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.

01

Ted Lyons ⭐ HOF b. 1900

260-230, 3.67 ERA 1923–1946 Lake Charles, USA
02

Zane Smith b. 1960

100-115, 3.74 ERA 1984–1996 Madison, USA
03

Dylan Cease b. 1995

76-64, 3.67 ERA 2019– Milton, USA
04

B. J. Ryan b. 1975

.000 avg, 0 HR 1999–2009 Bossier City, USA
05

Tommy Bridges b. 1906

194-138, 3.57 ERA 1930–1946 Gordonsville, USA
06

John Milner b. 1949

.249 avg, 131 HR 1971–1982 Atlanta, USA
07

Carlos Estevez b. 1992

MLB player 2016– Santo Domingo, D.R.
08

Carl Willis b. 1960

.250 avg, 0 HR 1984–1995 Danville, USA
09

Ray Knight b. 1952

.271 avg, 84 HR 1974–1988 Albany, USA
10

Bill Hall b. 1979

.248 avg, 125 HR 2002–2012 Tupelo, USA
11

Scott Effross b. 1993

MLB player 2021– Twinsburg, USA
12

Benny Agbayani b. 1971

.274 avg, 39 HR 1998–2002 Honolulu, USA
13

Austin Nola b. 1989

.247 avg, 24 HR 2019– Baton Rouge, USA
14

Austin Barnes b. 1989

.223 avg, 35 HR 2015– Fullerton, USA
15

Enmanuel Valdez b. 1998

.230 avg, 14 HR 2023– San Juan de la Maguana, D.R.
16

Melvin Nieves b. 1971

.231 avg, 63 HR 1992–1998 San Juan, P.R.
17

Mitch White b. 1994

4-12, 5.25 ERA 2020– San Jose, USA
18

Count Sensenderfer b. 1847

.299 avg, 0 HR 1871–1874 Philadelphia, USA
19

Doug Sydnor b. 1919

.152 avg, 1 HR West Point, USA
20

Cal Broughton b. 1860

.189 avg, 0 HR 1883–1888 Magnolia, USA
21

Ollie West b. 1913

4-13, 5.02 ERA Silsbee, USA
22

Steve Kuczek b. 1924

.1000 avg, 0 HR 1949–1949 Amsterdam, USA
23

Tex Aulds b. 1920

.250 avg, 0 HR 1947–1947 Farmerville, USA
24

Joe Ranson b. 1900

.111 avg, 0 HR New Orleans, USA
25

Harry Sweeney b. 1915

.000 avg, 0 HR 1944–1944 Franklin, USA

Remembered on December 28

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Roosevelt Davis 1904–1968

97-62, 4.10 ERA
02

Augie Galan 1912–1993

.287 avg, 100 HR 1934–1949
03

Steve Evans 1885–1943

.287 avg, 32 HR 1908–1915
04

Sal Maglie 1917–1992

119-62, 3.15 ERA 1945–1958
05

Cotton Williams 1917–2000

6-10, 4.62 ERA
06

Don Mueller 1927–2011

.296 avg, 65 HR 1948–1959
07

Al Luplow 1939–2017

.235 avg, 33 HR 1961–1967
08

Ray Keating 1893–1963

30-51, 3.29 ERA 1912–1919
09

Arthur Gilliard 1887–1950

5-7, 3.37 ERA
10

Jim Mosolf 1905–1979

.295 avg, 2 HR 1929–1933
11

Bill Voss 1943–2023

.227 avg, 19 HR 1965–1972
12

Ty Torrento 1907–1995

.355 avg, 0 HR
13

Ken Poulsen 1947–2017

.200 avg, 0 HR 1967–1967
14

John Bischoff 1894–1981

.262 avg, 1 HR 1925–1926
15

Red Tramback 1915–1979

.250 avg, 0 HR 1940–1940
16

Horace Ozmer 1901–1970

MLB player 1923–1923

December 28 in the record

The birthday list for December 28 has 25 names, headed by Ted Lyons. Hall of Famers among them: Ted Lyons. Birth years range from 1847 (Count Sensenderfer) to 1998 (Enmanuel Valdez). Behind Ted Lyons come Zane Smith (b. 1960, 100-115, 3.74 ERA) and Dylan Cease (b. 1995, 76-64, 3.67 ERA). D.R. and P.R. are also represented among the December 28 births. Career lines shown range from B. J. Ryan's .000 avg, 0 HR to Ted Lyons's 260-230, 3.67 ERA on the mound. Open-ended career spans mark December 28 birthdays with no final game on record, such as Dylan Cease, Carlos Estevez, and Scott Effross. 16 baseball figures died on December 28; Roosevelt Davis is listed first. The memorial list continues with Augie Galan (1912–1993) and Steve Evans (1885–1943). Deaths on the list run from Steve Evans's in 1943 to Bill Voss's in 2023. Names are ordered by a career-impact score that weighs Hall of Fame status and career totals, which is why Ted Lyons is listed first.