The Best Baseball player born the same day as you

[bn2cardz]

Based off the "Best Baseball Player Born on Thanksgiving top 3" thread it got me wondering who the best player born on the same day as me was.

Born Sept 4th there was only one obvious choice for me:
Mike Piazza

you can check it out at :
http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi

[almostdone]

For me, November 17th, is a no brainier. Tom Seaver and I share the same date but Billy Macmillon (don't remember him) was actually born the same exact day and year as me.
Drew

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by almostdone

For me, November 17th, is a no brainier. Tom Seaver and I share the same date but Billy Macmillon (don't remember him) was actually born the same exact day and year as me.
Drew

I was going to do a thread like but checked and there were ZERO on my date of birth so hence the thanksgiving thread...and people born just on the day and month were pretty bad..

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

I was going to do a thread like but checked and there were ZERO on my date of birth so hence the thanksgiving thread...and people born just on the day and month were pretty bad..

Not a single decent player?

I see others listing multiple HOF and that is cool. I am in a family of 6 and not a single one of us shares a birthday with a HOF (until Piazza makes it for my DOB).

So my other family member best, in my opinion, are the following:
Wife - Dec 10th: Jimmy Johnston (Gregorio Petit was born the same day)
1st Born - Sept 12: Charlie Keller or Mickey Lolich (possibly Freddie Freeman, but too early to know)
2nd Born - Dec 12th: Orlando Hudson or Ralph Garr
3rd Born - Jan 13th: Kevin Mitchell or Bob Forsch
4th Born - July 6th: Manny Machado

[ooo-ribay]

Clemente!

[Head928]

December 25th - Rickey Henderson, Nellie Fox

[mets41]

8/25 (me)--Rollie Fingers

12/19 (my father)--Al Kaline

11/17 (my mother)--Tom Seaver

[bnorth]

Hofers Bert Blyleven, Ernie Lombardi, and Mickey Cochrane. A total of 42 MLB players having the same birthdate as myself.

Bret Boone and I were both born on Easter Sunday April 6th 1969.

[HRBAKER]

August 9 (me) - Ted Simmons

February 6 (wife) - Babe Ruth

[the 'stache]

Jeff Cirillo, who, interestingly enough was my favorite player on the Brewers for several years, was born two years before I was. Darned good pure hitter and a great defensive third baseman. I always felt he got robbed out of a few Gold Gloves, and now the defensive metrics show I was probably right. Ken Caminiti won the 1997 NL Gold Glove at third base with a -1.0 dWAR, while Cirillo didn't get it at third in the AL with a +2.1 dWAR at third (Matt Williams at least had a 1.9 dWAR for the Indians). In 1998, Cirillo had a 1.9 dWAR, but Scott Rolen of the Phillies had a 1.7, and won it. In 2001, Cirillo had a 2.2 dWAR, but Rolen again won it, this time with a 1.2 dWAR. Oh well. Cirillo was a career .296 hitter. He hit .311 in his first 8 seasons, but hit the wall at age 32 when he went to Seattle.

My other choice is Matt Kemp. But I'm a Brewers fan, so Cirillo it is. Cirillo and Kemp both made two All Star Games. The only other player to ever make the All Star Game born on September 23 was Peter Harnisch, one time.

[bn2cardz]

People that are into astrology may make more of this, but I find it interesting how some dates are stacked with great players and HOF then other dates you would really have to question using the word "great" even when they are the best for that particular birthday.

One list I found online from 2011 gave these numbers for the amount of HOF by month:

25 -- April
24 -- October
23 -- December
22 -- May
21 -- September
21 -- August
19 -- November
19 -- July
18 -- March
15 -- January
14 -- February
11 -- June

With someone stating:

As best as I can tell, the record for HOF-ers appears to be May 14th with 5.

Earl Combs
Tony Perez
Ed Walsh
Alex Pompez (NeL Pioneer)
JL Wilkinson (NeL Pioneer)

Two dates have [four] inductees, April 2nd and April 6th

April 2nd:
Luke Appling
Hughie Jennings
Don Sutton
Al Barlick (Umpire)

April 6th:
Mickey Cochrane
Ernie Lombardi
Bert Blyleven (2011)
Smokey Joe Williams

http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/9954

[gregr2]

Feb 12 for me:

Chick Hafey
Sweetbread Bailey (great name)

[slinger23]

June 27

Jim Edmonds and Jeff Conine

[earlywynnfan]

I'd say Mark Buehrle and Gavvy Cravath for March 23.


OT: One of the most depressing moments of my life was when the Tribe let go of Travis Fryman, saying he was over-the-hill, and I looked and he's two days YOUNGER than I am. That's when my dream of becoming a major league shortstop ended.

[Big Six]

July 20th...Heine Manush!!!


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[Bill77]

October 21, Only 1 HOF Whitey Ford, next best is Zack Greinke so far.

[edjs]

None other than Tyrus Cobb!

[sam majors]

Sandy Koufax, Tiger Woods and Le Bron James.

[the 'stache]

September 23rd. The numbers show Matt Kemp, but my heart tells me former Brewer Jeff Cirillo.

[barrysloate]

August 4:

Roger Clemens and Jake Beckley

[the 'stache]

You've got me beat, Barry!

I was hoping for somebody like Eddie Collins, Al Simmons or Johnny Bench.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

You've got me beat, Barry!

I was hoping for somebody like Eddie Collins, Al Simmons or Johnny Bench.

It's just random Bill. Didn't have much say on the date.

And John Coltrane was born on September 23, so you share with a giant in the field of jazz!

[the 'stache]

And Bruce Springsteen!

Born in the USA!!!!

Originally Posted by barrysloate

It's just random Bill. Didn't have much say on the date.

And John Coltrane was born on September 23, so you share with a giant in the field of jazz!