 1960

.277 avg, 11 HR 1983–1990 Kennett, USA
25

Danny Schell b. 1927

.281 avg, 7 HR 1954–1955 Fostoria, USA

Remembered on December 26

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Jim O'Toole 1937–2015

98-84, 3.57 ERA 1958–1967
02

Allie Reynolds 1917–1994

182-107, 3.30 ERA 1942–1954
03

Doc Gessler 1880–1924

.280 avg, 14 HR 1903–1911
04

Les Bell 1901–1985

.290 avg, 66 HR 1923–1931
05

Paul Blair 1944–2013

.250 avg, 134 HR 1964–1980
06

Clyde Engle 1884–1939

.265 avg, 12 HR 1909–1916
07

Fred Valentine 1935–2022

.247 avg, 36 HR 1959–1968
08

Frank Lange 1883–1945

28-25, 2.96 ERA 1910–1913
09

Chris Brown 1961–2006

.269 avg, 38 HR 1984–1989
10

Tom McBride 1914–2001

.275 avg, 2 HR 1943–1948
11

Bill Crouch 1907–1980

8-5, 3.47 ERA 1939–1945
12

Roxey Roach 1882–1947

.248 avg, 3 HR 1910–1915
13

Johnny Gill 1905–1984

.245 avg, 10 HR 1927–1936
14

Frank Reiber 1909–2002

.271 avg, 2 HR 1933–1936
15

Bob Veselic 1955–1995

MLB player 1980–1981
16

Frank O'Connor 1868–1913

.1000 avg, 1 HR 1893–1893
17

Jim Castiglia 1918–2007

.389 avg, 0 HR 1942–1942
18

Sid Graves 1901–1983

.250 avg, 0 HR 1927–1927
19

Derek Aucoin 1970–2020

MLB player 1996–1996
20

John Tapley 1911–1956

.222 avg, 0 HR
21

Jim Bilbrey 1924–1985

MLB player 1949–1949
22

Paul Owens 1924–2003

MLB player
23

Charlie Householder 1855–1908

.239 avg, 1 HR 1884–1884
24

Al Mahon 1909–1977

.000 avg, 0 HR 1930–1930
25

George Kopshaw 1896–1934

.200 avg, 0 HR 1923–1923