April 23
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on April 23.
Events[edit]
- 1903 - Behind the pitching of Harry Howell, the New York Highlanders win their first major league game, 7 - 2, over the Washington Senators.
- 1910 - At Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston Red Sox centerfielder Tris Speaker pulls off his second unassisted double play, the gem occurring in the 2nd inning against the Philadelphia Athletics. Speaker snares a low line drive and beats baserunner Harry Davis back to second base. The game goes 11 innings with the Athletics prevailing, 5 - 3. Eddie Plank is the starter and winner over Eddie Cicotte.
- 1914 - An estimated crowd of 21,000, about 2,000 of whom stand and watch in a cordoned-off outfield section, brave a chilly wind off the lake to witness the Chicago Whales of the Federal League host the Kansas City Packers in their home opener at the new Weeghman Park. It is the first major league game in the new ballpark, which will later be renamed "Wrigley Field". After two innings of play, Packers starting pitcher George Howard "Murphy" Johnson is served with an injunction by his former club, the Cincinnati Reds, from whom he had jumped a few days earlier. Johnson is forced to leave the game. The Whales win, 9 - 1.
- 1919 - Anticipating a poor season at the gate, the major leagues open a reduced 140-game season. Despite the lack of close races, attendance remains high all year and every club will show a profit.
- 1924 - On WMAQ, Hal Totten, a Chicago Daily News reporter, does a play-by-play radio report of the 12 - 1 Cubs victory over the Cardinals at Wrigley Field. It will be the first broadcast of every Cubs home game and the first time a team's games have been on the airwaves on a regular basis.
- 1936 - In his first start of the season, Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants pitches a three-hit shutout against the Boston Bees. For Hubbell, it is his 17th straight win dating back to July 17, 1935.
- 1939 - Rookie Ted Williams goes 4 for 5, including his first major-league home run, but the Boston Red Sox lose to the Philadelphia Athletics, 12 - 8, at Fenway Park.
- 1940 - Flooding of the Ohio River causes cancellation of today's game between the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals at Crosley Field. Weather forecasters predict that the flood's waters will reach as high as eight feet at the ballpark. Tomorrow's game will also be postponed.
- 1944 - At Braves Field, Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves pitches a one-hit 6 - 0 shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies in the Braves' home opener. Philadelphia second baseman Ford Mullen gets the only hit in the 6th inning. In his previous start, Tobin lost a three-hitter to the New York Giants, 2 - 1, at the Polo Grounds.
- 1946 - Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a 5 - 0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field. It is Head's first appearance since his return from the military.
- 1950 - At Braves Field, in the second of two games, the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies start the match in daylight and finish under the lights, a first in the majors. The Phillies win, 6 - 5. Johnny Sain hurls the Braves to a 4 - 3 victory in the opener.
- 1952:
- Bob Cain of the St. Louis Browns and Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians each pitch one-hitters, with the Browns prevailing, 1 - 0. This ties a major league record for the fewest hits by two teams in a game (since broken). Bobby Young hits a triple in the 1st inning and scores on an Al Rosen error as the Browns move into first place. The Indians' only hit is a single by Luke Easter. For Feller, it is the fourth time he's tossed a one-hitter against the Browns.
- New York Giants knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm hits a home run in his first major league at-bat as he pitches five innings in relief in a 9 - 5 win over the Braves. In his second at-bat, two days later, he will hit a triple. But Wilhelm, a notoriously poor hitter, will never hit another home run or triple in a major league game spanning the next 21 years, covering a then-record 1,070 games.
- 1954:
- In his seventh major league game, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hits the first of his 755 career home runs off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Vic Raschi at Sportsman's Park. The Braves win in 14 innings, 7 - 5.
- Jackie Robinson steals second and third base, then steals home on the front end of a triple steal with Gil Hodges and Sandy Amorós in the 6th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Brooklyn Dodgers win, 6 - 5, in 13 innings, when Robinson doubles home Junior Gilliam with the winning run.
- 1958 - At the Los Angeles Coliseum, Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges hits his 300th career home run and shortstop Pee Wee Reese plays in his 2,000th game in a 7 - 6 loss to the Cubs.
- 1961 - Art Mahaffey strikes out at least a batter in each inning, setting a club record with 17, while shutting out the Chicago Cubs, 6 - 0, in the second game of a doubleheader at Shibe Park. The Phillies win the first game behind a 1 - 0 shutout by Frank Sullivan.
- 1962 - The expansion New York Mets win the first game in franchise history after nine consecutive losses, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9 - 1, at Forbes Field. Jay Hook's five-hit complete game snaps Pittsburgh's record-tying winning streak of ten games undefeated from the start of the season as the Mets' 0-9 start had tied a National League record for futility.
- 1964 - Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt .45s becomes the first pitcher in major league history to hurl a nine-inning no-hitter and lose the game. Second baseman Nellie Fox, usually a reliable defensive player, commits a critical run-scoring error on Vada Pinson's ground ball and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Astros, 1 - 0.
- 1966 - Two days after putting on a Chicago Cubs uniform, Ferguson Jenkins hits his first major league home run, off Don Sutton, drives in a second run, and shuts out the Dodgers to win, 2 - 0. For rookie Sutton, it is the first of 13 straight losses the Cubs will hand him.
- 1968 - The Chicago Cubs acquire outfielder Jim Hickman and relief pitcher Phil Regan from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for outfielder Ted Savage and starting pitcher Jim Ellis. Regan will lead the National League with 25 saves this season.
- 1975 - Roy White of the New York Yankees again hits home runs from both sides of the plate, this time in an 11 - 7 loss to the Boston Red Sox. White last switch-hit home runs on August 13, 1973.
- 1978 - Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds makes an error at second base, bringing his major league record of 91 consecutive errorless games to an end. Morgan had begun the streak on July 6, 1977.
- 1980 - California Angels pitcher Bruce Kison settles for a one-hitter when Ken Landreaux of the Minnesota Twins hits a double with one out in the 9th inning. California wins, 17 - 0. It is the second time in a year that Kison has lost a no-hitter with one out in the 9th. For Landreaux, the hit marks the beginning of a 31-game hitting streak.
- 1989 - Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers comes within two outs of his sixth career no-hitter, losing it when Nelson Liriano hits a triple in the 9th inning. Texas beats the Toronto Blue Jays, 4 - 1, as Ryan finishes with his tenth lifetime one-hitter.
- 1990 - Steve Lyons of the Chicago White Sox plays all nine positions during an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs.
- 1992 - Former major league slugger and current California Angels hitting coach Deron Johnson dies from lung cancer at the age of 53. Johnson hit 245 home runs during a 16-year career. In 1965, he led the National League with 130 RBI as a member of the Cincinnati Reds.
- 1994 - Baltimore Orioles closer Lee Smith picks up his ninth save in just Baltimore's 16th game to reach the mark faster than anyone else in major league history.
- 1999 - Fernando Tatis of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the first player in major league history to hit two grand slams in one inning. Tatis connects both times in the 11-run 3rd inning against pitcher Chan Ho Park to lead the Cardinals to a 12 - 5 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He simultaneously sets a record with eight RBI in one inning. Park becomes the first pitcher in the 20th century, and only the second ever, to surrender two slams in a single frame, joining Bill Phillips of the 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys.
- 2000:
- In a 10 - 7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada of the New York Yankees become the first teammates to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers win their 1,000th game over the Cincinnati Reds, baseball's oldest professional franchise. Since 1970, the Dodgers are the only National League franchise to play over .500 ball (120-115) in Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium.
- 2002 - Jin-woo Song of the Hanwha Eagles sets the Korea Baseball Organization record for victories by winning his 147th game. Dong-yeol Sun had been the previous record-holder.
- 2003 - Leon Lee is hired to replace Hiromichi Ishige as manager of the Orix BlueWave and becomes the first black manager in Nippon Pro Baseball history.
- 2005 - Earl Wilson, a former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, dies in Southfield, Michigan, at age of 70. In 1962, Wilson became the first black pitcher in American League history to throw a no-hitter.
- 2006 - Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada has all four of Baltimore's hits, as the Orioles lose a 7 - 1 decision to Randy Johnson and Mariano Rivera of the Yankees. Tejada ties the major league record for most hits in a game with no other hits, set previously by Kid Elberfeld (August 1, 1903) and Billy Williams (September 5, 1969).
- 2008:
- The Chicago Cubs become the second franchise in major league history to reach 10,000 wins. They top the Rockies, 7 - 6, in a ten-inning affair to join the Giants with 10,000. They trail, 5 - 4, entering the 9th but Derrek Lee connects safely against Rockies closer Manuel Corpas and Aramis Ramirez homers to make it 6 - 5. Chicago closer Kerry Wood fails to hang on to the win; he retires two batters but Scott Podsednik singles and Ryan Spilborghs triples to tie it. In the 10th, Kip Wells allows a single to Geovany Soto; Ryan Theriot later drives in the run with a single for a 7 - 6 edge. This time, it holds up, as Carlos Marmol notches the save; Wood is credited with the win and Wells suffers the loss.
- The Reds switch general managers, replacing Wayne Krivsky with Walt Jocketty. Jocketty is the fourth Cincinnati Reds GM in just six years.
- 2009:
- In Philadelphia, Dave Bush holds the Phillies hitless for 7 1/3 innings in a 6 - 1 Milwaukee win. The no-hit bid ends when pinch hitter Matt Stairs drives a pitch off the foul pole for a home run. Phillies starter Cole Hamels is hit in the shoulder by a line drive off the bat of Prince Fielder in the 4th inning and has to leave the game.
- St. Louis beats the Mets, 12 - 8, to complete a three-game sweep at home. Albert Pujols homers twice and Rick Ankiel homers and doubles twice for the Cardinals.
- The SK Wyverns beat the Lotte Giants, 8 - 2. Jae-hong Park steals the 250th base of his career, becoming the first player in the history of the Korea Baseball Organization with 250 home runs and 250 stolen bases.
- 2010:
- The Mets beat the Braves, 5 - 2, as Ike Davis hits his first major league home run. There is an unusual play in the 7th inning: with the Mets leading 3 - 2 with two runners on base, Jose Reyes hits a high pop-up and the umpires invoke the infield fly rule. But 3B Chipper Jones crosses in front of SS Omar Infante in the windy conditions, and the ball glances off his glove and falls to the ground. C Brian McCann picks up the ball, and not realizing that Reyes is out automatically, goes after him. He relays the ball to 1B Eric Hinske, who tags both Reyes and the bag to no avail. While the Braves are busy flogging a dead horse, Angel Pagan races around the diamond for the Mets' fourth run. Nippon Pro Baseball veteran Hisanori Takahashi replaces starter John Maine, who has to leave in the 4th inning with pain in his left elbow; he strikes out seven in three innings to pick up his first major league win.
- There are other unusual plays in games today. In Kansas City, the Royals' David DeJesus hits a long drive that bounces off the fence and back onto the field. Twins right fielder Michael Cuddyer, convinced the ball went into the stands, does not chase it as DeJesus races around the bases for an inside-the-park homer; the Twins still win, 8 - 3. And at Chase Field, the Phillies' Jayson Werth hits a high fly ball to right field in the 4th inning; Diamondbacks RF Chris Young is camped under it, but lets the ball drop to the ground and picks it up immediately. While Young is vainly trying to convince umpire Dale Scott that he did indeed make the catch, Werth does not stop running and makes it all the way home on a rare four-base error. In spite of the embarrassment, Arizona wins, 7 - 4.
- 2011:
- The homer-happy Yankees are at it again, connecting five times in a 15 - 3 win over the Orioles. Russell Martin goes deep twice and is joined by Jorge Posada, Brett Gardner and Alex Rodriguez, who hits a grand slam. It is the 22nd slam of A-Rod's career, moving him past the provisionally retired Manny Ramirez and into second place on the all-time list, one behind Lou Gehrig. CC Sabathia picks up his first win of the year, while Brad Bergesen is the loser.
- Daisuke Matsuzaka holds the Angels to an infield hit over eight innings while striking out nine as the Red Sox win, 5 - 0, their fourth straight win after an awful start to the season.
- 2012:
- Ivan Rodriguez, who has caught more games than anyone in big league history, announces his retirement after a 21-year career. He was hoping to continue playing this season as well, but found no takers for his services. The Rangers honor him by having him throw the ceremonial first pitch before today's game; unusually, he throws it from his familiar position behind the plate, with Michael Young catching it at second base and tagging out a phantom baserunner.
- The Giants sweep the Mets in a doubleheader at Citi Field, 6 - 1 and 7 - 2. Tim Lincecum picks up his first win of the season in the opener, while Madison Bumgarner is the winner in the second contest. With a hit in both games, including a homer in the nitecap, Pablo Sandoval has now hit in all 16 games the Giants have played thus far, tying a franchise record held by Willie Mays.
- The Blue Jays complete a four-game sweep of the Royals at Kauffman Stadium with a 4 - 1 win, powered by Jose Bautista's two-run homer. The Royals have now lost 11 straight, and all ten of their home dates so far this season. It is the first time the Jays sweep a four-game series on the road since a visit to Yankee Stadium back in 2003.
- 2013 - For only the second time in major league history, brothers hit back-to-back homers in a game. In the second game of a doubleheader played in frigid conditions at Coors Field, the Braves' B.J. Upton leads off the 5th inning with a homer off Jon Garland, and his brother Justin immediately follows suit, driving Garland's next pitch over the center field fence for his major league-leading 11th homer of the year. Atlanta sweeps the twinbill over Colorado, 4 -3 and 10 - 2. The only previous instance of brothers going deep consecutively was Hall of Famers Lloyd and Paul Waner doing so for the Pirates on September 15, 1938.
- 2014:
- Connie Marrero, the oldest living former major league player dies in Havana, Cuba two days shy of his 103rd birthday. Only Chet Hoff had a longer life among all men who have played in the National or American leagues. Mike Sandlock takes over the title, at the age of 98.
- Wrigley Field celebrates its 100th birthday with a party that includes birthday cakes, the presence of many former Chicago Cubs greats such as Hall of Famers Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Fergie Jenkins and Andre Dawson, and everyone dressing up in the style of 1914 when the park was known as "Weeghman Park" and was home to the Chicago Chi-Feds of the long-defunct Federal League. Alumni of the NFL's Chicago Bears, who played here from 1921 to 1970, also take the field before the game. The Cubs don the uniforms of the Feds, while the visiting Diamondbacks impersonate the Kansas City Packers. The visitors come out on top, 7 - 5, as they score five runs against Pedro Strop in the top of the 9th to spoil the party.
- Already suspected by Red Sox broadcasters of illegally using pine tar during his last start against the team, the Yankees' Michael Pineda gets caught red-handed this time, as umpire Gerry Davis find the substance on his neck and ejects him in the 2nd inning of his start as the Sox win, 5 - 1. Facing a suspension, Pineda confesses to the violation of the rules after the game, explaining that "my hands get sweaty".
- 2015:
- The Mets tie a team record with their 11th straight win, 6 - 3 over the Braves. Daniel Murphy drives in four runs as Bartolo Colon is the winner over Julio Teheran.
- The Athletics pitch a one-hitter against the Angels, but still lose, 2 - 0, as the only safety is a two-run homer by Kole Calhoun in the 3rd against Jesse Chavez. Chavez goes six innings in his first start of the season, but Nick Tropeano keeps the A's off the scoreboard into the 7th inning before three relievers complete the shutout.
- 2019 - Zack Wheeler has a career night for the Mets against the Phillies, as he gives up no runs on five hits in seven innings while striking out 11, and also contributes at the plate with a double and his first career homer. New York wins handily, 9 - 0.
- 2021 - In a career full of superlatives, the Mets' Jacob deGrom pitches what may be his best game yet, defeating the Nationals, 6 - 0 on two hits. He strikes out a career-high 15 batters, giving him a record 50 over his first four games this year, erasing the previous mark of 48 set by Nolan Ryan in 1978 and tied by Shane Bieber only five days earlier. He lowers his ERA to 0.31, and also drives in the game's first run with a double.
- 2022:
- Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers becomes the 33rd member of the 3,000 hit club with a 1st-inning single off Antonio Senzatela of the Rockies at Comerica Park. Cabrera is only the seventh member of the club to have also hit 500 home runs.
- In a game that epitomizes the lack of hitting in this early season, six Rays pitchers hold the Red Sox hitless through nine innings, while the Rays manage only two hits of their own. Both teams use openers, with J.P. Feyereisen pitching the first two frames for Tampa and Garrett Whitlock going four for Boston. Five relievers - Javy Guerra, Jeffrey Springs, Jason Adam, Ryan Thompson and Andrew Kittredge, carry Tampa's no-hitter through nine full innings, but as the game is still scoreless, extra innings are required, with the tiebreaker rule in effect. With Jackie Bradley Jr. the designated runner on second base, Bobby Dalbec leads off the 10th with a triple off Matt Wisler to break up the no-no and the shutout, and then scores on a sacrifice fly before Trevor Story adds another hit with two outs. However, Hansel Robles fails in his attempt to preserve the 2 - 0 lead after striking out the first two Rays batters: a balk, a throwing error by Story and a stolen base lead to one run and place the tying run in scoring position, and Kevin Kiermaier then ends the game with a two-run walk-off homer.
- 2023:
- The Rays tie the modern record set by the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers with their 13th straight win at home from the start of the season after they defeat the White Sox, 4 - 1. It's also the longest home winning streak in franchise history, and their record of 19-3 after 22 games is the best by any major league team since the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers also started the season with that mark. Brooks Raley homers for the Rays, giving them at least one long ball in all 22 games, another record.
- The overall numbers may not be quite as spectacular, but the Pirates are also playing great, running their streak to seven straight with a 2 - 0 win over the Reds. The win is highlighted by an excellent start by off-season signee Vince Velasquez who allows no runs in seven innings while striking out ten.
Births[edit]
- 1843 - Arthur Soden, owner (d. 1925)
- 1852 - Horatio White, umpire (d. 1934)
- 1853 - George B. Cox, owner (d. 1916)
- 1861 - John Peltz, outfielder (d. 1906)
- 1863 - Lou Galvin, pitcher (d. 1916)
- 1866 - Joseph Lannin, owner (d. 1928)
- 1875 - Bob Ganley, outfielder (d. 1945)
- 1879 - Harry Cheek, catcher (d. 1927)
- 1882 - Connie Walsh, pitcher (d. 1953)
- 1886 - Harry Coveleski, pitcher (d. 1950)
- 1888 - Jim Scott, pitcher; umpire (d. 1957)
- 1895 - Tom Knowlson, pitcher (d. 1943)
- 1896 - Elam Vangilder, pitcher (d. 1977)
- 1897 - Lester B. Pearson, politician; Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1972)
- 1900 - Jim Bottomley, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1959)
- 1900 - Joe Kelly, outfielder (d. 1967)
- 1903 - Howard Ross, pitcher (d. 1963)
- 1905 - Belve Bean, pitcher (d. 1988)
- 1906 - Jim Starks, infielder (d. ????)
- 1906 - Ray Starr, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1963)
- 1907 - Dolph Camilli, infielder; All-Star (d. 1997)
- 1907 - Jorge Pasquel, minor league executive (d. 1955)
- 1911 - Jim West, infielder; All-Star (d. 1969)
- 1914 - Larnie Jordan, infielder (d. 1987)
- 1915 - Walter Brown, pitcher (d. 1991)
- 1916 - Jack Creel, pitcher (d. 2002)
- 1916 - Eugene Smith, pitcher (d. 2011)
- 1916 - Jorge Tirado, minor league catcher (d. ????)
- 1917 - Tony Lupien, infielder (d. 2004)
- 1919 - Sam Odom, pitcher (d. 1977)
- 1921 - Lawrence Bucynski, minor league catcher and manager (d. 1996)
- 1921 - Willie Hutchinson, Negro League pitcher (d. 1992)
- 1921 - Warren Spahn, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 2003)
- 1922 - Toshiaki Ogata, NPB pitcher
- 1923 - Dan Donahue, owner (d. 2015)
- 1923 - Sammy Meeks, infielder (d. 2007)
- 1924 - Ben Haddix, minor league catcher
- 1924 - Chuck Harmon, infielder (d. 2019)
- 1924 - Chusuke Kizuka, NPB infielder (d. 1987)
- 1925 - Buddy Peterson, infielder (d. 2006)
- 1927 - Jimmy Marino, umpire (d. 2004)
- 1935 - Ron Blackburn, pitcher (d. 1998)
- 1937 - Duke Carmel, outfielder (d. 2021)
- 1937 - Giulio Ripani, Serie A1 executive; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1943 - Kunio Fukutomi, NPB outfielder
- 1945 - John Barletta, minor league catcher (d. 2011)
- 1945 - Jorge Rubio, pitcher (d. 2020)
- 1946 - Dong-jin Jeong, KBO manager
- 1947 - Pat Jacquez, pitcher
- 1949 - Mitsuyasu Hirano, NPB outfielder (d. 2023)
- 1949 - Bob O'Brien, pitcher
- 1953 - Hae-chang Lee, KBO outfielder
- 1955 - Tom Dixon, pitcher
- 1957 - Darryl Cias, catcher
- 1960 - Darren Burroughs, minor league pitcher
- 1965 - Huib Schrijvers, Hoofdklasse executive (d. 2021)
- 1967 - Rhéal Cormier, pitcher (d. 2021)
- 1967 - Bob Zambrano, minor league infielder
- 1968 - Guillermo Velasquez, infielder
- 1970 - Jim Wawruck, minor league outfielder
- 1971 - Clint Compton, Jr., minor league pitcher
- 1971 - Doug Mlicki, minor league pitcher
- 1973 - Yutaka Nakamura, NPB outfielder
- 1976 - George Andronakos, Greek national team catcher
- 1976 - Dirk van 't Klooster, Hoofdklasse outfielder
- 1977 - Andruw Jones, outfielder; All-Star
- 1977 - Jason Tyner, outfielder
- 1978 - Nick Brannon, minor league player
- 1978 - Jose Carreno, minor league catcher and manager
- 1978 - Lester Fortuin, South African national team pitcher
- 1979 - Tom Lipari, minor league pitcher
- 1979 - Alex Malihoudis, Bundesliga outfielder
- 1979 - Henry Owens, pitcher
- 1979 - Carlos Silva, pitcher
- 1979 - Rich Thompson, outfielder
- 1980 - Yosuke Hiraishi, NPB outfielder and manager
- 1981 - Jim Burt, minor league infielder
- 1981 - Sean Henn, pitcher
- 1983 - Mike Jones, minor league pitcher
- 1983 - Fernando Perez, outfielder
- 1983 - Billy Rojo, minor league infielder
- 1984 - Dave Davidson, pitcher
- 1985 - Emilio Bonifacio, infielder
- 1986 - Fu-Chih Chien, CPBL outfielder
- 1986 - Luis Durango, outfielder
- 1986 - Zeyuan Li, Chinese national team infielder
- 1988 - Devin Harris, minor league outfielder
- 1988 - Tatsushi Masuda, NPB pitcher
- 1988 - Ricardo Montilla, minor league pitcher
- 1988 - Pavel Quesada, Cuban league infielder
- 1989 - Oliver Dominguez, minor league infielder
- 1989 - Hikaru Ito, NPB catcher
- 1990 - Chun-Shing Chau, Hong Kong national team pitcher
- 1990 - Andrés Hamamoto, Peruvian national team pitcher
- 1990 - Louis Head, pitcher
- 1991 - Kyle Wren, minor league outfielder
- 1992 - Jordan Gálvez, minor league infielder (d. 2015)
- 1993 - Jeff Driskel, drafted player
- 1994 - Garrett Cleavinger, pitcher
- 1994 - Riley King, minor league outfielder
- 1994 - Miguel Romero, minor league pitcher
- 1995 - Chun-Han Lin, CPBL outfielder
- 1996 - Daniel Jiménez, minor league outfielder
- 1996 - Zach Logue, pitcher
- 1996 - Bryce Montes de Oca, pitcher
- 1996 - Martin Mužík, Extraliga catcher
- 1996 - Gavin Sheets, outfielder
- 1997 - Pablo Custodio, Guatemalan national team infielder
- 1997 - Evan Sisk, minor league pitcher
- 1999 - Luke Poselovic, minor league pitcher and manager
- 2001 - Frank López, minor league pitcher
- 2001 - Zev Moore, Israeli national team outfielder
- 2001 - Won-seok Oh, KBO pitcher
Deaths[edit]
- 1895 - John Ewing, pitcher (b. 1863)
- 1911 - George Craig, pitcher (b. 1883)
- 1913 - Charlie Pabor, outfielder, manager (b. 1846)
- 1925 - Ad Gumbert, pitcher (b. 1867)
- 1926 - Henry Schmidt, pitcher (b. 1873)
- 1928 - Joe Miller, infielder (b. 1861)
- 1930 - Rube Manning, pitcher (b. 1883)
- 1932 - Lon Knight, outfielder, manager (b. 1853)
- 1933 - Tim Keefe, pitcher; Hall of Famer (b. 1857)
- 1943 - Cliff Curtis, pitcher (b. 1881)
- 1946 - Joe Birmingham, outfielder, manager (b. 1884)
- 1946 - Jack Rothfuss, infielder (b. 1872)
- 1950 - Bill Hallman, outfielder (b. 1876)
- 1950 - Dike Varney, pitcher (b. 1880)
- 1961 - Jack Barry, infielder, manager (b. 1887)
- 1962 - Bob Turner, outfielder (d. 1926)
- 1963 - Harry Harper, pitcher (b. 1895)
- 1965 - Hiroki Komatsubara, NPB outfielder-pitcher (b. 1924)
- 1969 - Freddie Moncewicz, infielder (b. 1903)
- 1972 - Dino Chiozza, infielder (b. 1912)
- 1974 - Cy Williams, outfielder (b. 1887)
- 1985 - Bob Wilson, infielder (b. 1925)
- 1985 - Whitey Wistert, pitcher (b. 1912)
- 1989 - Howie Krist, pitcher (b. 1916)
- 1990 - Pete Wojey, pitcher (b. 1919)
- 1992 - Deron Johnson, infielder (b. 1938)
- 1995 - Howard Cosell, announcer (b. 1918)
- 1995 - Jake Daniel, infielder (b. 1911)
- 1999 - Tom Ravashiere, umpire (b. 1920)
- 2002 - Jim Cohen, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1918)
- 2002 - Pee Wee Jenkins, pitcher (b. 1923)
- 2005 - Earl Wilson, pitcher (b. 1934)
- 2006 - Bob Jaderlund, minor league outfielder (b. 1927)
- 2006 - Billy Queen, outfielder (b. 1928)
- 2007 - Sammy Meeks, infielder (b. 1923)
- 2007 - David Halberstam, author (b. 1934)
- 2009 - Ralph Betcher, umpire (b. 1927)
- 2012 - Larry Chase, scout (b. 1946)
- 2014 - Connie Marrero, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1911)
- 2015 - Dick Barone, infielder (b. 1932)
- 2015 - Ed Delaporte, college coach (b. 1933)
- 2016 - Koji Yamamoto, NPB infielder and manager (b. 1951)
- 2017 - Jaynne Bittner, AAGPBL pitcher (b. 1926)
- 2017 - Don Woodlief, minor league pitcher (b. ~1931)
- 2018 - Floyd Fogg, minor league infielder (b. ~1926)
- 2018 - Sachio Kinugasa, NPB infielder; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1947)
- 2018 - Dave Nelson, infielder; All-Star (b. 1944)
- 2020 - Dan Walters, catcher (b. 1966)
- 2023 - John Miller, infielder (b. 1944)
- 2024 - Tom Tischinski, catcher (b. 1944)
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