Major League Baseball

• American League Championship Series
  1980 American League Championship Series
  -Game 1:Wednesday, October 8, 1980 at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, MissouriThe series opener saw the Yankees throw their ace, Ron Guidry, against the Royals' Larry Gura. In the top of the second, the Bronx Bombers jumped out to a 2–0 lead when Rick Cerone and Lou Piniella smacked back-to-back...
  
  : Frank White, MVP
• National League Championship Series
  1980 National League Championship Series
  -Game 1:Tuesday, October 7, 1980 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaGame 1 was the most ordinary contest of the series. Starters Ken Forsch and Steve Carlton dueled for the first five innings, with only one run scored by Houston in the third on an RBI single by Gary Woods...
  
   Manny Trillo
  Manny Trillo
  Jesús Manuel Marcano Trillo , also nicknamed "Indio", is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from to...
  
  , MVP
• All-Star Game
  Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by a combination of fans, players, coaches, and managers...
  
  , July 8 at Dodger Stadium
  Dodger Stadium
  Dodger Stadium, also sometimes called Chavez Ravine, is a stadium in Los Angeles. Located adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium has been the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers team since 1962...
  
  : National League, 4-2; Ken Griffey
  Ken Griffey, Sr.
  George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He currently serves as Manager for the Bakersfield Blaze, the Reds' Single A minor league affiliate. He is the father of former professional outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. and former minor leaguer Craig Griffey. He and his...
  
  , MVP

Other champions

• Caribbean World Series
  Caribbean World Series
  The Caribbean Series , also called the Caribbean World Series is the highest baseball tournament at club level in Latin America. The league winners from the Winter Leagues of Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela participate in the tournament...
  
  : Tigres de Licey (Dominican Republic)
• College World Series
  College World Series
  The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
  
  : Arizona
  University of Arizona
  The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
  
  
• Japan Series
  Japan Series
  , or is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan. It is a seven-game series between the winning clubs of the league's two circuits, the Central League and the Pacific League....
  
  : Hiroshima Toyo Carp over Kintetsu Buffaloes
  Kintetsu Buffaloes
  The was a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka, Japan, which were in the Pacific League. The team was owned by Kinki Nippon Railway Co. and later sold to the Orix Group, the owner of the Orix BlueWave baseball team, in 2004...
  
   (4–3)
• Little League World Series
  Little League World Series
  The Little League Baseball World Series is a baseball tournament for children aged 11 to 13 years old. It was originally called the National Little League Tournament and was later renamed for the World Series in Major League Baseball. It was first held in 1947 and is held every August in South...
  
  : Long Kuong, Hua Lian, Taiwan
  Taiwan
  Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
  
  

Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player
  MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball award, given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America...
  
  
  • George Brett
    George Brett (baseball)
    George Howard Brett , nicknamed "Mullet", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history, and 15th...
    
     (AL)
  • Mike Schmidt
    Mike Schmidt
    Michael Jack Schmidt is a Hall of Fame third baseman popularly considered among the greatest third basemen in the history of Major League Baseball. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies....
    
     (NL)
• Cy Young Award
  Cy Young Award
  The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League . The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955...
  
  
  • Steve Stone (AL)
  • Steve Carlton
    Steve Carlton
    Steven Norman Carlton , nicknamed "Lefty", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1965-1988 for six different teams in his career, but it is his time with the Philadelphia Phillies where he received his greatest acclaim as a professional and won four Cy Young Awards...
    
     (NL)
• Rookie of the Year
  MLB Rookie of the Year Award
  In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America . The award was established in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA, which selected an annual winner from 1940 through 1946...
  
  
  • Joe Charboneau
    Joe Charboneau
    Joseph Charboneau was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians and is one of the most often-cited examples of a flash in the pan or of baseball's fabled sophomore jinx....
    
     (AL)
  • Steve Howe (NL)

MLB statistical leaders

Major league baseball final standings

January–April

• January 9 – Al Kaline
  Al Kaline
  Albert William "Al" Kaline is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Kaline played his entire 22-year baseball career with the Detroit Tigers. Kaline still works for the Tigers as a front office official. Because of his lengthy career and...
  
   and Duke Snider
  Duke Snider
  Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider , nicknamed "The Silver Fox" and "The Duke of Flatbush", was a Major League Baseball center fielder and left-handed batter who played for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers , New York Mets , and San Francisco Giants .Snider was elected to the National Baseball Hall of...
  
   are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America
  Baseball Writers Association of America
  The Baseball Writers' Association of America is a professional association for baseball journalists writing for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying Web sites. The BBWAA was founded on October 14, 1908, to improve working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century...
  
  . Kaline is the 10th player to be elected in his first year of eligibility, while Snider is making his 11th appearance on the ballot.

• January 24 – The New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
   are sold to a group headed by Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
  Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
  Nelson Doubleday, Jr. was the president of Doubleday. He was instrumental in the company's purchase of the New York Mets in 1980. He served as chairman of the Mets' board during the team's rise to its 1986 World Series title. In 1986, he and Fred Wilpon bought the team from the publishing company...
  
   and Fred Wilpon
  Fred Wilpon
  Fred Wilpon is a real estate developer, baseball executive and the majority owner of the New York Mets.-Biography:...
  
   for an estimated $21.1 million. It was, at the time, the highest amount ever paid for an American professional sports franchise.

• February 12 – The Board of the Oakland Coliseum and the Oakland
  Oakland, California
  Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
  
   City Council both reject an attempt to buy out the remainder of the Oakland Athletics'
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
   lease to the stadium. This blocks an attempt to sell the team and a possible move to Denver
  Denver, Colorado
  The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
  
  .

• March 8 – Rookie Joe Charboneau
  Joe Charboneau
  Joseph Charboneau was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians and is one of the most often-cited examples of a flash in the pan or of baseball's fabled sophomore jinx....
  
   of the Cleveland Indians
  Cleveland Indians
  The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
  
   is attacked outside a Mexico City
  Mexico City
  Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
  
   hotel. A fan seeking his autograph stabs him in the chest with a pen. Charboneau misses the start of the year, but goes on to bat
  Batting average
  Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
  
   .289, hitting 23 home run
  Home run
  In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
  
  s, while driving in 87 RBI in 131 games. He will be elected American League
  American League
  The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
  
   Rookie of the Year.

• March 12 – Slugger Chuck Klein
  Chuck Klein
  Charles Herbert "Chuck" Klein was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies , Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates ....
  
   and former Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
  
   owner Tom Yawkey
  Tom Yawkey
  Thomas Austin Yawkey, born Thomas Austin , was an American industrialist and Major League Baseball executive. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Yawkey became president of the Boston Red Sox in 1933, and was the sole owner of the team for 44 seasons, longer than anyone else in baseball history.-Early...
  
   are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. Yawkey is the first club owner selected who never served as a player, manager or general manager.

May–August

• May 23 – Texas Rangers
  Texas Rangers (baseball)
  The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
  
   pitcher Ferguson Jenkins
  Ferguson Jenkins
  Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins, CM, is a Canadian former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was a three-time All-Star and the 1971 NL Cy Young Award winner. In 1991, Jenkins was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. During a 19-year career, he pitched for four different teams,...
  
   wins his 250th game against the Oakland Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
  . Jenkins pitched a complete game for the Rangers, striking out eight batters in the victory.

• June 20 – California Angels shortstop
  Shortstop
  Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
  
   Freddie Patek
  Freddie Patek
  Frederick Joseph Patek is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. At 5'5" tall , he was the shortest player of his time.-Pittsburgh Pirates:...
  
   hits three home run
  Home run
  In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
  
  s and collects seven RBIs in the Angels' 20–2 victory over the Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
  
   at Fenway Park
  Fenway Park
  Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
  
  .

• June 27 – At Candlestick Park, Jerry Reuss
  Jerry Reuss
  Jerry Reuss -- pronounced "royce" -- is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, best known for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the United States, who had a 22-year career from to ....
  
   of the Los Angeles Dodgers
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
   no-hits
  No-hitter
  A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
  
   the San Francisco Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   8-0. A Bill Russell
  Bill Russell (baseball)
  William Ellis Russell is a former shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. Russell played his entire 18-year, 2,181-game career with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the starting shortstop for four National League pennant winners and one World Series champion...
  
   error on Jack Clark
  Jack Clark (baseball)
  Jack Anthony Clark , also known as "Jack the Ripper," is a former Major League Baseball player. From 1975 through 1992, Clark played for the San Francisco Giants , St. Louis Cardinals , New York Yankees , San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox...
  
  's first-inning ground ball is the only baserunner Reuss allows.

• July 4
  • Houston Astros
    Houston Astros
    The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
    
     pitcher Nolan Ryan
    Nolan Ryan
    Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. , nicknamed "The Ryan Express", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently principal owner, president and CEO of the Texas Rangers....
    
     strikes out César Gerónimo
    César Gerónimo
    César Francisco Gerónimo Zorrilla , known as César Gerónimo, is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball, who was a member of the famed Big Red Machine of the Cincinnati Reds during the 1970s. He batted and threw left-handed....
    
     of the Cincinnati Reds
    Cincinnati Reds
    The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
    
    , to become the fourth major league pitcher ever to reach 3,000 career strikeouts. Gerónimo was also Bob Gibson
    Bob Gibson
    Robert "Bob" Gibson is a retired American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Hoot" and "Gibby", he was a right-handed pitcher who played his entire 17-year Major League Baseball career with St. Louis Cardinals...
    
    's 3,000th career strikeout victim six years earlier. Despite the milestone, Ryan allows six runs in 4.1 innings and Houston loses, 8–1.
  • During the first-ever fireworks night hosted at Shea Stadium
    Shea Stadium
    William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea , was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008...
    
    , Montreal Expos
    Montreal Expos
    The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
    
     Rookie Bill Gullickson
    Bill Gullickson
    William Lee Gullickson is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for six different major-league teams, in Canada, the U.S...
    
     sailed a pitch over New York Mets
    New York Mets
    The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
    
     first baseman
    First baseman
    First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
    
     Mike Jorgensen
    Mike Jorgensen
    Michael Jorgensen is a former Major League Baseball player drafted by the New York Mets in the fourth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft...
    
    's head in the second game of a doubleheader
    Doubleheader (baseball)
    A doubleheader is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd. In addition, the term is often used unofficially to refer to a pair of games played by a team in a single day, but in front of different crowds and not in immediate...
    
    . Jorgensen didn't appreciate this as he had been the victim of one of the worst beanball
    Beanball
    "Beanball" is a colloquialism used in baseball, for a ball thrown at an opposing player with the intention of striking him such as to cause harm, often connoting a throw at the player's head...
    
     injuries in baseball history the previous season with the Texas Rangers
    Texas Rangers (baseball)
    The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
    
    , and motioned toward Gullickson his disapproval. Mets catcher
    Catcher
    Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
    
     John Stearns
    John Stearns
    John Hardin Stearns is a former major league catcher who played for the New York Mets from to , and played a single game for the Philadelphia Phillies in ....
    
    , who wasn't even in the line-up for this game, charged out of the dugout and welcomed Gullickson to the majors by slamming him to the ground.

• July 6 – Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   pitcher Steve Carlton
  Steve Carlton
  Steven Norman Carlton , nicknamed "Lefty", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1965-1988 for six different teams in his career, but it is his time with the Philadelphia Phillies where he received his greatest acclaim as a professional and won four Cy Young Awards...
  
   becomes the major leagues' left-handed strikeout king, fanning seven Cardinals
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
   in an 8–3 Phillies win to bring his career total to 2,836. Mickey Lolich
  Mickey Lolich
  Michael Stephen Lolich is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1962 until 1979 who played the majority of his career with the Detroit Tigers.-Baseball career:...
  
   had held the record with 2,832.

• July 8 – At Dodger Stadium
  Dodger Stadium
  Dodger Stadium, also sometimes called Chavez Ravine, is a stadium in Los Angeles. Located adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium has been the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers team since 1962...
  
  , the National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
   battles back to win its ninth consecutive All-Star Game
  Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by a combination of fans, players, coaches, and managers...
  
   over the American League
  American League
  The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
  
  , 4–2. Ken Griffey
  Ken Griffey, Sr.
  George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He currently serves as Manager for the Bakersfield Blaze, the Reds' Single A minor league affiliate. He is the father of former professional outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. and former minor leaguer Craig Griffey. He and his...
  
   goes 2-for-3 with a solo home run to win the MVP honors.

• July 30 – Houston Astros
  Houston Astros
  The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
  
   pitcher J. R. Richard suffers a stroke during his first attempt to pitch since being hospitalized for tests weeks earlier. He would not play again.

• August 27 – The Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
  ' Steve Carlton
  Steve Carlton
  Steven Norman Carlton , nicknamed "Lefty", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1965-1988 for six different teams in his career, but it is his time with the Philadelphia Phillies where he received his greatest acclaim as a professional and won four Cy Young Awards...
  
   becomes the first National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
   pitcher
  Pitcher
  In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
  
   to win twenty games this season, combining with Tug McGraw
  Tug McGraw
  Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr. was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher and the father of Country music singer Tim McGraw and actor/TV personality Mark McGraw and Cari McGraw...
  
   to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
  , 4–3. Carlton will win a National League-high 24 games, while pitching 304 innings, the last MLB pitcher to throw more than 300 innings in a season.

September–October

• September 10 – Bill Gullickson
  Bill Gullickson
  William Lee Gullickson is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for six different major-league teams, in Canada, the U.S...
  
   strikes out 18, the most by a major league rookie pitcher, as the Montréal Expos
  Montreal Expos
  The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
  
   beat the Chicago Cubs
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   4–2.

• September 20 – George Brett
  George Brett (baseball)
  George Howard Brett , nicknamed "Mullet", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history, and 15th...
  
   goes 0-for-4 dropping his batting average
  Batting average
  Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
  
   below .400. It will not climb above .400 again, and he finishes the season with a .390 batting average
  Batting average
  Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
  
  , the closest any player had come to a .400 batting average since Ted Williams
  Ted Williams
  Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
  
   in . Only Tony Gwynn
  Tony Gwynn
  Anthony Keith "Tony" Gwynn, Sr. , nicknamed Mr. Padre and Captain Video, is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. He is statistically one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. He played his entire 20-year baseball career for the San Diego Padres...
  
   will come closer than that before the twentieth century ends.

• September 24 – The Atlanta Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   reach the 1,000,000 mark in attendance. It marks the first time that every National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
   team has drawn at least 1,000,000 fans for a season.

• October 4 – In a 17–1 rout of the Minnesota Twins
  Minnesota Twins
  The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
  
  , Willie Wilson
  Willie Wilson (baseball player)
  Willie James Wilson is a former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago Cubs. He was an outfielder known for his speed and ability as an effective leadoff hitter....
  
   of the Kansas City Royals
  Kansas City Royals
  The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
  
   becomes the first major league player ever to be credited with 700 at-bats in a single season, and ends the year with 705 at bats. He also sets the AL
  American League
  The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
  
   record for singles in a season with 184, eclipsing the mark Sam Rice
  Sam Rice
  Edgar Charles "Sam" Rice was an American pitcher and right fielder in Major League Baseball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963....
  
   set in . Wilson also becomes only the second player in major league history to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate, matching the feat accomplished by Garry Templeton
  Garry Templeton
  Garry Lewis Templeton, nicknamed "Jumpsteady", is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets from 1976 to 1991...
  
   in .

• October 4 – Philadelphia's Mike Schmidt
  Mike Schmidt
  Michael Jack Schmidt is a Hall of Fame third baseman popularly considered among the greatest third basemen in the history of Major League Baseball. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
   hits a 2-run home run in the top of the 11th inning to give the Phillies a 6–4 win over the Montreal Expos
  Montreal Expos
  The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
  
   at Olympic Stadium
  Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
  The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...
  
  , clinching the National League East title. The home run is Schmidt's 48th of the season, breaking Eddie Mathews
  Eddie Mathews
  Edwin Lee "Eddie" Mathews was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. He is regarded as one of the greatest third basemen ever to play the game.-Early life:...
  
  ' single-season record for third basemen set in .

• October 5 – On October 3, the Los Angeles Dodgers
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
   had been down three games to the Houston Astros
  Houston Astros
  The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
  
   to tie for the National League West Division title. Needing a sweep of the Astros, the Dodgers complete just such a sweep today; each of the wins by a single run. They will play a one game playoff tomorrow.

• October 6 – After suffering through the three game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
   the last three days, Joe Niekro
  Joe Niekro
  Joseph Franklin Niekro was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was the younger brother of pitcher Phil Niekro, and the father of Minor League Baseball pitcher Lance Niekro. A native of Blaine, Ohio, Niekro attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio and attended West...
  
   wins his twentieth game of the season to earn a win for the Houston Astros
  Houston Astros
  The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
  
  , 7–1, in a one-game playoff
  One-game playoff
  A one-game playoff, sometimes known as a pennant playoff or play-in game, is a tiebreaker in certain sports—usually but not always professional—to determine which of two teams, tied in the final standings, will qualify for a post-season tournament...
  
  . It is the Astros' first Division Title.

• October 10 – In Game 3 of the 1980 ALCS
  1980 American League Championship Series
  -Game 1:Wednesday, October 8, 1980 at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, MissouriThe series opener saw the Yankees throw their ace, Ron Guidry, against the Royals' Larry Gura. In the top of the second, the Bronx Bombers jumped out to a 2–0 lead when Rick Cerone and Lou Piniella smacked back-to-back...
  
  , and with the New York Yankees
  New York Yankees
  The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
  
   leading 2–1, Kansas City Royals
  Kansas City Royals
  The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
  
  ' George Brett delivered a three-run home run off Yankees' reliever Rich Gossage
  Rich Gossage
  Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career, he pitched from 1972-1994 for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. The nickname "Goose" is a play on his surname...
  
  , and with it total revenge for the Royals, who won the pennant after being second best to the Yankees in the ALCS in , and . Kansas City won the pennant in, of all places, Yankee Stadium.

• October 12 – The Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   capture their first pennant since with a 10-inning, 8–7 win over the Houston Astros
  Houston Astros
  The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
  
   at the Astrodome, in the fifth and final game of the NL Championship Series
  National League Championship Series
  In Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series is a round in the postseason that determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to Major League Baseball's championship, the World Series, facing the winner of the American League Championship Series. The reigning...
  
  . Each of the last four games was decided in extra innings. The Phillies, down by three runs to Nolan Ryan
  Nolan Ryan
  Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. , nicknamed "The Ryan Express", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently principal owner, president and CEO of the Texas Rangers....
  
   in the 8th inning, rally and go ahead on Garry Maddox's double in the 10th inning.

• October 21 – The Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   win the World Series
  1980 World Series
  -Game 1:Tuesday, October 14, 1980 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Royals jumped on Philly rookie starter Bob Walk early with a pair of two run bombs—one by Amos Otis in the second and another by Willie Aikens in the third...
  
  , the first WS Championship in their 98-year history, by beating the Kansas City Royals
  Kansas City Royals
  The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
  
  , 4–1, in Game Six. Steve Carlton
  Steve Carlton
  Steven Norman Carlton , nicknamed "Lefty", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1965-1988 for six different teams in his career, but it is his time with the Philadelphia Phillies where he received his greatest acclaim as a professional and won four Cy Young Awards...
  
   earns the win, though the most memorable moment may be Tug McGraw
  Tug McGraw
  Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr. was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher and the father of Country music singer Tim McGraw and actor/TV personality Mark McGraw and Cari McGraw...
  
   on the mound jumping for joy as he earns the save after loading the bases with no outs. Another equally memorable moment comes with one out in the bottom of the ninth when Frank White's pop-up is bobbled by Bob Boone
  Bob Boone
  Robert Raymond Boone is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who was a four-time All-Star. Born in San Diego, California, Bob Boone is the son of a major league player, the late third baseman Ray Boone, and the father of two major leaguers: former second baseman Bret Boone and...
  
  , only to be tipped into the glove of Pete Rose
  Pete Rose
  Peter Edward Rose , nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989....
  
  . Philadelphia's Mike Schmidt
  Mike Schmidt
  Michael Jack Schmidt is a Hall of Fame third baseman popularly considered among the greatest third basemen in the history of Major League Baseball. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
   is named MVP, hitting .381 with two home runs and seven RBI, while KC's Willie Wilson is the "goat
  Scapegoat
  Scapegoating is the practice of singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame. Scapegoating may be conducted by individuals against individuals , individuals against groups , groups against individuals , and groups against groups Scapegoating is the practice of singling out any...
  
  ", striking out a WS-record 12 times, including the final out of the Series with the bases loaded, and hitting only .154. Of the original 16 Major League franchises from , the Phillies are the last to win their first World Series.

November–December

• November 3 – An era ends for the Oakland Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
   as the sale of the team is finalized. The flamboyant Charlie O. Finley sells the team to Walter A. Haas
  Walter A. Haas
  Walter A. Haas, Sr. , son of the founder of Hellman-Haas Grocery , was a former President and Chairman of Levi Strauss & Co. Haas was credited with saving the once struggling company....
  
  , ending his relationship with the team.

• November 4 – Sadaharu Oh
  Sadaharu Oh
  Sadaharu Oh, or Wang Chenchih , is a retired Japanese-Taiwanese baseball player and manager. He batted and threw left-handed and primarily played first base. Oh, who was born in Sumida, Tokyo the son of a Taiwanese father and a Japanese mother, had originally signed with the powerhouse Yomiuri...
  
   announces his retirement as a player from Japanese baseball. His 868 documented career home run
  Home run
  In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
  
  s remain an unapproached world record among professional baseball players.

• November 12:
  • Baltimore Orioles
    Baltimore Orioles
    The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
    
     pitcher Steve Stone, who led the American League with 25 victories, wins the Cy Young Award over Mike Norris of the Oakland Athletics
    Oakland Athletics
    The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
    
    .
  • Don Zimmer
    Don Zimmer
    Donald William "Popeye" Zimmer is a former infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball, currently serving as a senior advisor to the Tampa Bay Rays baseball organization...
    
     is named manager of the Texas Rangers
    Texas Rangers (baseball)
    The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
    
    , becoming the 10th manager in the club's nine-year history.

• November 25 – Gene Michael becomes the 25th manager in New York Yankees
  New York Yankees
  The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
  
   history, replacing a resigning Dick Howser
  Dick Howser
  Richard Dalton Howser was an American Major League Baseball shortstop, coach and manager. He is best known as the manager of the Kansas City Royals during the 1980s, and for guiding them to the franchise's only World Series title in 1985.-Playing career:A native of Miami, Florida, Howser grew up...
  
  , who led the team to the American League title with a 103–59 mark. Under Michael, the Yankees will win the pennant again in 1981.

• November 26 – Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   third baseman Mike Schmidt
  Mike Schmidt
  Michael Jack Schmidt is a Hall of Fame third baseman popularly considered among the greatest third basemen in the history of Major League Baseball. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  , who hit .286 with career highs of 48 home runs and 121 RBI, is a unanimous choice as National League Most Valuable Player.

• December 1 – Los Angeles Dodgers
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
   relief pitcher Steve Howe wins the National League Rookie of the Year Award, edging Montréal Expos
  Montreal Expos
  The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
  
   starting pitcher Bill Gullickson
  Bill Gullickson
  William Lee Gullickson is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for six different major-league teams, in Canada, the U.S...
  
   and outfielder Lonnie Smith
  Lonnie Smith
  Lonnie Smith is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He made his debut for the Philadelphia Phillies on September 2, 1978 and later played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles...
  
   of the Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
  . Howe posted a 7–9 record with a 2.65 ERA and 17 saves.

• December 9 – The Chicago Cubs
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   send relief pitcher Bruce Sutter
  Bruce Sutter
  Howard Bruce Sutter is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He was arguably the first pitcher to make effective use of the splitter....
  
   to their arch-rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
  , in exchange for first baseman Leon Durham
  Leon Durham
  Leon "Bull" Durham is a former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 10 seasons. Durham played with the St. Louis Cardinals , Chicago Cubs , and Cincinnati Reds...
  
  . Sutter will go on to save many more games for the Cardinals, while Durham's critical error in Game 5 of the 1984 NLCS
  1984 National League Championship Series
  -Game 1:Tuesday, October 2, 1984 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IllinoisBob Dernier led off the game for the Cubs with a homer, and things went steadily downhill for the Padres as Chicago romped to a crushing 13–0 win in their first postseason game since 1945. Gary Matthews also homered in the first...
  
   will doom the Cubs.

• December 12 The St. Louis Cardinals
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
   trade future Hall of Fame
  National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
  
   closer
  Closer (baseball)
  In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer , is a relief pitcher who specializes in closing out games, i.e., getting the final outs in a close game. Closers often appear when the score is close, and the role is often assigned to a team's best reliever. A small number of...
  
   Rollie Fingers
  Rollie Fingers
  Roland Glen Fingers is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. During his 18-year baseball career, he pitched for the Oakland Athletics , San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers . He became only the second reliever to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992...
  
  , All star catcher
  Catcher
  Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
  
   Ted Simmons
  Ted Simmons
  Ted Lyle Simmons is an American former professional baseball player and coach. A switch-hitter, Simmons was a catcher for most of his Major League Baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals , the Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves...
  
   and pitcher
  Pitcher
  In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
  
   Pete Vuckovich
  Pete Vuckovich
  Peter Dennis Vuckovich is a retired American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who came across as an intimidating presence on the mound with his 6'4" 220 lb frame and Fu Manchu moustache. Vuckovich was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1974...
  
   to the Milwaukee Brewers
  Milwaukee Brewers
  The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   for pitchers Dave LaPoint
  Dave LaPoint
  David Jeffrey LaPoint was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently the manager of the Rockland Boulders, an American professional baseball team based in Pomona, New York and member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball known as the Can-Am League.-Early life and...
  
   & Lary Sorensen
  Lary Sorensen
  Lary Alan Sorensen is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers , St...
  
   and outfielder
  Outfielder
  Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
  
  s David Green & Sixto Lezcano
  Sixto Lezcano
  Sixto Joaquin Lezcano Curras is a retired baseball player who played for 12 seasons as an outfielder in the Major Leagues between 1974 and 1985. He played for 5 different teams in the Majors and won a Gold Glove during his career.Lezcano was originally signed as an amateur in 1970 by the...
  
  .

January

• January   3 – Brad Salmon
  Brad Salmon
  Bradley Keith Salmon is an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently pitching for the Acereros de Monclova in the Mexican League....
  
  
• January 10 – Matt Roney
  Matt Roney
  Matthew Stephen Roney is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was drafted in the first round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft by the Colorado Rockies...
  
  
• January 12 – Bobby Crosby
  Bobby Crosby
  Robert Edward Crosby is an infielder in Major League Baseball who is currently a free agent. The son of former major league infielder Ed Crosby, he bats and throws right-handed...
  
  
• January 15 – JD Closser
• January 15 – Matt Holliday
  Matt Holliday
  Matthew Thomas Holliday , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is an American Major League Baseball left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Holliday was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the seventh round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.Holliday is a five-time All-Star and Silver Slugger...
  
  
• January 16 – Brooks Conrad
  Brooks Conrad
  Brooks Litchfield Conrad , nicknamed "Raw Dog", is a Major League Baseball second baseman, third baseman, and pinch hitter for the Atlanta Braves.-Career:...
  
  
• January 16 – Albert Pujols
  Albert Pujols
  José Alberto Pujols Alcántara , better known as Albert Pujols , is a Dominican-American professional baseball player, who is currently a free agent...
  
  
• January 17 – T. J. Bohn
  T. J. Bohn
  Thomas Joseph "T. J." Bohn is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, who is currently playing Independent Baseball. He was last affiliated with a Major league operation in the spring of 2010 with the Chicago White Sox before he was released from a minor league assignment...
  
  
• January 17 – Mike Rabelo
  Mike Rabelo
  Michael Gregory Rabelo is a former Major League Baseball catcher.Rabelo grew up in the city of New Port Richey, Florida, and attended Ridgewood High School...
  
  
• January 20 – Franklyn Germán
  Franklyn Germán
  Franklyn Miguel Germán Madé is a right-handed relief pitcher who is currently a Free Agent...
  
  
• January 20 – Luis Martínez
  Luis Martínez (baseball)
  Luis Martínez is a professional baseball pitcher. He has pitched four games in Major League Baseball, all as a starting pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers during the 2003 season, and two seasons with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball in 2005-06. He most recently pitched for the...
  
  
• January 25 – Phil Stockman
  Phil Stockman
  Phillip Matthew Stockman is a free-agent pitcher in Major League Baseball.-Amateur career:...
  
  
• January 26 – Brandon Medders
  Brandon Medders
  Brandon Edward Medders is a professional relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. He throws a 4-seam fastball, curveball, slider, and a cutter....
  
  
• January 26 – Antonio Pérez

February

• February   1 – Héctor Luna
  Héctor Luna
  Héctor R. Luna is a Dominican professional baseball infielder. He is primarily an infielder, but has played every position at the major league level except pitcher and catcher....
  
  
• February   3 – Skip Schumaker
  Skip Schumaker
  Jared Michael "Skip" Schumaker is a Major League Baseball Outfielder and Second Baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals.-Biography:...
  
  
• February   4 – Steve Schmoll
  Steve Schmoll
  Stephen John Schmoll is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He bats and throws right-handed....
  
  
• February   4 – Doug Slaten
  Doug Slaten
  Douglas Slaten , is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals. He attended Venice High School...
  
  
• February   7 – Brad Hennessey
  Brad Hennessey
  Brad Martin Hennessey is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He attended Whitmer High School.-Professional career:...
  
  
• February 10 – César Izturis
  César Izturis
  César David Izturis is a Major League Baseball shortstop who is currently a free agent. He is the half-brother of shortstop Maicer Izturis, who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Julio Izturis, who plays in the minor leagues in the San Francisco Giants organization.Izturis' greatest...
  
  
• February 11 – Matt Lindstrom
• February 12 – Adam Stern
  Adam Stern
  Adam James Stern is a Canadian Major League Baseball outfielder who is presently a free agent.He bats left-handed, and throws right-handed. He was dubbed the "Canadian Babe Ruth" by Cleveland Indians outfielder Trot Nixon. Stern is the second Jewish player from Canada in major league history....
  
  
• February 13 – Drew Henson
  Drew Henson
  Drew Daniel Henson is a retired Major League Baseball third baseman and National Football League quarterback. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan....
  
  
• February 15 – Don Kelly
  Don Kelly (baseball)
  Donald Thomas Kelly is an American professional baseball player infielder with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball...
  
  
• February 18 – Walter Young
• February 20 – Ryan Langerhans
  Ryan Langerhans
  Ryan David Langerhans is an American Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Langerhans was drafted in the third round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves...
  
  
• February 22 – Ramón Nivar
  Ramon Nivar
  Ramón A. Nivar Martínez is a Major League Baseball utility player who is currently a free agent.Nivar was original signed as an undrafted free agent by the Texas Rangers in 1998...
  
  
• February 26 – Gary Majewski
  Gary Majewski
  -Career:Majewski graduated in 1998 from St. Pius X High School in Houston, where he was unanimously selected for Houston Player of the Year for his achievement of maintaining a 1.64 ERA and a 14-3 record. With that, he led his team to the state championship in Class 5A TAPPS.In the majors, Majewski...
  
  
• February 27 – John Hattig
  John Hattig
  John Duane Hattig is a corner infielder currently playing for the Reno Silver Sox of the Golden Baseball League....
  
  

March

• March   1 – Micah Hoffpauir
  Micah Hoffpauir
  James Micah Hoffpauir is a first baseman for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. He was drafted in 2000 by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the in the 44th round , but he did not sign and returned to college. The Cubs selected him in the 13th round of the 2002 draft...
  
  
• March   4 – Jack Hannahan
  Jack Hannahan
  John Joseph "Jack" Hannahan IV is an American professional baseball third baseman with the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. Mainly a third baseman, Hannahan has also played other infield positions....
  
  
• March   7 – Scott Munter
  Scott Munter
  Scott Michael Munter is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently playing in the San Diego Padres organization. He attended St. James/Seton grade school and Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha, Nebraska...
  
  
• March 11 – Chris Burke
• March 11 – Rich Hill
• March 11 – Dan Uggla
  Dan Uggla
  Daniel Cooley Uggla is an American professional baseball second baseman with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball....
  
  
• March 13 – Byron Gettis
  Byron Gettis
  Byron Earl Gettis is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals. Gettis graduated from Cahokia Senior High School in 1998, and was signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent that same year. He had a career batting average of .179 in 39 at-bats...
  
  
• March 15 – Freddie Bynum
  Freddie Bynum
  Freddie Lee Bynum Jr. is a shortstop playing in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He is known for his blazing speed and excellent defensive abilities which include the ability to field several different positions in the infield and outfield...
  
  
• March 25 – Neal Cotts
  Neal Cotts
  Neal James Cotts is a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a Free Agent-College career:...
  
  
• March 31 – Chien-Ming Wang
  Chien-Ming Wang
  Chien-Ming Wang is a Taiwanese Major League Baseball pitcher. He was initially signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Yankees for the 2000 season, and played for the Staten Island Yankees...
  
  

April

• April   3 – Justin Christian
  Justin Christian
  Justin Barnett Christian is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• April   7 – Vinny Rottino
  Vinny Rottino
  Vincent Antonio Rottino is an Italian–American professional baseball catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He generally plays at catcher, first base, and outfield.He graduated from St...
  
  
• April   9 – Ryan O'Malley
  Ryan O'Malley
  Ryan Joseph O'Malley is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Chicago Cubs in . O'Malley made his major league debut for the Cubs on August 16, 2006, against the Houston Astros. He pitched eight innings, giving up five hits, six walks, two strikeouts and no runs in a 1-0 win...
  
  
• April 11 – Mark Teixeira
  Mark Teixeira
  Mark Charles Teixeira , nicknamed "Tex" is an American Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees. Mostly a first baseman, he has also played third base and in the outfield...
  
  
• April 12 – Danny García
• April 13 – Joselo Díaz
  Joselo Díaz
  Joselo Soriano Díaz is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently with the independent Long Island Ducks....
  
  
• April 14 – John Van Benschoten
  John Van Benschoten
  John Wesley Van Benschoten is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.-Personal:...
  
  
• April 15 – Yoel Hernández
  Yoel Hernández (baseball)
  Yoel Alejandro Hernández is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. Listed at 6' 2", 210 lb., he bats and throws right-handed....
  
  
• April 20 – Chris Duffy
• April 21 – Jeff Keppinger
  Jeff Keppinger
  Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Keppinger is an American professional baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Known as a contact hitter, Keppinger has one of the lowest strikeout rates in Major League Baseball...
  
  
• April 22 – Carlos Hernández
  Carlos Hernández (baseball pitcher)
  Carlos Henrique Hernández is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. Carlos is also the son of legendary Indian Professional Baseball League Pitcher Enrique Humberto Hernandez. He played for the Houston Astros from 2001–2002 and 2004. He is a switch hitter...
  
  
• April 25 – Mike Rouse
  Mike Rouse
  Michael Gregory Rouse is an infielder in Major League Baseball who is currently a free agent. He bats left-handed, although he throws right-handed....
  
  
• April 25 – Kazuhito Tadano
  Kazuhito Tadano
  is a right-handed pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League. He had previously pitched in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians.-Biography:...
  
  
• April 26 – Mike Wood
  Mike Wood (baseball)
  Michael Burton Wood is a former professional baseball pitcher. He has played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, and one in Nippon Professional Baseball....
  
  
• April 29 – Kelly Shoppach
  Kelly Shoppach
  Kelly Brian Shoppach is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. He is nicknamed Shop.Shoppach was traded to the Indians from the Boston Red Sox organization on January 28, 2006, as part of the same deal that saw outfielder Coco Crisp sent to Boston and highly regarded prospect Andy...
  
  
• April 30 – Mark Saccomanno
  Mark Saccomanno
  Mark Edison Saccomanno is a first baseman in the Florida Marlins organization. At 17, Saccomanno was awarded the Klein Forest High School Golden Glove award. He was also selected to the 17-and-under AAU National All-Tournament Team. At 18, was named Second-Team All-District 16-5A as a shortstop...
  
  

May

• May   5 – Chad Bentz
  Chad Bentz
  Chad Robert Bentz is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. Bentz grew up in Juneau, and he made history on April 7, by becoming the second pitcher, after Jim Abbott, to play in the major leagues after being born without one of his hands...
  
  
• May   8 – Jason Davis
• May 10 – Craig Brazell
  Craig Brazell
  Craig Walter Brazell is a professional baseball player and first baseman who currently plays for the Hanshin Tigers.-Early life:...
  
  
• May 11 – Roy Corcoran
  Roy Corcoran
  Roy Elliot Corcoran is an American professional baseball pitcher. He bats and throws right-handed.-Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals:Corcoran signed with the Montreal Expos on June 21, , as an amateur free agent...
  
  
• May 12 – Felipe López
  Felipe López (baseball player)
  Felipe López is a Puerto Rican professional baseball infielder who is a free agent.-High school career:...
  
  
• May 15 – Josh Beckett
  Josh Beckett
  Joshua Patrick Beckett is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. During his career in the playoffs, he won the 2003 World Series MVP Award with the Florida Marlins, and received the 2007 ALCS MVP award with the Red Sox.-Florida Marlins :A...
  
  
• May 18 – Juan Domínguez
• May 18 – Luis Terrero
  Luis Terrero
  Luis Enrique Terrero is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently playing for the Diablos Rojos del Mexico of the Mexican League. Terrero debuted with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2003 and remained with the team until 2005. He has also played for the Baltimore Orioles in 2006 and the...
  
  
• May 20 – Austin Kearns
  Austin Kearns
  Austin Ryan Kearns is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent.-Cincinnati Reds:...
  
  
• May 22 – Ruddy Lugo
  Ruddy Lugo
  Ruddy Joraider Lugo is a Dominican-American Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. Lugo is the younger brother of Atlanta Braves shortstop Julio Lugo...
  
  
• May 22 – Chad Tracy
  Chad Tracy
  Chad Austin Tracy is a Major League Baseball third baseman, who is currently with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.-College & draft:...
  
  
• May 24 – Justin Hampson
  Justin Hampson
  Justin Michael Hampson is an American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.-Colorado Rockies:Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 28th round of the 1999 MLB amateur draft, Hampson would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies on September 10, .-San Diego Padres:On...
  
  
• May 25 – Scott Hairston
  Scott Hairston
  Scott Alexander Hairston is an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Hairston bats and throws right-handed.-High school years:...
  
  
• May 26 – Sean Barker
  Sean Barker
  Sean Reed Barker is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He made his major league debut June 6, , with a plate appearance against Chad Qualls of the Houston Astros...
  
  
• May 29 – Cha Seung Baek
  Cha Seung Baek
  Cha Seung Baek is a Pacific League pitcher who is currently a member of the Orix Buffaloes.Baek graduated from Busan High School, Busan, South Korea in 1998. He was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent on September 25, 1998....
  
  

June

• June   6 – Matt Belisle
  Matt Belisle
  Matthew Thomas Belisle is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.-Early life:...
  
  
• June   9 – Mike Fontenot
  Mike Fontenot
  Michael Eugene "Mike" Fontenot is a Major League Baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants.-High school career:Mike Fontenot was a standout for Salmen High School in Slidell, Louisiana...
  
  
• June 10 – Jeff Bennett
  Jeff Bennett (baseball)
  David Jeffrey "Jeff" Bennett is an American professional baseball pitcher who most recently pitched in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks.-Milwaukee Brewers:...
  
  
• June 11 – Yhency Brazobán
  Yhency Brazobán
  Yhency José "Belt-High" Brazobán is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball...
  
  
• June 16 – Dewon Brazelton
  Dewon Brazelton
  Dewon Cortez Brazelton is a professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, and is currently a free agent....
  
  
• June 18 – Tommy Watkins
  Tommy Watkins
  Thomas Gray Watkins, Jr. is a Minor League coach in the Minnesota Twins organization who appeared briefly with the Twins as a player toward the end of the season.-Hometown favorite:...
  
  
• June 21 – Sendy Rleal
  Sendy Rleal
  Sendy Rleal Aquino is a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched as a reliever for the Baltimore Orioles in 2006.In 2007, Rleal pitched in the minor leagues for the Class AA Bowie Baysox. In 2008, Rleal played with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League. He pitched for the Newark Bears...
  
  
• June 22 – Luis Maza
  Luis Maza
  Luis Alberto Maza is an infielder in Major League Baseball, who is currently playing for Bbc Grosseto in the Italian Baseball League. Listed at 5'9", 180 lb., he bats and throws right-handed...
  
  
• June 24 – Doug Bernier
  Doug Bernier
  Douglas Bernier is a second baseman, who is currently in the New York Yankees organization. He is an alumnus of Oral Roberts University....
  
  
• June 25 – Santiago Casilla
  Santiago Casilla
  Santiago Casilla is a right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• June 26 – Chris Shelton
  Chris Shelton (baseball player)
  Christopher Bob Shelton is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the New York Mets organization.-Amateur career:...
  
  
• June 27 – Luis Rodríguez
• June 30 – Todd Linden
  Todd Linden
  Todd Anthony "Moose" Linden is an outfielder in the North American League for the Edmonton Capitals organization.-Early life:...
  
  

July

• July   1 – Nelson Cruz
• July   2 – Nyjer Morgan
  Nyjer Morgan
  Nyjer Jamid Morgan nicknamed Tony Plush is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers....
  
  
• July   2 – Jermaine Van Buren
  Jermaine Van Buren
  Jermaine Russell Van Buren is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who now plays for Amarillo Dillas, an Independent Professional Baseball club in the United League.-Early career:...
  
  
• July   3 – John Koronka
  John Koronka
  John Vincent Koronka is a left-handed baseball pitcher who currently is a free agent.-Cincinnati Reds:...
  
  
• July   7 – John Buck
• July 10 – Jesse Foppert
  Jesse Foppert
  Jesse William Foppert is a Major League Baseball pitcher in the Florida Marlins organization.-High school and college:...
  
  
• July 12 – Brad Eldred
  Brad Eldred
  Bradley Ross Eldred is a Major League Baseball first baseman in the San Francisco Giants organization...
  
  
• July 15 – Reggie Abercrombie
  Reggie Abercrombie
  Reginald Damascus Abercrombie is a former Major League Baseball outfielder now playing for the Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.-Professional career:...
  
  
• July 15 – Jung Bong
• July 15 – Nick Neugebauer
  Nick Neugebauer
  Nickolas Donald Neugebauer is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher who spent the entirety of his brief playing career with the Milwaukee Brewers...
  
  
• July 15 – Chris Denorfia
  Chris Denorfia
  Christopher Anthony Denorfia is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres.-Early life:...
  
  
• July 17 – Justin Knoedler
  Justin Knoedler
  Justin Joseph Knoedler is a former Major League Baseball catcher.Knoedler was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 41st round in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft out of Springfield High School but did not sign with them...
  
  
• July 21 – C. C. Sabathia
• July 23 – Dallas McPherson
  Dallas McPherson
  Dallas Lyle McPherson is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Chicago White Sox organization.-High school:McPherson played at Randleman High School under Coach Tommy Price...
  
  
• July 25 – Shawn Riggans
  Shawn Riggans
  -Career:Riggans was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 24th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. He played nine games for the Devil Rays in 2006, including eight appearances as catcher and one as a pinch hitter. In 2008, Riggans became the backup catcher for the Rays, behind...
  
  
• July 26 – Jason Botts
  Jason Botts
  Jason Carl Botts is a Major League Baseball infielder currently in the New York Mets organization...
  
  
• July 27 – Félix Díaz
• July 28 – Wilson Betemit
  Wilson Betemit
  Wilson Betemit is a Dominican professional baseball infielder. He is 6'2" and weighs 220 pounds...
  
  
• July 29 – Ryan Braun
  Ryan Braun
  Ryan Joseph Braun is an American right-handed Major League Baseball left fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers. A perennial standout, he was ranked No...
  
  
• July 30 – Edwin Moreno
  Edwin Moreno
  Edwin A. Moreno is a Venezuelan Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent....
  
  

August

• August   8 – Craig Breslow
  Craig Breslow
  Craig Andrew Breslow is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He throws left-handed, and is considered a lefty specialist....
  
  
• August   8 – Jack Cassel
  Jack Cassel
  Joseph Buren "Jack" Cassel is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres and Houston Astros organizations. He retired from professional baseball in 2010 and works in Global Wealth Management for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in San Francisco, California. -College years:Cassel...
  
  
• August 11 – Kurt Birkins
  Kurt Birkins
  Kurt Daniel Birkins is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He made his major league debut on May 4, . He is married to Ashley Birkins and they welcomed their daughter, Charlie Susan Birkins, on July 4, 2008.Birkins first pitched at UCLA for one season...
  
  
• August 13 – Jonah Bayliss
  Jonah Bayliss
  Jonah James Bayliss is an American professional baseball relief pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization...
  
  
• August 15 – Mel Stocker
  Mel Stocker
  Myreon Romel "Mel" Stocker is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent.Stocker attended Arizona State University and was then drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft.Stocker spent 5 seasons in the Royals minor league...
  
  
• August 16 – Ryan Hanigan
  Ryan Hanigan
  Ryan M. Hanigan is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Cincinnati Reds.Hanigan made his debut at the end of the season as a September call-up. He debuted on September 9 as a pinch hitter, and recorded his first major-league hit in that at-bat...
  
  
• August 16 – Ben Kozlowski
  Ben Kozlowski
  Benjamin Anthony Kozlowski is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent....
  
  
• August 17 – Brett Myers
  Brett Myers
  Brett Allen Myers is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who is currently playing for the Houston Astros.-High school career:...
  
  
• August 17 – Michael O'Connor
• August 17 – Jeff Ridgway
  Jeff Ridgway
  Jeffrey Allen Ridgway is a Major League Baseball player who is currently in the Washington Nationals organization. A pitcher, Ridgway made his Major League Baseball debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on September 17, .In 2007, Ridgway had an ERA of 189.00...
  
  
• August 17 – Chris Waters
  Chris Waters (baseball)
  Christopher Myron Waters is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who is presently a free agent. He made his major league debut on August 5, 2008, taking on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He went eight shutout innings leading the Baltimore Orioles to a win, giving up only one hit...
  
  
• August 18 – Jason Perry
  Jason Perry (baseball)
  Jason Kyle Perry is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Perry throws right-handed and bats left-handed.-Toronto Blue Jays:...
  
  
• August 19 – Lance Cormier
  Lance Cormier
  Lance Robert Cormier is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. He has previously played for the Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, and Los Angeles Dodgers.-Early years:Cormier went to Lafayette High School, and graduated in...
  
  
• August 23 – Denny Bautista
  Denny Bautista
  Denny M. Bautista is Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the Korean Baseball Organization. He also played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Francisco Giants.-Florida...
  
  
• August 23 – Marcus McBeth
  Marcus McBeth
  Marcus Andre McBeth is a right-handed professional baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent...
  
  
• August 23 – Pat Strange
  Pat Strange
  Patrick Martin Strange is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Mets .-High school career:Strange was a standout pitcher at Springfield Central High School...
  
  
• August 24 – Kevin Correia
  Kevin Correia
  Kevin John Correia is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Early life:...
  
  
• August 25 – Neal Musser
  Neal Musser
  Neal Gordon Musser is an American Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently playing for the New York Mets organization.Musser began his Major League Baseball career with the Kansas City Royals in...
  
  
• August 26 – Brendan Harris
  Brendan Harris
  Brendan Michael Harris Brendan Michael Harris Brendan Michael Harris (born August 26, 1980 in Albany, New York is a Major League Baseball utility infielder who is a free agent.Brendan grew up in Queensbury, New York and led the Spartans to the 1998 State Baseball Tournament. He graduated from the...
  
  
• August 28 – T. J. Beam
  T. J. Beam
  Theodore Lester "T. J." Beam is a Major League baseball relief pitcher for the Lancaster Barnstormers.-New York Yankees:...
  
  
• August 28 – Ryan Madson
  Ryan Madson
  Ryan Michael Madson , nicknamed "Mad Dog", is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher, who is a currently a free agent...
  
  
• August 30 – Russ Adams
  Russ Adams
  Russ Moore Adams is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets organizations. Adams bats left-handed and throws with his right hand....
  
  

September

• September   4 – Pat Neshek
  Pat Neshek
  Patrick J. Neshek is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Neshek is a graduate of Park Center Senior High School in Minnesota and of Butler University.-Early career:...
  
  
• September   7 – Mark Prior
  Mark Prior
  Mark William Prior is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He pitched for the Chicago Cubs from 2002-2006. His repertoire of pitches includes a low to mid 90s fastball, a curveball, a slurve, and a changeup.-Amateur career:Prior graduated from the...
  
  
• September   9 – Todd Coffey
  Todd Coffey
  Justin Todd Coffey is an American professional baseball pitcher. He was born in Forest City, North Carolina.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• September   9 – Ray Sadler
  Ray Sadler
  Raymond Lee Sadler is a professional baseball outfielder who is currently with the Kansas City T-Bones. He played in Major League Baseball in 2005 for the Pittsburgh Pirates Sadler bats and throws right-handed, is 6'1" tall, and weighs 200 pounds...
  
  
• September 11 – Matt DeSalvo
  Matt DeSalvo
  Matthew Thomas DeSalvo is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is with the independent York Revolution...
  
  
• September 12 – Sean Burroughs
  Sean Burroughs
  Sean Patrick Burroughs is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played for the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Devil Rays....
  
  
• September 12 – Maicer Izturis
  Maicer Izturis
  Maicer Eduardo Izturis is a Major League Baseball third baseman, second baseman, and shortstop for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed...
  
  
• September 12 – Kevin Richardson
  Kevin Richardson (baseball)
  Kevin Grant Richardson is a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Texas Rangers in 2009.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• September 13 – Daisuke Matsuzaka
  Daisuke Matsuzaka
  is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball in the United States. He previously played for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League. He was selected the MVP of the inaugural and the second World Baseball Classic, and is an Olympic bronze...
  
  
• September 17 – Danny Haren
• September 19 – Ryan Roberts
  Ryan Roberts
  Ryan Alan Roberts is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks. A right-handed batter, Roberts is 5' 11" tall and weighs 190 pounds. He is married to actress Kim Camille. Roberts has over 30 tattoos.-College career:After graduating from L. D...
  
  
• September 19 – Ray Sadler
  Ray Sadler
  Raymond Lee Sadler is a professional baseball outfielder who is currently with the Kansas City T-Bones. He played in Major League Baseball in 2005 for the Pittsburgh Pirates Sadler bats and throws right-handed, is 6'1" tall, and weighs 200 pounds...
  
  
• September 23 – Mike Gosling
  Mike Gosling
  Michael Frederick Gosling is a retired left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who was most recently with the Cleveland Indians organization.-Minnesota Twins:...
  
  
• September 24 – Levale Speigner
  Levale Speigner
  Jimmy Levale Speigner is an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent...
  
  
• September 28 – Chris Demaria
  Chris Demaria
  Chris Demaria is an American baseball player who briefly played in the major leagues on two different occasions: for the Kansas City Royals in , and for the Milwaukee Brewers in ....
  
  
• September 28 – Francisco Rosario
  Francisco Rosario
  Francisco Alberto Rosario Divison is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He currently plays for the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League...
  
  
• September 29 – Miguel Asencio
  Miguel Asencio
  Miguel DePaula Asencio is a Major League Baseball pitcher. He began his pro-career in in the Dominican Republic. In eleven games, he went 0-2 with a 6.55 ERA....
  
  
• September 29 – Dewon Day
  Dewon Day
  Amos Dewon Day is a relief pitcher who is currently in the Oakland Athletics organization. He had two brief stints with the Chicago White Sox in , sandwiched around a trip to the disabled list...
  
  
• September 30 – Bryan Bullington
  Bryan Bullington
  Bryan Paul Bullington is a right-handed pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball...
  
  

October

• October   1 – Chad Orvella
  Chad Orvella
  Chad Robert Orvella is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization. He spent his college career at North Carolina State University as their starting shortstop and would also pitch in certain situations...
  
  
• October   9 – Mark McLemore
  Mark McLemore (pitcher)
  Mark Steven McLemore is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins organization.He was drafted in the 4th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft out of Oregon State University...
  
  
• October 10 – Noah Lowry
  Noah Lowry
  Noah Ryan Lowry is a free agent left-handed starting pitcher formerly of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.-College and the MLB Draft:...
  
  
• October 18 – Shane Komine
  Shane Komine
  Shane Kenji Komine is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. He made his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 30,...
  
  
• October 19 – José Bautista
• October 19 – Rajai Davis
  Rajai Davis
  Rajai Davis [RAH-jay] is an American professional baseball center fielder with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball....
  
  
• October 20 – José Veras
  Jose Veras
  José Enger Veras Romero is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Playing career:Veras was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in . He rose through the Tampa Bay minor league system, mostly as a starter. Veras struggled when he reached AAA,...
  
  
• October 21 – Troy Cate
  Troy Cate
  Troy Patrick Cate is a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is retired.He went to school and played baseball at Ricks College. After finishing school there, he served as a Mormon missionary in England....
  
  
• October 21 – Jon Coutlangus
  Jon Coutlangus
  Jonathan Thomas Coutlangus is an American baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.He played college ball at the University of South Carolina.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• October 23 – Pedro Liriano
  Pedro Liriano
  Pedro Antonio Liriano is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies ....
  
  
• October 25 – Clint Nageotte
  Clint Nageotte
  Clinton Scott Nageotte [nuh-ZHOTT] is a right-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent. Nageotte was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 5th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft, and played parts of three seasons for the Mariners, from through...
  
  
• October 27 – Kelvin Jiménez
  Kelvin Jiménez
  Kelvin Jiménez is a relief pitcher who plays for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Nippon Professional Baseball. Listed at 6'2", 195 lb., he bats and throws right-handed....
  
  
• October 30 – Mike Jacobs
• October 30 – Laynce Nix
  Laynce Nix
  Laynce Michael Nix is a Major League Baseball outfielder. Nix plays all three outfield positions, but plays most of his games at left field. His younger brother is Jayson Nix, a utility player for the Toronto Blue Jays....
  
  

November

• November   6 – Mike Thompson
• November 14 – Sean Tracey
  Sean Tracey
  Sean Patrick Tracey is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He appeared in seven games with the Chicago White Sox in , all as a relief pitcher.-College:...
  
  
• November 18 – C. J. Wilson
• November 21 – Hank Blalock
  Hank Blalock
  Hank Joe Blalock is a Major League Baseball third baseman who is currently a free agent.-High school:Blalock attended Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, California...
  
  
• November 22 – Jonny Gomes
  Jonny Gomes
  Jonathan Johnson "Jonny" Gomes is an American professional baseball outfielder.-Early years:...
  
  
• November 23 – Jonathan Papelbon
  Jonathan Papelbon
  Jonathan Robert Papelbon is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Before joining the Phillies, Papelbon played with the Boston Red Sox from 2005-2011....
  
  
• November 24 – Jeff Salazar
  Jeff Salazar
  Jeffrey Dewan Salazar is a Major League Baseball outfielder. He made his major league debut on September 7, ....
  
  
• November 25 – Nick Swisher
  Nick Swisher
  Nicholas Thompson "Nick" Swisher is an outfielder for the New York Yankees. Swisher is a switch hitter who throws left-handed....
  
  
• November 29 – Brian Wolfe
  Brian Wolfe
  Brian Thomas Wolfe is a pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan....
  
  
• November 30 – Shane Victorino
  Shane Victorino
  Shane Patrick Victorino is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. He is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed.-Career:...
  
  

December

• December   2 – Eric Reed
  Eric Reed
  Eric Shane Reed is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He is an alumnus of Texas A&M University...
  
  
• December   4 – Gustavo Chacín
  Gustavo Chacín
  Gustavo Adolfo Chacín is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.-Toronto Blue Jays:In 2004, Chacín led all minor leaguers with 18 wins, and was the 24th pitcher used by the Blue Jays, tying the team record set in the 2002 season...
  
  
• December   6 – Ehren Wassermann
  Ehren Wassermann
  Ehren Josef Wassermann is a professional baseball player currently playing for the Long Island Ducks of the Independent Atlantic League...
  
  
• December   9 – Fred Lewis
  Fred Lewis
  Frederick Deshaun Lewis is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He made his debut on September 1, , with the San Francisco Giants. He is the cousin of former major league outfielder Matt Lawton. Lewis also hit the 46th Splash Hit at AT&T Park...
  
  
• December 11 – Joe Blanton
  Joe Blanton
  Joseph Matthew Blanton is a starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.-College career:...
  
  
• December 16 – Josh Hall
• December 17 – Dale Thayer
  Dale Thayer
  Dale Scott Thayer is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-Draft:...
  
  
• December 20 – Luke Carlin
  Luke Carlin
  Luke Christopher Carlin is an American professional baseball catcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.-Early life:...
  
  
• December 21 – Royce Ring
  Royce Ring
  Roger Royce Ring is an American professional baseball pitcher.-Schools:Ring graduated from Monte Vista High School and attended San Diego State University where he was a star closer....
  
  
• December 22 – Reid Gorecki
  Reid Gorecki
  Reid Evan Gorecki is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. Gorecki was called up by the St. Louis Cardinals in after the September roster expansion, but did not appear in a game...
  
  
• December 23 – Cody Ross
  Cody Ross
  Cody Joseph Ross is an American professional baseball outfielder. He has played with the Detroit Tigers , Los Angeles Dodgers , Cincinnati Reds , and Florida Marlins and San Francisco Giants...
  
  
• December 27 – Jason Repko
  Jason Repko
  Jason Edward Repko is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins. Naturally a centerfielder, his career has been slowed by numerous injuries.-High school years:...
  
  
• December 31 – Jesse Carlson
  Jesse Carlson
  Jesse Craig Carlson is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Carlson graduated from Berlin High School, where he starred in basketball as well as baseball. Carlson was a member of the team that defeated Seymour Connecticut High School...
  
  

Deaths

• January 10 – Hughie Critz
  Hughie Critz
  Hugh Melville Critz was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1920s and the New York Giants in the 1930s.-Career overview:...
  
  , 79, second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants who led NL in fielding four times and double plays three times.

• January 21 – Gene Rye
  Gene Rye
  Eugene Rudolph Rye [Half Pint] was a utility player in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 5'6", 165 lb., Rye batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  , 73, outfielder for the 1931 Boston Red Sox.

• February 1 – Fred Walters
  Fred Walters
  Fred James Walters [Whale] was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 6' 1", 210 lb., Walters batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 67, catcher for the 1945 Boston Red Sox, and one of many players who only appeared in the majors during World War II.

• February 2 – Jack Rothrock
  Jack Rothrock
  John Huston Rothrock was a utility player in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 5'11", 165 lb., Rothrock was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. He was born in Long Beach, California.Rothrock was a line drive hitter and...
  
  , 74, center fielder for four different teams from 1925 to 1937, who led the victorious St. Louis Cardinals with six RBI in the 1934 World Series.

• March 1 – Emmett Ashford
  Emmett Ashford
  Emmett Littleton Ashford , nicknamed "Ash", was the first African American umpire in Major League Baseball, working in the American League from 1966 to 1970....
  
  , 65, the major leagues' first black umpire, who worked in the American League from 1966 to 1970 and in the 1970 World Series.

• March 1 – Johnny Watwood, 74, center fielder who played from 1929 to 1939 for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies.

• April 7 – Buck Canel
  Buck Canel
  Eloy "Buck" Canel was an American Spanish language sportscaster of Major League Baseball games. Canel was born in Argentina when his father was working for the Spain consulate in that country. He won the 1985 Ford C. Frick Award. He began his career in journalism...
  
  , 74, Spanish-language broadcaster of 42 World Series, as well as many years of New York Yankees games.

• April 21 – Ray Dobens
  Ray Dobens
  Raymond Joseph Dobens [Lefty] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1929 season. Listed at 5' 8", 175 lb, Dobens batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire.Dobens recorded a 3.81 ERA with four strikeouts and 28 ⅓...
  
  , 73, pitcher for the 1929 Boston Red Sox.

• April 21 – Joe Page
  Joe Page
  Joseph Francis Page , nicknamed Fireman and The Gay Reliever, was a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Page, who was left-handed, played with the New York Yankees from to and with the Pittsburgh Pirates in .-Professional career:Page was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free...
  
  , 62, All-Star relief pitcher for the New York Yankees who set single-season record with 27 saves in 1949, led AL in saves and appearances twice each.

• April 28 – Bob Porterfield
  Bob Porterfield
  Erwin Coolidge "Bob" Porterfield is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for twelve seasons between 1948 and 1959 for the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs...
  
  , 56, All-Star pitcher who was named The Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year in 1953 after a 22–10 season with the Senators.

• June 1 – Rube Marquard
  Rube Marquard
  Richard William "Rube" Marquard was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s and early 1920s...
  
  , 93, Hall of Fame pitcher who retired with 201 wins and the NL record for career strikeouts by a left-hander (1593); had 19 consecutive wins for the Giants in 1912 for a modern major league record.

• June 3 – Fred Lieb
  Fred Lieb
  Frederick Lieb was an American sportswriter and baseball historian. He and his wife Mary were especially close to Lou Gehrig. Walter Brennan's character in the movie The Pride of the Yankees was loosely based on him...
  
  , 92, sportswriter who covered every World Series from 1911 to 1958.

• June 9 – Odell Hale
  Odell Hale
  Odell Hale was a Major League Baseball infielder in the 1930s and early 1940s, primarily for the Cleveland Indians. Though he was born Arvel Odell Hale, baseball encyclopedias listed him simply as Odell Hale, which stuck with him as well as the nickname "Bad News". He had a good career, with many...
  
  , 71, infielder for the Cleveland Indians in the 1930s, who hit .300 three times and collected two 100-RBI seasons.

• July 4 – Jack Martin
  Jack Martin (baseball)
  John Christopher Martin was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop for three different teams between the and seasons...
  
  , 93, shortstop who played from 1912 to 1914 for the New York Highlanders, Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies.

• July 23 – Wally Snell
  Wally Snell
  Walter Henry "Doc" Snell was a pinch-hitter/catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Following this brief baseball career he became a successful mycologist who worked primarily at Brown University for the next 60 years.-Baseball career:Snell...
  
  , 91, catcher for the 1913 Boston Red Sox, who later went on to a distinguished career as a college botany professor and athletic coach at Brown University for four decades.

• July 30 – Joe Lucey
  Joe Lucey
  Joseph Earl Lucey [Scootch] was an infielder/pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 0", 168 lb., Lucey batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts....
  
  , 83, infielder/pitcher for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox between 1920 and 1925.

• August 4 – Lefty Jamerson
  Lefty Jamerson
  Charles Dewey Jamerson was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 1", 195 lb., he batted and threw left-handed....
  
  , 80, pitcher for the 1924 Boston Red Sox.

• August 27 – John Wilson, 77, pitched briefly for the Red Sox from 1927 to 1928.

• September 24 – Ernie Shore
  Ernie Shore
  Ernest Grady Shore was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox during some of their best years in the 1910s....
  
  , 89, pitcher who relieved Babe Ruth
  Babe Ruth
  George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
  
   with a man on first in a 1917 game and proceeded to retire the runner and all 26 remaining batters.

• October 1 – Pat Veltman
  Pat Veltman
  Pat Veltman played pro baseball from 1926 to 1934. He played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He never played as a starter, the most at bats he collected in one season was 28 in 1934. The other seasons he had less than 4 at bats, many he only had...
  
  , 74, utility player best known for his 1928 season, where his only hit was a triple.

• November 29 – Bill Dunlap
  Bill Dunlap
  William Dunlap may refer to:* William Dunlap , pioneer of the American theater* William Dunlap Simpson , Governor of South Carolina...
  
  , 71, outfielder for the Boston Braves from 1929 to 1930.

• December 5 – Don Padgett
  Don Padgett
  Don Wilson Padgett born in Caroleen, North Carolina was a Catcher/Outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals , Brooklyn Dodgers , Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies ....
  
  , 69, backup catcher/outfielder who hit .288 in 699 games with the Cardinals, Dodgers, Braves and Phillies from 1937 to 1948.

• December 14 – Elston Howard
  Elston Howard
  Elston Gene Howard was an American Negro League and Major League Baseball catcher, left fielder and coach. During a 14-year baseball career, he played from 1955–1968, primarily for the New York Yankees...
  
  , 51, nine-time All-Star catcher for the New York Yankees who was that team's first black player and the AL's 1963 MVP; later a coach.

• December 31 – Bob Shawkey
  Bob Shawkey
  James Robert Shawkey was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher from to .-Biography:Shawkey born to John William Shawkey and Sarah Catherine Anthony, in Sigel, Pennsylvania...
  
  , 90, pitcher who had four 20-win seasons for the Yankees, later was coach at Dartmouth.