October 7
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Events[edit]
- 1904 - Jack Chesbro gets his 41st victory of the season as the New York Highlanders defeat the Boston Americans, 3 - 2. The 41 wins are a modern major league record.
- 1917 - At Comiskey Park, in the first World Series game to be played on a Sunday, the White Sox pound Ferdie Schupp of the Giants to win Game 2, 7 - 2, and take a two games to none lead in the series.
- 1919 - Dickie Kerr of the Chicago White Sox overcomes errors by Swede Risberg and Happy Felsch to win Game 6 of the World Series, 5 - 4, over the Cincinnati Reds. Buck Weaver and Shoeless Joe Jackson combine for seven hits, and Chick Gandil, another one of the eight "Black Sox", singles in the winning run in the 10th inning. Kerr wins his second game as the Sox now trail the best-of-nine Series by a 4-2 margin.
- 1920 - Two Brooklyn runs in the 1st lead to a quick exit for Cleveland starter Ray Caldwell. John "Duster" Mails and George Uhle shut down the Robins, but southpaw Sherry Smith gives up three hits; the visitors' only run results from an error by Zack Wheat on Tris Speaker's double. It's a 2 - 1 win, and a 2-1 Series lead for Brooklyn.
- 1925 - Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators opens the World Series in Pittsburgh. A 5th-inning home run by Pie Traynor is the only damaging blow as Johnson strikes out 10 batters for a 4 - 1 Washington victory.
- 1927 - Pitcher Herb Pennock is handed an 8 - 0 lead and takes a perfect game into the 8th inning. The New York Yankees lefthander retires Glenn Wright, but Pie Traynor breaks the spell with a single and Clyde Barnhart doubles him home. Pennock settles for a three-hit, 8 - 1, victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates to give the Yankees a commanding 3-0 edge in the World Series.
- 1928 - In the World Series, Lou Gehrig hits two home runs to lead the New York Yankees to a 7 - 3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, giving them a 3-0 lead.
- 1933 - Flags are at half staff for Game 5 to honor William L. Veeck, Chicago Cubs president, who died suddenly. On the field, the World Series comes to a close when Mel Ott hits a home run in the 10th inning for a 4 - 3 New York Giants victory over the Washington Senators.
- 1935 - Goose Goslin of the Detroit Tigers drives in Mickey Cochrane to win the World Series. With two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, Goslin's hit gives the Tigers a 4 - 3 win over the Chicago Cubs.
- 1936 - The Brooklyn Dodgers fire future Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel. Thirteen years later, Stengel will be hired by the New York Yankees and will lead the team to five straight World Championships. Stengel will eventually conclude his career with the cross-town New York Mets
- 1945 - Hank Greenberg hits three doubles to lead the Detroit Tigers to an 8 - 4 victory over the Chicago Cubs, giving the Tigers a 3-2 lead in the World Series.
- 1950 - At Yankee Stadium, rookie pitcher Whitey Ford, with 9th-inning help from Allie Reynolds, beats Bob Miller and the Philadelphia Phillies, 5 - 2, as the Yankees complete the World Series sweep of the Phillies' "Whiz Kids." Jerry Coleman wins the Babe Ruth Award as the Series MVP. The sweep of the Phillies gives the Yankees their 13th World Championship.
- 1952 - In Game 7 of the World Series, second baseman Billy Martin makes a dramatic running catch on a high infield pop with the bases loaded as the New York Yankees win their fourth consecutive World Championship by downing the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 - 2.
- 1961 - At Crosley Field, the New York Yankees' Roger Maris wins Game 3 of the World Series with a 9th-inning home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bob Purkey. The Yankees win, 3 - 2.
- 1968 - In Game 5 of the World Series at Tiger Stadium, Detroit Tigers pitcher Mickey Lolich leads, 5 - 3, over the St. Louis Cardinals, when Lou Brock tries to score standing up on Julian Javier's single and is gunned down by Willie Horton's throw. Al Kaline's bases-loaded single drives in the deciding runs.
- 1969 - The St. Louis Cardinals trade outfielder Curt Flood to the Philadelphia Phillies in a blockbuster deal involving slugging first baseman Richie Allen. Flood will refuse to report to the Phillies and will take baseball to court over the reserve clause that binds a player perpetually to one team.
- 1975 - The Boston Red Sox gain a 5 - 3 win and a three-game sweep over the Oakland Athletics to catch the American League pennant. Carl Yastrzemski makes two great plays in the outfield and has two hits to back pitcher Rick Wise.
- 1977 - Down 5 - 3 to the Philadelphia Phillies with two outs in the 9th inning in Game 3 of the NLCS, the Los Angeles Dodgers catch lightning in a bottle. Pinch-hitter Vic Davalillo beats out a two-strike drag bunt and another pinch-hitter, Manny Mota, follows with a long double. Los Angeles eventually pulls out a 6 - 5 victory.
- 1978 - In Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers win the pennant as Bill Russell's 10th-inning single scores Ron Cey. Dusty Baker collects four hits as Los Angeles beats the Philadelphia Phillies, 4 - 3.
- 1983 - Six years to the day of their shocking loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third NLCS game, the Philadelphia Phillies defeat Los Angeles, 7 - 2, in Game 3. Charles Hudson pitches a complete game four-hitter. Gary Matthews gets three hits, including a home run, and drives in four runs.
- 1984 - The San Diego Padres win the National League pennant with a 6 - 3 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the final game of the NLCS. The Padres win three straight after dropping the first two at Wrigley Field.
- 1987 - Don Baylor singles to break an 8th-inning tie and Gary Gaetti homers in his first two postseason at-bats as the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers, 8 - 5, in the opening game of the American League Championship Series.
- 1988 - The New York Yankees fire manager Lou Piniella and immediately replace him with Dallas Green.
- 1995 - Edgar Martinez of the Seattle Mariners hits a tie-breaking grand slam in the 8th inning and drives in seven runs - the most ever in a postseason game to date - leading the Mariners past the New York Yankees, 11 - 8, and sending the ALDS to a decisive Game 5.
- 1998 - Chuck Knoblauch of the New York Yankees argues for an interference call at first base instead of picking up the ball while Enrique Wilson scores to break a 1 - 1 tie in the 12th inning of the Cleveland Indians' 4 - 1 victory at Yankee Stadium in Game 2 of the ALCS.
- 2001:
- On the last day of the season, Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres bloops a double down the right field line off Colorado Rockies pitcher John Thomson to become the 25th major leaguer to collect 3,000 career hits. Tony Gwynn, who is playing in his last major league game and is also a member of the 3,000 hit club, meets Henderson at home plate in front of a sell-out crowd QualComm Park.
- The San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds extends his major league record for home runs in a season to 73 as he drives a 3-2 1st-inning knuckleball off Dodgers pitcher Dennis Springer over the right field fence. The blast also secures two more major league records for Bonds as he surpasses Babe Ruth - who slugged .847 in 1920 - with an .863 season slugging percentage and bests Mark McGwire, who in 1998 hit one HR every 7.27 at-bat by homering in every 6.52 at-bats.
- 2007 - Corendon Kinheim wins the 2007 Holland Series with a three-game sweep of the Konica Minolta Pioniers. Australian Vaughan Harris allows one run in seven innings in the finale while bad defense continues to plague the Pioniers.
- 2009 - In the first ALDS, New York beats Minnesota, 7 - 2, in the first postseason game to be played in New Yankee Stadium. Just like old times, Derek Jeter has a key hit, a game-tying home run off Brian Duensing in the 2nd inning. The Yankees and CC Sabathia roll from that point on, with Alex Rodriguez and Hideki Matsui, who blasts a two-run homer, collecting the key hits in the 5th inning.
- 2011:
- The Cardinals cause a huge upset by shutting out the Phillies, 1 - 0, in Game 5 of the NLDS. Chris Carpenter is the hero, tossing a three-hit complete game on the road and besting Phillies ace Roy Halladay. The Cards score the game's only run in the 1st inning when Rafael Furcal leads off the game with a triple and Skip Schumaker follows with a double.
- The Brewers fight off the resilient Diamondbacks to win the other NLDS, three games to two, with a ten-inning 3 - 2 win. The Brewers take a 2 - 1 lead into the 9th, but for a rare time closer John Axford falters, allowing hits to Gerardo Parra and Sean Burroughs to start the inning, after which Willie Bloomquist sends the game into extra innings with a squeeze bunt. But the Brewers score the winning run in the 10th on a single and a steal by Carlos Gomez, followed by a game-ending hit by Nyjer Morgan off J.J. Putz. The Brewers' win means that all four of this year's Division Series winners were outscored by their opponents.
- At the 2011 Baseball World Cup, Australia keeps up its hopes with a wild 11 - 9 win over the Dominican Republic. Up 8 - 1 going into the bottom of the 8th, Australia yanks starter Dushan Ruzic following a rain delay. The bullpen of Kable Hogben and Brendan Wise promptly allows seven runs in the next inning and a half. Mitch Dening hits a three-run double off Roberto Novoa in the top of the 10th to put Australia ahead again. In the bottom of the 10th, the Dominicans score once and have the potential tying run aboard, but are forced to bat Novoa as manager Denny Gonzalez has used all his position players and has moved his DH Dionys César to first base (after pinch-running for his first baseman). Novoa strikes out (predictably) while a runner is caught stealing to blow the Dominican chances. Both teams are now on the bubble at 2-3 with two games left in round one pool play.
- Also at the World Cup, the Netherlands beats Team USA, 7 - 5. It marks the first time the Netherlands has beaten a US squad of professional players in a major tournament; they had beaten a collegiate edition in the 1998 Baseball World Cup. Curt Smith and Jonathan Schoop both drive in three for the Netherlands, while David Bergman saves a win for Diegomar Markwell. 2011 Texas League Pitcher of the Year Matt Shoemaker takes the loss.
- 2012:
- Bronson Arroyo allows a single hit over seven innings to lead the Reds to a 9 - 0 win over San Francisco in the NLDS. Arroyo retires the first 14 batters of the game until Brandon Belt singles with two outs in the 5th. Ryan Ludwick leads off the game with a homer off Madison Bumgarner then Cincinnati adds three runs in the 4th to run away with the game.
- Russell Martin's homer off closer Jim Johnson sparks a five-run 9th inning as the Yankees take the first game of the ALDS, 7 - 2, in Baltimore. CC Sabathia pitches 8 2/3 innings for the win.
- Tyler Moore delivers a pinch single off Marc Rzepczynski with two outs in the 8th, driving in two runs to lead Washington to a 3 - 2 win in Game 1 of the NLDS in St. Louis, the first postseason win in Nationals history.
- The Tigers take a two games to none lead in the ALDS on Don Kelly's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th which scores Omar Infante to close a 5 - 4 win over Oakland. Detroit scores in each of the last three innings to pull out the win.
- 2013:
- The Dodgers are the first team to clinch a spot in the League Championship Series as they eliminate the Braves with a 5 - 4 win in Game 4 of the NLDS; trailing 3 - 2 in the bottom of the 8th, the Dodgers reverse the tide on Juan Uribe's two-run homer off David Carpenter. Carl Crawford hits a pair of solo homers for Los Angeles's other two runs. The other Division Series will need a decisive fifth game, however, as the Cardinals even things up with a 2 - 1 win over the Pirates behind rookie Michael Wacha, who keeps the Bucs hitless for 7 1/3 innings. Matt Holliday's two-run homer off Charlie Morton in the 6th accounts for both St. Louis runs.
- The A's use the long ball to win Game 3 of their ALDS, as Josh Reddick, Brandon Moss and Seth Smith all go deep against American League ERA champ Anibal Sanchez in a 6 - 3 win. In the other Division Series, Tampa Bay staves off elimination with a 5 - 4, walk-off win against Boston. Jose Lobaton homers off heretofore untouchable closer Koji Uehara with two outs in the bottom of the 9th.
- 2014 - Both National League Division Series end after four games tonight. In one NLDS, San Francisco defeats Washington, 3 - 2, with the three runs coming on a walk, a ground ball out and a wild pitch. In the other NLDS, the Cardinals again defeat Clayton Kershaw, winning, 3 - 2, on a three-run homer by Matt Adams in the bottom of the 7th.
- 2015 - The Cubs defeat the Pirates, 4 - 0, in the Wild Card Game thanks to a four-hit shutout by Jake Arrieta and homers by Kyle Schwarber and Dexter Fowler off Gerrit Cole. The Bucs are out of the postseason after a 98-win season.
- 2016:
- In Game 2 of the ALDS, Toronto hits four homers off Yu Darvish of the Rangers on its way to a 5 - 3 win. In the other ALDS, a three-run homer by Lonnie Chisenhall of the Indians is the key blow as the postseason struggles of Boston's David Price continue. Price is chased after only 3 1/3 innings, while his opponent, Corey Kluber tosses seven scoreless innings as Cleveland wins, 6 - 0, to take a two-games-to-none lead.
- Game 1 of the NLDS between the Dodgers and Nationals features a match-up of aces - Clayton Kershaw vs. Max Scherzer - but neither lives up to his billing. Scherzer gives up a pair of homers to Corey Seager and Justin Turner, while Kershaw stumbles through five innings, allowing a slew of baserunners, but limiting the Nats to three runs. Those early scores stand up until the end of the game as Los Angeles comes out on top, 4 - 3. In the other NLDS, Johnny Cueto for the Giants and Jon Lester for the Cubs lock up in a scoreless pitchers' duel until the bottom of the 8th, when Javier Baez hits a solo homer. Aroldis Chapman comes out to pitch the 9th, and while Buster Posey comes close to tying the game with a drive to the left-field wall, the Giants fail to score and go down, 1 - 0.
- 2017:
- In Game 2 of the NLDS, Chicago has 3 - 1 lead heading into the bottom of the 8th, thanks to a solo homer by Willson Contreras and a two-run shot by Anthony Rizzo, both off Gio Gonzalez, but Washington explodes for five runs against Carl Edwards and Mike Montgomery to take a 6 - 3 win and even the series at one apiece. In the fateful inning, Bryce Harper hits a two-run shot and Ryan Zimmerman another good for three runs as all the scoring comes on long balls (Anthony Rendon had homered in the 1st for Washington's other run).
- In the other NLDS, the Diamondbacks jump off to a quick 2 - 0 lead on a two-run homer by Paul Goldschmidt off Rich Hill in the top of the 1st, but the Dodgers take advantage of Robbie Ray's wildness to score seven unanswered runs by the end of the 5th. Pinch-hitter Brandon Drury hits a three-run homer off Brandon Morrow in the 7th to make the score closer, but Los Angeles ends up an 8 - 5 winner.
- At the 2017 Asian Championship, the Sri Lankan national team gets its first win in an Asian Championship. Madumal Tharindu, Ruwan Kumara Sampath, Karunarathne Chirath and Jayarathne Sanjeewa combine on a 2 - 0 shutout against Hong Kong. Chi-Kam Kenneth Chiu blanks Sri Lanka for seven innings before Sameera Rathnayake drives in Avishka Sahan.
- 2018:
- The Brewers complete a sweep of the Rockies in their Division Series with a 6 - 0 win at Coors Field. They score a 1st-inning run off German Marquez, then double their lead on a long ball by Jesus Aguilar in the 4th before adding a couple of insurance runs in both the 6th and 9th innings. Six pitchers keep the Rockies off the scoreboard for the second straight game, with Corbin Burnes receiving credit for the win.
- The Braves avoid elimination in the other NLDS with a 6 - 5 win over the Dodgers in the first postseason game to be played at SunTrust Park. Shut out in the first two games, the Braves put up five runs against Walker Buehler in the 2nd, the big blow being a grand slam by rookie Ronald Acuna. But the Dodgers tie it with two runs in the 3rd and three in the 5th and have the potential go-ahead run thrown out at home in the 6th. Freddie Freeman puts the Braves ahead to stay with a homer off Alex Wood in the bottom of the 6th and Arodys Vizcaino gets a nerve-wracking save when he strikes out three straight batters after putting two men on to start off the 9th.
- Neptunus wins its fifth straight Holland Series, closing in on its own record of six straight titles from 1999 to 2005. They beat the Amsterdam Pirates for the third straight year. After dropping two games on the road, they win all three at home then take Game 6 on the road. It is a pitching duel until the 8th between Neptunus' 45-year-old Elton Koeiman and Amsterdam's Kyle Ward, when a three-run error by outfielder Linoy Croes gives Neptunus all the game's runs. Stijn van der Meer is named Series MVP, leading the Series in average, OBP, slugging, runs and hits while playing strong defense at shortstop.
- 2019:
- On a day when all four postseason series could end, the Rays avoid elimination in Game 3 of the first ALDS by defeating the Astros, 10 - 3, at home. Charlie Morton allows a 1st-inning homer to Jose Altuve, but then settles down, allowing little else in pitching five innings. Meanwhile, the Rays get to work with a three-run homer by Kevin Kiermaier off Zack Greinke in the 2nd, followed by three more solo shots over the next four innings to build an insurmountable lead.
- The Cardinals also fend off elimination in Game 4 of the NLDS, taking an early 3 - 1 lead against the Braves on two homers by Marcell Ozuna and one by Paul Goldschmidt. However, Atlanta scores three in the 5th, on an error and a two-run homer by Ozzie Albies, and the score remains 4 - 3 until a clutch single by Yadier Molina with two outs in the bottom of the 8th. In the 10th, Molina is again the hero, with his sacrifice fly scoring Kolten Wong for a 5 - 4 Cardinals win.
- The Nationals ride a great start by Max Scherzer to a 6 - 1 win over the Dodgers in the other NLDS. They score four runs off Julio Urias and Pedro Baez in the 5th, highlighted by a three-run homer by Ryan Zimmerman.
- The Yankees are the one team able to successfully close out its series as they defeat the Twins, 5 - 1, to complete a sweep of the Division Series, their record 13th straight postseason win over Minnesota. Gleyber Torres homers and doubles twice to lead the offence as the Twins waste a number of opportunities to cash in runners in scoring position, getting their only run on a solo homer by Eddie Rosario in the 8th.
- 2020:
- In the NLDS, the Braves pitch their third shutout in four postseason games to defeat the Marlins, 2 - 0, in Game 2. Solo homers by Dansby Swanson and Travis d'Arnaud account for all the scoring. In the other NLDS, Los Angeles takes a quick 4 - 1 lead over San Diego behind Clayton Kershaw, but Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer hit back-to-back homers in the 6th to close within one run before CF Cody Bellinger, who had homered earlier in the game, takes a two-run homer away from Fernando Tatis Jr. with a leaping grab over the fence in the 7th. The Dodgers then add a couple of insurance runs, but in the 9th, the Padres come back with two of their own against closer Kenley Jansen, before Joe Kelly, summoned to get the last out, loads the bases with a pair of walks but ends the tense affair by getting Hosmer to ground out for the final out, preserving a close 6 - 5 win.
- In the ALDS, Oakland hits five homers, but also loses two leads against the White Sox, before a pair of sacrifice flies in the 7th put them ahead, 9 - 7. Liam Hendriks pitches the final three innings to get the win and also nail it down himself, saving the A's from elimination in Game 3. Meanwhile, the Rays take a two games to one lead over the Yankees in the other ALDS, as three homers back up five solid innings from Charlie Morton in an 8 - 4 win. Giancarlo Stanton homers in his fifth straight posteseason game, but it comes in a losing effort.
- 2021:
- The Astros take Game 1 of their Division Series against the White Sox by scoring early against Lance Lynn and then cruising to an easy 6 - 1 win. Yordan Alvarez hits an RBI double and a homer for Houston, and Michael Brantley adds a two-run single as Lance McCullers is the winner.
- The breakout star of last year's postseason, Randy Arozarena, is back at it for the Rays in Game 1 of the other Division Series against the Red Sox. He scores his team's first run in the 1st, hits a no-doubt homer in the 5th, then caps off the scoring by pulling off a straight steal of home in the 7th. Nelson Cruz adds a homer that clangs off one of the catwalks suspended from the roof of Tropicana Field as Tampa Bay wins, 5 - 0.
- 2022:
- The Guardians open the Postseason with a 2 - 1 win over the Rays in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series, as Shane Bieber is the winner against Shane McClanahan. All three runs score on homers in the 6th - a solo shot by Jose Siri for the Rays, and a two-run blast by José Ramírez for Cleveland. In the other Wild Card Series, the Mariners score three times off Alek Manoah in the top of the 1st, highlighted by a two-run homer by Cal Raleigh, and then ride the solid pitching of Luis Castillo for a 4 - 0 win over the Blue Jays in their first postseason game since 2001.
- Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series between the Phillies and Cardinals starts off as a pitchers duel between Zack Wheeler and Jose Quintana. The Cards finally score on a two-run pinch homer by Juan Yepez off Jose Alvarado in the 7th, and go into the 9th with a 2 - 0 lead. Things then completely unravel as the Phils score six runs against Ryan Helsley and Andre Pallante and end up 6 - 3 winners. In the other Wild Card Series, the Padres batter Mets starter Max Scherzer for four homers, the first a two-run shot by Josh Bell in the 1st inning, accounting for all of their runs in a 7 - 1 win. Yu Darvish pitches seven strong innings for the Friars.
- 2023:
- In Game 1 of the first ALDS, the Rangers take an early 2 - 0 lead with five hits against Kyle Bradish in the 4th inning. While the Orioles manage to claw back a run twice, the second time after a solo homer by Josh Jung in the 6th, they never manage to tie the game and end up on the wrong end of a 3 - 2 score. In the other ALDS, Justin Verlander throws six scoreless innings and Houston leads 5 - 0 thanks in part to homers by José Altuve and Yordan Alvarez, when the Twins strike for four runs against Hector Neris in the 7th, on long balls by Jorge Polanco and Royce Lewis. Alvarez homers again, off the foul pole, to make it 6 - 4 for the Astros, and Ryan Pressly retires the side in the 9th to preserve the win.
- Over in the NL, seven Phillies pitchers combine to shut out baseball's most potent offense, that of the Braves, to take Game 1 of the Division Series, 3 - 0. In the other Division Series, the Diamondbacks jump on Clayton Kershaw for six 1st-inning runs, highlighted by a three-run homer by rookie C Gabriel Moreno, and add three more off Emmet Sheehan in the 2nd to run away with an 11 - 2 win over the Dodgers.
- The South Korean national team wins their fourth straight Asian Games Gold Medal, avenging their earlier loss to Taiwan as 19-year-old Dong-ju Moon throws six shutout innings and Ju-won Kim drives in Bo-gyeong Moon with the winner in a 2-0 victory. Japan edges China, the host, in the tournament's Bronze Medal Game. China takes a 3-2 lead in the 3rd on YongKang Kou's two-run blast but Japan rallies for two in the 8th. Katsutoshi Satake retires all six batters, four by strikeout, for a two-inning save.
Births[edit]
- 1844 - Walter Hewett, manager (d. 1944)
- 1855 - W.J. Bigelow, umpire (d. 1936)
- 1856 - Fleet Walker, catcher (d. 1924)
- 1857 - Moxie Hengle, infielder (d. 1924)
- 1858 - RG Knowles, British baseball pioneer (d. 1919)
- 1859 - Chris Rickley, infielder (d. 1911)
- 1867 - Brickyard Kennedy, pitcher (d. 1915)
- 1869 - Frank Donnelly, pitcher (d. 1953)
- 1881 - John Durham, pitcher (d. 1949)
- 1881 - Punch Knoll, outfielder (d. 1960)
- 1883 - Al Burch, outfielder (d. 1926)
- 1884 - Chick Doak, college coach (d. 1956)
- 1884 - Max Fiske, pitcher (d. 1928)
- 1884 - Tom Tuckey, pitcher (d. 1950)
- 1885 - Fred Liese, pinch hitter (d. 1967)
- 1885 - Ernie Ovitz, pitcher (d. 1980)
- 1888 - Zensuke Shimada, amateur catcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1955)
- 1890 - Lynn Brenton, pitcher (d. 1968)
- 1891 - George Batten, infielder (d. 1972)
- 1892 - Adam DeBus, infielder (d. 1977)
- 1895 - Fred Fussell, pitcher (d. 1966)
- 1895 - Will Jackman, pitcher (d. 1972)
- 1898 - Joe Giard, pitcher (d. 1956)
- 1899 - Alfred McCoy, college coach (d. 1990)
- 1903 - Bill Walker, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1966)
- 1904 - Chuck Klein, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1958)
- 1909 - Tony Malinosky, infielder (d. 2011)
- 1912 - Bill Patton, catcher (d. 1986)
- 1916 - Russ Derry, outfielder (d. 2004)
- 1917 - Russell Awkard, infielder (d. 2002)
- 1918 - Frank Baumholtz, outfielder (d. 1997)
- 1918 - Irv Hall, infielder (d. 2006)
- 1918 - Russ Sehon, scout (d. 1988)
- 1919 - Tommy Hughes, pitcher (d. 1990)
- 1920 - Heberto Blanco, infielder; All-Star (d. 2011)
- 1921 - Red Adams, pitcher (d. 2017)
- 1921 - Charlie Fox, catcher, manager (d. 2004)
- 1921 - Henry Presswood, infielder (d. 2014)
- 1921 - Al Sima, pitcher (d. 1993)
- 1922 - Grady Hatton, infielder, manager; All-Star (d. 2013)
- 1923 - Satoshi Masuda, NPB infielder (d. WWII)
- 1925 - Mildred Earp, AAGPBL pitcher (d. 2017)
- 1928 - Muriel Bevis, AAGPBL pitcher/outfielder (d. 2002)
- 1928 - Joe Presko, pitcher (d. 2019)
- 1932 - Bud Daley, pitcher; All-Star
- 1934 - Sammy Drake, infielder (d. 2010)
- 1939 - John O'Donoghue, pitcher; All-Star
- 1939 - Phil Ortega, pitcher
- 1940 - Morrie Steevens, pitcher
- 1941 - Darrell Clark, minor league pitcher
- 1943 - Jose Cardenal, outfielder
- 1944 - Pete Van Wieren, broadcaster (d. 2014)
- 1945 - Dick Bates, pitcher
- 1945 - Sante De Francheschi, Serie A1 umpire; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1947 - Wayne Dickerson, minor league outfielder
- 1947 - Larry Pyle, minor league outfielder
- 1949 - Murray Robinson, minor league outfielder
- 1952 - John Caneira, pitcher
- 1953 - Andy Replogle, pitcher (d. 2012)
- 1956 - Rudy Law, outfielder
- 1959 - Masakazu Seike, NPB infielder
- 1960 - Jamey Shouppe, college coach
- 1961 - Tadashi Kashima, NPB pitcher
- 1963 - Tim Burcham, minor league pitcher
- 1963 - Chin-Mao Chen, CPBL catcher-infielder
- 1963 - Sergio Espinal, college coach
- 1963 - Ty Van Burkleo, infielder
- 1964 - Jim Bruske, pitcher
- 1964 - Bruce Colson, minor league pitcher
- 1964 - Rich DeLucia, pitcher
- 1965 - Enrique Burgos, pitcher
- 1965 - Dave Lynch, minor league pitcher
- 1965 - Tyrone Kingwood, minor league outfielder
- 1967 - Rob Lemle, minor league outfielder (d. 1989)
- 1967 - Rodney Lofton, minor league infielder
- 1967 - Gualberto López, Puerto Rican national team infielder
- 1968 - Mik Aoki, college coach
- 1968 - Milt Cuyler, outfielder
- 1968 - Butch Henry, pitcher
- 1968 - Nemesio Porras, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- 1969 - Don Peters, minor league pitcher
- 1970 - Tim Unroe, infielder
- 1974 - Jeremy Morris, minor league outfielder
- 1975 - Justin Brunette, pitcher
- 1975 - Takashi Tachikawa, NPB outfielder
- 1978 - Kuniyuki Kimoto, NPB infielder
- 1978 - Oscar Martinez, minor league pitcher
- 1978 - Wu-Jun Yang, Taiwanese national team infielder
- 1979 - Keino Perez, minor league pitcher
- 1980 - Mitsuru Sakamoto, minor league outfielder
- 1982 - Andrew Kown, minor league pitcher
- 1983 - Ryan Rohlinger, infielder
- 1984 - Tomas Jansson, Elitserien catcher
- 1985 - Evan Longoria, infielder; All-Star
- 1985 - Kris Medlen, pitcher
- 1986 - Paul Langloys, Division Elite infielder
- 1986 - Ronald Uviedo, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Alex Cobb, pitcher; All-Star
- 1988 - Brandon Cunniff, pitcher
- 1988 - Ben Heath, minor league catcher
- 1988 - Hunter Morris, minor league infielder
- 1988 - Kramer Sneed, minor league pitcher
- 1988 - Susumu Yoza, Peruvian national team infielder
- 1989 - David Colvin, minor league pitcher
- 1989 - Ante Ćurković, Croatian national team outfielder
- 1989 - Jingfeng Lai, China Baseball League outfielder
- 1989 - Nick Struck, minor league pitcher
- 1990 - Suratit Faengsup, Thai national team outfielder
- 1990 - Muhammad Rafi, Pakistani national team outfielder
- 1991 - Adrian Sampson, pitcher
- 1992 - Mookie Betts, outfielder; All-Star
- 1992 - Karl Triana, minor league pitcher
- 1994 - Kirby Snead, pitcher
- 1994 - Kohl Stewart, pitcher
- 1996 - Yusniel Díaz, outfielder
- 1996 - Nick Mears, pitcher
- 1996 - Coco Montes, infielder
- 1997 - Max Draijer, Hoofdklasse infielder
- 1997 - Kyle Muller, pitcher
- 1997 - Jesús Sánchez, outfielder
- 1998 - Lucas Traut, German national team pitcher
- 2000 - Alex Banks, minor league pitcher
- 2000 - Julius Hopkins, Elitserien pitcher
- 2002 - Raiku Katayama, Japanese national team pitcher
Deaths[edit]
- 1881 - Mike Brannock, infielder (b. 1851)
- 1888 - Studs Bancker, catcher (b. 1853)
- 1900 - Bill Phillips, infielder (b. 1857)
- 1918 - Bob Troy, pitcher (b. 1888)
- 1919 - John Burns, umpire (b. 1859)
- 1925 - Christy Mathewson, pitcher, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1880)
- 1944 - Walter Hewett, manager (b. 1844)
- 1948 - Harry Imlay, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1953 - Carlisle Perry, infielder (b. 1893)
- 1956 - Tom Stouch, infielder (b. 1869)
- 1958 - Chick Brandom, pitcher (b. 1887)
- 1964 - Charlie Armbruster, catcher (b. 1880)
- 1971 - Les Barnhart, pitcher (b. 1905)
- 1974 - Frank Fletcher, pinch hitter (b. 1891)
- 1978 - Quin Ryan, broadcaster (b. 1898)
- 1984 - Art Butler, infielder (b. 1887)
- 1985 - Philly Holmes, infielder (b. 1912)
- 1987 - O'Neal M. Hobbs, minor league executive (b. 1895)
- 1990 - Walt Ripley, pitcher (b. 1916)
- 1991 - Leo Durocher, infielder, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1905)
- 1994 - Stan Ferens, pitcher (b. 1915)
- 1996 - William Adams, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1922)
- 1997 - Lou Possehl, pitcher (b. 1926)
- 2001 - Ben Downs, minor league outfielder (b. 1929)
- 2002 - Bob Freels, umpire (b. 1947)
- 2008 - Bruce Dal Canton, pitcher (b. 1941)
- 2008 - Dom Rosselli, college coach (b. 1915)
- 2010 - Dean Burk, minor league pitcher (b. 1947)
- 2012 - Gust Vergetis, minor league catcher (b. 1932)
- 2015 - Harry Gallatin, minor league pitcher (b. 1927
- 2017 - Fernando Hernández, Cuban league outfielder (b. 1955)
- 2017 - Jim Landis, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1934)
- 2020 - Charles Xiques, minor league outfielder (b. 1933)
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