On This Day in Baseball

December 28

25 notable birthdays · 16 in memoriam

Born on December 28

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

  1. 01
    Ted Lyons ⭐ HOF b. 1900
    260-230, 3.67 ERA 1923–1946 Lake Charles, USA
  2. 02
    Zane Smith b. 1960
    100-115, 3.74 ERA 1984–1996 Madison, USA
  3. 03
    Dylan Cease b. 1995
    76-63, 3.67 ERA 2019– Milton, USA
  4. 04
    B. J. Ryan b. 1975
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1999–2009 Bossier City, USA
  5. 05
    Tommy Bridges b. 1906
    194-138, 3.57 ERA 1930–1946 Gordonsville, USA
  6. 06
    John Milner b. 1949
    .249 avg, 131 HR 1971–1982 Atlanta, USA
  7. 07
    Carlos Estevez b. 1992
    MLB player 2016– Santo Domingo, D.R.
  8. 08
    Carl Willis b. 1960
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1984–1995 Danville, USA
  9. 09
    Ray Knight b. 1952
    .271 avg, 84 HR 1974–1988 Albany, USA
  10. 10
    Bill Hall b. 1979
    .248 avg, 125 HR 2002–2012 Tupelo, USA
  11. 11
    Scott Effross b. 1993
    MLB player 2021– Twinsburg, USA
  12. 12
    Benny Agbayani b. 1971
    .274 avg, 39 HR 1998–2002 Honolulu, USA
  13. 13
    Austin Nola b. 1989
    .247 avg, 24 HR 2019– Baton Rouge, USA
  14. 14
    Austin Barnes b. 1989
    .223 avg, 35 HR 2015– Fullerton, USA
  15. 15
    Enmanuel Valdez b. 1998
    .230 avg, 14 HR 2023– San Juan de la Maguana, D.R.
  16. 16
    Melvin Nieves b. 1971
    .231 avg, 63 HR 1992–1998 San Juan, P.R.
  17. 17
    Mitch White b. 1994
    4-12, 5.25 ERA 2020– San Jose, USA
  18. 18
    Count Sensenderfer b. 1847
    .299 avg, 0 HR 1871–1874 Philadelphia, USA
  19. 19
    Doug Sydnor b. 1919
    .152 avg, 1 HR West Point, USA
  20. 20
    Cal Broughton b. 1860
    .189 avg, 0 HR 1883–1888 Magnolia, USA
  21. 21
    Ollie West b. 1913
    4-13, 5.02 ERA Silsbee, USA
  22. 22
    Steve Kuczek b. 1924
    .1000 avg, 0 HR 1949–1949 Amsterdam, USA
  23. 23
    Tex Aulds b. 1920
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1947–1947 Farmerville, USA
  24. 24
    Joe Ranson b. 1900
    .111 avg, 0 HR New Orleans, USA
  25. 25
    Harry Sweeney b. 1915
    .000 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944 Franklin, USA

Remembered on December 28

Baseball figures lost on this date.

  1. 01
    Roosevelt Davis 1904–1968
    97-62, 4.10 ERA
  2. 02
    Augie Galan 1912–1993
    .287 avg, 100 HR 1934–1949
  3. 03
    Steve Evans 1885–1943
    .287 avg, 32 HR 1908–1915
  4. 04
    Sal Maglie 1917–1992
    119-62, 3.15 ERA 1945–1958
  5. 05
    Cotton Williams 1917–2000
    6-10, 4.62 ERA
  6. 06
    Don Mueller 1927–2011
    .296 avg, 65 HR 1948–1959
  7. 07
    Al Luplow 1939–2017
    .235 avg, 33 HR 1961–1967
  8. 08
    Ray Keating 1893–1963
    30-51, 3.29 ERA 1912–1919
  9. 09
    Arthur Gilliard 1887–1950
    5-7, 3.37 ERA
  10. 10
    Jim Mosolf 1905–1979
    .295 avg, 2 HR 1929–1933
  11. 11
    Bill Voss 1943–2023
    .227 avg, 19 HR 1965–1972
  12. 12
    Ty Torrento 1907–1995
    .355 avg, 0 HR
  13. 13
    Ken Poulsen 1947–2017
    .200 avg, 0 HR 1967–1967
  14. 14
    John Bischoff 1894–1981
    .262 avg, 1 HR 1925–1926
  15. 15
    Red Tramback 1915–1979
    .250 avg, 0 HR 1940–1940
  16. 16
    Horace Ozmer 1901–1970
    MLB player 1923–1923