October 8
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 8.
Events[edit]
- 1871 - A great fire rips through Chicago, IL, destroying the home ballpark of the White Stockings, as well as its uniforms, record books, equipment and cash, and clothing and personal property belonging to its players. The team is forced to release a number of its players and to finish its season on the road, and will only return to the National Association in 1874.
- 1908 - The Chicago Cubs win the National League pennant when Mordecai Brown beats Christy Mathewson, 4 - 2, in the replay of the disputed game of September 23rd when Fred Merkle failed to touch second base.
- 1915 - The Philadelphia Phillies win their first-ever World Series game behind Grover Cleveland Alexander, 3 - 1. Boston Red Sox rookie Babe Ruth grounds out as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning of the opener. Ruth will sit out the rest of the Series, and the Phillies won't win another game in the Fall Classic until Game 1 of the 1980 World Series.
- 1919 - Ed Cicotte pitches Game 7 of the World Series, and the Chicago White Sox play like they mean it. Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch drive in two runs each for a 4 - 1 win to cut the Cincinnati Reds' lead to four games to three in the best-of-nine Series. According to evidence later made public, gamblers who have wagered a lot of money on the Reds on the understanding that the White Sox would throw the series, are getting nervous, and will make threats on tomorrow's pitcher, Lefty Williams, to ensure the series end as they expect.
- 1924 - New York Giants rookie third baseman Fred Lindstrom goes 4 for 5 with two RBI against pitcher Walter Johnson. New York pitcher Jack Bentley helps himself with a two-run home run earning the 6 - 2 win. The Giants hold a 3-2 World Series edge heading back to Washington.
- 1927:
- In Game 4 of the World Series, facing elimination at Yankee Stadium, the Pirates are tied with the Yankees, 3 - 3, in the bottom of the 9th inning. Reliever Johnny Miljus fans Lou Gehrig and Bob Meusel with the bases loaded, but a two-strike wild pitch to Tony Lazzeri allows Earle Combs to score the winning run for the Yankees and capture the World Series.
- In Game 5 of the Colored World Series between the Chicago American Giants and the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, southpaw Luther Farrell pitches a seven-inning no-hitter for the Bacharachs. As a drizzle falls throughout the game and heavier rain constantly threatens, Farrell no-hits his former team to give the Bacharachs their first win and stave off elimination. Allowing an unearned run in both the 4th and 5th innings, he finishes strongly, retiring the last seven men he faces. The home plate umpire calls the game in the middle of the 7th on account of darkness. Chicago protests his decision, but to no avail.
- 1929 - Howard Ehmke, a surprise starter for the Philadelphia Athletics, strikes out a then-record 13 Chicago Cubs to win the opening game of the World Series, 3 - 1.
- 1930 - George Earnshaw finishes off the Cardinals in Game 6, 7 - 1, to win the World Series for the Philadelphia Athletics. Earnshaw is clearly the pitching star of the Series with two victories and a 0.72 ERA.
- 1940 - With only one day off, Bobo Newsom comes back for the Tigers and nearly has enough to win Game 7 of the World Series. Cincinnati Reds Paul Derringer gives up seven hits in the first six innings but sets the Tigers down in order in the final three frames for the 2 - 1 win, giving the Reds the Series.
- 1945 - Stan Hack's double makes a tricky bounce over left fielder Hank Greenberg's shoulder with two outs in the 12th inning to score runner Bill Schuster and give the Chicago Cubs an 8 - 7 win in Game 6 to even the World Series with Detroit.
- 1956 - Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitches the only perfect game in World Series history for a 2 - 0 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Sal Maglie, the opposing pitcher, gives up five hits.
- 1958 - In Game 6 of the World Series, the New York Yankees pull even against the Milwaukee Braves as Hank Bauer hits his fourth home run of the Series and New York wins in ten innings, 4 - 3.
- 1961 - The New York Yankees' Whitey Ford sets a World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings by extending his streak to 32 innings in a 7 - 0 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 4. The mark had previously been held by Babe Ruth.
- 1972 - In Game 2 of the American League Championship Series, Bert Campaneris of the Oakland Athletics throws his bat at Detroit Tigers pitcher Lerrin LaGrow after being hit by a pitch. Both players are ejected and Campaneris is suspended for the rest of the series.
- 1973 - Rusty Staub's two home runs power the New York Mets to a 9 - 2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and a 2-1 lead in the NLCS. Pete Rose of the Reds and Bud Harrelson of the Mets scuffle at second base in the 5th inning after Rose slides hard into the base.
- 1983 - The Philadelphia Phillies win the National League Championship Series with a 7 - 2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Veterans Stadium. Series MVP Gary Matthews hits a three-run homer in the 1st inning and Sixto Lezcano hits a two-run homer in the 6th.
- 1986 - Mike Scott equals a postseason record with 14 strikeouts and throws a five-hitter as the Houston Astros defeat the New York Mets, 1 - 0, in the first game of the NLCS. Glenn Davis opens the 2nd inning with a home run off Dwight Gooden for the game's only score.
- 1989 - The Oakland Athletics beat Toronto, 4 - 3, in Game 5 of the ALCS to advance to the World Series for the second straight year. Rickey Henderson, who hit .400 with eight stolen bases, is named Series MVP.
- 1995 - In the bottom of the 11th inning, Edgar Martinez drives home the tying and winning runs with a double to left field to rally the Seattle Mariners to a 6 - 5 win and the Division Series over the Yankees. Martinez bats .571 with ten RBI in the best-of-five series. Ken Griffey, Jr., who beats the relay throw home to score the winning run, belts five home runs in the series. Following the 2010 season, a panel of experts at the MLB Network will vote this game the 15th greatest game of the past fifty years.
- 2000 - Bobby Jones pitches the sixth complete game one-hitter in postseason history as the New York Mets eliminate the San Francisco Giants with a 4 - 0 win in Game 4 of their National League Division Series. It is the first one-hit shutout in the postseason since Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis in the 1967 World Series.
- 2007 - Alex Ramirez of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows raps his 203rd hit of the season, setting a new Central League record. His outfield teammate, Norichika Aoki, had previously held the mark.
- 2008 - The Amsterdam Pirates complete a sweep of the 2008 Holland Series, upsetting defending champion Kinheim. The finale is an 11 - 0 rout with a 22-3 hit advantage. It is the sixth sweep in Holland Series history and their first title since 1987, when current manager Rikkert Faneyte was just starting his career.
- 2009:
- The Rockies even their Division Series with a 5 - 4 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. They jump for four runs in five innings against 2008 Postseason hero Cole Hamels, highlighted by Yorvit Torrealba's two-run homer in the 4th. The Phillies mount a comeback with three runs off Aaron Cook in the 6th and a solo homer by Jayson Werth in the 8th, but Huston Street closes out the game with a scoreless inning of relief for the save.
- The Cardinals litterally drop the ball in their NLDS encounter with the Dodgers. With the Cards leading 2 - 1 with two outs and none on in the bottom of the 9th, Matt Holliday drops James Loney's line drive for a two-base error. Four batters later, pinch hitter Mark Loretta hits a soft single to center off Ryan Franklin, and the Dodgers win, 3 - 2.
- The Los Angeles Angels open their fourth Division Series in recent years against the Boston Red Sox in an unusual manner - with a win. John Lackey pitches 7 1/3 scoreless innings and Torii Hunter hits a three-run homer off Jon Lester in the 5th to drive the 5 - 0 win.
- 2011 - The Texas Rangers take the first game of the ALCS over the Detroit Tigers with a rain-soaked 3 - 2 win over ace Justin Verlander in Arlington. They score two early runs against the 24-game winner, one on a solo homer by Nelson Cruz in the 4th, before Verlander leaves after a 5th-inning rain delay. Rangers starter C.J. Wilson also has to depart early, but five relievers allow only a hit and a walk in the last 4 1/3 innings; Alexi Ogando is the winner.
- 2012:
- Taiwanese rookie Wei-Yin Chen pitches into the 7th inning against veteran Andy Pettitte to lead the Orioles to a 3 - 2 win over the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS, evening the series. Chris Davis drives in two runs with a two-out, bases-loaded single in the 3rd, then Mark Reynolds provides the winning margin with an RBI in the 6th.
- Manager Mike Matheny yanks his starter, Jaime Garcia, after only two laborious innings, but St. Louis goes on to beat Washington, 12 - 4, to even the NLDS at one win apiece. Lance Lynn steps in ably in relief of Garcia while the Cards chase Nats starter Jordan Zimmermann after only three innings. Homers by Allen Craig, Daniel Descalso and Carlos Beltran, twice, propel the winners' offense.
- In the season finale for the Orix Buffaloes, Yuki Nishi tosses a no-hitter against the Softbank Hawks. Only a walk to Nobuhiko Matsunaka in the 5th costs him a perfect game. It is the first season-ending no-hitter in Nippon Pro Baseball in the two-league era, the only other one coming in 1937.
- 2013:
- The Red Sox advance to the ALCS with a 3 - 1 win over the Rays in Game 4 of the ALDS. Down 1 - 0 after six innings, the Sox score twice in the 7th and once in the 9th to secure the win.
- The other ALDS will require a decisive fifth game after the Tigers defeat the Athletics, 8 - 6, in Game 4. Facing elimination, Detroit manager Jim Leyland uses ace starter Max Scherzer in relief in the 7th; he allows a run in that inning but escapes a none out, bases loaded jam in the 8th while his teammates score five runs over those two innings to give him the win.
- 2014 - Dan O'Dowd, who had been the general manager of the Colorado Rockies since 1999, resigns from his position. Jeff Bridich is promoted to take his place as only the third GM in team history.
- 2015:
- The Rangers stun the Blue Jays with a 5 - 3 win at the Rogers Centre in Game 1 of the ALDS in the Jays' first postseason appearance since winning the 1993 World Series. The bottom of the batting order does the damage, as number eight hitter Rougned Odor homers and scores three runs, while number nine Robinson Chirinos hits a two-run homer. All five Texas runs come against American League ERA leader David Price. Jose Bautista homers for the Jays in his first career postseason game.
- The Astros win Game 1 of the other ALDS, as they score three runs off Yordano Ventura in the first two innings, before he is pulled from the game following a 49-minute rain delay. Kendrys Morales hits a pair of solo homers to bring the Royals within one run, but solo shots by George Springer and Colby Rasmus makes the final score 5 - 2 in favor of Houston.
- 2016:
- The Cubs win Game 2 of the NLDS, 5 - 2, over the Giants at Wrigley Field by jumping on starter Jeff Samardzija for four runs over the first two innings. Starter Kyle Hendricks has to leave in the 4th after being hit on the forearm by a batted ball, but his successor, Travis Wood, becomes only the second relief pitcher in postseason history to hit a home run, after Rosy Ryan in the 1924 World Series, going deep off George Kontos in the bottom of the 4th.
- Curaçao Neptunus wins the 2016 Holland Series, four games to two. In Game 6 today, they top the L&D Amsterdam Pirates, 4 - 3. Diegomar Markwell tosses six shutout innings but gives up three in the 7th. In the 8th, Rien Vernooij singles in Raily Legito with the winning run. Amsterdam gets two on in the 9th but fails to score. Loek van Mil gets the win and Tom de Blok the loss after having gotten Amsterdam's two wins.
- In Belgium, the K. Deurne Spartans repeat as First Division champs, beating the Borgerhout Squirrels three games to two in the Belgian Series; they take the finale by a decisive 11 - 0 score.
- 2017:
- With their backs to the wall in Game 3 of the ALDS, the Red Sox see Houston score three runs off Doug Fister in the 1st, but still manage to come back to win, 10 - 3. David Price does some great work out of the bullpen with four scoreless innings, young Rafael Devers hits a two-run homer off Francisco Liriano in the 3rd to give Boston a lead, and Jackie Bradley hits a three-run shot in the 7th to put the game out of reach.
- In the other ALDS, Carlos Carrasco for the Indians and Masahiro Tanaka for the Yankees are locked in a pitchers' duel until the 7th, when Greg Bird hits a solo homer off Andrew Miller for the sole run of the game. Aroldis Chapman records the final five outs for New York, four of them on strikeouts, as the Bronx Bombers avoid elimination.
- The Japanese national team wins the 2017 Asian Championship, topping host Taiwan, 6 - 1, in the finale. Tourney MVP Daiki Tajima tosses five shutout innings for the win. In the Bronze Medal game, South Korea routs the Philippines.
- Neptunus wins the 2017 Holland Series, beating the Amsterdam Pirates, four games to one, for their fifth straight Holland Series title. For the second time this Series, they come back late. Down 4 - 2 after being stifled by Kevin Heijstek, they score four in the 9th off Kyle Ward, Dennis Burgersdijk, Nick Veltkamp and Daan Hendrix. Neptunus closer Loek van Mil is named Series MVP after getting two wins and a save.
- 2018:
- The Astros complete a sweep of the Indians with an 11 - 3 win in Game 3 of the ALDS. Cleveland heads into the top of the 7th leading 2 - 1 at home after a solid start by Mike Clevinger, but its beleaguered bullpen gives up nine runs over the next two nightmarish innings to blow the game away. George Springer homers twice and Carlos Correa hits a three-run shot for Houston.
- The Dodgers eliminate the Braves with a 6 - 2 win in Game 4 of the NLDS. Trailing 2 - 1 in the 6th, they score twice on a pinch single by David Freese then add three more runs on a homer by Manny Machado in the 7th.
- The Red Sox humiliate the Yankees in Game 3 of the Division Series at New Yankee Stadium, winning 16 - 1. The Sox score seven times in the 4th, chasing Luis Severino, to build a comfortable lead, and keep adding to it as Brock Holt hits for the cycle, becoming the first player ever to do so in a postseason game. Nathan Eovaldi pitches seven innings for the win.
- 2019 - In Game 4 of the ALDS, the Rays jump on Justin Verlander for three runs in the bottom of the 1st and turn this into an eventual 4 - 1 win. On a bullpen day, the Rays use six pitchers to limit the Astros to just one run, on a solo homer by Robinson Chirinos in the 8th, while turning a number of fine defensive plays. Tommy Pham and Willy Adames both homer for Tampa.
- 2020:
- Three of the four Division Series conclude today. In one NLDS, the Braves pitch their fourth shutout in five games as they complete a sweep of the Marlins with a 6 - 0 win. Kyle Wright is the winner over Sixto Sanchez in a match-up of very talented young pitchers. In the other NLDS, the Dodgers easily dispose of the Padres, 12 - 3, to also complete a sweep, as some of their young talent is on display: Julio Urias pitches five strong innings in relief to pick up the win, and Will Smith becomes the first player in franchise history to have a five-hit game in the postseason. In the other clinching game in the ALDS, the barrage of homers hit at neutral site Dodger Stadium continues with the Astros disposing of the Athletics, 11 - 6. The two teams combine for a whopping 24 long balls in the four games, with six hit today. Ramon Laureano hits a pair in a losing cause, while Michael Brantley also hits a pair for Houston, and Carlos Correa's three-run shot off Frankie Montas in the 4th is the key blow.
- In the only series that will go the distance, the Yankees defeat the Rays, 5 - 1, to force their Division Series to a decisive fifth game. The Yankees get a pair of homers by Luke Voit and Gleyber Torres, but it's the combined five hitless innings by their top relievers Chad Green, Zack Britton and Aroldis Chapman, that seal the win.
- Hall of Famer and New York Yankees great Whitey Ford dies a few days short of his 92nd birthday. His .690 winning percentage remains one of the best all time while he holds the record for most wins (10), starts (22) and strikeouts (94) in World Series history.
- 2021:
- The Astros take Game 2 of the Division Series against the White Sox thanks to a five-run outburst in the bottom of the 7th that breaks a 4 - 4 tie. The big blows are a two-run double by Alex Bregman and a two-run homer by Kyle Tucker. In the other ALDS, Boston survives a disastrous five-run 1st inning by the Rays against Chris Sale, and come back by hitting five homers to eventually win, 14 - 6, and tie up the series. Jordan Luplow hits a grand slam in Tampa's big inning, but the Sox score four runs of their own in the 5th to take the lead and never look back as Tanner Houck pitches five strong innings in relief of Sale to receive credit for the win.
- The Brewers win Game 1 of their Division Series against the Braves, 2 - 1, with both runs coming on Rowdy Tellez's homer off Charlie Morton in the 7th. Joc Pederson replies with a homer of his own in the 8th, but it's only a solo shot and Josh Hader closes out the win. In the other Division Series, San Francisco blanks the Dodgers, 4 - 0, behind a great start by Logan Webb and an early homer by Buster Posey.
- 2022:
- Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series is scoreless for 14 innings until Oscar Gonzalez ends it with a walk-off homer off Corey Kluber leading off the bottom of the 15th, giving the Guardians a 1 - 0 series-ending win over the Rays. In the other AL Series, the Mariners stage one of the greatest comebacks in postseason history, coming back from being down, 8 - 1 after five innings to tie the game in the top of the 8th and score the go-ahead run in the 9th, both times against Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano, to end up 10 - 9 winners. A three-run homer by Carlos Santana in the 6th and a three-run, bases-clearing bloop double by J.P. Crawford in the 8th are the key blows. The win gives Seattle a series sweep on the road.
- In the National League, the Phillies complete a two-game sweep of the Cardinals in their Series with a 2 - 0 win highlighted by Bryce Harper's 2nd-inning homer and an excellent outing by Aaron Nola. The other NL Wild Card Series will be the only one of the four to go to a third game as the Mets defeat the Padres, 7 - 3, thanks to homers by Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor and a two-run double by Jeff McNeil to even things up at one win apiece. Jacob deGrom pitches six innings for the win.
- 2023:
- The Rangers take a 9 - 2 lead against the Orioles after three innings in Game 2 of their Division Series, chasing Grayson Rodriguez before the end of the 2nd. The big blow is a grand slam by Mitch Garver, while Texas collects 11 walks. The Orioles do manage to make the score closer, with homers by Gunnar Henderson and Aaron Hicks, but lose the game, 11 - 8, and trail two games to none.
- The Twins even the other ALDS with a 6 - 2 win over Houston in Game 2 as Pablo López pitches seven scoreless innings and the Twins score five times in five innings against Framber Valdez. Carlos Correa drives in three runs against his former team.
- 2024:
- In Game 3 of the NLDS, the Mets get a great performance from starter Sean Manaea, who pitches into the 8th inning, and take an early lead on solo homers by Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker off Aaron Nola. They are in control all game as they cruise to a 7 - 2 win over the Phillies in what is their first home game in two weeks.
- Game 3 of the other NLDS features a barrage of early runs, with San Diego scoring six runs in the 2nd, and Los Angeles coming back with four on a grand slam by Teoscar Hernández in the 3rd. The score is 6 - 5 at that point, and that's how it will stay until the end of the game as starting pitchers Michael King for the Padres and Walker Buehler for the Dodgers both somehow manage to complete five innings. A total of seven relievers are used by the two teams, and they combine to allow just one hit in the last seven turns at bat.
Births[edit]
- 1849 - Pete Donnelly, outfielder (d. 1890)
- 1857 - John Bergh, catcher (d. 1883)
- 1858 - Jim Conway, pitcher (d. 1912)
- 1862 - Charlie Manlove, catcher (d. 1952)
- 1863 - Jimmy Peoples, catcher (d. 1920)
- 1866 - Hector Racine, minor league owner; Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1956)
- 1870 - Tom Colcolough, pitcher (d. 1919)
- 1884 - Phil Lewis, infielder (d. 1959)
- 1884 - Larry McClure, outfielder (d. 1949)
- 1885 - Johnny Lush, pitcher (d. 1946)
- 1887 - Dennis Berran, outfielder (d. 1943)
- 1887 - Ping Bodie, outfielder (d. 1961)
- 1887 - Donie Bush, infielder, manager (d. 1972)
- 1887 - Doc Crandall, pitcher (d. 1951)
- 1887 - Ira Davenport, USA national team catcher (d. 1941)
- 1887 - Larry Pratt, catcher (d. 1969)
- 1889 - Archie Aaronson, minor league outfielder (d. 1968)
- 1889 - Jimmy Esmond, infielder (d. 1948)
- 1890 - Walter Tappan, infielder (d. 1967)
- 1891 - Doug Neff, infielder (d. 1932)
- 1891 - Monte Peffer, infielder (d. 1941)
- 1892 - Harry Baumgartner, pitcher (d. 1930)
- 1895 - Ed Wingo, catcher (d. 1964)
- 1896 - Tim Murchison, pitcher (d. 1962)
- 1902 - Paul Schreiber, pitcher (d. 1982)
- 1908 - Woody Abernathy, minor league outfielder (d. 1961)
- 1910 - Wally Moses, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1990)
- 1913 - Ted Rasberry, Negro League owner (d. 2001)
- 1913 - Lee Rogers, pitcher (d. 1995)
- 1916 - Joe Callahan, pitcher (d. 1949)
- 1916 - Rex Cecil, pitcher (d. 1966)
- 1917 - Danny Murtaugh, infielder, manager (d. 1976)
- 1917 - Hal Toenes, pitcher (d. 2004)
- 1919 - Bob Gillespie, pitcher (d. 2001)
- 1920 - Catfish Metkovich, outfielder (d. 1995)
- 1924 - Jérôme Cotnoir, minor league catcher and manager (d. 2018)
- 1924 - Goro Tsuchiya, NPB outfielder (d. 2023)
- 1925 - Chuck Koney, minor league infielder (d. 2015)
- 1927 - Ralph Betcher, umpire (d. 2009)
- 1928 - Robert Thomson, minor league infielder (d. 2011)
- 1929 - Bob Mabe, pitcher (d. 2005)
- 1929 - Skip Wilson, college coach (d. 2022)
- 1931 - Patricia Courtney, AAGPBL infielder (d. 2003)
- 1932 - Carlos Dore, minor league outfielder (d. 2014)
- 1934 - Shigeru Fujio, NPB catcher (d. 2022)
- 1934 - Mickey Harrington, pinch-runner (d. 2017)
- 1938 - Yoshiro Tsumashima, NPB pitcher
- 1941 - Min-Hsiung Liao, executive; Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1942 - Bill Landis, pitcher
- 1943 - Don Pepper, infielder
- 1943 - Dave Phillips, umpire
- 1944 - Ed Kirkpatrick, outfielder
- 1946 - Ralph Gagliano, pinch runner
- 1946 - Paul Splittorff, pitcher (d. 2011)
- 1946 - Mike Wegener, pitcher (d. 2023)
- 1947 - Lee White, minor league pitcher
- 1948 - Rick Stelmaszek, catcher (d. 2017)
- 1948 - Bernie Williams, outfielder
- 1949 - Enos Cabell, infielder
- 1949 - José Joaquín Tineo, Dominican national team pitcher (d. 2018)
- 1951 - Brian Abraham, minor league pitcher
- 1955 - Jerry Reed, pitcher
- 1956 - Jeff Lahti, pitcher
- 1957 - Mike Chris, pitcher
- 1957 - Bob Skube, outfielder
- 1958 - Mark Brewer, minor league coach
- 1958 - Mario Véliz, Cuban league pitcher
- 1959 - Tadami Futamura, NPB outfielder
- 1959 - Jack Hardy, pitcher
- 1959 - Bryan Little, infielder
- 1959 - Mike Morgan, pitcher; All-Star
- 1960 - Cheng-Tsung Hsu, Chinese Taipei national team pitcher
- 1961 - Billy Cannon, Jr, drafted infielder
- 1963 - George Alpert, minor league outfielder
- 1964 - Ken Whitfield, minor league outfielder
- 1965 - Jimmy Kremers, catcher
- 1966 - Jay Gainer, infielder
- 1966 - Toshiro Yufune, NPB pitcher
- 1967 - J.T. Bruett, outfielder
- 1968 - Stephan Jäger, Bundesliga infielder
- 1970 - David Doster, infielder
- 1970 - Ricky Martinez, minor league infielder
- 1970 - Sandy Martinez, catcher
- 1970 - Olmedo Saenz, infielder
- 1971 - Joe Ayrault, catcher
- 1971 - Hiroki Kokubo, NPB infielder and manager
- 1972 - Willie Adams, pitcher
- 1974 - Jovanka Alfons-Wortelboer, Dutch women's national team pitcher
- 1974 - Jarrod Mays, minor league player
- 1974 - Rachaad Stewart, minor league pitcher
- 1975 - Andrew Checketts, college coach
- 1975 - Jeff Inglin, minor league outfielder
- 1975 - Andy Thompson, outfielder
- 1975 - Brian Williams, scout
- 1976 - Jordan Romero, minor league player
- 1977 - Luis Rivera, Cuban league infielder
- 1978 - Keith Reed, outfielder
- 1978 - Tim Sturdy, minor league pitcher
- 1979 - Anthony Turco, scout
- 1981 - Juan Carlos Infante, minor league infielder
- 1981 - Seung-hwan Yoon, KBO pitcher
- 1982 - Erwin Maes, First Division player
- 1983 - Jared Lemieux, minor league outfielder and manager
- 1983 - Antoan Richardson, outfielder
- 1985 - Cody Eppley, pitcher
- 1985 - Jun Kim, KBO pitcher
- 1986 - Adron Chambers, outfielder
- 1986 - Erik Davis, pitcher
- 1986 - Daniel Hinz, Bundesliga pitcher-infielder
- 1986 - Zach Samuels, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Ben Carlson, minor league infielder
- 1987 - Shuhei Ishikawa, Japanese national team catcher
- 1988 - Manny Barreda, pitcher
- 1988 - Robi Estrada, minor league infielder
- 1988 - Jeffer Patiño, minor league infielder
- 1989 - Taylor Featherston, infielder
- 1989 - Jairo Heredia, minor league pitcher
- 1989 - Albert Suarez, pitcher
- 1990 - Robbie Erlin, pitcher
- 1993 - Travis Bergen, pitcher
- 1994 - Javier Gorrin, Venezuelan national team pitcher
- 1994 - Gosuke Katoh, infielder
- 1994 - Cody Thomas, outfielder
- 1995 - Colin Holderman, pitcher
- 1996 - Tim Herrin, pitcher
- 1996 - Jamie Johnson, minor league coach
- 1996 - Chris Roller, outfielder
- 1997 - Brady Basso, pitcher
- 1997 - Ching Kuang Chen, Singaporean national team pitcher
- 1997 - Shinnosuke Ogasawara, NPB pitcher
- 1998 - Juan Colato, Salvadoran national team player
- 1998 - Nick Allen, infielder
- 1998 - Jeison Guzmán, minor league infielder
- 1999 - Dayson Croes, minor league infielder
- 1999 - Hunter Goodman, infielder
- 1999 - Landon Marceaux, minor league pitcher
- 1999 - Connor Scott, minor league outfielder
- 2001 - Joey Estes, pitcher
- 2002 - Jeferson Quero, minor league catcher
- 2003 - Lukas Inmann, Austrian national team pitcher
- 2003 - Remi Schaber, USA women's national team designated hitter
Deaths[edit]
- 1905 - Bill Sullivan, pitcher (b. 1868)
- 1912 - Heinie Heitmuller, outfielder (b. 1883)
- 1913 - Elmer Cleveland, infielder (b. 1862)
- 1918 - Clyde Pinkerton, minor league catcher and manager (b. 1875)
- 1934 - Bill Snyder, pitcher (b. 1898)
- 1936 - Red Ames, pitcher (b. 1882)
- 1945 - Al Klawitter, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1948 - Al Orth, pitcher (b. 1872)
- 1952 - Joe Adams, pitcher (b. 1877)
- 1957 - Paul Russell, infielder (b. 1871)
- 1962 - Ralph Head, pitcher (b. 1893)
- 1969 - Willie Ramsdell, pitcher (b. 1916)
- 1971 - Murray Wall, pitcher (b. 1926)
- 1973 - Ray Haley, catcher (b. 1891)
- 1976 - John Bottarini, catcher (b. 1908)
- 1977 - Clarence Miles, executive (b. 1897)
- 1978 - Jim Gilliam, infielder; All-Star (b. 1928)
- 1980 - Lloyd Johnson, pitcher (b. 1910)
- 1981 - Bill Nagel, infielder (b. 1915)
- 1982 - Bill Meehan, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1985 - Subby Byas, catcher; All-Star (b. 1910)
- 1986 - Max Surkont, pitcher (b. 1922)
- 1988 - Boob Fowler, infielder (b. 1900)
- 1991 - Ed Hanyzewski, pitcher (b. 1920)
- 1995 - Kentaro Ogawa, NPB pitcher (b. 1934)
- 1997 - Freddy Uzcátegui, scout (b. 1943)
- 2002 - Jodie Beeler, infielder (b. 1920)
- 2003 - Juan Armenteros, minor league catcher (b. 1928)
- 2004 - Tony Giuliani, catcher (b. 1912)
- 2004 - Johnny Sturm, infielder (b. 1916)
- 2005 - Swede Larsen, infielder (b. 1913)
- 2005 - Tim Grant - minor league pitcher (b. 1949)
- 2006 - Ivan Murrell, outfielder (b. 1943)
- 2008 - Les McCrabb, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 2010 - Dale Roberts, pitcher (b. 1942)
- 2013 - Jim Atchley, minor league pitcher (b. 1923)
- 2013 - Andy Pafko, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1921)
- 2013 - Gary Sweezey, minor league pitcher (b. 1976)
- 2014 - Lenious Johnson, Negro League player (b. 1936)
- 2014 - Chandler Laurent, minor league outfielder (b. 1987)
- 2015 - Mike Nolan, drafted pitcher (b. 1992)
- 2017 - Don Lock, outfielder (b. 1936)
- 2019 - Sammy Taylor, catcher (b. 1933)
- 2020 - Kim Batiste, infielder (b. 1968)
- 2020 - Whitey Ford, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1928)
- 2020 - Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive (b. 1956)
- 2020 - Gene Shell, college coach (b. 1930)
- 2022 - Shigeru Fujio, NPB catcher (b. 1934)
- 2023 - Jeff Peterek, pitcher (b. 1962)
- 2024 - Luis Tiant, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1940)
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