October 22
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 22.
Events[edit]
- 1845 - The first known box score appears in the New York Morning News a month after the first set of rules are written by Alexander Cartwright and some of his fellow New York Knickerbockers.
- 1905 - Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast League beats visiting Portland, 3 - 2, in 11 innings. Bill Tozer (22-15) of Los Angeles ends his PCL record 48 consecutive shutout inning streak when Portland scores two unearned runs in the 3rd inning.
- 1910 - After three straight defeats and trailing the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 - 2, in the 9th inning of Game 5, the Chicago Cubs tie the score, then win, 4 - 3, in ten innings for their only victory in the World Series. Three Finger Brown, in relief, is the winning pitcher over Charles Bender, who throws a complete game.
- 1920 - Eight members of the Chicago White Sox are indicted for supposedly throwing the 1919 World Series. Although considered heavy favorites to win the Series, the White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in eight games in what will become known as the Black Sox Scandal.
- 1960 - The San Francisco Giants lose to their Tokyo counterparts, the Yomiuri Giants, 1 - 0, in the first of a 16-game exhibition series. San Francisco will lose again, 2 - 1, to the Japan All-Stars tomorrow, but will finish the series with 11 wins, four losses, and one tie.
- 1967 - Kansas City Athletics owner Charlie Finley hires Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio as vice-president. DiMaggio will also serve as a coach of the newly-transplanted Oakland A's.
- 1969 - Bill Rigney is named the new manager of the Minnesota Twins.
- 1972- The Athletics defeat Cincinnati, 3 - 2, to win their first World Series since the franchise's move to Oakland. Gene Tenace, named Series MVP, drives in two of Oakland's runs. Future Hall of Fame pitcher Jim "Catfish" Hunter earns the victory in relief.
- 1974 - The New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants trade popular outfielders, drawing the ire of their fans. The Giants send Bobby Bonds to New York for Bobby Murcer. Bonds will play one season for the Yankees before being traded to the California Angels, while Murcer will last only two years with the Giants before being dealt to the Chicago Cubs.
- 1975 - In a fitting finish to one of the most classic World Series ever played, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Red Sox in a thrilling Game 7 victory, 4 - 3. Joe Morgan's 9th-inning looping single scoring Ken Griffey proves to be the decisive hit.
- 1978 - In Game 7 of the 1978 Japan Series, Hankyu Braves manager Toshiharu Ueda argues that a home run by Katsuo Osugi went foul. The game is delayed for an hour and 19 minutes during the dispute. Osugi's home run stands and helps the Yakult Swallows to their first Japan Series title.
- 1982 - Despite having led his club to the American League West title, hard-luck Gene Mauch resigns as manager of the California Angels after blowing a two-games-to-none lead in the ALCS. Mauch will be replaced in November by John McNamara, who was fired in July as manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
- 1985 - Pitcher Bret Saberhagen gives the Kansas City Royals their first World Series victory with a complete game 6 - 1 decision in Game 3. The St. Louis Cardinals had won the Series' first two games, played in Kansas City.
- 1986 - At Fenway Park, Gary Carter hits two home runs to lead the New York Mets to a 6 - 2 victory over the Boston Red Sox and even the World Series after four games.
- 1987:
- The St. Louis Cardinals win their third straight home game, 4 - 2, against the Minnesota Twins, and take a 3-2 lead in the World Series.
- Sachio Kinugasa homers in his final game, giving him 504 for his career, fourth in NPB history at that point. Kinugasa retires having 2,215 consecutive games played over a 17-year stretch. Kinugasa's world record will be broken later by Cal Ripken Jr.
- 1991 - The first-ever World Series game played in Atlanta goes to the Braves. A two-out single by Mark Lemke in the 12th inning gives the Braves a 5 - 4 win in Game 3 of the Series. David Justice scores the winning run. Lemke had made a potentially crucial error in the top half of the inning. The contest is the longest night game in Series history at four hours and four minutes, and the second longest by innings. The Minnesota Twins use a World Series-record 23 players in the game.
- 1992 - In the World Series, Atlanta cuts the Blue Jays' lead to 3-2 with a 7 - 2 victory in Game 5. A grand slam by Lonnie Smith in the 5th inning and a solid outing by winning pitcher John Smoltz ensure that the Series will return to Atlanta.
- 1994 - Bob Hamelin of the Kansas City Royals easily outpaces Manny Ramirez to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award. Hamelin hit .282 with 24 home runs in 101 games, the most he will play in his major league career.
- 1995 - The Atlanta Braves take a 2 - 0 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the World Series behind the pitching of Tom Glavine. His batterymate, Javy López, decides the game with a two-run home run off Dennis Martinez in the 6th inning. Atlanta leads the Series, 2-0.
- 1996 - In the World Series, New York Yankees pitcher David Cone holds the Braves and Bernie Williams drives in three runs in a 5 - 2 win in Game 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
- 1997 - The snow flurries and 38-degree game time temperature in Cleveland make it the coldest World Series in major league history, while home runs by Manny Ramirez and Matt Williams make it a long night for the Florida Marlins. Jaret Wright outdistances Tony Saunders, 10 - 3, in Game 4 in a battle of rookie pitchers.
- 2000:
- In Game 2 of the World Series, the Yankees extend their World Series winning streak to 14 consecutive games, defeating the Mets, 6 - 5, in a contest which is overshadowed by pitcher Roger Clemens throwing the barrel of a shattered bat to Mike Piazza as the Mets catcher runs to first base. The eagerly-awaited at bat, due to Clemens's beaning of Piazza in July, results in the two players confronting one another and the emptying of both benches.
- Although lacking big league managerial experience, Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach Lloyd McClendon is named as the team's manager, replacing recently-fired Gene Lamont.
- 2002:
- The Anaheim Angels pound out 16 hits in a 10 - 4 win over the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. Pitcher Ramón Ortiz goes five innings for the victory. Rich Aurilia and Barry Bonds hit home runs for the Giants while Scott Spiezio has three RBI for Anaheim. Giants public announcer Rene Brooks-Moon becomes the first woman to announce a World Series. Her scorecard from Game 4 is being sent to the Hall of Fame.
- Cleveland Indians first baseman Jim Thome is announced as the winner of the Roberto Clemente Award for excellence on and off the field.
- Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak being broken by Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1995 is voted as baseball's most memorable moment by the fans participating in a Major League Baseball and MasterCard promotion. Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record, Jackie Robinson becoming the first black to play in the major leagues, Mark McGwire breaking Roger Maris' single-season home run record and Gehrig's farewell speech were also in the top five events selected by the fans.
- Joining Roberto Clemente and Thurman Munson, Darryl Kile will become the third player to appear on the Hall of Fame ballot before the mandatory five-year waiting period. The 33-year-old St. Louis Cardinals pitcher was found dead in his Chicago hotel room on June 22nd, felled by heart disease.
- 2003 - The Florida Marlins win in dramatic fashion, 4 - 3, over the Yankees, in Game 4 of the World Series behind a lead-off home run by Alex Gonzalez in the bottom of the 12th inning. Miguel Cabrera also homers for Florida as Braden Looper has the win in relief.
- 2005 - In the World Series opener, Jose Contreras pitches seven solid innings, then relievers Neal Cotts and Bobby Jenks combine for two scoreless innings - getting five of the last six outs on strikeouts - as the Chicago White Sox defeat the Houston Astros, 5 - 3, at U.S. Cellular Field. Joe Crede and Jermaine Dye hit home runs for Chicago. Houston starter Roger Clemens leaves the game after two innings with a strained left hamstring, the same injury that caused him to miss a start in late September. While registering 92 mph on his fastball, he struggles, allowing three runs on four hits in the two innings and leaves after throwing 54 pitches.
- 2008 - At Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Philadelphia Phillies edge the host Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series, 3 - 2 behind a gem from Cole Hamels. The Fightin' Phils get a home run from star second baseman Chase Utley in his first-ever World Series plate appearance. "Lights Out" closer Brad Lidge gains the save with a 1-2-3 9th inning.
- 2009:
- Sung-keun Kim of the SK Wyverns becomes the first Korea Baseball Organization manager ever ejected from a postseason game in the 28-year history of the circuit. Kim feels that the KIA Tigers' Sang-hyeon Kim has committed interference on a potential double play, breaking up the twin killing to let a run score. After he pulls his team from the field, the legendary skipper gets tossed. His Wyverns wind up losing Game 5, 3 - 0, to KIA, which goes up 3-2 in the 2009 Korean Series. Aquilino Lopez goes the distance with a four-hit shutout.
- The Angels stave off elimination in Game 5 of the ALCS by beating the Yankees, 7 - 6. Los Angeles overcomes a six-run Yankee inning in the 7th by coming back with three runs of their own in the bottom of the frame. Brian Fuentes ends the tense contest by getting Nick Swisher to fly out with the bases loaded in the 9th.
- The Brother Elephants set a Taiwan Series record with seven errors thanks to rainy conditions, yet manage to stave off elimination with a 5 - 4, ten-inning win over the Uni-President Lions. Kuan-Jen Chen drives in the winner off Yueh-Ping Lin.
- 2011 - Albert Pujols has one of the greatest games in World Series history as he hits three homers, collects five hits and drives in six runs in Game 3 of the World Series in Arlington, TX. The Cardinals batter Texas, 16 - 7, in the third highest-scoring game ever in the Fall Classic, and are now up two games to one. Pujols ties World Series single-game records for homers (Babe Ruth twice and Reggie Jackson), hits (Paul Molitor) and RBI (Bobby Richardson and Hideki Matsui) and sets a record with 14 total bases.
- 2012 - The Giants easily win Game 7 of the NLCS, 9 - 0 over the Cardinals. For the Giants, it is their sixth straight win facing elimination this postseason, as they complete a comeback from a 3-1 series deficit, after previously winning the NLDS after trailing, 2-0. Series MVP Marco Scutaro has three hits to lead the Giants offense, which chases Kyle Lohse before he can retire anyone in the 3rd inning. Matt Cain is the winner with 5 2/3 scoreless innings.
- 2013 - The Reds name pitching coach Bryan Price to succeed Dusty Baker as the team's manager.
- 2014:
- The Royals even the World Series with a 7 - 2 win over the Giants in Game 2. The Royals break a 2 - 2 tie in the 6th by scoring five runs as the Giants use five pitchers in a vain attempt to stop the bleeding. Billy Butler puts the Royals ahead with a run-scoring single, but the big blows are a two-run double by Salvador Perez followed by a two-run homer by Omar Infante, both against rookie Hunter Strickland.
- Major League Baseball hands out its newly-named reliever awards for the first time. In the National League, Craig Kimbrel of the Braves is the winner of the initial Trevor Hoffman Award, while in the American league, Greg Holland of the Royals wins the Mariano Rivera Award.
- 2015:
- There are two historic home runs hit in Game 5 of the Taiwan Series as the Lamigo Monkeys beat the Chinatrust Brothers, 9 - 2, to stay alive. Chih-Sheng Lin's bomb off Mike McClendon in the 1st starts Lamigo's day on a good note and is his tenth career Taiwan Series home run, breaking Min-Ching Lo's record. For Chinatrust, Cheng-Min Peng hits an inside-the-park homer off Yi-Cheng Wang, the first inside-the-park job ever in a Taiwan Series.
- The Dodgers part ways with manager Don Mattingly after five seasons. They once again failed to advance past the Division Series in spite of a payroll of $300 million.
- The 2015 NPB draft is held. High school pitcher Junpei Takahashi is the most popular player, picked by three of the 12 teams in the first round; the Softbank Hawks win lottery rights to sign him.
- 2016:
- A magnificent performance by pitchers Kyle Hendricks and Aroldis Chapman, who face the minimum 27 batters over nine scoreless innings, drives the Cubs into the World Series for the first time since 1945 thanks to a 5 - 0 win over the Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS. Chicago scores twice against Clayton Kershaw in the bottom of the 1st, and Willson Contreras and Anthony Rizzo also homer off the ace lefty who leaves after five innings. The NLCS MVP Award is shared by Jon Lester and Javier Baez.
- In the Japan Series opener, the Hiroshima Carp win their first Japan Series game in 25 years with a 5 - 1 win over the Nippon Ham Fighters. Nippon Ham gets ten hits but strands 11 against Kris Johnson and three relievers, their lone run coming on a Brandon Laird homer, while the Carp tag Fighters ace Shohei Otani for three runs in two innings. Seiya Suzuki pulls off a delayed double steal of home (the first steal of home in a Japan Series since 1969) and Ryuhei Matsuyama and Brad Eldred add solo homers for the victors.
- The 2016 Hoofdklasse awards are given out, earlier than in recent years, when they waited for December or January. The MVP goes to Amsterdam Pirates infielder Nick Urbanus; he is the second player to win MVP after his father had previously done so. The other son to do so, though, was his own father - Charles Urbanus Jr. as Charles' father Han Urbanus had been MVP. Thus the Urbanuses are not just the only father-son combo to win MVP but the first grandfather-father-son combination as well. The Pitcher of the Year goes to Belgian import Kenny Vandenbranden of Neptunus, who won the ERA title but retired at the end of the season. The Coach of the Year goes to Amsterdam's manager, none other than Charles Urbanus Jr., who takes the honor for the third time (having previously won in 1991 and 1993).
- 2017:
- The Red Sox announce that they have hired Astros bench coach Alex Cora to be their new manager. He replaces John Farrell, who was let go on October 11th after seeing the team eliminated in the Division Series for the second straight year.
- The 2017 Cuban All-Star Game is cut short by rain in the 7th inning with the Orientales leading the Occidentales, 6 - 4. Lázaro Cedeño scores three times for the victors, while starter Yoalkis Cruz gets the victory.
- 2019:
- Playing the first World Series game in franchise history, the Nationals win Game 1 of the 2019 World Series, 5 - 4, over the Astros. The game is billed as a match-up between star pitchers Max Scherzer and Gerrit Cole, but it's the hitters who steal the show, with Washington's Juan Soto getting three hits, including a homer and a two-run double off Cole, and George Springer homers in his fifth straight World Series game for Houston. Scherzer is the winner, working hard to get through five innings, and Sean Doolittle records the save.
- The Softbank Hawks go up three games to none in the Japan Series as Alfredo Despaigne drives in three runs and fellow Cuban Yurisbel Gracial homers in a 6 - 2 win over the Yomiuri Giants. Yoshiyuki Kamei homers twice in a losing cause.
- 2021 - The Astros continue their mastery over the Red Sox's bats, shutting them down on two hits in Game 6 of the ALCS, 5 - 0, to win the American League pennant. Yordan Alvarez goes 4 for 4 with two doubles and one triple and scores Houston's first two runs on his way to winning the ALCS MVP Award while Kyle Tucker seals the win with a three-run homer in the 8th. Luis Garcia is the winner with 5 2/3 innings of one-hit ball.
- 2022:
- The Astros limit the Yankees to just three hits in Game 3 of the ALCS - two of them coming with two outs in the 9th. They win, 5 - 0, behind Cristian Javier and five relievers, as Chas McCormick hits a two-run homer off Gerrit Cole in the 2nd after the Yankees misplay a routine fly ball by Christian Vazquez. They chase Cole and put the game away with three runs in the 6th, two of them coming on a single by Vazquez. Yankees hitters have now struck out 41 times in the three losses.
- Game 4 of the NLCS is a wild one, as seven runs are scored in the 1st inning alone and neither starting pitcher completes the frame. The Phillies manage to come back from their early 4 - 0 deficit to tie the game, only to see Juan Soto hit a two-run homer off Brad Hand to give the Padres the lead back in the 4th. But the Phils answer with four runs off Sean Manaea in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by Rhys Hoskins' second two-run homer of the game, then never look back as Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto add solo homers later in the game for a 10 - 6 win that brings them within one win of the World Series.
- The Yakult Swallows begin their Japan Series defense with a 5 - 3 win over the Orix Buffaloes in the Japan Series opener. Yasutaka Shiomi and José Osuna go deep off Orix ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the first time all year he has allowed two homers, and Munetaka Murakami adds an insurance shot late. Scott McGough, last year's Game 1 goat, saves the win for Yasuhiro Ogawa, striking out the last two batters.
- 2023:
- The Rangers prolong the ALCS and push the series to the limit with a 9 - 2 win over the Astros at Minute Maid Park in Game 6. Nathan Eovaldi gives up only two runs in 6 1/3 innings to win for the second time while the Rangers take the lead on homers by Mitch Garver and Jonah Heim off Framber Valdez, the latter with a runner on base in the 4th. After adding an insurance run in the 8th, Texas puts the game safely away when Adolis Garcia hits a grand slam off Ryne Stanek in the 9th. The visiting team has won all six games thus far in the series.
- The Amsterdam Pirates win the 2023 Holland Series in an exciting seven-game Series against Neptunus. They win the final two games for their third Holland Series title in five years (they were leading in 2020 when that Series was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic), while Neptunus goes home empty for the fifth straight year (each of those years, they had the best regular-season record). #9 hitter Jorrit Penseel drives in four (and is named Series MVP) and Nelmerson Angela throws seven innings of relief for the 9 - 8 win.
- 2024 - Fernando Valenzuela, who took the baseball world by storm as a 19-year-old pitcher in 1981 and created the phenomenon of "Fernandomania", passes away at 63. One of the most popular figures in Dodgers history, he had been forced by illness to step down from his long-time broadcasting job for the team at the start of the month, just as it was starting a postseason run to the World Series.
Births[edit]
- 1844 - Frank Barrows, outfielder (d. 1922)
- 1851 - John O'Brien, outfielder (d. 1914)
- 1856 - Dan O'Leary, outfielder, manager (d. 1922)
- 1857 - Ed Rowen, catcher (d. 1892)
- 1863 - Al Myers, infielder (d. 1927)
- 1864 - Phil Ball, owner (d. 1933)
- 1866 - Kid Madden, pitcher (d. 1896)
- 1868 - Charlie Weber, pitcher (d. 1914)
- 1872 - Kid Carsey, pitcher (d. 1960)
- 1872 - Mark McGrillis, infielder (d. 1935)
- 1874 - Fred Abbott, catcher (d. 1935)
- 1879 - Oscar Jones, pitcher (d. 1953)
- 1882 - Mike McCormick, infielder (d. 1953)
- 1883 - Bill Carrigan, catcher, manager (d. 1969)
- 1888 - Chick Lathers, infielder (d. 1971)
- 1892 - Norm McNeil, catcher (d. 1942)
- 1894 - Wickey McAvoy, catcher (d. 1973)
- 1895 - Johnny Morrison, pitcher (d. 1966)
- 1896 - Sam Bohne, infielder (d. 1977)
- 1896 - Claude Joyner, minor league pitcher and manager (d. 1985)
- 1897 - Myles Thomas, pitcher (d. 1963)
- 1898 - George McAllister, infielder (d. 1990)
- 1899 - Ike Kahdot, infielder (d. 1999)
- 1899 - Geechie Meredith, infielder (d. 1932)
- 1900 - Bill Bishop, pitcher (d. 1956)
- 1900 - Jumbo Elliott, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1902 - Rusty Yarnall, pitcher (d. 1985)
- 1904 - George Andrews, minor league outfielder and manager (d. 1991)
- 1907 - Provine Bradley, infielder (d. 1986)
- 1907 - Jimmie Foxx, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1967)
- 1911 - Walter Thomas, pitcher/outfielder (d. 1983)
- 1912 - Juan Ealo, minor league infielder (d. 1997)
- 1915 - Jack Lummus, minor league outfielder (d. 1945)
- 1917 - Al Pinkston, outfielder; Salón de la Fama (d. 1981)
- 1918 - Don Anderson, minor league infielder and manager (d. 2010)
- 1918 - Fred Caligiuri, pitcher (d. 2018)
- 1918 - Lou Klein, infielder, manager (d. 1976)
- 1919 - Phelbert Lawson, pitcher (d. 2001)
- 1919 - Deck Woldt, minor league outfielder (d. 2014)
- 1920 - Jim Hickey, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1921 - Jack Dunn III, minor league player and manager (d. 1987)
- 1921 - Rose Mary Glaser, AAGPBL player (d. 2012)
- 1922 - Elpidio Jiménez, Dominican national team pitcher
- 1922 - Sal Margaglione, scout (d. 1988)
- 1922 - Lázaro Medina, pitcher
- 1922 - Bill Swiacki Sr., minor league catcher (d. 1976)
- 1924 - Betty Rusynyk, AAGPBL pitcher (d. 2013)
- 1933 - Ron Jackson, infielder (d. 2008)
- 1936 - Andrés Ayón, minor league pitcher and manager; Salón de la Fama (d. 2021)
- 1941 - Wilbur Wood, pitcher; All-Star
- 1942 - Cecil Upshaw, pitcher (d. 1995)
- 1943 - Bobby Mitchell, outfielder (d. 2019)
- 1952 - David Abarca, minor league pitcher
- 1952 - Orestes Minoso, minor league outfielder (d. 2022)
- 1953 - Rich Wortham, pitcher
- 1954 - Jamie Quirk, catcher
- 1956 - Frank DiPino, pitcher
- 1956 - Steven Rum, NPB outfielder
- 1957 - Jeff Jones, outfielder
- 1957 - Yutaka Takagi, NPB infielder
- 1958 - Sergio Beltre, scout
- 1959 - Glen Morris, South African national team pitcher
- 1963 - Bill Fulton, pitcher
- 1963 - Keith Bennett, minor league infielder
- 1963 - Chao-Jung Liao, CPBL pitcher (d. 2015)
- 1964 - Gerald Young, outfielder
- 1968 - Keith Osik, catcher
- 1969 - Hector Carrasco, pitcher
- 1969 - Ariel Prieto, pitcher
- 1970 - Sergio Cairo, minor league outfielder
- 1970 - Anthony Chavez, pitcher
- 1971 - Chris Allison, minor league infielder
- 1971 - Chi-Chang Chiu, CPBL infielder
- 1971 - John Liepa, minor league catcher
- 1972 - Ryan Miller, minor league infielder
- 1973 - Ichiro Suzuki, outfielder; All-Star
- 1976 - Byron Ewing, minor league player
- 1976 - Michael Barrett, catcher
- 1976 - Mike Colangelo, outfielder
- 1977 - Nasir Nadeem Butt, Pakistani national team infielder
- 1977 - Carlos Elizalde, minor league pitcher
- 1977 - Jamie Pietraszko, drafted catcher
- 1977 - Brad Thomas, pitcher
- 1978 - Curtis Dionne, Elitserien pitcher
- 1978 - Brandon Matheny, minor league pitcher
- 1979 - Eli Whiteside, catcher
- 1980 - Hung-Liang Chuang, CPBL pitcher
- 1980 - Esteban Hernández, minor league pitcher
- 1982 - Brian Bixler, infielder
- 1982 - Robinson Cano, infielder; All-Star
- 1982 - Darren O'Day, pitcher; All-Star
- 1982 - Carlos Torres, pitcher
- 1983 - Miguel Martinez, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Takuya Asao, NPB pitcher
- 1985 - Tzu-Sheng Chen, CPBL pitcher
- 1985 - David Kopp, minor league pitcher
- 1985 - Justin Souza, minor league pitcher
- 1986 - Juan Colmenarez, minor league pitcher
- 1986 - Justin Freeman, pitcher
- 1986 - Kevin Hennep, Netherlands Antilles national team pitcher
- 1986 - Jared Lansford, minor league pitcher
- 1986 - Chris Rusin, pitcher
- 1986 - Adán Severino, minor league outfielder
- 1989 - Csaba Goór, Hungarian national team infielder
- 1989 - Connor McGuiness, coach
- 1989 - Gun-woo No,KBO pitcher
- 1989 - Tyger Pederson, minor league player
- 1989 - Raph Rhymes, minor league outfielder
- 1990 - Klaus Nicolici, Bundesliga outfielder
- 1990 - Yi-Min Tsai, CPBL infielder
- 1990 - Drew VerHagen, pitcher
- 1990 - Evgeny Vorotyntsev, Russian national team pitcher
- 1991 - Barrett Astin, pitcher
- 1991 - Jesse Biddle, pitcher
- 1992 - Alen Hanson, infielder
- 1992 - Kazuya Shimokawa, Japanese national team infielder
- 1993 - Aaron Bossi, minor league player
- 1994 - Corbin Burnes, pitcher; All-Star
- 1996 - Demarcus Evans, pitcher
- 1997 - Jerar Encarnación, outfielder
- 1998 - Glenn Albanese, minor league pitcher
- 1998 - Justin Alintoff, minor league pitcher
- 1998 - Zhen Chen, CPBL outfielder
- 1999 - Sebastian Almonte, minor league infielder
- 1999 - Geraldo Perdomo, infielder; All-Star
- 1999 - Jeisson Rosario, minor league outfielder
- 2001 - Mohamad Danis Bin Mohamad Azminin, Singaporean national team infielder
- 2004 - Tereza Šustrová, Czech women's national team pitcher-catcher
Deaths[edit]
- 1903 - Joe Yingling, pitcher (b. 1867)
- 1923 - Warren McLaughlin, pitcher (b. 1876)
- 1926 - Jake Aydelott, pitcher (b. 1861)
- 1927 - Ross Youngs, outfielder; Hall of Famer (b. 1897)
- 1928 - Jack Dunn, infielder (b. 1872)
- 1929 - Walt Lerian, catcher (b. 1903)
- 1929 - Jim Manning, outfielder, manager (b. 1862)
- 1933 - Bobby Clack, outfielder (b. 1850)
- 1933 - Phil Ball, owner (b. 1864)
- 1934 - Belden Hill, infielder (b. 1864)
- 1935 - Tommy Tucker, infielder (b. 1863)
- 1936 - Fred Olmstead, pitcher (b. 1881)
- 1939 - Dale Williams, pitcher (b. 1855)
- 1944 - Jim Brown, outfielder (b. 1891)
- 1946 - Al Weddige, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1868)
- 1952 - Howard McGraner, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1954 - Earl Whitehill, pitcher (b. 1899)
- 1956 - John Jackson, pitcher (b. 1909)
- 1956 - Army Magness, minor league outfielder (b. 1897)
- 1956 - Frank Scheibeck, infielder (b. 1865)
- 1957 - Larry Pezold, infielder (b. 1893)
- 1960 - Charlie Hartman, pitcher (b. 1888)
- 1965 - Lou Nagelsen, catcher (b. 1887)
- 1967 - Oscar Givens, infielder (b. 1922)
- 1967 - Rube Wiggins, pitcher (b. 1921)
- 1970 - Cal Dorsett, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1972 - Elbert Williams, pitcher (b. 1907)
- 1973 - Ben Van Dyke, pitcher (b. 1888)
- 1974 - Pat Pieper, public address announcer (b. 1886)
- 1981 - Taffy Wright, outfielder (b. 1911)
- 1984 - Babe Pinelli, infielder (b. 1895)
- 1997 - Susumu Yuki, NPB pitcher (b. 1920)
- 2000 - Akitada Niiyama, NPB pitcher (b. 1939)
- 2002 - Pedro Miranda, Colombian national team infielder (b. 1921)
- 2005 - Ted Bonda, owner (b. 1917)
- 2008 - Dave Shury, Baseball Canada Executive; Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1920)
- 2009 - Earl Escalante, minor league pitcher (b. 1918)
- 2009 - Herman Reich, infielder (d. 1917)
- 2011 - Roy Smalley, infielder (b. 1926)
- 2012 - Bob Berresford, minor league pitcher (b. 1930)
- 2013 - Mark Small, pitcher (b. 1967)
- 2014 - Albino Diaz, minor league outfielder (b. 1951)
- 2014 - Ernie Sites, minor league outfielder (b. 1920)
- 2015 - John Tsitouris, pitcher (b. 1936)
- 2017 - Darrell Osteen, pitcher (b. 1943)
- 2018 - Hank Greenwald, announcer (b. 1935)
- 2024 - Fernando Valenzuela, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1960)
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