1997 Orlando Hernandez, half-brother of pitcher Livan, defects from Cuba
1997 Steve Hamilton, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at 63
1997 Russ "Mad Monk" Meyer, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 74
1997 San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones
1996 Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens beats Yankees for his 200th win
1995 Expos pitcher Pedro Martinez perfect game is broken up in 10th inning as San Diego's Bip Roberts leads off with a double, Mont wins 1-0
1995 Peaches Roy Davis, baseball pitcher, dies at 89
1995 Leon Day, pitcher (Negro Leagues), dies of heart failure at 78
1994 New York Met Pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges
1994 Harvey Haddix, pitcher (12 perfect inning game), dies at 68
1993 Cliff Young, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29
1993 Cincinnati Red pitcher Thomas Browning arrested for marijuana possession
1993 New York Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yanks, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st
1993 Don Drysdale, pitcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56
1993 New York Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game
1993 Hal Schumacher, baseball pitcher, dies at 82
1993 Steve Olin, pitcher (Cleve Indians), drowns at 27
1993 Tim Crews, pitcher (Cleve Indians), drowns at 31
1992 New York Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key
1992 New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is reinstated for 8th time
1992 Dennis Eckersley, who previously set record for most consecutive saves (40), is 1st pitcher to record 40 saves in 4 different seasons
1992 Eddie Lopat, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies at 73
1992 New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time
1992 Yankee pitcher Pascual Perez suspended for 1 year due to cocaine
1991 New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe arrested for cocaine possession
1991 Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez
1991 Red Tom Browning vs Expo Dennis Martinez both perfect game pitcher
1991 Mike Jeffcoat is 1st AL pitcher to get an RBI since 1972
1991 San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated
1990 Nolan Ryan becomes 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games
1990 Oriole Gregg Olson sets relief pitcher rec of 41 cons scoreless inns
1990 As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score
1989 Balt's Gregg Olson is 1st relief pitcher to win AL Rookie of Year
1989 Cancer sufferer/San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky breaks arm on mound
1989 Donnie Moore, pitcher (Angels), shoots himself at 35
1989 Nolan Ryan becomes 2nd pitcher to defeat all 26 teams
1989 1-handed pitcher Jim Abbott debut but lasts only 4 2/3 inn
1989 Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record $7.9M-3 year contract
1989 Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs $7.9M-3 year contract
1989 Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher signs $7.5M-3 year contract
1988 Rangers sign free-agent pitcher Nolan Ryan to a one-year contract
1988 Kent Tekulve is 2nd pitcher in majors to appear in 1,000 games
1988 Cincinnati Red pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in 1 month
1988 Rick Sutcliffe swipes home, 1st pitcher since Pascual Perez in 1984 to steal home
1988 KC releases pitcher Dan Quisenberry, whose 238 saves are the 4th most
1988 A's Gene Nelson is 1st AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973
1988 Expos Pitcher Floyd Youmans suspended for 60 days due to drugs
1988 Cleve pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves
1988 Yanks' Rick Rhoden becomes 1st pitcher to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI)
1988 In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16
1988 Jim Abbott, 1-handed pitcher, wins 58th James E. Sullivan Award
1987 Kevin Gross is 2nd pitcher in 8 days to be ejected for scuffing ball
1987 Don Baylor sets career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 (Pitcher Rick Rhoden)
1987 Yank Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start (Young and Sutton)
1987 New York Met Darryl Strawberry charges Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl
1987 Less than a month after re-signing, A's pitcher Vida Blue retires
1987 Kansas City Royal pitcher Dennis Leonard (3X 20 game winner), retires
1986 Padres pitcher LaMarr Hoyt is arrested at US-Mexico border for drugs
1986 Mike Scott is 3rd NL pitcher to strike out 300 in a season (306)
1986 Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson
1986 Red Sox pitcher Tim Lollar gets a pinch-hit single
1986 Pitcher Bob Forsch grand slams to lead Cards to a 5-4 win over Pirates
1986 Bert Blyleven becomes 10th pitcher to strike out 3,000
1986 Theodore H "Ted" Lyons, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), dies at 85
1986 Indian pitcher Phil Niekro wins his 307th game tying him with
1986 Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson
1986 Don Sutton becomes 19th pitcher to win 300 games
1985 Burleigh Grimes, U.S. baseball pitcher, dies at 92
1985 Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers
1985 Yankee Phil Niekro becomes 18th pitcher to win 300 games and also at 46 becomes oldest to pitch a shut-out beating Toronto 8-0
1985 Billy Martin's right arm is broken by pitcher Ed Whitson
1985 Met Dwight Goodin becomes youngest pitcher to win 20 games (20y 9m 9d)
1985 1st NL pitcher to strike out 200+ in 1st 2 seasons (Dwight Gooden)
1985 Joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95
1985 White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game
1985 Denny McLain, pitcher; convicted of racketeering, sentenced to 25 yrs
1984 Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with New York Yankees
1984 Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher
1984 Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year
1984 Waite Hoyte, knuckleball pitcher, dies at 84
1984 Met pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes 11th rookie to strikeout 200
1984 Pitcher Vida Blue suspended for rest of 1984 due to drug use
1984 Royals pitcher Paul Splittorff, retires
1984 Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner
1984 Phillie pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer
1984 Braves pitcher Pascual Perez suspended due to cocaine usage
1984 Pitcher Denny McLain, indicted on various charges of racketeering
1984 A's take Yankees pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation
1984 Braves pitcher Pascual Perez is arrested for cocaine possession
1983 Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use
1983 Don Sutton becomes 8th pitcher to strikeout 3,000 batters
1983 Twins draft pitcher Tim Belcher #1
1982 Steve Carlton became 1st pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awards
1982 Seattle Mariner pitcher Gaylord Perry ejected for throwing a spitter
1982 Rollie Fingers (Brewers) becomes 1st pitcher to get save #300
1982 [Leroy] Satchel Paige, U.S. baseball pitcher, dies at 75
1982 Ferguson Jenkins becomes 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters
1982 Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games
1982 In exhibition game A's pitcher Steve McCatty comes to bat using a 15" toy bat (under Billy Martins orders), protesting disallowing of DH
1981 Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP
1980 Rangers pitcher Ferguson Jenkins arrested for possession of drugs
1980 Rangers snap Orioles pitcher Steve Stone's 14-game winning streak
1980 Houston Astro pitcher J R Richard suffers a stroke
1980 [Richard] Rube Marquard, U.S. baseball pitcher, dies at 90
1979 Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53
1979 M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61
1978 New York Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season)
1978 Phillies Steve Carlton becomes 78th pitcher to win 200
1978 Pitcher Ron Guidry sets Yankee record of 13-0 start
1978 Christa Williams, born in Houston, Texas, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1978 Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award)
1977 Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton throws his NL record tying 5th one-hitter
1977 Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher
1977 A's sell pitcher Paul Lindblad to the Rangers for $400,000
1976 Michael Nakamura, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1976 Jim Weaver, Northridge California, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1976 San Diego Padre pitcher Randy Jones ties record of 68 innings without a walk
1976 Eric DuBose, Bradenton, Florida, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1976 Ryan Drese, born in San Francisco, California, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1976 Jim Parque, born in Norwalk, California, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1975 Giants pitcher John "the Count of" Montefusco wins NL Rookie of Year
1975 Kaipo Spenser, born in Wailuku, HI, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1975 Seth Greisinger, born in Kansas City, Kansas, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1975 Mark Johnson, Dayton Ohio, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1975 Don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning
1974 Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year New York Yank contract
1974 Billy Koch, Garden City, New York, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1974 Kris Benson, Konnesaw, Texas, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1974 Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award
1974 R A Dickey, born in Nashville, Tennessee, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1974 Braden Looper, Weatherford, Oklahoma, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1974 Brooklyn pitcher Dan Bankhead is 1st black to homer in his 1st at bat
1974 Ramon Morel, Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1974 Bob Gibson becomes 2nd pitcher to strike-out 3,000 (Cesar Geronimo)
1974 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 63
1974 Brooke Wilkins, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1974 A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Balt ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games
1974 John Coppinger, born in El Paso, Texas, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles
1974 Ugueth Urbina, Caracas Venezuela, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1974 1st baseball arbitration Twins pitcher Dick Woodson seeking $29,000 wins, Twins offered $23,000
1974 Amaury Telemaco, Higuey, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1973 Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies
1973 Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall
1973 Andrew McNally, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1973 Fred Lindberg, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1973 San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
1973 Bob Wolcott, born in Huntington Beach, California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1973 Ben Mann, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1973 Ismael Valdes, born in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1973 Christine Monge, born in San Francisco, California, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1973 Chan Ho Park, born in Kong Ju City, Korea, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1973 Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout)
1973 Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1
1973 Marty Janzen, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1973 Julian Tavarez, Santiago, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1973 Antonio Osuna, Sinaloa Mexico, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1973 Terry Adams, born in Mobile, Alabama, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1973 Jason Schmidt, Lewiston ID, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1973 Terrell Wade, born in Rembert, South Carolina, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1972 Francisco Rodriguez, born in Brooklyn, New York, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1972 Brad Radke, Eau Claire WI, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1972 In Game 2 of ALCS, A's Bert Campaneris fires his bat at Det pitcher
1972 Balt Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later
1972 Rafael Carmona, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1972 Laurie Shepard, Cordele, Georgia, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1972 Mike Hampton, Brooksville, Florida, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1972 Jason Isringhausen, born in Alton, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets
1972 Jimmy Haynes, born in La Grange, Georgia, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
1972 Kurt Miller, born in Tucson, Arizona, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1972 John Wasdin, Ft. Belvoir, Washington, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1972 Dodgers release and end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm
1972 Clint Sodowsky, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1972 Andrew Pettitte, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pitcher, New York Yankees
1972 Ramiro Mendoza, born in Los Santos, Panama, pitcher, New York Yankees
1972 Jeff Williams, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1972 Bryan Rekar, born in Oak Lawn, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1972 Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash
1972 Bobby Chouinard, Manilla, Phillipines, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1972 Francisco Cordova, born in Veracruz, Mexico, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1972 Matt Wagner, born in Cedar falls, Iowa, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1972 Omar Daal, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1972 Tanya Harding, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1972 Alan Benes, Evansville, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1972 Jay Powell, Meridian MS, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1971 Alyson Habetz, Crowley, Louisiana, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1971 Todd Van Poppel, Hinsdale, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1971 Garvin Alston, Mt Vernon, New York, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1971 William Simas, Jr., Hanford California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1971 Ryan Hancock, Santa Clara California, pitcher for the California Angels
1971 Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win
1971 Scott Karl, born in Fontana, California, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1971 Shae Sloan, Huntsville, Texas, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1971 Ron Blazier, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1971 Johnny Ruffin, Butler AL, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1971 Billy Wagner, born in Marion, Virginia, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1971 Pedro Martinez, born in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1971 James Baldwin, Jr., born in Southern Pines, North Carolina, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1971 Greg Keagle, born in Corning, New York, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1971 Stuart Howell, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1971 Marshall Boze, San Manual, Arizona, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1971 Rich Garces, Maracay Aragua Venezuela, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1971 Michael Sirotka, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1971 Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam
1971 Ryan Hawblitzel, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1971 Sterling Hitchcock, Fayetteville, North Carolina, pitcher, New York Yanks, Sea Mariners
1971 Brad Clontz, born in Stuart, Virginia, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1971 Mark Thompson, born in Russellville, Kentucky, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1971 Felipe Lira, born in Miranda, Venezeula, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1971 Greg Hansell, born in Bellflower, California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1971 Shad Williams, born in Fresno California, pitcher for the California Angels
1971 Roger Salkeld, born in Burbank, California, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
1971 Jose Mercedes, El Seybo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1971 Lisa Fernandez, Lakewood California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Jeff Schmidt, U.S. baseball pitcher for the California Angels
1971 Todd Williams, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1971 Shane Tonkin, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1971 Kerry Taylor, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1971 Cory Bailey, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1971 Jeff Juden, Salem, Massachusetts, baseball pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants
1971 Elmer Dessens, Hermosillo Mexico, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1971 Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1971 Deb Sonnenberg, born in Edmonton, Alberta, softball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1970 Paul Byrd, born in Louisville, Kentucky, pitcher for the New York Mets
1970 Kirk Rueter, Centralia, Illinois, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1970 Jason Jacome, Tulsa, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1970 Allen Watson, born in Brooklyn, New York, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1970 Jeff Ware, born in Norfolk, Virginia, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1970 Chad Ogea, Lake Charles, Louisiana, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1970 Melanie Roche, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1970 Steve Trachsel, Oxnard California, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1970 Marc Wilkins, Mansfield, Ohio, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1970 Darren Oliver, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1970 Roger Bailey, born in Chattahoochee, Florida, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1970 Eddie Guardado, Stockton California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1970 Joseph Hudson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1970 Paul Spoljaric, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1970 Paul Shuey, born in Lima, Ohio, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1970 Dan Miceli, Newark, New Jersey, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1970 Joey Hamilton, Statesboro Georgia, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1970 Lori Harrigan, born in Anaheim, California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1970 Michael Potts, Langdale AL, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1970 Steve Wojciechowski, born in Blue Island, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1970 Bryce Florie, born in Charleston, Florida, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1970 William Van Landingham, born in Columbia, Tennessee, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1970 Mark Brandenburg, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1970 Doug Bochtler, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1970 Ricardo Jordan, born in Delray Beach, Florida, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1970 Aaron Sele, born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1970 Joey Eischen, West Covina California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1970 Steve Avery, born in Trenton, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1970 Sean Bergman, born in Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1970 Jon Lieber, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1970 Dave Stevens, Fullerton California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1970 Wilson Alvarez, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1970 Javier De La Hoya, Mexican/US baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1970 Tyler Green, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1970 Bobby Jones, born in Fresno, California, pitcher for the New York Mets
1970 Mark Hutton, Adelaide Australia, pitcher, New York Yankees
1970 John Frascatore, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1970 Dan Carlson, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1970 Alan Embree, Vancouver, Washington, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1970 Mark Wohlers, Holyoke, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1970 Rick Krivda, Mckeesport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
1970 T J Mathews, Belleville, Illinois, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1970 Ron Villone, Englewood, New Jersey, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1970 Michele Granger, born in Anaheim, California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1970 Steve Cooke, Kanai Hawaii, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1970 John J "Johnny" Murphy, U.S. baseball pitcher (New York Yankees), dies at 61
1970 Daniel Naulty, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1969 Ramon Garcia, Guanare Venezuela, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1969 Mariano Rivera, Panama City Panama, pitcher, New York Yankees
1969 Pedro Astacio, Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1969 Robb Nen, San Pedro California, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1969 Lee Anne Ketcham, Tallahassee, Florida, female pitcher, Silver Bullets
1969 Angel Miranda, Arecieo Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1969 Don Wengert, Sioux City, Iowa, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1969 Larry Thomas, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1969 Arthur Rhodes, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
1969 Kevin Carrasco, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1969 Tim Crabtree, Jackson, Michigan, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1969 Robert Person, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pitcher for the New York Mets
1969 David Weathers, Lawrencburg, Tennessee, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees
1969 Jason Christiansen, born in Omaha, Nebraska, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1969 Nathan Minchey, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1969 Ricky Bottalico, New Britain CT, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1969 Hipolito Pichardo, Esperanza, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1969 Alex Fernandez, born in Miami Beach, Florida, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1969 Troy Percival, born in Fontana, California, pitcher for the California Angels
1969 Kevin Jarvis, Lexington, Kentucky, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1969 Bobby Ayala, born in Oxnard, California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1969 Michael Myers, born in Illinois, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1969 Donovan Osborne, born in Roseville, California, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1969 Toby Borland, Quitman, Louisiana, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1969 Vaughn Eshelman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1969 Pete Schourek, born in Austin, Texas, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1969 Carlos Reyes, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1969 Brad Pennington, born in Salem, Indiana, pitcher for the California Angels
1969 Ricky Bones, born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, pitcher, Mil Brewers, New York Yanks
1969 Carlos Reyes, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1969 Frank Castillo, born in El Paso, Texas, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1969 Scott Sanders, born in Hannibal, Missouri, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1969 Karen Snelgrove, London Ontario, softball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1969 Doug Creek, born in Winchester, Virginia, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1969 Willie Banks, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1969 Brian Williams, Lancaster, South Carolina, pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Astros
1969 Bryan Eversgerd, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1969 Kevin King, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1969 Bob Wickman, Green Bay WI, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees
1969 Brad Cornett, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1969 Tom Zachary, baseball pitcher (Washington Senators), dies at 72
1969 Kevin Foster, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1969 Domingo Jean, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros
1969 Brian Boehringer, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pitcher, New York Yankees
1969 Alvin Morman, born in Rockingham, North Carolina, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1968 Mike Mussina, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
1968 Pitcher's mound drops from 15" to 10" and strike zone reduced from knees to shoulders to top of knees to armpits, to help hitters
1968 Darryl Kile, Garden Grove California, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1968 Pedro A Martinez, Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the New York Mets
1968 John Johnstone, Liverpool, New York, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1968 Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt
1968 Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of Year
1968 Chris Haney, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1968 Kent Bottenfield, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1968 Pat Hentgen, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1968 Russ Springer, Alexandria, Virginia, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1968 1st AL pitcher to win MVP, Denny McLain (wins unanimously)
1968 Osvaldo Fernandez, Holguin Cuba, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1968 Paul Quantrill, London Ontario, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1968 Ken Ryan, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1968 Julio Valera, San Sebastian Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1968 Mike Trombley, Springfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1968 Cardinal's super pitcher Bob Gibson's 13th shutout of year
1968 Rich Robertson, Nacogdoches, Texas, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1968 Denny Neagle, Prince Georges Cnty, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1968 Hideo Nomo, born in Osaka, Japan, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1968 Carolyn Crudgington, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1968 Rod Beck, born in Burbank, California, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1968 Mike Williams, born in Radford, Virginia, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1968 Mike Mohler, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1968 Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88
1968 Scott Aldred, born in Flint, Michigan, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1968 Dave Mlicki, born in Cleveland, Ohio, pitcher for the New York Mets
1968 Melissa Coombes, born in San Gabriel, California, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1968 Jerry Dipoto, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, pitcher for the New York Mets
1968 Alan Levine, Park Ridge, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1968 Mark Clark, Bath, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets
1968 Todd Jones, born in Marietta, Georgia, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1968 Tommy Bridges, U.S. baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61
1968 Billy Brewer, born in Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees
1968 Shane Reynolds, born in Bastrop, Louisiana, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1968 Ramon Martinez, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1968 Scott Radinsky, born in Simi Valley, California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1968 Mike Milchin, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1968 Ryan Bowen, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1968 Scott Erickson, born in Long Beach, California, pitcher, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles
1968 Kent Mercker, Dublin, Ohio, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles
1968 Steve Phoenix, U.S. baseball pitcher, Oakland Athletics
1968 Rusty Meacham, Stuart, Florida, pitcher, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners
1968 Ross Powell, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros
1968 Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz California, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers
1968 Ben Rivera, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1967 Doug Johns, South Bend, Indiana, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1967 Kevin Appier, Lancaster California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1967 Ben McDonald, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1967 Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year
1967 Tom Gordon, Sebring, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1967 Pedro Borbon, Mao, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1967 Greg Gohr, Santa Clara California, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1967 Trevor Hoffman, Anaheim California, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1967 Roger Pavlik, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1967 Chuck McElroy, pitcher for the California Angels
1967 Yorkis Perez, Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1967 Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager
1967 Jim Abbott, born in Flint, Michigan, pitcher, California Angels, New York Yankees
1967 Andy Benes, born in Evansville, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1967 Mike James, born in Ft. Walton, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels
1967 Jason Grimsley, born in Cleveland, Texas, pitcher for the California Angels
1967 Lance Painter, Bedford England, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1967 Pat Rapp, born in Jennings, Louisiana, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1967 Andy Ashby, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1967 Donne Wall, born in Potosi, Missouri, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1967 Omar Olivares, born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1967 Tim Worrell, born in Pasadena, California, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1967 Matt Karchner, born in Berwick, Pennsylvania, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1967 Michele Smith, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1967 John Doherty, pitcher
1967 Simon Sheldon-Collins, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1967 Mike Stanton, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox
1967 Bill Risley, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1967 Turk Wendell, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1967 John Smoltz, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young
1967 Cara Coughenour, Sioux City, Iowa, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1967 Charles Nagy, Fairfield, Connecticut, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1967 New York Met pitcher Tom Seaver wins hist 1st game
1967 Rheal Cormier, born in New Brunswick, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1967 Graeme Lloyd, born in Australia, pitcher, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers
1967 Shawn Boskie, born in Hawthorne, Nevada, pitcher for the California Angels
1967 Jaime Navarro, born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Scott Service, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
1967 Kurt Knudsen, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1967 Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out 6 straight major leaguers
1967 Matt Turner, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1967 David Pitcher, CFL fullback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1967 Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe California, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals
1967 Chris Nabholz, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Greg McMichael, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1966 Jeff Nelson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, New York Yankees
1966 Tim Scott, Hanford California, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1966 Curt Schilling, Anchorage AK, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1966 Bob Wells, born in Yakima, Washington, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1966 Brian Keyser, Castro Valley California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1966 Juan Guzman, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1966 Dave Veres, born in Montgomery, Alabama, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1966 Alan Mills, Lakeland Florida, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
1966 Mel Rojas, Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1966 Gregg Olson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers
1966 Mike Walker, Brooksville, Florida, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1966 Pete Harnisch, Commack, New York, pitcher for the New York Mets
1966 Mike Dyer, born in Upland, California, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1966 Oakland Pitcher Paul Lindblad begins a 385 cons errorless streak
1966 John Wetteland, San Mateo California, pitcher, New York Yanks, Rangers, Expos
1966 Dean Hartgraves, born in Bakersfield, California, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1966 Tim Wakefield, Melbourne, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Hector Burba, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1966 Jeff Shaw, Washington Ohio, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1966 Brave pitcher Tony Cloninger, is 1st NL to hit 2 grand slams in a game
1966 Heathcliff Slocumb, born in Jamaica, New York, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Jose Mesa, Azua, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1966 Armando Reynoso, San Luis Potosi Mexico, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1966 Jim Poole, born in Rochester, New York, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1966 Darren Holmes, born in Asheville, North Carolina, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1966 Greg Maddux, born in San Angelo, Texas, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1966 Eric Gunderson, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Mike Remlinger, born in Middletown, New York, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
1966 Tom Glavine, born in Concord, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991
1966 Mike Remlinger, born in Middletown, New York, pitcher, for the Cincinnati Reds
1966 Blas Minor, Merced California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1966 Steve Reed, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1966 Michael Timlin, born in Midland, Texas, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1966 Mel Rojas, Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1966 Steve Reed, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1966 Rene Arocha, Cubans/US baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1966 Derek Lilliquist, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Atl Braves
1966 Melido Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher, New York Yankees
1966 Richie Lewis, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1966 Chris Hammond, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1966 Anthony Young, U.S. baseball pitcher, New York Met, Chicago Cubs
1966 Jack McDowell, Van Nuys California, pitcher, New York Yankees, White Sox, Indians
1965 Willie Blair, Paintsville, Kentucky, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1965 Ken Hill, Lynn, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1965 Mark Petkovsek, Beaumont, Texas, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1965 Brian Givens, Lompoc California, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1965 Gil Heredia, Nogales, Arizona, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1965 Al Leiter, Toms River, New Jersey, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Mets
1965 Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher
1965 Mark Guthrie, Buffalo, New York, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1965 Doug Linton, born in Santa Ana California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1965 Jim Bullinger, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1965 Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur, Texas, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1965 Barry Manuel, born in Mamou, Louisiana, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1965 Ezra Polley, Georgetown Kentucky, pitcher, New York Yankees
1965 New York Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam
1965 Buddy Groom, born in Dallas, Texas, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1965 Mike Magnante, born in Glendale California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1965 Kevin Ritz, born in Eatonstown, New Jersey, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1965 Todd Stottlemyre, Yakima, Washington, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Blue Jays
1965 Erik Hanson, Kinnelon, New Jersey, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1965 Lori Sippel, Stratford Ontario, softball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1965 John Smiley, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, pitcher, for the Cincinnati Reds
1965 Kevin Brown, born in Mcintyre, Georgia, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1965 A. J. Sager, born in Columbus Ohio, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1965 Brian Holman, Winfield, Kansas, pitcher, Cin Reds, Seattle Mariners
1965 Brad Brink, U.S. baseball pitcher, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies
1965 Jose Dejesus, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1965 Kevin Wickander, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
1965 Mark Dewey, Grand Rapids, Michigan, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1965 Greg Swindell, Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians
1964 Mike Jackson, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1964 Mike Fetters, Van Nuys California, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1964 John Burkett, New Brighton, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1964 Dwight Gooden, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher, New York Yankees, New York Mets
1964 Roberto Hernandez, Santurce Puerto Rico, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1964 Kenny Rogers, born in Savannah, Georgia, pitcher, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees
1964 Rich Delucia, Reading, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1964 Terry Mathews, Alexandria, Louisiana, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1964 Jose Bautista, Bani, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1964 Jeff Schwarz, U.S. baseball pitcher, California Angels, Chicago White Sox
1964 Bobby Witt, Arlington, Virginia, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1964 Floyd Youmans, baseball pitcher, Expos
1964 Jeff Sellers, baseball pitcher, Red Sox
1964 Houston Colt 45s Ken Johnson becomes 1st major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter, Reds win 1-0
1964 Scott Kamienicki, pitcher, New York Yankees
1964 Jose Rijo, pitcher, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds
1964 Kevin Tapani, Des Moines, Iowa, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins
1964 Mike Campbell, born in Seattle, Washington, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1964 John Habyan, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1964 Rob Dibble, Bridgeport, Connecticut, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1964 Jenny Holliday, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1964 Jeff Tabaka, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1963 Mel Stottlemyre, Jr., pitcher, Toronto Blues Jays
1963 Doug Henry, Sacramento California, pitcher for the New York Mets
1963 Bruce Ruffin, Lubbock, Texas, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1963 Dave Brantley, born in Florence, Alabama, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1963 Eric Plunk, born in Wilmington, California, pitcher, Oakland A's, New York Yankees, Indians
1963 St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate
1963 Steve Frey, born in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1963 David Wells, Torrance, California, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees
1963 Pitcher Bob Shaw sets record of 5 balks in a game
1963 Mark Leiter, Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1963 Marvin Freeman, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1963 Tigers claim young pitcher Denny McLain from the White Sox for $25,000
1963 Chris Bosio, baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1963 Rich Monteleone, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels
1963 Terry Mulholland, born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1963 Tony Castillo, Lara Venezuela, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1963 Norm Charlton, born in Fort Polk, Louisiana, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1963 Jeff Fassero, born in Springfield, Illinois, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1963 David Cone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, baseball pitcher, New York Mets/Tor Blue Jays/New York Yankees
1962 Chuck Finley, Monroe, Louisiana, pitcher for the California Angels
1962 Jamie Moyer, Sellersville, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1962 Chuck Finley, pitcher, Angels
1962 Mark Portugal, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1962 Sid Fernandez, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, pitcher, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies
1962 Dennis Cook, Lamarque, Texas, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1962 Randy Myers, Vancouver, Washington, pitcher, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles
1962 Mark Gubicza, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1962 Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cy Young, MVP
1962 Milwaukee Brave Warren Spahn sets HR record of 31 by a pitcher
1962 Doug Drabek, Victoria, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, New York Yankees
1962 Philadelphia retires pitcher Robin Roberts' # 36
1962 Mark Gardner, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1962 Dan Plesac, born in Gary, Indiana, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1962 Joe Handle, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1962 Chris Sabo, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cin Reds, Baltimore Orioles
1962 Donn Pall, Evergreen Park Illinois, pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, Fl Marlins
1962 Jeff Montgomery, Wellston, Ohio, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1962 Danny Jackson, U.S. baseball pitcher, Royals/Phillies/Cardinals
1961 Rick Aguilera, San Gabriel California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1961 Storm Davis, Dallas Texas, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1961 Mike Henneman, St. Charles, Missouri, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1961 Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals
1961 Billy Taylor, Monticello, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1961 Ed Vosberg, born in Tucson, Arizona, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1961 Jim Corsi, Newtonville, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1961 Jeff Russell, Cincinnatti, Ohio, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1961 Jeff Parrett, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1961 Kevin Gross, born in Downey, California, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1961 Jimmy Key, born in Huntsville, Alabama, pitcher, Blue Jays, New York Yanks, Orioles
1961 Kirk McCaskill, born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1960 Zane Smith, Madison WI, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1960 Roger McDowell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pitcher, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles
1960 Paul Assenmacher, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1960 Bob Tewksbury, Concord NH, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1960 Fernando Valenzuela, Navajua Mexico, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres
1960 John Franco, born in Brooklyn, New York, pitcher for the New York Mets
1960 Mark Langston, born in San Diego, California, pitcher for the California Angels
1960 Ron Darling, Hawaii, baseball pitcher for the New York Mets
1960 Juan Marichal debuts as San Francisco Giant pitcher, beats Phillies on 1 hitter
1960 Frank Viola, Hempstead, New York, pitcher, Twins, Mets/Cy Young-1988
1959 Mike Morgan, Tulare California, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1959 [Dennis Ray] "Oil Can" Boyd, baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1959 Todd Worrell, Arcadia California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1959 Mike Bielecki, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1959 Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78
1959 Bob Patterson, born in Jacksonville, Florida, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1959 Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale hits his 2nd Opening Day HR
1959 Bill Gullickson, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1958 Dave Righetti, baseball pitcher, Yankees, Giants
1958 Lee Guetterman, Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners
1958 Orel Hershiser, born in Buffalo, New York, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians
1958 Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record
1957 Bob Ojeda, pitcher for the New York Mets
1957 Lee Smith, Jamestown, Louisiana, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1957 Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford wins NL Rookie of Year
1957 Craig Lefferts, MLB Pitcher
1957 Tony Fossas, Cuba, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1957 Warren Spahn sets record for a lefty pitcher with 41st shut-out
1957 Tom Candiotti, Walnut creek California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1957 Dave Steib, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1957 John Stuper, baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1957 Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit by a line drive off Gil McDougald
1957 Jesse Orosco, born in Santa Barbara, California, pitcher, New York Mets, Orioles, Dodgers
1957 Dave "Smoke" Stewart, born in Oakland California, pitcher, Oakland Athletic
1956 Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires
1956 Cincinnati Red pitcher Brooks Lawrence loses after 13 straight wins
1956 Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs
1956 Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honor to outstanding pitcher
1956 Rick Sutcliffe, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs
1956 Dave Dravecky, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, had arm amputated
1955 Jay Howell, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees, Oakland A's
1955 Willie Hernandez, pitcher, Cy Young Award
1955 Danny Darwin, Bonham Texas, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1955 Phillies Don Newcombe hits NL pitcher record 7th HR of season
1955 Ed Whitson, pitcher, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres
1955 Jack Morris, St. Paul, Minnesota, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1955 [Jose] Dennis Martinez, Nicaragua, pitcher, Orioles, Expos, Indians
1954 Dennis Eckersley, born in Oakland California, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1954 Jim Beattie, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees
1954 Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor
1954 Rick Honeycutt, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax
1953 Pitcher Bob Trice is 1st black to play on Philadelphia A's
1953 Vic Raschi sets pitcher record by driving in 7 runs and wins 15-0
1953 Frank Tanana, baseball pitcher, California Angels
1953 Rick Rhoden, pitcher, New York Yankees
1953 Bruce Sutter, pitcher, Cubs, Cards, Braves
1952 Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year
1952 Philadelphia A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP
1952 Whitey Ford becomes 5th pitcher to hurl consecutive 1 hitters
1952 Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout
1952 Rick Waits, baseball pitcher, Rangers, Indians, Twins
1952 Minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings
1951 Dave Rajsich, pitcher, New York Yankees
1951 Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the Yankees for $50,000
1951 Richard "Goose" Gossage, relief pitcher, Yankees, Padres, A's
1951 St. Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45
1950 Phils pitcher Jim Konstanty makes record 71st appearance of year
1950 Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry, Yankee pitcher, Cy Young 1978
1950 St. Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators
1950 Dan Quisenberry, baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1950 Indians pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes $20,000 salary cut to $45,000, pay cut is Feller's own suggestion
1949 Vida Blue, major-league pitcher, Cy Young and AL MVP 1971
1949 Inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 home runs to beat Senators, 7-5
1949 Rick Reuschel, pitcher, New York Yankees
1949 Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949
1948 Dave LaRoche, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees
1948 Herb Pennock, pitcher (New York Yankees)/GM (Phillies), dies
1947 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat)
1947 Dick "Dirt" Tidrow, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees
1947 Joe Coleman, baseball pitcher, Washington, Detroit
1947 Nolan Ryan, pitcher, Mets, Angels, Astros, 7 no-hitters, 5,714 Ks
1946 Walter Johnson, great pitcher (Washington Senators), dies at 59
1946 Rollie Fingers, relief pitcher, Oakland Athletics, MVP/Cy Young-1981
1946 Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher's fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances
1946 Eddie Klepp, a white pitcher signed by defending Negro League champ Cleveland Buckeyes, is barred from field in Birmingham Alabama
1946 Jim "Catfish" Hunter, major-league pitcher, A's, Yankees
1945 Jim Palmer, New York City, Oriole pitcher/sportscaster/jockey underwear salesman
1945 Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from New York Yankees
1945 Don Sutton, baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1945 Bert Shepard (1 legged WW II vet) tries out as a pitcher for Senators
1944 Steve Carlton, Phillies' pitcher, Cy Young '72, '77, '80, '82
1944 Stan Bahnsen, pitcher, New York Yankee, 1968 AL Rookie-of-year
1944 Tom Seaver, pitcher, New York Met, 300 game winner, Cy Young '69 '73 '75
1944 Sparky Lyle, relief pitcher, New York Yankees, Cy Young
1944 Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs
1944 Denny McLain, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, 31 wins in 1968
1943 Ferguson Jenkins, baseball pitcher, Red Sox
1943 Ken Holtzman, Cub/Oriole/Yankee pitcher, 2 no-hitters
1943 Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort and catcher Walker, dies
1943 New York Giants' pitch |
