Major League Baseball in History (Part 7)

Events in Sport

Events 601 - 700 of 905

  • 1984-05-02 MLB Cleveland Indians' infielder Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 innings)

Sports History

1984-05-16 MLB Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer off Fernando Valenzuela, in 7-2 win against Dodgers, in Los Angeles

  • 1984-06-04 MLB Draft: New York Mets take Mechanicsburg Area Senior HS outfielder Shawn Abner at #1

Sports History

1984-06-29 Montreal Expos infielder Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th MLB game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox

  • 1984-08-05 Toronto designated hitter Cliff Johnson hits MLB record 19th career pinch-hit HR in Blue Jays 4-3 win over Baltimore Orioles
  • 1984-09-03 MLB St. Louis Cardinals closer Bruce Sutter breaks his own NL record for saves in a season with his 45th in 7-3 win over NY Mets; record broken in 1991, by Lee Smith of the St. Louis Cardinals

Sports History

1984-10-01 Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as 6th commissioner of Major League Baseball; he has a 4 year tenure

  • 1984-10-02 Due to a strike by MLB umpires, first 4 NLCS games played with replacement umpires; Game 1: Chicago Cubs beat SD Padres, 13-0

Sports History

1985-03-16 Two-time Cy Young Award winner Denny McLain is convicted of embezzlement and drug trafficking; sentenced to 25 years but conviction later reversed

Sports History

1985-08-04 Future Hall of Fame infielder Rod Carew of the California Angels singles off Minnesota's Frank Viola to collect his MLB 3,000th career hit; Angels win, 6–5

Sports History

1985-08-04 Tom Seaver of Chicago White Sox becomes 17th pitcher to win 300 MLB career games, beating New York, 4-1; 54,032 at Yankee Stadium

Baseball Record

1985-09-04 NY Mets catcher Gary Carter's 2 HRs in a 9-2 win in San Diego ties MLB record of 5 HRs in 2 games

  • 1985-09-15 MLB New York Yankees trade 25-year-old pitching prospect Jim Deshaies to Houston Astros for 40-year-old pitcher Joe Niekro
  • 1985-10-02 Detroit 1st baseman Darrell Evans hits home run #40 in Tigers' 4-2 win over Toronto Blue Jays; first to record 40 x HRs in a MLB season in both Leagues
  • 1985-10-29 St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andújar is suspended by MLB for 10 games for bumping an umpire

Willie McCovey Elected

1986-01-08 San Francisco Giants Willie McCovey is 16th elected to MLB Hall of Fame in his 1st year of eligibility

Sports History

1986-02-23 Despite losing, Boston Red Sox Wade Boggs gets largest arbitration in MLB history, $1.35M

Barry Bonds Debut

1986-05-30 Barry Bonds makes his MLB debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Sports History

1986-06-05 San Diego Padre Steve Garvey ejected for 1st time in his 16 year MLB career for arguing about Atlanta's triple play

Sports History

1986-06-18 California Angels'Don Sutton becomes 19th MLB pitcher to win 300 games

  • 1986-06-25 MLB Philadelphia Phillies give Steve Carlton, 41, his unconditional release
  • 1986-07-18 MLB Kansas City Royals announce that manager Dick Howser, 50, has a brain tumor
  • 1986-08-01 Twins pitcher Bert Blyleven becomes 10th to reach 3,000 MLB strikeout milestone, 2-hits A's, 10-1
  • 1986-08-06 Baltimore's Jim Dwyer & Larry Sheets, and Rangers Toby Harrah hit MLB record 3 grand slams in Texas' 13-11 win

McGwire Hits 1st HR

1986-08-25 A's Mark McGwire hits his 1st major league home run

  • 1986-09-12 MLB Minnesota Twins fire manager Ray Miller and replace him with coach Tom Kelly
  • 1986-09-21 SD Padre Jimmy Jones pitches 1-hitter in his major league debut
  • 1986-09-29 Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a HR on 1st major league pitch he sees
  • 1986-10-02 Astros starter Mike Scott finishes MLB regular season with 306 strikeouts with 8 in a 2-1 win in San Francisco; 3rd NL pitcher to reach 300 in a season

Baseball Record

1986-10-04 NY Yankees closer Dave Righetti saves both doubleheader games at Fenway Park for 5-3 and 3-1 wins v Boston; Righetti's MLB record 46th save

  • 1986-10-24 MLB Los Angeles Dodgers' infielder Bill Russell (38) announces his retirement
  • 1987-02-03 MLB Montreal Expos trade pitcher Jeff Reardon to Minnesota Twins for pitcher Neal Heaton
  • 1987-02-23 Baseball World Series winning manager (1985) Dick Howser retires from Kansas City Royals role due to brain tumor

Sports History

1987-06-01 Cleveland Indians pitcher Phil Niekro beats Detroit Tigers, 9-6 for his 314th MLB victory; combines with Joe Niekro (216) for most combined wins by brothers in baseball history (530)

  • 1987-06-28 Boston outfielder Don Baylor sets MLB career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 when plunked by Rick Rhoden in Red Sox, 6-2 win over NY Yankees
  • 1987-07-02 KC Royals outfielder Jim Eisenreich hits 1st HR since 1982, in MLB comeback process, retired 1984 (Tourette syndrome)

Sports History

1987-07-03 Controversial NY Mets MLB star Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates for criticising his play; he is now an ordained minister

  • 1987-07-05 A's 1st baseman Mark McGwire becomes first rookie to hit 30 HRs before the MLB All-Star Game as Oakland beats Red Sox, 6-2

Baseball Record

1987-07-16 New York Yankees Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season & ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8)

Baseball Record

1987-08-17 Bunt single gives Milwaukee Brewers' Paul Molitor longest MLB hit streak of 1980's at 32 games

  • 1987-08-30 Knuckleballer Charlie Hough on the mound, Rangers catcher Geno Petralli ties the major league record by allowing 6 passed balls

Baseball Record

1987-09-09 MLB pitcher Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter

  • 1987-09-16 Calif's Bob Boone catches record 1,919th major league game
  • 1987-09-18 Detroit first baseman Darrell Evans hits home run #30 off Bill Wegman in 5th inning of Tigers' 7-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers; first 40-year-old to hit 30 MLB HRs in a season
  • 1987-09-27 Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro's final MLB appearance, he surrenders for 5 runs in 3 innings against the San Francisco Giants
  • 1987-10-03 San Diego catcher Benito Santiago's MLB rookie record 34-game hitting streak ends as Padres snap 9-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory v LA Dodgers
  • 1988-01-13 MLB Los Angeles Dodger/San Diego Padre Steve Garvey retires
  • 1988-04-04 Largest crowd (55,438) at an MLB Opening Day game at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium; Reds win over St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4 in 12 innings
  • 1988-04-04 MLB New York Mets set Opening Day record with 6 HRs, in a 10-6 win over Expos at Montreal
  • 1988-07-30 MLB Pitcher John Franco saves a record 13th game during the month of July
  • 1988-09-08 NL president A. Bartlett Giamatti is unanimously elected Major League Baseball's 7th Commissioner
  • 1988-09-09 MLB Atlanta Braves Bruce Sutter joins Rollie Fingers & Gooses Gossage with 300 MLB career saves
  • 1988-09-20 Detroit first baseman Darrell Evans hits home run #18 in Tigers' 4-3 loss to Cleveland Indians; Evans' 400th MLB career HR
  • 1988-10-02 In a season ending 7-5 win in St. Louis, NY Mets' outfielder Kevin McReynolds establishes a MLB record swiping 21 bases without being caught stealing during the season
  • 1988-10-02 Minnesota Twins total 3,030,672 in attendance at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome; first AL club ever to break 3 million in a MLB season
  • 1988-11-05 Japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7)
  • 1988-11-06 Japan & MLB all stars played to a 6-6 draw (Game 2 of 7)
  • 1988-11-07 MLB all stars beats Japan 16-8 (Game 3 of 7)
  • 1988-11-09 MLB All-Star team beat Japan 8-2 in Nishinomya, (Game 4 of 7)
  • 1988-11-10 MLB All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7)
  • 1988-11-12 Japan beats MLB All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7)
  • 1988-12-07 MLB Texas Rangers sign free-agent pitcher Nolan Ryan to a one-year contract
  • 1988-12-14 CBS' $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights
  • 1989-04-01 A. Bartlett Giamatti replaces Peter Ueberroth as 7th commissioner of Major League Baseball; dies suddenly of a heart attack 5 months later
  • 1989-04-08 California Angels pitcher Jim Abbott, born without his right hand, makes MLB debut, lasting only 4 2/3 innings
  • 1989-05-15 MLB Toronto Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams, and replace him with Cito Gaston

Sports History

1989-05-29 Philadelphia Phillies 12-time All Star 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt retires from MLB at 39

  • 1989-06-14 MLB Texas Rangers' Nolan Ryan becomes 2nd pitcher to defeat all 26 teams
  • 1989-07-05 Barry Bonds homers in Pittsburgh's 6-4 loss vs SF Giants, joining father Bobby Bonds as MLB father-son HR record holders (408)
  • 1989-07-29 MLB Philadelphia Phillies retire Steve Carlton's # 32
  • 1989-07-31 MLB Minnesota Twins trade AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to New York Mets
  • 1989-08-03 Cincinnati Reds set MLB record for most hits in 1st inning of a game with 16 for 14 runs in an 18-1 rout of Houston Astros

Baseball Record

1989-08-03 Future Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder Rickey Henderson sets AL mark of 50 stolen bases in 9 of his first 11 seasons in MLB

  • 1989-09-22 MLB St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Leon Durham suspended for 60 days due to drugs

Sports History

1989-10-01 MLB batting titles are decided on final day of regular season: AL, Kirby Puckett goes 2-for-5 edges Carney Lansford .339 to .336; NL, Tony Gwynn's 3-for-4 beats Will Clark .336 to .333

  • 1989-10-04 MLB San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Will Clark hits first NLCS grand slam since 1977 in 11-3 win v Chicago Cubs; Clark goes 4-for-4 with 2 HRs to tie NLCS RBI record (6) for an entire series in less than 4 innings
  • 1989-10-14 MLB Oakland A's Dave Stewart is 1st MLB pitcher to start consecutive World Series openers since Cincinnati Reds Don Gullett in 1976
  • 1989-11-03 Lou Piniella is named manager of the Cincinnati Reds, replacing Pete Rose who is banned for life for gambling on MLB games
  • 1989-11-22 MLB center fielder Kirby Puckett signs record $3,000,000 per year contract with Minnesota Twins
  • 1990-01-15 In a shrewd move, Detroit Tigers sign 1st baseman Cecil Fielder who spent previous season in Japan; hits 51 homers this MLB season and becomes a premier power hitter for most of the 1990s
  • 1990-01-17 MLB pitcher Dave Stewart signs record $3,500,000 per year Oakland A's contract
  • 1990-01-26 Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asst GM (highest-ranking African American female in a major-league front office)
  • 1990-04-11 MLB California Angels Mark Langston & Mike Witt, no-hit Seattle, 1-0
  • 1990-04-21 MLB Cincinnati Reds win, running their record to 9-0, best start in club history
  • 1990-05-04 MLB Baltimore Orioles Gregg Olson sets relief pitcher record of 41 consecutive scoreless innings
  • 1990-05-29 MLB New York Mets fire manager Davey Johnson and hire Bud Harrelson as his replacement
  • 1990-06-22 MLB Atlanta Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with GM Bobby Cox

Sports History

1990-07-25 Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres MLB game

  • 1990-07-29 Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game
  • 1990-07-31 Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan records his 300th career victory, an 11-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers; 20th MLB pitcher to reach the milestone
  • 1990-08-02 Yankees rookie 1st baseman Kevin Maas hits his 10th MLB homer in 6-5 loss v Detroit, fastest to reach that mark, just 77 at bats
  • 1990-08-03 NY Yankees rookie 1st baseman Kevin Maas sets a MLB record for hitting 10 home runs in the fewest at bats (72)
  • 1990-09-02 Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dave Stieb throws MLB record 9th no-hitter of the season; beats Cleveland, 3-0
  • 1990-09-03 White Sox closer Bobby Thigpen tops Dave Righetti's MLB record with 47th save in Chicago's 4-2 win v Royals; Thigpen finishes season with 57 saves
  • 1990-09-21 MLB Commissioner Faye Vincent turns down Chicago White Sox bid to reinstate 68-year-old Minnie Miñoso
  • 1990-09-30 MLB Chicago White Sox beat Seattle Mariners 2-1 in last game at Comiskey Park, Chicago
  • 1990-09-30 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates win NL East title

George Brett's 3rd Batting Title

1990-10-03 Kansas City 3rd baseman George Brett becomes first in MLB history to win a batting title in 3 different decades; goes 1 for 1 in Royals, 5-2 loss v Cleveland to win AL batting title with .329 average; AL batting champion 1976, 80

  • 1990-11-29 MLB Montreal Expos president Claude Brochu agrees to buy club from Charles Bronfman
  • 1991-04-08 Major league umpires & baseball reach a 4-year agreement

Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 601 - 700 of 930

  • 1962-01-03 Darren Daulton, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1992, 93, 95; World Series 1997; Silver Slugger Award 1992; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Arkansas City, Kansas (d. 2017)
  • 1962-01-11 Donn Pall, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-98 (Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, and 3 other teams), born in Evergreen Park, Illinois
  • 1962-01-13 Kevin Mitchell, American baseball outfielder (NL MVP 1989; MLB All Star 1989, 90; SF Giants), born in San Diego, California
  • 1962-01-19 Chris Sabo, American baseball 3rd baseman (3-time MLB All Star), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1962-02-04 Dan Plesac, American MLB pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Gary, Indiana
  • 1962-03-02 Terry Steinbach, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1988, 89, 93; World Series 1989; Oakland A's), born in New Ulm, Minnesota

Darryl Strawberry (62 years old)

1962-03-12 American baseball right fielder (8 x MLB All Star; World Series 1986 NY Mets, 96, 99 NY Yankees; NL Rookie of the Year 1983), born in Los Angeles, California

  • 1962-03-19 Ivan Calderón, Puerto Rican baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1991; Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos), born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico (d. 2003)
  • 1962-03-26 Kevin Seitzer, American baseball infielder who was MLB All-Star 1987 KC Royals, 1995 Milwaukee Brewers; and coach World Series 2021 Atlanta Braves, born in Springfield, Illinois
  • 1962-03-29 Billy Beane, American baseball executive (GM Oakland Athletics 1997-2016; MLB Executive of the Year Award 2018; film 'Moneyball' based on Beane), born in Orlando, Florida
  • 1962-05-29 Eric Davis, American baseball outfielder (World Series 1990 Cincinnati Reds; MLB All-Star 1987, 89; Gold Glove 1987, 88, 89), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1962-05-31 Joe Orsulak, American MLB outfielder (Florida Marlins), born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey
  • 1962-06-30 Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball shortstop (5 x MLB All-Star; 4 x Gold Glove; World Series 1993 Toronto Blue Jays), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic (d. 2020)
  • 1962-07-25 Doug Drabek, American MLB pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1990), born in Victoria, Texas

Roger Clemens (61 years old)

1962-08-04 American baseball pitcher (7 x Cy Young Awards; AL MVP 1986 Boston Red Sox; Triple Crown 1997, 98 Toronto Blue Jays; 11 x MLB All Star), born in Dayton, Ohio

  • 1962-09-03 Dave Clark, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1986-98 (Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, and 5 other teams), manager (Houston Astros, 2009), and coach (Houston, Detroit Tigers), born in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • 1962-09-19 Randy Myers, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1990, 94, 95, 97; World Series 1990; NLCS MVP 1990; Cincinnati Reds), born in Vancouver, Washington

Bo Jackson (61 years old)

1962-11-30 American College Football Hallf of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1985, Auburn; Pro Bowl 1990, LA Raiders) and baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1989, KC Royals), born in Bessemer, Alabama

  • 1962-12-29 Devon White, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1989, 93, 98; World Series 1992, 93 Toronto Blue Jays, 1997 Florida Marlins; 7 × Gold Glove Award), born in Kingston, Jamaica

David Cone (61 years old)

1963-01-02 American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1999; AL Cy Young Award 1994; 5 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1992 Toronto Blue Jays; 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 NY Yankees), born in Kansas City, Missouri

  • 1963-01-02 Edgar Martínez, American Baseball HOF third baseman and DH (7 × MLB All-Star; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; AL batting champion 1992, 95; Seattle Mariners), born in New York City
  • 1963-02-10 Lenny Dykstra, American MLB centerfielder (NY Met, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Santa Ana, California

Paul O'Neill (61 years old)

1963-02-25 MLB right fielder (Cincinnati Reds, NY Yankees), born in Columbus, Ohio

  • 1963-03-10 John Cangelosi, American MLB outfielder (Houston Astros), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1963-04-21 Ken Caminiti, MLB third baseman, 1987-2001, (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and 3 other teams; NL MVP- 1996), born in Hanford, California (d. 2004)
  • 1963-05-20 David Wells, American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1998; World Series 1992, 98; MLB All Star 1995, 98, 2000), born in Torrance, California
  • 1963-06-02 Bryan Harvey, American MLB baseball relief pitcher, 1987-95 (2X All-Star; California Angels, Florida Marlins), born in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
  • 1963-09-05 Jeff Brantley, American MLB pitcher and broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds), born in Florence, Alabama
  • 1963-09-10 Randy Johnson, American Baseball HOF pitcher (10 × MLB All-Star; 5 × Cy Young Award; World Series MVP 2001; Triple Crown 2002; Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Walnut Creek, California
  • 1963-09-21 Cecil Fielder, American baseball infielder (3 x MLB All Star, 2 x AL HR leader, Detroit Tigers; World Series 1996 Atlanta Braves), born in Los Angeles, California

Mark McGwire (60 years old)

1963-10-01 American MLB 1st baseman, coach (12-time All Star, Oakland A's, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pomona, California

  • 1963-10-31 Fred McGriff, American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1995 Atlanta Braves; 5 x MLB All Star), born in Tampa, Florida
  • 1963-11-28 Walt Weiss, American baseball shortstop (AL Rookie of the Year 1988; World Series 1989; MLB All Star 1998; Oakland A's, Colorado Rockies) and manager (Colorado Rockies 2013-16), born in Tuxedo, New York
  • 1964-01-18 Brady Anderson, American MLB outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • 1964-01-20 Ozzie Guillén, Venezuelan baseball shortstop and manager (3-time MLB All Star; Chicago White Sox), born in Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela
  • 1964-03-13 Will Clark, American MLB first baseman (San Francisco Giants), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1964-04-11 Bret Saberhagen, American baseball pitcher (World Series MVP 1985 Kansas City Royals; Cy Young Award 1985, 89; 3 x MLB All Star), born in Chicago Heights, Illinois
  • 1964-04-28 Barry Larkin, American Baseball HOF shortstop (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1990; NL MVP 1995; 3 × Gold Glove Award; Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1964-05-11 Bobby Witt, American MLB pitcher, 1986-2001 (Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and 5 other teams), born in Arlington, Virginia
  • 1964-05-11 Floyd Youmans, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1985-89 (Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Tampa, Florida
  • 1964-05-11 Jeff Sellers, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1985-88 (Boston Red Sox), born in Compton, California
  • 1964-06-03 Nelson Liriano, Dominican MLB infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

José Canseco (59 years old)

1964-07-02 Cuban-American MLB outfielder and designated hitter (AL MVP 1988), born in Havana, Cuba

Barry Bonds (59 years old)

1964-07-24 American baseball left fielder (MLB home-run record [762], 7 x NL MVP), born in Riverside, California

  • 1964-08-13 Jay Buhner, American MLB outfielder (Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees), born in Louisville, Kentucky
  • 1964-08-13 Tom Prince, American MLB catcher (LA Dodgers), born in Kankakee, Illinois
  • 1964-08-26 Chad Kreuter, American MLB catcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Marin County, California
  • 1964-09-01 David West, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-98 (Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, and 3 other teams), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2022)
  • 1964-10-01 Roberto Kelly, Panamanian baseball outfielder and coach (NY Yankees; MLB All Star 1992-93), born in Panama City, Panama
  • 1964-10-14 Joe Girardi, American MLB catcher (4 teams, including NY Yankees, 1996-99), and manager (Yankees, 2006-17), born in Peoria, Illinois
  • 1964-11-10 Kenny Rogers, American MLB pitcher (perfect game 1994), born in Savannah, Georgia

Dwight Gooden (59 years old)

1964-11-16 American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All-Star; NL Cy Young Award, Triple Crown 1985 NY Mets; no-hitter 1996 NY Yankees), born in Tampa, Florida

  • 1964-11-28 John Burkett, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, NL wins leader 1993 SF Giants; All Star 2001 Atlanta Braves), born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
  • 1964-12-10 Luis Polonia, Dominican MLB outfielder (NY Yanks, Orioles), born in Santiago City, Dominican Republic
  • 1964-12-11 Thomas Howard, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1990-2000 (San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, and 4 other teams), born in Middletown, Ohio
  • 1964-12-16 Billy Ripken, American baseball 2nd baseman (Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers) and broadcaster (XM Satellite Radio, MLB Network), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland
  • 1964-12-19 Mike Fetters, American MLB pitcher, 1989-2004 (California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, and 6 other teams), and pitching coach (Arizona Diamondback, 2012-present), born in Van Nuys, California
  • 1965-01-02 Greg Swindell, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2001; MLB All Star 1989; Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Fort Worth, Texas

Ron Gant (59 years old)

1965-03-02 American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1992, 95; Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds) and broadcaster (WAGA-TV, co-host 'Good Day Atlanta', born in Victoria, Texas

  • 1965-03-12 Steve Finley, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1997, 2000; World Series 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks; 5 × Gold Glove Award), born in Union City Tennessee
  • 1965-03-17 John Smiley, American MLB pitcher, 1986-97 (Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and two other teams), born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
  • 1965-04-24 Mike Blowers, MLB infielder (NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), born in Würzburg, Germany
  • 1965-07-03 Greg Vaughn, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1993, 96, 98, 2001); Silver Slugger Award 1998; Milwaukee Brewers), born in Sacramento, California
  • 1965-07-24 Joe Oliver, American MLB catcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1965-08-13 Mark Lemke, American MLB infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Utica, New York
  • 1965-08-21 Jim Bullinger, American MLB pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1965-09-22 Mark Guthrie, American MLB pitcher, 1989-2003 (Minnesota Twins, LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and 6 other teams), born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1965-10-26 Gil Heredia, American MLB pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Nogales, Arizona
  • 1965-11-28 Matt Williams, American baseball infielder (5 x MLB All Star; NL home run leader 1994; NL RBI leader 1990; SF Giants) and manager (Washington Nationals), born in Bishop, California
  • 1965-12-11 Jay Bell, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1993, 99; World Series 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks; Gold Glove Award 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Eglin AFB, Florida
  • 1965-12-14 Craig Biggio, American Baseball HOF infielder (7 × MLB All-Star; 4 × Gold Glove Award; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; Houston Astros), born in Smithtown, New York
  • 1965-12-14 Ken Hill, American MLB pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Lynn, Massachusetts
  • 1966-01-03 Luis Sojo, Venezuelan MLB infielder (World Series 1996, 1998–2000; Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees), born in Petare, Edo Miranda, Venezuela
  • 1966-03-10 Michael Timlin, American MLB pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Midland, Texas
  • 1966-03-23 Mike Remlinger, MLB pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Middletown, New York

Tom Glavine (58 years old)

1966-03-25 American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1991, 98; World Series MVP 1995; 10 x MLB All Star; Atlanta Braves, NY Mets), born in Concord, Massachusetts

Greg Maddux (58 years old)

1966-04-14 American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (4 x NL Cy Young Award; World Series 1995; 8 x MLB All Star; 18 x Gold Glove; Atlanta Braves), born in San Angelo, Texas

  • 1966-05-11 Trenidad Hubbard, American MLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1966-05-22 José Mesa, Dominican MLB baseball pitcher, 1987-2007, 2X All-Star (Cleveland Indians; Philadelphia Phillies, and 6 other teams), born in Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic
  • 1966-06-18 Sandy Alomar Jr., Puerto Rican baseball catcher (6 × MLB All-Star; AL Rookie of the Year 1990 Cleveland Indians), born in Salinas, Puerto Rico
  • 1966-06-27 Jeff Conine, American MLB outfielder (Florida Marlins), born in Tacoma, Washington

Moises Alou (57 years old)

1966-07-03 American baseball outfielder (6 x MLB All Star; Silver Slugger Award 1994, 98; World Series 1997 Florida Marlins; Montreal Expos), born in Atlanta, Georgia

  • 1966-08-02 Tim Wakefield, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2009; World Series 2004, 07 Boston Red Sox) and broadcaster (NESN), born in Melbourne, Florida (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1966-08-10 Gerald Williams, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1992-2005 (NY Yankees, and 5 other teams), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2022)
  • 1966-08-25 Albert Belle, American baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians; 5-time MLB All-Star), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
  • 1966-08-31 Jeff Frye, American MLB infielder (Boston Red Sox), born in Oakland, California
  • 1966-09-08 Mike Dyer, American MLB pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Upland, California
  • 1966-09-23 Pete Harnisch, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1991 Houston Astros; Baltimore Orioles, NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds), born in Commack, New York
  • 1966-09-24 Bernard Gilkey, American MLB outfielder (NY Mets), born in St Louis, Missouri
  • 1966-09-24 Kevin Koslofski, American MLB outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Decatur, Illinois
  • 1966-10-03 Darrin Fletcher, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1994; Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
  • 1966-11-18 Ron Coomer, American MLB infielder (Minnesota Twins), born in Crest Hill, Illinois
  • 1966-11-25 Mark Whiten, American MLB baseball outfielder (4 home runs in one game 1993; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pensacola, Florida
  • 1966-12-01 Larry Walker, Canadian Baseball HOF right fielder (NL MVP 1997; NL batting champion 1998, 99, 2001; 5 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove; Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies), born in Maple Ridge, British Columbia
  • 1966-12-10 Mel Rojas, MLB pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Haina, Dominican Republic
  • 1967-03-29 Brian Jordan, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1999 Atlanta Braves; LA Dodgers, St Louis Cardinals) and NFL defensive back (Atlanta Falcons 1989-91), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1967-04-14 Mike Trombley, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1992-2002 (Minnesota Twins and 2 other teams), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • 1967-04-17 Marquis Grissom, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1993, 94; World Series 1995; Gold Glove Award 1993–96; Montreal Expos, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1967-05-05 Charles Nagy, American baseball pitcher (Olympic gold 1988; MLB All-Star 1992, 96, 99; Cleveland Indians), born in Fairfield, Connecticut
  • 1967-05-15 John Smoltz, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1995; NL Cy Young Award 1996; Atlanta Braves), born in Warren, Michigan

Weddings in Sport


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