Major League Baseball in History (Part 8)

Events 701 - 800 of 905

• 1991-06-03 MLB Draft: East Carteret HS pitcher Brien Taylor first pick by New York Yankees
• 1991-06-19 NY Yankee Steve Howe records his 1st major league save since 1987
• 1991-07-03 Gateway Board of Trustees approve a 20-year lease for the Cleveland Indians to play MLB at Jacobs Field
• 1991-07-05 MLB owners approve Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins as new NL franchises to start play in 1993
• 1991-07-08 Major league umpire Steve Palermo and former NFL defensive lineman Terence Mann shot trying to help 2 waitresses from being robbed

• 1991-08-17 Royals Warren Cromartie's 1st major league HR since 1983

• 1991-09-18 American Major League Baseball executive John Hart becomes general manager of Cleveland Indians

• 1992-04-11 MLB Cleveland Indians set team record for long game loss to Boston Red Sox (19 innings - 6½ hr)
• 1992-04-12 MLB Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Young no-hits Cleveland Indians, but loses 2-1

• 1992-05-01 Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th MLB career base in A's 7-6 win at Detroit

• 1992-06-15 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates' Jeff King is 5th to be thrown out twice trying to steal in one inning - until a review of the rules determined his first steal attempt was nullified by an interference call [1]
• 1992-06-16 MLB Boston Red Sox Jeff Reardon sets record of 342 saves (vs Yanks 1-0) [1]
• 1992-06-24 MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent permanently bans pitcher Steve Howe from baseball for repeated substance abuse violations; later overturned on appeal
• 1992-08-07 San Francisco Giants announce sale of MLB franchise to group of Tampa Bay investors; move blocked by other investors
• 1992-09-07 Former owner and team president of the Milwaukee Brewers Bud Selig is appointed interim Commissioner of Major League Baseball; holds office until becoming official Commissioner in 1998
• 1992-09-19 Barry Bonds joins Willie Mays, Howard Johnson & Ron Gant as having (2) 30-HR/30-steal MLB seasons
• 1992-09-19 Demolition begins of JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; built in 1926 as Sesquicentennial Stadium, also known as Municipal Stadium, it hosted the 1926 Tunney-Dempsey fight, 41 Army-Navy football games, The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; victory rallies for The NHL Flyers and MLB Phillies; and the US portion of Live-Aid

• 1992-10-03 MLB Atlanta Braves end season with 1-0 victory over San Diego Padres at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium for franchise record 98th win (old record 95 in 1957, when they were based in Milwaukee)
• 1992-12-06 San Francisco Giants sign record $43million USD pact with Pirates MLB outfielder Barry Bonds
• 1993-04-05 A win and a loss for MLB expansion teams in their debut games; Florida Marlins beat LA Dodgers, 6-3 in Miami; the Colorado Rockies lose to Mets, 3-0 in NYC

• 1993-07-02 Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri is renamed Kauffman Stadium shortly before the death of MLB Kansas City Royals team owner Ewing Kauffman

• 1993-09-04 MLB New York Yankees 1-handed pitcher Jim Abbott no-hits Cleveland Indians, 4-0 at Yankee Stadium
• 1993-10-03 Cleveland Indians play their final MLB game at Cleveland Stadium; lose 4-0 to Chicago White Sox Chicago

• 1994-04-04 MLB Chicago Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 HRs in 1993 hits 3 HRs on Opening Day vs Mets starter Dwight "Doc" Gooden at Wrigley Field, Chicago

• 1994-05-13 MLB Cleveland Indians begin a 18 home game win streak at newly opened Jacobs Field
• 1994-05-21 MLB Cincinnati Reds bat out of order against Los Angeles Dodgers in 2nd inning

• 1994-07-22 MLB pitcher Doc Gooden admitted to enters Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California for substance abuse rehabilitation
• 1994-08-14 MLB pitcher Doc Gooden completes substance abuse rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Center in Ranch Mirage, California
• 1995-02-06 MLB outfielder Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days for positive cocaine test
• 1995-03-31 Federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of US District Court in NYC issues an injunction against Major League Baseball owners in move that effectively ends 232-day strike
• 1995-06-13 MLB Cleveland Indians' Dennis Martínez no-hits Baltimore Orioles 11-0,
• 1995-08-06 Cleveland's major league sports franchises, NFL Browns & MLB Indians, play in Cleveland for 1st time ever; both lose - White Sox 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition)
• 1995-09-10 Cleveland's major league sports franchises, NFL Browns & MLB Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleveland for only time, both win; Browns 22-6 v Tampa, Indians 5-3 v Orioles
• 1995-09-19 MLB San Diego Padres Ken Caminiti switch hits HRs in 3rd of 4 games
• 1995-10-01 Cleveland Indians end MLB season at 100-44 to set record 30 game margin over 2nd place Kansas City Royals in AL Central final standings
• 1995-10-01 Future Baseball HOF pitcher Mike Mussina tosses Baltimore Orioles' 5th consecutive MLB shutout in season ending, 4-0 victory over Detroit Tigers
• 1995-10-01 NY Yankees (AL) and Colorado Rockies (NL) become first wild-card teams in new MLB playoff system; Rox are first team to reach postseason before 7th year; post best ever record for a 3rd-year team, 10 games over .500 (77-67)
• 1996-03-31 First time in MLB history, the regular season opens in March with Seattle Mariners beating Chicago White Sox, 3-2 in 12 innings at the Kingdome, Seattle
• 1996-04-01 Veteran American MLB umpire John McSheery dies of heart attack while umpiring on Opening Day at the Cincinnati Reds' Riverfront Stadium; he was 51
• 1996-04-02 Detroit Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder steals 1st base in 1,097th career game, a 10-6 win at Minnesota Twins; longest duration in MLB history without a stolen base
• 1996-07-05 Angels score 3 top 1st, Oakland A's respond with 13 bottom 1st, highest-scoring 1st inning by 2 teams in MLB history, A's win 16-8
• 1996-07-06 In a 2-0 win v Brewers, New York Yankees closer John Wetteland sets MLB record 20 consecutive saves en route to 24

• 1996-07-14 New York Yankees closer John Wetteland sets MLB record 24 consecutive saves

• 1997-03-19 Major League Baseball announces 5 year/$50M deal with Pepsi
• 1997-05-16 MLB Montreal Expos trailing San Francisco Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13
• 1997-05-16 MLB St Louis Cardinal Gary Gaetti records his 2,000th hit

• 1997-05-27 Major league revenue sharing begins, NY Yanks pay out most $28M
• 1997-07-10 Hideki Irabu makes MLB debut as a NY Yankee, beats Tigers 10-3

• 1997-10-28 NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner & Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league
• 1998-03-31 Expansion clubs, Tampa Bay and Arizona both suffer bad losses in their MLB debuts; Devil Rays lose, 11-6 to the Detroit Tigers and the Diamondbacks fall, 9-2 to Colorado Rockies
• 1998-03-31 Milwaukee becomes first team since the inception of the American League in 1901 to switch MLB leagues; Brewers lose first NL game, 2-1 to the Braves in Atlanta
• 1998-05-06 Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his 5th career start.
• 1998-07-05 NY Yankees beat Baltimore Orioles 1-0 to improve record to 61-20, equalling best 81-game start in MLB history
• 1998-09-04 NY Yankees beat Chicago White Sox, 11-6, to win their 100th game on the earliest date in MLB history besting the 1906 Chicago Cubs & 1954 Cleveland Indians by 5 days
• 1999-08-06 Tony Gwynn goes 4 for 5 and collects his 3,000th MLB hit as San Diego beats Expos, 12-10 at Montreal Olympic Stadium
• 1999-09-04 MLB's Cincinnati Reds set a National League record with 9 home runs as they rout the Philadelphia Phillies, 22-3
• 2000-04-07 1st regular season MLB game at Enron Field (now Minute Maid Park) in Houston, Texas; visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat Astros 4-1, Phillies third baseman Scott Rolen hits first homer at new park
• 2000-04-11 MLB: Pacific Bell Park (now Oracle Park) in San Francisco, California and Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan open

• 2001-08-05 Cleveland Indians tie a MLB record in erasing a 12 run Seattle lead to win 15-14, also preventing the Mariners from reaching a record 117 season wins
• 2001-10-03 San Diego outfielder Rickey Henderson scores a run in the 3rd inning of the Padres' 12-5 loss to LA Dodgers to tie the MLB record of 2,245 runs scored held by the legendary Ty Cobb
• 2001-10-03 San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds Is walked for the 171st time in 11-8 win at Houston; breaks Babe Ruth's 1923 MLB single-season record for walks
• 2001-10-04 SF Giants slugger Barry Bonds hits his 70th home run in 10-2 win v Houston; ties Mark McGwire for the most MLB home runs in a single season
• 2001-10-05 Barry Bonds hits his 71st and 72nd home runs in 11-10 loss v LA Dodgers at Pacific Bell Park; breaks Mark McGwire's MLB single season HR record
• 2001-10-05 MLB's Atlanta Braves become first pro sports team to win 10 straight division titles after mauling the Marlins, 20-3 to clinch the NL East title; NBA's Boston Celtics (1957-65) & LA Lakers (1982-90) both won 9 in a row
• 2002-05-01 Padres closer Trevor Hoffman sets MLB record for saves for one team (321) in 4-3 win v Chicago Cubs in San Diego
• 2002-09-04 After blowing an 11-run lead to Kansas City, Scott Hatteberg's bottom of the 9th walk off HR gives Oakland a historic MLB victory, 12-11; A's set AL record 20 game winning streak
• 2002-09-08 Texas Rangers set a major league record by homering in their 26th consecutive game as Texas falls to the Tampa Bay
• 2002-09-09 MLB Arizona Diamondbacks' lefthanded pitcher Randy Johnson reaches 300 strikeouts for the fifth consecutive season, extending his major league record
• 2003-04-05 The Kansas City Royals become the first MLB team to begin the season 5-0 after losing 100 games the previous year, beating the Cleveland Indians, 2 - 1
• 2003-10-05 Chicago Cubs win their first MLB postseason series since the 1908 World Series with 5-1 win v Atlanta Braves in Game 5 NLDS at Turner Field
• 2004-03-31 With a 12-1 defeat of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Tokyo, NY Yankees starter Kevin Brown becomes only the 2nd pitcher in MLB history to have beaten all 30 teams
• 2004-04-13 Barry Bonds hits his 661st career home run, passing his godfather Willie Mays on the MLB all-time list
• 2004-05-01 Giants outfielder Barry Bonds sets MLB record for being intentionally walked 4 times in a 9-inning game during 6-3 defeat of Florida in SF
• 2004-09-17 SF Giants outfielder Barry Bonds hits his 700th career MLB home run, off San Diego's Jake Peavy
• 2004-09-22 SF Giants outfielder Barry Bonds was intentionally walked 4 times in a 9-inning game (MLB record) for the second time (1 May 2004)

• 2004-10-02 Montreal Expos earn the last win in the franchise's MLB history, beating New York Mets, 6 - 3 at Shea Stadium; Brad Wilkerson hits the Expos' final home run in 9th inning, his 32nd of the year
• 2004-10-03 Seattle Mariners Japanese right fielder Ichiro Suzuki adds 2 more singles in a 3-0 defeat to Texas, to finish the season with a MLB record 262 hits

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Birthdays 701 - 800 of 930

• 1967-05-31 Kenny Lofton, American MLB outfielder (Cleveland Indians), born in East Chicago, Indiana
• 1967-06-02 Mike Stanton, American pitcher (MLB All Star 2001; World Series 1998-2000; NY Yankees), born in Houston, Texas
• 1967-06-29 John Wehner, American MLB infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1967-07-03 Brian Cashman, American baseball executive (World Series 1998, 99, 2000, 09 NY Yankees), born in Rockville Centre, New York
• 1967-07-06 Omar Olivares, MLB pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
• 1967-07-13 Pat Rapp, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1992-2001 (Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants, and 4 other teams), born in Jennings, Louisiana
• 1967-07-21 Lance Painter, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1993-2003 (Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Bedford, England

• 1967-09-03 Luis Gonzalez, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1999, 2001-03, 05; World Series 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks; Houston Astros), born in Tampa, Florida
• 1967-09-19 Jim Abbott, American MLB baseball pitcher born with only one hand, 1989-99 (Olympic gold 1988; California Angels, NY Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Flint, Michigan
• 1967-10-04 Roger Pavlik, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1996; Texas Rangers), born in Houston, Texas
• 1967-10-13 Trevor Hoffman, American Baseball Hall of Fame closer (first pitcher to 500 & 600 saves milestone; 7 x MLB All Star; SD Padres), born in Bellflower, California
• 1967-10-20 Harvey Pulliam, American MLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in San Francisco, California
• 1967-11-21 (Roy) "Tripp" Cromer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1993-2003 (St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Lake City, North Carolina
• 1967-12-01 Reggie Sanders, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1991-2007, All-Star 1995; World Series 2001 (Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks, and 6 other teams), born in Florence, South Carolina
• 1967-12-06 Kevin Appier, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1989-94 (Kansas City Royals, and three others), born in Lancaster, California
• 1967-12-07 Tino Martinez, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1995, 1997; World Series 1996, 98–2000 Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees), born in Tampa, Florida
• 1967-12-15 Mo Vaughn, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1995, 96, 98; AL MVP 1995; Boston Red Sox), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
• 1968-02-01 Kent Mercker, American MLB pitcher (World Series 1995; no-hitter 1994; Atlanta Braves), born in Dublin, Ohio
• 1968-02-02 Scott Erickson, American baseball pitcher (World Series, MLB All Star, AL wins leader 1991; Minnesota Twins), born in Long Beach, California
• 1968-02-05 Roberto Alomar, Puerto Rican Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1992, 93 Toronto Blue Jays; 12 x MLB All Star; 10 x Gold Glove Award), born in Salinas, Puerto Rico
• 1968-03-07 Jeff Kent, American MLB infielder (NY Mets), born in Bellflower, California
• 1968-03-22 Ramón Martínez, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1990; pitched no-hitter 1995 LA Dodgers), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• 1968-03-26 Shane Reynolds, American baseball pitcher who was a MLB All Star 2000; Houston Astros), born in Bastrop, Louisiana
• 1968-04-03 Mike Lansing, American MLB baseball infielder, 1993-2001 (Montreal Expos, Coloradao Rockies, Boston Red Sox), born in Rawlins, Wyoming
• 1968-04-24 Todd Jones, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star & AL saves leader 2000; Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers), born in Marietta, Georgia
• 1968-05-27 Frank Thomas, American Baseball HOF 1st baseman/DH (5 × MLB All-Star; AL MVP 1993, 94; AL batting champion 1997, Chicago White Sox), born in Columbus, Georgia
• 1968-05-27 Jeff Bagwell, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (MLB All-Star 1994, 96, 97, 99; NL MVP 1994; Gold Glove Award 1994; Houston Astros), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1968-07-29 Mike Williams, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2002, 03; only pitcher in All-Star game with ERA over 6.00; Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Radford, Virginia
• 1968-08-03 Rod Beck, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1993, 94, 97; San Francisco Giants), born in Burbank, California (d. 2007)
• 1968-08-05 John Olerud, American MLB infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Seattle, Washington
• 1968-08-24 Tim Salmon, American MLB outfielder (California Angels), born in Long Beach, California
• 1968-08-31 Hideo Nomo, Japanese MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Osaka, Japan
• 1968-09-04 Mike Piazza, American Baseball HOF catcher (12 x MLB All-Star; 10 x Silver Slugger; LA Dodgers, NY Mets), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
• 1968-09-13 Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball outfielder (World Series 1996, 98–2000; ALCS MVP 1996; 5 × MLB All-Star; NY Yankees), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• 1968-09-13 Denny Neagle, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1995, 97; NL wins leader 1997; Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves), born in Gambrills, Maryland
• 1968-10-13 Julio Valera, Puerto Rican MLB pitcher (KC Royals), born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
• 1968-11-03 Paul Quantrill, Canadian baseball pitcher and coach (MLB All Star 2001; Toronto Blue Jays), born in London, Ontario
• 1968-11-04 Osvaldo Fernandez, Cuban MLB pitcher (SF Giants), born in Holguin, Cuba
• 1968-11-07 Russ Springer, American MLB pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Alexandria, Louisiana
• 1968-12-02 Darryl Kile, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1993, 97, 2000; no-hitter 1993; Houston Astros), born in Garden Grove, California (d. 2002)
• 1968-12-08 Mike Mussina, American Baseball HOF pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove Award; Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees), born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
• 1969-01-27 Phil Plantier, american MLB outfielder (San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's), born in Manchester, New Hampshire
• 1969-03-04 Jeff Tinsley, American MLB outfielder (Boston Red Sox), born in Shelbyville, Kentucky
• 1969-03-25 Dan Wilson, MLB catcher, 1992-2005 (Seattle Mariners: Cincinnati Reds), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
• 1969-03-25 Travis Fryman, American baseball infielder (5 × MLB All-Star; Gold Glove Award 2000; Silver Slugger Award 1992; Detroit Tigers), born in Lexington, Kentucky
• 1969-04-15 Jeromy Burnitz, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1999; Milwaukee Brewers), born in Westminster, California
• 1969-05-13 Lyle Mouton, American MLB outfielder, 1995-2001 (Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
• 1969-05-15 Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American NPB and MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-2004 (New York Yankees, 1997-2002), born in Okinawa, Japan (d. 2011)
• 1969-05-27 Todd Hundley, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1996, 97 NY Mets; LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), born in Martinsville, Virginia
• 1969-07-26 Greg Colbrunn, American MLB infielder (Florida Marlins), born in Fontana, California
• 1969-08-22 Hipolito Pichardo, Dominican MLB pitcher. 1902-2002 (Kansas City Royals, and 2 other teams), born in Jicomé, Dominican Republic
• 1969-08-26 Ricky Bottalico, American MLB, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in New Britain, Connecticut
• 1969-09-07 Darren Bragg, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1994-2004 (Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and 7 other teams), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
• 1969-10-12 José Valentín, MLB infielder, 1992-2007 (Milwaukee Brewers, and 3 other teams), born in Manatí, Puerto Rico
• 1969-10-20 Juan Gonzalez, Puerto Rican MLB outfielder (Texas Rangers), born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
• 1969-10-31 Damon Mashore, MLB outfielder (Oakland A's), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
• 1969-11-09 Ángel Miranda, Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher, 1993-97 (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

• 1969-11-28 Robb Nen, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1998, 99, 2002; NL saves leader 2001 SF Giants; World Series 1997 Florida Marlins), born in San Pedro, California
• 1969-11-29 Mariano Rivera, Panamanian Baseball HOF pitcher (13 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; World Series MVP 1999; NY Yankees), born in Panama City, Panama
• 1969-11-30 Mark Lewis, American MLB infielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Hamilton, Ohio
• 1969-12-03 Harold Steinbrenner, American businessman and MLB team owner (New York Yankees), born in Culver, Indiana
• 1970-01-02 Royce Clayton, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1997; SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals) and actor (The Rookie, Moneyball), born in Burbank, California
• 1970-03-04 Dave Stevens, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1994-2000 (Minnesota Twins, and 3 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
• 1970-04-02 Jon Lieber, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2001; Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs), born in Council Bluffs, Iowa
• 1970-05-25 Joey Eischen, American MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in West Covina, California
• 1970-06-27 Jim Edmonds, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1993-2010, 4X All-Star, 8X Gold Glove (California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
• 1970-06-30 Mark Grudzielanek, American MLB infielder (Montreal Expos), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1970-07-29 Steve Wojciechowski, American MLB pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Blue Island, Illinois
• 1970-08-21 Craig Counsell, American MLB infielder, 1995-2011 (Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams; 2 x World Series Champion), and manager (Brewers, Chicago Cubs), born in South Bend, Indiana
• 1970-08-27 Jim Thome, American Baseball HOF infielder (5 x MLB All Star; Roberto Clemente Award 2002; NL HR leader 2003; Cleveland Indians, Chicago WS), born in Peoria, Illinois
• 1970-09-29 Joe Hudson, American MLB relief pitcher, 1995-98 (Boston Red Sox; Milwaukee Brewers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1970-10-02 Eddie Guardado, American baseball pitcher who was MLB All Star 2002-03; AL saves leader 2002; Minnesota Twins, born in Stockton, California
• 1970-11-05 Javy López, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1997, 98, 2003; World Series 1995; NLCS MVP 1996; Silver Slugger Award 2003 Atlanta Braves), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
• 1970-12-03 Paul Byrd, American baseball pitcher and broadcaster (MLB All Star 1999; Philadelphia Phillies; Fox Sports Southeast), born in Louisville, Kentucky
• 1971-01-08 Jason Giambi, American MLB baseball infielder, 1995-2014, 5X All-Star (Oakland A's, New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in West Covina, California
• 1971-01-20 Brian Giles, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 2000, 01; Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, SD Padres, born in El Cajon, California
• 1971-03-05 Brian Hunter, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1994-2003, AL stolen base leader (99) - 1997 (Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, and 4 other teams), born in Portland, Oregon
• 1971-03-05 Chad Fonville, American MLB baseball infielder, 1995-99 (LA Dodgers and 3 other teams), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
• 1971-03-05 José Mercedes, Dominican MLB baseball pitcher, 1994-2003 (Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams), born in El Seybo, Dominican Republic
• 1971-04-03 Quilvio Veras, Major League Baseball second baseman, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• 1971-05-18 Rich Garces, Venezuelan MLB pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Maracay Venezuela
• 1971-06-03 Aaron Ledesma, MLB baseball infielder, 1995-2000 (Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and 3 other teams), born in Union City, California
• 1971-06-03 Carl Everett, American MLB outfielder, 1993-2006, 2X All-Star(Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and 6 other teams), born in Tampa, Florida
• 1971-06-12 Ryan Klesko, American MLB outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Westminster, California
• 1971-06-22 Brant Brown, American MLB infielder, 1996-2000 (Chicago Cubs and 3 other teams), and hitting coach, born in Porterville, California
• 1971-06-28 Greg Keagle, American MLB right-handed pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Corning, New York
• 1971-07-20 Charles Johnson, American MLB catcher (US Olympics 1992, Marlins), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
• 1971-07-25 Billy Wagner, American MLB pitcher (Houston Astros), born in Tannersville, Virginia
• 1971-07-30 Ron Blazier, American MLB pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania
• 1971-08-10 Sal Fasano, American MLB catcher (KC Royals), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1971-08-17 Jorge Posada, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (5-time MLB All Star and Silver Slugger Award; NY Yankees), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• 1971-10-03 Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican baseball utility (MLB All Star, Silver Slugger Award 1994; Montréal Expos), born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

• 1971-11-19 Andy Sheets, American MLB infielder (Seattle Mariners), born in Baton Rouge, Louisana
• 1971-11-30 Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican Baseball HOF catcher (14 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2003 Florida Marlins; AL MVP 1999 Texas Rangers; 13 x Gold Glove), born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
• 1971-11-30 Matthew Lawton, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 2000, 04; Minnesota Twins), born in Gulfport, Mississippi
• 1971-11-30 Ray Durham, American MLB infielder (Chicago White Sox), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
• 1971-12-06 José Contreras, Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2006; World Series 2005; Olympic gold 1996; Chicago White Sox), born in Las Martinas, Pinar del Río, Cuba

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