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The record for April 1 in baseball history — 2 milestones, 13 debuts, 54 births, 25 deaths and 166 games played.

Featured event · 2024

Ronel Blanco's No-Hitter

Ronel Blanco threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 1, 2024, winning 10–0.

Apr 1, 2024Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

Milestones · April 1

2023

Trayce Thompson's Three-Home-Run Game, 2023

Trayce Thompson hit three home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 1, 2023.

2024

Ronel Blanco's No-Hitter

Ronel Blanco threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 1, 2024, winning 10–0.

Major-league debuts · April 1

1996

Jason Kendall

Jason Kendall made a major-league debut on April 1, 1996.

1997

José Guillén

José Guillén made a major-league debut on April 1, 1997.

1998

Rolando Arrojo

Rolando Arrojo made a major-league debut on April 1, 1998.

1998

Donnie Sadler

Donnie Sadler made a major-league debut on April 1, 1998.

1998

Jason Wood

Jason Wood made a major-league debut on April 1, 1998.

2002

Hank Blalock

Hank Blalock made a major-league debut on April 1, 2002.

2002

Eric Hinske

Eric Hinske made a major-league debut on April 1, 2002.

2002

Colby Lewis

Colby Lewis made a major-league debut on April 1, 2002.

2003

Javier López

Javier López made a major-league debut on April 1, 2003.

2003

Mark Teixeira

Mark Teixeira made a major-league debut on April 1, 2003.

2007

Joe Smith

Joe Smith made a major-league debut on April 1, 2007.

2013

Jackie Bradley

Jackie Bradley made a major-league debut on April 1, 2013.

2013

Aaron Hicks

Aaron Hicks made a major-league debut on April 1, 2013.

166 regular-season games played on April 1

2025

Washington Nationals at Toronto Blue Jays

Washington Nationals 3, Toronto Blue Jays 5.

2025

Pittsburgh Pirates at Tampa Bay Rays

Pittsburgh Pirates 0, Tampa Bay Rays 7.

2025

Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners

Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 1.

2025

Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Yankees

Arizona Diamondbacks 7, New York Yankees 5.

2025

San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros

San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 1.

2025

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox

Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 3.

2025

Chicago Cubs at Athletics

Chicago Cubs 7, Athletics 4.

2025

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at St. Louis Cardinals

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9, St. Louis Cardinals 7.

2025

Cleveland Guardians at San Diego Padres

Cleveland Guardians 0, San Diego Padres 7.

2025

Kansas City Royals at Milwaukee Brewers

Kansas City Royals 0, Milwaukee Brewers 5.

2025

New York Mets at Miami Marlins

New York Mets 2, Miami Marlins 4.

2025

Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers

Atlanta Braves 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 3.

These are the 12 most recent of 166 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.

Born on this day

b. April 1, 1852 · Hit .330 with 132 hits and 88 runs batted in for Boston in 1883 while also managing part of the season.

b. April 1, 1856 · Left fielder who batted .204 across two clubs, 1883 to 1886.

b. April 1, 1857 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1884 to 1884.

b. April 1, 1858 · Center fielder who batted .262 across five clubs, 1882 to 1887.

b. April 1, 1862 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1885 to 1885.

b. April 1, 1876 · Second baseman who batted .245 across two clubs, 1901 to 1903.

b. April 1, 1892 · Left fielder who batted .260 across three clubs, 1913 to 1917.

b. April 1, 1894 · Left fielder for the Chicago Cubs, 1919 to 1919.

b. April 1, 1904 · Catcher across two clubs, 1926 to 1929.

b. April 1, 1911 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1930 to 1936.

b. April 1, 1913 · Center fielder for the Boston Braves, 1941 to 1941.

b. April 1, 1914 · Center fielder for the St. Louis Browns, 1946 to 1946.

b. April 1, 1916 · Right fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1943 to 1943.

b. April 1, 1917 · Left fielder who batted .241 across two clubs, 1939 to 1944.

b. April 1, 1939 · A knuckleball pitcher who won 121 games after turning forty, more than anyone else has managed.

b. April 1, 1941 · Third baseman for the Chicago White Sox, 1962 to 1968.

b. April 1, 1944 · Played 2,951 games across twenty-three seasons and was adopted as Le Grand Orange in Montreal.

Willie Montañez

b. April 1, 1948 · Hit 30 home runs as a rookie, caught throws with one hand as a matter of style, and was traded six times.

b. April 1, 1969 · Lost a no-hitter with two out in the ninth in 1995 and drowned in an Arizona lake at forty-four.

b. April 1, 1985 · Second baseman who batted .296 across four clubs, 2008 to 2020.

b. April 1, 1988 · Right fielder for the Boston Red Sox, 2014 to 2014.

b. April 1, 1989 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2013 to 2016.

b. April 1, 1991 · Left fielder across four clubs, 2017 to 2020.

b. April 1, 1994 · Left fielder who batted .268 across four clubs, 2016 to 2024.

54 players were born on April 1; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

d. April 1, 1914 · A pitcher who left games to chase fire engines, and struck out more men in a season than anyone would for the next sixty-one years.

d. April 1, 1922 · Catcher across three clubs, 1914 to 1918.

d. April 1, 1922 · Left fielder who batted .225 across three clubs, 1882 to 1886.

d. April 1, 1928 · Shortstop who batted .239 across four clubs, 1884 to 1890.

Barney Gilligan

d. April 1, 1934 · Catcher who batted .207 across four clubs, 1879 to 1888.

d. April 1, 1943 · Catcher who batted .244 across four clubs, 1881 to 1888.

d. April 1, 1946 · Second baseman who batted .208 across six clubs, 1879 to 1885.

d. April 1, 1964 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1911 to 1914.

d. April 1, 1965 · Right fielder for the St. Louis Browns, 1913 to 1915.

d. April 1, 1966 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1920 to 1921.

d. April 1, 1967 · Shortstop who batted .298 across six clubs, 1926 to 1937.

d. April 1, 1968 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1909 to 1910.

d. April 1, 1975 · Baseball figure for the St. Louis Browns, 1917 to 1917.

d. April 1, 1983 · Second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds, 1935 to 1936.

Frankie Gustine

d. April 1, 1991 · Second baseman who batted .265 across three clubs, 1939 to 1950.

d. April 1, 1998 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1938 to 1939.

d. April 1, 2001 · Left fielder who batted .298 for the New York Giants, 1930 to 1941.

d. April 1, 2002 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1940 to 1941.

d. April 1, 2006 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1950 to 1950.

d. April 1, 2006 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1937 to 1947.

d. April 1, 2007 · First baseman who batted .202 for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1951 to 1954.

d. April 1, 2013 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1955 to 1959.

d. April 1, 2013 · Second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, 1967 to 1967.

d. April 1, 2020 · Pitcher across eight clubs, 1971 to 1983.

25 players died on April 1; these are the 24 best known.