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Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 5.

Events

• 1901 - The Brooklyn Superbas sweep two from the New York Giants, 8 - 0 and 4 - 2. Bill Donovan pitches the opener, allowing three hits, in winning his National League-high 25th game. Christy Mathewson umpires the first game, then loses the second game, also umpired by a ball player, Tom Daly of Brooklyn.
• 1905 - In the first game of a doubleheader, Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Charles Bender has three hits, including a three-run triple, in an 8 - 0 victory over the Washington Senators. Bender also relieves Andy Coakley in the second game and wins, 9 - 7. Overall, he has two wins with six hits and eight RBI for the day.
• 1907 - The Philadelphia Athletics' Rube Vickers pitches a five-inning 4 - 0 perfect game against the Washington Senators. Vickers also wins the 15-inning first game of the twin bill, 4 - 2, with a spectacular 12-inning relief effort. The two wins are the only ones for Vickers this season.
• 1908:
  • Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh tops the Detroit Tigers, 6 - 1, for his 40th victory and forces the American League pennant race to the final day. Detroit's 24-game winner Ed Summers takes the loss. Walsh leads the league in games pitched (66), innings (464), strikeouts (269), complete games (42), saves (6), shutouts (11) and winning percentage (.727). His ERA is 1.42.
  • The St. Louis Browns end the pennant hopes of the Cleveland Naps with a 3 - 1 win in the opener of two. Cleveland takes the second game, 5 - 3, to end the season with a 90 - 64 record. If the Tigers win tomorrow, their 90 - 63 will top Cleveland, whereas if the Chicago White Sox win, their 89-63 record will be four points ahead of the Naps.
  • Boston Red Sox pitcher King Brady makes his only American League appearance a good one, shutting out the New York Highlanders, 4 - 0. King had fashioned 1-1 records for both the Phillies and Pirates in the National League, and will go back to the NL with the Boston Doves over the winter.
• 1911 - The National Commission sells motion picture rights to the World Series for $3,500. When the players demand a share of it, the Commission cancels the deal.
• 1912:
  • The Boston Red Sox defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 - 0, for their 105th win of the season, an American League record until the 1927 Yankees reach 110.
  • In their last game at Washington Park, the Brooklyn Dodgers lose to the New York Giants, 1 - 0. Pat Ragan takes the loss before 10,000 fans. Brooklyn will open next season at Ebbets Field.
  • The New York Highlanders also play their last game at their field, Hilltop Park, beating the Washington Senators, 8 - 6, on the strength of Hal Chase's three-run home run. Next year, the team will play at the Polo Grounds. Homer Thompson, in his only major league appearance, is the catcher for New York while pitching is his brother Tommy, becoming the first brother battery in American League history.
• 1915 - In a 5 - 0 loss to the Indians, Detroit Tigers speedster Ty Cobb steals his 96th base of the season. That total will stand as a major league record until 1962, when Maury Wills steals 104 bases for the Dodgers.
• 1920 - Before the start of the World Series, Brooklyn owner Charles Ebbets gives his approval for the addition of rookie Joe Sewell to the Indians' roster. Sewell joined the team after September 1st following the tragic death of Ray Chapman and would not normally have been eligible for the series. The tradition of low-scoring World Series games continues when the Cleveland Indians manage to collect only five hits off Brooklyn Robins starter Rube Marquard and two relievers. Stan Coveleski gives the Indians a 3 - 1 opening victory with a five-hit complete game
• 1921 - New York is host to the first one-city World Series since 1906 and the Polo Grounds is the site for all nine games. Carl Mays of the Yankees needs 86 pitches to set the Giants down on five hits, four of them by Frankie Frisch, as Babe Ruth drives in the first run of the Series in the opening inning of the 3 - 0 Yankees win.
• 1926 - In Game 3 of the World Series, Jesse Haines pitches a five-hit shutout as the Cardinals beat the Yankees, 4 - 0, to take a 2-1 lead in the Series.
• 1928 - In the World Series, Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees unloads a three-run home run in the 1st inning of Game 2. Grover Cleveland Alexander, the hero of the 1926 Series between the Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals, is driven from the game in the 3rd inning as New York cruises, 9 - 3, to take a 2-1 Series lead.
• 1929 - New York Giants Mel Ott and Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies go into a head-to-head doubleheader tied at 42 home runs apiece. In the opener, Klein homers for the Phillies off Carl Hubbell in his first at-bat to take the home run lead. In the nightcap, Phillies pitchers intentionally walk Ott five times rather than give him a chance to tie Klein. The last walk comes with the bases loaded. Lefty O'Doul of the Phillies has six hits on the day for a National League season-record of 254 hits.
• 1931 - An argument between fans at an illegal drinking establishment in Brooklyn, NY over who should start the next game of the World Series turns violent, resulting in the death of a patron after he hits his head on a marble table. Both the bar owner and the man who gave the fatal punch are arrested, but charges against the latter will be dismissed when an autopsy shows that the victim died of a stroke caused by advanced alcoholism, and not directly because of the blow. The bar will be closed permanently, however.
• 1939 - In Game 2 of the World Series, Yankees pitcher Monte Pearson does not allow a base hit until one out in the 8th inning as he shuts out Cincinnati, 4 - 0. Babe Dahlgren hits a home run and a double as the Yankees take a 2-0 Series lead.
• 1941 - In the World Series, Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Mickey Owen drops a third strike on Tommy Henrich in what would have been the final out of a Dodgers victory against the New York Yankees. Given a second chance, the Yankees then rally for a 7 - 4 win to take a 3-1 Series lead.
• 1942 - Whitey Kurowski hits a two-run home run in the 9th inning of Game 5, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 4 - 2 victory to capture the World Series over the Yankees.
• 1945 - Claude Passeau of the Chicago Cubs pitches a one-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers, 3 - 0, in Game 3 of the World Series.
• 1947 - Left fielder Al Gionfriddo makes a spectacular catch and robs Joe DiMaggio of a game-tying home run in Game 6 of the World Series. The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Yankees, 8 - 6.
• 1949 - In Game 1 of the World Series, Allie Reynolds and Don Newcombe are locked in a scoreless duel in the bottom of the 9th inning, until Tommy Henrich leads off with a walk-off home run, the first in World Series history, and the Yankees beat the Dodgers, 1 - 0.
• 1951 - Shigeya Iijima hits two grand slams and a three-run homer to set NPB records for both grand slams and RBI in one game.
• 1952 - In Game 5 of the World Series, Brooklyn wins 6 - 5 in 11 innings over the Yankees when Billy Cox scores the winning run behind an RBI double hit by Duke Snider. Carl Erskine pitches a complete game to give Brooklyn a 3-2 Series lead heading back to Ebbets Field.
• 1953 - The New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 6 of the World Series. Billy Martin collects his 12th Series hit, a single to center field in the bottom of the 9th inning, that gives the Yankees their fifth World Championship in a row. Carl Furillo had tied it up in the top of the 9th with a two-run home run.
• 1954 - Oscar Charleston, one of the greatest players in the history of the Negro Leagues, dies in Philadelphia, days after he had fallen down a flight of stairs. He was 57 years old.
• 1960 - In a portent of things to come, Bill Mazeroski's two-run 5th-inning home run off Jim Coates is the difference as Pittsburgh beats the Yankees, 6 - 4, in its first World Series win since 1925.
• 1966 - With 1st-inning home runs by Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson, and 11 strikeouts from relief pitcher Moe Drabowsky, the Baltimore Orioles win their first World Series game, 5 - 2, over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• 1967 - Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox pitches a one-hit, 5 - 0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals to tie the World Series, 1-1. Carl Yastrzemski hits two home runs.
• 1968 - Tim McCarver and Orlando Cepeda each hit three-run home runs to lead the Cardinals to a 7 - 3 win over Detroit. The Cardinals take a 2-1 World Series lead.
• 1971 - The Baltimore Orioles overcome two home runs by Reggie Jackson and one by Sal Bando to complete a sweep of the Oakland Athletics in the American League Championship Series with a 5 - 3 victory.
• 1979 - The Pittsburgh Pirates complete a sweep of their National League Championship Series, beating the Cincinnati Reds, 7 - 1. Willie Stargell, who hit a home run, is named the Series MVP.
• 1980 - Capping an improbable comeback, the Dodgers beat Houston for the third day in a row to force a one-game playoff for the NL West title. The Dodgers trailed Houston by three games with three games left in the season, and won each game by a single run.
• 1984 - Pitchers Milt Wilcox and Willie Hernandez combine on a three-hitter to give the Detroit Tigers a 1 - 0 win and a sweep of the Kansas City Royals in the ALCS.
• 1985:
  • The Toronto Blue Jays win their first ever American League East title with a 5 - 1 win over the New York Yankees at Exhibition Stadium. Doyle Alexander pitches a complete game, allowing only five hits.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals clinch the National League East title with a 7 - 1 win over the Chicago Cubs.
  • The Kansas City Royals defeat the Oakland Athletics, 5 - 4, in ten innings, to clinch the American League West title. Willie Wilson's single scores Pat Sheridan with the winning run.
• 1986 - Pete Incaviglia of the Texas Rangers hits his 30th home run of the season against the California Angels, becoming the 16th rookie in major league history to reach that mark. The homer comes off Don Sutton as the Rangers beat the Angels, 7 - 4.
• 1991 - After 11 lead changes or ties in the closing weeks of the NL West race, the Atlanta Braves finally clinch the division title on the second-to-last day of the season, leaving the Dodgers in their wake.
• 1996 - Bernie Williams homers from each side of the plate and Cecil Fielder breaks a tie with a 7th-inning single as the Yankees beat Texas, 6 - 4, to win the American League Division Series, 3 - 1, and advance to the ALCS.
• 1997 - Mike Mussina beats the Mariners and Randy Johnson for the second time and gives Baltimore their second straight trip to the American League Championship Series. Mussina pitches a two-hitter for seven innings to win the game, and the Series, by a 3 - 1 margin.
• 1999:
  • The Houston Astros defeat the Atlanta Braves, 6 - 1, in the opener of their National League Division Series. Shane Reynolds gets the win for Houston, as 3B Ken Caminiti notches three hits, including a three-run home run.
  • The New York Mets defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8 - 4, to take Game 1 of their NLDS. Edgardo Alfonzo hits two home runs for New York, including a game-winning grand slam with two outs in the 9th inning. Randy Johnson takes the loss for Arizona, his sixth consecutive defeat in postseason play in what is the first postseason game for the D-Backs, who only started play in 1998.
  • The New York Yankees whitewash the Texas Rangers, 8 - 0, in Game 1 of their ALDS. Orlando Hernandez pitches a two-hitter for New York, while Bernie Williams hits a single, double and home run and collects six RBI.
• 2000:
  • The Mets even their NLDS with San Francisco at one game apiece by winning a ten-inning thriller, 5 - 4. Jay Payton's single drives home the winning run in the top of the 10th inning after J.T. Snow's pinch-hit three-run home run ties the game in the bottom of the 9th. Edgardo Alfonzo hits a two-run homer for the Mets in the top half of the frame. Al Leiter pitches 8+ innings for the Mets. Armando Benitez gives up the tying homer, but gets the win in relief.
  • St. Louis defeats the Braves, 10 - 4, to take a two games to one lead in their NLDS. Will Clark hits a three-run home run for St. Louis and Jim Edmonds ties a Division Series record with three doubles in the game. Darryl Kile is the winning pitcher, while Tom Glavine takes the loss in his shortest outing in seven years.
• 2002:
  • The Anaheim Angels shock the New York Yankees by scoring eight runs in the 5th inning and going on to a 9 - 5 victory. The victory gives Anaheim its first postseason series victory ever, as they win their ALDS matchup, three games to one. Shawn Wooten hits a home run for Anaheim while Jorge Posada adds a round-tripper for New York. Jarrod Washburn gets the victory for the Angels.
  • St. Louis ousts the defending world champion Arizona Diamondbacks by taking a 6 - 3 win to sweep into the National League Division Series. David Dellucci and Rod Barajas hit home runs for Arizona, but it's not enough to stop St. Louis. Jeff Fassero picks up his second win of the series in relief.
  • The Atlanta Braves take a 2 - 1 lead in their NLDS with a 10 - 2 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Keith Lockhart homers for Atlanta and Barry Bonds for San Francisco. Pitcher Greg Maddux goes the first six innings for the victory.
  • Minnesota evens its ALDS with Oakland behind Eric Milton, winning by a score of 11 - 2. Doug Mientkiewicz homers for Minnesota and Miguel Tejada for Oakland.
• 2007:
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates fire manager Jim Tracy after two seasons at the helm, as part of a front office purge by new general manager Neal Huntington. Senior director of player development Brian Graham, who had been interim general manager, scouting director Ed Creech, Director of baseball operations Jon Mercurio, as well as Tracy's entire coaching staff also lose their jobs.
  • The Cleveland Indians can thank an infestation of midges at Jacobs Field for helping them defeat the New York Yankees, 2 - 1, in 11 innings, to take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS. The bugs are at their worst in the 8th inning, when a flustered Joba Chamberlain gives up the tying run on a wild pitch.
  • Manny Ramirez hits a two-out walk-off three-run home run in the 9th inning off Francisco Rodriguez of the Angels to give Boston a 6 - 3 win and a two games to none lead in the ALDS
  • Tilson Brito of the President Lions hits his 32nd home run and drives in his 103rd run of the season. Both are new Chinese Professional Baseball League records. The Lions beat the Macoto Cobras, 12 - 11.
• 2010 - In a 17 - 4 Hanshin Tigers rout of the Yakult Swallows, Matt Murton collects three hits to give him 213, breaking Ichiro Suzuki's 16-year-old NPB record.
• 2011:
  • The Arizona Diamondbacks force their NLDS with Milwaukee to a decisive Game 5 with a 10 - 6 win at home today. The D-Backs use four home runs - a grand slam by Ryan Roberts, two long balls by Chris Young and one by Aaron Hill - to power their way to the win. They jump to a 5 - 0 lead off Randy Wolf in the 1st inning on Roberts' slam, their second in as many games; the only other team to hit grand slams in back-to-back postseason games was the 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers. Arizona never looks back after its quick start, although starter Joe Saunders struggles and is lifted after three innings; his replacement, Micah Owings, is the winner.
  • David Freese drives in four runs on a double and homer to lead the Cardinals to a 5 - 3 win over the Phillies in Game 4 of the other NLDS; this series is also knotted at two games each. Edwin Jackson is the winner over Roy Oswalt.
• 2012:
  • St. Louis wins the first-ever National League Wild Card Game, defeating the Braves, 6 - 3, at Turner Field. 3B Chipper Jones, playing the last game of his career, commits a costly error for Atlanta in the 4th inning, throwing a potential double play grounder into right field, allowing St. Louis to score its first three runs that inning. The most controversial play takes place in the 8th, however, when SS Andrelton Simmons lifts a fly ball to shallow left that drops between LF Matt Holliday and SS Peter Kozma. But umpire Sam Holbrook calls the infield fly rule, and Simmons is out. A 19-minute delay ensues as fans pelt the field with debris; Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez files a protest, which is immediately dismissed by Major League Baseball Vice-President Joe Torre, allowing the game to resume. Jason Motte then records the final four outs of the game.
  • In the American League Wild Card Game, Baltimore defeats Texas, 5 - 1, at the Ballpark in Arlington. Joe Saunders, winless for his career in Arlington, allows only one run in 5 2/3 innings. For the O's, it is a first win the postseason since 1997.
• 2013:
  • The Red Sox take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS with a 7 - 4 win over the Rays at Fenway Park, sparked by a pair of homers from David Ortiz.
  • The Athletics score the only run of the game in the bottom of the 9th, after a great pitching duel between Justin Verlander and rookie Sonny Gray. The A's load the bases with no one out against reliever Al Alburquerque before C Stephen Vogt singles off Rick Porcello to end the game. The 1 - 0 win over Detroit ties the other ALDS at a win apiece.
• 2014:
  • Both American League Division Series end in three-game sweeps. The Orioles defeat the Tigers, 2 - 1, behind the pitching of Bud Norris and a two-run homer from Nelson Cruz to finish one ALDS sweep, and the Royals pound the Angels, 8 - 3, in the other ALDS. Alex Gordon hits a three-run double and Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas homer, while "Big Game" James Shields confirms the appropriateness of his nickname.
  • Down three games to one in the 2014 Holland Series, DOOR Neptunus manager Evert-Jan 't Hoen turns to a surprising starter in Berry van Driel, who had three regular season starts in 13 seasons and had pitched 168 consecutive relief outings for Neptunus before a playoff start in August. Van Driel allows just one run in 7 2/3 innings to lead Neptunus to a 4 - 1 win over the Amsterdam Pirates. Rookie Shurman Marlin, who hit into a crucial 9th-inning double play yesterday, is the offensive hero with a two-run homer off Jos de Jong.
• 2015:
  • On the eve of the Wild Card Game, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia checks himself into a rehabilitation facility to treat an alcohol dependency problem. He will miss the postseason but explains that he owes this to his family.
  • Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo fires manager Matt Williams and his entire coaching staff after the team's disappointing second-place finish that means the preseason favorites to represent the National League in the World Series will miss the postseason altogether.
• 2016 - Madison Bumgarner adds to his postseason legend by pitching a complete game shutout as San Francisco prevails over the Mets in the National League Wild Card Game, 3 - 0. Conor Gillaspie breaks a scoreless tie with a three-run homer off Jeurys Familia in the top of the 9th, negating a great start by Noah Syndergaard who had gone toe-to-toe with Bumgarner for the first seven innings.
• 2017:
  • Jose Altuve has a gigantic game, hitting three homers, to lead the Astros to an 8 - 2 win over the Red Sox in Game 1 of their Division Series. Justin Verlander continues his excellent work since having been acquired in a trade on August 31st by notching the win with six solid innings of work, while Chris Sale is hit hard in getting saddled with the loss.
  • In the other ALDS, Trevor Bauer muzzles the Yankees, allowing just two hits and a walk over 6 2/3 innings while striking out eight, as Cleveland wins Game 1. A two-run homer by Jay Bruce off Sonny Gray in the 4th is the big blow for the Indians.
• 2018:
  • Four Division Series games are played today. In the first NLDS, the Brewers continue to shut down the Rockies' offence in Game 2, winning 4 - 0. The game is a tight 1 - 0 contest until Milwaukee scores three runs in the bottom of the 8th to pull away, as Jhoulys Chacin is a winner over Tyler Anderson and Jeremy Jeffress gets the save. In the other NLDS, Clayton Kershaw pitches eight scoreless innings as the Dodgers record their second straight shutout over the Braves, 3 - 0. A two-run homer by Manny Machado off Anibal Sanchez in the 1st and a solo shot by Yasmani Grandal in the 5th account for all the scoring.
  • In the first ALDS, the Red Sox hold on for a 5 - 4 win over the Yankees in Game 1 after putting up five quick runs against J.A. Happ, including a three-run homer by J.D. Martinez in the 1st. However, the Yankees claw back against a shaky Boston bullpen after Chris Sale exits in the 5th, and draw within one run when Aaron Judge leads off the 9th with a solo homer off Craig Kimbrel. But Kimbrel settles down to retire the next three batters to preserve the win. In the other ALDS, the Astros pound four homers in support of Justin Verlander's pitching to earn a 7 - 2 win over the Indians.
  • The Arrows Ostrava win their first Czech Extraliga title, knocking out defending champion Draci Brno three games to one. Chris Burkholder turns in a solid start, Terrell Joyce homers and Jakub Voják scores twice for the winners. John Hussey takes the loss, while Martin Červinka drives in two for Draci Brno in a 5 - 3 loss.
• 2019:
  • The Yankees continue their postseason dominance of the Twins, winning Game 2 of the ALDS, 8 - 2, behind the pitching of Masahiro Tanaka and a grand slam by Didi Gregorius that highlights a seven-run 3rd inning.
  • Gerrit Cole has a masterful performance, striking out 15 Rays batters in 7 2/3 innings to lead the Astros to a 3 -1 win in the other Division Series. Alex Bregman hits a solo homer for Houston as Martin Maldonado and Carlos Correa drive in the other two runs.
• 2020:
  • The American League Division Series start today, with both series played for the first time in neutral sites. In the Second Series, at Dodger Stadium, balls are flying out of the park as the two teams combine for six homers, two of them by the Astros' Carlos Correa, but it's a two-out error by A's SS Marcus Semien in the 6th that opens the floodgates, leading to four unearned runs as Houston takes a lead it will not relinquish, winning, 10 - 5. In the First Series at Petco Park, the Yankees blow open a close game with five runs in the top of the 9th, including a grand slam by Giancarlo Stanton, to secure a 9 - 3 win over Tampa Bay. The two teams combine for seven homers, as Gerrit Cole prevails over Blake Snell.
  • The Supreme Court agrees to allow the class-action suit Senne v. MLB, originally launched in 2014 by minor league players in three states, Arizona, California and Florida, claiming they were paid below minimum wage and in violation of other labor laws. Major League Baseball had asked the court to dismiss the suit, which will now proceed in trial court.
• 2021 - The 2021 Postseason begins with a 6 - 2 win by the Red Sox over the Yankees at Fenway Park in the American League Wild Card Game. Boston chases Gerrit Cole early with homers by Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber, while Nathan Eovaldi keeps the Yankees scoreless through five innings. A solo homer by Anthony Rizzo to lead off the 6th makes things closer, but after Aaron Judge is thrown out at the plate, the Sox add three more runs over the next two innings to seal the win.
• 2022:
  • On the last day of the season, Luis Arraez wins his first American League batting title, going 1 for 1 with two walks to finish at .316 and deprive Aaron Judge of a potential Triple Crown; the average is the lowest by an AL batting champion since Carl Yastrzemski hit .301 in 1968 - the so-called "Year of the Pitcher". In the National League, Jeff McNeil finishes at .326, one point ahead of Freddie Freeman, to also win his first title.
  • The Royals fire manager Mike Matheny after another unsuccessful season that saw them finish last in the AL Central; his dismissal follows that of team President Dayton Moore by only a couple of weeks.
  • The Nicaraguan national team wins the last spot in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. In the finale of the 2023 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, they beat Panama, 3 - 1. Osman Gutiérrez gets the win, going six innings and allowing three hits and one unearned run just three days after beating Pakistan. Elmer Reyes drives in two and Steven Leytón has three hits for Nicaragua; for Panama, Leonardo Reginatto has three of their five hits and scores their lone run.
• 2024:
  • All four Division Series get under way today, and in the second ALDS, the Guardians take advantage of opener Tyler Holton of the Tigers, scoring five runs in the 1st on their way to a 7 - 0 win. The big blow is a three-run homer by Lane Thomas on the first pitch by Reese Olson, who relieves Olson with no one out. The First Series sees five lead changes in a strange game in which both teams take advantage of the short right-field porch in New Yankee Stadium for two-run homers by Gleyber Torres and MJ Melendez. The Royals also force in two runs with bases-loaded walks, and in the end, the Yankees, prevail by a 6 - 5 score.
  • In the second NLDS, Zack Wheeler is terrific for the Phillies with seven scoreless innings and Kyle Schwarber leads off the bottom of the 1st with an upper deck homer off Kodai Senga. However, everything falls apart in the 8th as the Mets score five runs against three relievers and go on to win the game, 6 - 2. In the First Series, Shohei Ohtani makes his expected grand entrance in postseason play with a three-run homer off Dylan Cease in the 2nd, but it takes another three-run inning against relievers Adrian Morejon and Jeremiah Estrada in the 4th to give the Dodgers a 7 - 5 win over the Padres.

Births

• 1824 - Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer; Hall of Famer (d. 1908)
• 1851 - Frank Arnold, umpire (d. 1929)
• 1858 - Jim Devine, umpire (d. 1905)
• 1858 - John Reilly, infielder (d. 1937)
• 1859 - Gurdon Whiteley, outfielder (d. 1925)
• 1860 - Wallace Fessenden, manager; umpire (d. 1935)
• 1871 - Roger Denzer, pitcher (d. 1949)
• 1871 - Jack Fifield, pitcher (d. 1939)
• 1873 - Claude Ritchey, infielder (d. 1951)
• 1875 - Davey Crockett, infielder (d. 1961)
• 1880 - Ed Hughes, pitcher (d. 1927)
• 1881 - Tom Raftery, outfielder (d. 1954)
• 1886 - Harry Otis, pitcher (d. 1976)
• 1886 - Bill Steele, pitcher (d. 1949)
• 1887 - Felix Chouinard, outfielder (d. 1955)
• 1887 - Clare Patterson, outfielder (d. 1913)
• 1889 - Jim Bagby, pitcher (d. 1954)
• 1890 - Rollin Cook, pitcher (d. 1975)
• 1893 - William Ross, pitcher (d. 1964)
• 1893 - Paul Speraw, infielder (d. 1962)
• 1895 - Norm McMillan, infielder (d. 1969)
• 1896 - Charlie Pechous, infielder (d. 1980)
• 1896 - Danny Silva, infielder (d. 1974)
• 1901 - Scottie Slayback, infielder (d. 1979)
• 1903 - Lou Niss, writer (d. 1987)
• 1904 - Sam West, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1985)
• 1905 - Ed Hall, minor league outfielder and manager (d. 1989)
• 1906 - Si Johnson, pitcher (d. 1994)
• 1907 - Frank Doljack, outfielder (d. 1948)
• 1920 - Takao Fujimura, NPB pitcher (d. 1993)
• 1922 - Fred McKelvin, pitcher
• 1923 - Charlie O'Malley, college coach (d. 2004)
• 1925 - Bobby Hofman, infielder (d. 1994)
• 1927 - Al Heist, outfielder (d. 2006)
• 1930 - Raul Galata, minor league pitcher
• 1931 - Bob Loranger, minor league catcher (d. 2012)
• 1934 - Hamlet Hermann, Dominican national team pitcher (d. 2016)
• 1935 - Sho Horiuchi, NPB pitcher (d. 2010)
• 1935 - Minoru Kakimoto, NPB pitcher
• 1937 - Eli Jacobs, owner
• 1939 - Dennis Bennett, pitcher (d. 2012)
• 1941 - Andy Kosco, outfielder
• 1941 - Bill Lohr, minor league outfielder; scout
• 1942 - Dave Allen, minor league infielder
• 1945 - Bryan Smith, Canadian national team player
• 1949 - Danny Fife, pitcher (d. 2024)
• 1949 - Bill James, author
• 1953 - John Pierson, coach
• 1956 - Genji Kaku, NPB pitcher; Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1957 - Onix Concepcion, infielder
• 1958 - Randy Bush, outfielder
• 1958 - Brent Gaff, pitcher
• 1959 - Rod Allen, designated hitter
• 1960 - Randy Bockus, pitcher
• 1962 - Tracy Woodson, infielder
• 1964 - Terry Mathews, pitcher (d. 2012)
• 1965 - Mario Lemieux, minor league owner
• 1965 - Epifanio Pérez, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
• 1967 - Rey Sanchez, infielder
• 1968 - Ping-Huang Chiu, TML pitcher-infielder
• 1968 - Alex Diaz, outfielder
• 1968 - Ron Kulpa, umpire
• 1969 - John Boccieri, minor league player
• 1969 - Hung-Chuan Chen, TML outfielder
• 1971 - Todd Hall, minor league infielder
• 1971 - Manabu Suzuki, Japanese national team pitcher
• 1972 - Yamil Benitez, outfielder
• 1972 - Aaron Guiel, outfielder
• 1973 - Tzu-Chieh Chao, CPBL infielder
• 1973 - Wen-Bin Chen, CPBL catcher/infielder/outfielder/pitcher
• 1973 - Jonnie Gendron, minor league pitcher
• 1973 - Brett Laxton, pitcher
• 1973 - Luis Lopez, infielder
• 1974 - Wen-Hsien Cheng, CPBL infielder
• 1975 - Tom Bost, minor league player
• 1975 - Greg DiCenzo, college coach
• 1975 - Brandon Puffer, pitcher
• 1976 - Brady Aalbers, minor league infielder
• 1978 - Ryan Meaux, minor league pitcher
• 1979 - Paul Bush, minor league player
• 1979 - Shih-Chin Lin, CPBL pitcher
• 1980 - Abraham Ayala, minor league catcher
• 1980 - Alan Beck, college coach
• 1980 - Matt Lemanczyk, minor league outfielder
• 1980 - John Suomi, minor league catcher
• 1981 - Ryan Ewin, minor league pitcher
• 1982 - Mike Hinckley, pitcher
• 1982 - Matt Kniginyzky, minor league pitcher
• 1982 - Den-Kai Tang, CPBL catcher
• 1983 - Keizo Kawashima, NPB infielder
• 1983 - Alexi Ogando, pitcher; All-Star
• 1983 - Felipe Paulino, pitcher
• 1984 - Guillermo Martinez, coach
• 1985 - Candido Jesus, minor league pitcher
• 1986 - Jeff Bianchi, infielder
• 1986 - Tanner Roark, pitcher
• 1987 - Marc Krauss, outfielder
• 1990 - Daniel Aldrich, minor league outfielder
• 1990 - Joris Navarro, Division Elite pitcher
• 1991 - Ryan Gebhardt, minor league infielder
• 1993 - Tyler Ferguson, pitcher
• 1993 - Thoeng Phearom, Cambodian national team infielder
• 1994 - Victor Reyes, outfielder
• 1995 - Zack Littell, pitcher
• 1998 - Buddy Kennedy, infielder
• 1999 - Ayrton Laird, New Zealand national team infielder
• 2002 - Leo Quaglia, Elitserien player

Deaths

• 1892 - Dickie Flowers, infielder (b. 1850)
• 1898 - John Richmond, infielder (b. 1855)
• 1918 - Eddie Grant, infielder (b. 1883)
• 1926 - Al Burch, outfielder (b. 1883)
• 1926 - Howard Murphy, outfielder (b. 1882)
• 1933 - Bill Veeck Sr., executive (b. 1877)
• 1940 - Crazy Schmit, pitcher (b. 1866)
• 1953 - Rags Faircloth, pitcher (b. 1892)
• 1954 - Oscar Charleston, outfielder, manager; All-Star; Hall of Fame (b. 1896)
• 1955 - Lyman Lamb, infielder (b. 1895)
• 1962 - Jack Cummings, catcher (b. 1904)
• 1963 - George Curry, pitcher (b. 1888)
• 1965 - Wid Matthews, outfielder (b. 1896)
• 1966 - Harry Hanson, catcher (b. 1896)
• 1968 - Hal Bevan, infielder (b. 1930)
• 1970 - Reuben Ewing, infielder (b. 1899)
• 1974 - Ed Grimes, infielder (b. 1905)
• 1976 - Bill Bagwell, outfielder (b. 1896)
• 1983 - George Turbeville, pitcher (b. 1914)
• 1989 - José Cora Sr., scout (b. ????)
• 1989 - Isamu Saeki, NPB owner; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1903)
• 1990 - Dixie Howell, catcher (b. 1920)
• 1994 - Lee Gamble, outfielder (b. 1910)
• 1996 - Joe Walsh, infielder (b. 1917)
• 2001 - Woody Jensen, outfielder (b. 1907)
• 2009 - Brian Powell, pitcher (b. 1973)
• 2011 - Blas Guigni, Dominican national team pitcher (b. ~1943)
• 2019 - Andy Etchebarren, catcher; All-Star (b. 1943)
• 2022 - Tommy Boggs, pitcher (b. 1955)