April 10 in Baseball History — Milestones, Debuts, Births & Deaths

This day in baseball ● On this day

April 10

The record for April 10 in baseball history — 2 milestones, 38 debuts, 6 final games, 58 births, 26 deaths and 672 games played.

Featured event · 2017

Wil Myers Hits for the Cycle, 2017

Wil Myers hit for the cycle for the San Diego Padres against the Colorado Rockies on April 10, 2017.

Apr 10, 2017San Diego Padres @ Colorado Rockies

Milestones · April 10

1971

Willie Stargell's Three-Home-Run Game, 1971

Willie Stargell hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Atlanta Braves on April 10, 1971.

2017

Wil Myers Hits for the Cycle, 2017

Wil Myers hit for the cycle for the San Diego Padres against the Colorado Rockies on April 10, 2017.

Major-league debuts · April 10

1913

Ralph Young

Ralph Young made a major-league debut on April 10, 1913.

1959

Sparky Anderson

Sparky Anderson made a major-league debut on April 10, 1959.

1962

Tommie Aaron

Tommie Aaron made a major-league debut on April 10, 1962.

1962

Bernie Allen

Bernie Allen made a major-league debut on April 10, 1962.

1962

Joe Pepitone

Joe Pepitone made a major-league debut on April 10, 1962.

1962

Dick Radatz

Dick Radatz made a major-league debut on April 10, 1962.

1962

Cookie Rojas

Cookie Rojas made a major-league debut on April 10, 1962.

1963

Ray Culp

Ray Culp made a major-league debut on April 10, 1963.

1968

Tom Burgmeier

Tom Burgmeier made a major-league debut on April 10, 1968.

1968

Larry Hisle

Larry Hisle made a major-league debut on April 10, 1968.

1968

Joe Lahoud

Joe Lahoud made a major-league debut on April 10, 1968.

1968

Don Money

Don Money made a major-league debut on April 10, 1968.

1968

Héctor Torres

Héctor Torres made a major-league debut on April 10, 1968.

1968

Del Unser

Del Unser made a major-league debut on April 10, 1968.

1969

Tom Griffin

Tom Griffin made a major-league debut on April 10, 1969.

1975

Mike Norris

Mike Norris made a major-league debut on April 10, 1975.

1977

Bob Shirley

Bob Shirley made a major-league debut on April 10, 1977.

1977

Rob Wilfong

Rob Wilfong made a major-league debut on April 10, 1977.

1978

John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson made a major-league debut on April 10, 1978.

1978

Don Robinson

Don Robinson made a major-league debut on April 10, 1978.

1980

Harold Baines

Harold Baines made a major-league debut on April 10, 1980.

1980

Doug Corbett

Doug Corbett made a major-league debut on April 10, 1980.

1980

Mike Davis

Mike Davis made a major-league debut on April 10, 1980.

1981

Chili Davis

Chili Davis made a major-league debut on April 10, 1981.

1982

Wade Boggs

Wade Boggs made a major-league debut on April 10, 1982.

1983

Bill Krueger

Bill Krueger made a major-league debut on April 10, 1983.

1983

Craig McMurtry

Craig McMurtry made a major-league debut on April 10, 1983.

1985

Manuel Lee

Manuel Lee made a major-league debut on April 10, 1985.

1986

Bobby Witt

Bobby Witt made a major-league debut on April 10, 1986.

1990

Brian Bohanon

Brian Bohanon made a major-league debut on April 10, 1990.

1993

Robb Nen

Robb Nen made a major-league debut on April 10, 1993.

1993

Fernando Viña

Fernando Viña made a major-league debut on April 10, 1993.

1994

Rick Helling

Rick Helling made a major-league debut on April 10, 1994.

2009

Brett Anderson

Brett Anderson made a major-league debut on April 10, 2009.

2009

Brian Duensing

Brian Duensing made a major-league debut on April 10, 2009.

2009

Shawn Kelley

Shawn Kelley made a major-league debut on April 10, 2009.

2015

Matt Andriese

Matt Andriese made a major-league debut on April 10, 2015.

2017

Kyle Higashioka

Kyle Higashioka made a major-league debut on April 10, 2017.

Final major-league games · April 10

1938

Bill Foster

Bill Foster played a final major-league game on April 10, 1938.

1982

Rick Wise

Rick Wise played a final major-league game on April 10, 1982.

1992

Denny Walling

Denny Walling played a final major-league game on April 10, 1992.

2002

Ed Vosberg

Ed Vosberg played a final major-league game on April 10, 2002.

2005

Antonio Osuna

Antonio Osuna played a final major-league game on April 10, 2005.

2009

Marlon Anderson

Marlon Anderson played a final major-league game on April 10, 2009.

b. April 10, 1880 · First baseman across two clubs, 1905 to 1909.

Art Loudell

b. April 10, 1882 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1910 to 1910.

Cliff Daringer

b. April 10, 1885 · Shortstop for the Kansas City Packers, 1914 to 1914.

Bob McGraw

b. April 10, 1895 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1917 to 1929.

Ross Youngs

b. April 10, 1897 · Giants right fielder who batted .322 through four straight pennants, then died at 30, fourteen months after his last game.

Ed Strelecki

b. April 10, 1905 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1928 to 1931.

Cliff Bolton

b. April 10, 1907 · Catcher who batted .291 across two clubs, 1931 to 1941.

Chuck Connors

b. April 10, 1921 · First baseman across two clubs, 1949 to 1951.

Bob Watson

b. April 10, 1946 · Scored the millionth run in major-league history and later became the first Black general manager to win a World Series.

Lee Lacy

b. April 10, 1948 · Hit pinch home runs in three straight at bats in 1978 and had his best season at thirty-six.

Ken Griffey

b. April 10, 1950 · Batted .296 for the Big Red Machine and finished by playing beside his son in Seattle.

Eric King

b. April 10, 1964 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1986 to 1992.

Bruce Egloff

b. April 10, 1965 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1991 to 1991.

Alberto Reyes

b. April 10, 1970 · Pitcher across eight clubs, 1995 to 2008.

Andre Ethier

b. April 10, 1982 · Right fielder who batted .285 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2006 to 2017.

Chris Dickerson

b. April 10, 1982 · Left fielder who batted .257 across five clubs, 2008 to 2014.

Colt Morton

b. April 10, 1982 · Catcher for the San Diego Padres, 2007 to 2008.

Clayton Mortensen

b. April 10, 1985 · Pitcher across four clubs, 2009 to 2013.

Corey Kluber

b. April 10, 1986 · Won two Cy Young Awards for Cleveland and said almost nothing for a decade.

Chris Dwyer

b. April 10, 1988 · Pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, 2013 to 2013.

Chris Heston

b. April 10, 1988 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2014 to 2017.

Charlie Culberson

b. April 10, 1989 · Left fielder who batted .248 across five clubs, 2012 to 2023.

Everson Pereira

b. April 10, 2001 · Left fielder across two clubs, 2023 to 2025.

58 players were born on April 10; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

William Hulbert

d. April 10, 1882 · Founded the National League in 1876 and threw four clubs out of it, and waited 113 years for a plaque.

Denny Mack

d. April 10, 1888 · First baseman who batted .228 across seven clubs, 1871 to 1883.

John Hiland

d. April 10, 1901 · Second baseman for the Philadelphia Quakers, 1885 to 1885.

Owen Shannon

d. April 10, 1918 · Catcher across two clubs, 1903 to 1907.

Jay Faatz

d. April 10, 1923 · First baseman who batted .241 across four clubs, 1884 to 1890.

Jim Gill

d. April 10, 1923 · Second baseman for the St. Louis Browns, 1889 to 1889.

Mickey Hughes

d. April 10, 1931 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1888 to 1890.

Fred Pfeffer

d. April 10, 1932 · Was the best fielding second baseman of the 1880s and wrote the first book on how to play the position.

Bill Hunter

d. April 10, 1934 · Left fielder for the Cleveland Naps, 1912 to 1912.

Pat Hartnett

d. April 10, 1935 · First baseman for the St. Louis Browns, 1890 to 1890.

Curt Bernard

d. April 10, 1955 · Right fielder for the New York Giants, 1900 to 1901.

Bill Brady

d. April 10, 1956 · Pitcher for the Boston Braves, 1912 to 1912.

Ginger Beaumont

d. April 10, 1956 · Center fielder who batted .311 across three clubs, 1899 to 1910.

Horace Leverette

d. April 10, 1958 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1920 to 1920.

Jim Kelly

d. April 10, 1961 · Right fielder who batted .297 across three clubs, 1914 to 1918.

Mose YellowHorse

d. April 10, 1964 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1921 to 1922.

Chet Johnson

d. April 10, 1983 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1946 to 1946.

Karl Spooner

d. April 10, 1984 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1954 to 1955.

Luther Harvel

d. April 10, 1986 · Center fielder for the Cleveland Indians, 1928 to 1928.

Billy Myers

d. April 10, 1995 · Shortstop who batted .257 across two clubs, 1935 to 1941.

Dick Kryhoski

d. April 10, 2007 · First baseman who batted .265 across five clubs, 1949 to 1955.

Andy Replogle

d. April 10, 2012 · Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, 1978 to 1979.

Bobby Moore

d. April 10, 2015 · Pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, 1985 to 1985.

Gordy Lund

d. April 10, 2024 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1967 to 1969.

26 players died on April 10; these are the 24 best known.