Baseball History on September 20

Major League Baseball Events on September 20 | Baseball Almanac

Baseball history on September 20, including a list of every Major League baseball player born on September 20, a list of every Major League baseball player who died on September 20, a list of every Major League baseball player who made their big league debut on September 20, and a list of every Major League baseball player whose final big league game was on September 20.
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Baseball History on September 20

Major League Baseball Events on September 20

1860Henry Boyle1896Ed Crane
1861George Pechiney1906Jack Neagle
1871Bill Coyle1909Joe Wright
1878Larry Schlafly1910Lou Schiappacasse
1881Red Bowser1919Cy Seymour
1893Jack Bradley1937Harry Stovey
1893Doc Wallace1946Wiley Piatt
1894Chuck Dressen1955Art Herman
1899Nelson Greene1956Tom Gastall
1899Karl Schnell1959Tilly Walker
1908Zeke Bonura1961Jim McGinley
1912Tony DePhillips1970Oliver Hill
1912Al McLean1970Fred Lamlein
1916Red Juelich1973Jim Bishop
1922Vic Lombardi1974Al Huenke
1938Tom Tresh1975Chuck Tompkins
1941Dennis Ribant1981Harry Fisher
1943Rich Morales1990Dick Gyselman
1944Ed Phillips1991Chet Morgan
1945Mike Jurewicz1991Steve Peek
1946Roric Harrison1997Jim Hickey
1947Pete Hamm2001George Archie
1952Jim Wilhelm2001Joe Stephenson
1954Bob Detherage2007John Sullivan
1954Mickey Klutts2010Jack Cassini
1956Mike Gates2010Al Pilarcik
1958Jim Siwy2013Walt Linden
1960Dave Gallagher2017Mickey Harrington
1960Randy Kramer2017Garry Hill
1968Donnie Elliott2017Ed Phillips
1970Chris Snopek2021Cloyd Boyer
1975Yovanny Lara2021Fred Kuhaulua
1976Kevin Walker2023Bobby Durnbaugh
1978Jason Bay
1981Jordan Tata
1983Angel Sanchez
1985Ian Desmond
1985Kevin Mattison
1986AJ Ramos
1988Steve Lombardozzi
1989Scott Snodgress
1990Ken Giles
1992Jeffrey Springs
1994Kramer Robertson
1995Cory Abbott
1995Joe Dunand
1996Zach Pop
1887Patsy Tebeau 1879Billy Riley
1888Frank Dwyer 1883Harry McCormick
1889Jack Fanning 1884Ed Dundon
1890Charlie Dewald 1884Pit Gilman
1891Paul McSweeney 1888George Walker
1893Chauncey Fisher 1891Ed Cassian
1894Jake Boyd 1892Bill Gilbert
1894Tom Thomas 1894George Haddock
1895Dan Minnehan 1894Jack Scheible
1898Pete McBride 1899Tom Messitt
1901Pat Carney 1901Charlie Ferguson
1901Charlie Ferguson 1902Pete LePine
1901Mike O'Neill 1902John O'Connell
1901Bill Richardson 1903John Malarkey
1904Bill Lauterborn 1905Fred Abbott
1904Simmy Murch 1905John Dobbs
1906Stoney McGlynn 1905Ad Yale
1906Frank Oberlin 1906Phil Reardon
1909Walt Doan 1907Jack Barnett
1909Bill Forman 1907Bill Bartley
1909Al Klawitter 1907Pug Bennett
1910Herman Bronkie 1909Al Orth
1910Lefty Tyler 1910Farmer Ray
1911Walt Miller 1911Bill Bergen
1911Bugs Reisigl 1912Tex Covington
1912Lefty James 1912George Mangus
1913Gil Britton 1915King Cole
1913Bernie Duffy 1920Paul Carter
1914Charlie Pick 1920Fred McMullin
1914Elmer Smith 1921Slim Sallee
1915Charlie Jamieson 1924Jake Daubert
1915Joe Judge 1924Bert Lewis
1915Johnny Tillman 1924Al Yeargin
1916Lee King 1926Dixie Davis
1916Rube Parnham 1926Mike Smith
1917Sammy Vick 1929Jim Cronin
1919Bill Bayne 1929Rudy Miller
1919Lloyd Christenbury 1930Red Barnes
1919Bob Kinsella 1930Harry Rosenberg
1919Pat Martin 1931Gabby Street
1922Phil Bedgood 1931Ed Strelecki
1922George Grantham 1932Freddy Leach
1922Jack Knight 1932Hub Pruett
1923Pete Turgeon 1932Johnny Schulte
1924Vince Shields 1933Red Faber
1925Roy Hutson 1934Burleigh Grimes
1926Jim Hamby 1934Don Hurst
1929Joe Cicero 1936Bill Shores
1929Ed Connolly 1937Nig Lipscomb
1929Eric McNair 1939Bob McNamara
1930Ralph Winegarner 1941Boyd Perry
1931Gil English 1942Dick Adkins
1931Emil Planeta 1942Elden Auker
1931Monte Weaver 1942Bill Beckmann
1934Syd Cohen 1942Buddy Blair
1936Eddie Smith 1942Fred Caligiuri
1939Loy Hanning 1942Crash Davis
1940Maury Newlin 1942Jimmy Pofahl
1941Bill Brandt 1944Jack Bolling
1941Billy Cox 1944Hal Epps
1941Jake Jones 1945Pete Appleton
1941Bob Patrick 1945Harlond Clift
1941Culley Rikard 1945Fats Dantonio
1941Roger Wolff 1945Bob Logan
1944Joe Antolick 1945Bob Maier
1946Ray Flanigan 1945Paul O'Dea
1949Dizzy Sutherland 1945Fred Vaughn
1950Charlie Maxwell 1946Charlie Gassaway
1950Ed McGhee 1946Jackie Price
1952Ken Landenberger 1947Hank Ruszkowski
1953Gene Baker 1947Eddie Smith
1953Stan Palys 1948Rudy York
1955Don Blasingame 1949Buzz Dozier
1955Pete Burnside 1949Dizzy Sutherland
1955Glenn Cox 1951Mickey Livingston
1955Haywood Sullivan 1951Sammy Meeks
1955Fred Waters 1954Karl Drews
1957Johnny Goryl 1954Chico Garcia
1957Glen Hobbie 1954Cliff Ross
1960Deron Johnson 1955Jim Command
1960Bobby Wine 1955Sid Gordon
1961Ray Washburn 1955Eddie Waitkus
1962Frank Kreutzer 1957Walker Cooper
1962Bob Priddy 1958Don Miles
1962Jim Roland 1959Tom Acker
1963John Sullivan 1959Jim Bailey
1963Glenn Vaughan 1959Bob Blaylock
1964Johnnie Seale 1959Ed Donnelly
1965Jim McGlothlin 1961Billy Harrell
1966Jim Campanis 1963Cal Emery
1966Bill Robinson 1963Tom Metcalf
1966Ron Willis 1964Bill Spanswick
1967Jim Britton 1964Dave Vineyard
1967Tom Fisher 1965Jackie Moore
1967Paul Gilliford 1965Bob Moorhead
1967Rick James 1968Larry Jackson
1968Buzz Stephen 1970Mel Behney
1970Richie Moloney 1970Randy Brown
1971Rusty Torres 1970Richie Moloney
1973Gary Ignasiak 1972Tom Dukes
1975Larry Harlow 1972Bobby Knoop
1978John LaRose 1972Dave Leonhard
1978Bill Paschall 1973Jim Beauchamp
1980Scott Holman 1973Greg Harts
1980Ken Phelps 1977Bobby Cuellar
1980George Stablein 1978John LaRose
1981Gary Gaetti 1979Brian Greer
1981Tim Ireland 1981Willie Mueller
1982Junior Ortiz 1984Pat Putnam
1983Gerry Davis 1988Cameron Drew
1983Marty Decker 1988Terry Taylor
1983Sid Fernandez 1990Tom Niedenfuer
1983Larry White 1991Mark Davidson
1984Nate Snell 1995Sam Horn
1986Ray Hayward 1995Chris Howard
1986Mark Parent 1996Ricky Jordan
1988Kevin Blankenship 1997Terry Clark
1989Rusty Richards 1997Wilson Heredia
1989Stu Tate 1997Eddie Murray
1990Carlos Garcia 1997Marc Sagmoen
1990Ray Stephens 1998Jimmy Key
1991Royce Clayton 2000Ivanon Coffie
1991Jim Olander 2000Luis Rivera
1992J.T. Snow 2000John Wetteland
1993Mark Kiefer 2001Jeff Frye
1993Norberto Martin 2002Scott Wiggins
1995Joe Roa 2003Felix Sanchez
1998Roy Halladay 2006Brian Shackelford
1998Gabe Kapler 2007J.D. Durbin
2000Morgan Ensberg 2007Shea Hillenbrand
2000Keith Ginter 2008Jason Davis
2002Wes Obermueller 2008Luis Rivas
2002Mike Ryan 2008Kirk Saarloos
2003Mike Edwards 2011John Grabow
2003Graham Koonce 2011Andy Sonnanstine
2004Gustavo Chacin 2011Michael Wuertz
2004Jake Robbins 2013Joe Ortiz
2005Tom Gorzelanny 2013David Purcey
2005Hanley Ramirez 2015Juan Carlos Perez
2010Brandon Beachy 2016José Fernández
2010Mark Hamilton 2016David Rollins
2011Joe Savery 2017Leonel Campos
2013Matt Shoemaker
2015Pedro Severino
2016Trey Mancini
2017Keury Mella
2017Tanner Scott
2020Adonis Medina
2021Shane Baz
2021Seth Martinez
2023Joey Estes

Players Born on, Died on, Debut on, Finished on September 20

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Baseball history on September 20 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 20 in Baseball History...

  • 1902 - Chicago's Jim Callahan tossed the White Sox's first no-hitter, beating Detroit 2-0.
  • 1905 - Chicago White Sox president Charles Comiskey orders a houseboat built for the express purpose of transporting and housing the team during spring training.
  • 1908 - Frank Smith of the Chicago White Sox threw his second career no-hitter for a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
  • 1919 - Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson Major League mark of 27 home runs with a game-winner off Lefty Williams of the White Sox. Four days later he will hit number 28 over the roof of the Polo Grounds.
  • 1922 - Rogers Hornsby is stopped by Burleigh Grimes of Brooklyn after hitting in 33 straight games.
  • 1924 - Grover Alexander won his 300th game as the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 7-3 in 12 innings.
  • 1931 - Lou Gehrig drives in four runs to break his old American League RBI mark of 175, set in 1927. By the season's end he will have a total of 184.
  • 1951 - The owners elect National League President Ford Frick as the third commissioner of baseball for a seven-year term at $65,000 per annum.
  • 1953 - Ernie Banks of the Cubs hits his first Major League home run against Gerry Staley, but the Cards win 11-6.
  • 1955 - Giants slugger Willie Mays poles two home runs against the Pirates, giving him 50 for the year, making him the seventh player in history to accomplish this.
  • 1958 - Hoyt Wilhelm of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the New York Yankees at Memorial Stadium, with the only run coming on a home run by Gus Triandos.
  • 1968 - Mickey Mantle hit his last home run in the Major Leagues, a solo shot against Boston's Jim Lonborg. Mantle had 536 homers.
  • 1969 - Bob Moose of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.
  • 1980 - George Brett goes 0-for-4 in a 9-0 loss to the A's to drop his average below .400 for good. He is now hitting .396 and will finish the season at .390.
  • 1984 - The Padres clinch their first National League West title since entering the league in 1969 with a 5-4 win over the Giants. The key blow is winning pitcher Tim Lollar's three-run home run, his third home run of the season.
  • 1988 - Wade Boggs became the first player this century to get 200 hits in six consecutive seasons as the Boston Red Sox pounded Toronto 13-2. Boggs also joined Lou Gehrig as the only players to get 200 hits and 100 walks in three consecutive years.
  • 1992 - Philadelphia second baseman Mickey Morandini made the first unassisted triple play in the National League in 65 years, just the ninth in Major League history, in the Phillies' 3-2, 13-inning loss to Pittsburgh.
  • 1998 - Cal Ripken, Jr. took himself out of the starting lineup and did not play in the Baltimore Orioles' loss to the New York Yankees, ending his consecutive-game streak at 2,632 games. After nearly 16 years, Ripken said he decided the time was right to end the streak, which began on May 30, 1982.

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.