The record for August 10 in baseball history — 10 milestones, 18 debuts, 23 final games, 59 births, 19 deaths and 1,348 games played.
Dan Ford hit for the cycle for the California Angels against the Seattle Mariners on August 10, 1979.
Boog Powell hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the Washington Senators on August 10, 1963.
The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
Dan Ford hit for the cycle for the California Angels against the Seattle Mariners on August 10, 1979.
Mike Stanley hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians on August 10, 1995.
Sammy Sosa hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Colorado Rockies on August 10, 2002.
Mike Lieberthal hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 10, 2002.
Troy Tulowitzki hit for the cycle for the Colorado Rockies against the Chicago Cubs on August 10, 2009.
Ronald Guzmán hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the New York Yankees on August 10, 2018.
Aristides Aquino hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on August 10, 2019.
Yordan Álvarez hit three home runs for the Houston Astros against the Baltimore Orioles on August 10, 2019.
Tim Jordan made a major-league debut on August 10, 1901.
Debs Garms made a major-league debut on August 10, 1932.
Elden Auker made a major-league debut on August 10, 1933.
Milt Pappas made a major-league debut on August 10, 1957.
Jay Howell made a major-league debut on August 10, 1980.
Cal Ripken made a major-league debut on August 10, 1981.
Iván Calderón made a major-league debut on August 10, 1984.
Todd Frohwirth made a major-league debut on August 10, 1987.
Greg Vaughn made a major-league debut on August 10, 1989.
Terry Adams made a major-league debut on August 10, 1995.
Damian Miller made a major-league debut on August 10, 1997.
Aaron Cook made a major-league debut on August 10, 2002.
Henderson Álvarez made a major-league debut on August 10, 2011.
Salvador Pérez made a major-league debut on August 10, 2011.
Garrett Richards made a major-league debut on August 10, 2011.
Arodys Vizcaíno made a major-league debut on August 10, 2011.
Dietrich Enns made a major-league debut on August 10, 2017.
Rhys Hoskins made a major-league debut on August 10, 2017.
William Robinson played a final major-league game on August 10, 1892.
Barney Pelty played a final major-league game on August 10, 1912.
Leon Cadore played a final major-league game on August 10, 1924.
Ross Youngs played a final major-league game on August 10, 1926.
Ken Williams played a final major-league game on August 10, 1929.
Lloyd Brown played a final major-league game on August 10, 1940.
Bob Miller played a final major-league game on August 10, 1958.
Mickey McDermott played a final major-league game on August 10, 1961.
Bill Hands played a final major-league game on August 10, 1975.
Fred Kendall played a final major-league game on August 10, 1980.
Roger Metzger played a final major-league game on August 10, 1980.
Floyd Bannister played a final major-league game on August 10, 1992.
Tom Brunansky played a final major-league game on August 10, 1994.
Kent Hrbek played a final major-league game on August 10, 1994.
Bo Jackson played a final major-league game on August 10, 1994.
Oddibe McDowell played a final major-league game on August 10, 1994.
Lonnie Smith played a final major-league game on August 10, 1994.
Kirk Gibson played a final major-league game on August 10, 1995.
Mark Prior played a final major-league game on August 10, 2006.
Miguel Tejada played a final major-league game on August 10, 2013.
Chris Iannetta played a final major-league game on August 10, 2019.
Drew Pomeranz played a final major-league game on August 10, 2021.
Brandon Crawford played a final major-league game on August 10, 2024.
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Texas Rangers 2.
Tampa Bay Rays 3, Seattle Mariners 6.
Houston Astros 7, New York Yankees 1.
Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 5.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5, Detroit Tigers 9.
Cleveland Guardians 4, Chicago White Sox 6.
Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 2.
Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3.
Washington Nationals 8, San Francisco Giants 0.
Boston Red Sox 2, San Diego Padres 6.
Cincinnati Reds 14, Pittsburgh Pirates 8.
New York Mets 6, Milwaukee Brewers 7.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,348 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
59 players were born on August 10; these are the 24 best known.