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Alfred Lawson
Alfred William Lawson (March 24, 1869 - November 29, 1954) was a professional baseball player, manager and league promoter from 1887 through 1916 and went on to play a pioneering role in the U.S. aircraft industry, publishing two early aviation...
Date of birth:
- Mar 24, 1869
Date of death:
- Nov 29, 1954 (age 85 years)
Albert Spalding
Albert Goodwill Spalding (Byron, Illinois September 2, 1850 – September 9, 1915 in Point Loma, California) was a professional baseball player, manager and co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company.
Having played baseball throughout his...
Date of birth:
- Sep 2, 1850
Date of death:
- Sep 9, 1915 (age 65 years)
Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), also popularly known as "Babe" Ruth, "The Bambino", and "The Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935. Ruth originally broke into the major leagues...
Date of birth:
- Feb 6, 1895
Date of death:
- Aug 16, 1948 (age 53 years)
Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) was a Major League Baseball player from 1986 to 2007. Although he has not retired, his agent says it is "nearly impossible" that he will play again. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds. He...
Date of birth:
- Jul 24, 1964 (age 45 years)
Cy Young
Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American baseball player who pitched for five different major league teams from 1890 to 1911. Young was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. One year after Young's death, the...
Date of birth:
- Mar 29, 1867
Date of death:
- Nov 4, 1955 (age 88 years)
Hank Greenberg
Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg (January 1, 1911–September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank," was an American professional baseball player in the 1930s and 1940s.
A first baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg was one of the premier...
Date of birth:
- Jan 1, 1911
Date of death:
- Sep 4, 1986 (age 75 years)
Hank Aaron
Henry Louis Aaron (born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama) is a retired American baseball player whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned the years 1954 through 1976. Aaron is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all...
Date of birth:
- Feb 5, 1934 (age 75 years)
Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was the first African American Major League Baseball (MLB) player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As...
Date of birth:
- Jan 31, 1919
Date of death:
- Oct 24, 1972 (age 53 years)
Johnny Bench
Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former professional baseball catcher who played in the Major Leagues for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983 and is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bench, a...
Date of birth:
- Dec 7, 1947 (age 62 years)
Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American baseball player in the 1920s and 1930s, chiefly remembered for his prowess as a hitter, his consecutive games-played record and its subsequent longevity, and the pathos of his...
Date of birth:
- Jun 19, 1903
Date of death:
- Jun 2, 1941 (age 37 years)
Mark McGwire
Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball player who played his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is replacing Hal McRae as the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals...
Date of birth:
- Oct 1, 1963 (age 46 years)
Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith (born December 26, 1954) is a retired American professional baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002. Nicknamed "The Wizard," Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis...
Date of birth:
- Dec 26, 1954 (age 55 years)
Pedro Martínez
Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25, 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who is a free agent. He is a three time Cy Young Award winner. At the time of his 200th win in April 2006, Martínez had the...
Date of birth:
- Oct 25, 1971 (age 38 years)
Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball right fielder. He was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the youngest of seven children. On November 14, 1964, he married Vera...
Date of birth:
- Aug 18, 1934
Date of death:
- Dec 31, 1972 (age 38 years)
Roger Clemens
William Roger Clemens, aka "The Rocket" (born August 4, 1962) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. Clemens has won the most Cy Young Awards with 7, two more than Randy Johnson. He played for 13 consecutive seasons in Boston, more...
Date of birth:
- Aug 4, 1962 (age 47 years)
Sammy Sosa
Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968) is a retired Major League Baseball right fielder.
Sosa's Major League career began with the Texas Rangers in 1989. After a stint with the Chicago White Sox, Sosa became a member of the Chicago Cubs in...
Date of birth:
- Nov 12, 1968 (age 41 years)
Satchel Paige
Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982) was an American baseball player whose pitching in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball made him a legend in his own lifetime. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971,...
Date of birth:
- Jul 7, 1906
Date of death:
- Jun 8, 1982 (age 75 years)
Ted Williams
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams (August 30, 1918–July 5, 2002) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. He played 21 seasons with the Boston Red Sox, twice interrupted by military service as a Marine Corps pilot. Nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid...
Date of birth:
- Aug 30, 1918
Date of death:
- Jul 5, 2002 (age 83 years)
Ty Cobb
Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by some historians and journalists as the best player of the dead-ball era, and is generally seen as one of the...
Date of birth:
- Dec 18, 1886
Date of death:
- Jul 17, 1961 (age 74 years)
Paul Molitor
Paul Leo Molitor (born August 22, 1956, in Saint Paul, Minnesota), nicknamed Molly and The Ignitor, is an American former Major League Baseball player. Molitor played for 21 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers (1978-92), Toronto Blue Jays (1993-95),...
Date of birth:
- Aug 22, 1956 (age 53 years)
Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12, 1925) is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. He played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Berra was one of only four...
Date of birth:
- May 12, 1925 (age 84 years)
Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas), is a former Major League Baseball player. He was an outfielder, most notably with the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. During a 21-season career, he is the only player to win League...
Date of birth:
- Aug 31, 1935 (age 74 years)
Joe DiMaggio
Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr., was an American baseball player for the New York Yankees. He was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. He was the middle of three brothers who...
Date of birth:
- Nov 25, 1914
Date of death:
- Mar 8, 1999 (age 84 years)
Pete Rose
Peter Edward Rose (born April 14, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989. He is best known for his 19 years with the Cincinnati Reds.
Rose, a...
Date of birth:
- Apr 14, 1941 (age 68 years)
Jim Thorpe
Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk) (May 28, 1888 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete. Considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon...
Date of birth:
- May 28, 1887
Date of death:
- Mar 28, 1953 (age 65 years)
Reggie Jackson
Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson (born May 18, 1946), nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason, is a former American Major League Baseball right fielder who played for five different teams from 1967 to 1987 and currently...
Date of birth:
- May 18, 1946 (age 63 years)
Darryl Kile
Darryl Andrew Kile (December 2, 1968 – June 22, 2002) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three National League teams, the last being the St. Louis Cardinals. In his first season for the Cardinals,...
Date of birth:
- Dec 2, 1968
Date of death:
- Jun 22, 2002 (age 33 years)
Willie Mays
William Howard "Willie" Mays, Jr. (born May 6, 1931) is a retired American baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Mays was...
Date of birth:
- May 6, 1931 (age 78 years)
Ken Griffey, Jr.
George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey, Jr. (born November 21, 1969) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter, for the Seattle Mariners.
Griffey is both one of the most prolific home run hitters and best defensive players in baseball...
Date of birth:
- Nov 21, 1969 (age 40 years)
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995) was an American baseball player who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
He played his storied 18-year major-league professional career all for the New York Yankees,...
Date of birth:
- Oct 20, 1931
Date of death:
- Aug 13, 1995 (age 63 years)
Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henley Henderson (born Rickey Nelson Henley, December 25, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former baseball player who played left field in Major League Baseball for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four stints with his first team, the...
Date of birth:
- Dec 25, 1958 (age 51 years)
Nolan Ryan
Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher and current president of the Texas Rangers.
Ryan played in a major league record 27 seasons for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston...
Date of birth:
- Jan 31, 1947 (age 62 years)
George Brett
George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953 in Glen Dale, West Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player, a third baseman for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history, and 15th...
Date of birth:
- May 15, 1953 (age 56 years)
Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki (鈴木 一朗, Suzuki Ichirō), often known simply as Ichiro (イチロー, Ichirō), (born October 22, 1973, in Kasugai, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners. Ichiro has established a...
Date of birth:
- Oct 22, 1973 (age 36 years)
Enos Slaughter
Enos Bradsher Slaughter (April 27, 1916 - August 12, 2002) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Country", he batted .300 for 19 seasons, the first 13 with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Born in Roxboro, North Carolina, he...
Date of birth:
- Apr 27, 1916
Date of death:
- Aug 12, 2002 (age 86 years)
Burleigh Grimes
Burleigh Arland Grimes (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
Nicknamed "Ol'...
Date of birth:
- Aug 18, 1893
Date of death:
- Dec 6, 1985 (age 92 years)
Christy Mathewson
Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in what is known as the dead-ball era; and in...
Date of birth:
- Aug 12, 1880
Date of death:
- Oct 7, 1925 (age 45 years)
Hoyt Wilhelm
James Hoyt Wilhelm (July 26, 1923 – August 23, 2002) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.
Wilhelm was best known for his knuckleball, which enabled him to have great longevity –...
Date of birth:
- Jul 26, 1923
Date of death:
- Aug 23, 2002 (age 79 years)
Jim Rice
James Edward Rice (born March 8, 1953) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball. Rice was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26, 2009, as the 103rd member elected in by the BBWAA.
Jim Rice played his entire career for the...
Date of birth:
- Mar 8, 1953 (age 56 years)
Casey Stengel
Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel (July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975), nicknamed "The Old Professor", was an American major league baseball player and manager from 1912 until 1965. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.
Stengel was born...
Date of birth:
- Jul 30, 1890
Date of death:
- Sep 29, 1975 (age 85 years)
Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American baseball player — primarily at the position of catcher — in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Widely...
Date of birth:
- Nov 19, 1921
Date of death:
- Jun 26, 1993 (age 71 years)
Jim Bunning
James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Bunning pitched in the Major Leagues for 17 seasons, most notably with the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies....
Date of birth:
- Oct 23, 1931 (age 78 years)
Sandy Koufax
Sanford "Sandy" Koufax (pronounced /ˈkoʊfæks/) (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American left-handed former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1955 to 1966. He was...
Date of birth:
- Dec 30, 1935 (age 74 years)
John Olerud
John Garrett Olerud (pronounced /ˈoʊlərˌud/, born August 5, 1968; nicknamed Big Rude, and Johnny O), is a former American first baseman in Major League Baseball. Olerud played with the Toronto Blue Jays (1989–96), New York Mets (1997–99), Seattle...
Date of birth:
- Aug 5, 1968 (age 41 years)
Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Michael Yastrzemski (pronounced /jəˈstrɛmski/, (born August 22, 1939), nicknamed "Yaz," is a former American Major League Baseball player. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year career with the Boston Red Sox, primarily as a left fielder, with...
Date of birth:
- Aug 22, 1939 (age 70 years)
Terry Puhl
Terry Stephen Puhl (born July 8, 1956 in Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former professional baseball player. He is currently the head coach of University of Houston–Victoria's baseball team and manager of the Canada national baseball team.
As...
Date of birth:
- Jul 8, 1956 (age 53 years)
Matt Stairs
Matthew "Matt" Wade Stairs (born February 27, 1968 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Major League Baseball pinch hitter who is a free agent. He married Lisa Astle of Fredericton with whom he has three daughters, Nicole, Alicia and Chandler....
Date of birth:
- Feb 27, 1968 (age 41 years)
Ferguson Jenkins
Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins, CM, (born December 13, 1942 in Chatham, Ontario) is a former Canadian right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was a three-time All-Star, winner of the 1971 Cy Young Award, and was inducted into the...
Date of birth:
- Dec 13, 1942 (age 67 years)
Wally Pipp
Walter Clement Pipp (February 17, 1893 – January 11, 1965) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball, now best remembered as the man who lost his starting role to Lou Gehrig at the beginning of Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games...
Date of birth:
- Feb 17, 1893
Date of death:
- Jan 11, 1965 (age 71 years)
Denny McLain
Dennis Dale "Denny" McLain (born March 29, 1944) is a former American professional baseball player, and the last major league pitcher to win 30 or more games during a season (31-6 in 1968)—a feat accomplished by only thirteen players in the 20th...
Date of birth:
- Mar 29, 1944 (age 65 years)
Richie Ashburn
Don Richard "Richie" Ashburn (March 19, 1927 – September 9, 1997), also known by the nickname "Whitey" due to his light-blond hair, was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball. He was born in Tilden, Nebraska (some sources give his full...
Date of birth:
- Mar 19, 1927
Date of death:
- Sep 9, 1997 (age 70 years)
Dave Stieb
David Andrew Stieb [STEEB] (born July 22, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Born in Santa Ana, California, he played for the Blue Jays from 1979 to 1992 and again in 1998. On September 2, 1990, he pitched the...
Date of birth:
- Jul 22, 1957 (age 52 years)
Rich Garcés
Richard Alan Garcés Mendoza, Jr. [gar-CESS] (born May 18, 1971 in Maracay, Venezuela) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball, currently a minor league pitcher for the Nashua Pride of the Canadian-American Association of...
Date of birth:
- May 18, 1971 (age 38 years)
Benito Santiago
Benito Santiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He batted and threw right-handed.
Santiago was signed as an amateur free agent by the San Diego Padres on September 1, 1982. He made his...
Date of birth:
- Mar 9, 1965 (age 44 years)
Dave Winfield
David Mark Winfield (born October 3, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball player. He is currently Executive Vice President/Senior Advisor of the San Diego Padres and an analyst for the ESPN program Baseball Tonight. Over his 22-year...
Date of birth:
- Oct 3, 1951 (age 58 years)
Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur Mattingly (nicknamed "Donnie Baseball" and "The Hit Man") (born April 20, 1961) is a former first baseman who played for the New York Yankees of the American League from 1982-1995. He also served as the Yankees hitting coach from 2004...
Date of birth:
- Apr 20, 1961 (age 48 years)
David Wells
David Lee Wells (born May 20, 1963 in Torrance, California) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Nicknamed "Boomer," Wells was considered to be one of the game's better left-handed pitchers, especially during his years with the New...
Date of birth:
- May 20, 1963 (age 46 years)
Kirby Puckett
Kirby Puckett (March 14, 1960 – March 6, 2006) was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire major-league career with the Minnesota Twins from 1984 to 1995. He is the Twins franchise's all-time leader (1961-present) in career...
Date of birth:
- Mar 14, 1960
Date of death:
- Mar 6, 2006 (age 46 years)
Sparky Anderson
George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, South Dakota) is a former Major League Baseball manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with...
Date of birth:
- Feb 22, 1934 (age 75 years)
Fernando Valenzuela
Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (born November 1, 1960) is a former left-handed pitcher who pitched for six different teams during his Major League Baseball career, most notably the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom he pitched for eleven seasons, from...
Date of birth:
- Nov 1, 1960 (age 49 years)
