2012 Event Playing against the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox pitcher, Philip Humber, pitches the 21st perfect game in MLB history and the third perfect game in team history 2003 Death Warren Spahn, American Baseball pitcher, dies at home 1997 Event Orlando Hernandez, half-brother of pitcher Livan, defects from Cuba 1997 Death Steve Hamilton, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at 63 1997 Death Russ "Mad Monk" Meyer, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 74 1997 Event San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones 1996 Event Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens beats Yankees for his 200th win 1995 Event 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 Death Peaches Roy Davis, baseball pitcher, dies at 89 1994 Event New York Met Pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges 1994 Death Harvey Haddix, pitcher (12 perfect inning game), dies at 68 1993 Death Cliff Young, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29 1993 Event Cincinnati Red pitcher Thomas Browning arrested for marijuana possession 1993 Event New York Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st 1993 Death Don Drysdale, pitcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56 1993 Event New York Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game 1993 Death Hal Schumacher, baseball pitcher, dies at 82 1993 Death Steve Olin, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, drowns at 27 1993 Death Tim Crews, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, drowns at 31 1992 Event New York Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key 1992 Event New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is reinstated for 8th time 1992 Event Dennis Eckersley, who previously set record for most consecutive saves (40), is 1st pitcher to record 40 saves in 4 different seasons 1992 Death Eddie Lopat, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies at 73 1992 Event New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time 1992 Event Yankee pitcher Pascual Perez suspended for 1 year due to cocaine 1991 Event New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe arrested for cocaine possession 1991 Event Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez 1991 Event Red Tom Browning vs Expo Dennis Martinez both perfect game pitcher 1991 Event Mike Jeffcoat is 1st AL pitcher to get an RBI since 1972 1991 Event San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated 1990 Event Nolan Ryan becomes 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games 1990 Event Oriole Gregg Olson sets relief pitcher rec of 41 cons scoreless inns 1990 Event As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score 1989 Event Balt's Gregg Olson is 1st relief pitcher to win AL Rookie of Year 1989 Event Cancer sufferer/San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky breaks arm on mound 1989 Death Donnie Moore, pitcher (Angels), shoots himself at 35 1989 Event Nolan Ryan becomes 2nd pitcher to defeat all 26 teams 1989 Event 1-handed pitcher Jim Abbott debut but lasts only 4 2/3 inn 1989 Event Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record $7.9M-3 year contract 1989 Event Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs $7.9M-3 year contract 1989 Event Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher signs $7.5M-3 year contract 1988 Event Rangers sign free-agent pitcher Nolan Ryan to a one-year contract 1988 Death Carl Hubbell, pitcher for the New York Giants-253 wins, 2.97 lifetime ERA, dies in an auto accident 1988 Event Kent Tekulve is 2nd pitcher in majors to appear in 1,000 games 1988 Event Cincinnati Red pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in 1 month 1988 Event Rick Sutcliffe swipes home, 1st pitcher since Pascual Perez in 1984 to steal home 1988 Event KC releases pitcher Dan Quisenberry, whose 238 saves are the 4th most 1988 Event A's Gene Nelson is 1st AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 1988 Event Expos Pitcher Floyd Youmans suspended for 60 days due to drugs 1988 Event Cleveland pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves 1988 Event Yankees' Rick Rhoden becomes 1st pitcher to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI) 1988 Event In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16 1988 Event Jim Abbott, 1-handed pitcher, wins 58th James E. Sullivan Award 1987 Event Kevin Gross is 2nd pitcher in 8 days to be ejected for scuffing ball 1987 Event Don Baylor sets career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 (Pitcher Rick Rhoden) 1987 Event Yank Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start (Young and Sutton) 1987 Event New York Met Darryl Strawberry charges Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl 1987 Event Less than a month after re-signing, A's pitcher Vida Blue retires 1987 Event Kansas City Royal pitcher Dennis Leonard (3X 20 game winner), retires 1986 Event Padres pitcher LaMarr Hoyt is arrested at US-Mexico border for drugs 1986 Event Mike Scott is 3rd NL pitcher to strike out 300 in a season (306) 1986 Event Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson 1986 Event Red Sox pitcher Tim Lollar gets a pinch-hit single 1986 Event Pitcher Bob Forsch grand slams to lead Cards to a 5-4 win over Pirates 1986 Event Bert Blyleven becomes 10th pitcher to strike out 3,000 1986 Death Theodore H "Ted" Lyons, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), dies at 85 1986 Event Indian pitcher Phil Niekro wins his 307th game tying him with 1986 Event Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson 1986 Event Don Sutton becomes 19th pitcher to win 300 games 1985 Death Burleigh Grimes, U.S. baseball pitcher, dies at 92 1985 Event Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers 1985 Event 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 Event Billy Martin's right arm is broken by pitcher Ed Whitson 1985 Event Met Dwight Goodin becomes youngest pitcher to win 20 games (20y 9m 9d) 1985 Event 1st NL pitcher to strike out 200+ in 1st 2 seasons (Dwight Gooden) 1985 Death Joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95 1985 Event White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game 1985 Event Denny McLain, pitcher; convicted of racketeering, sentenced to 25 yrs 1984 Event Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with New York Yankees 1984 Event Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher 1984 Event Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year 1984 Death Waite Hoyte, knuckleball pitcher, dies at 84 1984 Event Met pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes 11th rookie to strikeout 200 1984 Event Pitcher Vida Blue suspended for rest of 1984 due to drug use 1984 Event Royals pitcher Paul Splittorff, retires 1984 Event Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner 1984 Event Phillie pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer 1984 Event Braves pitcher Pascual Perez suspended due to cocaine usage 1984 Event Pitcher Denny McLain, indicted on various charges of racketeering 1984 Event A's take Yankees pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation 1984 Event Braves pitcher Pascual Perez is arrested for cocaine possession 1983 Event Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use 1983 Event Don Sutton becomes 8th pitcher to strikeout 3,000 batters 1983 Event Twins draft pitcher Tim Belcher #1 1982 Event Steve Carlton became 1st pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awards 1982 Event Seattle Mariner pitcher Gaylord Perry ejected for throwing a spitter 1982 Event Rollie Fingers (Brewers) becomes 1st pitcher to get save #300 1982 Death [Leroy] Satchel Paige, U.S. baseball pitcher, dies at 75 1982 Event Ferguson Jenkins becomes 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters 1982 Event Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games 1982 Event 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 Event Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP 1980 Event Rangers pitcher Ferguson Jenkins arrested for possession of drugs 1980 Event Rangers snap Orioles pitcher Steve Stone's 14-game winning streak 1980 Event Houston Astro pitcher J R Richard suffers a stroke 1980 Death [Richard] Rube Marquard, U.S. baseball pitcher, dies at 90 1979 Death Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53 1979 Death M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61 1978 Event New York Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season) 1978 Event Phillies Steve Carlton becomes 78th pitcher to win 200 1978 Event Pitcher Ron Guidry sets Yankee record of 13-0 start 1978 Birthday Christa Williams, born in Houston, Texas, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold 1978 Event Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award) 1977 Event Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton throws his NL record tying 5th one-hitter 1977 Event Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher 1977 Event A's sell pitcher Paul Lindblad to the Rangers for $400,000 1976 Birthday Michael Nakamura, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Jim Weaver, Northridge California, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1976 Event San Diego Padre pitcher Randy Jones ties record of 68 innings without a walk 1976 Birthday Eric DuBose, Bradenton, Florida, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1976 Birthday Ryan Drese, born in San Francisco, California, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1976 Birthday Jim Parque, born in Norwalk, California, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Event Giants pitcher John "the Count of" Montefusco wins NL Rookie of Year 1975 Birthday Kaipo Spenser, born in Wailuku, HI, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Birthday Seth Greisinger, born in Kansas City, Kansas, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Birthday Mark Johnson, Dayton Ohio, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Death Don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning 1974 Event Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year New York Yankees contract 1974 Birthday Billy Koch, Garden City, New York, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Birthday Kris Benson, Konnesaw, Texas, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Event Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award 1974 Birthday R A Dickey, born in Nashville, Tennessee, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Birthday Braden Looper, Weatherford, Oklahoma, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Event Brooklyn pitcher Dan Bankhead is 1st black to homer in his 1st at bat 1974 Birthday Ramon Morel, Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1974 Event Bob Gibson becomes 2nd pitcher to strike-out 3,000 (Cesar Geronimo) 1974 Death Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 63 1974 Birthday Brooke Wilkins, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Event A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games 1974 Birthday John Coppinger, born in El Paso, Texas, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles 1974 Birthday Ugueth Urbina, Caracas Venezuela, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1974 Event 1st baseball arbitration Twins pitcher Dick Woodson seeking $29,000 wins, Twins offered $23,000 1974 Birthday Amaury Telemaco, Higuey, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1973 Event Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies 1973 Event Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall 1973 Birthday Andrew McNally, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Fred Lindberg, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1973 Event San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell 1973 Birthday Bob Wolcott, born in Huntington Beach, California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1973 Birthday Ben Mann, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Ismael Valdes, born in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Birthday Christine Monge, born in San Francisco, California, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1973 Birthday Chan Ho Park, born in Kong Ju City, Korea, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Event Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout) 1973 Event Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1 1973 Birthday Marty Janzen, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1973 Birthday Julian Tavarez, Santiago, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1973 Birthday Antonio Osuna, Sinaloa Mexico, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Birthday Terry Adams, born in Mobile, Alabama, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1973 Birthday Jason Schmidt, Lewiston ID, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1973 Birthday Terrell Wade, born in Rembert, South Carolina, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1972 Birthday Francisco Rodriguez, born in Brooklyn, New York, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1972 Birthday Brad Radke, Eau Claire WI, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1972 Event In Game 2 of ALCS, A's Bert Campaneris fires his bat at Det pitcher 1972 Event Baltimore Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later 1972 Birthday Rafael Carmona, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1972 Birthday Laurie Shepard, Cordele, Georgia, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1972 Birthday Mike Hampton, Brooksville, Florida, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1972 Birthday Jason Isringhausen, born in Alton, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets 1972 Birthday Jimmy Haynes, born in La Grange, Georgia, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1972 Birthday Kurt Miller, born in Tucson, Arizona, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1972 Birthday John Wasdin, Ft. Belvoir, Washington, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1972 Event Dodgers release and end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm 1972 Birthday Clint Sodowsky, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Birthday Andrew Pettitte, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pitcher, New York Yankees 1972 Birthday Ramiro Mendoza, born in Los Santos, Panama, pitcher, New York Yankees 1972 Birthday Jeff Williams, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Bryan Rekar, born in Oak Lawn, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1972 Event Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash 1972 Birthday Bobby Chouinard, Manilla, Phillipines, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1972 Birthday Francisco Cordova, born in Veracruz, Mexico, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1972 Birthday Matt Wagner, born in Cedar falls, Iowa, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1972 Birthday Omar Daal, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1972 Birthday Tanya Harding, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Birthday Alan Benes, Evansville, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1972 Birthday Jay Powell, Meridian MS, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1971 Birthday Alyson Habetz, Crowley, Louisiana, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1971 Birthday Todd Van Poppel, Hinsdale, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1971 Birthday Garvin Alston, Mount Vernon, New York, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1971 Birthday William Simas, Jr., Hanford California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1971 Birthday Ryan Hancock, Santa Clara California, pitcher for the California Angels 1971 Event Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win 1971 Birthday Scott Karl, born in Fontana, California, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1971 Birthday Shae Sloan, Huntsville, Texas, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1971 Birthday Ron Blazier, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1971 Birthday Johnny Ruffin, Butler AL, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1971 Birthday Billy Wagner, born in Marion, Virginia, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1971 Birthday Pedro Martinez, born in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1971 Birthday James Baldwin, Jr., born in Southern Pines, North Carolina, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1971 Birthday Greg Keagle, born in Corning, New York, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1971 Birthday Stuart Howell, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Marshall Boze, San Manual, Arizona, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1971 Birthday Rich Garces, Maracay Aragua Venezuela, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1971 Birthday Michael Sirotka, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1971 Event Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam 1971 Birthday Ryan Hawblitzel, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1971 Birthday Sterling Hitchcock, Fayetteville, North Carolina, pitcher, New York Yankees, Sea Mariners 1971 Birthday Brad Clontz, born in Stuart, Virginia, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1971 Birthday Mark Thompson, born in Russellville, Kentucky, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1971 Birthday Felipe Lira, born in Miranda, Venezeula, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1971 Birthday Greg Hansell, born in Bellflower, California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1971 Birthday Shad Williams, born in Fresno California, pitcher for the California Angels 1971 Birthday Roger Salkeld, born in Burbank, California, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds 1971 Birthday Jose Mercedes, El Seybo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1971 Birthday Lisa Fernandez, Lakewood California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold 1971 Birthday Jeff Schmidt, U.S. baseball pitcher for the California Angels 1971 Birthday Todd Williams, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1971 Birthday Shane Tonkin, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Kerry Taylor, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1971 Birthday Cory Bailey, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1971 Birthday Jeff Juden, Salem, Massachusetts, baseball pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants 1971 Birthday Elmer Dessens, Hermosillo Mexico, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1971 Birthday Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1971 Birthday Deb Sonnenberg, born in Edmonton, Alberta, softball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Paul Byrd, born in Louisville, Kentucky, pitcher for the New York Mets 1970 Birthday Kirk Rueter, Centralia, Illinois, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1970 Birthday Jason Jacome, Tulsa, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1970 Birthday Allen Watson, born in Brooklyn, New York, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1970 Birthday Jeff Ware, born in Norfolk, Virginia, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1970 Birthday Chad Ogea, Lake Charles, Louisiana, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1970 Birthday Melanie Roche, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1970 Birthday Steve Trachsel, Oxnard California, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1970 Birthday Marc Wilkins, Mansfield, Ohio, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 Birthday Darren Oliver, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1970 Birthday Roger Bailey, born in Chattahoochee, Florida, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1970 Birthday Eddie Guardado, Stockton California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1970 Birthday Joseph Hudson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1970 Birthday Paul Spoljaric, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1970 Birthday Paul Shuey, born in Lima, Ohio, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1970 Birthday Dan Miceli, Newark, New Jersey, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 Birthday Joey Hamilton, Statesboro Georgia, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1970 Birthday Lori Harrigan, born in Anaheim, California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold 1970 Birthday Michael Potts, Langdale AL, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1970 Birthday Steve Wojciechowski, born in Blue Island, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1970 Birthday Bryce Florie, born in Charleston, Florida, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1970 Birthday William Van Landingham, born in Columbia, Tennessee, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1970 Birthday Mark Brandenburg, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1970 Birthday Doug Bochtler, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1970 Birthday Ricardo Jordan, born in Delray Beach, Florida, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1970 Birthday Aaron Sele, born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1970 Birthday Joey Eischen, West Covina California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1970 Birthday Steve Avery, born in Trenton, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1970 Birthday Sean Bergman, born in Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1970 Birthday Jon Lieber, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 Birthday Dave Stevens, Fullerton California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1970 Birthday Wilson Alvarez, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1970 Birthday Javier De La Hoya, Mexican/U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1970 Birthday Tyler Green, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1970 Birthday Bobby Jones, born in Fresno, California, pitcher for the New York Mets 1970 Birthday Mark Hutton, Adelaide Australia, pitcher, New York Yankees 1970 Birthday John Frascatore, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1970 Birthday Dan Carlson, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1970 Birthday Alan Embree, Vancouver, Washington, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1970 Birthday Mark Wohlers, Holyoke, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1970 Birthday Rick Krivda, Mckeesport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1970 Birthday T J Mathews, Belleville, Illinois, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1970 Birthday Ron Villone, Englewood, New Jersey, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1970 Birthday Michele Granger, born in Anaheim, California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold 1970 Birthday Steve Cooke, Kanai Hawaii, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 Death John J "Johnny" Murphy, U.S. baseball pitcher (New York Yankees), dies at 61 1970 Birthday Daniel Naulty, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1969 Birthday Ramon Garcia, Guanare Venezuela, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1969 Birthday Mariano Rivera, Panama City Panama, pitcher, New York Yankees 1969 Birthday Pedro Astacio, Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1969 Birthday Robb Nen, San Pedro California, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1969 Birthday Sam Militello, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher, professional baseball player, played for the New York Yankees 1969 Birthday Lee Anne Ketcham, Tallahassee, Florida, female pitcher, Silver Bullets 1969 Birthday Angel Miranda, Arecieo Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1969 Birthday Don Wengert, Sioux City, Iowa, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1969 Birthday Larry Thomas, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1969 Birthday Arthur Rhodes, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1969 Birthday Kevin Carrasco, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Birthday Tim Crabtree, Jackson, Michigan, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1969 Birthday Robert Person, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pitcher for the New York Mets 1969 Birthday David Weathers, Lawrencburg, Tennessee, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees 1969 Birthday Jason Christiansen, born in Omaha, Nebraska, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1969 Birthday Nathan Minchey, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1969 Birthday Ricky Bottalico, New Britain CT, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1969 Birthday Hipolito Pichardo, Esperanza, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Birthday Alex Fernandez, born in Miami Beach, Florida, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1969 Birthday Troy Percival, born in Fontana, California, pitcher for the California Angels 1969 Birthday Kevin Jarvis, Lexington, Kentucky, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Birthday Bobby Ayala, born in Oxnard, California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1969 Birthday Michael Myers, born in Illinois, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Birthday Donovan Osborne, born in Roseville, California, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Birthday Toby Borland, Quitman, Louisiana, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1969 Birthday Vaughn Eshelman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1969 Birthday Pete Schourek, born in Austin, Texas, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Birthday Carlos Reyes, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1969 Birthday Brad Pennington, born in Salem, Indiana, pitcher for the California Angels 1969 Birthday Ricky Bones, born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, pitcher, Mil Brewers, New York Yankees 1969 Birthday Carlos Reyes, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1969 Birthday Frank Castillo, born in El Paso, Texas, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1969 Birthday Scott Sanders, born in Hannibal, Missouri, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1969 Birthday Karen Snelgrove, London Ontario, softball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Doug Creek, born in Winchester, Virginia, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1969 Birthday Willie Banks, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1969 Birthday Brian Williams, Lancaster, South Carolina, pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Astros 1969 Birthday Bryan Eversgerd, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Birthday Kevin King, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1969 Birthday Bob Wickman, Green Bay WI, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees 1969 Birthday Brad Cornett, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1969 Death Tom Zachary, baseball pitcher (Washington Senators), dies at 72 1969 Birthday Kevin Foster, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1969 Birthday Domingo Jean, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros 1969 Birthday Brian Boehringer, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pitcher, New York Yankees 1969 Birthday Alvin Morman, born in Rockingham, North Carolina, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Mike Mussina, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1968 Event 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 Birthday Darryl Kile, Garden Grove California, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Pedro A Martinez, Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday John Johnstone, Liverpool, New York, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Event Cincinnati trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt 1968 Event Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of Year 1968 Birthday Chris Haney, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Birthday Kent Bottenfield, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1968 Birthday Pat Hentgen, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1968 Birthday Russ Springer, born in Alexandria, Virginia, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1968 Event 1st AL pitcher to win MVP, Denny McLain (wins unanimously) 1968 Birthday Osvaldo Fernandez, Holguin Cuba, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1968 Birthday Paul Quantrill, London Ontario, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1968 Birthday Ken Ryan, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1968 Birthday Julio Valera, San Sebastian Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Birthday Mike Trombley, Springfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1968 Event Cardinal's super pitcher Bob Gibson's 13th shutout of year 1968 Birthday Rich Robertson, Nacogdoches, Texas, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1968 Birthday Denny Neagle, Prince Georges Cnty, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1968 Birthday Hideo Nomo, born in Osaka, Japan, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1968 Birthday Carolyn Crudgington, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1968 Birthday Rod Beck, born in Burbank, California, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1968 Birthday Mike Williams, born in Radford, Virginia, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1968 Birthday Mike Mohler, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1968 Death Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88 1968 Birthday Scott Aldred, born in Flint, Michigan, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1968 Birthday Dave Mlicki, born in Cleveland, Ohio, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday Melissa Coombes, born in San Gabriel, California, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1968 Birthday Jerry Dipoto, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday Alan Levine, Park Ridge, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1968 Birthday Mark Clark, Bath, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday Todd Jones, born in Marietta, Georgia, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Death Tommy Bridges, U.S. baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61 1968 Birthday Billy Brewer, born in Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees 1968 Birthday Shane Reynolds, born in Bastrop, Louisiana, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Ramon Martinez, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1968 Birthday Scott Radinsky, born in Simi Valley, California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1968 Birthday Mike Milchin, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1968 Birthday Ryan Bowen, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1968 Birthday Scott Erickson, born in Long Beach, California, pitcher, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles 1968 Birthday Kent Mercker, Dublin, Ohio, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles 1968 Birthday Steve Phoenix, U.S. baseball pitcher, Oakland Athletics 1968 Birthday Rusty Meacham, Stuart, Florida, pitcher, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners 1968 Birthday Ross Powell, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz California, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers 1968 Birthday Ben Rivera, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1967 Birthday Doug Johns, South Bend, Indiana, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1967 Birthday Kevin Appier, Lancaster California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1967 Birthday Ben McDonald, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1967 Birthday Cal Eldred, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox 1967 Event Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year 1967 Birthday Tom Gordon, Sebring, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1967 Birthday Pedro Borbon, Mao, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1967 Birthday Greg Gohr, Santa Clara California, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Birthday Trevor Hoffman, Anaheim California, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1967 Birthday Roger Pavlik, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1967 Birthday Chuck McElroy, pitcher for the California Angels 1967 Birthday Yorkis Perez, Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1967 Event Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager 1967 Birthday Jim Abbott, born in Flint, Michigan, pitcher, California Angels, New York Yankees 1967 Birthday Andy Benes, born in Evansville, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1967 Birthday Mike James, born in Ft. Walton, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels 1967 Birthday Jason Grimsley, born in Cleveland, Texas, pitcher for the California Angels 1967 Birthday Lance Painter, Bedford England, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1967 Birthday Pat Rapp, born in Jennings, Louisiana, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1967 Birthday Andy Ashby, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1967 Birthday Donne Wall, born in Potosi, Missouri, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1967 Birthday Omar Olivares, born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Birthday Tim Worrell, born in Pasadena, California, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1967 Birthday Matt Karchner, born in Berwick, Pennsylvania, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1967 Birthday Michele Smith, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold 1967 Birthday John Doherty, born in the Bronx, New York, John Harold Doherty, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball teams 1967 Birthday Simon Sheldon-Collins, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Mike Stanton, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox 1967 Birthday Bill Risley, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1967 Birthday Turk Wendell, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1967 Birthday John Smoltz, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young 1967 Birthday Cara Coughenour, born in Sioux City, Iowa, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1967 Birthday Charles Nagy, Fairfield, Connecticut, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1967 Event New York Met pitcher Tom Seaver wins hist 1st game 1967 Birthday Rheal Cormier, born in New Brunswick, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1967 Birthday Graeme Lloyd, born in Australia, pitcher, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers 1967 Birthday Shawn Boskie, born in Hawthorne, Nevada, pitcher for the California Angels 1967 Birthday Jaime Navarro, born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1967 Birthday Scott Service, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds 1967 Birthday Kurt Knudsen, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Event Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out 6 straight major leaguers 1967 Birthday Matt Turner, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1967 Birthday David Pitcher, CFL fullback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1967 Birthday Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe California, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals 1967 Birthday Chris Nabholz, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1966 Birthday Greg McMichael, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1966 Birthday Jeff Nelson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, New York Yankees 1966 Birthday Tim Scott, Hanford California, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Birthday Curt Schilling, Anchorage AK, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1966 Birthday Bob Wells, born in Yakima, Washington, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1966 Birthday Brian Keyser, Castro Valley California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1966 Birthday Juan Guzman, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1966 Birthday Dave Veres, born in Montgomery, Alabama, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Birthday Alan Mills, Lakeland Florida, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1966 Birthday Mel Rojas, Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Birthday Gregg Olson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers 1966 Birthday Mike Walker, Brooksville, Florida, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1966 Birthday Pete Harnisch, Commack, New York, pitcher for the New York Mets 1966 Birthday Mike Dyer, born in Upland, California, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Event Oakland Pitcher Paul Lindblad begins a 385 cons errorless streak 1966 Birthday John Wetteland, San Mateo California, pitcher, New York Yankees, Rangers, Expos 1966 Birthday Dean Hartgraves, born in Bakersfield, California, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1966 Birthday Tim Wakefield, Melbourne, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1966 Birthday Hector Burba, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1966 Birthday Jeff Shaw, Washington Ohio, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1966 Event Brave pitcher Tony Cloninger, is 1st NL to hit 2 grand slams in a game 1966 Birthday Heathcliff Slocumb, born in Jamaica, New York, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1966 Birthday Jose Mesa, Azua, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1966 Birthday Armando Reynoso, San Luis Potosi Mexico, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Birthday Jim Poole, born in Rochester, New York, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1966 Birthday Darren Holmes, born in Asheville, North Carolina, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Birthday Greg Maddux, born in San Angelo, Texas, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1966 Birthday Eric Gunderson, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1966 Birthday Mike Remlinger, born in Middletown, New York, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds 1966 Birthday Tom Glavine, born in Concord, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991 1966 Birthday Mike Remlinger, born in Middletown, New York, pitcher, for the Cincinnati Reds 1966 Birthday Blas Minor, Merced California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1966 Birthday Steve Reed, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Birthday Michael Timlin, born in Midland, Texas, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1966 Birthday Mel Rojas, Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Birthday Steve Reed, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Birthday Rene Arocha, Cubans/US baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1966 Birthday Derek Lilliquist, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Atl Braves 1966 Birthday Melido Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1966 Birthday Richie Lewis, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1966 Birthday Chris Hammond, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1966 Birthday Anthony Young, U.S. baseball pitcher, New York Met, Chicago Cubs 1966 Birthday Jack McDowell, Van Nuys California, pitcher, New York Yankees, White Sox, Indians 1965 Birthday Willie Blair, Paintsville, Kentucky, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1965 Birthday Ken Hill, Lynn, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1965 Birthday Mark Petkovsek, Beaumont, Texas, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1965 Birthday Brian Givens, Lompoc California, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1965 Birthday Gil Heredia, Nogales, Arizona, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1965 Birthday Al Leiter, Toms River, New Jersey, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Mets 1965 Event Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher 1965 Birthday Mark Guthrie, Buffalo, New York, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1965 Birthday Doug Linton, born in Santa Ana California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1965 Birthday Jim Bullinger, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1965 Birthday Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur, Texas, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1965 Birthday Barry Manuel, born in Mamou, Louisiana, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1965 Birthday Ezra Polley, Georgetown Kentucky, pitcher, New York Yankees 1965 Event New York Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam 1965 Birthday Buddy Groom, born in Dallas, Texas, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1965 Birthday Mike Magnante, born in Glendale California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1965 Birthday Kevin Ritz, born in Eatonstown, New Jersey, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1965 Birthday Todd Stottlemyre, Yakima, Washington, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Blue Jays 1965 Birthday Erik Hanson, Kinnelon, New Jersey, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1965 Birthday Lori Sippel, Stratford Ontario, softball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Mike Butcher, born in Davenport, Iowa, relief pitcher, professional baseball player, pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1965 Birthday John Smiley, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, pitcher, for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 Birthday Kevin Brown, born in Mcintyre, Georgia, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1965 Birthday A. J. Sager, born in Columbus Ohio, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1965 Birthday Brian Holman, Winfield, Kansas, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners 1965 Birthday Brad Brink, U.S. baseball pitcher, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies 1965 Birthday Jose Dejesus, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1965 Birthday Kevin Wickander, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds 1965 Birthday Mark Dewey, Grand Rapids, Michigan, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Birthday Greg Swindell, Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians 1964 Birthday Mike Jackson, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1964 Birthday Mike Fetters, Van Nuys California, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1964 Birthday John Burkett, New Brighton, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1964 Birthday Dwight Gooden, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher, New York Yankees, New York Mets 1964 Birthday Roberto Hernandez, Santurce Puerto Rico, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1964 Birthday Kenny Rogers, born in Savannah, Georgia, pitcher, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees 1964 Birthday Rich Delucia, Reading, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Birthday Terry Mathews, Alexandria, Louisiana, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1964 Birthday Jose Bautista, Bani, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Birthday Joe Magrane, born in Des Moines, Iowa, Joseph David Magrane, baseball player, pitcher, MLB Network broadcaster, played for Major League Baseball teams, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, NBC sports analyst at 2008 Summer Olympics 1964 Birthday Steve Searcy, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, William Steven Searcy, baseball player, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball teams from 1998 - 1992 1964 Birthday Jeff Schwarz, U.S. baseball pitcher, California Angels, Chicago White Sox 1964 Birthday Bobby Witt, Arlington, Virginia, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1964 Birthday Floyd Youmans, baseball pitcher, Expos 1964 Birthday Jeff Sellers, baseball pitcher, Red Sox 1964 Event Houston Colt 45s Ken Johnson becomes 1st major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter, Reds win 1-0 1964 Birthday Scott Kamienicki, pitcher, New York Yankees 1964 Birthday Jose Rijo, pitcher, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Birthday Kevin Tapani, Des Moines, Iowa, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins 1964 Birthday Mike Campbell, born in Seattle, Washington, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1964 Birthday John Habyan, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1964 Birthday Rob Dibble, Bridgeport, Connecticut, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Birthday Jenny Holliday, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1964 Birthday Jeff Tabaka, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1963 Birthday Mel Stottlemyre, Jr., pitcher, Toronto Blues Jays 1963 Birthday Doug Henry, Sacramento California, pitcher for the New York Mets 1963 Birthday Bruce Ruffin, Lubbock, Texas, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1963 Birthday Dave Brantley, born in Florence, Alabama, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1963 Birthday Eric Plunk, born in Wilmington, California, pitcher, Oakland A's, New York Yankees, Indians 1963 Event St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate 1963 Birthday Steve Frey, born in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1963 Birthday Don August, born in Inglewood, California, Donald Glenn August, baseball player, pitcher, batted right-handed, pitched right-handed, played for Milwaukee Brewers 1988 - 1991, related to Archbishop of Philadelphia Justin Francis Rigali 1963 Birthday Jeff Musselman, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets Major League Baseball teams 1963 Birthday David Wells, Torrance, California, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees 1963 Event Pitcher Bob Shaw sets record of 5 balks in a game 1963 Birthday Mark Leiter, Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Birthday Marvin Freeman, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1963 Event Tigers claim young pitcher Denny McLain from the White Sox for $25,000 1963 Birthday Chris Bosio, baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1963 Birthday Rich Monteleone, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels 1963 Birthday Terry Mulholland, born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1963 Birthday Tony Castillo, Lara Venezuela, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1963 Birthday Norm Charlton, born in Fort Polk, Louisiana, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1963 Birthday Jeff Fassero, born in Springfield, Illinois, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1963 Birthday David Cone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, baseball pitcher, New York Mets/Tor Blue Jays/New York Yankees 1962 Birthday Chuck Finley, born in Monroe, Louisiana, pitcher, Major League Baseball, played for California Angels, won more than 15 games six times between 1986 and 1999 1962 Birthday Jamie Moyer, Sellersville, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1962 Birthday Mark Portugal, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1962 Birthday Sid Fernandez, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, pitcher, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies 1962 Birthday Dennis Cook, Lamarque, Texas, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1962 Birthday Randy Myers, Vancouver, Washington, pitcher, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles 1962 Birthday Mark Gubicza, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1962 Birthday Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cy Young, MVP 1962 Event Milwaukee Brave Warren Spahn sets home run record of 31 by a pitcher 1962 Birthday Doug Drabek, Victoria, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, New York Yankees 1962 Event Philadelphia retires pitcher Robin Roberts' # 36 1962 Birthday Mark Gardner, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1962 Birthday Dan Plesac, born in Gary, Indiana, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1962 Birthday Joe Handle, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1962 Birthday Chris Sabo, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles 1962 Birthday Donn Pall, Evergreen Park Illinois, pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, Fl Marlins 1962 Birthday Jeff Montgomery, Wellston, Ohio, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1962 Birthday Danny Jackson, U.S. baseball pitcher, Royals/Phillies/Cardinals 1961 Birthday Rick Aguilera, San Gabriel California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1961 Birthday Mike Henneman, St. Charles, Missouri, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1961 Birthday Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals 1961 Birthday Billy Taylor, Monticello, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1961 Birthday Ed Vosberg, born in Tucson, Arizona, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1961 Birthday Jim Corsi, Newtonville, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1961 Birthday Jeff Russell, Cincinnatti, Ohio, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1961 Birthday Jeff Parrett, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1961 Birthday Kevin Gross, born in Downey, California, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1961 Birthday Jimmy Key, born in Huntsville, Alabama, pitcher, Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Orioles 1961 Birthday Kirk McCaskill, born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1960 Birthday Zane Smith, Madison WI, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1960 Birthday Roger McDowell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pitcher, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles 1960 Birthday Paul Assenmacher, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1960 Birthday Bob Tewksbury, Concord, New Hampshire, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1960 Birthday Fernando Valenzuela, Navajua Mexico, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres 1960 Birthday John Franco, born in Brooklyn, New York, pitcher for the New York Mets 1960 Birthday Mark Langston, born in San Diego, California, pitcher for the California Angels 1960 Birthday Ron Darling, Hawaii, baseball pitcher for the New York Mets 1960 Event Juan Marichal debuts as San Francisco Giant pitcher, beats Phillies on 1 hitter 1960 Birthday Frank Viola, Hempstead, New York, pitcher, Twins, Mets/Cy Young-1988 1959 Birthday Mike Moore, born in Eakly, Oklahoma, pitcher, professional baseball player, played for Seattle Mariners, World Series champion, 1989 1959 Birthday Mike Morgan, Tulare California, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1959 Birthday [Dennis Ray] "Oil Can" Boyd, baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1959 Birthday Todd Worrell, Arcadia California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1959 Birthday Mike Bielecki, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1959 Death Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78 1959 Birthday Bob Patterson, born in Jacksonville, Florida, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1959 Event Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale hits his 2nd Opening Day home run 1959 Birthday Bill Gullickson, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1958 Birthday Dave Righetti, baseball pitcher, Yankees, Giants 1958 Birthday Lee Guetterman, Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners 1958 Birthday Orel Hershiser, born in Buffalo, New York, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians 1958 Event Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record 1958 Birthday Walt Terrell, born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, professional baseball player, starting pitcher, played for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates 1958 Birthday Bill Dawley, born in Norwich, Connecticut, baseball player, pitcher, played Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros, Chicago Whitesox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics 1957 Birthday Bob Ojeda, pitcher for the New York Mets 1957 Birthday Lee Smith, Jamestown, Louisiana, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1957 Event Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford wins NL Rookie of Year 1957 Birthday Craig Lefferts, born in Munich, West Germany, professional baseball player, played for Chicago Cubs, relief pitcher, pitching coach for Vancouver Canadians 1957 Birthday Tony Fossas, Cuba, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1957 Birthday Jerry Don Gleaton, born in Brownwood, Texas, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals 1957 Event Warren Spahn sets record for a lefty pitcher with 41st shut-out 1957 Birthday Tom Candiotti, born in Walnut Creek, California, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, also played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angelese Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics 1957 Birthday Dave Steib, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1957 Birthday John Stuper, baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1957 Event Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit by a line drive off Gil McDougald 1957 Birthday Jesse Orosco, born in Santa Barbara, California, pitcher, New York Mets, Orioles, Dodgers 1957 Birthday Dave "Smoke" Stewart, born in Oakland California, pitcher, Oakland Athletic 1956 Event Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires 1956 Birthday Bob Walk, born in Van Nuys, California, professional baseball player, nickname, 'The Whirly Bird', pitcher, played for the Philadelphia Phillies 1956 Event Cincinnati Red pitcher Brooks Lawrence loses after 13 straight wins 1956 Event Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs 1956 Event Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honor to outstanding pitcher 1956 Birthday Bill Caudill, born in Santa Monica, California, nickname 'Cuffs', baseball player, pitcher, played for American and National League teams, including, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners 1956 Birthday Rick Sutcliffe, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs 1956 Birthday Dave Dravecky, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, had arm amputated 1955 Birthday Jay Howell, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees, Oakland A's 1955 Birthday Willie Hernandez, pitcher, Cy Young Award 1955 Death Cy Young, pitcher, 511 wins, 1890 - 1911 1955 Birthday Danny Darwin, Bonham Texas, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1955 Event Phillies Don Newcombe hits NL pitcher record 7th home run of season 1955 Birthday Ed Whitson, pitcher, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres 1955 Birthday Jack Morris, St. Paul, Minnesota, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1955 Birthday [Jose] Dennis Martinez, Nicaragua, pitcher, Orioles, Expos, Indians 1955 Birthday Charlie Puleo, born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Major League Baseball player, pitcher, played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Red and Atlanta Braves 1981 - 1989 1954 Birthday Ken Schrom, born in Grangeville, Idaho, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for the California Angels, the Toronto Blue Jays 1954 Birthday Dennis Eckersley, born in Oakland California, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1954 Birthday Jim Beattie, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1954 Event 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 Birthday Rick Honeycutt, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1953 Event Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax 1953 Event Pitcher Bob Trice is 1st black to play on Philadelphia A's 1953 Event Vic Raschi sets pitcher record by driving in 7 runs and wins 15-0 1953 Birthday Frank Tanana, baseball pitcher, California Angels 1953 Birthday Rick Rhoden, pitcher, New York Yankees 1953 Birthday Bruce Sutter, pitcher, Cubs, Cards, Braves 1952 Event Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year 1952 Event Philadelphia A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP 1952 Event Whitey Ford becomes 5th pitcher to hurl consecutive 1 hitters 1952 Event Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout 1952 Birthday Rick Waits, baseball pitcher, Rangers, Indians, Twins 1952 Event Minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings 1951 Birthday Dave Rajsich, pitcher, New York Yankees 1951 Event Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the Yankees for $50,000 1951 Birthday Richard "Goose" Gossage, relief pitcher, Yankees, Padres, A's 1951 Event St. Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45 1950 Event Phils pitcher Jim Konstanty makes record 71st appearance of year 1950 Birthday Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry, Yankee pitcher, Cy Young 1978 1950 Event St. Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators 1950 Birthday Burt Hooton, born in Greenville, Texas, Burt Carlton Hooton, baseball player, nicknamed 'Happy', right-handed starting pitcher for Major League Baseball teams Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers 1950 Birthday Dan Quisenberry, baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1950 Event Indians pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes $20,000 salary cut to $45,000, pay cut is Feller's own suggestion 1949 Birthday Steve Busby, born in Burbank, California, baseball player, sportscaster, starting pitcher, played for Major League Baseball team Kansas City Royals 1949 Birthday Vida Blue, major-league pitcher, Cy Young and AL MVP 1971 1949 Event Inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 home runs to beat Senators, 7-5 1949 Birthday Rick Reuschel, pitcher, New York Yankees 1949 Event Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949 1948 Birthday Dave LaRoche, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1948 Death Herb Pennock, pitcher (New York Yankees)/General Manager (Phillies), dies 1947 Event 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a home run on 1st at bat) 1947 Birthday Dick "Dirt" Tidrow, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1947 Birthday Joe Coleman, baseball pitcher, Washington, Detroit 1947 Birthday Nolan Ryan, pitcher, Mets, Angels, Astros, 7 no-hitters, 5,714 Ks 1946 Death Walter Johnson, great pitcher for the Washington Senators, dies at 59 1946 Birthday Rollie Fingers, relief pitcher, Oakland Athletics, MVP/Cy Young-1981 1946 Event Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher's fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances 1946 Birthday Jim "Catfish" Hunter, major-league pitcher, A's, Yankees 1945 Birthday Jim Palmer, New York City, Oriole pitcher/sportscaster/jockey underwear salesman 1945 Event Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from New York Yankees 1945 Birthday Don Sutton, baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1945 Event Bert Shepard (1 legged WW II vet) tries out as a pitcher for Senators 1944 Birthday Steve Carlton, Phillies' pitcher, Cy Young 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982 1944 Birthday Stan Bahnsen, pitcher, New York Yankee, 1968 AL Rookie-of-year 1944 Birthday Tom Seaver, pitcher, New York Met, 300 game winner, Cy Young 1969, 1973, 1975 1944 Birthday Sparky Lyle, relief pitcher, New York Yankees, Cy Young 1944 Event Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs 1944 Birthday Denny McLain, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, 31 wins in 1968 1943 Birthday Ferguson Jenkins, baseball pitcher, Red Sox 1943 Birthday Ken Holtzman, Cub/Oriole/Yankee pitcher, 2 no-hitters 1943 Death Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort and catcher Walker, dies 1943 Event New York Giants' pitcher Ace Adams sets record by working in his 62nd game 1943 Event Carl Scheib becomes youngest pitcher in AL (16y 8 ms) of the A's 1943 Birthday Tommy John, pitcher, Yankee/Dodger 1943 Birthday Mike Marshall, MLB pitcher, 1974 Cy Young Award 1942 Birthday Jerry Koosman, pitcher for the New York Mets 1942 Birthday Grant "Mudcat" Jackson, pitcher, 1972 New York Yankees, Phillies 1942 Event Pitcher Jim Tobin belts 3 home runs in a game 1942 Birthday Fritz Peterson, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1941 Birthday Mel Stottlemyre, Wash, pitcher, New York Yankee, pitching coach, New York Met 1941 Event Detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning 1941 Event Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base 1940 Birthday Luis Tiant, Cuba, baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees 1940 Event Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series 1940 Event Chicago Tribune sponsors Ted Lyons Day (White Sox pitcher) 1940 Birthday Mickey Lolich, pitcher, Detroit Tiger, won 25 in 1971 1940 Birthday Joan Joyce, Waterbury, Connecticut, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1983 1940 Birthday Jack Acker, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1940 Birthday Jim Maloney, baseball pitcher 1939 Event Indians Bob Feller, 20, is youngest pitcher to win 20 games 1939 Birthday Claude Osteen, baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1939 Birthday Milt Pappas, baseball pitcher 1939 Birthday Phil Niekro, knuckleball pitcher, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves 1939 Birthday Jim Bouton, born in Newark, New Jersey, pitcher, New York Yankees, author of Ball Four 1939 Birthday Steve Barber, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees 1938 Birthday James Katt, pitcher/sportscaster, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins 1938 Birthday Mike McCormick, MLB Pitcher, San Francisco Giants, Cy Young 1967 1938 Event Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to Hall of Fame 1937 Birthday Juan Marichal, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1937 Event Pitcher Carl Hubbell's 24th consecutive victory 1936 Birthday Roland Sheldon, pitcher, New York Yankees 1936 Birthday Jim Perry, pitcher, Cy Young Award 1970 1936 Birthday Stan Williams, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers 1936 Event A's pitcher Horace Lisenbee gives up 26 hits in a game 1936 Birthday Don Drysdale, born in Van Nuys, California, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers-Cy Young 1962 1935 Birthday Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher, Cy Young 1963, 1965, 1966, perfect-1967 1935 Birthday Bob Gibson, Cardinal pitcher, Cy Young/NL MVP 1968 1935 Birthday Desmond Pitcher, CEO, Merseyside Development Corporation 1934 Event Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell hits 2 home runs to beat White Sox 3-2 in 12 1934 Event Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times 1934 Event New York Giants reward MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract 1933 Birthday Herb Score, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1932 Event New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3 1932 Event Dodger John Quinn, 49, is oldest pitcher to win a major league game 1932 Event Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing homers and wins game 1-0 in 10 tying 1932 Event Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 1932 Death "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies 1931 Event Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP 1931 Birthday Jim Bunning, born in Southgate, Kentucky, Representative-R-Kentucky 1987 - 1999, Senator-R-Kentucky 1999 -, Phillies pitcher, perfect Game vs. Mets 1964 1930 Event New York Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 home runs to beat St. Louis Browns, 7-6 1929 Death Joseph McGinnity, baseball pitcher (New York Giants), dies at 58 1929 Birthday Don Larsen, pitcher, New York Yankees, on what must have been a perfect day 1929 Birthday Ryne Duren, near-sighted pitcher, New York Yankees 1928 Birthday Edward "Whitey" Ford, hall of fame pitcher, New York Yankees 1928 Event Pitcher Ray Boggs hits 3 batters in 1 inning 1928 Birthday Elroy Face, baseball pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates 1927 Birthday Billy Pierce, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, seven time all star 1926 Birthday Robin Roberts, pitcher, Phillies, Won 28 in 1952 1926 Death Eddie Plank, pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at 51 1925 Birthday Betty Evans Grayson, born in Portland, Oregon, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1959 1925 Birthday Harvey Haddix, baseball pitcher, pitched perfect game into 12th 1925 Birthday Bertha Tickey, born in Dinuba, California, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1973 1924 Event Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams 1923 Event Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000 1923 Birthday [James] Hoyt Wilhelm, knuckleball pitcher, Orioles 1922 Event Anxious to compete with the Yankees, the New York Giants pay $65,000 and 3 players for Jack Bentley (hits .349 and is 13-1 as pitcher in 1922) 1921 Event Yankee pitcher Harry Harper hits 3 batters in an inning tying record 1921 Event Yankees' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs beating Tigers 11-8 1921 Birthday Warren Spahn, born in Buffalo, New York, left-handed pitcher, Boston/Milwaukee Braves 1920 Birthday Bob Lemon, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, manager, New York Yankees, 1978 1920 Birthday Early Wynn, Hartford Ala, baseball Hall of famer, pitcher 1919 Event Pitcher Bob Shawkey sets then Yank record with 15 strike-outs 1919 Event Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning 1919 Birthday Allie Reynolds, New York Yankee pitcher, 1952 AL ERA leader, 2.07, 1918 Birthday Bob Feller, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, 3 no-hitters 1918 Birthday Edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe, baseball pitcher, Brooklyn Dodgers 1917 Event Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth with a runner on, he throws him out and retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game 1917 Birthday Sal "The Barber" Maglie, pitcher, New York Giants, 8th best won-lost pct 1917 Birthday M Marie Widlow, born in St. Louis, Missouri, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1957 1914 Event Babe Ruth debuts as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox, he beats Cleveland 4-3 1914 Event Babe Ruth's 1st professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win 1912 Event Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins 1912 Event New York Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak 1912 Event Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins 1912 Birthday Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1911 Birthday Van Lingle Mungo, born in South Carolina, pitcher, Dodgers, Giants 1911 Event Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row 1911 Birthday Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, HOF baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1909 Birthday Emil "Dutch" Leonard, baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox 1908 Birthday Lefty Gomez, baseball pitcher 1908 Event Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout 1908 Event Robert B Rhoads becomes 1st Cleveland pitcher (Cleveland Naps) to toss a no-hit game, Cleveland 2, Boston 1 1906 Event Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning 1906 Event Washington National's pitcher Tom Hughes hits home run to win his own game 1-0 in 10th 1906 Birthday Satchel Paige, American Athlete, baseball pitcher, never look back 1906 Event Philadelphia A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits 2 home runs 1905 Birthday Roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher 1904 Birthday Charles "Red" Ruffing, New York Yankee pitcher, hitter, 1930-46 1903 Event Pitcher Jack Doscher, 1 son of a major leaguer debuts with Cubs 1903 Event Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3 1903 Birthday Carl Hubbell, born in Carthage, Missouri, pitcher for the New York Giants-253 wins, 2.97 lifetime ERA 1900 Birthday Robert "Lefty" Grove, baseball pitcher, 300 game winner 1898 Event Phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat 1897 Event Roger Bresnahan debuts as Washington Senator pitcher (later HOF catcher) 1897 Death Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 1894 Birthday Herb Pennock, hall of fame pitcher, Yankees, 243 career wins 1891 Birthday Leon Cadore, pitcher, pitched all of 26 inning game 1891 Birthday Chet "Red" Hoff, pitcher, New York Yankees 1911-15, lived to 103+ 1891 Birthday Dazzy Vance, hall of fame pitcher, led NL in strike-outs 7-yrs 1888 Event New York Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record 1888 Event New York Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak 1887 Birthday Walter Johnson, Kansas, Washington Senator pitcher, 1907-27, 414-218 1887 Birthday Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher, Phillies, Cubs 1885 Birthday Wilbur 'Lefty' Good, pitcher, New York Yankees, 1905 1884 Event 1-armed pitcher Hugh Daily fanned 13 hitters 1883 Event Hugh Daily, a one-armed pitcher for Cleveland (Forest City), tosses 1-0 no-hitter against Philadelphia 1881 Birthday Ed Walsh, pitcher, lowest lifetime ERA, 1.82 1880 Birthday Christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher, Won 37 in 1908 1880 Birthday George Mullin, pitcher, Detroit Tigers-no-hitter on 7/4/1912 1876 Birthday Mordecai, 3 finger, Brown, hall of fame pitcher 1874 Birthday Jack Chesbro, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees - won 41 in 1904 1871 Birthday Joseph McGinnity, born in Rock Island, Illinois, baseball pitcher for the New York Giants 1867 Birthday Cy Young, born in Gilmore, Ohio, pitcher, 511 wins, 1890 - 1911 1855 Birthday James Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884 1853 Birthday Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, born in Rochester, New York, pitcher, 60-12 in 1884 1824 Birthday Thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1778 Event Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots
