October 1
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Events[edit]
- 1866 - The first game of the East Coast championship between the Brooklyn Atlantics and Philadelphia Athletics in Philadelphia, PA is a victim of its own success. Newspapers estimate that the crowd gathered around the baseball grounds numbers close to 40,000. The host ball club is ill-prepared to handle the huge crowd, which soon invades the playing field and forces the cancellation of the game. However, the fiasco does prove that there is a large potential market for top-level professional baseball.
- 1903 - The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Boston Americans, 7 - 3, in the first World Series game ever played which takes place in front of more than 16,000 spectators at the Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston, MA. Jimmy Sebring hits the first home run in the Series, as Deacon Phillippe is the winning pitcher and Cy Young the loser.
- 1919 - Just before the start of the World Series, the highly favored Chicago White Sox become the betting underdogs in the best-of-nine contest. Eddie Cicotte, a 29-game winner, is driven from the hill in a five-run 4th inning. The Cincinnati Reds' Dutch Ruether pitches a six-hitter and helps himself with three RBI on two triples and a single for a 9 - 1 victory.
- 1921 - Ray Schalk of the Chicago White Sox is the first catcher to make a putout at every single base. The feat has not been accomplished again since.
- 1932 - Babe Ruth, as legend has it, calls his home run against Chicago Cubs pitcher Charlie Root in the 5th inning of Game 3 of the World Series, won by the New York Yankees, 7 - 5, at Wrigley Field. Ruth and Lou Gehrig each hit two homers for the Yankees.
- 1943 - Major league statistics show the Chicago White Sox Luke Appling leading American League hitters with a .328 batting average, the lowest since Ty Cobb hit .324 to lead in 1908. Conversely, of course, the pitchers' marks are topped by Spud Chandler's 1.64 ERA, the best since 1919. Chandler also has the best winning percentage at .833, on a 20-4 won-lost mark. White Sox outfielder Wally Moses stole 56 bases after stealing only three two years before. The veteran Mel Ott hits only .234 for his New York Giants, but he still has 18 home runs, all at the Polo Grounds.
- 1946 - For the first time in major league history, a playoff series to determine a league's championship is played, featuring the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers. St. Louis takes the first game, 4 - 2, as Howie Pollet holds the Dodgers to two hits, a home run and an RBI single by Howie Schultz.
- 1949 - At Griffith Stadium, rookie Alex Kellner posts his 20th win, a 7 - 4 victory over the Washington Senators, to became the first Philadelphia Athletics 20-game winner since Lefty Grove did it in 1933.
- 1950 - The Philadelphia Phillies clinch the National League pennant on Dick Sisler's three-run home run against Don Newcombe in a 4 - 1 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers on the season's last day.
- 1955 - In Game 4 of the World Series at Ebbets Field, the Brooklyn Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees, 8 - 5.
- 1957 - 20-year-old Kazuhisa Inao wins his 20th consecutive game, a Nippon Pro Baseball record.
- 1961 - Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the season against Tracy Stallard of the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The homer eclipses Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single-season home run record. The Yankees win the game, 1 - 0.
- 1967 - Roberto Clemente's Major League Managerial Career: Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, all one day of it. Filling in for interim manager Danny Murtaugh, Clemente puts up stratospheric – if statistically insignificant – numbers as Pittsburgh's player-manager. Joe Curcio of the Pittsburgh Press reports: "Baseball’s only undefeated ‘manager’, Roberto Clemente, climaxed his greatest season ever by smashing his 23rd homer, a triple and driving in three runs while managing the Bucs before 28,244 fans on Prize Day."
- 1970 - The final game at Connie Mack Stadium is played as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Montreal Expos, 2 - 1. The fans respond by swarming onto and destroying the field at the end of the game.
- 1972 - Having yesterday witnessed teammate Roberto Clemente achieve his cherished goal, career hit number 3,000, Pittsburgh's Steve Blass now attempts to realize his own longstanding dream, a 20-win season, pitching at home against the New York Mets. Unfortunately the dream will not survive the 1st inning as, on the eve of the National League playoffs, Pittsburgh's ace is knocked out of this game, literally as well as figuratively, the third RBI of the inning coming on a two-out John Milner bullet off Blass' right elbow. Prior to the game, Clemente is honored in a ceremony commemorating his previous day's feat.
- 1973 - In the first game of a scheduled make-up doubleheader at Wrigley Field, a day after the regular season ended, the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs, 6 - 1, to capture the National League East flag. The Mets, who were 11 1/2 games behind and in last place on August 5th, by winning their 82nd game (the lowest number of victories ever to win a title), clinch the division, making the second game of the twin bill unnecessary.
- 1975 - The Montreal Expos fire manager Gene Mauch and his entire coaching staff and replace him with Karl Kuehl.
- 1978 - The Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees, 9 - 2, on the last day of the season, to force a one-game playoff between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Boston wins its eighth straight, 5 - 0, over the Toronto Blue Jays, to force the showdown.
- 1980 - With much media and fan pressure, the Boston Red Sox fire manager Don Zimmer with five games left to play; coach Johnny Pesky will be the skipper for those remaining games.
- 1988 - Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres goes 2 for 3 to raise his league-leading batting average to .313 but sustains a hand injury during a 6 - 3 victory over the Houston Astros. Gwynn is the first National League batting champion to win the title with an average below .320. Before Gwynn, Larry Doyle's .320 average was the lowest.
- 1989 - Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins and Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres each win batting titles on the final day of the regular season. Puckett goes 2 for 5 to edge Carney Lansford, .339 to .336, while Gwynn goes 3 for 4 to beat Will Clark, .336 to .333.
- 1995 - The Colorado Rockies become the first major league team to reach the postseason before their seventh year in existence. Colorado also becomes the National League's first wild card winner following a 10 - 9 win over the San Francisco Giants. Colorado's .535 winning percentage (77-67 record) is the best-ever for a third-year team. The New York Yankees become the first wild card winner in the American League.
- 1997 - The Baltimore Orioles continue their mastery over the most dominant lefthander in major league baseball. Baltimore bounces Randy Johnson and the Seattle Mariners in the first game of the American League Division Series. Johnson, who has a winning record against every other team in the American League, drops to 3-8 overall against the Orioles.
- 2004 - Ichiro Suzuki surpasses George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257 hits in a single season. After this game, Ichiro has collected 259 hits in the season with two games left; he will finish the season with 262 hits.
- 2006 - Seung-hwan Oh of the Samsung Lions sets a new Asian save record when he notches his 47th, this one against the Hyundai Unicorns. Japan's Hitoki Iwase held the old record.
- 2007 - The Colorado Rockies defeat the San Diego Padres, 9 - 8, in 13 innings to win the one-game playoff to determine the National League wild card. Matt Holliday scores the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Jamey Carroll, as ace closer Trevor Hoffman blows the 8 - 6 lead which Scott Hairston's two-run home run in the top of the 13th had provided. The Rockies will take part in the postseason for the first time since 1995.
- 2008:
- The Phillies defeat the Brewers, 3 - 1, in the NLDS in the first game of the 2008 Postseason. Cole Hamels earns the victory with eight innings of scoreless ball, while the Phils score three unearned runs in the 3rd thanks to an error by Rickie Weeks and Mike Cameron's inability to catch Chase Utley's double, which bounces out of his glove.
- The Dodgers hammer the Cubs into submission to take a 1-0 lead in the other NLDS at Wrigley Field. James Loney hits a grand slam off a wild Ryan Dempster, who walks seven batters in 4 2/3 innings. Manny Ramirez and Russell Martin add solo homers to ice the 7 - 2 victory.
- In Anaheim, the Red Sox continue their postseason dominance of the Angels by taking Game 1 of the ALDS, 4 - 1. Jason Bay hits a two-run homer off John Lackey, while Jon Lester gives up only an unearned run in seven innings of work for the win.
- The SK Wyverns beat the Lotte Giants, 7 - 1, to improve to 82-40. They set a new Korea Baseball Organization record for wins; four teams previously had reached 81.
- 2009:
- Chris Carpenter does it both ways in the Cardinals' 13 - 0 trashing of the Reds. He pitches five scoreless innings to bring his record to 17-4 and hits a grand slam and drives in six runs.
- Colorado clinches a postseason berth with a 9 - 2 win over the Brewers. Aaron Cook, back from a stay on the disabled list, pitches eight innings for the win.
- 2011:
- Greece makes its Baseball World Cup debut and takes a 3 - 0 lead in the 2nd inning against Panama, but the hosts rally to win, 8 - 3. Paolo Espino and two relievers combine to fan 12, while Damaso Espino drives in three and Concepcion Rodriguez and Jose Macias each get three hits. Gus Panagotacos drives in two runs for Greece, while Meleti Melehes takes the loss.
- Roy Halladay gives up an uncharacteristic three-run homer to Lance Berkman in the 1st inning, but the Phillies come back to beat the Cardinals, 11 - 6, in the opening game of their NLDS. The Phils score five runs in the 6th, on a three-run homer by Ryan Howard and a two-run shot by Raul Ibanez.
- Texas bounces back from one game down and an early 3 - 0 deficit to beat Tampa Bay, 8 - 6, in the ALDS. The Rangers score five runs off James Shields in the bottom of the 4th, then hold on for the win, which goes to Derek Holland. The Series is even at one win apiece.
- The suspended game in the opener of the other ALDS, between Detroit and New York, resumes with the score tied 1 - 1 in the middle of the 2nd inning. Doug Fister and Ivan Nova take over on the mound and the Yankees break through for a run in the 5th and six in the 6th to take a 9 - 3 win. Robinson Cano drives in six runs, including a grand slam off Al Alburquerque in New York's big inning.
- The Brewers defeat Arizona, 4 - 1, in the opening game of the NLDS. Yovani Gallardo gives up only one run in eight innings, then Prince Fielder hits a two-run homer off Ian Kennedy in the 7th inning to give the Brewers a comfortable cushion. John Axford pitches the 9th inning for the save.
- 2012:
- The Nationals are shut out by Philadelphia, 2 - 0, but still clinch their first NL East title since their move to Washington, DC in 2005 when the Braves lose to the Pirates, 2 - 1.
- The Athletics crown an improbable postseason run by defeating the Rangers, 4 - 3, securing at least a wild card spot in the American League. They can still win the AL West crown if they defeat the Rangers in their last three games. The Athletics had traded away two All-Star starters during the off-season, then lost their only three experienced starting pitchers - Bartolo Colon, Brandon McCarthy and Brett Anderson - during the season, going with an all-rookie starting rotation during an 8-4 run that clinched the playoff slot.
- The champagne also flows in Kansas City, MO, where the Tigers defeat the Royals, 6 - 3, to clinch the AL Central title. Miguel Cabrera hits his 44th home run in the game. In deference to their star slugger, who is leading the AL in all three triple crown categories but who has had trouble with alcohol abuse in the past, the Tigers choose to celebrate with an alcohol-free bubbly.
- 2013 - The Pirates win the National League Wild Card Game, 6 - 2, over the Reds thanks to a pair of home runs by Russell Martin and one by Marlon Byrd to back the pitching of Francisco Liriano, who needs only 27 pitches to retire the Reds in order in the first three innings to set the tone for the game. It is the Pirates' first postseason win since the 1992 NLCS.
- 2014:
- A 5th-inning grand slam by Brandon Crawford breaks a scoreless tie and San Francisco goes on to win the National League Wild Card Game, 8 - 0, over the Pirates. Madison Bumgarner pitches a complete game, four-hit shutout while Edinson Volquez is tagged with the loss.
- Major League Baseball announces that it will test some new rules to speed up the flow of the game during this coming Arizona Fall League season. Hitters will no longer be allowed to step out of the batter's box during an at-bat; pitchers will need to begin their pitching motion within 20 seconds of receiving the ball; a batter will take his base automatically when an intentional walk is called for, without the need for the pitcher to throw four pitches outside the strike zone; teams will be limited to three mound conferences, now called time-outs, per game; and there will be a set maximum time before the first pitch is delivered following a change of innings or a pitching change. Most of these changes will be be introduced at all levels of organized baseball, including the major leagues, in future years.
- 2015:
- The Yankees record the 10,000th win in their illustrious history, and it also clinches a wild card slot for the wearers of pinstripes. They defeat the Red Sox, 4 - 1, on a rain-drenched evening at New Yankee Stadium. All four runs come courtesy of the long ball, a two-run shot by Carlos Beltran, and solo drives by Greg Bird and Rob Refsnyder. CC Sabathia gets the win and the Yankees' bullpen ties a new major league record when Josh Rutledge strikes out against Dellin Betances to end the game, their 589th victim of the season.
- Chun-Hsiu Chen drives in his 114th run of the 2015 CPBL season, breaking Yi-Chuan Lin and Chih-Sheng Lin's record of 113 RBI in a CPBL campaign. His record won't last the season as he finishes third with 118 and Yi-Chuan Lin has reclaimed the title with 126.
- 2017:
- The final day of the regular season is pro forma, as all postseason slots and seedings have already been determined, although the Phillies' 11 - 0 win over the Mets marks the final game for both managers, Pete Mackanin and Terry Collins. For Mackanin, it is a bittersweet finish, as he managed to lead the Phils to just one game below .500 in the second half after a terrible first half, while Collins, the oldest manager in the majors this year, steps down at the end of the longest tenure in team history at seven years, and two years after a trip to the World Series in 2015.
- The Rouen Huskies win their third straight French Division I title but it goes to the final pitch of the final game. In Game 5 of the finals, they beat the Senart Templiers, 9 - 8. Player-manager Keino Perez gets the win in relief.
- 2018
- An unprecedented two one-game playoffs are played today to determine the winners of the NL Central and NL West division titles. In Wrigley Field, the Brewers crown an outstanding second half by defeating the Cubs, 3 - 1, their eighth straight win. They score twice in the 8th, with a single by unheralded SS Orlando Arcia, who goes 4 for 4, starting things off against Justin Wilson, one of six relievers used by Joe Maddon on the day. A double by Domingo Santana followed by Lorenzo Cain's single drives in the go-ahead run and Ryan Braun adds another insurance run. Josh Hader then pitches the final two innings for the save, giving Milwaukee the best record in the National League.
- In the other playoff game, the Dodgers defeat the Rockies at home, 5 - 2, as rookie Walker Buehler outpitches German Marquez, who gives up two-run homers to Clay Bellinger and Max Muncy in consecutive innings. The Rockies will now head to Wrigley Field to take on the Cubs in the Wild Card Game.
- 2019 - The Nationals defeat the Brewers, 4 - 3, to win the National League Wild Card Game. The Brewers take the early lead as Trent Grisham draws a lead-off walk off Max Scherzer and Yasmani Grandal follows with a homer, then Marcus Thames hits a solo shot to lead off the 2nd. Trea Turner gets one run back with a solo homer in the 3rd, then Michael A. Taylor starts a three-run rally in the 8th when he gets hit by a Josh Hader pitch, in a controversial decision as the Brewers claim it was a foul ball. Juan Soto singles with the bases loaded and two out, and all three runners score as the ball scoots under Grisham's glove in right field.
- 2020 - It's another full day of postseason baseball as the Wild Card Series continue. In the Fourth Series in the American League, the only one in the junior circuit to go the distance, the Athletics come back from an early deficit to defeat the White Sox, 7 - 4, in a wild game that features 17 pitchers. In the First Series in the National League, the Dodgers complete a sweep of the Brewers with a 3 - 0 win, behind Clayton Kershaw's best-ever postseason performance. In the Fourth Series, the Braves complete the feat of holding the Reds scoreless for all 22 innings as rookie Ian Anderson has a great start, and a pair of two-run homers by Marcell Ozuna and Adam Duvall off Raisel Iglesias in the bottom of the 8th seal a 5 - 0 win. The game between the Cardinals and Padres in the Second Series is another barnburner, and marks the coming out on a national stage of Fernando Tatis Jr., with Wil Myers acting as his best man. The two combine for four homers and nine RBIs as the Padres come back to win, 11 - 9, forcing a deciding game. Tatis and Myers are the first teammates to homer twice in a postseason game since Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig did it on this day in 1932. The other scheduled game, in the Third Series between the Marlins and Cubs at Wrigley Field is rained out. For both the Athletics and Braves, it's a first series win in eons after repeated failures to advance in previous years.
- 2021 - By defeating the Padres, 3 - 0, behind Anthony DeSclafani, the Giants record their 106th win of the season, tying the franchise record established by the 1904 New York Giants (who famously refused to play that year's World Series). But they still haven't clinched a division title, as the Dodgers, also win, 8 - 6 over the Brewers, remaining two games behind with two left to play.
- 2022 - The Dodgers become only the third team in the history of the National League (and seventh in the majors) to win 110 games in a season with a 6 - 4 win over the Rockies. Only the 1906 Cubs and 1909 Pirates have preceded them in the senior circuit.
- 2023:
- With all the Postseason participants already decided, attention turns to an otherwise meaningless game between the Tigers and Guardians at Comerica Park as it marks the final major league appearance of two beloved figures: Miguel Cabrera, DH'ing for the Tigers, the last man to win the Triple Crown in 2012, and Terry Francona, managing the Guardians, the man who broke Boston's historic World Series drought in 2004 and almost did the same for Cleveland in 2016. Cabrera goes 0 for 3 and plays a third of an inning at his old position, first base, recording an unassisted putout on the only ball hit to him, before leaving the game to a huge ovation as Detroit wins, 5 - 2. Both men are likely to end up in Cooperstown in short order.
- The Spanish national team wins its first European Championship since 1955 with an 11 - 2 blowout of Great Britain. Engel Beltre finishes a triple shy of a cycle and Daniel Jiménez doubles three times among his four hits, driving in three. It is the first time since 1967 that neither Italy or the Netherlands have won, and the first time both countries have participated and neither of them has won. Pablo Guillén, Carlos Sierra, Daniel Álvarez and Rhiner Cruz combine on a three-hitter, fanning ten. Spain's big win had been over the defending champion Netherlands one day earlier, thanks to a 9th-inning comeback.
- The Netherlands, already guaranteed to have their worst finish ever, never having placed below second, settle for third place, but it's a battle as they need ten innings to top Germany, 5 - 4. Dashenko Ricardo's second long ball of the day, a two-run homer is a walk-off shot.
- 2024:
- The first two games of the Wild Card Series in the American League are both low-scoring affairs, with the visiting team winning both games. In the first series, the Tigers score three runs against Framber Valdez in the 2nd, and thanks to a great start by Tarik Skubal, that score holds until the 9th against the Astros. Jason Foley allows a run and loads the bases before Beau Brieske records the final two outs in a 3 - 1 win. In the second series, the Royals score once in the 6th on a single by Bobby Witt Jr. and that is it as Corbin Burnes and Cole Ragans both pitch brilliantly. Lucas Erceg gets the final four outs as Baltimore goes down, 1 - 0.
- In the first Wild Card Series in the National League, the Mets come back twice to defeat the Brewers, 8 - 4. The turning point comes in the 5th inning when they score five runs thanks to some shoddy defensive play by Milwaukee, with LF Jackson Chourio misplaying a line drive by Tyrone Taylor into a double and P Joel Payamps moving too late to cover first base on a grounder by Jose Iglesias, who receives credit for a single. In the Second Series, Michael King strikes out 12 in seven scoreless innings while the Padres jump on young Braves starter AJ Smith-Shawver for three runs in the first two innings, two of them coming on a 1st-inning homer by Fernando Tatis Jr. as San Diego cruises to a 4 - 0 win.
- Heidenheim Heideköpfe successfully defend their Bundesliga-1 title, their fifth in six years. They top the Paderborn Untouchables, two games to one in the finals. In today's finale, they win 11 - 6 as Daniel Vavruša drives in four and Billy Germaine scores three times. Timo Plietz saves it for Mike Bolsenbroek.
Births[edit]
- 1849 - Steve Bellan, infielder (d. 1932)
- 1854 - William Hyndman, pitcher/outfielder (d. 1920)
- 1868 - Bobby Cargo, infielder (d. 1904)
- 1868 - Frank Motz, infielder (d. 1944)
- 1869 - Huyler Westervelt, pitcher (d. 1949)
- 1877 - Jim Hackett, infielder (d. 1961)
- 1884 - Ed Zmich, pitcher (d. 1950)
- 1889 - Dutch Sterrett, outfielder (d. 1965)
- 1894 - Ray Kolp, pitcher (d. 1967)
- 1894 - Duster Mails, pitcher (d. 1974)
- 1895 - Carmen Hill, pitcher (d. 1990)
- 1895 - Roy Johnson, pitcher, manager (d. 1986)
- 1898 - Jiro Kuji, amateur catcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1939)
- 1901 - Jimmie Reese, infielder (d. 1994)
- 1906 - Sonlley Alvarado, Dominican national team outfielder
- 1908 - Johnny Markham, pitcher (d. 1975)
- 1912 - Robert Griffith, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1977)
- 1918 - Jim Russell, outfielder (d. 1987)
- 1918 - George Spears, minor league infielder (d. 2012)
- 1919 - Bob Boyd, infielder; All-Star (d. 2004)
- 1919 - Barney Mussill, pitcher (d. 2013)
- 1919 - Eddie Zydowsky, minor league player (d. 1999)
- 1921 - Fred Hobgood, pitcher (d. 1965)
- 1924 - Betty Russell, AAGPBL player
- 1925 - Jimmy Wilkes, outfielder; All-Star (d. 2008)
- 1928 - Hal Naragon, catcher (d. 2019)
- 1931 - Fred Kipp, pitcher
- 1932 - Luigi Cameroni, Serie A1 catcher and manager; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 2006)
- 1934 - Chuck Hiller, infielder (d. 2004)
- 1934 - Tsutomu Ina, NPB pitcher (d. 1984)
- 1935 - Katsura Yokomizo, NPB outfielder
- 1937 - Alan Brice, pitcher (d. 2016)
- 1943 - Robert Slater, author
- 1945 - Rod Carew, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer
- 1946 - Remy Hermoso, infielder (d. 2020)
- 1946 - Jon Warden, pitcher
- 1947 - Buzz Capra, pitcher; All-Star
- 1948 - Bill Bonham, pitcher
- 1951 - Ken Pape, infielder
- 1952 - Marty Maier, scout
- 1952 - Jun Misawa, NPB pitcher (d. 2022)
- 1952 - Bob Myrick, pitcher (d. 2012)
- 1953 - Pete Falcone, pitcher
- 1955 - Jeff Reardon, pitcher; All-Star
- 1956 - Vance Law, infielder; All-Star
- 1958 - Dennis Noonan, minor league trainer
- 1960 - Bum-hyun Cho, KBO catcher and manager
- 1962 - Darin Cloninger, minor league pitcher
- 1963 - Adulfo Camacho, minor league infielder and manager
- 1963 - Mark McGwire, infielder; All-Star
- 1964 - Roberto Kelly, outfielder; All-Star
- 1964 - Kun-Che Lee, CPBL outfielder
- 1964 - Craig Poulton, South African national team pitcher
- 1965 - Francisco Despaigne, Cuban league pitcher
- 1965 - Toshio Tajima, NPB pitcher
- 1966 - Fred Costello, minor league pitcher
- 1966 - Greg Ferguson, drafted pitcher (d. 1988)
- 1967 - Chuck McElroy, pitcher
- 1968 - Jeff Patterson, pitcher
- 1969 - Bubba Dunn, minor league pitcher (d. 2012)
- 1970 - Massimo Ciaramella, Serie A1 infielder
- 1970 - Tetsuya Matoyama, NPB catcher
- 1970 - Mariano Spotorno, Argentinian national team pitcher and manager
- 1971 - Jeff Motuzas, minor league catcher
- 1972 - Teddy Warrecker, minor league player
- 1973 - John Thomson, pitcher
- 1975 - Marvin Jonathan, South African national team outfielder
- 1975 - Brandon Knight, pitcher
- 1975 - Tomáš Svoboda, Extraliga infielder
- 1976 - Fu-Chung Hsueh, CPBL pitcher
- 1976 - Billy Sylvester, minor league pitcher
- 1978 - Vili Fa'apouli, American Samoa national team designated hitter
- 1980 - Kevin Estrada, minor league infielder
- 1980 - Chad Orvella, pitcher
- 1980 - Jorge Sequea, minor league infielder (d. 2005)
- 1982 - Yung-Kun Lin, CPBL infielder
- 1983 - Ji-man An, KBO pitcher
- 1983 - Jacobo Meque, minor league pitcher
- 1983 - Adrian Ramirez, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Matt Cain, pitcher; All-Star
- 1984 - Chris Johnson, infielder
- 1984 - Tim Karkatselos, Bundesliga pitcher
- 1985 - Mitch Atkins, pitcher
- 1985 - Alex Caldera, minor league pitcher
- 1985 - Darren Ford, outfielder
- 1985 - Jeremy Horst, pitcher
- 1985 - Roberto Lopez, minor league outfielder
- 1986 - Aaron Poreda, pitcher
- 1986 - Jonathan Saavedra, minor league outfielder
- 1987 - Jason Jarvis, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Erik Komatsu, outfielder
- 1987 - Frank Medina, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Tsung-Hsuan Tseng, CPBL pitcher
- 1988 - Jamie Lekas, Greek national team infielder
- 1989 - Keith Werman, minor league infielder
- 1990 - Bit-na Lee, South Korean women's national team catcher
- 1991 - Joshua Magee, minor league infielder
- 1991 - Robbie Ray, pitcher; All-Star
- 1991 - Connor Sadzeck, pitcher
- 1991 - Lou Trivino, pitcher
- 1992 - Jair Bogaerts, minor league infielder
- 1992 - Xander Bogaerts, infielder; All-Star
- 1992 - Noelia De Jesús, Puerto Rican women's national team pitcher
- 1992 - Christian Lopes, outfielder
- 1992 - Colin Moran, infielder
- 1992 - César Rivera, Puerto Rican national team outfielder
- 1992 - Cy Sneed, pitcher
- 1993 - Caleb Boushley, pitcher
- 1993 - Julio Vivas, minor league pitcher
- 1994 - Wuilmer Becerra, minor league outfielder
- 1994 - Ray-Patrick Didder, minor league infielder
- 1994 - Takahide Ikeda, NPB pitcher
- 1994 - Yeizer Marrugo, minor league pitcher
- 1994 - Cedric Mullins, outfielder; All-Star
- 1995 - Charlie Barnes, pitcher
- 1995 - Freddie Landers, minor league infielder
- 1996 - David Bañuelos, catcher
- 1998 - David Ibn Ezra, Israeli national team outfielder
- 1998 - Otto López, infielder
- 1998 - Gillian Wernet, minor league pitcher
- 1999 - Kuo-Chien Chiang, CPBL pitcher
- 2000 - Drew Thorpe, pitcher
- 2005 - Sven Anić, Croatian national team outfielder
Deaths[edit]
- 1877 - Ed Somerville, infielder (b. 1853)
- 1890 - Pete Donnelly, outfielder (b. 1849)
- 1901 - Chappy Lane, infielder
- 1911 - Leo Hafford, pitcher (b. 1883)
- 1912 - Bill Boyd, infielder, manager (b. 1852)
- 1929 - Lee Richmond, pitcher (b. 1857)
- 1936 - George Huff, manager (b. 1872)
- 1937 - Mickey Devine, catcher (b. 1892)
- 1945 - George Van Haltren, outfielder, manager (b. 1866)
- 1947 - Hub Northen, outfielder (b. 1885)
- 1948 - Lew Camp, infielder (b. 1868)
- 1949 - Eddie Kolb, pitcher (b. 1880)
- 1950 - Red Howell, pinch hitter (b. 1909)
- 1975 - Spider Diehl, minor league outfielder and manager (b. 1881)
- 1975 - Larry MacPhail, General Manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1890)
- 1976 - Jelly Taylor, infielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1910)
- 1977 - Pat Patterson, infielder (b. 1897)
- 1978 - Ed Steele, outfielder (b. 1915)
- 1978 - Abe White, pitcher (b. 1904)
- 1980 - Pat Veltman, catcher (b. 1906)
- 1984 - Walter Alston, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1911)
- 1984 - Billy Goodman, infielder; All-Star (b. 1926)
- 1985 - Barney Brown, pitcher/outfielder, All-Star (b. 1907)
- 1996 - Tom Morgan, college coach (b. ~1932)
- 2000 - Charlie Brewster, infielder (b. 1916)
- 2002 - Rob Garibaldi, drafted outfielder (b. 1978)
- 2005 - Tom Clyde, pitcher (b. 1923)
- 2005 - Pete Jonas, minor league pitcher (b. 1916)
- 2011 - Johnny Schmitz, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1920)
- 2011 - George Smith, minor league outfielder (b. 1927)
- 2011 - Bill Tosheff, minor league pitcher (b. 1926)
- 2013 - Ellis Burton, outfielder (b. 1936)
- 2013 - Tom Clancy, owner (b. 1947)
- 2014 - Jose Martinez, infielder (b. 1942)
- 2015 - Cal Neeman, catcher (b. 1929)
- 2016 - Toshitake Nakayama, NPB pitcher (b. 1935)
- 2018 - Peter Bjarkman, author (b. 1941)
- 2019 - Dick Sovde, minor league pitcher (b. 1935)
- 2020 - Lou Johnson, outfielder (b. 1934)
- 2023 - Tim Wakefield, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1966)
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