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Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Jan. 25.

1. Danny Richardson (1863)

Richardson played for the New York Giants, Washington Senators, Brooklyn Grooms and Louisville Colonels (one year) across his 11-year career from 1884-94. He had solid stats, hitting .254/.301/.332 for his career, and Baseball Reference calculated a 16.4 WAR for Richardson, which leads this list of players born on Jan. 25.

Richardson was quite famous for his defensive skills at second base and all-around play for the Giants, who won the World Series in 1888 and ’89. In 1893, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle wrote an article about Brooklyn’s roster and mentioned Richardson’s ability. Nearing the end of his career, Richardson only played 54 games that season because of an illness -- but his reputation followed him anyway.

“Richardson’s reputation as a player is world wide,” the paper wrote on June 27, 1893. “He came into prominence as a member of the famed Giants. … Richardson was at his best in those days and led the league at second. His brilliant stops, pick ups and throws were electrical, and he has not lost much of his ability since. He went to Washington last year as captain, but the material behind him was not of satisfactory quality. This year, he was released to Brooklyn, and in the games he played gave ample proof that he still retains his old time brilliancy.”

2. Vern Ruhle (1951)

A key pitcher for the 1980 Astros team that made the playoffs for the first time and was a game short of reaching the World Series, Ruhle spent 13 years in the Major Leagues after the Tigers drafted him in the 17th round out of Olivet College in 1972. Ruhle debuted in 1974 and spent four seasons in Detroit before being released.

The right-hander signed a Minor League contract with the Astros on March 29, 1978, and broke out in ’80 when he was needed most. After J.R. Richard suffered a stroke that ended his baseball career, Ruhle took over that spot in the rotation and was brilliant down the stretch, going 6-2 during Richard’s absence. Overall in 1980, Ruhle was 12-4 with a 3.37 ERA over 28 games (22 starts).

“There’s no way, no way [the Astros reach the 1980 playoffs without Ruhle],” former Astros manager Larry Dierker told the Houston Chronicle after Ruhle’s death in 2007. “There wasn’t anybody else that the organization had that was available or remotely ready like Vern to step up after J.R. Richard was lost. Vern did the best pitching of his life under those tough circumstances.”

3. Les Nunamaker (1889)

Known for his ornery and rambunctious attitude on and off the field, Nunamaker was also an immensely talented backstop. He is one of several catchers to hold the record for most runners thrown out in an inning. While playing for the Yankees in 1914, Nunamaker was facing the Tigers when he nabbed Hugh High straying off second base in the bottom of the seventh, then threw out Sam Crawford and Bobby Veach trying to steal a base. The three assists in an inning marked the first by a big league catcher since 1887 and would not be matched for another seven years.

Nunamaker broke into the big leagues with the Red Sox in 1911 and played for the Yankees, Browns and Indians over his 12-year career. His greatest hitting year was 1916 with the Yankees, when he hit .296/.380/.404. He was consistently known for his defensive skills behind the plate -- and his aggressive nature toward anyone who got in his way.

Nunamaker finished his career in Cleveland, where he didn’t play much but helped with strategy and coaching on the 1920 World Series team.

4. Fred Glade (1876)

Nicknamed the “Millionaire Ballplayer” by the sportswriters who covered him, Glade was a wealthy man because of his father’s milling business and didn’t need to play baseball to make a living. He loved the game, and he loved to pitch, but he would often leave his various clubs for home without telling anyone.

“Glade from all accounts is a peculiar chap," an article from the Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette stated under the headline, Glade's Old Trick. "When he left the ball park last week he made it a point to forget to tell his club-mates that he was going out of town. Glade hails from the wilds of Nebraska and his father not only owns a fat bank account but is opposed to his son taking up baseball as a profession.”

Glade pitched when he wanted to, and club owners put up with it because of his talent.

Glade was one of the fastest pitchers of his era and loved to whip his fastball past hitters. He had a decent curveball, too, and the mix, plus deceptiveness on the mound, led to a 2.62 ERA across parts of a six-year career. He debuted in 1902 for the Cubs but only lasted one bad game in which he gave up 11 runs in eight innings. That was the end of his time in Chicago; Glade spent 1903 with a Minor League team learning to control his wildness. In 1904, he was drafted by the St. Louis Browns and turned in a stellar rookie season, winning 18 games across 35 starts.

Glade pitched for three more years in St. Louis before finishing his career in 1908 with a five-game stint with the Yankees. He retired for good to take over the milling business from his father.

5. Brian Holman (1965)

In a four-year career cut short by shoulder injuries, there is one game that stands above the rest for the right-handed Holman. It’s April 20, 1990, and it’s the best game he ever pitched -- one of the best games any Mariner has pitched. Holman was three outs away from a perfect game against the A’s at Oakland Coliseum when he began the ninth by striking out Felix Jose and then got Walt Weiss to ground out to second base.

That made it 26 straight batters retired by Holman, putting him one away from baseball immortality. If he could just get pinch-hitter Ken Phelps out, Holman would become the 13th pitcher in history to throw a perfect game.

It wasn’t meant to be. Phelps unloaded on Holman’s first pitch and deposited it over the right field wall.

Holman retired a year later because of shoulder injuries. He finished with a 3.71 ERA across four years and 109 games.

Want to see more baseball birthdays for Jan. 25? Find the complete list on Baseball Reference.