Hall of Famers and their birthdays

Because we have a lot of time on our hands, we’re rounding up the Hall of Famers by their birthdays.
So far, we have 291 of 303 members. If you notice any we missed, let us know. We’ll add them to the list.

January

The first month of the year includes the birthdays of 18 Hall of Famers, with three very memorable players on Jan. 31, Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks and Nolan Ryan. Amazingly, there are 14 dates – Jan. 17 to Jan. 30 – between the births of any Hall of Famers during this month
1 – Tim Keefe (1857) and Hank Greenberg (1911)
2 – None
3 – None
4 – None
5 – Ban Johnson (1864) and Rube Foster (1888)
6 – Early Wynn (1920)
7 – Johnny Mize (1913)
8 – Bruce Sutter (1953)
9 – None
10 – Harry Wright (1835) and Willie McCovey (1938)
11 – Elmer Flick (1876) and Max Carey (1890)
12 – None
13 – None
14 – None
15 – None
16 – Jimmy Collins (1870), Dizzy Dean (1910)
17 – Luis Santop (1890)
18 – None
19 – None
20 – None
21 – None
22 – None
23 – None
24 – None
25 – None
26 – None
27 – None
28 – George Wright (1847)
29 – None
30 – None
31 – Jackie Robinson (1919), Ernie Banks (1931) and Nolan Ryan (1947)

February

Twenty-four Hall of Famers were born in February, including three players with legitimate claims to being the best player of all time: Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Honus Wagner
1 – None
2 – Red Schoendienst (1923)
3 – Larry MacPhail (1890)
4 – None
5 – Hank Aaron (1934) and Roberto Alomar (1968)
6 – Babe Ruth (1895)
7 – None
8 – None
9 – Bill Veeck (1914)
10 – Billy Evans (1887), Herb Pennock (1894)
11 – None
12 – Chick Hafey (1903)
13 – None
14 – None
15 – Billy Hamilton (1866)
16 – None
17 – None
18 – Joe Gordon (1915)
19 – None
20 – Sam Rice (1890)
21 – Tom Yawkey (1903)
22 – Bill Klem (1874) and Sparky Anderson (1934)
23 – Barney Dreyfuss (1865) and Ray Brown (1908)
24 – Honus Wagner and Eddie Murray
25 – Monte Irvin (1919) and Ron Santo (1940)
26 – Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887)
27 – Hilton Smith (1907)
28 – Jud Wilson (1896)
29 – None

March

The month of St. Patrick’s Day brings us the birthdays of 22 Hall of Famers, including Irishmen Iron Man Joe McGinnity and umpire Bill McGowan.
1 – None
2 – Mel Ott (1909)
3 – John Montgomery Ward (1860) and Willie Keeler (1872)
4 – Dazzy Vance (1891)
5 – Sam Thompson (1860)
6 – Lefty Grove (1900) and Willie Stargell (1940)
7 – None
8 – Jim Rice (1953)
9 – Billy Southworth (1893) and Arky Vaughn (1912)
10 – None
11 – None
12 – None
13 – Frank Baker (1886) and Doug Harvey (1930)
14 – Kirby Puckett (1960)
15 – None
16 – Lloyd Waner (1906)
17 – None
18 – None
19 – Joe McGinnity (1871), Jose Mendez (1887) and Richie Ashburn (1927)
20 – None
21 – Bill McGowan (1896)
22 – None
23 – George Sisler (1893)
24 – None
25 – None
26 – None
27 – Miller Huggins (1878), Effa Manley (1897)
28 – None
29 – Cy Young (1867)
30 – None
31 – None

April

April brings the birth of the father of baseball – Alexander Cartwright – and 31 total Hall of Famers.
1 – Phil Niekro (1939)
2 – Hughie Jennings (1869), Luke Appling (1907), Al Barlick (1915) and Don Sutton (1945)
3 – None
4 – Tris Speaker (1888)
5 – None
6 – Joe Williams (1885), Mickey Cochrane (1903), Ernie Lombardi (1908) and Bert Blyleven (1951)
7 – John McGraw (1873) and Bobby Doerr (1918)
8 – Catfish Hunter (1946) and Gary Carter (1954)
9 – None
10 – Ross Youngs (1897)
11 – None
12 – Vic Willis (1876), Addie Joss (1880)
13 – None
14 – None
15 – None
16 – Paul Waner (1903)
17 – Alexander Cartwright (1820) and Cap Anson (1852)
18 – None
19 – None
20 – Dave Bancroft (1891)
21 – Joe McCarthy (1887)
22 – None
23 – Jim Bottomley (1900) and Warren Spahn (1921)
24 – Andy Cooper (1896)
25 – Pop Lloyd (1884)
26 – Hack Wilson (1900)
27 – Rogers Hornsby (1896), Enos Slaughter (1916)
28 – Barry Larkin (1964)
29 – Luis Aparicio
30 – None

May

May gives us the births of 31 members of the Hall of Fame, including three deadball-era aces on May 3, Chief Bender, Eppa Rixey and Red Ruffing.
1 – None
2 – Eddie Collins (1857)
3 – Chief Bender (1884), Eppa Rixey (1891), Red Ruffing (1905)
4 – None
5 – None
6 – Willie Mays (1931)
7 – Dick Williams (1929)
8 – Dan Brouthers (1858), Edd Roush (1893), Turkey Stearnes (1901)
9 – Tony Gwynn (1960)
10 – Ed Barrow (1868)
11 – Charlie Gehringer (1903), Nestor Chylak (1922)
12 – Yogi Berra (1925)
13 – None
14 – J.L. Wilkinson (1878), Ed Walsh (1881), Ed Pompez (1890), Earle Combs (1899) and Tony Perez (1942)
15 – George Brett (1953)
16 – None
17 – Cool Papa Bell (1903)
18 – Brooks Robinson (1937) and Reggie Jackson (1946)
19 – None
20 – Hal Newhouser (1921)
21 – Earl Averill (1902) and Bobby Cox (1941)
22 – Al Simmons (1902)
23 – Zack Wheat (1888)
24 – None
25 – Martin Dihigo (1905)
26 – None
27 – None
28 – Warren Giles (1896)
29 – None
30 – Amos Rusie (1871)
31 – None

June

June brings us just 15 Hall of Famers.
1 – None
2 – None
3 – None
4 – None
5 – Jack Chesbro (1874)
6 – Bill Dickey (1907)
7 – None
8 – None
9 – Roger Bresnahan (1879)
10 – None
11 – None
12 – Sol White (1868) and Bill Foster (1904)
13 – None
14 – None
15 – Billy Williams (1938) and Wade Boggs (1958)
16 – None
17 – None
18 – Lou Brock (1939)
19 – Lou Gehrig (1903)
20 – Cum Posey (1890)
21 – None
22 – Carl Hubbell (1903)
23 – George Weiss (1894)
24 – None
25 – None
26 – Willard Brown (1915)
27 – None
28 – None
29 – Wilbert Robinson (1864), Harmon Killebrew (1936)
30 – None

July

Twenty-three Hall of Famers were born in July, including a pair of Dodger stars on the same day: Don Drysdale and Pee Wee Reese in 1918 and 1936.
1 – Roger Connor (1857), John Clarkson (1861) and Ben Taylor (1888)
2 – None
3 – None
4 – Mickey Welch (1859)
5 – None
6 – None
7 – Satchel Paige (1906) and Billy Herman (1906)
8 – Hank O’Day (1859)
9 – None
10 – Andre Dawson (1954)
11 – None
12 – None
13 – Stan Coveleski (1889)
14 – Happy Chandler (1898)
15 – None
16 – None
17 – Lou Boudreau (1917)
18 – Joe Torre (1940)
19 – None
20 – Heinie Manush (1901)
21 – Johnny Evers (1881)
22 – Jesse Haines (1893)
23 – Pee Wee Reese (1918) and Don Drysdale (1936)
24 – Tommy McCarthy(1863)
25 – None
26 – Hoyt Wilhelm (1922)
27 – Joe Tinker (1880), Biz Mackey (1897) and Leo Durocher (1905)
28 – Bullet Joe Rogan (1893)
29 – None
30 – Casey Stengel (1890)
31 – None

August

Twenty-three Hall of Famers have birthdays in August. But one day – Aug. 22 – has the birthdays of four players: Ned Hanlon (1857), Pat Gillick (1937), Carl Yastrzemski (1939) and Paul Molitor (1956).
1 – Frank Grant (1865)
2 – Eddie Collins (1887)
3 – Harry Heilman (1894)
4 – Jake Beckley, (1867)
5 – Col. Jacob Ruppert (1867)
6 – None
7 – Bill McKechnie (1887)
8 – None
9 – None
10 – Willie Wells (1905)
11 – None
12 – Christy Mathewson(1880) and Ray Schalk (1892)
13 – Earl Weaver (1930)
14 – Charlie Comiskey (1859) and Earl Weaver (1930)
15 – None
16 – None
17 – None
18 – Burleigh Grimes (1893) and Roberto Clemente (1934)
19 – None
20 – Al Lopez (1908)
21 – None
22 – Ned Hanlon (1857), Pat Gillick (1937), Carl Yastrzemski (1939) and Paul Molitor (1956)
23 – George Davis (1870) and George Kell (1922)
24 – Harry Hooper (1887)
25 – Rollie Fingers (1946)
26 – None
27 – None
28 – None
29 – None
30 – Kiki Cuyler (1898)
31 – Ray Dandridge (1913) andFrank Robinson (1935)

September

Twenty Hall of Famers were born in September, including some of the big stars of the 1970s: Mike Schmidt, Joe Morgan and Gaylord Perry.
1 – Jim O’Rourke (1850)
2 – Al Spalding (1850)
3 – None
4 – None
5 – Nap Lajoie (1874) and Bill Mazeroski (1936)
6 – Red Faber (1888)
7 – None
8 – Buck Leonard (1907)
9 – Frank Chance (1877), Frankie Frisch (1897) and Waite Hoyt
10 – George Kelly (1895)
11 – None
12 – None
13 – None
14 – Kid Nichols (1869)
15 – Gaylord Perry (1938)
16 – Robin Yount (1955)
17 – Orlando Cepeda (1937)
18 – Ryne Sandberg (1959)
19 – Duke Snider (1926) and Joe Morgan (1923)
20 – None
21 – None
22 – Bob Lemon (1920) and Tommy Lasorda (1927)
23 – None
24 – None
25 – Phil Rizzuto (1917)
26 – None
27 – Mike Schmidt (1949)
28 – None
29 – None
30 – Robin Roberts (1926)

October

The month of playoff baseball gives us the birthdays of some of the game’s greatest postseason heroes, including Dave Winfield, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Jimmie Foxx and Al Kaline. In all 37 Hall of Famers were born in the month.
1 – Rod Carew (1945)
2 – None
3 – Fred Clarke (1872), Dave Winfield (1951) and Dennis Eckersley (1954)
4 – Tony LaRussa (1944)
5 – Henry Chadwick (1824)
6 – None
7 – Chuck Klein (1904)
8 – None
9 – Rube Marquard (1886), Joe Sewell (1898) and Walter O’Malley (1903)
10 – None
11 – None
12 – Pete Hill (1882), Rick Ferrell (1905) and Joe Cronin (1906)
13 – Rube Wadell (1876) and Eddie Mathews (1931)
14 – Oscar Charleston (1896)
15 – Jim Palmer (1945)
16 – Will Harridge (1883) and Goose Goslin (1900)
17 – Buck Ewing (1859)
18 – Candy Cummings (1848)
19 – Mordecai Brown (1876)
20 – Judy Johnson (1899), Mickey Mantle (1931) and Juan Marichal (1937)
21 – Whitey Ford (1926)
22 – Jimmie Foxx (1907)
23 – William Hulbert (1832) and Jim Bunning (1931)
24 – None
25 – Lee MacPhail (1917)
26 – Frank Selee (1859)
27 – Ralph Kiner (1922)
28 – Bowie Kuhn (1926)
29 – None
30 – Ed Delahanty (1867), Bill Terry (1898) and Leon Day (1916)
31 – Cal Hubbard (1900)

November

November sees the births of 19 Hall of Famers, including quite a dominant handful of aces. If you had Walter Johnson, Tom Seaver, Bob Feller and Bob Gibson, you’d be tough to beat.
1 – Bid McPhee (1859)
2 – Travis Jackson (1903)
3 – Bob Feller (1918)
4 – Bobby Wallace (1873)
5 – None
6 – Walter Johnson (1887)
7 – None
8 – Bucky Harris (1896)
9 – Whitey Herzog (1931) and Bob Gibson (1935)
10 – None
11 – Rabbit Maranville (1891) and Pie Traynor (1891)
12 – None
13 – None
14 – None
15 – None
16 – Cristobal Torriente (1893)
17 – Tom Seaver (1944)
18 – None
19 – Roy Campanella (1921)
20 – Kennesaw Mountain Landis (1866), Clark Griffith (1869)
21 – Freddie Lindstrom (1905) and Stan Musial (1920)
22 – None
23 – None
24 – None
25 – Joe DiMaggio (1914)
26 – Hugh Duffy (1866), Lefty Gomez (1908)
27 – None
28 – None
29 – None
30 – None

December

Twenty-seven Hall of Famers were born in December. Christmas gave us an interesting trio: Pud Galvin, Nellie Fox and Ricky Henderson. December 26 also gave us three members, Morgan Bulkeley, Carlton Fisk and Ozzie Smith.
1 – Walter Alston (1911)
2 – None
3 – None
4 – Jesse Burkette (1868)
5 – None
6 – Jocko Conlan (1899) and Tony Lazzeri (1903)
7 – Deacon White (1847), and Johnny Bench (1947)
8 – None
9 – Joe Kelley (1871)
10 – None
11 – Old Hoss Radbourn (1854)
12 – None
13 – Larry Doby (1923)
14 – None
15 – None
16 – None
17 – None
18 – Ty Cobb (1886)
19 – Ford C. Frick (1894) and Al Kaline (1934)
20 – Branch Rickey (1881) and Gabby Hartnett (1900)
21 – Josh Gibson (1911)
22 – Connie Mack (1862) and Steve Carlton (1944)
23 – None
24 – None
25 – Pud Galvin (1856), Nellie Fox (1927) and Rickey Henderson (1958)
26 – Morgan Bulkeley (1837), Carlton Fisk (1947) and Ozzie Smith (1954)
27 – None
28 – Ted Lyons (1920)
29 – None
30 – Sandy Koufax (1935)
31 – King Kelly (1857) and Tommy Connolly (1870)