The record for August 17 in baseball history — 10 milestones, 20 debuts, 12 final games, 72 births, 29 deaths and 1,382 games played.
Jesse Tannehill started as the Boston Americans held the Chicago White Sox without a hit on August 17, 1904, winning 6–0.
Jesse Tannehill started as the Boston Americans held the Chicago White Sox without a hit on August 17, 1904, winning 6–0.
Earl Averill hit for the cycle for the Cleveland Indians against the Philadelphia Athletics on August 17, 1933.
Ed Coleman hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Chicago White Sox on August 17, 1934.
Al Oliver hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Detroit Tigers on August 17, 1980.
Kevin Gross threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants on August 17, 1992, winning 2–0.
Jeff Frye hit for the cycle for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Texas Rangers on August 17, 2001.
José Ortiz hit three home runs for the Colorado Rockies against the Florida Marlins on August 17, 2001.
Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Toronto Blue Jays on August 17, 2002.
Mark Teixeira hit for the cycle for the Texas Rangers against the Cleveland Indians on August 17, 2004.
Michael Cuddyer hit for the cycle for the Colorado Rockies against the Cincinnati Reds on August 17, 2014.
Dan Stearns made a major-league debut on August 17, 1880.
John Menefee made a major-league debut on August 17, 1892.
George Mogridge made a major-league debut on August 17, 1911.
George Spencer made a major-league debut on August 17, 1950.
Frank Thomas made a major-league debut on August 17, 1951.
Bob Lillis made a major-league debut on August 17, 1958.
Rick Cerone made a major-league debut on August 17, 1975.
Juan Berenguer made a major-league debut on August 17, 1978.
Mike Birkbeck made a major-league debut on August 17, 1986.
Ron Karkovice made a major-league debut on August 17, 1986.
Tom Glavine made a major-league debut on August 17, 1987.
Mark Wohlers made a major-league debut on August 17, 1991.
Steve Karsay made a major-league debut on August 17, 1993.
Julio Mosquera made a major-league debut on August 17, 1996.
A. J. Burnett made a major-league debut on August 17, 1999.
Freddy Guzmán made a major-league debut on August 17, 2004.
Clay Buchholz made a major-league debut on August 17, 2007.
Cameron Maybin made a major-league debut on August 17, 2007.
Travis d'Arnaud made a major-league debut on August 17, 2013.
Dansby Swanson made a major-league debut on August 17, 2016.
Matt Kilroy played a final major-league game on August 17, 1898.
Hal Gregg played a final major-league game on August 17, 1952.
Phil Masi played a final major-league game on August 17, 1952.
Hank Sauer played a final major-league game on August 17, 1959.
Johnny Callison played a final major-league game on August 17, 1973.
Blue Moon Odom played a final major-league game on August 17, 1976.
Pete Rose played a final major-league game on August 17, 1986.
Brian Bohanon played a final major-league game on August 17, 2001.
Johan Santana played a final major-league game on August 17, 2012.
Scott Feldman played a final major-league game on August 17, 2017.
Juan Nicasio played a final major-league game on August 17, 2020.
Rafael Dolis played a final major-league game on August 17, 2021.
Texas Rangers 10, Toronto Blue Jays 4.
Detroit Tigers 1, Minnesota Twins 8.
Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 6.
Baltimore Orioles 12, Houston Astros 0.
Atlanta Braves 5, Cleveland Guardians 4.
Miami Marlins 5, Boston Red Sox 3.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 11, Athletics 5.
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Washington Nationals 9.
New York Yankees 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4.
Tampa Bay Rays 1, San Francisco Giants 7.
Seattle Mariners 3, New York Mets 7.
San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 5.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,382 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
72 players were born on August 17; these are the 24 best known.
29 players died on August 17; these are the 24 best known.