October 12
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Events[edit]
- 1907 - Chicago Cubs pitcher Three Finger Brown shuts down the Detroit Tigers, 2 - 0, to win the World Series. Chicago steals four bases for a total of 18 in the five-game Series, winning four, and the other ending in a tie.
- 1918 - Outfielder Alex Burr is killed in France, becoming the third major leaguer to die in World War I. Eddie Grant and Bun Troy are the others. World War II casualties will be Elmer Gedeon and Harry O'Neill. Bob Neighbors will be listed as missing in action in the Korean War to complete the casualty list.
- 1920 - Future Hall of Famer Stan Coveleski of the Cleveland Indians wins his third game of the World Series, a 3 - 0 shutout of the Brooklyn Robins. The victory gives the Indians the World Championship, five games to two.
- 1929 - Trailing the Chicago Cubs, 8 - 0, in Game 4 of the World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics score ten runs in the 7th inning to win, 10 - 8.
- 1948 - The New York Yankees name Casey Stengel their manager, replacing Bucky Harris. Stengel, who receives a two-year contract, will lead the Yankees to five consecutive World Championships beginning in 1949.
- 1963 - Major League Baseball stages the only Hispanic American All-Star Game in history. The roster of Latino stars includes future Hall of Famers Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, Tony Oliva and Juan Marichal, and other standouts like Felipe Alou. A pinch-hit single delivered by Manny Mota helps the National League stars to a 5 - 2 victory over the American League at the Polo Grounds.
- 1967 - Future Hall of Famer Bob Gibson hits a home run and strikes out ten batters in leading the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Championship over the Boston Red Sox. Gibson allows only three hits as the Cardinals win Game 7, 7 - 2.
- 1969 - In Game 2 of the World Series, New York Mets Jerry Koosman and Ron Taylor combine on a two-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles. A 9th-inning single by Al Weis off Dave McNally gives the Mets a 2 - 1 win to even the Series.
- 1972 - The Oakland Athletics take the American League pennant with a 2 - 1 win in Game 5 of the ALCS over the Detroit Tigers. The A's Reggie Jackson steals home, but pulls a hamstring in the process, sidelining him for the World Series.
- 1974 - Oakland slugger Reggie Jackson connects for a home run off Andy Messersmith, and pitcher Ken Holtzman scores the second run in the 5th inning on a suicide squeeze. Oakland wins the World Series opener, 3 - 2, as the Dodgers strand 12 baserunners.
- 1975 - Down 2 - 1 in the 9th inning, Cincinnati rallies to beat the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the World Series, 3 - 2.
- 1976 - The Cincinnati Reds score seven times in the final three innings to secure a 7 - 6 win and complete a sweep of the Phillies in the National League Championship Series.
- 1977 - The Dodgers beat the Yankees, 6 - 1, to even the World Series after two games. Catfish Hunter, who has not pitched in over a month, starts the game for the Yankees. Home runs by Ron Cey, Steve Yeager and Reggie Smith knock out Hunter in the 3rd inning.
- 1979 - Kiko Garcia drives in four runs to lead the Orioles to an 8 - 4 triumph over Pittsburgh in Game 3 of the World Series.
- 1980 - The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Houston Astros, 8 - 7, to capture the NLCS. In the 10th inning, Garry Maddox drives in Del Unser to end a dramatic playoff series that featured four extra-inning games. Following the 2010 season, a panel of experts at the MLB Network will vote this the 18th greatest game of the past fifty years.
- 1982 - Paul Molitor of the Milwaukee Brewers sets a World Series record by collecting five hits against the St. Louis Cardinals as Brewers starter Mike Caldwell posts a 10 - 0 shutout in Game 1.
- 1984 - San Diego Padres pitchers tie a World Series record by issuing 11 bases on balls in a 5 - 2 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Game 3. Detroit takes a 2-1 Series lead.
- 1985 - In Game 4 of the ALCS, Al Oliver pinch-hits a two-run double in the 9th inning to give the Blue Jays a 3 - 1 win over Kansas City and a 3-1 lead in the Series. Until this year's best-of-seven format was adopted, the three victories would have sent the Blue Jays to the World Series, but Kansas City will take advantage of the format change to come back and take the series.
- 1986 - The Boston Red Sox stave off elimination with a dramatic victory against the California Angels in Game 5 of the ALCS. Dave Henderson's two-out 9th-inning home run against Donnie Moore ties the game, setting the stage for the Red Sox's 7 - 6 win in 11 innings. The Red Sox will come back to win the Series in seven games.
- 1987 - The Minnesota Twins beat Detroit, 9 - 5, in Game 5 of the ALCS to wrap up their first American League title since 1965. Twins third baseman Gary Gaetti is named ALCS MVP.
- 1988 - Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers blanks the New York Mets on five hits to win the National League Championship Series. Hershiser, who is named the series MVP, vaults the Dodgers into the World Series.
- 1990 - Danny Jackson, Norm Charlton and Randy Myers combine on a one-hitter as Cincinnati beats the Pirates, 2 - 1, to win the NLCS in six games.
- 1991 - The Blue Jays chase Minnesota Twins starter Kevin Tapani for the second time in the ALCS, but Minnesota's bullpen holds strong and its bats speak, leading to six unanswered runs in Game 5 as the Twins win their third American League pennant.
- 1993 - The Toronto Blue Jays, behind the strong pitching of Dave Stewart, beat the Chicago White Sox, 6 - 3, to win the ALCS in six games.
- 1997:
- Florida Marlins rookie Livan Hernandez matches Mike Mussina's one-day old League Championship Series pitching record, with 15 strikeouts in a three-hit, 2 - 1 win in Game 5 of the NLCS. Hernandez, who would not have started if not for an injury to Alex Fernandez, wins his second game of the Series and earns MVP honors.
- The Cleveland Indians again score the winning run in their last at bat, coming back from a 4 - 2 deficit to defeat the Orioles, 8 - 7, for their third straight victory in the ALCS. Sandy Alomar, Jr. drives home the winning run with a single after hitting a two-run home run earlier in the contest. He also scores from second base on a wild pitch in the 5th inning. Brady Anderson, Harold Baines and Rafael Palmeiro hit home runs off Jaret Wright in the 5th while Manny Ramirez homers for the Tribe. Jose Mesa blows his second save in two days, but receives credit for the win.
- 1998 - The Atlanta Braves do it again, this time scoring five runs in the 8th inning to defeat San Diego, 7 - 6. Michael Tucker hits a three-run home run in the inning, and drives home five runs altogether.
- 1999 - Atlanta defeats the Mets, 4 - 2, in the opening game of the NLCS. Greg Maddux gets the win for Atlanta, as catcher Eddie Perez hits a home run.
- 2000 - The New York Mets defeat the St. Louis, 6 - 5, to take a two-games-to-none lead in the NLCS. Jay Payton drives home the winning run for New York, who wins in its last at bat for the third time this postseason. Mike Piazza hits a home run for the Mets.
- 2001:
- Atlanta defeats the Houston Astros, 6 - 2, to sweep their Division Series and move into the National League Championship Series for the ninth time in ten seasons. Paul Bako, Julio Franco and Chipper Jones hit home runs to back the solid pitching of starter John Burkett. The game is the Astros' 14th loss in their last 16 postseason games.
- The Arizona Diamondbacks take a two-games-to-one lead in their Divisional Series with St. Louis with a 5 - 3 victory. Craig Counsell's three-run home run in the 7th inning is the deciding blow. Starter Miguel Batista gets the victory for the Diamondbacks.
- Minnesota Twins manager Tom Kelly announces his retirement after 15 years at the Twins' helm.
- 2002:
- The St. Louis Cardinals hit three home runs in a 5 - 4 victory over the San Francisco Giants, who lead the National League Championship Series by two games to one. Jim Edmonds, Eli Marrero and Mike Matheny clout round-trippers for the Cards while Barry Bonds adds one for San Francisco. Chuck Finley gets the win for St. Louis.
- The Anaheim Angels take a commanding three-games-to-one lead over the Twins in the ALCS with a 7 - 1 victory. Rookie John Lackey throws seven shutout innings for Anaheim to get the win. Brad Fullmer and Benjie Molina each drive in a pair of runs for the Angels.
- 2003 - Josh Beckett throws his first complete game in 51 career starts, allowing two hits and striking out 11, as Florida shuts out the Cubs, 4 - 0, in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Beckett ties an NLCS record for fewest hits allowed in a complete game.
- 2005:
- Mark Buehrle pitches a five-hitter and Joe Crede's second double of the game scores the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 2 - 1 win over the Los Angeles Angels in Game 2 of the ALCS.
- Reggie Sanders of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a two-run home run to help St. Louis beat the Houston Astros, 5 - 3, in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. Chris Carpenter is the winning pitcher and Andy Pettitte the loser.
- 2007 - The Seibu Lions announce the hiring of Hisanobu Watanabe as their new manager, replacing Tsutomu Itoh. Watanabe had been managing Seibu's farm team.
- 2009 - The Phillies advance to the NLCS thanks to a 9th-inning rally that gives them a 5 - 4 win over Colorado in Game 4 of their NLDS at Coors Field. After the Rockies score three times in the 8th, closer Huston Street is unable to hold the 4 - 2 lead, giving up a two-run double to Ryan Howard and a run-scoring single to Jayson Werth. For the second straight night, Brad Lidge records the save for the Phils, coming to Scott Eyre's rescue with two on and two out in the bottom of the 9th to retire Troy Tulowitzki to end the game.
- 2011:
- The Rangers win another extra-inning game to take a 3-1 lead over the Tigers in the ALCS. They score four runs in the 11th inning with a single by Mike Napoli followed by Nelson Cruz's three-run homer off Jose Valverde, his second extra-inning homer of the Series. Cruz also throws out Miguel Cabrera at the plate in the 8th in one of the game's key plays; surprisingly, the Rangers had walked the Tigers' slugger intentionally with one out and the bases empty, putting the potential winning run on base.
- The Cardinals beat the Brewers, 4 - 3, to take a 2-1 lead in the NLCS. St. Louis jumps to a 4 - 0 lead with three doubles against Yovani Gallardo in the bottom of the 1st. But Cards starter Chris Carpenter also struggles. giving back three of the runs over the next two frames and leaving after five innings. However, he is helped by a strong bullpen performance, with Jason Motte getting the save as no other runs are scored after the early fireworks.
- The Chicago Cubs agree on a five-year contract with Theo Epstein to be their new team President. Epstein built the Boston Red Sox team that won two World Series in 2004 and 2007, but was shaken by the team's brutal September collapse this season, following manager Terry Francona's departure by a few days. The deal won't be made official for another two weeks, and Boston and Chicago will need to agree on compensation as Epstein still has a year to go on his contract.
- 2012:
- The Cardinals move on to the NLCS with another dramatic comeback, pulling out a 9 - 7 win over the Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS, after trailing by six runs. With St. Louis trailing, 7 - 5, in the top of the 9th, Carlos Beltran hits a lead-off double, but Drew Storen retires the next two batters; however, Yadier Molina and David Freese both draw walks on full counts and Daniel Descalso hits a shot just off the glove of SS Ian Desmond to tie the game. Pete Kozma follows with a single to score two more runs. Jason Motte then pitches a scoreless bottom of the 9th to give St. Louis another stunning postseason win.
- Behind CC Sabathia, the Yankees fight off the pesky Orioles, 3 - 1, in Game 5 of the ALDS. Sabathia allows only four hits in a dominant complete game effort. With Alex Rodriguez on the bench, New York scores twice in six innings against Jason Hammel, and Curtis Granderson adds a solo homer in the 7th. The Orioles score once in the 8th, but never mount a significant threat against the Yankees' ace.
- 2013:
- Young Michael Wacha continues to shine for the Cardinals, this time defeating Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, 1 - 0, in Game 2 of the NLCS. The only runs scores in the 5th on a double by David Freese, a passed ball and a sacrifice fly by Jon Jay.
- Game 1 of the ALCS also ends 1 - 0, in favor of the Tigers over the Red Sox. Anibal Sanchez pitches six no-hit innings and four relievers complete the one-hitter. Sanchez strikes out four Red Sox in the 1st inning, the second pitcher to do this in a postseason game, after Orval Overall in Game 5 of the 1908 World Series. Jhonny Peralta drives in Miguel Cabrera with a 6th-inning single, while Daniel Nava has Boston's only safety, a single off Joaquin Benoit with one out in the 9th.
- 2014:
- The Cardinals find some unexpected power to defeat the Giants, 5 - 4, in Game 2 of the NLCS and tie the series at a win apiece. The Cards, who hit the fewest home runs in the National League this season, hit four long balls, including a walk-off shot by Kolten Wong to lead off the bottom of the 9th, after Trevor Rosenthal had allowed the Giants to tie the game in the top of the inning.
- DOOR Neptunus wins their third game in a row at the 2014 Holland Series to top the Amsterdam Pirates, four games to three. It is the first time a team rallied from a 2-0 hole to win a Holland Series. It is also just the second 1 - 0 finale in Series annals; Rob Cordemans (who had won the other 1 - 0 finale in 1995 at age 20) loses a pitching duel against Berry van Driel and Kevin Kellij. Van Driel is named Series MVP. The lone run comes in the 6th when Dwayne Kemp hits into a force out to score Raily Legito from third base.
- 2015:
- On the brink of elimination, the Royals, score five runs in the top of the 8th to erase a 6 - 2 deficit and go on to beat the Astros, 9 - 6, to force a fifth game in the Division Series. The big inning results from a series of singles and walks, and one error. Houston wastes great performances by two youngsters, P Lance McCullers who strikes out seven and gives up only two runs in 6 1/3 innings, and SS Carlos Correa who reaches base five times, hits a pair of homers and a double, and drives in four runs.
- The Blue Jays attack starter Derek Holland of the Rangers early and often to win Game 4 of the other ALDS, 8 - 4. Josh Donaldson hits a two-run homer before Holland can record an out and Chris Colabello adds a solo shot in the 1st, before Kevin Pillar goes deep in the 2nd; Toronto then adds three more runs in the 3rd. Jays manager John Gibbons raises eyebrows when he removes veteran R.A. Dickey with a 7-1 lead and two outs in the 5th, to bring in ace starter David Price, who goes three innings, making him unavailable for the decisive fifth game.
- The Mets trounce the Dodgers, 13 - 3, to take a two-games-to-one lead in the NLDS. Curtis Granderson hits a bases-clearing double in the 2nd and Yoenis Cespedes hits a three-run homer in the 4th as the Mets take an early 10 - 3 lead and never look back.
- The Cubs hit six homers in defeating the Cardinals, 8 - 6, in Game 3 of the other NLDS. The hitters are Kyle Schwarber, Starlin Castro, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Jorge Soler and Dexter Fowler. Jake Arrieta is not his usually dominant self, but still strikes out nine in 5 2/3 innings to earn the win over Michael Wacha, who gives up three of the long balls.
- Chih-Sheng Lin of the Lamigo Monkeys steals his 30th base of the season, more than double the 33-year-old's prior high of 14. It gives him a 30-30 campaign, something no one had ever done before in the 25-year history of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. His teammate Cheng-Fei Lin also sets a record by becoming the youngest player to homer in a CPBL game (age 18 years, 187 days).
- 2017 - The woes of the Nationals in the Division Series continue, as they again fail to advance to the next round of the postseason, losing Game 5 at home, 9 - 8, to the Cubs. In a wild and sloppy game, Washington jumps ahead, 4 - 1 after two innings thanks to homers by Daniel Murphy and Michael Taylor off Kyle Hendricks, but Chicago comes back with a pair of runs in the 3rd, and a brutal four-run inning against ace Max Scherzer, pitching in relief in the 4th. Both teams will add a few runs in the later innings, but Chicago's lead holds to the end as Washington loses at this stage for the fourth time since 2012, and three times in a decisive fifth game in which they held a lead at one point.
- 2018 - The Brewers take advantage of a defensive breakdown by the Dodgers that includes two passed balls and three errors, including two by C Yasmani Grandal, and a home run by reliever Brandon Woodruff, to take an early 5 - 1 lead against ace Clayton Kershaw. Los Angeles comes back with four runs in the last two innings, but fall short, as Milwaukee wins Game 1 of the NLCS, 6 - 5.
- 2019:
- One night after Anibal Sanchez had taken a no-hitter into the 8th inning for the Nationals against the Cardinals in the NLCS, Max Scherzer keeps St. Louis hitless through the first six innings on his way to a 3 - 1 win in Game 2. He strikes out 11 and walks two in addition to just the one hit in seven innings, while a solo homer by Michael A. Taylor off Adam Wainwright to lead off the 3rd puts the Nats ahead to stay.
- In Game 1 of the ALCS, Masahiro Tanaka gives up just one hit in six innings while Gleyber Torres goes 3 for 5 with five RBIs to lead the Yankees to a 7 - 0 win over the Astros. Torres, Giancarlo Stanton and Gio Urshela all homer for the Yanks.
- 2020:
- Manuel Margot steals the show in the second game of the ALCS as the Rays' right fielder hits a three-run homer off Lance McCullers in the 1st inning, then makes a spectacular catch of a ball hit by George Springer down the right field foul line to end the 2nd inning. The Rays win, 4 - 2, over the Astros to take a two-games-to-none lead.
- The Braves explode for four runs in the 9th to break open what was until then a tight game and win Game 1 of the NLCS, 5 - 1, over the Dodgers. Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies both homer in the inning in what is the first major league games played with spectators present since spring training, as a limited crowd of 10,700 is allowed into neutral Globe Life Field - the first time any fans have witnessed a game in the brand new ballpark inaugurated earlier this year.
- Only a week after playing in the Wild Card Series, the White Sox fire manager Rick Renteria and long-time pitching coach Don Cooper over differences with the front office.
- 2021:
- The Astros win Game 4 of the Division Series, 10 - 1 over the White Sox, and will meet the Red Sox in the ALCS. The White Sox score first on a homer by Gavin Sheets in the 2nd, but it's all Houston after that, as they get a run in five of the last seven innings. Jose Altuve scores four runs and drives in three to lead the charge from the lead-off spot.
- The Braves come back twice from being two runs down against the Brewers in Game 4 of the NLDS, before Freddie Freeman homers off Josh Hader in the 8th for the go-ahead run. The 5 - 4 win sends the Braves to the NLCS.
- The other NLDS will go to the limit after the Dodgers defeat the Giants, 7 - 2, in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium. They chase Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani in the 2nd inning and keep piling on runs, scoring in four of the first five innings, and leaving the bases loaded in the other. Mookie Betts and Will Smith both go deep for L.A.
- 2022 - Both Division Series in the National League are tied at one win each after Game 2. In one NLDS, the Braves shut out the Phillies, 3 - 0, as Kyle Wright outduels Zack Wheeler with all three runs scoring after Ronald Acuna is hit by a pitch with two outs in the bottom of the 6th. In the other NLDS, the Padres win, 5 - 3, over the Dodgers thanks to homers by Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth as Yu Darvish wins for the second time this postseason. All three Dodger runs score on solo homers off Darvish in the first three innings.
- 2023 - Nick Castellanos homers twice to propel the Phillies into the NLCS with a 3 - 1 win over the Braves in Game 4 of the Division Series. For Castellanos, it is a second consecutive game with two homers, something he is the first to accomplish in the postseason. All four runs are the result of solo homers, with Austin Riley going deep for Atlanta, who loses at this stage to the Phils for the second straight year, and Trea Turner hitting Philly's other long ball. Ranger Suarez is the winner over Spencer Strider.
- 2024:
- A grand slam by Lane Thomas off Tarik Skubal in the 5th inning is the key blow as the Guardians defeat the Tigers, 7 - 3, in Game 5 of the ALDS. The Guardians rely heavily on their bullpen, as starter Matthew Boyd leaves after just two scoreless innings in what is a pre-established strategy.
- Neptunus wins the 2024 Holland Series, sweeping HCAW in four games. In today's clinching win, Tom de Blok throws a one-hitter in a 5-1 victory, with Stijn van der Meer driving in three runs. Christian Diaz is named MVP after a 10-for-16 Series.
- The Hoboken Pioneers win the Belgian First Division, topping the K. Deurne Spartans 3 games to 1 in the finals. In the clincher, a 5-4, 10-inning victory, Dennis De Quint reaches six times and Benjamin Goffaux has three hits while Kevin De Smedt saves it for Lino Ballardini.
Births[edit]
- 1848 - Sam Field, catcher (d. 1904)
- 1854 - Charlie Morton, infielder, manager (d. 1921)
- 1855 - John Carbine, infielder (d. 1915)
- 1856 - Pop Smith, infielder (d. 1927)
- 1857 - Chub Collins, infielder (d. 1914)
- 1860 - Frank Ringo, catcher (d. 1889)
- 1869 - Ed Householder, outfielder (d. 1924)
- 1869 - Malachi Kittridge, catcher, manager (d. 1928)
- 1874 - Jimmy Burke, infielder, manager (d. 1942)
- 1882 - Pete Hill, outfielder, manager; Hall of Fame (d. 1951)
- 1882 - Ivan Howard, infielder (d. 1967)
- 1883 - Charlie French, infielder (d. 1962)
- 1888 - Bill Swanson, infielder (d. 1954)
- 1889 - Dick Cotter, catcher (d. 1945)
- 1890 - Dixie Davis, pitcher (d. 1944)
- 1890 - Joe Jenkins, catcher (d. 1974)
- 1892 - Rupert Mills, infielder (d. 1929)
- 1893 - Hank Ritter, pitcher (d. 1964)
- 1894 - John Merritt, outfielder (d. 1955)
- 1899 - Bub Kuhn, pitcher (d. 1956)
- 1901 - Erv Brame, pitcher (d. 1949)
- 1902 - Stew Bolen, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1902 - Joe Torre Sr., scout (b. 1971)
- 1903 - Jack Crouch, catcher (d. 1972)
- 1903 - Dutch Holland, outfielder (d. 1967)
- 1904 - Carlos Lavaud, Venezuelan League owner (d. 1975)
- 1905 - Rick Ferrell, catcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1995)
- 1906 - Joe Cronin, infielder, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1984)
- 1907 - Mike Hunt, minor league outfielder (d. 1996)
- 1907 - Al Smith, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1977)
- 1907 - Phil Weintraub, infielder (d. 1987)
- 1910 - Walter Signer, pitcher (d. 1974)
- 1911 - Red Bullock, pitcher (d. 1988)
- 1912 - Ed Moriarty, infielder (d. 1991)
- 1912 - Al Unser, catcher (d. 1995)
- 1913 - Alfredo García, Nicaraguan national team pitcher (d. 1996)
- 1915 - Lou Novikoff, outfielder (d. 1970)
- 1916 - Sam Gentile, pinch hitter (d. 1998)
- 1916 - Everett Robinson, minor league infielder and manager (d. 1994)
- 1917 - Ray Murray, catcher (d. 2003)
- 1917 - Osamu Tsutsui, NPB infielder and umpire; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1990)
- 1918 - Eddie Klep, Negro Leagues pitcher (d. 1981)
- 1920 - Ray Neil, infielder; All-Star (d. 1998)
- 1923 - Bert Bradford, minor league infielder
- 1923 - Bill Jones, minor league pitcher (d. 2018)
- 1926 - John Kennedy, infielder (d. 1998)
- 1927 - Doc Daugherty, pinch hitter (d. 2015)
- 1927 - Peggy Fenton, AAGPBL infielder (d. 2013)
- 1928 - Alfredo Conton, minor league outfielder (d. 2014)
- 1929 - Papi Figueroa, minor league infielder (d. 2015)
- 1929 - Eddie Reed, minor league outfielder (d. 2009)
- 1930 - Joe Trimble, pitcher (d. 2011)
- 1933 - Shinya Sasaki, NPB infielder
- 1933 - Janet Wiley, AAGPBL infielder (d. 2010)
- 1935 - Yoshitaka Kosaka, NPB infielder (d. 1987)
- 1935 - Tony Kubek, infielder; All-Star
- 1935 - Bobo Osborne, infielder (d. 2011)
- 1938 - Murray Chass, writer
- 1940 - Glenn Beckert, infielder; All-Star (d. 2020)
- 1941 - Dick Stockton, broadcaster
- 1943 - Donald Engbers, minor league first baseman (d. 2014)
- 1943 - Don Johnson, minor league catcher (d. 2009)
- 1945 - Danny DiPace, minor league outfielder
- 1945 - Herman Hill, outfielder (d. 1970)
- 1946 - Walfrido Ruiz, Cuban league pitcher
- 1950 - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, NPB general manager
- 1954 - Garth Iorg, infielder
- 1954 - Gil Kubski, outfielder
- 1955 - Jim Lewis, pitcher
- 1955 - Chun-Ming Wang, Taiwan national team catcher
- 1956 - Brian Rosinski, minor league outfielder
- 1956 - Steve Shirley, pitcher
- 1961 - Jim Hickey, coach
- 1962 - Sid Fernandez, pitcher; All-Star
- 1963 - Luis Polonia, outfielder
- 1964 - Toshikatsu Hikono, NPB outfielder
- 1966 - Randy Marshall, minor league pitcher
- 1966 - Jorge Pedre, catcher
- 1966 - Teófilo Peña, Dominican national team outfielder
- 1967 - Marco Barboni, Serie A1 catcher
- 1967 - Mike DiMuro, umpire
- 1967 - Ray DiMuro, umpire
- 1968 - Yung-Hsing Tung, CPBL catcher
- 1968 - Frank Valdez, minor league infielder
- 1969 - Kun-Yuan Chuo, CPBL pitcher
- 1969 - Jose Valentin, infielder
- 1969 - Derrick White, infielder
- 1970 - Tanyon Sturtze, pitcher
- 1971 - Tony Fiore, pitcher
- 1971 - Kuo-Cheng Lee, TML outfielder
- 1971 - Jong-chul Park, KBO pitcher and umpire
- 1972 - Chia-Hao Chang, CPBL player
- 1972 - James Owen, minor league pitcher
- 1973 - Lesli Brea, pitcher
- 1973 - Sergio Mendez, minor league catcher and manager
- 1975 - Dave Benham, minor league catcher
- 1975 - Josh Gandy, minor league pitcher
- 1976 - Chi-Hsien Ho, CPBL pitcher
- 1976 - Harald Kainz, Austrian national team pitcher
- 1979 - Jim Abbott, minor league pitcher
- 1982 - Ahmad Effendy, Indonesian national team pitcher
- 1982 - Paul Janish, infielder
- 1982 - Casey McGehee, infielder
- 1983 - Nattapong Meeboonrod, Thai national team pitcher
- 1983 - Nolan Reimold, outfielder
- 1983 - Zonhai Wei, Chinese Baseball League outfielder
- 1984 - Anderson Muramatsu, Brazilian national team infielder
- 1986 - Trevor Bell, pitcher
- 1986 - Luis Rivera, minor league outfielder
- 1986 - George Tsouloufas, Greek national team outfielder
- 1987 - Chao-Ting Tang, minor league outfielder
- 1988 - Rafael Neda, minor league catcher and manager
- 1988 - Jose Ortega, pitcher
- 1988 - Nick Tepesch, pitcher
- 1989 - Francisco Peña, catcher
- 1989 - Garabez Rosa, minor league infielder
- 1991 - Nils Eilertz, Elitserien outfielder
- 1991 - Ji-kyu Park, KBO infielder
- 1991 - J.T. Riddle, infielder
- 1992 - Jandel Gustave, pitcher
- 1993 - Ketel Marte, infielder; All-Star
- 1992 - Luis Tejada, minor league infielder
- 1993 - Sal Romano, pitcher
- 1994 - Alex Katz, minor league pitcher
- 1994 - Max Schrock, infielder
- 1995 - Kirk McCarty, pitcher
- 2000 - Eric Adler, minor league pitcher
- 2001 - Heng-Yu Ho, CPBL infielder
- 2001 - Sem Robberse, minor league pitcher
- 2003 - Bryant Betancourt, minor league catcher/first baseman
- 2003 - Ronald López, Salvadoran national team infielder
Deaths[edit]
- 1892 - Ernie Burch, outfielder (b. 1856)
- 1910 - George Mundinger, catcher (b. 1854)
- 1915 - Bert Myers, infielder (b. 1874)
- 1917 - Bill Clay, outfielder (b. 1874)
- 1918 - Alex Burr, outfielder (b. 1893)
- 1918 - Harry Glenn, catcher (b. 1890)
- 1935 - Ray Treadaway, infielder (b. 1907)
- 1945 - Henry Oxley, catcher (b. 1858)
- 1948 - Bill Gardner, pitcher/infielder (b. 1866)
- 1951 - Bill Essick, pitcher (b. 1881)
- 1951 - Pug Griffin, infielder (b. 1896)
- 1951 - Rube Vinson, outfielder (b. 1879)
- 1954 - Walter Holke, infielder (b. 1892)
- 1958 - Oscar Boone, catcher (b. 1911)
- 1962 - Rube Geyer, pitcher (b. 1884)
- 1965 - Curt Davis, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1903)
- 1970 - Doll Derr, umpire (b. 1891)
- 1973 - Jim Mattox, catcher (b. 1896)
- 1981 - Art Passarella, umpire (b. 1909)
- 1983 - Charlie Engle, infielder (b. 1903)
- 1987 - Snake Henry, infielder (b. 1895)
- 1989 - Joe Foy, infielder (b. 1943)
- 2005 - Mike Naymick, pitcher (b. 1917)
- 2006 - Johnny Callison, outfielder (b. 1939)
- 2006 - Jerry Gardner, minor league player and manager (b. 1920)
- 2008 - Juan Jimenez, pitcher (b. 1949)
- 2011 - Heberto Blanco, infielder; All-Star (b. 1920)
- 2012 - Dave Chitkowski, minor league player (b. 1934)
- 2012 - Jim Kremmel, pitcher (b. 1949)
- 2012 - Chi-En Tseng, CPBL manager; Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1922)
- 2015 - Chuck Koney, minor league infielder (b. 1925)
- 2017 - Glen Richardson, infielder (b. 1927)
- 2019 - Jackie Hernandez, infielder (b. 1940)
- 2019 - Jen-Chieh Hsu, CPBL outfielder (b. 1980)
- 2020 - Jacinda Barclay, Australian women's national team pitcher (b. 1991)
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