Ronnie Belliard
A gritty, journeyman second baseman known for his reliable glove and timely hitting across seven major league clubs.
Born 1975 (age 51)·American baseball player·Birthday: April 7·Generation X
Biography
Ronnie Belliard carved out a 13-year major league career not with flash, but with dependable competence. The stocky infielder, born in the Bronx, was a fixture at second base, offering solid defense and a knack for making contact. He was a baseball nomad, playing for seven different teams, often arriving as a mid-season reinforcement for a playoff push. His most notable stretch came with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006, where his steady presence helped stabilize the infield for a team that would go on to win the World Series. Belliard never made an All-Star team, but his value was in his adaptability and professionalism, a player managers could trust to execute the fundamentals day in and day out.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Ronnie was born in 1975, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Ronnie Was Born
The biggest hits of 1975
#1 Movie
Jaws
Best Picture
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#1 TV Show
All in the Family
Ronnie's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1975Born
Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War
Gas: $0.57/galHome: $27,600Min wage: $2.10/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Love Will Keep Us Together" — Captain & TennilleBest Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1980Started school
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1988Became a teenager
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $74,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Faith" — George MichaelBest Picture: Rain Man
1991Could drive
Soviet Union dissolves; World Wide Web goes public
Gas: $1.14/galHome: $82,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — Bryan AdamsBest Picture: The Silence of the Lambs
1993Could vote
European Union officially established
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $86,600Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"I Will Always Love You" — Whitney HoustonBest Picture: Schindler's List
1996Turned 21
Dolly the sheep cloned
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $99,700Min wage: $4.75/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Macarena" — Los del RioBest Picture: The English Patient
2005Turned 30
Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans; YouTube launches
Gas: $2.30/galHome: $167,500Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"We Belong Together" — Mariah CareyBest Picture: Crash
2015Turned 40
Paris climate agreement; same-sex marriage legalized in the US
Gas: $2.43/galHome: $171,900Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson ft. Bruno MarsBest Picture: Spotlight
2025Turned 50
AI agents go mainstream
Gas: $3.10/galHome: $385,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"APT." — Rose & Bruno Mars
2026Age 51 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Won a World Series championship as the starting second baseman for the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals.
- Led all National League second basemen in fielding percentage in 2004 with a .990 mark.
- Hit a career-high 17 home runs for the Cleveland Indians during the 2004 season.
Did You Know?
He was traded from the Cleveland Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals in July 2006, just months before winning the World Series.
He hit a pinch-hit, walk-off home run for the Washington Nationals in 2007.
He was known for his unique, open batting stance.
“I was never the biggest star, but I was always ready to play.”
