Baseball History on September 4

Major League Baseball Events on September 4 | Baseball Almanac

Baseball history on September 4, including a list of every Major League baseball player born on September 4, a list of every Major League baseball player who died on September 4, a list of every Major League baseball player who made their big league debut on September 4, and a list of every Major League baseball player whose final big league game was on September 4.
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Baseball History on September 4

Major League Baseball Events on September 4

1857Jerry Sweeney1910Candy Nelson
1866Elmer Horton1935Dan Cotter
1875Jack Gilbert1943Harry Hardy
1875Lefty Houtz1944Jack Gleason
1877John Terry1945William Fischer
1887Red Corriden1951Carl Doyle
1887Tilly Walker1952Butch Schmidt
1888Harry Hedgpeth1953Buck Herzog
1889Bill Meehan1955Gus Weyhing
1894Leo Dixon1956Pat Ragan
1894Fred Worden1958Red Killefer
1901Al Grabowski1958Ward Miller
1904Bud Morse1967Hugh Canavan
1906Jim Mooney1967George Loepp
1911Roy Vaughn1967Clyde Manion
1912Gordon Maltzberger1968Ernie Orsatti
1912Fred Walters1971Joe Hassler
1913Clarence Fieber1972Bob Bowman
1918Bill Endicott1976Monroe Mitchell
1918George Pfister1982Buster Bray
1919Eddie Waitkus1982Ramon Lopez
1928Jose Santiago1985Art Bramhall
1936Jim McAnany1986Hank Greenberg
1941Ken Harrelson1989Hal Lee
1941Bernie Smith1996Babe Dahlgren
1943Bobby Guindon2000Pinky May
1946Ken Wright2002Jim Constable
1949Paul Jata2009Buddy Blattner
1950Doyle Alexander
1950Frank White
1957Kelly Heath
1958Rod Booker
1958Paul Householder
1968Mike Piazza
1970Luis Lopez
1972Darrell Einertson
1973Joe DePastino
1973Aaron Fultz
1973Brian Simmons
1976Ron Calloway
1976Brian Myrow
1977Matt DeWitt
1977Sun Woo Kim
1978Nick Regilio
1980Pat Neshek
1984Jason Donald
1985David Herndon
1985Brandon Hicks
1986Jordan Schafer
1986Michael Stutes
1988Adam Duvall
1989Cody Martin
1989Andrelton Simmons
1990Chris Beck
1991Kyle Finnegan
1992Willy Garcia
1992Aaron Slegers
1993Erik Swanson
1995Mark Kolozsvary
1998Andrés Gimenez
1998Garrett Mitchell
1876Herm Doscher 1884Ned Cuthbert
1876Lon Knight 1884Charlie Hautz
1883Ben Guiney 1884Fleet Walker
1886Hub Collins 1885Oscar Walker
1886Pete Galligan 1886Pete Galligan
1887Billy Otterson 1886Tony Madigan
1889Barney Graham 1890Belden Hill
1890George Carman 1895John Dolan
1891Jack Leiper 1896Charlie Emig
1896Charlie Emig 1898John Callahan
1897Ed Abbaticchio 1902Joe Berry
1902Joe Berry 1902Jacob Fox
1902Jacob Fox 1902Crese Heismann
1902Alex Hardy 1902Jack Lundbom
1902Sam McMackin 1906Willy Fetzer
1903Ambrose Puttmann 1906Gene Good
1906Willy Fetzer 1908Bert Blue
1907Harl Maggert 1911Jesse Baker
1910Jack Ferry 1911Ed Karger
1911Tim Hendryx 1911Jack McAdams
1912Bert Gallia 1911Judge Nagle
1912Herb Herring 1911Fred Olmstead
1912Pete Knisely 1911Fred Payne
1912Erskine Mayer 1911Roy Thomas
1913Hal Schwenk 1911Eddie Zimmerman
1915Harry Daubert 1912Herb Herring
1915Sam Mayer 1913Rube Geyer
1915Al Nixon 1913Johnny Johnston
1919Jimmy Zinn 1913Hal Schwenk
1920Ed Chaplin 1914Grover Baichley
1921Lee Thompson 1915Harry Daubert
1924Joe Muich 1916Mordecai Brown
1924Tommy Thevenow 1916Christy Mathewson
1926Mike Smith 1917Bobby Byrne
1926Lefty Taber 1919Claude Davidson
1927Ernie Orsatti 1921Slicker Parks
1928Clay Touchstone 1921Jim Walsh
1929Phil Voyles 1925George Burns
1930Frank Doljack 1929Ken Penner
1932Fabian Kowalik 1933Mem Lovett
1933Mem Lovett 1938Ed Linke
1937Merv Connors 1938Ace Parker
1938Oris Hockett 1938Les Tietje
1938Mike Tresh 1938Al Williams
1944Tom Jordan 1939Wayne Ambler
1944Frank Wurm 1944Warren Huston
1946Cecil Garriott 1944Frank Wurm
1950Steve Ridzik 1947Walt Lanfranconi
1950Hank Workman 1950Rex Barney
1951Doug Hansen 1952Ed Wright
1952Tom Hamilton 1954Preacher Roe
1955Webbo Clarke 1960Johnny Briggs
1956Earl Hersh 1961Johnny Antonelli
1960Terry Fox 1966Len Church
1961Mike DeGerick 1967Dick Egan
1961Joe Horlen 1971Tony Gonzalez
1961Ron Nischwitz 1977Sam Hinds
1962Billy Ott 1981Shooty Babitt
1963Gene Alley 1982Luis Tiant
1963Bob Chance 1983Jamie Allen
1963Bruce Howard 1998David West
1964Dick Estelle 1999Derek Wallace
1964Lou Piniella 2004Dennis Tankersley
1964Rich Reese 2011Alfredo Amezaga
1965Ken Holtzman 2013Cory Burns
1965Ted Uhlaender 2015Edgar Olmos
1969Terry Crowley 2015Tsuyoshi Wada
1969Jose Ortiz 2016Kelvin Marte
1970Frank Duffy 2017Jason Gurka
1970Joe Lis
1970Jorge Roque
1971Juan Beniquez
1971Mike Caldwell
1971Jay Franklin
1971Mike Ivie
1971Marvin Lane
1971Rick Miller
1971Ben Oglivie
1972Jim Bibby
1973Ron Cash
1973Dave Chalk
1973Tommy Cruz
1973Wilbur Howard
1973Greg Shanahan
1973Otto Velez
1974Larry Herndon
1974Dennis Leonard
1975Chris Knapp
1975Ken Kravec
1975Jamie Quirk
1976Alfredo Griffin
1976Willie Wilson
1977Tim Jones
1977Dan Schatzeder
1977Ed Whitson
1978Doe Boyland
1978Sheldon Burnside
1978Todd Cruz
1978Barry Evans
1978Jerry Fry
1978Terry Kennedy
1978Dan O'Brien
1978Mike Ramsey
1978Dennis Sherrill
1978Dave Stegman
1978Myron White
1978Jim Wilhelm
1979Richard Dotson
1980Luis Aponte
1980Fred Breining
1980Hubie Brooks
1980Dave Edler
1981Mark Funderburk
1981David Green
1981Bob Stoddard
1981Alan Wiggins
1982Mark Dempsey
1982Geno Petralli
1982John Rabb
1982Lee Tunnell
1982Brad Wellman
1982Paul Zuvella
1983Darnell Coles
1983Dave Hudgens
1983Rusty McNealy
1983Randy Ready
1984Kevin Buckley
1984Rob Deer
1984Roger Mason
1984Kevin Mitchell
1984Nelson Simmons
1984Milt Thompson
1985Johnny Abrego
1985Dennis Burtt
1985John Dopson
1987Vicente Palacios
1987Melido Perez
1987Jeff Treadway
1988Lance Blankenship
1988Marty Brown
1989Kelly Mann
1989Chuck McElroy
1990Bernard Gilkey
1990Luis Gonzalez
1990Tom Quinlan
1991Terry Bross
1991Donald Harris
1991Jim Thome
1991Ted Wood
1992Kevin Rogers
1993Eric Helfand
1995Scott Davison
1995Rick Huisman
1995Mark Loretta
1995Jim Mecir
1995Jorge Posada
1995Clint Sodowsky
1995Mike Sweeney
1996Trever Miller
1997Carlos Almanzar
1998George Lombard
1998Marino Santana
2000Todd Belitz
2000Luke Prokopec
2001Erick Almonte
2001Josh Beckett
2001Chris Magruder
2001Corky Miller
2001Juan Rivera
2001Chris Wakeland
2002Tony Alvarez
2002J.J. Davis
2002Pedro Feliciano
2004Jeff Bajenaru
2004Eric Crozier
2004Guillermo Quiroz
2005Robert Andino
2005Anthony Lerew
2006Scott Moore
2006Doug Slaten
2007Wladimir Balentien
2007Jeff Clement
2007Kevin Hart
2007Rob Johnson
2007Joey Votto
2008Kila Ka'aihue
2008Shairon Martis
2008Luke Montz
2008James Parr
2008Dusty Ryan
2009Mike Dunn
2009Daniel Hudson
2009Dan Runzler
2010Rob Delaney
2010Lucas May
2010Mike Nickeas
2010Max St. Pierre
2011Kyle Hudson
2011Addison Reed
2011Antoan Richardson
2011Josh Satin
2012Jaye Chapman
2012Adam Eaton
2012Jeurys Familia
2012Christian Garcia
2012Luis Antonio Jimenez
2012AJ Ramos
2013Brian Flynn
2013Erik Johnson
2013Stolmy Pimentel
2013Chris Robinson
2013Marcus Semien
2013Daniel Webb
2014Lisalverto Bonilla
2014Spencer Patton
2014Yorman Rodriguez
2014Xavier Scruggs
2015Luke Jackson
2015Tony Zych
2016José De León
2016Wandy Peralta
2017Artie Lewicki
2018Gabriel Guerrero
2018Eric Hanhold
2018Kyle Wright
2019Jaylin Davis
2019Sam Haggerty
2019Tyler Heineman
2019Seth Mejias-Brean
2019Ian Miller
2019Sean Murphy
2020Luis Campusano
2020Luis Garcia
2020Derek Hill
2020John King
2020Brent Rooker
2020Clarke Schmidt
2020Patrick Weigel
2021Drew Carlton
2022Triston Casas

Players Born on, Died on, Debut on, Finished on September 4

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Baseball history on September 4 includes a total of Major League baseball players born that day of the year, Major League baseball players who died on that date, baseball players who made their Major League debut on that date, and Major League baseball players who appeared in their final game that date.

On September 4 in Baseball History...

  • 1891 - Cap Anson shows up for today's game wearing a wig and a long white beard, much to the delight of the Chicago crowd. Anson wears the costume throughout the game, which his Colts win over the Beaneaters 5-3.
  • 1899 - The Superbas, already famous for their late rallies, stage "Brooklyn finishes" in two different boroughs. They win the morning game at home with two in the ninth, and then take the afternoon game in Manhattan with four in the eighth.
  • 1908 - The Pirates and Cubs are tied 0-0 in the last of the tenth at Pittsburgh. With two outs and the bases loaded, Pittsburgh's Chief Wilson singles to center, scoring Fred Clarke with the winning run. Warren Gill, on first base, does not get to second base buts stops short, turns, and heads for the dugout, a common practice. The Cubs' Johnny Evers calls for the ball from Jimmy Slagle, touches second base, and claims the run does not count as Gill has been forced. The lone umpire, Hank O'Day, has left the field. When queried, he rules that Clarke had already scored, so the run counts. The Cubs protest the game, but are denied. This is the first time the Cubs try this tactic, but not the last.
  • 1916 - Longtime pitching rivals Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown closed out their careers, by special arrangement, in the same game. Mathewson won the game, 10-8.
  • 1928 - The Boston Braves started a grueling string in which they played nine straight doubleheaders, a Major League record.
  • 1941 - The New York Yankees clinched their third straight pennant on the earliest date in baseball history with a 6-3 victory over Boston.
  • 1966 - Los Angeles became the first team in Major League history to draw more than 2 million at home and on the road as the Dodgers beat the Reds, 8-6, before 18,670 fans in Cincinnati.
  • 1969 - After hitting in 31 straight games, the third-best streak to date in modern National League history, Willie Davis of the Dodgers is stopped in a 3-0 loss to San Diego.
  • 1974 - Don Wilson of the Houston Astros was replaced by a pinch hitter after pitching eight no-hit innings against Cincinnati. Mike Cosgrove pitched the ninth inning and gave up a leadoff single to Tony Perez for the only hit as the Reds won the game, 2-1.
  • 1985 - Gary Carter hit a pair of solo home runs to tie a Major League record and singled in another run to lead the New York Mets to a 9-2 victory over San Diego. Carter's feat followed a three-homer performance the night before as he became the 11th player in Major League history to hit five home runs in two games.
  • 1993 - Jim Abbott pitched the New York Yankees' first no-hitter in 10 years in a 4-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
  • 1995 - Robin Ventura became the eighth player in Major League history - and the first in 25 years - to hit two grand slams in one game as the Chicago White Sox beat Texas, 14-3.
  • 1998 - The New York Yankees reached 100 wins on the earliest date in Major League history - five days before the 1906 Chicago Cubs and 1954 Cleveland Indians - with an 11-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The '06 Cubs set the Major League record for fewest games to reach 100 victories (132).

Did you know that there were baseball players born on every date of the year and baseball players who died on every date of the year? Use the calendar below to select any date in baseball history.
 

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Bill James, on the same page of the same book we used at the top of this page, said, "But as I began to do research on the history of baseball (in order to discuss the players more intelligently) I began to feel that there was a history a baseball that had not been written at that time, a history of good and ordinary players, a history of being a fan, a history of games that meant something at the time but mean nothing now." To that end, I have created Baseball Almanac. A site to worship baseball. A site by a fan who is trying to tell the history of good and ordinary baseball players.