October 16
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 16.
Events[edit]
- 1909 - The Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series as rookie pitcher Babe Adams registers his third victory of the Series by beating the Detroit Tigers, 8 - 0, in Game 7.
- 1910 - Ban Johnson, American League president, declares Tigers outfielder Ty Cobb the league's batting champion after questioning Nap Lajoie's "suspicious" eight-hit performance in a doubleheader against the St. Louis Browns on the season's last day.
- 1911 - In the World Series, pitchers Rube Marquard of the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics' Eddie Plank are in command of a 1 - 1 game when Philadelphia's Eddie Collins hits a RBI double in the 6th inning and Frank Baker bats a home run for a 3 - 1 victory. The Series is even after two games.
- 1912 - Fred Snodgrass drops a fly ball in the 10th inning that helps the Boston Red Sox score two runs and take the World Series from the New York Giants in eight games, including one tie.
- 1917 - The day after the World Series ends, the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition game for 600 soldiers at Garden City, NY. Chicago wins, 6 - 4.
- 1921 - In defiance of a Kenesaw Mountain Landis ban on World Series participants playing post-season exhibitions, Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel and Bill Piercy launch a barnstorming tour in Buffalo. Five days later, they cut it short in Scranton. In the meantime Ruth openly challenges Judge Landis to act. The judge does, fining the players their World Series shares ($3,362.26), and suspending them until May 20th of the following season. Judge Landis also outlaws gentleman's agreements and cover-ups of players optioned to the minors without proper paperwork. He declares six players free agents, including Heinie Manush, who will ride a 17-year career .330 batting average into the Hall of Fame in 1964.
- 1923 - Soon after Babe Ruth receives his World Series winner's share of $6,160.46, insurance agent Harry Heilmann, who beat Ruth for the batting title by ten points, sells him a $50,000 life insurance policy. Beneficiaries are Mrs. Ruth and adopted daughter Dorothy.
- 1928 - Mickey Cochrane wins American League MVP honors, edging Heinie Manush by two points. Neither Babe Ruth nor Lou Gehrig is eligible, having won the award before.
- 1936 - Lou Gehrig, who hit .354 with 49 home runs, 167 runs, and 152 RBI, is voted American League MVP.
- 1960 - In its first structural change since 1900, the National League votes to admit Houston and New York into the Senior Circuit. The two expansion teams will begin play in 1962.
- 1962 - With the tying and winning runs in scoring position, Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hits a hard line drive at second baseman Bobby Richardson for the final out and the New York Yankees win Game 7, 1 - 0, for their 20th World Series title.
- 1969 - The New York Mets win their fourth straight game from the Baltimore Orioles with a 5 - 3 triumph behind pitcher Jerry Koosman, who throws a five-hitter, to take the World Series in five games. In the 3rd inning, Baltimore takes a 3 - 0 advantage after home runs by pitcher Dave McNally and outfielder Frank Robinson. After a strong argument by Mets manager Gil Hodges in the bottom of the 6th inning, Cleon Jones is awarded first base when shoe polish on the ball proves he was hit by a pitch, and Jones scores on a home run by Donn Clendenon. An inning later, Al Weis ties the game, 3 - 3, with a solo home run, and in the 8th, Ron Swoboda's double and two Baltimore errors give New York two more runs and the World Championship. Clendenon is named Series MVP.
- 1971 - In the World Series, Brooks Robinson drives in Frank Robinson in the 10th inning of Game 6 to give Baltimore a Series-tying 3 - 2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Dave McNally gets the victory in relief and Bob Miller is the loser. Pittsburgh's Roberto Clemente does all he can to win the game single-handed. Stranded after his 1st-inning triple to the wall in left center, his 3rd-inning solo shot puts Pittsburgh up, 2 - 0. He's retired on long flies in the 5th and 8th innings while Pittsburgh fritters away its modest lead. He comes up in the 10th inning with Dave Cash having just stolen second base. Baltimore manager Earl Weaver walks Clemente intentionally, preferring to face Willie Stargell, and Al Oliver, who flies out to center. All of Clemente's offensive contributions notwithstanding, the reason the game reaches extra innings is his defensive gem in the bottom of the 9th, a no-look, one-hop strike from Memorial Stadium's right field corner, 310 feet away, to catcher Manny Sanguillen, preventing the runner at first, running on contact on Don Buford's two-out double, from even attempting to score. By extending the game, Clemente's throw will force Baltimore's best player, Frank Robinson, to win this game with his legs, challenging the arm of centerfielder Vic Davalillo on two consecutive plays. In doing so, Robinson tears his left hamstring and aggravates an already damaged right Achilles tendon; he will be but a shadow of himself in the decisive 7th game.
- 1973 - The Oakland Athletics win Game 3 of the World Series in 11 innings as Bert Campaneris gets the winning RBI in a 3 - 2 victory over the Mets. In a private clubhouse meeting, Dick Williams tells A's players he will resign after the Series.
- 1974 - Pitcher Ken Holtzman, who hasn't batted in the regular season because of the designated hitter rule, belts a 3rd-inning home run off Andy Messersmith in Game 4 and gets the 5 - 2 victory. Rollie Fingers holds the Dodgers in relief and Oakland takes a 3-1 Series lead. Holtzman will remain the last pitcher in American League history to hit a home run at home until two-way player Shohei Ohtani rewrites the record book in the 2020s.
- 1975 - Tony Perez breaks an 0 for 15 slump with two home runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 6 - 2 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 5 of the World Series.
- 1976 - Pitchers Don Gullett and Pedro Borbon combine on a five-hitter as the Cincinnati Reds win the opening game of the World Series over the Yankees, 5 - 1. Three hits by Tony Perez and Joe Morgan with a home run supply the offense.
- 1977 - In the World Series, the Dodgers stay alive with a 10 - 4 victory in Game 5 against the Yankees. Steve Yeager and Reggie Smith hit home runs, and Don Sutton pitches a complete game.
- 1979 - Pittsburgh Pirates starter John Candelaria and closer Kent Tekulve combine on a 4 - 0 shutout over the Baltimore Orioles as the Pirates send the World Series to its seventh game. Jim Palmer is the losing pitcher.
- 1981 - In Game 3 of the 1981 NLCS, the Montreal Expos win, 4 - 1, over the Los Angeles Dodgers behind pitcher Steve Rogers. Jerry White's three-run home run is the big blow in the four-run 5th inning. Montreal now leads the Series, two games to one.
- 1982 - Four Cardinals pitchers are helpless to stop the Brewers from rallying for a 7 - 5 win to even the World Series after four games.
- 1983 - Eddie Murray hits two home runs and Scott McGregor pitches a five-hitter to give the Baltimore Orioles a 5 - 0 victory, its fourth straight over the Philadelphia Phillies, to give the Orioles the World Series championship in five games. Baltimore catcher Rick Dempsey, who hit .385 with four doubles and a home run, is named the Series MVP.
- 1984 - Gene Mauch, who resigned as the California Angels manager after the 1982 season, is hired again.
- 1985 - Major League Baseball gets its first intrastate World Series since 1974, as the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals win their respective playoff series. Kansas City wins the ALCS with a 6 - 2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7, capping a comeback from a 3 - 1 deficit. While at Dodger Stadium, Jack Clark hits a dramatic three-run home run off the Dodgers' Tom Niedenfuer with two outs in the top of the 9th inning and first base open, to give the Cardinals a 7 - 5 victory and a 4-2 Series victory
- 1988 - Orel Hershiser pitches a three-hit shutout and bats three hits to beat the Oakland Athletics, 6 - 0. The Dodgers have a shocking 2-0 advantage in the World Series over the heavily-favored A's.
- 1990 - In Game 1 of the World Series, Eric Davis becomes the 22nd player in Series history to hit a home run in his first World Series at-bat. The Cincinnati Reds go on to rout the Oakland Athletics, 7 - 0, ending Oakland's ten-game postseason winning streak.
- 1991 - Behind another brilliant performance by pitcher Steve Avery, the Atlanta Braves win the third 1 - 0 game-score of the National League Championship Series to force a seventh game in Pittsburgh. Catcher Greg Olson doubles home the only run of the game in the 9th inning, as Ron Gant collects his sixth stolen base of the Series for a new playoff record.
- 1992 - Groundbreaking ceremonies are held in Denver for Coors Field, the future home of the Colorado Rockies.
- 1993 - Toronto puts the game away with a three-run rally in the 7th inning at the SkyDome in Game 1 of the World Series, behind home runs by John Olerud and Devon White. Reliever Al Leiter gets the 8 - 5 victory against the Phillies.
- 1996 - The Atlanta Braves, behind Greg Maddux, even the National League Championship Series at three games apiece with a 3 - 1 victory over the Cardinals.
- 1999:
- The New York Mets trip the Atlanta Braves, 3 - 2, to stay alive in the NLCS. John Olerud has all three New York runs with a solo home run in the 6th inning, and a two-run single off John Rocker in the 8th. Brian Jordan and Ryan Klesko hit back-to-back homers in the 8th for the Braves' two runs. Rick Reed, the Mets starter, shuts out Atlanta over the first seven innings on a single hit.
- The Boston Red Sox roll over the Yankees, 13 - 1, behind the strong pitching of Pedro Martinez. Nomar Garciaparra gets four hits for Boston, while John Valentin get five RBI. Garciaparra, Valentin and Brian Daubach all hit home runs for the Sox. The Yankees now lead the ALCS, two games to one.
- 2000 - The Mets defeat the Cardinals, 7 - 0, behind pitcher Mike Hampton, to win their first pennant since 1986. Hampton takes NLCS MVP honors with his 16 scoreless innings and two victories. Todd Zeile drives in three runs with a bases-loaded double for New York.
- 2001 - Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks stops his postseason losing streak with a 2 - 0 win over Atlanta in Game 1 of the NLCS. Johnson allows three hits and strikes out 11. Reggie Sanders and Luis Gonzalez drive home runs for the Diamondbacks.
- 2003 - The New York Yankees capture their 39th American League pennant, beating the Red Sox, 6 - 5, thanks to Aaron Boone's 11th-inning home run off Tim Wakefield at Yankee Stadium. Boone becomes the fifth player to end a postseason series with a homer joining Bill Mazeroski (1960 WS), Chris Chambliss (1976 ALCS), Joe Carter (1993 WS) and Todd Pratt (1999 NLDS2).
- 2005:
- Pitcher Brandon Backe allows one run while striking out seven over 5 2/3 innings and Jason Lane goes 2 for 3 with a solo home run to lead Houston to a 2 - 1 victory over St. Louis in Game 4 of the NLCS. Houston can clinch its first World Series appearance with a win in Game 5.
- The Chicago White Sox clinch the American League pennant with a 6 - 3 victory over the Angels at Angel Stadium. Jose Contreras becomes the fourth consecutive White Sox pitcher to throw a complete game, the first time this has happened since the 1956 New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers behind five straight complete games from Whitey Ford, Tom Sturdivant, Don Larsen (who pitched a perfect game), Bob Turley and Johnny Kucks. This is the White Sox's first trip to the World Series since 1959.
- 2008 - The Red Sox stage the largest postseason comeback since the 1929 World Series. Down three games to one in the 2008 ALCS, they trail 7 - 0 entering the bottom of the 7th before rallying to beat the Rays, 8 - 7, to stay alive.
- 2009:
- The Dodgers tie the NLCS at one game apiece by defeating the Phillies, 2 - 1, at Dodger Stadium. After a classic pitching duel between Pedro Martinez and Vicente Padilla, punctuated only by a solo home run by Ryan Howard, the Dodgers score two runs in the 8th, the game-winner on a bases-loaded walk. Jonathan Broxton picks up the save.
- The Yankees take Game 1 of the ALCS with a 4 - 1 win over the Angels at New Yankee Stadium. The Yanks take advantage of three Angels errors to score their runs, but the critical play is a two-out pop-up that falls untouched between 3B Chone Figgins and SS Erick Aybar in the 1st, allowing Johnny Damon to score the Yankees' second run. CC Sabathia pitches eight innings for the win and Mariano Rivera gets the save.
- 2011:
- The Cardinals complete their very unlikely run to the World Series by beating the Brewers, 12 - 6, in Game 6 of the NLCS at Miller Park. Series MVP David Freese opens the scoring with a three-run homer off Shaun Marcum in the 1st, but the Brewers once again manage to chase the Cards' starter early, scoring four runs off Edwin Jackson in two innings. However, the Cardinals' bats do not stop pounding, getting solo homers from Rafael Furcal and Albert Pujols off Chris Narveson as they pull to a 9 - 4 lead after three innings. Their bullpen is once again strong, giving up only two runs over the last seven frames to send them forward to a meeting with the Texas Rangers in the Fall Classic.
- Game 2 of the 2011 Taiwan Series is a dramatic affair, with the Uni-President Lions winning, 8 - 7, over the Lamigo Monkeys. Leading 7 - 1, after 7 1/2 innings behind the strong pitching of Dan Reichert, they blow their lead. In the bottom of the 9th, Hung-Yu Lin hits a two-out, two-run homer for Lamigo against Yueh-Ping Lin to send the game into extra innings. Recovering with three shutout innings by winning hurler Ching-Ming Wang, the Lions score the winner in the 13th on a hit by Chen-Yu Chung.
- 2012:
- Detroit takes a three-games-to-none lead in the ALCS behind another strong performance by ace Justin Verlander. Verlander gives up no runs through the first eight innings before allowing a lead-off homer to Eduardo Nunez in the 9th, but needs relief help from Phil Coke, who gets the last two outs in a 2 - 1 win. Delmon Young homers off Philip Hughes for the Bengals' first run in the 4th, then Quintin Berry scores the second run on a double by Miguel Cabrera in the 5th.
- 2013:
- The Dodgers stay alive with a 6 - 4 win over the Cardinals in Game 5 of the NLCS. Adrian Gonzalez homers twice and Carl Crawford and A.J. Ellis once each as Zack Greinke prevails over Joe Kelly.
- The Tigers shuffle their line-up before Game 4 of the ALCS, and it pays off as they defeat the Red Sox, 7 - 3, to even the series. Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera, moved up to the first two spots of the batting order, drive in two runs each as Doug Fister earns the win with six strong innings on the mound.
- 2014:
- The San Francisco Giants win their third National League pennant in five years by defeating the Cardinals, 6 - 3, in Game 5 of the NLCS. Michael Morse hits a pinch homer off Pat Neshek to tie the game in the bottom of the 8th, and Travis Ishikawa sends the Giants to the World Series with a three-run walk-off shot off Michael Wacha in the bottom of the 9th.
- The Rangers hire long-time Pirates coach Jeff Banister as their new manager.
- 2015 - Edinson Volquez shuts out the Blue Jays with the help of three relievers as the Royals take Game 1 of the ALCS, 5 - 0. Salvador Perez homers for Kansas City.
- 2016:
- The Dodgers even the NLCS at one win apiece with a 1 - 0 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Adrian Gonzalez accounts for all the offense with a solo homer off Kyle Hendricks in the 2nd inning, while Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen combine on a two-hitter.
- Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters hits 164 km/h (102 mph) on the radar gun to top Marc Kroon's Nippon Pro Baseball record of 163; Nobuhiro Matsuda of the Softbank Hawks fouls off the pitch. Two batters later, Ohtani tops his own record, reaching 165 (102.5 mph) against Yuichi Honda.
- 2017 - The Yankees notch their first win in the ALCS by defeating the Astros, 8 - 1, in Game 3 at home. Three-run homers by Todd Frazier and Aaron Judge help New York build an 8 - 0 lead by the end of the 4th, and they cruise from there as CC Sabathia is the winner over Charlie Morton.
- 2018:
- The Red Sox win Game 3 of the ALCS, 8 - 2 over Houston, as Steve Pearce breaks a 2 - 2 tie in the 6th with a solo homer just inside the left field foul pole and Jackie Bradley hits a grand slam off Roberto Osuna in the 8th.
- In the NLCS, the Brewers and Dodgers are locked in a 1 - 1 tie until the bottom of the 13th inning, when Cody Bellinger drives in Manny Machado with the winning run on a two-out single, the first run by the Dodgers since the 1st inning. The contest lasts 5 hours and 15 minutes, and requires the use of 16 pitchers.
- 2019:
- The Angels hire Joe Maddon, who spent 31 years in their organization before managing the Rays and Cubs, as their new manager, replacing Brad Ausmus.
- In a day with four mercy rule routs in four games at the 2019 Asian Championship, Japan nearly has a perfect game in their 15 - 0, five-inning win over Hong Kong. Yuichiro Okano and Masaru Fujii combine on the no-hitter, walking only Hoi-Ting Cheng.
- 2020:
- The Astros become only the second team ever to even a seven-game postseason series after being down 3-0 with their 7 - 4 win over the Rays in Game 6 of the ALCS today. Framber Valdez has a strong outing, giving up one run in six innings while striking out nine, and the Astros score four runs in the 5th when Diego Castillo fails in his mission to rescue starter Blake Snell. Manuel Margot homers twice in a losing cause.
- It's Will Smith vs. Will Smith in Game 5 of the NLCS and the Dodgers catcher has the upper hand over the Braves reliever, hitting a homer with two on and two out in the 6th that gives Los Angeles a 4 - 2 lead. The Dodgers end up 7 - 3 winners as Corey Seager adds two homers to the pot, driving in three runs.
- 2021:
- The Red Sox hit grand slams in the 1st and 2nd innings of Game 2 of the ALCS, courtesy of J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers, respectively, to cruise to an easy 9 - 5 win and tie up the series with Houston. The Astros score a couple of meaningless runs on solo homers in the 9th to make the final score appear closer than it really is.
- The Braves win Game 1 of the NLCS, 3 - 2, over Los Angeles with Austin Riley driving in the winning run on a single off Blake Treinen in the bottom of the 9th. Both teams score twice in the first four innings, including exchanging solo homers in the 4th, by Will Smith for the Dodgers and Riley.
- 2022 - The Yankees hold off the Guardians, 4 - 2, in Game 4 of the Division Series to stave off elimination and force a return to New York. Gerrit Cole pitches seven strong innings to record his second win of the series, while Harrison Bader hits his third long ball in four games, a two-run shot off Cal Quantrill in the 2nd.
- 2023:
- The Rangers score four runs against Framber Valdez in the 1st inning of Game 2 of the ALCS, and even if the Astros hit three homers - two by Yordan Alvarez - they are all solo shots. Texas wins, 5 - 4, to take a two-games-to-none lead in the series. Nathan Eovaldi pitches six innings for the win.
- Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper both homer in the 1st inning and Nick Castellanos joins them in the 2nd as the Phillies build a quick 5 - 0 lead over the Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the NLCS. The D-Backs manage to get three of those runs back, including two on a homer by Geraldo Perdomo in the 6th, but Philly takes the game, 5 - 3, as Zack Wheeler prevails over Zac Gallen.
- 2024 - For the second time in three games in the NLCS, the Dodgers shut out the Mets by a large score. After a 9 - 0 win in Game 1, they beat the Mets 8 - 0 today after scoring twice in the 2nd inning on some sloppy defensive work by New York. The game remains close until Kiké Hernandez hits a two-run homer off Reed Garrett in the 6th, and the Dodgers will add homers in the 8th and 9th, by Shohei Ohtani, with a three-run shot, and Max Muncy, to run away with the score.
Births[edit]
- 1856 - George Strief, infielder (d. 1946)
- 1866 - Fred Lake, catcher, manager (d. 1931)
- 1879 - Art Devlin, infielder (d. 1948)
- 1881 - Moxie Manuel, pitcher (d. 1924)
- 1883 - Lew Groh, infielder (d. 1960)
- 1883 - Will Harridge Hall of Famer (d. 1971)
- 1885 - Dan Howley, catcher, manager (d. 1944)
- 1886 - Harry Fanwell, pitcher (d. 1965)
- 1888 - Jake Kafora, catcher (d. 1928)
- 1890 - Milo Allison, outfielder (d. 1957)
- 1894 - Mike Menosky, outfielder (d. 1983)
- 1895 - Bill Skiff, catcher (d. 1976)
- 1896 - Jim Blakesley, minor league outfielder (d. 1965)
- 1896 - John Brock, catcher (d. 1951)
- 1897 - Garland Buckeye, pitcher (d. 1975)
- 1898 - Goldie Cephus, pinch-hitter (d. 1983)
- 1900 - Nick Cullop, outfielder (d. 1978)
- 1900 - Goose Goslin, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1971)
- 1901 - Al Yeargin, pitcher (d. 1937)
- 1902 - John Carmichael, writer (d. 1986)
- 1904 - Boom-Boom Beck, pitcher (d. 1987)
- 1907 - Bill Breckinridge, pitcher (d. 1958)
- 1909 - Oliver Hill, pinch-hitter (d. 1970)
- 1912 - Jimmy Ford, infielder; All-Star (d. 1982)
- 1912 - Cheng-Sheng Su, amateur outfielder and manager; Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 2008)
- 1915 - Paul Masterson, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1915 - Murray Watkins, infielder; All-Star (d. 1987)
- 1916 - Bob Carlson, USA national team pitcher (d. 2009)
- 1918 - Eddie Berry, pitcher (d. 1981)
- 1919 - Ed Bahr, pitcher (d. 2007)
- 1921 - Matt Batts, catcher (d. 2013)
- 1924 - Bob Cain, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1925 - Robert White, minor league player
- 1928 - Len Yochim, pitcher (d. 2013)
- 1931 - Dave Sisler, pitcher (d. 2011)
- 1934 - Artie Kay, minor league pitcher
- 1935 - Harold Easley, umpire (d. 2018)
- 1935 - Manny Montejo, pitcher (d. 2000)
- 1936 - Jack Baldschun, pitcher (d. 2023)
- 1939 - Bill Schudlich, scout (d. 2021)
- 1940 - Dave DeBusschere, pitcher (d. 2003)
- 1941 - Masumi Agata, NPB outfielder
- 1941 - Tim McCarver, catcher; All-Star (d. 2023)
- 1942 - Pete Lovrich, pitcher (d. 2018)
- 1943 - Isao Hirono, NPB infielder
- 1946 - Louis-Philippe Grenier, Quebec Baseball Hall of Famer (d. 2014)
- 1949 - Don Hood, pitcher (d. 2023)
- 1949 - Hugh Yancy, infielder
- 1950 - Yasunori Oshima, NPB infielder (d. 2021)
- 1950 - Jeff Terpko, pitcher
- 1951 - Dan Corder, minor league pitcher
- 1951 - Dave May, minor league pitcher
- 1953 - Rodney Scott, infielder
- 1954 - Mike Dimmel, outfielder
- 1955 - Chris Bourjos, outfielder
- 1955 - Kurt Seibert, infielder
- 1956 - Dan Firova, catcher
- 1957 - Tom Thurberg, minor league OF/P
- 1959 - Brian Harper, catcher
- 1959 - Kevin McReynolds, outfielder
- 1961 - Dave Stapleton, pitcher
- 1961 - Billy Taylor, pitcher
- 1965 - Harold Allen, minor league pitcher
- 1965 - Ed Puig, minor league pitcher
- 1965 - Darren Reed, outfielder
- 1966 - Longo Garcia, minor league pitcher
- 1967 - Josias Manzanillo, pitcher
- 1967 - Sandy Moreno, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- 1968 - Masao Fujii, NPB pitcher (d. 2000)
- 1969 - Matt Ruebel, pitcher
- 1970 - Scott Davison, pitcher
- 1971 - Larry Mitchell, pitcher
- 1972 - Jose Mateo, minor league infielder
- 1973 - Koji Okumura, Japanese national team outfielder
- 1975 - Williams Oropeza, minor league catcher
- 1976 - Enrique Quintanilla, minor league pitcher
- 1979 - Conrado Garza, minor league pitcher
- 1980 - Kuo-Long Hsu, CPBL infielder
- 1981 - Ron Davenport, minor league outfielder
- 1981 - Anthony Reyes, pitcher
- 1984 - Dale Brewer, minor league pitcher
- 1985 - Daniel Bittar, Italian Baseball League infielder
- 1985 - Enerio Del Rosario, pitcher
- 1985 - Jay Rainville, minor league pitcher
- 1986 - Chris Cullen, minor league pitcher
- 1986 - Rafael Kiryu, Brazilian national team player
- 1987 - Shingo Kawabata, NPB infielder
- 1987 - Jordan Tiegs, minor league pitcher
- 1988 - Richard González, Puerto Rican national team infielder
- 1990 - Kyle Lloyd, pitcher
- 1990 - Rob Marcello, minor league pitcher
- 1991 - Edgar Santana, pitcher
- 1991 - Jonathan Schoop, infielder; All-Star
- 1992 - Bryce Harper, outfielder; All-Star
- 1992 - Rosell Herrera, infielder
- 1993 - Jon Harris, minor league pitcher
- 1993 - Akitake Okada, NPB pitcher
- 1995 - Jonathan Bermúdez, pitcher
- 1996 - Erwin Bosito, Philippines national team outfielder
- 1996 - Hiromasa Funabasama, NPB pitcher
- 2000 - César Ortega, minor league outfielder
- 2001 - Noelvi Marté, infielder
- 2001 - Milkar Pérez, minor league infielder
- 2002 - Ningji Li, China Baseball League pitcher
- 2003 - Anderson Castro, Chilean national team outfielder
- 2005 - Arjun Nimmala, minor league infielder
Deaths[edit]
- 1894 - Ed Conley, pitcher (b. 1864)
- 1895 - Kid Summers, catcher/outfielder (b. 1868)
- 1901 - Jim Duncan, catcher (b. 1871)
- 1904 - Mike Slattery, outfielder (b. 1866)
- 1916 - Henry Killeen, pitcher (b. 1872)
- 1926 - Charlie Levis, infielder (b. 1860)
- 1931 - Charles Murphy, owner (b. 1868)
- 1932 - Frank Eustace, infielder (b. 1873)
- 1934 - Highball Wilson, pitcher (b. 1878)
- 1936 - Dennis Fitzgerald, infielder (b. 1865)
- 1938 - Joe Knight, outfielder (b. 1859)
- 1939 - Nick Allen, catcher (b. 1888)
- 1945 - Hack Eibel, outfielder (b. 1893)
- 1949 - Jack Ryan, pitcher (b. 1884)
- 1950 - Guy Harrington, minor league outfielder/catcher (b. 1878)
- 1951 - Max Fleischmann, owner (b. 1877)
- 1954 - Dave Davenport, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1959 - Sled Allen, catcher (b. 1886)
- 1959 - Herb Bradley, pitcher (b. 1903)
- 1959 - Frank Okrie, pitcher (b. 1896)
- 1962 - Ray Powell, outfielder (b. 1888)
- 1963 - Kiyoshi Miyahara, amateur executive; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1882)
- 1968 - Ellis Kinder, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 1969 - Larry Boerner, pitcher (b. 1905)
- 1971 - Dave Coble, catcher (b. 1912)
- 1972 - Johnny Rawlings, infielder (b. 1892)
- 1974 - Henry Nears, outfielder (b. 1907)
- 1985 - Willis Moody, outfielder (b. 1898)
- 1986 - Bobby Maduro, minor league owner (b. 1916)
- 1989 - Nobuaki Nidegawa, NPB umpire; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1901)
- 1989 - Carlo Tagliaboschi, Serie A1 pitcher-outfielder; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1926)
- 1990 - Berl Huffman, college coach (b. 1907)
- 1993 - Jimmie DeShong, pitcher (b. 1909)
- 1993 - Milt Harper, minor league infielder (b. 1962)
- 1993 - Mark Stancel, minor league pitcher (b. 1964)
- 1995 - Joe Szekely, outfielder (b. 1925)
- 2003 - Josh Brinkley, minor league infielder (b. 1973)
- 2006 - Donna Cook, AAGPBL pitcher/outfielder (b. 1928)
- 2006 - Tony Curry, outfielder (b. 1937)
- 2007 - Richard Stephenson, minor league pitcher/outfielder (b. 1948)
- 2009 - Jose Herrera, outfielder (b. 1942)
- 2010 - Valmy Thomas, catcher (b. 1925)
- 2011 - Don Williams, pitcher (b. 1931)
- 2012 - Eddie Yost, infielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1926)
- 2013 - Victor Fucci, minor league outfielder (b. 1925)
- 2014 - Roger Smith, minor league player (b. 1922)
- 2015 - Koki Morita, NPB pitcher (b. 1969)
- 2018 - Dave Hill, pitcher (b. 1937)
- 2018 - Wayne Krenchicki, infielder (b. 1954)
- 2018 - Gary Modrell, minor league pitcher (b. 1936)
- 2018 - Jim Speight, college coach (b. 1942)
- 2020 - Jack McMahan, pitcher (b. 1932)
- 2021 - Paul Salata, minor league infielder (b. 1926)
- 2022 - Dick Meader, college coach (b. 1946)
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