The record for April 30 in baseball history — 9 milestones, 34 debuts, 14 final games, 37 births, 21 deaths and 1,210 games played.
Charlie Robertson threw a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox against the Detroit Tigers on April 30, 1922, winning 2–0.
Charlie Robertson threw a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox against the Detroit Tigers on April 30, 1922, winning 2–0.
Tex Carleton threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Cincinnati Reds on April 30, 1940, winning 3–0.
Bob Feller threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the New York Yankees on April 30, 1946, winning 1–0.
Willie Mays hit four home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the Milwaukee Braves on April 30, 1961.
Steve Barber and Stu Miller threw a combined no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles against the Detroit Tigers on April 30, 1967.
Jim Maloney threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Houston Astros on April 30, 1969, winning 10–0.
Ryan Braun hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the San Diego Padres on April 30, 2012.
Anthony Rendon hit three home runs for the Washington Nationals against the New York Mets on April 30, 2017.
AJ Pollock hit three home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 30, 2018.
Mike Tiernan made a major-league debut on April 30, 1887.
Jack Graney made a major-league debut on April 30, 1908.
Les Mann made a major-league debut on April 30, 1913.
George Uhle made a major-league debut on April 30, 1919.
Virgil Davis made a major-league debut on April 30, 1928.
Gus Mancuso made a major-league debut on April 30, 1928.
Burgess Whitehead made a major-league debut on April 30, 1933.
Denny Galehouse made a major-league debut on April 30, 1934.
Al Milnar made a major-league debut on April 30, 1936.
Jim Tobin made a major-league debut on April 30, 1937.
Jim Turner made a major-league debut on April 30, 1937.
Eddie Lopat made a major-league debut on April 30, 1944.
Ellis Kinder made a major-league debut on April 30, 1946.
Bobby Ávila made a major-league debut on April 30, 1949.
Bus Clarkson made a major-league debut on April 30, 1952.
Quincy Trouppe made a major-league debut on April 30, 1952.
Larry Gura made a major-league debut on April 30, 1970.
Roy Smalley made a major-league debut on April 30, 1975.
Rick Leach made a major-league debut on April 30, 1981.
Ellis Burks made a major-league debut on April 30, 1987.
Jeff Shaw made a major-league debut on April 30, 1990.
Tony Tarasco made a major-league debut on April 30, 1993.
James Baldwin made a major-league debut on April 30, 1995.
Brian Boehringer made a major-league debut on April 30, 1995.
Joe Randa made a major-league debut on April 30, 1995.
Paul Bako made a major-league debut on April 30, 1998.
Gerald Laird made a major-league debut on April 30, 2003.
Darnell McDonald made a major-league debut on April 30, 2004.
Chien-Ming Wang made a major-league debut on April 30, 2005.
Josh Donaldson made a major-league debut on April 30, 2010.
Patrick Corbin made a major-league debut on April 30, 2012.
Robbie Erlin made a major-league debut on April 30, 2013.
Marcell Ozuna made a major-league debut on April 30, 2013.
Nick Pivetta made a major-league debut on April 30, 2017.
Lou Bierbauer played a final major-league game on April 30, 1898.
Freddy Parent played a final major-league game on April 30, 1911.
Lou Gehrig played a final major-league game on April 30, 1939.
Joe Dobson played a final major-league game on April 30, 1954.
George Crowe played a final major-league game on April 30, 1961.
Bob Buhl played a final major-league game on April 30, 1967.
Luis Alvarado played a final major-league game on April 30, 1977.
Dave Rozema played a final major-league game on April 30, 1986.
Bill Campbell played a final major-league game on April 30, 1987.
José Rosado played a final major-league game on April 30, 2000.
Derrick Turnbow played a final major-league game on April 30, 2008.
Sean Burroughs played a final major-league game on April 30, 2012.
Mike MacDougal played a final major-league game on April 30, 2012.
Hernán Pérez played a final major-league game on April 30, 2021.
Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 7.
Athletics 7, Texas Rangers 1.
Kansas City Royals 3, Tampa Bay Rays 0.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, Seattle Mariners 9.
Detroit Tigers 7, Houston Astros 4.
Minnesota Twins 2, Cleveland Guardians 4.
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Chicago White Sox 4.
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 5.
San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 5.
Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4.
Washington Nationals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 7.
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, New York Mets 3.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,210 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
37 players were born on April 30; these are the 24 best known.