The record for April 29 in baseball history — 11 milestones, 31 debuts, 13 final games, 62 births, 28 deaths and 1,185 games played.
Wes Ferrell threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the St. Louis Browns on April 29, 1931, winning 9–0.
Ross Youngs hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Boston Braves on April 29, 1922.
Wes Ferrell threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the St. Louis Browns on April 29, 1931, winning 9–0.
Al Rosen hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Philadelphia Athletics on April 29, 1952.
Paul Blair hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the Chicago White Sox on April 29, 1970.
Pete Rose hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the New York Mets on April 29, 1978.
Larry Parrish hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the New York Yankees on April 29, 1985.
Andre Dawson hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the San Francisco Giants on April 29, 1987.
John Buck hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Oakland Athletics on April 29, 2010.
Carlos Gómez hit for the cycle for the Texas Rangers against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on April 29, 2017.
Matt Kemp hit three home runs for the Atlanta Braves against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 29, 2017.
Tylor Megill, Drew Smith, Joely Rodríguez, Seth Lugo and Edwin Díaz threw a combined no-hitter for the New York Mets against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 29, 2022, winning 3–0.
Pop Schriver made a major-league debut on April 29, 1886.
Frank Chance made a major-league debut on April 29, 1898.
Lefty O'Doul made a major-league debut on April 29, 1919.
Rube Walberg made a major-league debut on April 29, 1923.
Bennie Tate made a major-league debut on April 29, 1924.
Joe Cronin made a major-league debut on April 29, 1926.
Lefty Gomez made a major-league debut on April 29, 1930.
Joe Heving made a major-league debut on April 29, 1930.
Augie Galan made a major-league debut on April 29, 1934.
Bill Lee made a major-league debut on April 29, 1934.
Hugh Casey made a major-league debut on April 29, 1935.
Buddy Rosar made a major-league debut on April 29, 1939.
Dave Ferriss made a major-league debut on April 29, 1945.
Art Houtteman made a major-league debut on April 29, 1945.
Alex Kellner made a major-league debut on April 29, 1948.
Phil Roof made a major-league debut on April 29, 1961.
Doug Bird made a major-league debut on April 29, 1973.
Storm Davis made a major-league debut on April 29, 1982.
LaTroy Hawkins made a major-league debut on April 29, 1995.
Esteban Loaiza made a major-league debut on April 29, 1995.
Andy Pettitte made a major-league debut on April 29, 1995.
Brad Radke made a major-league debut on April 29, 1995.
Todd Williams made a major-league debut on April 29, 1995.
Kyle Farnsworth made a major-league debut on April 29, 1999.
Rodrigo López made a major-league debut on April 29, 2000.
Shawn Chacón made a major-league debut on April 29, 2001.
Max Scherzer made a major-league debut on April 29, 2008.
Michael Lorenzen made a major-league debut on April 29, 2015.
Michael Fulmer made a major-league debut on April 29, 2016.
Sean Manaea made a major-league debut on April 29, 2016.
Shane McClanahan made a major-league debut on April 29, 2021.
Joe Gerhardt played a final major-league game on April 29, 1891.
Duster Mails played a final major-league game on April 29, 1926.
Lee Meadows played a final major-league game on April 29, 1929.
Don Heffner played a final major-league game on April 29, 1944.
Harry Gumbert played a final major-league game on April 29, 1950.
Thurman Tucker played a final major-league game on April 29, 1951.
Nelson Norman played a final major-league game on April 29, 1987.
Joe Niekro played a final major-league game on April 29, 1988.
Brian Harper played a final major-league game on April 29, 1995.
Jaret Wright played a final major-league game on April 29, 2007.
Justin Duchscherer played a final major-league game on April 29, 2010.
Wil Nieves played a final major-league game on April 29, 2015.
Jordan Walden played a final major-league game on April 29, 2015.
Boston Red Sox 10, Toronto Blue Jays 2.
Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 15.
Kansas City Royals 3, Tampa Bay Rays 1.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, Seattle Mariners 5.
Detroit Tigers 4, Houston Astros 6.
Minnesota Twins 1, Cleveland Guardians 2.
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago White Sox 2.
New York Yankees 15, Baltimore Orioles 3.
San Francisco Giants 4, San Diego Padres 7.
Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 0.
Washington Nationals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 7.
Arizona Diamondbacks 3, New York Mets 8.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,185 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
62 players were born on April 29; these are the 24 best known.
28 players died on April 29; these are the 24 best known.