- 0
| Aug 19 | Baseballer, NY Yankee, Bobby (Robert Clinton) Richardson is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1819
| Jun 26 | Abner Doubleday, Civil War General and the man credited with inventing American baseball, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1820
| Apr 17 | Alexander Cartwright, considered by many the 'father' of the national pastime is born in New York City. This pioneer banker, who is given credit for establishing three strikes for an out and three outs for each half inning, will be elected into the Hall of Fame in 1938 after a review of his journals reveals his many contributions in developing and promoting the sport of baseball. (This entry was inspired Mr. Cartwight's great great grandson, Alex Cartwright.) | Ref: 1 |
- 1824
| Oct 06 | Henry Chadwick baseball pioneer, developed first rule book, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1847
| Dec 07 | James Deacon White Canton NY, ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1848
| Oct 17 | William "Candy" Cummings, created the curve ball, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1850
| Sep 02 | Albert Spaulding, baseball player/founded Spaulding sports company, is born. | Ref: 17 |
- 1853
| Dec 09 | Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn Rochester NY, pitcher (60-12 in 1884), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1855
| Dec 25 | James Galvin pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1857
| Jul 01 | Roger Connor first baseman (NY Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1859
| Aug 15 | Baseball owner, player Charles Comiskey is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Oct 17 | William "Buck" Ewing hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 29 | Charles Ebbets, namesake and builder of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1861
| Sep 30 | William Wrigley, Jr., founder of the Wrigley chewing gum empire and owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1862
| Feb 22 | Connie Mack baseball manager (Philadelphia A's 1900-1950), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | William "Dummy" Hoy professoressional baseball player who lived to 99, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting HR, dies 10/18. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 18 | James Creighton dies of ruptured bladder from hitting a home run on Oct 14th. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Baseball Hall of Famer, Manager Connie Mack (Cornelius McGillicuddy) is born. Ref | |
- 1863
| Aug 14 | "Casey at the Bat" author Ernest Thayer is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1864
| Jan 08 | Ban (Byron Bancroft) Johnson Baseball Hall of Famer: president of Western League: changed minor league Western League to major league American League; helped eliminate an element of rowdyism, thus enhancing the game’s reputation, is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1865
| Feb 23 | Barney Dreyfuss baseball owner (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1866
| Feb 16 | William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton New Jersey, hall of fame baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 20 | Kenesaw Mountain Landis judge/1st commissioner of baseball, is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1867
| Mar 29 | Cy (Denton True) Young Baseball Hall of Famer: pitcher: Cleveland Spiders [World Series: 1892, 1895, 1896], St. Louis Perfectos, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Somersets, Boston Pilgrims [World Series: 1903], Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Naps, Boston Rustlers; Cy Young Award [for best pitcher in both leagues] named for him; winningest pitcher (511 wins, 1890-1911), is born in Gilmore OH. | Ref: 4 |
- 1869
| Jan 04 | Tommy (Thomas William) ‘Corky’ Corcoran baseball: Pittsburgh Burghers, Philadelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants; minor league umpire; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 20 | Clark Griffith Missouri, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1870
| Dec 31 | Thomas Connolly baseball's major league umpire for 50 years, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1871
| Mar 19 | Joseph McGinnity, Rock Island IL, baseball pitcher (New York Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1872
| Mar 03 | Willie (William Henry) Keeler ‘Wee Willie’: National Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder: hit .432 in 1897, NY Giants, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Baltimore Orioles [record for singles hit in single season: 206: 1898], Brooklyn Superbas, NY Highlanders; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1873
| Apr 07 | John (Joseph) ‘Mugsy’ McGraw ‘Little Napoleon’: Baseball Hall of Famer: Baltimore Orioles [1891-1899/champs: 1894-1897], SL Cardinals [1900], Baltimore Orioles [1901-1902], NY Giants [1902-1906]; manager: NY Giants: most World Series losses [6]; former baseball commissioner; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1874
| Feb 22 | Bill Klem, American National League baseball umpire, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Feb 24 | Honus (John Peter) Wagner ‘The Flying Dutchman’: Baseball Hall of Famer: Louisville Colonels [hit .344: 1897]; Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1903, 1909]; 17 consecutive .300 seasons, eight as NL batting champ, lifetime average of .329; stole 720 bases, led league in stolen bases on six occasions; died Dec 6, 1955 | Ref: 68 |
- 1875
| Sep 05 | Napoleon "Larry" Lajoie RI, hall of fame shortstop (.426 in 1901), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1876
| Jul 23 | Ginger (Clarence Howeth) Beaumont baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1900, 1903], Boston Doves, Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1910]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 19 | Baseball pitcher and legend Mordecai (3 finger) Brown, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1877
| Sep 09 | Frank (Leroy) Chance ‘Husk’, ‘The Peerless Leader’: Baseball Hall of Famer: NY Yankees; manager: NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox; minor-league team owner; subject of Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double play; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1878
| Aug 12 | Baseball pitcher Christy Mathewson is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1879
| Sep 17 | Andrew "Rube" Foster, father of the Negro baseball leagues, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1880
| Apr 18 | Sam (Samuel Earl) Crawford ‘Wahoo Sam’: Baseball Hall of Famer: Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1907, 1908, 1909]; holds individual career record of 312 triples; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 04 | George Mullin pitcher (Detroit Tigers-no-hitter on 7/4/1912), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 27 | Joe Tinker Baseball Hall of Famer: Chicago Cubs shortstop; playing manager: Cincinnati & Chicago; famous for Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double-play combination; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1881
| May 14 | Ed Walsh pitcher, whose lifetime ERA of 1.82 is the lowest ever, Hall of Fame-1946, is born in Plains PA. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Branch Ricky, President of the Brooklyn Dodgers who made Jackie Robinson the first black to play in the modern major leagues in 1947. | Ref: 2 |
| Dec 25 | Joseph V McCarthy baseball manager (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1882
| Sep 28 | Jack Fournier 2nd baseman (1917-18 NY Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1883
| Feb 13 | Harold "Hal" Chase baseball player/manager, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | Charles Albert "Chief" Bender only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1885
| Mar 09 | Ringgold "Ring" Lardner baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 28 | Wilbur 'Lefty' Good pitcher (NY Yankees, 1905), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1886
| Mar 13 | Baseball Hall of Famer Frank "Home Run" Baker is born. Baker (hit 2 HR in 1911 world series) played for the Philadelpha Athletics from 1908-14, and the Yankees from 1916-22 where he was part of the first "Murderer's Row". | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 07 | Bill (William Boyd) ‘Deacon’ McKechnie Baseball Hall of Famer: Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves, NY Yankees, Indpls Hoosiers, Newark Peppers, Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants; manager: Pittsburgh Pirates, SL Cardinals, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians; first manager to win pennants with 3 different teams; died Oct 29, 1965 | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 18 | Ty (Tyrus Raymond) Cobb ‘The Georgia Peach’: baseball: Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1907-1909/American League MVP: 1911], Philadelphia Athletics; played in 3,000+ games [1905-1928]; .367 batting average; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1887
| Feb 09 | Henry Zimmerman baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 home runs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Grover Cleveland Alexander HOF baseball pitcher (Phillies, Cubs), is born. | Ref: 15 |
| Apr 21 | Joe McCarthy baseball manager: Chicago Cubs, NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox: holds record: highest winning percentage: [.615]; died Jan 13, 1978 | Ref: 4 |
| May 02 | Edward Collins NY, Hall of Fame infielder (White Sox, A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 06 | Walter Johnson KS, Wash Senator pitcher (1907-27) (414-218), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1888
| Apr 04 | Baseball Hall of Famer Tris Speaker, hit more doubles than Pete Rose, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1889
| Oct 09 | Rube (Richard William) Marquard Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: NY Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1890
| Jan 05 | Benny (Benjamin Michael) Kauff baseball: NY Highlanders, Indpls Hoosiers, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, NY Giants [World Series: 1917]; led Federal League in batting [1914, 1915]; later banned from pro baseball for alleged gambling involvement; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 30 | Casey (Charles Dillon) Stengel ‘The Old Professor’: baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers; manager: NY Yankees: 7 World Series championships [1949-53, 1956, 1958]; is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1891
| Mar 04 | Dazzy Vance hall of fame pitcher (led National League in strike-outs 7-years), is born. | Ref: 86 |
| May 08 | Chet "Red" Hoff pitcher (NY Yankees 1911-15), lived to 103+, is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Nov 11 | Rabbit Maranville, American professional baseball player, is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 20 | Leon Cadore pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1892
| Jul 26 | ‘Sad’ Sam (Samuel Pond) Jones baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1918], NY Yankees [World Series: 1922, 1923, 1926], SL Browns, Washington Nationals, Chicago White Sox; died July 06, 1966 | Ref: 4 |
- 1893
| Jan 26 | Abner Doubleday, Civil War General and the man credited with inventing American baseball, dies on his 74th birthday. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 24 | George Sisler, baseball hall of fame 1st baseman (257 hits in 1920), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1894
| Feb 19 | Herb Pennock hall of fame pitcher (Yankees, 243 career win), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 03 | Harry Heilmann SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 26 | Sparky (Earl John) Adams baseball: Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1930, 1931], Cincinnati Reds; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 19 | Ford C Frick baseball commissioner (1951-65), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1895
| Feb 06 | Babe (George Herman) Ruth ‘The Sultan of Swat’, ‘The Bambino’: Baseball Hall of Famer: Boston Red Sox pitcher [won 89 games over six seasons/World Series: 1915, 1916, 1918], NY Yankees outfielder [World Series: 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932/60 home runs in 1927/all-star: 1933, 1934], Boston Braves; 714 home runs in 22 seasons; is born in Baltimore MD. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 16 | Charles W Bidwill Sr Chicago, NFL hall of famer (Chicago Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 28 | Lawton Whitey Witt outfielder (NY Yankees, 1922-25), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1896
| Apr 27 | Rogers Hornsby, Winters TX, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Warren Giles baseball's National League president, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 20 | Nat Holman basketball coach (CCNY), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 08 | Bucky Harris baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Arch Ward sportswriter (proposed baseball's all-star game), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Arch Ward sportswriter (proposed baseball's all-star game), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1897
| Feb 05 | Hoss Radbourn pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Francis "Lefty" O'Doul baseball player/organized Japanese baseball, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 28 | Charlie (Charles John) Grimm ‘Jolly Cholly’: baseball: Philadelphia Athletics, SL Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1929, 1932]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 21 | ‘Handy’ Andy (Andrew Aird) High baseball: Brooklyn Robins, Boston Braves, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1928, 1930, 1931], Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1898
| Jul 14 | Happy Chandler, American politician and baseball commissioner (1945-51), is born. | Ref: 70 |
| Sep 09 | Frankie (Francis) Frisch ‘The Fordham Flash’: baseball, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 18 | George (Ernest) Uhle 'The Bull': baseball: Cleveland Indians [World Series: 1920], Detroit Tigers, NY Giants, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 20 | Chuck (Charles Walter) Dressen baseball: Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants; manager: Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Milwaukee Braves, Detroit Tigers; coach: Brooklyn Dodgers, N.Y. Yankees, LA Dodgers; pro football player: Decatur Staleys, Racine Legion; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1899
| May 14 | Earl Combs, outfielder, Hall of Famer, is born in Pebworth KY. ("May 14, Your Birthday", Natalis Press, ©1990) | |
| Sep 09 | Waite (Charles) Hoyt ‘Schoolboy’: Baseball Hall of Famer: pitcher; radio sportscaster; is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Oct 11 | Harold "Pie" Traynor baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 11 | Pie (Harold Joseph) Traynor Baseball Hall of Famer: Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman: [World Series: 1925, 1927/all-star: 1933, 1934]; playing manager, Pirates' Scout, radio announcer; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 06 | Jocko (John Bertrand) Conlan baseball: Chicago White Sox; Baseball Hall of Fame umpire: trademarks: polka-dot tie, balloon chest protector, quick grin; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1900
| Mar 06 | Robert "Lefty" Grove baseball pitcher (300 game winner), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 26 | Hack (Lewis Robert) Wilson baseball: NY Giants [World Series: 1924], Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1929/record: rbi in a season: 190 in 1930], Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 16 | Goose (Leon Allen) Goslin Baseball Hall of Famer: Washington Nationals [World Series: 1924, 1925, 1933], St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1934, 1935/all-star: 1936]; drove in 100 or more runs on eleven occasions, hit .300 or better eleven times; career: .316 average, 2735 hits, 37 more in World Series competition; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 17 | Leon (Goose) Goslin baseball hall of famer (AL bat champ 1928), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Gabby (Charles Leo) Hartnett (Baseball Hall of Fame catcher: Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938/all-star: 1933-1938/NL MVP: 1935]; .297 lifetime average w/236 home runs; caught 100 or more games 12 times; manager: Chicago Cubs [as rookie manager in 1938, he hit homer in near darkness to beat Pirates and lead Cubs to pennant]) is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1901
| Jan 05 | Luke (James Luther) Sewell baseball: catcher: Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals [World Series: 1933], Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1937], SL Browns; manager: St. Louis Browns: American League pennant [1944]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1902
| Apr 28 | Red (Charles Frederick) Lucas ‘The Nashville Narcissus’: baseball: pitcher: NY Giants, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 07 | Sal Gliatto baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Al Simmons Milwaukee WI, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting average of .334, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | Morris "Red" Badgro Washington, NFL hall of famer (Yankees, Giants, Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1903
| Feb 05 | Joan Whitney Payson owner of New York Mets & horse stables, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Thomas Yawkey baseball owner (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher (.320 avg), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Charlie Gehringer Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman (1924-42), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | James Bell 'Cool Papa' is born. Baseball Hall of Famer: Negro League [1922-1950]: St. Louis Stars, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Homestead Grays, KS City Stars; fastest man ever to play baseball: could round the bases in 13 seconds: "...so fast he could get out of bed, turn out the lights across the room, and be back under the covers before the lights went out..." | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 19 | Lou (Henry Louis) Gehrig ‘The Iron Horse’: Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman of the NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 22 | ‘King’ Carl (Owen) Hubbell ‘The Meal Ticket’, baseball pitcher who mastered the screwball, elected to baseball hall of fame 1947, was born | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 26 | Floyd "Babe" Herman Brooklyn Dodgers' slugger (.324 lifetime average), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 02 | Ed Delahanty, who once hit four homers in one game, goes over a Niagara Falls' railroad bridge and drowns. The circumstances concerning the Senators' outfielder death are never discovered. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 09 | Walter O’Malley, baseball executive: owner: Brooklyn/LA Dodgers is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 15 | Mule (George William) Haas baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Athletics [World Series: 1929-1931], Chicago White Sox; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 06 | ‘Poosh ’Em Up’ Tony (Anthony Michael) Lazzeri Baseball Hall of Famer: NY Yankees [World Series: 1926-1928, 1932, 1936, 1937/all-star: 1933/A.L. single game record: 11 RBI’s: May 24, 1936], Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1938], Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants; .300 hitter 5 times, drove in over 100 runs 7 times; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1904
| Feb 29 | Pepper (John Leonard Roosevelt) Martin baseball: leader of St. Louis Cardinals ‘Gas House Gang’ in early 1930s [club record: stolen bases by a third baseman: 26 in 1933], stolen base leader: 1933, 1934 and 1936; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 03 | Charles "Red" Ruffing NY Yankee pitcher, hitter (1930-46), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 07 | Chuck Klein Indpls In, Phila Phillies (43 HRs in 1929), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1905
| Jan 02 | Pinky (Arthur Carter) Whitney baseball: Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1936], Boston Braves, Boston Bees; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 23 | Ralph Perring Lord Mayor (London), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Roy Peaches Davis baseball pitcher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 30 | Johnny (John Thomas) Allen baseball: pitcher: NY Yankees [World Series: 1932], Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1938], Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1941], SL Browns, NY Giants; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1906
| Jun 21 | Randy (Randolph Edward) Moore baseball: Chicago White Sox, Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, SL Cardinals; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 07 | Satchel Paige, baseball pitching legend, is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Jul 27 | Leo Durocher, baseball player & manager, "Nice guys finish last" is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Oct 12 | Joe (Joseph Edward) Cronin Baseball Hall of Famer: Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals [World Series: 1933/all-star: 1933, 1934], Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941]; American League president; American League Chairman; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 20 | William "Buck" Ewing hall of fame catcher (NY Giants), dies at 67. | Ref: 5 |
- 1907
| Jun 06 | Bill (William Malcolm) Dickey NY Yankee hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43), manager (1946), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 08 | Buck Leonard, American baseball player | Ref: 70 |
| Oct 22 | Jimmie (Emory) Foxx ‘Beast’, ‘Double X’: Baseball Hall of Famer: Philadelphia Athletics [World Series: 1929, 1930, 1031/all-star: 1934, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1908
| Feb 17 | Walter Lanier "Red" Barber, baseball announcer for the Cincinnati Reds, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees, is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Aug 20 | Alfonso Lopez baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 16 | (Colonel) Buster ‘Bus’ Mills baseball: is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 20 | Zeke (Henry John) Bonura baseball: Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals, NY Giants, Chicago Cubs; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 21 | Paul (Rapier) Richards baseball: catcher: Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants, Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1945]; Manager: Chicago White 1951-61, 1976 Orioles; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 26 | Lefty (Vernon Louis) Gomez Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: NY Yankees [World Series: 1932, 1936-1939/record: won six World Series games without a loss/all-star: 1933-1939/winning pitcher in first all-star game], Washington Nationals; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1909
| Feb 04 | Nineteenth century pitcher John Clarkson, a 326-game winner, dies at the age of 47. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 02 | Mel (Melvin Thomas) Ott ‘Master Melvin’, first National League-er to hit 500 homeruns, hall of famer (New York Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Dutch (Emil John) Leonard baseball: pitacher: Brooklyn Dodgers Washington Nationals [all-star: 1940, 1943-1945], Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1951]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 28 | Israel Durham, Phillies president dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 12 | Spud Chandler baseball player (AL MVP 1943), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1910
| Feb 20 | Carl E. Stotz, the founder of Little League, is born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 04 | Baseball's Frankie (Frank Peter Joseph) Crosetti, NY Yankees coach, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 08 | Wally (Wallace) Moses baseball: Philadelphia Athletics [all-star: 1937], Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1945], Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1946]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1911
| Jan 01 | Hammerin' Hank Greenberg Hall-of-Fame first baseman (Detroit Tiger), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | Dizzy (Jay Hanna) Dean Baseball Hall of Famer: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1934/all-star: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937], Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1938], SL Browns; broadcaster: SL Cardinals, Cleveland Browns; is born in Lucas, AR. | Ref: 68 |
| Mar 24 | Matthew Stanley Robison president (Cardinals), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 08 | Van Lingle Mungo SC, pitcher (Dodgers, Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | Calvin Griffith baseball owner: Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | Walter (Emmons) ‘Smokey’ Alston baseball: SL Cardinals; Baseball Hall of Fame manager: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1955], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1959, 1963, 1965]; is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Josh Gibson, called the "Black Babe Ruth," is considered the greatest hitter of the black baseball leagues in the United States, before blacks were allowed to play in the major leagues, is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1912
| Jan 11 | Schoolboy (Lynwood Thomas) Rowe baseball: pitcher: Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1934, 1935, 1940/all-star: 1935, 1936], Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1947]; is born in Waco TX. | Ref: 68 |
| Feb 19 | Dick (Richard Walther) Siebert baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers, SL Cardinals, Philadelphia Athletics [all-star: 1943]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 15 | Babe (Ellsworth Tenney) Dahlgren baseball: Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees [World Series: 1939], Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, SL Browns, Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1943], Pittsburgh Pirates; died Sep 04, 1996 | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 06 | Vince (Vincent Paul) DiMaggio baseball: Boston Bees, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1943, 1944], Philadelphia Blue Jays, NY Giants, Philadelphia Phillies; older brother of Joe [and Dom] DiMaggio; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 11 | Mike (Fermin) Guerra baseball: catcher: Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 10 | (George Robert) Birdie Tebbetts baseball: catcher: Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians; manager: Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | Cookie (Harry Arthur) Lavagetto baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers [all-star: 1938-1941/World Series: 1941, 1947: pinch hit game-4-winning double off right field wall]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1913
| Jan 07 | Johnny (John Robert) Mize ‘The Big Cat’: Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1937, 1939-1941/1939 NL batting champ]; NY Giants [all-star: 1942, 1946-1949/NL record for left-handed batters: 51 homeruns: 1947]; NY Yankees [World Series: 1949-1953]; hit a home run in every major league ballpark during career; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 14 | Mel Allen Birmingham AL, sportscaster (voice of the New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 15 |
| Mar 02 | Mort Cooper baseball player (National League MVP 1942), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 11 | Bob (Robert Boden) Scheffing baseball: catcher: Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, SL Cardinals; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1914
| Feb 08 | Bert Haas baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Bill Veeck Baseball Hall of Fame owner: Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Browns, Chicago White Sox; promoter: outrageous door prizes, ingenious promotional schemes [Bat Day, fireworks, exploding scoreboards, player names on backs of uniforms]; signed AL’s first black player [Larry Doby: 1947] and oldest rookie [42-year-old Satchel Paige: 1948]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 01 | Rude Waddell, who once struck out a record 349 batters in one season, dies of tuberculosis at age 37. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 02 | Pitcher Johnny (John Samuel) Vander Meer is born. Vander Meer is the only pitcher to pitch two consecutive no-hitters. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 22 | Lew Hays founder of PONY League baseball for youngsters; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 25 | 'Joltin' Joe (Paul) DiMaggio 'The Yankee Clipper': Baseball Hall of Famer: New York Yankees outfielder [World Series: 1936-1939, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1949-1951/all-star: 1936-1942, 1946-1951/3-time MVP: 1939, 1941, 1947]; major league record: hit in 56 consecutive games; husband of actress Marilyn Monroe; is born in San Francisco. | Ref: 4 |
- 1915
| Feb 10 | Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians Allie (Pierce) Reynolds "Superchief", is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 09 | Pete Gray one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 04 | Luke Easter Luscious Luke: baseball: Cleveland Indians; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 18 | (Hubert) Max Lanier baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1942, 1943, 1944/all-star: 1943, 1944], NY Giants, SL Browns, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 09 | Albert Spaulding, baseball player/founded Spaulding sports company, dies at age 65. | Ref: 17 |
- 1916
| Jan 06 | Phil (Philip Samuel) Masi baseball: catcher: Boston Bees, Boston Braves [all-star: 1945-1948/World Series: 1948], Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 27 | Enos (Bradsher) ‘Country’ Slaughter Baseball Hall of Famer: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953/World Series: 1942, 1946], NY Yankees [World Series: 1956, 1957, 1958], KC Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 05 | Eddie (Edwin David) Joost baseball: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1940], Boston Braves, Philadelphia Athletics [all-star: 1949, 1952], Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 19 | Phillip Cavaretta baseball player (NL MVP 1945), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 06 | Mike (Michael E.) Burke baseball: Cincinnati Reds; head of NY Yankees; CBS executive; is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Aug 21 | Murry (Monroe) Dickson baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1943, 1946], Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1953], Philadelphia Phillies, KC Athletics, NY Yankees [World Series: 1958]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 03 | Baseball player and manager Eddie (Edward Raymond) Stanky is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Oct 22 | Harry (William) Walker ‘Harry the Hat’: baseball: is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1917
| Feb 12 | Dom (Dominic Paul) DiMaggio ‘The Little Professor’: baseball: Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1941, 1942, 1946, 1949-1952/World Series: 1946]; younger brother of Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio, is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Mar 02 | Jim Konstanty baseball player (National League MVP 1950), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Clyde (Edward) McCullough baseball: catcher: Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1945/all-star: 1948, 1953], Pittsburgh Pirates; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 17 | Hank (Henry John) Sauer baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1950, 1952/Baseball Writer’s Award: 1952], SL Cardinals, NY Giants, SF Giants; is born. (Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | |
| Apr 26 | Sal "The Barber" Maglie pitcher (New York Giants, 8th best won-lost percentage), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 17 | Lou Bourdeau baseball player/manager (1948 AP Athlete of Year), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 25 | Baseball pitcher, all-star, Johnny (John Franklin) Sain is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 08 | Danny Murtaugh baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 30 | Bobby (Robert Randall) ‘Nig’ Bragan baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1947], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | Marty Marion baseball player (National League MVP 1944), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1918
| Jan 29 | Bill (William Joseph) ‘Specs’ Rigney ‘The Cricket’: baseball: NY Giants [all-star: 1948/World Series: 1951], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 22 | Owner of the Kansas City, later Oakland, Athletics, Charles O. (Oscar) Finley is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 26 | Edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe baseball pitcher (Brooklyn Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Eddie Pellagrini baseball: Boston Red Sox, SL Browns, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 22 | Mickey (James Barton) Vernon baseball: Washington Nationals [all-star: 1946, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1955], Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1958], Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1956], Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 21 | Ed (Edmund Walter) Lopat (Lopatynski) baseball: pitcher: Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees [World Series: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953/all-star: 1951], Baltimore Orioles; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 27 | Peanuts (Harry Lee) Lowrey baseball: Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1945/all-star: 1946], Cincinnati Reds, SL Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 30 | Ted (Theodore Samuel) Williams Baseball's last .400 hitter (Boston Red Sox, hit .406, .344 lifetime), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 25 | Phil Rizzuto Bkln NY, sportscaster/shortstop (NY Yankees-MVP 1950), is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Oct 07 | Frankie (Conrad) Baumholtz baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 30 | Ted Williams Red Sox hitter (AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 03 | Bob (Robert William) Feller ‘Rapid Robert’: Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1938-1941, 1946-1948, 1950/World Series: 1948]; won 266 games in 18 seasons: 3 no-hitters, 12 1-hitters, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 22 | William Kennedy baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1919
| Jan 31 | Jackie Robinson (Baseball Hall of Famer: breaks baseball’s color barrier when Branch Rickey brought him up to the Dodgers in 1947) is born. | Ref: 2 |
| Feb 02 | Allie Reynolds New York Yankee pitcher (1952 AL ERA leader (2.07)), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Monty Irvin baseball hall of famer (New York Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Vic (Victor John Angelo) Raschi baseball: pitcher: NY Yankees [World Series: 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953/all-star: 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952], SL Cardinals, KC Athletics; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 23 | Pee Wee Reese Hall of Fame shortstop (Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Aug 09 | Ralph Houk baseball manager (Yankees, Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 29 | Billy (William Richard) Cox baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1949, 1952, 1953], Baltimore Orioles; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 27 | Johnny (John Michael) Pesky baseball: Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1946, all-star: 1946], Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals | Ref: 4 |
- 1920
| Jan 06 | Early ‘Gus’ Wynn Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: Washington Nationals [all-star: 1948], Cleveland Indians [World Series: 1954/all-star: 1955-1960], Chicago White Sox [World Series: 1959/Cy Young Award: 1959]; American League record: pitched 23 seasons: won an even 300 games; 20-game winner on five occasions; is born in Hartford AL. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 15 | Steve (Stephen Joseph) Gromek baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1945/World Series: 1948], Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 08 | Buddy Blattner baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Ottalee Baker Frank "Home Run" Baker's wife, dies at 31. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Harry Caray baseball announcer (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Edward Bennett Williams lawyer/team owner (Redskins, Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 16 | Larry (Lawrence Joseph) Jansen baseball: pitcher: NY Giants [all-star: 1950, 1951/World Series: 1951], Cincinnati Redlegs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 17 | Ray Chapman, hit in the head yesterday by a pitch from the Yankees' Carl Mays, dies. (Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | |
| Aug 18 | Bob (Robert Daniel) Kennedy baseball: Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians [World Series: 1948], Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 21 | Gerry (Gerald Lee) Staley baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1952, 1953], Cincinnati Redlegs, NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox [World Series: 1959/all-star: 1960], Detroit Tigers, KC Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 15 | Dave Garcia baseball manager: Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 22 | Bob Lemon, Baseball Hall of Famer: pitcher (Cleveland Indians)/manager (NY Yankees); is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 21 | Stan ‘The Man’ (Stanley Frank) Musial Baseball Hall of Famer: SL Cardinals outfielder, first baseman; 3-time MVP; nicknamed ‘The Man’ by Dodger fans for the havoc he wrought at Ebbets Field | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 15 | Eddie (William Edward) Robinson baseball: Cleveland Indians [World Series: 1948], Washington Nationals [all-star: 1949], Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1951, 1952], Philadelphia Athletics [all-star: 1953], NY Yankees [World Series: 1955], KC Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1921
| Feb 08 | Hoot Evers baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Pete (Peter Paul) Castiglione baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 05 | Elmer (William) Valo baseball: Philadelphia Athletics, KC Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees, Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 23 | Warren Spahn left-handed pitcher (Boston/Milwaukee Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 19 | Roy Campanella Baseball Hall of Fame catcher: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956/all-star: 1949-1956/Baseball Writer's Award: 1951, 1953, 1955]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1922
| Jan 07 | Alvin (Ralph) ‘Blackie’ Dark baseball: Boston Braves [World Series: 1948/Rookie of the Year: 1948], NY Giants [World Series: 1951, 1954/all-star: 1951, 1952, 1954], SL Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 08 | Carl (Anthony) Furillo ‘Skoonj’, ‘The Reading Rifle’: baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956/all-star: 1952, 1953], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1959]; National League Batting Champion 1953, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 13 | Mel (Melvin Lloyd) ‘Dusty’ Parnell baseball: pitcher: Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1949, 1951], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 22 | Jim (Manuel Joseph) Rivera ‘Jungle Jim’: baseball: Chicago White Sox [World Series: 1959], SL Browns, KC Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 30 | Hank (Henry Albert) Bauer baseball: NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 31 | Hank (Henry Albert) Bauer baseball: NY Yankees [World Series: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958: 4 home runs/all-star: 1952, 1953, 1954], KC Athletics; manager: NY Yankees, KC Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 16 | Gene (Eugene Richard) Woodling baseball: Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, NY Yankees [World Series: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953], Baltimore Orioles [all-star: 1959], Washington Senators, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 23 | George (Clyde) Kell Baseball Hall of Famer: Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951], Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1954], Baltimore Orioles [all-star: 1956, 1957], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 07 | Grady (Edgebert) Hatton baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs [all-star: 1952], Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, SL Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 23 | Ewell Blackwell ‘The Whip’: baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1946-1951], NY Yankees [World Series: 1952], KS City Athletics; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 27 | Baseball Hall of Famer and the National League’s first $100,000 player Ralph (Mc Pherran) Kiner is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 28 | Wes Westrum baseball: San Francisco Giants catcher [all-star: 1952, 1953]; NY Mets, SF Giants manager, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 29 | Minnie (Saturnino Orestes Armas) Minoso baseball: Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, SL Cardinals, Washington Senators, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1923
| Jan 01 | Willie (William Henry) Keeler ‘Wee Willie’: National Baseball Hall of Famer: NY Giants, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Baltimore Orioles [record for singles hit in single season: 206: 1898], Brooklyn Superbas, NY Highlanders; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 30 | Walt (Walter) ‘Moose’ Dropo baseball: first baseman: Boston Red Sox [AL Rookie of the Year: 1950/all-star: 1950], Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Redlegs, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 02 | Red (Albert Fred) Schoendienst Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1946/all-star: 1946, 1948-1955], NY Giants, Milwaukee Braves [World Series: 1957, 1958/all-star: 1957]; hit .300 or better on seven occasions; coach, manager: SL Cardinals: guided Cardinals twice to World Series, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 07 | Vernon Boyer and Mabel Means, the parents of Ken(ton) and Cletis Boyer, are married. (Lipman, David, "Ken Boyer", ©1967) | |
| Apr 17 | Solly (Solomon Joseph) Hemus baseball: SL Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 26 | (James) Hoyt Wilhelm baseball: pitcher: is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 25 | Bobby Thomson HR hitter (The Giants win the pennant), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1924
| Feb 16 | Boston Braves shortstop Tony Boeckel dies from injuries received in an automobile accident yesterday; he is the first MLer to be killed in a car mishap. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 29 | Al Rosen baseball: Cleveland Indians 3rd Baseman, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 07 | At the age of 48, Reds' manager Pat Moran dies of Bright's disease at spring training. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 02 | Bobby (Roberto Francisco Gonzales) Avila baseball: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1952, 1954, 1955/World Series: 1954], Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Braves, Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 04 | Gil (Gilbert Raymond) Hodges baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers [shares record for most home runs in one game [4] August 31, 1950/World Series: 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956/all-star: 1949, 1950-1955, 1957], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1959], NY Mets; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 21 | Ed (Edward Raymond) Fitz Gerald baseball: catcher: Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 26 | Alex (Alexander Raymond) Kellner baseball: pitcher: Philadelphia Athletics [all-star: 1949], KC Athletics, Cincinnati Redlegs, St. Louis Cardinals; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 06 | Hal (Harold Bentley) Jeffcoat baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Redlegs, Cincinnati Reds, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 10 | Ted (Theodore Bernard) Kluszewski ‘Big Klu’: baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs [all-star: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956], Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox [World Series: 1959], LA Angels; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 14 | Jerry Coleman baseball: NY Yankees; broadcaster: San Diego Padres, CBS Radio Sports: “There’s a long drive. The outfielder is back at the warning track and hits his head on the wall! It rolls back toward second base! This could be a triple!”, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 15 | Frank (Leroy) Chance ‘Husk’, ‘The Peerless Leader’: Baseball Hall of Famer: NY Yankees; manager: NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox; minor-league team owner; subject of Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double play; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 31 | Dee (Virgil) Fondy baseball: Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Redlegs; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 13 | Larry (Lawrence Eugene) Doby Baseball Hall of Famer: Cleveland Indians center fielder {World Series: 1948, 1954/all-star: 1949-1955]; AL home run [32] leader [1952, 1954], runs [104] scored [1952], RBIs [126 in 1954]; Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1925
| Feb 09 | Vic (Victor Woodrow) Wertz baseball: Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1949, 1951, 1952], St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians [World Series: 1954/all-star: 1957], Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 01 | Al Rosen, Spartanburg SC, 3rd baseman (American League MVP 1953)/New York Yankee president, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Brooklyn Dodger president Charles Ebbets, at age 66, was taken ill after returning from Clearwater, FL in the spring and died on the morning of April 18 in New York. | Ref: 86 |
| May 12 | Lawrence "Yogi" Berra New York Yankee catcher/coach/manager, Mets, Astros, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | Les (John Lester) Moss baseball: catcher: SL Browns, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 27 | Ed McKeever president (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of pneumonia. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 08 | Eddie Gaedel 3'7" St Louis Browns pinch-hitter (he walked), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 01 | George (Irvin) Bamberger baseball: pitcher: NY Giants, Baltimore Orioles; manager: KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 12 | Stan (Stanley Edward) ‘Stash’ Lopata baseball: catcher: Philadelphia Phillies [World Series: 1950/all-star: 1955, 1956], Milwaukee Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 18 | Harvey Haddix ‘The Kitten’: baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1953, 1954, 1955], Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Redlegs, Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1960/lost 12-inning perfect game to Milwaukee Braves in 13th inning: 5-26-1959], Baltimore Orioles; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 26 | Bobby (Robert Clayton) Shantz baseball: pitcher: Philadelphia Athletics [all-star: 1951, 1952/Baseball Writers’ Award: 1952], KC Athletics, NY Yankees [all-star: 1957/World Series: 1957, 1960], Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Colt .45’s, SL Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 07 | Baseball pitcher Christy Mathewson dies of gas wounds received in World War I. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 18 | Gene (William) ‘Skip’ Mauch, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, SL Cardinals, Boston Red Sox; manager: Philadelphia Phillies, LA Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | Cal ‘Buster’ McLish (Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish) baseball: pitcher: Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1959], Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 03 | Harry (Leon) ‘Suitcase’ ‘Goody’ Simpson baseball: Cleveland Indians, KC Athletics [all-star: 1956], NY Yankees [World Series: 1957], Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 08 | Hank (Henry Curtis) Thompson baseball: SL Browns, NY Giants [World Series: 1951, 1954]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1926
| Jan 06 | Ralph (Theodore Joseph) ‘Hawk’ Branca baseball: pitcher: Brooklyn Dodgers [all-star: 1947-1949/World Series: 1947, 1949], Detroit Tigers, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 12 | Joe (Joseph Henry) Garagiola baseball: catcher: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1946]; Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, NY Giants; sportscaster: NBC’s Game of the Week; TV host: Today, Westminster Dog Show; author: Baseball is a Funny Game, It’s Anybody’s Ballgame, is born in St Louis MO. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 24 | Eddie Plank pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at 51. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Rube (Albert Bluford) Walker, catcher for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and LA Dodgers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 09 | Roy Smalley baseball: shortstop: Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 14 | Don (Donald) ‘Newk’ Newcombe baseball: pitcher: Brooklyn Dodgers [Rookie of the Year: 1949/Cy Young Award: 1956/Baseball Writer’s Award: 1956/World Series: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955/all-star: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955], Cincinnati Redlegs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 23 | Johnny (John Thomas) Groth baseball: Detroit Tigers, SL Browns, Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals, KC Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 25 | Whitey (Carroll Walter) Lockman baseball: NY Giants [World Series: 1951, 1954/all-star: 1952], SL Cardinals, SF Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 11 | Baseballer Eddie (Edward Thomas) Miksis is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 19 | Edwin "Duke" Snider Bkln Dodger centerfielder (406 HRs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 30 | Robin Roberts Phillies pitcher, Hall of Famer (Won 28 in 1952), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 13 | Eddie (Edward Frederick Joseph) Yost ‘The Walking Man’: baseball: third base: Washington Nationals [all-star: 1952], Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels; Manager: 1963 Senators, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 28 | Bowie Kuhn attorney; baseball commissioner [1969-1984], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 18 | Roy (Roy Edward) 'Squirrel' Sievers baseball: SL Browns: [Rookie of the Year: 1949], Washington Nationals [all-star: 1956], Washington Senators [all-star: 1957, 1959], Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1961], Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 22 | Lew (Selva Lewis) Burdette baseball: pitcher: NY Yankees, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves [World Series: 1957, 1958/all-star: 1957, 1959], SL Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, CA Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1927
| Jan 22 | Lou Creekmur Baseball Hall-of-Famer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | Smoky (Forrest Harrill) Burgess baseball: catcher: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies [all-star:1954], Cincinnati Redlegs [all-star: 1955], Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1959-1961, 1964/World Series: 1960], Chicago White Sox; is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Jackie (Jack Eugene) Jensen baseball: NY Yankees [World Series: 1950], Washington Nationals [all-star: 1952], Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1955, 1958/Writer’s Award: 1958]; is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Billy Pierce pitcher (Chicago White Sox) seven time all star, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | Charlie (Charles Richard) ‘Smokey’ Maxwell baseball: Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1956, 1957], Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 09 | Ray Katt baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 13 | Ruben (Colon) Gomez baseball: pitcher: NY Giants [World Series: 1954], SF Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 19 | Billy (William Frederick) Gardner ‘Shotgun’: baseball: NY Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, NY Yankees [World Series: 1961], Boston Red Sox; manager: California Angeles, Minnesota Twins, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 07 | Rocky (Everett Lamar) Bridges baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs, Washington Senators [all-star: 1958], Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, SL Cardinals, LA Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 08 | Johnny (John Ellis) Temple baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs [all-star: 1956, 1957, 1959], Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1961], Baltimore Orioles, Houston Colt .45’s; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 22 | Tom (Thomas Charles) Lasorda baseball: pitcher: Brooklyn Dodgers, KC Athletics; Baseball Hall of Fame manager: LA Dodgers | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 04 | Rip (Eldon John) Repulski baseball: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1956], Philadelphia Phillies, LA Dodgers [World Series: 1959], Boston Red Sox; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 22 | Future Hall of Famer Ross Youngs dies of Bright's disease. 'Pep' was a .322 hitter during his ten-year Giant career and was one of John McGraw's favorite players. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 30 | Joe (Joseph Wilbur) Adcock baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves [record for total bases in a game: 18, 4 home runs, 1 double: 7/31/54, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 25 | Hall of Famer second baseman Nellie Fox, who played for 19 seasons and hit .288, is born in St. Thomas, PA. | Ref: 1 |
- 1928
| Feb 07 | Al "Fuzzy" Smith baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Roy (Elroy Leon) Face baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1959-1961/World Series: 1960], Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 24 | Bubba (John Melvin) Phillips baseball: Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox [World Series: 1959], Cleveland Indians; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 23 | Jim (James Robert) Lemon baseball: Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, Washington Senators [all-star: 1960], Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 29 | Mickey (Maurice Joseph ‘Maury’) McDermott baseball: pitcher: Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, NY Yankees [World Series: 1956], KC Athletics, Detroit Tigers, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 16 | Baseballer Billy (Alfred Manuel) Martin is born. He played and managed (5 times) the NY Yankees; also managed Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, TX Rangers and Oakland A's. | Ref: 4 |
| May 19 | Gil (Gilbert James) McDougald baseball: NY Yankees [1951 AL Rookie of the Year] is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 30 | Joe (Joseph Henry) Nuxhall baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [youngest major-league player: 15 yrs, 314 days] is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 12 | Bob (Robert Ray) Buhl baseball: Milwaukee Braves [World Series: 1957/all-star: 1960], Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 17 | James "Junior" Gilliam Dodgers (NL rookie of year 1953), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 21 | Whitey (Edward Charles) Ford ‘Chairman of the Board’: Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: NY Yankees [World Series: 1950, 1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964/all-star: 1954-1956, 1958-1961, 1964/Cy Young Award: 1961]; pitching coach, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 13 | Steve Bilko baseball: St. Louis Cardinals 1B, Cubs, Reds, Dodgers, Tigers, Angels; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1929
| Feb 05 | Al (Allan Fulton) ‘Red’ Worthington baseball: pitcher: NY Giants, SF Giants, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins [World Series: 1965], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 22 | Ryne Duren New York Yankee near-sighted pitcher, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | Elston (Gene) Howard Yankee catcher (1st black New York Yankee/1963 AL MVP), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Helen St. Aubin (Callaghan) ‘The Ted Williams of Women’s Baseball’: Minneapolis Millerettes, Ft. Wayne Daisies, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; inspiration for film: A League of Their Own, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 07 | Dick (Richard Hirschfeld) Williams baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1953], Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, Boston Red Sox; manager: Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics [winning 2 World Series], California Angels, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 19 | Curt (Curtis Thomas) Simmons baseball: pitcher: Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1952, 1953, 1957], SL Cardinals [World Series: 1964], Chicago Cubs, California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 04 | Chuck (Charles William) Tanner baseball: Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, LA Angels; manager: Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 08 | Hector Lopez baseball: KS City Athletics NY Yankees [World Series: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964] | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 09 | Wally (Walter Charles) Post baseball: Cincinnati Redlegs, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1961], Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 07 | Don Larsen pitcher (NY Yankees), on what must have been a perfect day, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 25 | Manager Miller Huggins, who guided the Yankees to their first six A.L. pennants and three World Championships, dies of blood poisoning at age 50. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 22 | Phillies' catcher Walt Lerian, age 26, is killed when a truck hits him. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 24 | Jim (James Patrick) Brosnan baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs, SL Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1961], Chicago White Sox; sportswriter, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 04 | Jimmy Piersall baseball player (Red Sox, Senators, Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 14 | Jimmy (James Anthony) Piersall baseball: Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1954, 1956], Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, LA Angels, NY Mets, CA Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 14 | Joseph McGinnity baseball pitcher (NY Giants), dies at 58. | Ref: 5 |
- 1930
| Feb 17 | Roger (Lee) Craig baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1955, 1956], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1959], NY Mets, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1964], Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies; manager: SF Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 28 | Frank (James) Malzone baseball: Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1957-1960, 1963, 1964], California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 05 | Del (Delmar Wesley) Crandall baseball: catcher: Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves [all-star: 1953-1956, 1958-1960, 1962/World Series: 1957, 1958], SF Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 07 | Tom (Thomas James) Acker baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Redlegs, Cincinnati Reds, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 12 | Vern (Vernon Sanders) ‘Deacon’ Law baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1960/all-star: 1960/Cy Young Award: 1960, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 16 | Hobie (Hobert Neal) Landrith baseball: catcher: Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs, Chicago Cubs, SL Cardinals, SF Giants, Baltimore Orioles, NY Mets, Washington Senators, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 04 | George Steinbrenner shipping magnate, baseball team owner: NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 17 | Roy (David) McMillan baseball: shortstop: Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs [all-star: 1956, 1957], Milwaukee Braves, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 28 | Ted (Thaddeus Stanley) Lepcio baseball: Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 13 | Vinegar Bend (Wilmer David) Mizell (baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1959], Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1960], NY Mets), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 14 | Earl Weaver St Louis Mo, manager (Balt Orioles 1968-82, 85-86), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 19 | Bob (Robert Lee) Turley ‘Bullet Bob’: baseball: pitcher: SL Browns, Baltimore Orioles [all-star: 1954], NY Yankees [World Series:, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 04 | Dick (Richard Morrow) Groat baseball: shortstop: Pittsburgh Pirates: [all-star: 1959, 1960, 1962/NL Batting Champ, Baseball Writers’ Award, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 04 | Harvey (Edward) Kuenn baseball: Detroit Tigers [American League Rookie of the Year: 1953/all-star: 1953-1959], Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1960], SF Giants [World Series: 1962], Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies; manager: Milwaukee Brewers: American League Manager of the Year [1982]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | Andrew ‘Rube’ Foster ‘The Father of Negro Baseball’: Baseball Hall of Famer: pitcher: Cuban and Philadelphia Giants; manager: Chicago Leland Giants, Chicago American Giants; formed Negro National League; dies. | Ref: 24 |
| Dec 18 | Bill (William Joseph) ‘Moose’ Skowron baseball: NY Yankees [World Series: 1955-1958, 1960-1962/all-star: 1957-1961], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1963], Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1965], Washington Senators, California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1931
| Jan 17 | Don Zimmer, baseball player/manager, is born in Cincinnati OH. | Ref: 68 |
| Jan 30 | Charlie (Charles Lenard) Neal baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1956], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1959/all-star: 1960], NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 31 | Ernie (Ernest) Banks Baseball Hall of Famer: Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1955-1962, 1965, 1967, 1969/NL Baseball Writer’s Award: 1958, 1959]; 512 home runs; over 40 in a single season five times; record five grand slams [1955], 47 home runs [1958] most ever hit by a shortstop, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 18 | Ban (Byron Bancroft) Johnson Baseball Hall of Famer: president of Western League: changed minor league Western League to major leaguae American League; helped eliminate an element of rowdyism, thus enhancing the game’s reputation, dies at age 67, after a long illness. | Ref: 68 |
| May 06 | Willie (Howard) Mays, Westfield AL, Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid" (New York Giants, New York Mets, 660 homeruns, National League MVP 1954), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Ken (Kenton Lloyd) Boyer baseball: St. Louis Cardinals [all-star: 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964/World Series: 1964/Baseball Writer’s Award: 1964]; NY Mets, Chicago White Sox, LA Dodgers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 09 | Bill (William Charles) Virdon baseball: SL Cardinals [Rookie of the Year: 1955], Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1960], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 27 | Joe (Joseph Robert) Cunningham baseball: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1959], Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 22 | Ken (Kenneth Joseph) Aspromonte baseball: Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, LA Angels, Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 13 | Eddie (Edwin Lee) Mathews Baseball Hall of Famer: third base: Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves [all-star: 1953, 1955-1962/World Series:, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 20 | Mickey (Charles) Mantle ‘The Commerce Comet’: Baseball Hall of Famer: NY Yankees [World Series: 1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964/all-star: 1952-1965, 1967, 1968]; World Series records: most home runs [18], most RBIs [40], most walks [13], most strikeouts [54]; three-time MVP; is born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 23 | Jim (James Paul David) Bunning baseball: pitcher: Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1957, 1959, 1961-1963], Philadelphia Phillies [pitched seventh perfect game in history (against the NY Mets: 6-21-64)/all-star: 1964, 1966], Pittsburgh Pirates, LA Dodgers; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 26 | (Black Sox) Charles Comiskey dies at age 72 in his Wisconsin summer home. | Ref: 68 |
- 1932
| Jan 26 | William Wrigley, Jr., founder of the Wrigley chewing gum empire and owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 29 | "Big Ed" Morris pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Chico (Humberto Perez) Fernandez baseball: shortstop: Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 16 | Don (Lee) Blasingame baseball: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1958], SF Giants, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1961], Washington Senators, KC Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 25 | Woody (Woodson George) Held baseball: NY Yankees, KC Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 27 | Wes (John Wesley) Covingtonl: baseball: Milwaukee Braves [World Series: 1957, 1958], Chicago White Sox, KC Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, LA Dodgers [World Series: 1966], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 27 | Eddie (Edward Michael) Kasko baseball: SL Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1961/all-star: 1961], Houston Colt .45’s, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 27 | Jim (James Hubert) King baseball: Chicago Cubs, SL Cardinals, SF Giants, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 30 | Brooklyn Dodger Johnny (John Joseph) Podres is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 02 | Baseballer Maury (Maurice Morning) Wills (known for his base running) is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 16 | Harry Chiti baseball: catcher: Chicago Cubs, KC Athletics, Detroit Tigers, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1933
| Jan 06 | (Ray) Lee Walls baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1958], Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, LA Dodgers: hit 3 home runs in ninth game played at LA Coliseum; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 20 | George (Lee) Altman baseball: Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1961, 1962], SL Cardinals, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 12 | Charlie (Charles Richard) Lau baseball: Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles, KC Athletics, Atlanta Braves; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 13 | Johnny (John Junior) Roseboro baseball: catcher: Brooklyn Dodgers, LA Dodgers [all-star: 1958, 1961, 1962/World Series: 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966], Minnesota Twins [all-star: 1969], Washington Senators, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 17 | Ozzie (Osvaldo Jose Sr. Pichardo) Virgil baseball: NY Giants, Detroit Tigers, KC Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 02 | Jerry (Dean) Lumpe baseball: NY Yankees [World Series: 1957, 1958], KC Athletics, Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1964], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 20 | Nelson Doubleday publisher (Doubleday)/owner (NY Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 10 | Rocky Colavito Bronx, baseball player (Hit 4 HRs in a game), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 17 | Jim (James Houston) Davenport baseball: SF Giants [World Series: 1962/all-star: 1962], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 04 | Tito (John Patsy) Francona baseball: Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1961], SL Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 17 | Orlando (Gregorio Quevara) Pena baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Redlegs, Cincinnati Reds, KC Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, SL Cardinals, CA Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1934
| Jan 08 | Gene (Eugene Lewis) ‘Augie’ Freese baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, SL Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1961], Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 20 | Camilo (Alberto Lus) Pascual ‘Little Potato’: baseball: pitcher: Washington Nationals, Washington Senators [all-star: 1959, 1960], Minnesota Twins [World Series: 1965/all-star: 1961, 1962, 1964/AL strikeout leader: 1963 (202 in 18 games)], Cincinnati Reds, LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 23 | Joey (John Joseph) Amalfitano baseball: NY Giants, SF Giants, Houston Colt .45’s, Chicago Cubs; manager: Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 28 | Bill (William De Kova) White baseball: NY Giants, SF Giants, SL Cardinals [all-star: 1959-1961, 1963, 1964/World Series: 1964], Philadelphia Phillies first baseman; broadcaster: NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 05 | Hank (Henry Louis) Aaron ‘Hammerin’ Hank’: Baseball Hall of Famer: Milwaukee Braves [all-star: 1955-1965, 1975/World Series: 1957, 1958], Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1965-1974]; home run champ [755]: eclipsed Babe Ruth’s record of 714; baseball executive: Atlanta Braves | Ref: 15 |
| Feb 17 | Willie (Charles) Kirkland baseball: SF Giants, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 22 | George Lee "Sparky" Anderson, South Dakota, baseball manager (Reds, Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | At the age of 60, baseball manager and player John McGraw dies in his home in New Rochelle, NY; his last public appearance was at last year's All Star game. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 28 | Jackie (John George) Brandt baseball: NY Giants, SL Cardinals, SF Giants, Baltimore Orioles [all-star: 1961], Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 29 | Luis Aparicio (Luis Ernesto Montiel) Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop: Chicago White Sox [AL Rookie of the Year: 1956/all-star: 1958-1962, 1970/World Series: 1959], Baltimore Orioles [all-star: 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972/World Series: 1966], Boston Red Sox; shortstop records: most games [2,581], assists [8,016], chances [12,564], double plays [1,553]; stole over 50 bases three straight seasons leading league in steals 9 consecutive times, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 02 | Jim (James Edward) Gentile ‘Diamond Jim’: baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers, LA Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles [2 grand slams in same game], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 03 | Jim (James Edward) Gentile ‘Diamond Jim’: baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers, LA Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles [2 grand slams in same game: 1961/record shared with 8 others], KC Athletics, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 22 | Russ (Russell Henry) Snyder baseball: KC Athletics, Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1966], Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 05 | Gordy (Gordon Calvin) Coleman (baseball: Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1961]); is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 11 | Bob Allison baseball: Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 29 | Felix (Lamela) Mantilla baseball: Milwaukee Braves [World Series: 1957, 1958], NY Mets, Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1965], Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 04 | (George) Dallas Green baseball: pitcher: Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators, NY Mets; mgr.: NY Yankees, NY Mets, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 18 | Roberto Clemente (Walker) Baseball Hall of Famer: Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder {World Series: 1960, 1971/all-star: 1960 thru 1967, 1969 thru 1972/Baseball Writer’s Award: 1966} is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 23 | Johnny (John Anthony) Romano ‘Honey’: baseball: catcher: Chicago White Sox [World Series: 1959], Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1961, 1962], SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 07 | Bill Giles Rochester NY, baseball owner (Phila Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 10 | Roger Maris Yankee, HR champ (61 in 1961, AL MVP 1960, 1961), is born in Wilmington NC. | Ref: 68 |
| Oct 01 | Chuck (Charles Joseph) Hiller baseball: SF Giants [World Series: 1962], NY Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 10 | Norm Cash, Eldorado Texas, 1st baseman for the Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | Andre (Kenneth Ian) ‘Andy’ Rodgers baseball: NY Giants, SF Giants, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | Al Kaline Baltimore MD, baseball outfielder (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | (Arthur) Lee Maye baseball: Milwaukee Braves, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 19 | Al Kaline Baltimore MD, Hall of Fame outfielder (Detroit Tigers/American League bat champion 1955), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1935
| Jan 05 | Earl (Jesse) Battey baseball: catcher: Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins [all-star: 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966/World Series: 1965], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 26 | Bob (Robert George) Uecker baseball: catcher: Milwaukee Braves, SL Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves; sportscaster; actor: Major League series, is born in Milwaukee WI. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 14 | Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Russ (Russell Eugene) Nixon baseball: catcher: Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 22 | Gene (Eugene George) Oliver baseball: SL Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 24 | Gene (Eugene George) Oliver baseball: SL Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 14 | Marty (Richard Martin) Keough baseball: Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 05 | Jose (Antonio Rodriguez) Pagan baseball: SF Giants [World Series: 1967], Pittsburgh Pirates[World Series: 1971], Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 12 | Felipe (Felipe Rojas) Alou baseball: SF Giants [World Series: 1962/all-star: 1962, 1966, 1968], Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, NY Yankees, Montreal Expos, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 15 | Donn (Alvin) Clendenon baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, NY Mets [World Series: 1969], SL Cardinals, , is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 13 | Baseball pitcher ‘Mudcat’ (James Timothy ‘Jim’) Grant is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Aug 19 | Bobby (Robert Clinton) Richardson baseball: NY Yankees {World Series: 1957, 1958, 1960: record for RBIs in one series (12), and in one game in the series (6) and for most hits in a series (13), 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964/all-star: 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966], is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Aug 27 | Ernie (Ernest Gilbert) Broglio baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 31 | Frank Robinson Baseball Hall of Famer: Cincinnati Redlegs [ Rookie of the Year: 1956/all-star: 1956, 1957], Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965/World Series: 1961/Baseball Writers’ Award: 1961], Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971/all-star: 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974/Baseball Writers’ Award: 1966], LA Dodgers, California Angels, Cleveland Indians; first black baseball manager, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 09 | Bob (Pack Robert) Gibson Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: St. Louis Cardinals [all-star: 1962, 1965-1970, 1972/World Series: 1964, 1967, 1968/Cy Young Award: 1968, 1970/Baseball Writers Award: 1968/N.L. MVP: 1968]; won seven straight World Series games; no-hitter against Pittsburgh: 1971; lifetime won/lost record 251-174; 2.91 ERA over 17 seasons; career strike-outs: 3,000, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 13 | Frank Navin, owner of the Detroit Tigers, dies of a heart ailment at 64. Walter Briggs Sr., already half-owner of the club, purchased the remainder of the team and became president. | Ref: 86 |
| Dec 07 | Don (Donald Eugene) Cardwell baseball: pitcher: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, NY Mets [World Series: 1969], Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 17 | Cal Ripken Sr baseball manager (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Tony (Antonio Nemesio Sanchez) Taylor, baseball: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1960], Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 30 | Dodger left-hander Sanford Braun is born in Brooklyn; in his 12-year carrer he will compile a winning percentage of .655 (165-87), whiff 300 batters or more in 3 seasons and fan18 to set ML mark for Ks a single game and will be better known as Sandy Koufax. | Ref: 1 |
- 1936
| Jan 06 | Ruben (Mora) Amaro, Sr. baseball: SL Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, NY Yankees, California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 06 | Charles A Stoneham president (New York Giants), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | Ralph (Willard) Terry baseball: pitcher: NY Yankees [World Series: 1960, 1961-1964/all-star: 1962], KC Athletics, Cleveland Indians, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 08 | Cletis Boyer 3rd baseman (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Ron (Ronald Peter) Perranoski baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers [World Series: 1963, 1965, 1966], Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, California Angels; pitching coach: LA Dodgers [1981], SF Giants [1994], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 09 | Floyd (Andrew) Robinson baseball: Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 14 | Dick (Richard Dalton) Howser baseball: KC Athletics [all-star: 1961], Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees; manager: NY Yankees, KC Royals:: 404-365 record [.525], 2 division titles, World Championship [1985], uniform [#10] was first number retired by Royals retired by Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 29 | Harmon (Clayton) ‘Killer’ Killebrew baseball: Washington Nationals, Washington Senators [all-star: 1959], Minnesota Twins [all-star: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971/World Series: 1965/Baseball Writers’ Award: 1969], Kansas City Royals, is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Jul 23 | Don Drysdale Van Nuys CA, pitcher (LA Dodgers-Cy Young 1962), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 08 | Frank Howard baseball player (NL Rookie of the Year 1960), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 09 | Julian (Manuel Liranzo) Javier baseball: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1963, 1968/World Series: 1964, 1967, 1968], Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1972], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 11 | Bill (William Charles) Monbouquette baseball: pitcher: Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1960, 1962, 1963], Detroit Tigers, NY Yankees, SF Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 28 | Tony (Andres Antonio) Gonzalez baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, SD Padres, California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 03 | Steve (Stephen) Boros baseball: Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| Oct 03 | Jim Perry pitcher (Cy Young Award 1970), is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Oct 12 | Tony (Anthony Christopher) Kubek, shortstop (NY Yankees)/sportscaster (NBC-TV), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 30 | Jim (James Evan) Perry baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1961], Minnesota Twins [World Series: 1965/all-star: 1970, 1971/Cy Young Award-winner: 1970]], Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 17 | Gary Bell baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1960, 1966], Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1967/all-star: 1968], Chicago White Sox, Seattle Pilots, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 03 | Clay (Clayton Errol) Dalrymple baseball: catcher: Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1969], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 17 | Roland Sheldon pitcher (NY Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | (James) Wayne Causey baseball: Baltimore Orioles, KC Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1937
| Jan 14 | Sonny (Wilfred Charles) Siebert baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1966], Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1971], Texas Rangers, SL Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 07 | Juan (Juan Ramon Cordova) Pizarro baseball: pitcher: Milwaukee Braves [World Series: 1957, 1958], Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1963, 1964], Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, is born. (Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | |
| Mar 22 | Bob (John Robert) Tillman baseball: catcher: Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees, Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 24 | Bob (John Robert) Tillman baseball: catcher: Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees, Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 08 | Mike (Miguel Angel Santana) Cuellar baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds, SL Cardinals, Houston Astros [all-star: 1967], Baltimore Orioles [Cy Young Award Winner: 1969/all-star: 1970, 1971, 1974/World Series: 1969, 1970, 1971], California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 10 | Jim Hickman baseball player (Mets, Dodgers, Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | Dick Howser shortstop (Kansas City A's), manager (Kansas City Royals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Brooks (Calbert) Robinson, Baseball Hall of Famer, third baseman with the Baltimore Orioles (1955-77), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 14 | Joe (Joel Edward) Horlen (baseball: pitcher: Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1967], Oakland Athletics [World Series: 1972]) is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 02 | Peter Ueberroth businessperson, promoter: 1984 Summer Olympics in LA; Baseball Commissioner [1984-89] | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 17 | Orlando (Manuel) Cepeda ‘Baby Bull’, ‘Cha Cha’: Baseball Hall of Famer: SF Giants [Rookie of the Year: 1958/all-star: 1959-1964, 1967/World Series: 1962, 1967, 1968], SL Cardinals [Baseball Writers’ Award: 1967], Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, is born in Ponce, PR. (Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | |
| Sep 19 | Chris (Christopher Joseph) Short baseball: pitcher: Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 20 | Tom (Thomas Michael) Tresh baseball: NY Yankees [Rookie of the Year: 1962/World Series: 1962, 1963, 1964/all-star: 1962, 1963], Detroit Tigers, is born in Detroit MI. (Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | |
| Oct 03 | Eli Jacobs baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 20 | Juan (Antonio Sanchez) ‘Manito’ Marichal Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: SF Giants [World Series: 1962/all-star: 1962-1969, 1971], Boston Red Sox, LA Dodgers, is born in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic. (Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | |
| Nov 17 | Jim (James Thomas) Brewer baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs, LA Dodgers [World Series: 1965, 1966, 1974/all-star: 1973], CA Angels; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1938
| Jan 10 | Willie (Lee) ‘Stretch’ McCovey, Baseball Hall of Famer: 1st baseman SF Giants #44 [NL Rookie of the Year: 1959/World Series: 1962/all-star: 1963, 1966, 1968-1971/Baseball’s Writer’s National League MVP Award: 1969], SD Padres, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 18 | Curt (Curtis Charles) Flood baseball: Cincinnati Redlegs, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1964, 1967, 1968/all-star: 1964, 1966, 1968], Washington Senators; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 07 | Juan Pizarro baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Manny Mota baseball outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Donald Schwall baseball player (1961 American League rookie of year), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | A Bartlett Giamatti Boston, pres of Yale/baseball commish (1989), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Merritt Ranew baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Francis Thomas (Fay) Vincent Jr, baseball commissioner, is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Jun 15 | Billy (Leo) Williams baseball: Chicago Cubs [Rookie of the Year: 1961/all-star: 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1973], Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 19 | Bob (Robert Thomas) Aspromonte baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers, LA Dodgers, Houston Colt .45’s, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 29 | Don (Donald Ralph) Wert baseball: Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1968/all-star: 1968], Washington Senators, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 11 | Vada (Edward) Pinson baseball: Cincinnati Redlegs, Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1959, 1960/World Series: 1961], SL Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, California Angels, KC Royals; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 15 | Gaylord (Jackson) Perry Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 17 | Bobby (Robert Paul Sr.) Wine baseball: Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 29 | Mike (Michael Francis) McCormick baseball: pitcher: NY Giants, SF Giants [all-star: 1960, 1961/Cy Young Award: 1967], Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, NY Yankees, KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 07 | Jim (James Lee) Kaat baseball: pitcher: Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins [all-star: 1962, 1966/World Series: 1965], Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1975], Philadelphia Phillies, NY Yankees, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1982]; sportscaster: ABC Sports, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 22 | Matty (Mateo Rojas) Alou (baseball: SF Giants [World Series: 1962], Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1968, 1969], SL Cardinals, Oakland Athletics [World Series: 1972], NY Yankees, SD Padres), is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1939
| Jan 13 | Jacob Ruppert CEO (New York Yankees, 1915-39), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Bobby (Donald) Bolin baseball: pitcher: SF Giants [World Series: 1962], Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 18 | Dal (Charles Dallan) Maxvill baseball: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1964, 1967, 1968], Oakland Athletics [World Series: 1974], Pittsburgh Pirates, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 22 | Steve Barber pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Denny (Denver Clayton) Lemaster baseball: pitcher: Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1967], Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 08 | Jim (James Alan) Bouton baseball: pitcher: NY Yankees [World Series: 1963, 1964/all-star: 1963], Houston Astros, Seattle Pilots, Atlanta Braves; broadcaster: WABC-TV, WCBS-TV; author: Ball Four: My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues, Strike Zone, Home Games, is born in Newark NJ. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 12 | Johnny (John Wesley) Callison baseball: Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1962, 1964, 1965], Chicago Cubs, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 21 | Tommy (Herman Thomas) Davis baseball: right-handed, hitting outfielder: LA Dodgers [all-star: 1962, 1963/batting titles: 1962, 1963/World Series: 1963, 1966], NY Mets, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Seattle Pilots, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 01 | Phil (Philip Henry) Niekro baseball: pitcher: Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1969, 1975, 1978, 1982], NY Yankees [all-star: 1984], Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 18 | Von McDaniel baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | Gates (William James) Brown baseball: Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1968], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 09 | Herbert Hippauf baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Milt (Miltiades Stergios Papastegios) Pappas ‘Gimpy’: baseball: pitcher: Baltimore Orioles [all-star: 1962, 1965], Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 11 | Frank (Francis Ralph) Quilici ‘Guido’: baseball: Minnesota Twins [World Series: 1965], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 15 | Ty (Tyrone Alexander) Cline baseball: Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, SF Giants, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1970], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 18 | Lou (Louis Clark) Brock Baseball Hall of Famer: outfielder: Chicago Cubs, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1964, 1967, 1968/all-star: 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979]; career record: 938 stolen bases; 3,000 career hits; 149 career home runs [500-footer hit into Polo Grounds’ center field bleachers: June 17, 1962], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 05 | Mike (Thomas Michael) Shannon (‘Moonman’: baseball: St. Louis Cardinals; sportscaster), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 07 | James Deacon White ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi), dies at 91. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 03 | Back-up catcher Williard Hershberger commits suicide. Although the team is devastated by the mid-season tragedy, the Reds will go on to win the World Series. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 09 | Claude Osteen baseball pitcher (Cin Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 18 | Joe (Jose Joaquin Lopez) Azcue baseball: catcher: Cincinnati Reds, KC Athletics, Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1968], Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 22 | Carl Yastrzemski NY, Boston Red Sox great (1967 AL MVP, Hall of Fame), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 01 | Rico (Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo) Carty baseball: Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1970], Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 29 | Pete (Peter Gerard) Richert baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers, Washington Senators [all-star: 1965, 1966], Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1969, 1970, 1971], Philadelphia Phillies, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 13 | Wes (Maurice Wesley) Parker baseball: LA Dodgers [World Series: 1965, 1966/Gold Glove 1967-1972], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 24 | Jim (James Thomas) Northrup baseball: Detroit Tigers [two grand slams in one game: 6/24/68; World Series: 1968], Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | Dave (David John) Giusti baseball: pitcher: Houston Colt .45’s, Houston Astros, SL Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971/NL Fireman of the Year: 1971 (his 30 saves led the league)/all-star: 1973], Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 29 | Dick (Richard John) McAuliffe baseball: Detroit Tigers [All-Star: 1965-1967/World Series: 1968], Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 18 | Zoilo (Casanova Rodriguez) ‘Zorro’ Versalles baseball: Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins [all-star: 1963, 1965/World Series: 1965/Baseball Writers’s MVP Award: American League: 1965], LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| Feb 25 | Ron (Ronald Edward) Santo baseball: (1st baseball player to veto his trade), Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1963-1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974], Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 06 | Willie Stargell outfielder/1st baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1971 National League homerun leader), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Dick (Richard Clark) Ellsworth baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1964], Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 24 | Dick (Richard Clark) Ellsworth baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1964], Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 12 | Woody (Woodrow Thompson) Fryman baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1968], Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos [all-star: 1976], Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 15 | Willie (William Henry) Davis baseball: LA Dodgers [World Series: 1963, 1965, 1966/all-star: 1971, 1973], Montreal Expos, SL Cardinals, Texas Rangers, SD Padres, California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 15 | Woody (Woodrow Thompson) Fryman baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1968], Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos [all-star: 1976], Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 18 | Ed Garvey labor leader (Major League Baseball Players Association), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Bill (William Alfred) Hands baseball: pitcher: SF Giants, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 20 | Sadaharu Oh of Yomiuri Giants (Japan), hit 868 career homeruns, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 02 | Jim (James William) Maloney baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1961/all-star: 1965], California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 03 | Cesar (Leonardo) ‘Pepito’ Tovar baseball: Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, NY Yankees; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 18 | Joseph Torre outfield/manager (Braves, Mets, 1971 NL MVP), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 20 | Tony Oliva ball player, batting champ (AL Rookie of Year 1964), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 13 | Tony (Lee) Cloninger (baseball: pitcher: Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves [only player from National League and only pitcher to have 2 grand slams in a game: July 3, 1966], Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1970], St. Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 21 | "Casey at the Bat" author Ernest Thayer dies at age 77. | Ref: 68 |
| Sep 12 | Mickey (Michael Stephen) Lolich baseball: pitcher: Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1968/all-star: 1969, 1971, 1972], NY Mets, SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 09 | Joe (Joseph Anthony) ‘Pepi’ Pepitone baseball: New York Yankees [World Series: 1963, 1964/all-star: 1963, 1964, 1965], Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 12 | Glenn (Alfred) Beckert baseball: Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1969-1972], SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 14 | Tommy Harper baseball: Cleveland Indians, Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers [all-star: 1970], Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 21 | Ted (Theodore Otto) Uhlaender baseball: Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1972], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 23 | Luis (Clemente Vega) Tiant baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1968], Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1974, 1976/World Series: 1975], NY Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, CA Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 22 | Ellie (Elrod Jerome) Hendricks (baseball: catcher: Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1969-1971], Chicago Cubs, NY Yankees [World Series: 1976]), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 26 | Ray (Raymond Michael) Sadecki baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1964], SF Giants, NY Mets [World Series: 1973], Atlanta Braves, KC Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| Feb 20 | Clyde Wright baseball: pitcher: California Angels [all-star: 1970], Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 06 | Willie (Wilver Dornel) Stargell Baseball Hall-of-Famer: Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1964-1966, 1971-1973, 1978/World Series: 1971, 1979: MVP/Baseball Writer’s Award: 1979/AP Male Athlete of the Year: 1979]; 475 career homers: lead N.L. twice [48: 1971, 44: 1973]; drove in 1,540 runs, scored 1,195, 2,232 hits, lifetime batting average of .282, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 18 | Pat (Robert Patrick) Jarvis baseball: pitcher: Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 19 | Pat (Robert Patrick) Jarvis baseball: pitcher: Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 14 | Pete (Peter Edward) Rose ‘Charlie Hustle’: baseball: Cincinnati Reds [Rookie of the Year: 1963/all-star: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1985/World Series: 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976/Baseball Writer’s Award: 1973/manager: 1986-89]; Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982/World Series: 1980, 1983], Montreal Expos; banished from baseball [1989] for alleged gambling on major-league games; lifetime totals: hits: 4,256, games: 3,562, at bats: 14,053, lifetime batting average: .303, is born in Cincinnati OH. (Also: Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | Ref: 4 |
| May 02 | Clay (Palmer) Carroll ‘Hawk’: baseball: pitcher: Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1970, 1972, 1975/all-star: 1971, 1972], Chicago White Sox, SL Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 05 | Tommy (Vann) Helms baseball: Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1967, 1968/World Series: 1970], Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 10 | Ken (Allen Kent) Berry baseball: Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1967], California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 01 | Dean (Wilmer) Chance baseball: pitcher: LA Angels: Cy Young Award [1964], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 02 | Baseball's "Iron Horse," Lou Gehrig, 37, dies in New York of a degenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Riverdale NY. | Ref: 86 |
| Jun 05 | Duke (Duane B) Sims baseball: catcher: Cleveland Indians, LA Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, NY Yankees, Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 28 | Al (Alphonso Erwin) Downing baseball: pitcher: NY Yankees [World Series: 1963, 1964/all-star:1967], Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, LA Dodgers [World Series: 1974], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 06 | Ray (Raymond Leonard) Culp baseball: pitcher: Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1963], Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1969], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 17 | Boog (John Wesley) Powell baseball: Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971/all-star: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971/Baseball Writer’s Award: 1970], Cleveland Indians, LA Dodgers, is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Oct 16 | Tim (James Timothy) McCarver baseball: catcher: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1964, 1967, 1968/all-star: 1966, 1967], Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox; broadcaster: NY Mets, ABC Sports, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 30 | Jim Ray Hart baseball: SF Giants [all-star: 1966], NY Yankees | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 13 | Mel (Melvin Leon, Sr.) Stottlemyre baseball: pitcher: NY Yankees [World Series: 1964/all-star 1965, 1966, 1968-1970] | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 29 | Bill (William Ashley) Freehan baseball: Univ. of Michigan, Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 21 | Paul (Paulino Ortiz) Casanova (baseball: catcher: Washington Senators [all-star: 1967], Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 27 | Phil (Philip Joseph) Gagliano baseball: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1967, 1968], Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| Feb 08 | Fritz Peterson baseball pitcher (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Pat (Patrick Edward) Dobson baseball: pitcher: Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1968], San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1971/all-star: 1972], Atlanta Braves, NY Yankees, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 12 | Former Texarkana outfielder Gordon Houston is the first professional ballplayer to be killed in WW II. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 08 | Dick (Richard Anthony) Allen baseball: Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1965-1967], SL Cardinals [all-star: 1970], LA Dodgers, Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1972-1974/Baseball Writer’s Award: 1972], Oakland Athletics; “Don’t Call Me Richie” | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 09 | Bert (Dagoberto Blanco) Campaneris ‘Campy’: baseball: shorstop: KC Athletics, Oakland Athletics, [all-star: 1968, 1972-1975/World Series: 1972-1974], Texas Rangers [all-star: 1977], California Angels, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 12 | Jim (James Sherman) Wynn baseball: Houston Colt .45’s, Houston Astros [all-star: 1967], LA Dodgers [all-star: 1974, 1975/World Series: 1974], Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 12 | Bert Campaneris baseball player (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Jim (James Louis) Fregosi baseball: LA Angels [all-star: 1964], California Angels [all-star: 1966-1970], NY Mets, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 16 | Jim (James Reynold) Lonborg baseball: pitcher: Boston Red Sox [Cy Young Award: 1967/World Series: 1967/all-star: 1967], Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 18 | Steve Blass baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971/all-star: 1972], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 12 | Ted (Theodore Rodger) Kubiak baseball: KC Athletics, Oakland Athletics [World Series: 1972, 1973], Milwaukee Brewers, SL Cardinals, Texas Rangers, SD Padres, id born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 14 | Tony (Atanasio Rigal) Perez baseball: Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976/World Series: 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976], Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies [World Series: 1983]; manager: Cincinnati Reds, is born in Camaguey Cuba. | Ref: 4 |
| May 26 | Chuck (Charles Oscar) Hartenstein ‘Twiggy’: baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, SL Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 01 | Randy (Cecil Randolph) Hundley baseball: catcher: SF Giants, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1969], Minnesota Twins, SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 15 | (John) Bruce Dalcanton baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 17 | Don (Donald Eulon) Kessinger baseball: shortstop: Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974], SL Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 20 | Mickey (Mitchell Jack) Stanley baseball: Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1968], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 04 | Cleon (Joseph) Jones baseball: NY Mets [World Series: 1969, 1973/all-star: 1969], Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 09 | Tommy (Lee) Agee baseball: Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1966, 1967], NY Mets [World Series: 1969], Houston Astros, SL Cardinals; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 21 | Sam (Samuel Edward Thomas) McDowell 'Sudden Sam': baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971], SF Giants, NY Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates; led American League in strikeouts five times in six years, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 23 | Woody (William Frederick) Woodward baseball: Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 23 | Jim (James Phillip) Rooker baseball: pitcher: Detroit Tigers, KC Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1979], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 28 | Grant (Dwight ‘Buck’) Jackson baseball: pitcher: Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1969], Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1971], NY Yankees [World Series: 1976], Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1979], Montreal Expos, KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 06 | Jerry (Gerald Wayne) Grote baseball: catcher: Houston Colt .45’s, NY Mets [all-star: 1968, 1974/World Series: 1969, 1973], LA Dodgers World Series: 1977, 1978], KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 18 | Willie (Watterson) Horton baseball: Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1965, 1968, 1970, 1973/World Series: 1968], Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 22 | Cecil (Lee) Upshaw baseball: pitcher: Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 31 | Dave (Arthur) McNally baseball: pitcher: Baltimore Orioles [all-star: 1969, 1970, 1972/World Series: 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971], Montreal Expos, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 05 | Richie Scheinblum Bronx-born outfielder for the KS City Royals (Sporting News All Star Right fielder 1972 American League), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 06 | Alex (Alexander) Johnson baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, California Angels [all-star: 1970], Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, NY Yankees, Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 07 | Alex (Alexander) Johnson baseball, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 23 | Jerry (Jerome Martin) Koosman baseball: pitcher: NY Mets [all-star: 1968, 1969/World Series: 1969, 1973], Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| Jan 07 | Jim (James Kenneth) Lefebvre baseball: LA Dodgers [NL Rookie of the Year: 1965/World Series: 1965, 1966/all-star: 1966]; manager: Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, is born in Hawthorne CA. (Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | |
| Jan 15 | Mike (Michael Grant) Marshall baseball: pitcher: Detroit Tigers, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers [World Series: 1974/all-star: 1974, 1975/NL Cy Young Award: 1974/record: most games pitched in one season (106, 1974)], Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 30 | Davey (David Allen) Johnson baseball: Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1966, 1969-1971/all-star: 1968-1970, 1973], Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs; NY Mets Manager [1984-90]; manager: Cincinnati Reds, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 08 | Bob (Robert Lee) Oliver baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, KC Royals, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 16 | (Arthur) Bobby (Lee) Darwin baseball: LA Angels, LA Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 21 | Jack (John Eugene) Billingham baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1972, 1975, 1976/all-star: 1973], Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 03 | Paul Schaal baseball: LA Angels, California Angels, KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 23 | Lee (Andrew) May baseball: Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1969, 1971/World Series: 1970], Houston Astros [all-star: 1972], Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1979], KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 24 | Jesus (Maria Rojas) Alou baseball: SF Giants, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics (World Series: 1973, 1974), NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Apr 04 | Mike (Michael Peter) Epstein ‘Superjew’: baseball: Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, Oakland Athletics [World Series: 1972], California Angels, Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 06 | Marty (Martin William) Pattin baseball: pitcher: California Angels, Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers [all-star: 1971], Boston Red Sox, KC Royals [World Series: 1980], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 08 | John (Frederick) Hiller baseball: pitcher: Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1968/all-star: 1974, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 22 | Tommy (Thomas Edward) John (baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1968], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1977, 1978/all-star: 1978], NY Yankees [all-star: 1979, 1980/World Series: 1981], California Angels, Oakland Athletics), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 23 | Lee (Andrew) May baseball: Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1969, 1971/World Series: 1970], Houston Astros [all-star:1972], Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1979], KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 06 | Merv (Mervin Weldon) Rettenmund baseball: Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1969, 1970, 1971], Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1975], SD Padres, California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 20 | Andy (Andrew Auguste) Etchebarren baseball: catcher: Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971/all-star: 1966, 1967], California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 26 | Bill (William Henry) Robinson baseball: Atlanta Braves, NY Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1979], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 27 | Rico (Americo Peter) Petrocelli baseball: Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1967, 1975/all-star: 1967, 1969], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 05 | Curt (Curtis Le Roy) Blefary (baseball: Baltimore Orioles [Rookie of the Year: 1965/World Series: 1966], Houston Astros, NY Yankees, Oakland Athletics, SD Padres) is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 02 | Tom (Thomas Henry) Burgmeier baseball: pitcher: CA Angels, KC Royals, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1980], Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 21 | Felix (Bernardo Martinez) Millan baseball: Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1969, 1970, 1971], NY Mets [World Series: 1973], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 28 | Lou (Louis Victor) Piniella baseball: Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, KC Royals [all-star: 1972], NY Yankees [World Series: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 02 | (James) Luke Walker baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971], Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 19 | Joe (Leonard) Morgan Baseball Hall of Famer: Houston Colt .45?s, Houston Astros [all-star: 1966, 1970], Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1972-1979/World Series: 1972, 1975, 1976/Baseball Writers? Award: 1975, 1976], SF Giants, Philadelphia Phillies [World Series: 1983], Oakland Athletics; 266 home runs, 2527 games as second baseman are records for his position, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 07 | Jose (Rosario Domec) Cardenal baseball: SF Giants, California Angels, Cleveland Indians, SL Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, NY Mets, KC Royals [World Series: 1980]; NY Yankees outfield coach, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 03 | Ken Holtzman Cub/Oriole/Yankee pitcher (2 no-hitters), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 22 | Wade (Allen) Blasingame baseball: pitcher: Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | Jim Merritt baseball: pitcher: Minnesota Twins [World Series: 1965], Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1970/all-star: 1970], Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 13 | Fergie (Ferguson Arthur) Jenkins Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1967, 1971, 1972/Cy Young Award: 1971], Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox; 20-game winner 7 times; only major league pitcher to strike out more than 3,000 batters while walking fewer than 1,000; Canada’s first Hall-of-Famer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Former Yankee infielder Roy White is born. The Los Angeles native will play 15 years for the Bronx Bombers and compile a lifetime .271 batting average. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 28 | Former Yankee infielder Roy White is born. The Los Angeles native will play 15 years for the Bronx Bombers and compile a lifetime .271 batting average. | Ref: 1 |
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| Jan 04 | Tito (Rigoberto Peat) Fuentes baseball: SF Giants, SD Padres, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 17 | Denny (Robert Dennis) Doyle baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1975], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 18 | Carl (Wendle) Morton baseball: pitcher: Montreal Expos [National League Rookie of the Year: 1970], Atlanta Braves; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 01 | Paul (L. D.) Blair baseball: Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1966, 1969-1971/all-star: 1969, 1973], NY Yankees [World Series: 1977, 1978], Cincinnati Reds, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 13 | Sal (Salvatore Leonard) Bando baseball: KC Athletics, Oakland Athletics [all-star: 1969, 1972-1974/World Series: 1972-1974], Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 29 | Steve Mingori baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Indians, KC Royals, is born | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 10 | Johnny (John Edward) Briggs baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 17 | Cito (Clarence Edwin) Gaston baseball: Atlanta Braves, SD Padres [all-star: 1970], Pittsburgh Pirates; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 21 | Manny (Manuel De Jesus Magan) Sanguillen baseball: catcher: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971, 1979/all-star: 1971, 1972, 1975], Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 23 | George (Charles) ‘Boomer’ Scott baseball: Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1966, 1977/World Series: 1967], Milwaukee Brewers [all-star: 1975], KC Royals, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 24 | Denny McLain, baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers, 31 wins in 1968), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Denny (Dennis Dale) McLain, Detroit Tiger pitcher (1968 American League MVP/Cy Young/31 wins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Rusty (Daniel Joseph) Staub baseball: Houston Colt .45’s, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, NY Mets, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers; restaurateur, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 12 | Terry (Walter) Harmon baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 24 | Bill Singer ‘The Singer Throwing Machine’: baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers [all-star: 1969], California Angels [all-star: 1973], Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 06 | Bud (Derrel McKinley) Harrelson baseball: NY Mets [World Series: 1969, 1973/all-star: 1970, 1971], Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 08 | Mark (Henry) Belanger baseball: shortstop: Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979/all-star:1976], LA Dodgers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 20 | Dave (David Earl) Nelson baseball: Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Texas Rangers [all-star: 1973], KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 30 | Ron (Alan) ‘Rocky’ Swoboda baseball: NY Mets [World Series: 1969], Montreal Expos, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 18 | Rudy May baseball: pitcher: CA Angels, NY Yankees [World Series: 1981], Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 22 | Sparky (Albert) Lyle baseball: NY Yankees pitcher: Cy Young Award [1977], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 25 | Buddy (Charles William) Bradford baseball: Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 20 | Graig Nettles 3rd baseman (NY Yankees, SD Padres, Cleve Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 30 | Tug (Frank Edwin) McGraw baseball: pitcher: NY Mets [all-star: 1972/World Series: 1973], Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1980/World Series: 1980], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 11 | Dave (David Arthur) Roberts baseball: pitcher: SD Padres, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants, Seattle Mariners, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 23 | Oscar (Jose) Zamora baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 27 | Gary (Lynn) Sutherland baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, SD Padres, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 08 | Ed (Edgar Leon) Kirkpatrick baseball: LA Angels, California Angels, KC Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 09 | Freddie (Frederick Joseph) Patek ‘The Flea’: baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals [all-star: 1972, 1976, 1978], California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 02 | Japan, where baseball has been banned as an undesirable enemy influence, mourns the death of Eiji Sawamura. The Japanese pitcher, who is killed in action in the Pacific, became a national hero by striking out Babe Ruth in an exhibition game. | Ref: 1 |
| Nov 07 | Joe Niekro baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs, SD Padres, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros [all-star: 1979], NY Yankees, Minnesota Twins [World Series: 1987], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 08 | Ed Kranepool baseball: NY Mets [only player to have played in each of Mets’ first 17 seasons; holds Mets’ record for most games played: 1853], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 17 | Tom 'Terrific' (George Thomas) Seaver Baseball Hall of Famer: NY Mets [World Series 1969, 1973/all-star: 1967-1973, 1975, 1976/Cy Young Award: 1969, 1973, 1975], Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1977, 1978, 1981], Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox; broadcaster: Reds, Mets, ABC, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 25 | Baseball's only commissioner, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, dies at the age of 78. He served in the MLB's top post for 24 years. | Ref: 68 |
| Dec 10 | Steve (Steven) Renko baseball: pitcher: Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 15 | Stan (Stanley Raymond) Bahnsen, New York Yankee pitcher (1968 American League Rookie-of-year), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Steve (Norman) ‘Lefty’ Carlton Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1967, 1968/all-star: 1968, 1969, 1971], Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979-1982/Cy Young Award: 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982/World Series: 1980, 1983], Chicago White Sox, SF Giants, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins; won 329 games [second only to Warren Spahn among lefties]; his 4,136 strikeouts exceeded only by Nolan Ryan; shares N.L. record w/19 strikeouts in a game; six 20-win seasons; first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| Jan 07 | Tony Conigliaro, Massachusetts, baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Wally (Wallace Edward) Bunker baseball: pitcher: Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1966], KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 06 | Former major leaguer Harry O'Neill is killed during the Battle of Iwo Jima. He had caught one game with no at-bats for the Philadelphia A's in 1939. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 11 | Dock (Phillip) Ellis baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series/all-star: 1971], New NY Yankees [World Series: 1976], Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 02 | Reggie (Carl Reginald) Smith baseball: Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1967/all-star: 1969, 1972], SL Cardinals [all-star: 1974, 1975], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1977, 1978, 1981/all-star: 1977, 1978, 1980], SF Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 02 | Don Sutton, Baseball Hall of Famer: pitcher: 5th highest record of pitching strikeouts [3,569]: LA Dodgers [all-star: 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977/World Series: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982], Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, Oakland Athletics; TV play-by-play: Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 15 | Ted Sizemore baseball: St. Louis Cardinals; National League Rookie of the Year: LA Dodgers 2B [1969], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 05 | Curtis Blefary baseball player (1965 AL rookie of year), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 07 | Bill (William Edwin) Melton baseball: Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1971], California Angels, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 06 | Andy (John Alexander) Messersmith baseball: pitcher, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 15 | Duffy (Don Robert) Dyer (baseball: NY Mets [World Series: 1969], Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 26 | Dave (David Edwin) Duncan baseball: catcher: KC Athletics, Oakland Athletics [all-star: 1971/World Series: 1972], Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 01 | Rod (Rodney Cline) Carew Baseball Hall of Famer: Minnesota Twins [Rookie of the Year: 1967/all-star: 1967-1978/Baseball Writers’ Award: 1977], California Angels [all-star: 1979-1984], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 15 | Jim (James Alvin), NYC, Oriole pitcher/sportscaster/jockey underwear salesman, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 27 | Mike (Michael Ken-Wai) Lum baseball: Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 20 | Jay (John William) Johnstone baseball: California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees [World Series: 1978], SD Padres, LA Dodgers [World Series: 1981], Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 20 | Rick (Robert James) Monday baseball: KC Athletics, Oakland Athletics [all-star: 1968], Chicago Cubs, LA Dodgers [World Series: 1977, 1978, 1981/all-star: 1978]; broadcaster, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 06 | Larry Bowa baseball: Philadelphia Phillies shortstop, Chicago Cubs, NY Mets; manager, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 12 | Ralph Garr baseball: Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1974], Chicago White Sox, CA Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1946
| Feb 10 | First black pro-baseball player Jackie Robinson marries Rachel Isum. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Danny (Vincent) ‘Bear’ Frisella baseball: pitcher: NY Mets, Atlanta Braves, SD Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, SL Cardinals; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 15 | Bobby (Lee) Bonds baseball: SF Giants [individual record for season strikeouts [189 in 1970/all-star: 1971, 1973], NY Yankees, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, SL Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 27 | Bill (William Paul) ‘Suds’ Sudakis baseball: LA Dodgers, NY Mets, Texas Rangers, NY Yankees, California Angels, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 08 | Jim (James Augustus) ‘Catfish’ Hunter baseball: pitcher: KC Athletics [all-star: 1966, 1967], Oakland Athletics [Cy Young Award- winner: 1974/all-star: 1970, 1972-1974/World Series: 1972-1974], NY Yankees [all-star: 1975, 1978/World Series: 1976-1978]; is born. died Aug 9, 1999 [ALS: Lou Gehrig’s disease] | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 09 | Nate (Nathan) Colbert baseball: Houston Astros, SD Padres [all-star: 1971-1973], Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 10 | Bob (Robert Jose) ‘Bull’ Watson baseball: Houston Astros [all-star: 1973, 1975], Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees [World Series: 1981], Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 20 | Tom (Thomas George) Hutton baseball: LA Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 03 | Davey Lopes baseball: LA Dodgers [World Series: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981/all-star: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981], Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 18 | Reggie (Reginald Martinez) Jackson is born. 'Mr. October': Baseball Hall of Famer: KS City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees, CA Angels; World Series record: 10 home runs including 4 in a row, 24 RBI's and a .357 batting average in 27 games; 563 career home runs [only Aaron, Ruth, Mays, Frank Robinson and Harmon Killebrew have hit more.] | Ref: 4 |
| May 20 | Bobby (Ray) Murcer baseball: NY Yankees [all-star: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974/World Series: 1981], SF Giants [all-star: 1975], Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 24 | Ellie (Eliseo Delgado) Rodriguez baseball: catcher: NY Yankees, KC Royals [all-star: 1969], Milwaukee Brewers [all-star: 1972], California Angels, LA Dodgers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 30 | Mike (Michael George) Sadek baseball: catcher: SF Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 15 | Ken (Kenneth Joseph) Henderson baseball: SF Giants, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, NY Mets, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 10 | Hal (Harold Abraham) McRae baseball: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1970, 1972], KC Royals [all-star: 1975, 1976, 1982/World Series: 1980, 1985], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 06 | ‘Poosh ’Em Up’ Tony (Anthony Michael) Lazzeri Baseball Hall of Famer: NY Yankees [World Series: 1926-1928, 1932, 1936, 1937/all-star: 1933/A.L. single game record: 11 RBI’s: May 24, 1936], Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1938], Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants; .300 hitter 5 times, drove in over 100 runs 7 times; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 25 | Rollie (Roland Glen) Fingers Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 28 | Mike (Michael Augustine) Torrez baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, NY Yankees [World Series: 1977], Boston Red Sox, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 07 | Joe (Joseph Oden) Rudi baseball: KC Athletics, Oakland Athletics [World Series: 1972, 1973, 1974/all-star: 1972, 1974, 1975], California Angels, Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 08 | Ken (Kenneth Roth) Forsch baseball: pitcher: Houston Astros [all-star: 1976], California Angels [all-star: 1981], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 19 | Joe (Joseph Vance) Ferguson baseball: LA Dodgers [World Series: 1974, 1978], SL Cardinals, Houston Astros, California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 22 | Larry (Lawrence Edward) Dierker baseball: pitcher: Houston Colt .45's, Houston Astros [all-star: 1969, 1971], SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 02 | Bob (Robert Eugene) Robertson baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971], Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 06 | Gene (Eugene Anthony) Clines baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971], NY Mets, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 06 | Gary (Edward) Gentry baseball: pitcher: NY Mets [World Series: 1969], Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 08 | Paul (William) Splittorff baseball: pitcher: KS City Royals [World Series: 1980], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 10 | (Fury) Gene Tenace baseball: Oakland Athletics [World Series: 1972, 1973, 1974/all-star: 1975], SD Padres, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1982], Pittsburgh Pirates, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 14 | Al (Albert) Oliver baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971/all-star: 1972, 1975, 1976, 1980-1983], Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, SF Giants, LA Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 02 | Pedro (Rodriguez) Borbon baseball: pitcher: California Angels, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1972, 1975, 1976], SF Giants, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 10 | Walter Johnson great pitcher (Washington Senators), dies at 59. | Ref: 5 |
- 1947
| Jan 20 | Josh Gibson, called the "Black Babe Ruth," was considered the greatest hitter of the black baseball leagues in the United States, before blacks were allowed to play in the major leagues, dies at age 35 of a brain tumor. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 31 | (Lynn) Nolan Ryan baseball: pitcher: NY Mets [World Series: 1969], California Angels [all-star: 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979], Houston Astros [all-star: 1981, 1985], Texas Rangers [all-star: 1989]; record for career strike outs [5,714] and no-hitters [7], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 03 | Joe (Joseph Howard) Coleman baseball: pitcher: Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1972], Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 28 | Marty (Martin Roman) Perez baseball: California Angels, Atlanta Braves, SF Giants, NY Yankees, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 16 | Tom (Thomas William) Bradley baseball: pitcher: California Angels, Chicago White Sox, SF Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 21 | Bill (William Francis) Plummer baseball: catcher: Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 04 | Ray (Raymond Earl) Fosse baseball: catcher: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1970, 1971], Oakland Athletics [World Series: 1973, 1974], Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 21 | Al (Alonza Benjamin) Bumbry (Bumbrey) baseball: Baltimore Orioles (Rookie of the Year: 1973/World Series: 1979, 1983/all-star: 1980), SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 26 | Amos (Joseph) Otis baseball: NY Mets, KC Royals [all-star: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976], Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1980], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 05 | Larry (Eugene) Hisle baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins [all-star: 1977], Milwaukee Brewers [all-star: 1978], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 14 | Dick (Richard William) Tidrow "Dirt", baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees [World Series: 1976, 1977, 1978], Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 26 | Darrell (Wayne) Evans baseball: Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1973], SF Giants [all-star: 1983], Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1984], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 07 | Don (Donald Wayne ‘Brooks’) Money baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers [all-star: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978/World Series: 1982], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 07 | Thurman (Lee) Munson baseball: catcher: NY Yankees [Rookie of the Year: 1970/all-star: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978/World Series: 1976, 1977, 1978], Baseball Writer’s Award [1976]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 10 | Ken (Kenneth Wayne) Singleton baseball: NY Mets, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles [all-star: 1977, 1979, 1981/World Series: 1979, 1983], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 14 | Steve (Steven Michael) Stone baseball: pitcher: SF Giants, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1979/Cy Young Award: 1980/all-star: 1980]; sportscaster, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 22 | Cliff (Clifford) Johnson baseball: Houston Astros, NY Yankees [World Series: 1977, 1978], Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 05 | Bernie (Bernardo) Carbo baseball: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1970], SL Cardinals, Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1975], Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 08 | Jose Cruz leftfielder (St Louis Cards, Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 12 | John (Evans) Montague baseball: pitcher: Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, CA Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 06 | Steve (Steven Jack) Kline baseball: pitcher: NY Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 09 | Bob (Robert Ralph) Moose baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 19 | Bob (Robert Raymond) Boone, baseball: catcher: Philadelphia Phillies, CA Angels, KC Royals; one of famous Baseball Boones [Bob; his father Ray; and his son Bret], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 26 | Richie (Richard Joseph) Hebner baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971], Philadelphia Phillies, NY Mets, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 26 | Larry (Lawrence Cyril) Gura baseball: pitcher: Arizona State all-American; Chicago Cubs, NY Yankees, KC Royals [World Series: 1980/all-star: 1980], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 03 | (Ronald) Wayne Garrett baseball: NY Mets [World Series: 1969, 1973], Montreal Expos, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 06 | Johnny (Lee) Bench Baseball Hall of Famer: catcher: Cincinnati Reds [Rookie of the Year: 1968/all-star: 1968-1980, 1983] World Series: 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976]/Baseball Writers’ Award: 1970, 1972]; ten Gold Glove Awards; broadcaster: CBS radio | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 21 | Elliott Maddox (baseball: Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, NY Yankees [World Series: 1976], Baltimore Orioles, NY Mets), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 26 | Carlton (Ernest) ‘Pudge’ Fisk Baseball Hall of Famer: catcher: Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1972-1974, 1976-1978, 1980/American League Rookie of the Year: 1972/World Series: 1975], Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1981, 1982, 1985, 1991], is born in Vermont. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 28 | Aurelio (Ituarte) Rodriguez baseball: California Angels, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, NY Yankees [World Series: 1981], SD Padres, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1948
| Jan 05 | Charlie (Charles Oliver) Hough baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers [World Series: 1974, 1977, 1978], Texas Rangers [all-star: 1986], Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 30 | Herb Pennock pitcher (New York Yankees)/GM (Phillies), dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Ron (Ronald Charles) Cey, "The Penguin": baseball, 3rd baseman: LA Dodgers [World Series: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981/all-star: 1974-1979], Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, is born in Tacoma WA. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 10 | Wayne (Lee) Twitchell baseball: pitcher: Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1973], Montreal Expos, NY Mets, Seattle Mariners, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 11 | Cesar (Francisco Zorrilla) Geronimo baseball: Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1972, 1975, 1976], KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 01 | Willie (Guillermo Naranjo) Montanez baseball:California Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, SF Giants, Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1977], NY Mets, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, SD Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 16 | Babe Ruth baseball legend, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Pablo (Arnoldo) Torrealba baseball: pitcher: Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 05 | John Hummer basketball: Princeton Univ., LA Clippers | Ref: 4 |
| May 14 | Dave (David Eugene) LaRoche baseball: pitcher: California Angels [all-star: 1977], Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1976], NY Yankees [World Series: 1981], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 17 | Carlos May baseball: Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1969, 1972], NY Yankees [World Series: 1976], California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 23 | Reggie (Reginald Leslie) Cleveland baseball: pitcher: St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1975], Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 27 | Gary (Lynn) Nolan baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976/all-star: 1972], California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 11 | Dave (David) Cash baseball: second baseman: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971], Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1974, 1975, 1976], Montreal Expos, SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 16 | Ron LeFlore baseball: Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1976], Montreal Expos [stole 97 bases: 1980], Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 17 | David Concepcion Venezuela, all star shortstop (Cincinatti Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 25 | Clay (Clayton Laws) Kirby baseball: pitcher: SD Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 14 | Earl (Craig) Williams baseball: Atlanta Braves [Rookie of the Year: 1971], Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 24 | Five teammates of Duluth club are killed and 19 others are injured in a bus-truck crash near St. Paul during a Northern League road trip. The injured include future major league manager Mel McGaha and Elmer Schoendienst, brother of Cardinal infielder, Red. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 27 | Joseph Tinker baseball Hall of Famer, 1/3 of fame double play combo, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 16 | Mike Jorgensen baseball: NY Mets, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1985], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 16 | Babe (George Herman) Ruth ‘The Sultan of Swat’, ‘The Bambino’: Baseball Hall of Famer: Boston Red Sox pitcher [won 89 games over six seasons/World Series: 1915, 1916, 1918], NY Yankees outfielder [World Series: 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932/60 home runs in 1927/all-star: 1933, 1934], Boston Braves; 714 home runs in 22 seasons; dies in New York of throat cancer at age 53. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 17 | Bill (William Raymond) Parsons baseball: pitcher: Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 23 | Ron (Ronald Mark) Blomberg ‘Boomer’: baseball: NY Yankees [baseball's first designated hitter: 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored against the Red Sox at Fenway Park: Apr 6, 1973], Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 11 | Jeff (Jeffrey Lynn) Newman baseball: Oakland Athletics [all-star: 1979], Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 18 | Ken (Kenneth Alven) Brett baseball: Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1967], Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1974], Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees, California Angels, LA Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, KC Royals; broadcaster: California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 24 | Eric (Thane) Soderholm baseball: Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, TX Rangers, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 13 | Randy (Randall James) Moffitt baseball: pitcher: brother of tennis great Billie Jean King, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 21 | Bill (William Ellis) Russell baseball: LA Dodgers: [all-star: 1973, 1976, 1980/World Series: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 26 | Toby (Colbert Dale) Harrah baseball: Washington Senators, Texas Rangers [all-star: 1972, 1975, 1976], Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1982], New York Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 31 | Mickey (John Milton) Rivers baseball: California Angels, NY Yankees [World Series: 1976, 1977, 1978/all-star: 1976/holds individual career record for batting average in league championship series: .386 (1976-78): 22 hits in 57 at-bats in 14 games], Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 23 | Hack (Lewis Robert) Wilson baseball: NY Giants [World Series: 1924], Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1929/record: rbi in a season: 190 in 1930], Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | George (Arthur) Foster baseball: outfielder: SF Giants, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1972, 1975, 1976/all-star: 1976-1979, 1981/Baseball Writer’s Award (National League): 1977], NY Mets, Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 02 | Wayne (Kirby) Simpson baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [all star: 1970], KC Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, CA Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 15 | Doug (Douglas James) Rau baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers [World Series: 1977, 1978], CA Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 21 | Dave Kingman baseball player (Mets, Yankees, Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Steve (Steven Patrick) Garvey baseball: L.A. Dodgers: [World Series: 1974, 1977, 1978/all-star: 1974-1981/N.L. Baseball Writers’ Award: 1974]; SD Padres [World Series: 1984/all-star: 1984, 1985], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 26 | Dave (David Martin) Rader baseball: catcher: SF Giants, SL Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 26 | Chris (Carroll Christopher) Chambliss baseball: Cleveland Indians first baseman: American League Rookie of the Year [1971], NY Yankees [World Series: 1976-1978/all-star: 1976], Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1949
| Jan 03 | Gary (Robert) Lavelle baseball: pitcher: SF Giants, [all-star: 1977, 1983], Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 08 | Wilbur (Leon) Howard baseball: Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 22 | Mike (Ralph Michael) Caldwell baseball: pitcher: SD Padres, SF Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers [World Series: 1982], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 29 | Jim (James Vernon) Tyrone baseball: Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 06 | Richie Zisk baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Len (Leonard Shenoff) Randle baseball: Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, NY Mets, NY Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 18 | John (Claiborn) Mayberry baseball: Houston Astros, KC Royals [all-star: 1973, 1974], Toronto Blue Jays, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 18 | Jerry (Julio Ruben Torres) Morales baseball: SD Padres, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1977], SL Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 16 | Rick (Rickey Eugene) Reuschel baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1977], NY Yankees [World Series: 1981], Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1987], SF Giants [all-star: 1989/World Series: 1989], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 15 | Dusty (Johnnie B) Baker baseball: Atlanta Braves, LA Dodgers [World Series: 1977, 1978, 1981/all-star: 1981, 1982], SF Giants, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 19 | Jerry Reuss baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1975], LA Dodgers [all-star:1980/World Series: 1981], California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 28 | Don Baylor baseball: manager: Colorado Rockies; California Angels MVP [1979], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 21 | Al (Alan Thomas) Hrabosky ‘The Mad Hungarian’: baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals, KC Royals, Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 28 | Baseball pitching all-star Vida (Rochelle) Blue is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 30 | Lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills the SS & 3rd baseman. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 09 | Ted (Lyle) Simmons baseball: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979}, Milwaukee Brewers [all-star: 1981, 1983/World Series: 1982], Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 13 | Andy (Andre) Thornton (baseball: Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1982, 1984]), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 19 | Paul (Michael) Mitchell baseball: pitcher: Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 01 | Garry (Lee) Maddox baseball: San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies [World Series: 1980, 1983], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 06 | Mike (Michael Wayne) Thompson baseball: pitcher: Washington Senators, SL Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 13 | Rick (John Rikard) Dempsey baseball: catcher: Minnesota Twins, NY Yankees, Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1979, 1983], Cleveland Indians, LA Dodgers [World Series: 1988], Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 27 | Mike (Michael Jack) Schmidt, Baseball Hall of Famer, 3rd baseman & HR hitter (Phillies), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 29 | Steve (Steven Lee) Busby baseball: pitcher: KC Royals [all-star: 1974, 1975], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 08 | Enos (Milton) Cabell baseball: Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, SF Giants, Detroit Tigers, LA Dodgers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 09 | Martin Imhof football: San Diego State Univ., SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 26 | Steve (Stephen Douglas) Rogers baseball: pitcher: record: NCAA Division I individual career pitching wins [Tulsa: 4, 1969, 1971]; Montreal Expos [all-star: 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 26 | Mike (Dudley Michael) Hargrove baseball: Texas Rangers [Rookie of the Year: 1974/all-star: 1975], Cleveland Indians, SD Padres; manager: Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 14 | Bill (William Joseph) Buckner baseball: LA Dodgers [World Series: 1974], Chicago Cubs [NL batting champ: 1980/all-star: 1981], Boston Red Sox [World Series: error cost Red Sox 1986 world series], California Angels, KC Royals, first baseman, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Cecil (Celester) Cooper (baseball: Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1975], Milwaukee Brewers [all-star: 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985/World Series: 1982]), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 20 | Oscar (Charles) Gamble (baseball: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees [World Series: 1976, 1981], Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1950
| Jan 03 | Bart (Clair Barth) Johnson baseball: pitcher: Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 12 | Randy (Randall Leo) Jones baseball: pitcher: San Diego Padres [all-star: 1975, 1976/Cy Young Award: 1976], NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 13 | Bob (Robert Herbert) Forsch baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1982, 1985, 1987], Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 13 | Mike (Michael Ray) Tyson baseball: St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 19 | Jon (Jonathan Trumpbour) Matlack baseball: pitcher: NY Mets [NL Rookie of the Year: 1972/World Series: 1973/all-star: 1974-1976], Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 06 | Art (Arthur) Fletcher baseball: shortstop: NY Giants [World Series: 1911-1913, 1917], Philadelphia Phillies; 3rd base coach: NY Yankees [1927-1945]; manager: Philadelphia Phillies [1923-1926]; dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | Burt (Carlton) Hooton baseball pitcher: Univ. of Texas: 3-time first-team All-American [1969-1971]; Chicago Cubs, LA Dodgers, Texas Rangers; pitching coach: Univ. of Texas, LA Dodgers organization, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 07 | Dan Quisenberry baseball pitcher (Kansas City Royals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Bruce (Eugene) Kison baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971, 1979], California Angels, Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 27 | Vic (Victor Lanier) Harris baseball: Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, SL Cardinals, SF Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 10 | Ken (George Kenneth) Griffey, Sr. (baseball: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1975, 1976/all-star: 1976, 1977, 1980], NY Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners; father of Ken Griffey, Jr.; the first father-son combination to play in the major leagues at the same time) is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Apr 12 | Tom Werner owner (San Diego Padres)/producer (Roseanne, Cosby Show), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Dick (Richard Louis) Sharon baseball: Detroit Tigers, SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 17 | Pedro (Modesto Delfi) Garcia baseball: Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 11 | Dane Iorg baseball player (Phillies, Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Pat (Patrick Leonard) Darcy baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1975], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 13 | Bobby Valentine baseball: Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves manager | Ref: 4 |
| May 25 | John (Joseph) Montefusco ‘The Count of Montefusco’ baseball: pitcher: SF Giants [all-star: 1976], Atlanta Braves, SD Padres, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 14 | Bill (William Roger) Fahey (baseball: catcher: Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, SD Padres, Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 25 | Tommy (Thomas William) ‘Corky’ Corcoran baseball: Pittsburgh Burghers, Philadelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants; minor league umpire; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 26 | Dave (Rodriguez) Rosello baseball: Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 28 | Chris (Edward) Speier baseball: SF Giants [all-star: 1972, 1973, 1974], Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, SL Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 05 | Gary Matthews baseball player (1973 NL rookie of year), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 01 | Milt (Milton Scott) May baseball: catcher: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1971], Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, SF Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 22 | (Bertram) Ray Burris baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs, NY Mets, NY Yankees, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 28 | Ron (Ronald Ames) "Louisana Lightning" Guidry Yankee pitcher (Cy Young 1978), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 29 | Doug (Douglas Vernon) DeCinces baseball: Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1979], California Angels [all-star: 1983], SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 02 | Lamar Johnson baseball: Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 04 | Doyle (Lafayette) Alexander baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees [World Series: 1976], Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, SF Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1988], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 15 | Dave (David Percy) Pagan baseball: NY Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 04 | Ed (Edward Louis) Halicki baseball: SF Giants, California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 09 | Brian (Jay) Downing baseball: Chicago White Sox, CA Angels [all-star: 1979], TX Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 24 | Rawly (Rawlins Jackson) Eastwick baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1975], SL Cardinals, NY Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, KC Royals, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 04 | Baseball pitcher, hall of famer, Grover Cleveland Alexander dies at age 63. | Ref: 15 |
| Nov 22 | Greg (Gregory Michael) Luzinski baseball: Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1975-1978/World Series: 1980], Chicago White Sox; high school coach, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 30 | Craig (Steven) Swan baseball: pitcher: NY Mets [NL ERA title: 1978 2.43], California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 08 | Tim (Timothy John) Foli baseball: shortstop: NY Mets, Montreal Expos, SF Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1979], California Angels, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 25 | Manny (Jesus Manuel Marcano) Trillo baseball: Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1977], Philadelphia Phillies [World Series: 1980/all-star: 1981, 1982], Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1983], Montreal Expos, SF Giants, Cincinnati Reds, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1951
| Jan 02 | Bill Madlock baseball: Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1975/NL batting Champ: 1975, 1976], SF Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1979/all-star: 1981, 1983/NL batting champ: 1981, 1983], LA Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 06 | Don (Donald Edward) Gullett baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976], NY Yankees [World Series: 1977], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 12 | Bill Madlock 4X NL batting champ (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Vern (Vernon Gerald) Ruhle baseball: pitcher: Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 07 | Benny (Benigno Felix) Ayala baseball: NY Mets, SL Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1979, 1983], Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 25 | Cesar (Encarnacion) Cedeno baseball: Houston Astros [all-star: 1972-1974, 1976], Cincinnati Reds, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1985], LA Dodgers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 07 | Jeff (Jeffrey Alan) Burroughs baseball: Washington Senators, Texas Rangers [all-star: 1974], Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1978], Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 25 | Edward Collins Hall of Fame infielder (White Sox, A's), dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Rennie (Renaldo Antonio Porte) Stennett baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates [shares record: seven hits in nine-inning game 9/16/75/World Series: 1979], SF Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 06 | Bert (Rik Aalbert) Blyleven baseball: pitcher: Minnesota Twins [AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year: 1970/all-star: 1973], Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1979], Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1985], Minnesota Twins [World Series: 1987], California Angels [Comeback Player of Year 1989], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 11 | Sid Monge baseball: pitcher: California Angels, Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1979], Philadelphia Phillies, SD Padres, Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 09 | Dave (David Gene) Parker baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates [Baseball Writer’s Award: 1978/all-star: 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981/World Series: 1979], Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1985, 1986/World Series: 1988, 1989], Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers [all-star: 1990], California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 16 | Stan (Stanley Arthur) Wall baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 02 | Jack Bastable baseball: Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 02 | Jim (James Michael) Hughes baseball: pitcher: Minnesota Twins, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 05 | Richard "Goose" Gossage relief pitcher (Yankees, Padres), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 09 | Dave Parker ‘The Cobra’: baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates [NL MVP: 1978; World Series: 1979], Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics [World Series: 1988, 1989], Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays; baseball’s first million-dollar player; coach: California Angels, St. Louis Cardinals; restauranteur, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 09 | Harry Heilmann baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 29 | Dan (Daniel) Driessen baseball: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1975, 1976], Montreal Expos, SF Giants, Houston Astros, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1987], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 09 | Steve (Steven Eugene) Swisher baseball: catcher: Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1976], SL Cardinals, SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 21 | John (Hardin) Stearns baseball: catcher: Philadelphia Phillies, NY Mets [all-star: 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 22 | Ike (Isaac Bernard) Hampton baseball: NY Mets, California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 27 | Buddy (David Gus) Bell baseball: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1973], Texas Rangers [all-star: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984], Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 28 | Joel (Randolph) Youngblood baseball: Cincinnati Reds, NY Mets [all-star: 1981], SL Cardinals, Montreal Expos, SF Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 16 | Bill Klem, American/National League baseball umpire, dies at age 77. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 18 | Tony (Anthony) Scott baseball: Montreal Expos, SL Cardinals, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 28 | Dave Rajsich pitcher (NY Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 03 | Dave (David Mark) Winfield Baseball Hall of Famer: SD Padres [all-star: 1977-1980], NY Yankees [World Series: 1981/all-star: 1981-1988], California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays [World Series: 1992], Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 26 | Steve (Steven Robert) Ontiveros baseball: SF Giants, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 25 | Bucky (Russell Earl) Dent baseball: shortstop: Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1975], NY Yankees [World Series: 1977, 1978/all-star: 1980, 1981], TX Rangers, KC Royals; manager: NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 16 | Mike (Michael Kendall) Flanagan baseball: pitcher: Baltimore Orioles [all-star: 1978/World Series: 1979, 1983/Cy Young Award: 1979]; Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1952
| Jan 17 | Pete (Ralph Pierre) LaCock baseball: Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals [World Series: 1980]; son of Hollywood Squares host, Peter Marshall, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 17 | Walter O "Spike" Briggs owner (Detroit Tigers), dies at 74. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Fred (Fredric Michael) Lynn baseball: Boston Red Sox: [Rookie of the Year: 1975/World Series: 1975/AL Baseball Writers’ Award: 1975/all-star: 1975-1980], California Angels [all-star: 1981-1983], Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 04 | Baseball great Jackie Robinson signed a contract with New York's WNBC and WNBT (TV) to serve as Director of Community Activities. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 29 | Al Autry baseball: pitcher: Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 11 | Rod Derline ‘The Rifle’: basketball: Seattle Supersonics | Ref: 4 |
| May 15 | Rick Waits baseball pitcher (Rangers, Indians, Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Butch (Clarence Edward) Metzger baseball: pitcher: SF Giants [NL Rookie of the Year: 1974], SD Padres, SL Cardinals, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 29 | Fred (Fredrick William) Holdsworth baseball: pitcher: Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 13 | Ernie (Leo Ernest) Whitt baseball: catcher: Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays [all-star: 1985], Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 26 | Steve (Stephen Shaddon) Bowling baseball: Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 05 | Don (Donald John) DeMola (baseball: pitcher: Montreal Expos), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 27 | Bump (Elliott Taylor) Wills baseball: Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 01 | Greg (Gregory Eugene) Gross baseball: Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies [World Series: 1980, 1983], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 08 | Mike (Michael Wilson) Ivie baseball: SD Padres, SF Giants, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 16 | Al (Alfred Willis) Holland baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants, Philadelphia Phillies [World Series: 1983/all-star: 1984], California Angels, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 22 | Gary (Ray) Beare baseball: pitcher: Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 27 | Mike (Michael Lewis) Edwards baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 30 | Arky Vaughn infielder (Pirates & Dodgers), drowns. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 09 | Jerry (Wayne) Mumphrey baseball: SL Cardinals, SD Padres, NY Yankees [World Series: 1981], Houston Astros [all-star: 1984], Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 24 | Rod (Rodney Joe) Gilbreath baseball: Atlanta Braves | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 25 | Mike (Michael Thomas) Stanton baseball: pitcher: Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 18 | Jerry (Jeron Kennis) Royster baseball: LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, SD Padres, Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 20 | Dave (David S.) Collins baseball: California Angels, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, NY Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 31 | Joe West baseball: umpire, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 16 | Glenn (Lawrence) Burke baseball: LA Dodgers [World Series: 1977], Oakland Athletics; is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 03 | Larry Anderson baseball: pitcher: Milwaukee Brewers Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 27 | (Gordon) Craig Reynolds baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners [all-star: 1978], Houston Astros [all-star: 1979], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 28 | Ray Knight 3rd baseman (New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1953
| Jan 08 | Bruce Sutter pitcher (Cubs, Cards, Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Frank (Joseph) Riccelli baseball: pitcher: SF Giants, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 24 | Mike (Michael David) Sember baseball: Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 08 | Jim (James Edward) Rice baseball: Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1977-1980, 1983-1986/AL MVP: 1978], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 29 | Tom (Thomas Hubert) Hume baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1982], Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 09 | Ron Jackson baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | George Brett, Wheeling WV, Kansas City Royal 3rd baseman (1980 American League MVP), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Rick (Richard Alan) Rhoden baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers [all-star: 1976/World Series: 1977], Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1986], NY Yankees, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| May 29 | Mike (Michael Dennis) Dupree baseball: pitcher: SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 04 | Larry (Lawrence Calvin) Demery baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 10 | Rick (Lamar) Camp baseball: pitcher: Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 03 | Frank (Daryl) Tanana baseball: pitcher: California Angels [all-star: 1976, 1977, 1978], Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, NY Mets, NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 03 | John Verhoeven baseball: pitcher: California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 16 | Nick Leyva baseball manager (Phillies 1988-91), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 29 | Warren (Livingston) Cromartie baseball: Montreal Expos, KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 20 | Keith Hernandez baseball: first base: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1979, 1980/Baseball Writers’ Award: 1979/World Series: 1982], NY Mets [all-star: 1984, 1986, 1987/World Series: 1986], Cleveland Indians, is born in San Francisco CA. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 06 | John (Robert) Candelaria ‘Candy Man’: baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1977/World Series: 1979], California Angels, NY Mets, NY Yankees, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, LA Dodgers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1954
| Jan 05 | Rabbit Maranville, American professional baseball player, dies at age 62. | Ref: 70 |
| Jan 18 | Scott McGregor baseball: pitcher: Baltimore Orioles [World Series: 1979, 1983], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 02 | John (Thomas) Tudor baseball: pitcher: Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1985, 1987], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1988] | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 08 | Gary Carter catcher (Montréal Expos, New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | Rick (Richard Aldo) Cerone baseball: Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, NY Yankees [World Series: 1981], Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, NY Mets, Montreal Expos, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 06 | Willie Randolph baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, NY Yankees, LA Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 10 | Andre Dawson Miami Fla, outfielder (Expos, Cubs, 1987 NL MVP), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 07 | Steve (Steven F) Kemp baseball: Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1979], Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 14 | Mark (Steven) Fidrych (‘The Bird’: baseball: pitcher: Detroit Tigers [Rookie of the Year: 1976/all-star: 1976, 1977), is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 21 | Bruce (Michael) Berenyi baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds, NY Mets, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 24 | Chris (Christopher Sean) Batton baseball: pitcher: Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 31 | Claudell Washington baseball: Oakland Athletics [all-star: 1974/World Series: 1974], TX Rangers, Chicago White Sox, NY Mets, Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1984], NY Yankees, CA Angels, is born. (Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | |
| Sep 02 | Rick (Richard Eugene) Manning baseball: Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 17 | Wayne (Richard) Krenchicki baseball: Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 03 | Dennis (Lee) Eckersley baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1977], Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1982], Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics [World Series: 1988, 1989, 1990/all-star: 1988-1992/Cy Young Award: 1992/Baseball Writers’ Award: 1992], SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 22 | Jamie (James Patrick) Quirk baseball: KC Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, SL Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 14 | Willie (Guillermo Villanueva) Hernandez, baseball all-star pitcher: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Cy Young Award: 1984, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 26 | Ozzie (Osborne Earl) Smith baseball: ‘The Wizard of Oz’: SD Padres [all-star: 1981], SL Cardinals [World Series: 1982, 1985, 1987/all-star: 1981-1992, 1994-1996]; National League Golden Glove winner [13: 1980-1992]; shortstop records: most years w/500 or more assists [8], most assists in a season [621: 1980], fewest errors in 150 or more games, most years [7] and most consecutive years [4] leading NL in fielding percentages, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1955
| Jan 01 | (Dewey) La Marr Hoyt baseball: pitcher: Chicago White Sox [Cy Young Award: 1983]; San Diego Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 07 | Charlie Puleo baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | [Jose] Dennis Martinez Nicaragua, pitcher (Orioles, Expos, Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Jack Morris St Paul MN, pitcher (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | Ed Whitson pitcher (New York Yankees, San Diego Padres), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 03 | Matt (Lon) Keough baseball: Oakland Athletics [all-star: 1978] , NY Yankees, SL Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 13 | Kevin (Robert) Bell baseball: Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 27 | Pat (Dale Patrick) Kelly baseball: catcher: Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 16 | Robin Yount Baseball Hall of Famer: Milwaukee Brewers outfielder, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 22 | Jeffrey Leonard baseball: LA Dodgers, Houston Astros, SF Giants [all-star: 1987], Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners [all-star: 1989], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 27 | Clark Griffith baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 04 | Cy Young, American professional baseball player, dies. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 10 | Jack (Anthony) Clark baseball: SF Giants [all-star: 1978, 1979], SL Cardinals [World Series: 1985/all-star: 1985, 1986], NY Yankees, SD Padres, Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 06 | Honus (John Peter) Wagner (‘The Flying Dutchman’) dies. | Ref: 68 |
- 1956
| Feb 08 | At the age of 93, Connie Mack (Cornelius Alexander McGillicudy) dies in Philadelphia; he is Major League Baseball's all-time winningest manager. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 14 | Dave Dravecky pitcher (San Francisco Giants), had arm amputated, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Eddie (Clarence) Murray baseball: Baltimore Orioles [American League Rookie of the Year: 1977/all-star: 1978, 1981-1986/World Series: 1979, 1983], LA Dodgers [all-star: 1991], NY Mets, Cleveland Indians [World Series: 1995]. Is born in Los Angeles CA. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 12 | Dale Murphy Portland OR, Atlanta Braves slugger (2 time National League MVP), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Ginger (Clarence Howeth) Beaumont baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1900, 1903], Boston Doves, Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1910]; dies at age 75. Beaumont was the 1st batter in the 1st World Series. | Ref: 4 |
| May 26 | Al Simmons Outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting average of .334, dies at 54. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 21 | Rick (Richard Lee) Sutcliffe baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs [Cy Young Award-winner: 1984], Baltimore Orioles, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 29 | Pedro Guerrero baseball: LA Dodgers, SL Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 13 | Bill (William Holland) Caudill baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics [all-star: 1984], Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 22 | Scott (Douglas) Sanderson baseball: pitcher: Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics [World Series: 1990], NY Yankees [all-star: 1991], California Angels, SF Giants, Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 22 | Paul (Leo) Molitor baseball: Milwaukee Brewers [all-star: 1980, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992/World Series: 1982]; Toronto Blue Jays [all-star: 1993, 1994/World Series: 1993: MVP: only player to hit 5 for 5 in World Series; designated hitter record for stolen bases [24]]; Minnesota Twins, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 24 | Tony (Antonio Garcia) Bernazard baseball: Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 24 | Hubie (Hubert) Brooks baseball: NY Mets, Montreal Expos [all-star: 1986, 1987], LA Dodgers, CA Angels, KC Royals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 01 | Vance (Aaron) Law baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1988], Oakland Athletics, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 07 | Ozzie (Osvaldo Jose) Virgil (Jr.) baseball: catcher: Philadelphia Phillies [World Series: 1983/all-star: 1985], Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1987], Toronto Blue Jays, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 13 | Dale Berra baseball infeilder (Pittsburgh Pirates, NY Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1957
| Feb 07 | Carney Lansford baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | Damaso Garcia baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Dave "Smoke" Stewart Oakland CA, pitcher (Oakland Athletic), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Jesse Orosco Santa Barbara CA, baseball relief pitcher (New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | John Stuper baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Lou[is Rodman] Whitaker 2nd baseman (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Kirk Gibson Michigan, outfield (Tigers, Dodgers, 1988 National League MVP), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 22 | Dave Steib pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 31 | Leon Durham baseball: St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1982, 1983], Cincinnati Reds | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 21 | Frank (Enrico) Pastore baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 26 | Alex (Alejandro Castro) Trevino catcher (LA Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 14 | Tim (Timothy Charles) Wallach baseball: Montreal Expos , LA Dodgers, CA Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 29 | Tim (Timothy Earl) Flannery baseball: SD Padres [World Series: 1984], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 04 | Lee Smith Jamestown LA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 06 | Steve (Stephen Wayne) Bedrosian baseball: pitcher: Atlanta Braves [Sporting News’ pitcher of the year: 1982], Philadelphia Phillies [Cy Young Award-winner: 1987/all-star: 1987], SF Giants [World Series: 1989], Minnesota Twins [World Series: 1991], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 17 | Bob Ojeda pitcher (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1958
| Jan 05 | Ron (Ronald Dale) Kittle baseball: Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1983], NY Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 31 | Rafael Santana shortstop (New York Mets, New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | Bill Dawley baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Alan Trammell Garden Grove CA, infielder (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Leon J Cadore pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Chuck Klein Philadelphia Phillie homerun hitter, dies at 53. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Ken Griffy baseball player (Cin Reds, NY Yanks), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Walt Terrell baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 15 | Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox 3rd baseman (AL bat champ 1985-88), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 20 | Dickie (Richard William) Thon baseball: California Angels, Houston Astros [all-star: 1983], SD Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 31 | Von (Francis) Hayes baseball: Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies [World Series: 1983/all-star: 1989], California Angels, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 04 | Paul (Wesley) Householder baseball: Cincinnati Reds, SL Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 16 | Orel (Leonard Quinton) Hershiser baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers [all-star: 1987, 1988, 1989/World Series: 1988/Cy Young Award: 1988], Cleveland Indians [World Series: 1995], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 02 | Willie McGee St Louis Card (1985 NL MVP), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 21 | Mel (Melvin Thomas) Ott ‘Master Melvin’: baseball: NY Giants [World Series: 1933, 1936, 1937/all-star: 1934-1945/consecutive batting record: walks in a row (7) June 16-18, 1943]; dies at age 49. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 08 | Baseball Hall of Famer Tris Speaker dies. | Ref: 24 |
| Dec 25 | Rickey (Henley) Henderson baseball: Oakland Athletics [all-star: 1980, 1982-1984, 1990, 1991/World Series: 1988, 1989/Baseball Writers’ Award, American League: 1990]; NY Yankees [all-star: 1985-1988], Toronto Blue Jays [World Series: 1993], SD Padres, is born in Chicago IL. | Ref: 5 |
- 1959
| Jan 09 | Otis Nixon US baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers), is born. (Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | |
| Feb 07 | Napoleon Lajoie baseball player, dies at 83. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Joe Hesketh US baseball player (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Bill Gullickson US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Harold Baines Easton MD, outfielder (Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Johnny (John Thomas) Allen baseball: pitcher: NY Yankees [World Series: 1932], Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1938], Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1941], SL Browns, NY Giants; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 18 | Jim Eisenreich St Cloud MN, outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies, Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Tony Phillips Atlanta GA, baseball outfielder Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Bob Patterson Jacksonville FL, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Ed Walsh baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 18 | Ryne (Dee) Sandberg baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 22 | Wally (Walter Wayne) Backman baseball: NY Mets [World Series: 1986], Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 06 | Dennis ‘Oilcan’ (Ray) Boyd baseball: pitcher: Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1986], Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 21 | George (Antonio) Bell baseball: Toronto Blue Jays [all-star: 1987, 1990], Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1991], Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 29 | Jesse (Lee) Barfield baseball: Toronto Blue Jays [all-star: 1986/Gold Glove: 1986, 1987], NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 05 | Lloyd (Anthony) Moseby baseball: Toronto Blue Jays [all-star: 1986], Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1960
| Jan 29 | Steve Sax 2nd baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Joe Carter Oklahoma City OK, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | (Long Island) Frank Viola, Hempstead NY, pitcher (Twins, NY Mets) (Cy Young-1988), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | Tony Gwynn Los Angeles CA, outfielder (San Diego Padres), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Kent (Alan) Hrbek baseball: Minnesota Twins [all-star: 1982/World Series: 1987, 1991], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 20 | Doug (Douglas Wayne) Gwosdz ‘Eye Chart’: baseball: catcher: SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 25 | Tommy (Thomas William) ‘Corky’ Corcoran baseball: Pittsburgh Burghers, Philadelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants; minor league umpire; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 19 | Ron Darling Hawaii, baseball pitcher (NY Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 24 | Cal (Calvin Edwin) Ripken Jr. baseball: shortstop: Baltimore Orioles [Rookie of the Year: 1982), is born. (Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | |
| Nov 01 | Fernando (Anguamea) Valenzuela baseball: pitcher: LA Dodgers [Rookie of the Year: 1981/Cy Young Award: 1981/World Series: 1981/all-star: 1981-1986]], California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, SD Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | Juan Samuel San Pedro de Macoris, infielder (NY Yankees, Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | Paul Assenmacher Detroit MI, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Roger McDowell Cincinnati OH, pitcher (NY Mets, Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Andy (Andrew James) Van Slyke baseball: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1985], Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1988, 1992, 1993/The Sporting News NL Player of the Year: 1988/Golden Glove: 1988-1992], Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 28 | Zane Smith Madison WI, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1961
| Jan 08 | Schoolboy (Lynwood Thomas) Rowe baseball: pitcher: Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1934, 1935, 1940/all-star: 1935, 1936], Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1947]; dies. | Ref: 68 |
| Jan 29 | Mike Aldrete US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | John Kruk US baseball first baseman (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Mike Kingery St James MN, outfielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Kirk McCaskill Kapuskasing Ontario Canada, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Don "Hitman" Mattingly Indiana, NY Yankee 1st baseman (MVP 1985), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | Jimmy Key Huntsville AL, pitcher (Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Charlie O'Brien Tulsa OK, catcher (Brewers, Mets, Braves, Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Kevin Romine baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 20 | Gary Varsho baseball: Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates [NL champs [1991, 1992], Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 28 | Thomas Connolly first baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 17 | Benny (Benjamin Michael) Kauff baseball: NY Highlanders, Indpls Hoosiers, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, NY Giants [World Series: 1917]; led Federal League in batting [1914, 1915]; later banned from pro baseball for alleged gambling involvement; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | (Long Island) Karen Velez Rockville Center NY, playmate (December 1984), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Mike Henneman St Charles MO, pitcher (Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Jeff Robinson baseball player (Detroit, Baltimore), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | Storm Davis Dallas TX, pitcher (Kansas City Royals), is born. (Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2000, ISBN 0-312-20437-X) | |
| Dec 31 | Rick Aguilera San Gabriel CA, pitcher (Minnesota Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1962
| Jan 03 | Darren Daulton US baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 03 | Mark Gardner US baseball player (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | Jeff (Jeffrey Thomas) Montgomery baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds, KC Royals [all-star: 1992, 1993, 1996], is born in Wellston OH. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 11 | Donn Pall Evergreen Park IL, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies, Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | Kevin Mitchell US baseball outfielder (New York Met, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Chris Sabo Detroit MI, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Joe Handle US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Dan Plesac Gary IN, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Alvaro Espinoza Venezuela, baseball shortstop (New York Yankees, New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Mark Gardner Los Angeles CA, pitcher (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Terry Steinbach New Ulm MN, catcher (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Darryl (Eugene) Strawberry, baseball: NY Mets [Rookie of the Year: 1983/NL MVP [26 HR, 74 RBIs in 122 games: 1983]/all-star: 1984-1990/World Series: 1986], LA Dodgers [all-star: 1991], SF Giants, NY Yankees [World Series: 1996], is born in Los Angeles CA. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 14 | Kirby Puckett centerfielder (Minnesota Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Kevin Seitzer Springfield IL, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Rich Amaral Visalia CA, outfielder (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Joey Meyer baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Robby Thompson W Palm Beach FL, infielder (San Fransisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Eric Davis Los Angeles CA, outfielder (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Joe Orsulak Glen Ridge NJ, outfielder (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | Wally Joyner baseball: California Angels, KC Royals, SD Padres, Atlanta Braves, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 28 | Mickey Cochrane baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at 59. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 25 | Doug (Douglas Dean) Drabek baseball: pitcher: NY Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros [all-star: 1994], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 04 | (William) Roger Clemens, Dayton Ohio, Boston Red Sox pitcher (Cy Young, MVP), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 30 | Dave Magadan baseball: NY Mets [NLCS: 1988], Seattle Mariners, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 01 | Barbra Streisand signs her first recording contract (with Columbia). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 12 | Sid Fernandez Hawaii, pitcher (NY Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 30 | (Heisman Trophy 1985) Bo (Vincent Edward) Jackson baseball: KC Royals [all-star: 1989], Chicago White Sox, CA Angels; football: LA Raiders RB [Heisman Trophy: 1985], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 29 | Devon White Kingston Jamaica, outfielder (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1963
| Jan 02 | David Cone KS City MO, baseball pitcher (NY Mets/Toronto Blue Jays/NY Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 02 | Edgar Martinez New York City, NY, baseball first baseman (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 05 | Jeff Fassero Springfield IL, pitcher (Montréal Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 05 | Rogers Hornsby 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards), dies of a heart ailment at age 67. | Ref: 70 |
| Jan 06 | Norm (Wood) Charlton, baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1990/all-star: 1992], Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, is born in Fort Polk LA. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 07 | Craig (Barry) Shipley baseball: LA Dodgers, NY Mets, SD Padres, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 21 | Jessie Hester NFL player (St Louis Rams), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | Jeff Treadway US baseball infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Lenny (Leonard Kyle) Dykstra baseball: NY Mets [World Series: 1986], Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1990, 1994, 1995/World Series: 1993/led league in hits: 192-1990, 194-1993], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 11 | Todd Benzinger US baseball player (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | John Marzano Philadelphia PA, catcher (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | Bobby (Roberto Martin Antonio) Bonilla baseball: Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1988-1991], NY Mets [all-star: 1993, 1995/highest salary in baseball: 1994: $6,300,000], Baltimore Orioles, is born in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 24 | Matias Carrillo Mexican/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Paul O'Neill Columbus OH, right fielder (Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Tony Castillo Lara Venezuela, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Terry Mulholland Uniontown PA, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | John Cangelosi Brooklyn NY, outfielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Mariano Duncan S P de Macoris Dominican Republic, infielder (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Shawon Dunston Brooklyn NY, infielder (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Rich Monteleone Tampa FL, pitcher (California Angels), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | Chris Bosio baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Marvin Freeman Chicago IL, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Mike Devereaux Casper WY, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Mark Leiter Joliet IL, pitcher (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Ken Caminiti Hanford CA, infielder (San Diego Padres), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | Pat Borders Columbus OH, catcher (California Angels), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | David Wells Torrance CA, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 28 | Frank "Home Run" Baker (hit 2 HRs in 1911 world series) dies at 77. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 17 | Bobby (Robert Thomas) Thigpen baseball: pitcher: Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1990/record for saves: 57 in one season: 1990], Philadelphia Phillies [World Series: 1993], Seattle Mariners, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 21 | Cecil Grant Fielder baseball: Detroit Tigers first base; Toronto Blue Jays | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 01 | Mark McGwire baseball: Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals: Broke Roger Maris’ major-league single-season home-run record [60] Sep 8, 1998, set single-season record in 1998: 70, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 31 | Fred (Frederick Stanley) McGriff baseball: Toronto Blue Jays [1989 AL Home Run Champion], San Diego Padres [all-star: 1992], Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1994, 1995, 1996], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 10 | Doug Henry Sacramento CA, pitcher (NY Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Jim Leyritz Lakewood OH, catcher (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Mel Stottlemyre Jr pitcher (Toronto Blues Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1964
| Jan 09 | Stan Javier S P de Macoris Dominican Republic, outfielder (Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | Jeff Tabaka US baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | Brady Anderson Silver Spring MD, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Ozzie Guillen Oculare del Tuy Venezuela, shortstop (Chicago White Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | Wayne Kirby Williamsburg VA, outfielder (Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | Rob (Robert Keith) Dibble baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1990/all-star: 1990, 1991], Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, is born in Bridgeport CT. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 29 | John Habyan US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Stan Javier S P de Macoris Dominican Republic, outfielder (Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | At the age of twenty-two, 1962 National League Rookie of the Year Cub Ken Hubbs dies in a Pravo, Utah plane crash. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 15 | At the age of twenty-two, 1962 National League Rookie of the Year Cub Ken Hubbs dies in a Pravo, Utah plane crash. | Ref: 1 |
| Feb 17 | Mike Campbell Seattle WA, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Kevin Tapani Des Moines IA, pitcher (Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twin), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Tom Lampkin Cincinnati OH, catcher (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Will Clark New Orleans LA, infielder (Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Pete Incaviglia Pebble Beach CA, outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Mike Macfarlane Stockton CA, catcher (Kansas City Royals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Doug Strange Greenville SC, infielder (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Jose Rijo pitcher (New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Scott Kamienicki pitcher (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Barry Larkin Cincinnati OH, shortstop (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Jeff Reboulet Dayton OH, infielder (Minnesota Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Bobby Witt Arlington VA, pitcher (Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Floyd Youmans baseball pitcher (Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Jeff Sellers baseball pitcher (Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Jose Rijo pitcher (New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Jeff Schwarz US baseball pitcher (California Angels, Chicago White Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Kevin Kennedy baseball manager (Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 28 | Mark (Eugene) Grace baseball: San Diego State Univ, Chicago Cugs, Arizona Diamondbacks, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 02 | Jose (Capas) Canseco, Havana Cuba, Oakland As (1986 Rookie Year, 1988 AL MVP), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 24 | Baseball all-star Barry (Lamar) Bonds is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 16 | Dwight 'Doc' (Eugene) Gooden baseball: pitcher: NY Mets [Rookie of the Year: 1984/all-star: 1984-1986, 1988/Cy Young Award: 1985/World Series: 1986], NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 02 | Chip Hale Santa Clara CA, infielder (Minnesota Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | Darryl Hamilton Baton Rouge LA, outfielder (TX Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | Luis Polonia Santiago City Dominican Republic, outfielder (NY Yankees, Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Thomas Howard Middletown OH, outfielder (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Billy Ripken Havre de Grace MD, 2nd baseman (Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Mike Fetters Van Nuys CA, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Mike Jackson Houston TX, pitcher (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | Jeff King Marion IN, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Craig Grebeck Cerritos CA, infielder (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1965
| Jan 01 | Mark Dewey US baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 02 | Greg Swindell Fort Worth TX, pitcher (Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 03 | Mark Dewey Grand Rapids MI, pitcher (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 04 | Kevin Wickander US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 06 | Jose Dejesus US baseball pitcher (Kansas City Royals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Brad Brink US baseball pitcher (San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Brian Holman Winfield KS, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Lou Frazier US baseball outfielder (Montréal Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Lenny Webster New Orleans LA, catcher (Montréal Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Ruben Amaro US baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Jim Bowie Japanese/US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Ron Gant Victoria TX, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | A J Sager Columbus OH, pitcher (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Pepper (John Leonard Roosevelt) Martin baseball: leader of St. Louis Cardinals ‘Gas House Gang’ in early 1930s [club record: stolen bases by a third baseman: 26 in 1933], stolen base leader: 1933, 1934 and 1936; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 09 | Benito Santiago Ponce PR, catcher (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Steve Finley Union City TN, outfielder (San Diego Padres), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | Kevin Brown Mcintyre GA, pitcher (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | John Smiley Phoenixville PA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Geronimo Berroa Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, outfielder (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | Chris Hoiles Bowling Green OH, catcher (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Hal Morris Fort Rucker AL, infielder (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Mike Blowers Wurlzburg Germany, infielder (New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Mike Butcher baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Steve Finley Union City TN, outfielder (San Diego Padres), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | Joey Cora Caguas Puerto Rico, infielder (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Erik Hanson Kinnelon NJ, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Todd Stottlemyre Yakima WA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals, Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Jacob Brumfield Bogalusa LA, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Charlie Hayes Hattisburg MS, 3rd baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 04 | Harvey Grant basketball: Washington Bullets, Portland Trailblazers, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards; twin brother of Horace, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 04 | Horace Grant basketball: Chicago Bulls, Orlando Magic, Seattle Supersonics, LA Lakers; twin brother of Harvey, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 06 | Ruben (Angel) Sierra baseball: Texas Rangers [all-star: 1989 1991, 1992, 1994], Oakland Athletics, NY Yankees, Detroit Tigers, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | Branch Rickey, the American baseball executive famous for creating the farm team system and hiring the first black players, dies. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 11 | Jay Bell Eglin AFB FL, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | Stacy Sunny San Bernadino CA, female infielder (Colorado Silver Bullets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Craig Biggio Smithtown NY, infielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Ken Hill Lynn MA, pitcher (Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Chris Jones Utica NY, outfielder (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1966
| Jan 03 | Luis Sojo Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | Jack McDowell Van Nuys CA, pitcher (New York Yankees, White Sox, Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Anthony Young US baseball pitcher (New York Mets, Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | Chris Hammond US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Richie Lewis US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Eddie Zambrano Venezuelan/US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Gillian Bonner Athens GA, playmate (April 1996), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Melido Perez Dominican/US baseball pitcher (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Derek Lilliquist US baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Chris Donnels US baseball infielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Rene Arocha Cubans/US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | Chris Howard US baseball catcher (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | Pete Smith US baseball player (Atlanta Braves, New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Luis Sojo Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Steve Reed Los Angeles CA, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Mel Rojas Haina Dominican Republic, pitcher (Montréal Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Terry Carkner Smiths Falls, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | Michael Timlin Midland TX, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Steve Reed Los Angeles CA, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | Blas Minor Merced CA, pitcher (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Sean Berry Santa Monica CA, infielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Mike Remlinger Middletown NY, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Tom Glavine Concord MA, pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Mike Remlinger Middletown NY, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Eric Gunderson Portland OR, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Steve Scarsone Anaheim CA, infielder (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | David Justice baseball player (Atlanta Braves)/husband of Halle Barry, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Greg Maddux San Angelo TX, pitcher (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Greg Myers Riverside CA, catcher (Minnesota Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Darren Holmes Asheville NC, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Jim Poole Rochester NY, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | John VanderWal Grand Rapids MI, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | California outfielder Rick Reichardt hits two homers in the 8th inning helping the Angels beat the Red Sox, 16-9. | Ref: 1 |
| May 01 | Armando Reynoso San Luis Potosi México, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Trenidad Hubbard Chicago IL, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Rafael Bournigal Azua Dominican Republic, infielder (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Jose Mesa Azua Dominican Republic, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Bill Haselman Long Branch NJ, catcher (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Dave Hollins Buffalo NY, infielder (Minnesota Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | John Jaha Portland OR, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | Sandy (Santos, Jr.) Alomar baseball: catcher: SD Padres, Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996/World Series: 1995], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 03 | Moises Alou baseball: Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 06 | ‘Sad’ Sam (Samuel Pond) Jones baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1918], NY Yankees [World Series: 1922, 1923, 1926], SL Browns, Washington Nationals, Chicago White Sox; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 02 | Tim Wakefield baseball: pitcher: Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 10 | Chuck (Charles Walter) Dressen baseball: Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants; manager: Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Milwaukee Braves, Detroit Tigers; coach: Brooklyn Dodgers, N.Y. Yankees, LA Dodgers; pro football player: Decatur Staleys, Racine Legion; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 03 | Dodgers become the first team to draw two million fans at home and two million on the road as 18,670 Crosley Field patrons watch Los Angeles beat the their home town Reds, 8-6. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 01 | Greg McMichael Knoxville TN, pitcher (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | Norberto Martin Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, infielder (Chicago White Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1967
| Jan 05 | Chris Nabholz US baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 06 | Johnny Keane baseball player/manager (Cards, New York Yankees), dies at 55. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | Mike Simms Whittier CA, outfielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | Jeff Branson, Waynesboro MI, infielder (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Jeff Branson US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Tim Pugh Lake Tahoe CA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Tim Naehring Cincinnati OH, infielder (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Todd Pratt US baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | John Patterson US baseball infielder (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Eddie Pye US baseball infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | (Long Island) John Valentin, Mineola NY, infielder (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Matt Turner, US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Kurt Knudsen US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Rich Rowland US baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | David Howard Sarasota FL, infielder (Kansas City Royals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Scott Service US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Jaime Navarro Bayamon PR, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Shawn Boskie Hawthorne NV, pitcher (California Angels), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Brian Jordan Baltimore MD, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Marquis Grisom Atlanta GA, outfielder (Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Rheal Cormier New Brunswick, pitcher (Montréal Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | Charles Nagy Fairfield CT, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Eric Young New Brunswick NJ, infielder (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Cara Coughenour Sioux City IA, female pitcher (Colorado Silver Bullets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | John Smoltz Detroit MI, pitcher (Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | Omar Vizquel Caracas Venezuela, shortstop (Seattle Mariners, Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | Turk Wendell Pittsfield MA, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Bill Risley Chicago IL, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Kenny Lofton, baseball: Houston Astros [AL rookie-season record: most stolen bases [66: 1992], Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians [record: most stolen bases], is born in East Chicago IL. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 21 | Jimmie (Emory) Foxx ‘Beast’, ‘Double X’: Baseball Hall of Famer: Philadelphia Athletics [World Series: 1929, 1930, 1031/all-star: 1934, 1935, 1936/Baseball Writers’ Award: 1932, 1933], Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1936-1941/Baseball Writers’ Award: 1938], Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Blue Jays; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 03 | John Femia Bkln NY, actor (Square Pegs, Hello Larry), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 19 | Jim (James Anthony) Abbott baseball: one-handed pitcher: Olympic gold medalist: U.S. baseball team [1988]; California Angels [Sullivan Award: 1987], NY York Yankees [no-hitter: 9/4/93], Chicago White Sox, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | Reggie Sanders Florence SC, outfielder (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 06 | Kevin Appier Lancaster CA, pitcher (KS City Royals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | Tino Martinez Tampa FL, first baseman (Seattle Mariner, New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | Mike Mordecai Birmingham AL, infielder (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | Mo Vaughn Norwalk CT, infielder (Boston Red Sox, MVP-1995), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Doug Johns South Bend IN, pitcher (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1968
| Jan 08 | Brian Johnson Oakland CA, catcher (San Diego Padres), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | Paul Carey US baseball infielder (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 11 | Ben Rivera Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | Tom Urbani Santa Cruz CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | Ross Powell US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | Eric Wedge US baseball catcher (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | Rusty Meacham Stuart FL, pitcher (Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Kevin Roberson US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | Steve Phoenix US baseball pitcher (Oakland Athletics), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Kent Mercker Dublin OH, pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Scott Erickson Long Beach CA, pitcher (Minnesota Twin, Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | Roberto Alomar Salinas Puerto Rico, infielder (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Ryan Bowen US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Matt Mieske US baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | David Hulse US baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | J T Snow Long Beach CA, infielder (New York Yankees, California Angels), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | J T Snow US baseball first baseman (New York Yankees, California Angels), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | Mike Milchin Knoxville TN, pitcher (Minnesota Twin), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Scott Radinsky Simi Valley CA, pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Brian Hunter Torrance CA, infielder (Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Jeff Kent Bellflower CA, infielder (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Ramon Martinez Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Jose Vizcaino San Cristobal Dominican Republic, infielder (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Shane Reynolds Bastrop LA, pitcher (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Jesse Levis Philadephia PA, catcher (Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Billy Brewer Fort Worth TX, pitcher (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Brent Mayne Loma Linda CA, catcher (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Tommy Bridges US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Todd Jones Marietta GA, pitcher (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Eddie Perez Cuidad Ojeda Venezuela, catcher (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Mark Clark Bath IL, pitcher (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Alan Levine Park Ridge IL, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Jerry Dipoto Jersey City NJ, pitcher (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Frank Thomas "Big Hurt", first baseman (Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Jeff Bagwell Boston MA, infielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 15 | Sam (Samuel Earl) Crawford ‘Wahoo Sam’: Baseball Hall of Famer: Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1907, 1908, 1909]; holds individual career record of 312 triples; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 05 | John Garrett Olerud Seattle WA, Baseball player, Blue Jays, Mets. American League Batting Crown 1993, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | Jay Underwood actor (The Boy Who Could Fly), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 12 | Sammy (Samuel Peralta) Sosa, baseball: TX Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs [joined Mark McGwire in breaking Roger Maris's record of 61 home runs in single season with 66 in 1998, 63 in 1999, 64 in 2001, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 18 | Gary (Antonian) Sheffield baseball: Milwaukee Brewers, Sdiego Padres [all-star: 1992], Florida Marlins [all-star: 1993, 1996]; nephew of baseball all-star Dwight Gooden, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | Eric Wedge US baseball catcher (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | Rusty Meacham Stuart FL, pitcher (Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | Darryl Kile Garden Grove CA, pitcher (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Mike Mussina Williamsport PA, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Derek Bell Tampa FL, outfielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | Curtis Pride Washington DC, outfielder (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Scott Bullett Martinsburg WV, outfielder (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Dean Palmer Tallahassee FL, infielder (Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | James Mouton Denver CO, outfielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1969
| Jan 06 | Alvin Morman Rockingham NC, pitcher (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | Chris Hatcher US baseball outfielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | Brian Boehringer St Louis MO, pitcher (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | Domingo Jean Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | Kevin Foster US baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | Orlando Miller Changionola Panama, infielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 15 | Delino DeShields Seaford DE, infielder (Montréal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Orlando Palmeiro Hoboken NJ, outfielder (California Angels), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | Rusty Greer Fort Rucker AL, outfielder (Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | Keith Gordon US baseball outfielder (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | Tom Zachary baseball pitcher (Washington Senators), dies at 72. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | Phil Plantier Manchester NH, outfielder (San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Terry Bradshaw US baseball outfielder (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Brad Cornett US baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | Bob Wickman Green Bay WI, pitcher (Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | Kurt Abbott US baseball player (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Domingo Jean Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Jayhawk Owens Cincinnati OH, catcher (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Tim Clark US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | Bryan Eversgerd US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Brian Williams Lancaster SC, pitcher (Detroit Tigers, Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | Tim Costo US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Brandon Wilson US baseball infielder (Chicago White Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | Willie Banks US baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Doug Creek Winchester VA, pitcher (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Jeff Tinsley Shelbyville KY, outfielder (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Dan Wilson Arlington Height IL, catcher (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Frank Castillo El Paso TX, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Carlos Reyes Miami FL, pitcher (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Bret Boone El Cajon CA, infielder (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Ricky Bones Salinas Puerto Rico, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Brad Ausmus New Haven CT, catcher (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Brad Pennington Salem IN, pitcher (California Angels), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Jeromy Burnitz Westminster CA, outfielder (Cleveland Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Fernando Vina Sacramento CA, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Carlos Reyes Miami FL, pitcher (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | George Williams Lacrosse WI, catcher (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Travis Fryman Lexington KY, infielder (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Pete Schourek Austin TX, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Lyle Mouton Lafayette LA, outfielder (Chicago White Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Vaughn Eshelman Philadelphia PA, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Ramon Caraballo baseball player, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Todd Hundley Martinsville VA, catcher (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Toby Borland Quitman LA, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 30 | Hank (Henry Curtis) Thompson baseball: SL Browns, NY Giants [World Series: 1951, 1954]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 21 | Ken (George Kenneth) Griffey Jr. baseball: Seattle Mariners left-handed outfielder [all-star: 1990-1996/Gold Glove Award: 1990-1993]; shares individual record for consecutive games hitting home runs [8, July 20-28, 1993]; first son and father [Ken Griffey, Sr.] to play in major leagues at same time [1989] and on same team at same time [1990], is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | Phil Plantier Manchester NH, outfielder (San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | Ramon Garcia Guanare Venezuela, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Dave Nilsson Brisbane Australia, catcher (Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | Joe Randa Milwaukee WI, infielder (Kansas City Royals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Marcie Aguilar Tucson AZ, female infielder (Colorado Silver Bullets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1970
| Jan 02 | Royce Clayton Burbank CA, infielder (San Francisco Giants, St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 06 | Daniel Naulty Los Angeles CA, pitcher (Minnesota Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | Nigel Wilson Canadian/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 14 | After seeing his upstart team win the World Series last season, Mets general manager Johnny Murphy dies of a heat attack. Murphy was a top relief pitcher for the Yankees in the 1930's and early 40's. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 14 | Steve Cooke Kanai HI, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 14 | John J "Johnny" Murphy US baseball pitcher (New York Yankees), dies at 61. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | Ron Villone Englewood NJ, pitcher (San Diego Padres), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Rick Krivda Mckeesport PA, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | T J Mathews Belleville IL, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Marvin Benard Bluefields Nicaragua, outfielder (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | Alan Embree Vancouver WA, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | Mark Wohlers Holyoke MA, pitcher (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | Sherman Obando Changuinola Panama, outfielder (Montréal Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Dan Carlson US baseball pitcher (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | John Frascatore US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | Mark Hutton Adelaide Australia, pitcher (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Alberto Castillo Dominican/US baseball catcher (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Bobby Jones Fresno CA, pitcher (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Kevin Stocker US baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | Kelly Stinnett US baseball catcher (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Tyler Green US baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Javier De La Hoya Mexican/US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Wilson Alvarez Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Dave Stevens Fullerton CA, pitcher (Minnesota Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Scott Stahoviak Waukegan IL, infielder (Minnesota Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Shannan Mitchem Decatur GA, female infielder (Colorado Silver Bullets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Jon Lieber Council Bluffs IA, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Joe Vitiello Cambridge MA, infielder (Kansas City Royals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Sean Bergman Joliet IL, pitcher (San Diego Padres), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Steve Avery Trenton MI, pitcher (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | J R Phillips West Covina CA, infielder (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Mark Smith Pasadena CA, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Missy Cress Burbank CA, female catcher (Colorado Silver Bullets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Ricky Gutierrez Miami FL, infielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Joey Eischen West Covina CA, pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | Kirk Rueter Centralia IL, pitcher (Montréal Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | Paul Byrd Louisville KY, pitcher (NY Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1971
| Jan 04 | Carlos Perez Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montréal Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 05 | Jason Bates Downey CA, infielder (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | Jason Giambi West Covina CA, infielder (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 11 | Alexander Delgado Palmerejo Venezuela, catcher (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | Andy Fox Sacramento CA, infielder (New York Yankees), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 13 | Elmer Dessens Hermosillo Mexico, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | Peter Winter Australian decathlete (Olympics-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | Tyler Houston US baseball catcher (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Jeff Juden Salem MA, baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | Cory Bailey US baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Kerry Taylor US baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Eric Owens Danville VA, outfielder (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Kevin Sefcik Oaklawn IL, infielder (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Todd Williams US baseball pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | Mike Hubbard Lynchburg VA, catcher (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Jeff Schmidt US baseball pitcher (California Angels), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Brian Hunter Portland OR, outfielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Chad Fonville Jacksonville NC, infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Jose Mercedes El Seybo Dominican Republic, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Roger Salkeld Burbank CA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Greg Hansell Bellflower CA, pitcher (Minnesota Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Raul Mondesi San Cristobal Dominican Republic, outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | Manny Alexander Dominican Republic, infielder (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Jesus Tavarez Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, outfielder (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | Quilvio Veras Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, infielder (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Felipe Lira Miranda Venezeula, pitcher (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Mark Thompson Russellville KY, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Gregory Zaun Glendale CA, catcher (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Brad Clontz Stuart VA, pitcher (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Pam Schaffrath Chicago IL, female catcher (Colorado Silver Bullets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | Curt Flood resigns Senators after 13 games & departs for Denmark. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Sterling Hitchcock Fayetteville NC, pitcher (New York Yankees, Sea Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Ryan Hawblitzel West Palm Beach FL, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Michael Sirotka Chicago IL, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | Goose (Leon Allen) Goslin Baseball Hall of Famer: Washington Nationals [World Series: 1924, 1925, 1933], St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1934, 1935/all-star: 1936]; drove in 100 or more runs on eleven occasions, hit .300 or better eleven times; career: .316 average, 2735 hits, 37 more in World Series competition; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| May 18 | Rich Garces Maracay Aragua Venezuela, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Marshall Boze San Manual AZ, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Troy Malave Cumana Venezuela, outfielder (Boston Red Sox), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 27 | Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Garvin Alston Mount Vernon NY, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | Todd Van Poppel Hinsdale IL, pitcher (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | Alyson Habetz Crowley LA, female pitcher (Colorado Silver Bullets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Melvin Nieves San Juan Puerto Rico, outfielder (Detroit Tigers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1972
| Jan 02 | Jeff Jackson US baseball outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | Jay Powell Meridian MS, pitcher (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 11 | Rey Ordonez Havana Cuba, infielder (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | Mike Lieberthal Glendale CA, catcher (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | Alan Benes Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Richard Becker Aurora IL, outfielder (Minnesota Twin), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Jay Powell Meridian MS, pitcher (Florida Marlins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Omar Daal Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Montréal Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Baseball Hall of Famer and Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Pie (Harold Joseph) Traynor dies at age 72. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 25 | Howard Battle Biloxi MS, infielder (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Alex Ochoa Miami FL, outfielder (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Gil (Gilbert Raymond) Hodges baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers [shares record for most home runs in one game [4] August 31, 1950/World Series: 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956/all-star: 1949, 1950-1955, 1957], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1959], NY Mets, dies of heart attack at age 57. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Matt Wagner Cedar Falls IA, pitcher (Seattle Mariners), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Ricky Otero Vega Baja Puerto Rico, outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | David Williams Bedford PA, outfielder (San Francisco Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Chipper Jones Deland FL, infielder (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Francisco Cordova Veracruz México, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Bobby Chouinard Manilla Phillipines, pitcher (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Danny Bautista Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, outfielder (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Manny Ramirez Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, outfielder (Cleveland Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 13 | George Wiess Yankee GM, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 24 | The first black player of 20th century, Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, dies of heart disease at the age of 53. | Ref: 1 |
| Dec 05 | Cliff Floyd Chicago IL, outfielder/1st base (Montréal Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Francisco Rodriguez Brooklyn NY, pitcher (Minnesota Twins), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Gabby (Charles Leo) Hartnett (Baseball Hall of Fame catcher: Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938/all-star: 1933-1938/NL MVP: 1935]; .297 lifetime average w/236 home runs; caught 100 or more games 12 times; manager: Chicago Cubs [as rookie manager in 1938, he hit homer in near darkness to beat Pirates and lead Cubs to pennant]) dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 31 | Pirate outfielder Roberto Clemente, 38, is tragically killed when a cargo plane crashes during a relief effort to bring much needed supplies to the victims of the Nicaraguan earthquake. | Ref: 1 |
- 1973
| Jan 09 | Aaron Holbert US baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 14 | Rod Myers Conroe TX, outfielder (Kansas City Royals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Chris Stynes Queens NY, infielder (Kansas City Royals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Terrell Wade Rembert SC, pitcher (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Jason Schmidt Lewiston ID, pitcher (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | Laura Espinoza-Watson Torrance CA, female infielder (Silver Bullets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Aaron Holbert US baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Terry Adams Mobile AL, pitcher (Chicago Cubs) | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Frankie (Francis) Frisch ‘The Fordham Flash’: baseball, dies at age 74. | Ref: 68 |
| Mar 26 | George Sisler hall of famer 1st baseman (257 hits-1920), dies at 80 | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 08 | Alex Gonzalez Miami FL, infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Antonio Osuna Sinaloa México, pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Todd Hollandsworth Dayton OH, outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Ralph Miller, the last nineteenth century ballplayer, dies in Cincinnati at 100 years of age. | Ref: 1 |
| May 22 | Julian Tavarez Santiago Dominican Republic, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Marty Janzen Miami FL, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 26 | Mike Burke NY Yankees pres/CEO of Madison Sq Garden, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | Brian Loyd Lynwood CA, baseball catcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | Tony Batista Puerto Plata Dominican Republic, infielder (Oakland A's), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 29 | Tomas Perez Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1974
| Jan 11 | Warren Morris Alexandria LA, baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | Guillermo Mercedes Dominican/US baseball infielder (Texas Rangers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Amaury Telemaco Higuey Dominican Republic, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | Jermaine Dye Oakland CA, outfielder (Atlanta Braves), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Ugueth Urbina Caracas Venezuela, pitcher (Montréal Expos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | John Coppinger El Paso TX, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Daniel R Topping US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 26 | Derek Jeter, of the NY Yankees, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 30 | Mule (George William) Haas baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Athletics [World Series: 1929-1931], Chicago White Sox; dies. | Ref: 4 |
-
| Jul 17 | Dizzy (Jay Hanna) Dean Baseball Hall of Famer: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1934/all-star: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937], Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1938], SL Browns; broadcaster: SL Cardinals, Cleveland Browns; died July 17, 1974; see Dizzy Day [above] | Ref: 68 |
- 1975
| Jan 05 | Don Wilson Astro pitcher dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Miguel Mejia San Pedro de Macoris, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Jacque Jones San Diego CA, baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 29 | Casey (Charles Dillon) Stengel ‘The Old Professor’: baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers; manager: NY Yankees: 7 World Series championships [1949-53, 1956, 1958]; dies at age 85. | Ref: 68 |
| Dec 02 | Mark Kotsay Whittier CA, baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1976
| Feb 08 | Jim Parque Norwalk CA, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 09 | Tom Yawkey, American sportsman and owner of the Boston Red Sox (1933-76), dies at age 73. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 02 | Danny Murtaugh baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates; manager: Pittsburgh Pirates, dies at 59. | Ref: 4 |
- 1977
| Jan 01 | Danny (Vincent) ‘Bear’ Frisella baseball: pitcher: NY Mets, Atlanta Braves, SD Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, SL Cardinals; dies, | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Phillip K. Wrigley corporate executive: Wrigley Gum/Wrigley Field; dies at age 82. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 16 | Kerry Wood baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 08 | Bucky Harris dies on his birthday. The 'Boy Wonder' was a player-manager for the Senators in the 1920's. | Ref: 1 |
- 1978
| Jan 13 | Baseball manager: Chicago Cubs, NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox: holds record: highest winning percentage: [.615], Joe McCarthy dies at age 90. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 07 | Steve Bilko baseball: St. Louis Cardinals 1B, Cubs, Reds, Dodgers, Tigers, Angels; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 30 | Billy (William Richard) Cox baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1949, 1952, 1953], Baltimore Orioles; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 08 | Ford Frick, Baseball Hall of Famer: Commissioner of Baseball (1951-65); dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | Dick (Richard Walther) Siebert baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers, SL Cardinals, Philadelphia Athletics [all-star: 1943]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1979
| Mar 29 | Luke Easter Luscious Luke: baseball: Cleveland Indians; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 03 | Harry (Leon) ‘Suitcase’ ‘Goody’ Simpson baseball: Cleveland Indians, KC Athletics [all-star: 1956], NY Yankees [World Series: 1957], Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 06 | M Marie Widlow softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 02 | New York Yankee Captain Thurman Munson dies in a plane crash in Canton, Ohio, at age 32. His number "15" is immediatly retired. | Ref: 86 |
| Aug 09 | Walter O'Malley, baseball executive: owner: Brooklyn/LA Dodgers dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1980
| Jun 01 | Rube (Richard William) Marquard Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: NY Giants [World Series: 1911, 1912, 1913], Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1916, 1920, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 30 | 1,754 turn out to see the Phillies play the NY Mets at Shea Stadium. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Elston (Gene) Howard baseball: NY Yankees [World Series: 1955-1958, 1960-1964/all-star: 1957-1965/AL Baseball Writers’ Award: 1963], Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1967]; dies at age 59. | Ref: 4 |
- 1981
| Feb 22 | ‘Handy’ Andy (Andrew Aird) High baseball: Brooklyn Robins, Boston Braves, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1928, 1930, 1931], Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1982
| Jan 06 | Wally (Walter Charles) Post baseball: Cincinnati Redlegs, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1961], Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 08 | Satchel (Leroy Robert) Paige Baseball Hall of Famer: pitcher: Cleveland Indians [World Series: 1948], St. Louis Browns [all-star: 1953], KC Athletics; legend in Negro leagues, thrilling fans with his famous ‘hesitation pitch’; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 14 | Jackie (Jack Eugene) Jensen baseball: NY Yankees [World Series: 1950], Washington Nationals [all-star: 1952], Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1955, 1958/Writer’s Award: 1958]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 23 | Schottzie Schott dog mascot of the Cincinatti Reds, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 18 | Clyde (Edward) McCullough baseball: catcher: Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1945/all-star: 1948, 1953], Pittsburgh Pirates; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1983
| Apr 12 | Carl (Wendle) Morton baseball: pitcher: Montreal Expos [National League Rookie of the Year: 1970], Atlanta Braves; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 17 | Dutch (Emil John) Leonard baseball: pitacher: Brooklyn Dodgers Washington Nationals [all-star: 1940, 1943-1945], Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1951]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 07 | Vic (Victor Woodrow) Wertz baseball: Detroit Tigers [all-star: 1949, 1951, 1952], St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians [World Series: 1954/all-star: 1957], Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1984
| Mar 18 | Charlie (Charles Richard) Lau baseball: Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles, KC Athletics, Atlanta Braves; dies at age 50. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 25 | Baseballer, radio sportscaster Waite (Charles) Hoyt dies. | Ref: 68 |
| Sep 07 | Joe (Joseph Edward) Cronin Baseball Hall of Famer: Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals [World Series: 1933/all-star: 1933, 1934], Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941]; American League president; American League Chairman; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 30 | Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 01 | Walter (Emmons) ‘Smokey’ Alston baseball: SL Cardinals; Baseball Hall of Fame manager: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1955], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1959, 1963, 1965]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1985
| Feb 26 | George (Ernest) Uhle 'The Bull': baseball: Cleveland Indians [World Series: 1920], Detroit Tigers, NY Giants, NY Yankees, dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 26 | Bob (Robert Boden) Scheffing baseball: catcher: Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, SL Cardinals; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 06 | Burleigh Grimes US baseball pitcher, dies at 92. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Roger (Eugene) Maris (Maras), homerun hitter (61 in 61, NY Yankees), dies of cancer at age 51 in Houston, Texas. | Ref: 68 |
- 1986
| Jan 02 | Bill Veeck Baseball Hall of Fame owner: Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Browns, Chicago White Sox; promoter: outrageous door prizes, ingenious promotional schemes [Bat Day, fireworks, exploding scoreboards, player names on backs of uniforms]; signed AL’s first black player [Larry Doby: 1947] and oldest rookie [42-year-old Satchel Paige: 1948]; dies at age 71. | Ref: 70 |
| May 04 | Paul (Rapier) Richards baseball: catcher: Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants, Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1945]; Manager: Chicago White 1951-61, 1976 Orioles; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| May 07 | Phillies outfielder Garry Maddox, retires. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 02 | Peanuts (Harry Lee) Lowrey baseball: Chicago Cubs [World Series: 1945/all-star: 1946], Cincinnati Reds, SL Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies; dies. | Ref: 2 |
| Jul 09 | Red (Charles Frederick) Lucas ‘The Nashville Narcissus’: baseball: pitcher: NY Giants, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 04 | Hank Greenberg, Baseball Hall of Famer, dies. | Ref: 17 |
| Oct 03 | Vince (Vincent Paul) DiMaggio baseball: Boston Bees, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1943, 1944], Philadelphia Blue Jays, NY Giants, Philadelphia Phillies; older brother of Joe [and Dom] DiMaggio; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 11 | Norm Cash first baseman (Detroit Tigers), dies at 51. | Ref: 5 |
- 1987
| Jan 29 | Lisa files for separation from husband New York Met Darryl Strawberry. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | Michael Burke sports executive (NY Yankees, NY Knicks), dies in Ireland. | Ref: 68 |
| Mar 09 | Zeke (Henry John) Bonura baseball: Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals, NY Giants, Chicago Cubs; dies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | Luke (James Luther) Sewell baseball: catcher: Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals [World Series: 1933], Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1937], SL Browns; manager: St. Louis Browns: American League pennant [1944]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 17 | Dick (Richard Dalton) Howser baseball: KC Athletics [all-star: 1961], Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees; manager: NY Yankees, KC Royals:: 404-365 record [.525], 2 division titles, World Championship [1985], uniform [#10] was first number retired by Royals retired by Royals; dies at 51 of brain cancer. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 01 | Pinky (Arthur Carter) Whitney baseball: Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1936], Boston Braves, Boston Bees; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 16 | Jim (James Thomas) Brewer baseball: pitcher: Chicago Cubs, LA Dodgers [World Series: 1965, 1966, 1974/all-star: 1973], CA Angels; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1988
| Feb 28 | Harvey (Edward) Kuenn baseball: Detroit Tigers [American League Rookie of the Year: 1953/all-star: 1953-1959], Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1960], SF Giants [World Series: 1962], Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies; manager: Milwaukee Brewers: American League Manager of the Year [1982]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 26 | Jose Vizcaino San Cristobal Dominican Republic, infielder (New York Mets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Ted (Theodore Bernard) Kluszewski ‘Big Klu’: baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs [all-star: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956], Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox [World Series: 1959], LA Angels; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 13 | Edward Bennett Williams attorney; owner: Baltimore Orioles; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 14 | Vic (Victor John Angelo) Raschi baseball: pitcher: NY Yankees [World Series: 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953/all-star: 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952], SL Cardinals, KC Athletics; dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 21 | ‘King’ Carl (Owen) Hubbell ‘The Meal Ticket’: baseball: pitcher: NY Giants, dies at age 85. | Ref: 4 |
- 1989
| Jan 18 | Candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | Carl (Anthony) Furillo ‘Skoonj’, ‘The Reading Rifle’: baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956/all-star: 1952, 1953], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1959]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 17 | Lefty (Vernon Louis) Gomez Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: NY Yankees [World Series: 1932, 1936-1939/record: won six World Series games without a loss/all-star: 1933-1939/winning pitcher in first all-star game], Washington Nationals; dies at age 80. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 24 | Sparky (Earl John) Adams baseball: Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1930, 1931], Cincinnati Reds; dies. | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 16 | Jocko (John Bertrand) Conlan baseball: Chicago White Sox; Baseball Hall of Fame umpire: trademarks: polka-dot tie, balloon chest protector, quick grin; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| May 18 | Lisa Strawberry files for divorce from Darryl. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 01 | Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti died of a heart attack at his summer home in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, at age 51. (TWA, 1990) | Ref: 95 |
| Sep 10 | Angelo (Bartlett) Giamatti president: Yale University; commisioner: major-league baseball; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 21 | Murry (Monroe) Dickson baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1943, 1946], Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1953], Philadelphia Phillies, KC Athletics, NY Yankees [World Series: 1958]; dies. | Ref: 1 |
| Sep 29 | August A. Busch Jr brewer/baseball owner (St Louis Cards), dies at 90 | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | Billy (Alfred Manuel) Martin baseball: played and managed (5 times) the New York Yankees; also managed Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers and Oakland A’s; dies in a truck crash in Fenton, N.Y at age 61. | Ref: 4 |
- 1990
| Jan 07 | Horace Stoneham baseball owner (Giants), dies at 86. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | At the age of 45, former Red Sox fan favorite Tony (Anthony Richard) Conigliaro dies of pneumonia and kidney failure in Salem MA. He was the youngest player in American League ever to reach the 100 home run plateau. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 29 | Phil (Philip Samuel) Masi baseball: catcher: Boston Bees, Boston Braves [all-star: 1945-1948/World Series: 1948], Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 21 | Johnny Beagley winner of two 1942 World Series games, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 10 | Cookie (Harry Arthur) Lavagetto baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers [all-star: 1938-1941/World Series: 1941, 1947: pinch hit game-4-winning double off right field wall]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 18 | Mr. R. Howard Webster, the Toronto Blue Jays' Honorary Chairman passes away at age 80. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 10 | Wally (Wallace) Moses baseball: Philadelphia Athletics [all-star: 1937], Chicago White Sox [all-star: 1945], Boston Red Sox [World Series: 1946]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 23 | Bo Diaz catcher, crushed to death by a satellite dish, at 37. | Ref: 5 |
- 1991
| Jan 07 | Joe Hicks baseball coach, dies of cancer at 64. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | Dale Long, hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | James "Cool Papa" Bell Negro baseball league great, dies at 87. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | James Bell ‘Cool Papa’: Baseball Hall of Famer: Negro League [1922-1950]: St. Louis Stars, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Homestead Grays, Kansas City Stars; fastest man ever to play baseball: could round the bases in 13 seconds: “...so fast he could get out of bed, turn out the lights across the room, and be back under the covers before the lights went out...”; died Mar 7, 1991 | Ref: 4 |
| May 07 | Negro League baseballer James Bell died. Believed to be the fastest man in baseball, he could round the bases in 13 seconds. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 15 | Happy Chandler, American politician and baseball commissioner (1945-51), dies at age 92. | Ref: 70 |
| Aug 01 | Chris (Christopher Joseph) Short baseball: pitcher: Philadelphia Phillies, dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 07 | Shotzie Cincinnati Red dog mascot, dies at 9 | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 15 | Smoky (Forrest Harrill) Burgess baseball: catcher: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies [all-star:1954], Cincinnati Redlegs [all-star: 1955], Pittsburgh Pirates [all-star: 1959-1961, 1964/World Series: 1960], Chicago White Sox; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 07 | Leo Durocher, baseball player & manager, "Nice guys finish last" dies at 86 | Ref: 68 |
| Oct 30 | William Shea (Shea Stadium namesake), dies at 84 | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | (Colonel) Buster ‘Bus’ Mills baseball: SL Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, SL Browns, NY Yankees, Cleveland Indians; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 12 | Ken Keltner US baseball player (Cleveland Indians), dies at 75. | Ref: 5 |
- 1992
| Feb 26 | Jean R Yawkey owner (Boston Red Sox), dies of a stroke at 83. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Deron Johnson 1965 National League run leader, dies of cancer at 53. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Joe Burke president (Kansas City Royals), dies at 68, dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 04 | Carl Stotz ‘Father of Little League Baseball’; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 05 | Carl E. Stotz, the founder of Little League, dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 12 | Randy (Randolph Edward) Moore baseball: Chicago White Sox, Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, SL Cardinals; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 15 | Ed (Edmund Walter) Lopat (Lopatynski) baseball: pitcher: Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees [World Series: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953/all-star: 1951], Baltimore Orioles; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 18 | America's reigning pop princess Whitney Houston wed R&B artist/bad boy Bobby Brown. The ceremony was held in a gazebo on Houston's Mendham, New Jersey estate. Among the 800 guests: Ray Charles, Dionne Warwick, Quincy Jones, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Isiah Thomas, Donald Trump. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 09 | Mike (Fermin) Guerra baseball: catcher: Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 22 | Red (Walter) Barber, voice of the Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Yankees, dies in Tallahassee FL at age 84. (also TWA, 1993) | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | Carl Barger baseball president (Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins), dies at 62. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | Rube (Albert Bluford) Walker, catcher for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and LA Dodgers, dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 28 | Sal (Salvatore Anthony) Maglie ‘The Barber’: baseball: pitcher: NY Giants [all-star: 1951, 1952/World Series: 1951, 1954], Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1956], NY Yankees, SL Cardinals; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1993
| Jan 22 | Charlie Gehringer baseball player, dies at 89. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Rip (Eldon John) Repulski baseball: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1956], Philadelphia Phillies, LA Dodgers [World Series: 1959], Boston Red Sox; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 22 | In a tragic accident, Indian pitchers Steve Olin, 27, and Tim Crews, 31, are killed when their motorboat strikes a pier. Bob Ojeda is severely injured, but will return to play major league baseball. | Ref: 1 |
| Apr 21 | Hal Schumacher baseball pitcher, dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | Mark Koenig baseball shortstop (New York Yankees), dies at 88. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 02 | Johnny (John Robert) Mize ‘The Big Cat’: Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1937, 1939-1941/1939 NL batting champ]; NY Giants [all-star: 1942, 1946-1949/NL record for left-handed batters: 51 homeruns: 1947]; NY Yankees [World Series: 1949-1953]; hit a home run in every major league ballpark during career; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 22 | Bubba (John Melvin) Phillips baseball: Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox [World Series: 1959], Cleveland Indians; dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 26 | Roy Campanella, legendary catcher for the Negro Leagues and the Brooklyn Dodgers, dies in Woodland Hills CA at age 71. | Ref: 2 |
| Jul 03 | Don (Donald Scott) Drysdale Baseball Hall of Famer: pitcher: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1959], Los Angeles Dodgers [World Series: 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966/all-star: 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968/Cy Young Award-winner: 1962]; broadcaster: ABC Monday Night Baseball; writer: Once a Bum, Always a Dodger; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 11 | (Ray) Lee Walls baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1958], Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, LA Dodgers: hit 3 home runs in ninth game played at LA Coliseum; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 12 | Bill (William Malcolm) Dickey Baseball Hall of Famer: catcher: NY Yankees catcher [1928-1946: played in 38 World Series games: 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943/all-star: 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946/record: caught 100 or more games 13 years in a row]; dies at age 86. | Ref: 4 |
- 1994
| Jan 08 | Harvey Haddix ‘The Kitten’: baseball: pitcher: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1953, 1954, 1955], Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Redlegs, Pittsburgh Pirates [World Series: 1960/lost 12-inning perfect game to Milwaukee Braves in 13th inning: 5-26-1959], Baltimore Orioles; dies at age 68. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 09 | Johnny (John Ellis) Temple baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs [all-star: 1956, 1957, 1959], Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1961], Baltimore Orioles, Houston Colt .45’s; dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | Charles "Chub" Feeney baseball president (National League), dies at 72 | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Gordy (Gordon Calvin) Coleman (baseball: Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds [World Series: 1961]); dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 16 | Former Padre pitcher Eric Show dies of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 37. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 14 | Cesar (Leonardo) ‘Pepito’ Tovar baseball: Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, NY Yankees; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 08 | Darryl Strawberry indicted on tax evasion charges. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | Allie (Pierce) Reynolds ‘Superchief’: baseball: pitcher: Cleveland Indians [all-star: 1945], NY Yankees [World Series: 1947, 1949-1953/all-star: 1949, 1950, 1952-1954/shares individual record with 3 others for season no-hitters [2 in 1951]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1995
| Feb 07 | Cecil (Lee) Upshaw baseball: pitcher: Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox; died Feb 7, 1995 | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 13 | Leon Day pitcher (Negro Leagues), dies of heart failure at 78. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Bob Allison baseball: Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 28 | Peaches Roy Davis baseball pitcher, dies at 89. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Glenn (Lawrence) Burke baseball: LA Dodgers [World Series: 1977], Oakland Athletics; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| May 31 | Tim Mara owner (New York Giants), dies at 59. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 08 | Mickey Mantle received a liver transplant, but dies two months later. (XDG, p 4A, 6/8/2000) | Ref: 83 |
| Jun 09 | Zoilo (Casanova Rodriguez) ‘Zorro’ Versalles baseball: Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins [all-star: 1963, 1965/World Series: 1965/Baseball Writers’s MVP Award: American League: 1965], LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves; dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 23 | 'Marvelous' Mark Throneberry, known best by his antics as a Met, dies from cancer at age 60. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 13 | Flags fly at half-mast at the stadium as Yankee legend Mickey (Charles) Mantle, ‘The Commerce Comet’, three-time MVP, dies of liver cancer at the age of 63 in Dallas, Texas. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 21 | Vada (Edward) Pinson baseball: Cincinnati Redlegs, Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1959, 1960/World Series: 1961], SL Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, California Angels, KC Royals; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 29 | Charlie Smith, the player traded to Yankees from the Cardinals for Roger Maris in 1967, dies at age 57. | Ref: 1 |
- 1996
| Feb 19 | Charles O. (Oscar) Finley baseball owner: KC Athletics, Oakland Athletics: last team to win three consecutive World Series [1972-1974]; “He pinched pennies and built winners.”; dies at age 76. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 29 | Michael McMorris, son of Colorado Rockies Chairman Jerry McMorris, passes away after a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis. The club will wear a shoulder patch bearing Michael's initials during the 1996 season. | Ref: 86 |
| Apr 01 | Baseball umpire John McSherry died after collapsing during a game between the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 17 | Michele Carew daughter of baseball great Rod, dies of Leukemia at 18. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | Alex (Alexander Raymond) Kellner baseball: pitcher: Philadelphia Athletics [all-star: 1949], KC Athletics, Cincinnati Redlegs, St. Louis Cardinals; dies. | Ref: 70 |
| Jun 16 | Mel Allen (Israel) sportscaster: the legendary "Voice of the Yankees" from 1939-64, This Week in Baseball; “How about that!”; dies at age 83 in Greenwich, Connecticut. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 04 | Babe (Ellsworth Tenney) Dahlgren, the man who replaced Lou Gehrig at first base to end the streak, dies in Arcadia, CA. In that game, he goes 2 for 4, including a HR, in a 22-2 victory over the Tigers at Briggs Stadium. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 29 | Ewell Blackwell ‘The Whip’: baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [all-star: 1946-1951], NY Yankees [World Series: 1952], KS City Athletics; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 18 | Charlie (Charles Lenard) Neal baseball: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1956], LA Dodgers [World Series: 1959/all-star: 1960], NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1997
| Jan 20 | Curt (Curtis Charles) Flood baseball: Cincinnati Redlegs, SL Cardinals [World Series: 1964, 1967, 1968/all-star: 1964, 1966, 1968], Washington Senators; dies of throat cancer at age 59. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 09 | Hall of Famer Richie 'Whitey' Ashburn passes away of an apparent heart attack in his NY hotel room following broadcasting a Met-Phillie game last night. The former Phillies Whiz Kid was an excellent contact hitter who once fouled off 14 pitches in one at-bat. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 06 | Johnny (John Samuel) Vander Meer ‘Double No-Hit’, ‘The Dutch Master’: baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds [only pitcher w/two consecutive no-hitters [1937]/all-star: 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943/World Series: 1940], Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | Buck Leonard, American baseball player, dies at age 90. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 03 | Steve Hamilton, pitcher (NY Yankees), dies of cancer at 63 | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Frankie (Conrad) Baumholtz baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1998
| Jan 30 | All-Star Florida Marlin catcher Darren Daulton, retires. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Harry (Christopher) Caray (Carabina), Ford Frick Award-winning sportscaster: SL Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs; “Holy Cow!”; dies at age 83 in Rancho Mirage, CA. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 11 | Lew Hays founder of PONY League baseball for youngsters; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 18 | Elmer (William) Valo baseball: Philadelphia Athletics, KC Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees, Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins; dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 19 | Elmer (William) Valo baseball: Philadelphia Athletics, KC Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees, Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 30 | After the a removal of a brain tumor nine months ago, former Royal reliever Dan Quisenberry dies of brain cancer at the age of 45. | Ref: 1 |
- 1999
| Mar 08 | NY Yankees baseball star Joe DiMaggio dies in Hollywood FL, at age 84. | Ref: 70 |
| Mar 24 | (George Robert) Birdie Tebbetts baseball: catcher: Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians; manager: Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 04 | Early ‘Gus’ Wynn Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher: Washington Nationals [all-star: 1948], Cleveland Indians [World Series: 1954/all-star: 1955-1960], Chicago White Sox [World Series: 1959/Cy Young Award: 1959]; American League record: pitched 23 seasons: won an even 300 games; 20-game winner on five occasions; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| May 03 | Joe (Joseph Wilbur) Adcock baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves [record for total bases in a game: 18, 4 home runs, 1 double: 7/31/54, dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 06 | Eddie (Edward Raymond) Stanky ‘The Brat’, ‘Muggsy’: baseball: Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1947/all-star: 1947], Boston Braves [World Series: 1948/all-star: 1948], NY Giants [World Series: 1950/all-star: 1951/record for walks in a row (7 in 1950)], SL Cardinals; manager: SL Cardinals, Chicago White Sox; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 16 | Eddie (Edward Raymond) Stanky ‘The Brat’, ‘Muggsy’: baseball: Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1947/all-star: 1947], Boston Braves [World Series: 1948/all-star: 1948], NY Giants [World Series: 1950/all-star: 1951/record for walks in a row (7 in 1950)], SL Cardinals; manager: SL Cardinals, Chicago White Sox; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 08 | Harry (William) Walker ‘Harry the Hat’: baseball: SL Cardinals [World Series: 1942, 1943, 1946/all-star: 1943], Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1947], Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds; manager: Houston Astros; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 09 | Jim (James Augustus) ‘Catfish’ Hunter baseball: pitcher: KC Athletics [all-star: 1966, 1967], Oakland Athletics [Cy Young Award- winner: 1974/all-star: 1970, 1972-1974/World Series: 1972-1974], NY Yankees [all-star: 1975, 1978/World Series: 1976-1978]; dies of ALS: Lou Gehrig’s disease. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 14 | Pee Wee (Harold) Reese, Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1941, 1946-1954/all-star: 1942, 1946-1954], LA Dodgers; coach: LA Dodgers; dies. | Ref: 68 |
| Aug 19 | Dee (Virgil) Fondy baseball: Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Redlegs; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 09 | Jim "Catfish" Hunter dies at age 53 in Hertford, North Carolina approximately one year after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. | Ref: 86 |
| Oct 20 | Calvin Griffith baseball owner: Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 2000
| Jan 11 | Bob Lemon Baseball Hall of Famer: Cleveland Indians pitcher: World Series [1948, 1954]; manager: Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees [World Series 1978]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 23 | Aurelio (Ituarte) Rodriguez baseball: California Angels, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, NY Yankees [World Series: 1981], SD Padres, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 2001
| Jan 22 | At the age of 58, World Series standout Tommy Agee dies of cardiac arrest in Manhattan. As the Mets centerfielder, the 1966 AL Rookie of the Year made two memorable catches (saving possibly five runs) and homered in a 5-0 Game 3 victory over the Orioles in the 1969 Fall Classic. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 28 | Curt (Curtis Le Roy) Blefary (baseball: Baltimore Orioles [Rookie of the Year: 1965/World Series: 1966], Houston Astros, NY Yankees, Oakland Athletics, SD Padres; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 16 | Bob (Robert Ray) Buhl baseball: Milwaukee Braves [World Series: 1957/all-star: 1960], Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 18 | Eddie (Edwin Lee) Mathews Baseball Hall of Famer: third base: Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves [all-star: 1953, 1955-1962/World Series: 1957, 1958], Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers [World Series: 1968], Houston Astros; seventh player in major league history to hit 500 home runs [512]; Braves coach & manager; on cover of first Sports Illustrated; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 09 | Willie Stargell, the all-time Pirate career leader in home runs, RBIs and extra base hits dies from kidney problems at the age of 61. After leading the Bucs to the 1979 World Championship, 'Pops', a career .282 hitter, became the oldest player (39) to win a MVP award when he shares the award with Keith Hernandez. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 24 | Cito (Clarence Edwin) Gaston baseball: Atlanta Braves, SD Padres [all-star: 1970], Pittsburgh Pirates; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 24 | Hank (Henry John) Sauer baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs [all-star: 1950, 1952/Baseball Writer’s Award: 1952], SL Cardinals, NY Giants, SF Giants; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 2002
| Feb 11 | Frankie (Frank Peter Joseph) Crosetti ‘Crow’: baseball: NY Yankees [World Series: 1932, 1936-1939, 1942, 1943/all-star: 1936, 1939]; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| May 28 | Wes Westrum baseball: San Francisco Giants catcher [all-star: 1952, 1953]; NY Mets, SF Giants manager; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 05 | Baseball legend Ted Williams, considered by many the greatest hitter in the history of the game, dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 83. The first-ballot Hall of Famer, who was a lifetime .344 hitter, won MVP and Triple Crown twice, led American League in batting for six seasons, and hit .406 in 1941 during his 19-year career with the Red Sox. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 14 | Nelson Barrera, Mexico's career home run and RBI leader, is electrocuted trying to free metal roofing from high-tension wires. The 44-year old 'Admiral', who hit 455 home runs during his 26-year Mexican Baseball League tenure, had hoped to continue playing so that he could hold the career Triple Crown by also reaching the career hit record. | Ref: 1 |
| Jul 17 | (Arthur) Lee Maye baseball: Milwaukee Braves, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox; dies. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 12 | Hall of Famer, Enos Slaughter, dies at age 86 in Roxboro NC. (USA Today, p. 1C, 8/13/2002) | Ref: 13 |
- 2003
| Feb 17 | After his body temperature soars to 108 degrees, Orioles pitcher prospect 23-year old Steve Belcher dies of multi-organ failure after spring training workout yesterday. Early speculation is the expectant father death may have been caused by ephedrine, the dietary supplement linked to heatstroke and heart attacks. | Ref: 1 |
| Aug 07 | Mickey (Maurice Joseph ‘Maury’) McDermott baseball: pitcher: Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, NY Yankees [World Series: 1956], KC Athletics, Detroit Tigers, SL Cardinals; dies. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 17 | John Henry Williams, son of baseball great Ted Williams, has leukemia, according to USA Today. (USA Today, p 1C, 10/17/2003) | Ref: 13 |
| Nov 05 | Cincinnati Reds outfielder, Dernell Stenson, is kidnapped when thieves stole his sports utility vehicle and killed when he attempted to escape. Stenson was killed in Phoenix AZ where he was playing ball in the Arizona Fall League. (XDG, p 2B, 11/11/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Nov 10 | Kansas City Royals (AL) shortstop Angel Berroa and Florida Marlins (NL) pitcher Dontrelle Willis with Rookie of the Year in their respective leagues. (XDG, p 2B, 11/11/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Nov 18 | Ken Brett, brother of George Brett and the youngest pitcher to appear in a World Series (in 1967 at age 19 yrs 1 mo, he pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the Boston Red Sox against the St Louis Cardinals), dies of brain cancer at age 55. | Ref: 13 |
| Nov 24 | Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn dies at age 82 in Broken Arrow OK. Spahn is the winningest left-hander in baseball with a 363-245, 3.09 ERA and 2583 strikeouts in a career mostly spent with the Boston and Milwaukee Braves. (USA Today, p 1C, 11/25/2003) | Ref: 13 |
- 2004
| Jan 05 | Tug McGraw, relief pitcher for the NY Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, dies of brain cancer outside Nashville TN at the home of his son, country music star Tim McGraw, at age 59. (XDG, p 12, 1/06/2004) | Ref: 83 |
| Mar 02 | Former Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott dies at age 75 after a brief illness. (XDG, p 3B, 3/02/2004) | Ref: 83 |
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Baseball Players Chronology