b. August 18, 1889 · Pitcher for the Boston Braves, 1912 to 1912.

b. August 18, 1890 · Shortstop who batted .272 for the Chicago White Sox, 1912 to 1920.

b. August 18, 1891 · Played 1,447 games at shortstop, most of them during a twelve-year stay with the St. Louis Browns.

b. August 18, 1893 · The last pitcher legally allowed to throw a spitball: the ban came in 1920, the men already using it were exempted, and he outlasted all of them.

b. August 18, 1893 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1913 to 1913.

b. August 18, 1898 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1920 to 1920.

b. August 18, 1899 · Played four positions across fourteen seasons and hit .281 without ever settling at one spot.

b. August 18, 1915 · Had the best earned run average in the National League in 1943, then jumped to Mexico and was banned for five years.

b. August 18, 1920 · Lost three full seasons to the Navy in World War II, then played thirteen more and later ran two major-league front offices.

b. August 18, 1934 · Reached exactly 3,000 hits in his last at-bat, and died three months later flying aid to Nicaragua.

b. August 18, 1934 · Shortstop who batted .221 across six clubs, 1953 to 1962.

b. August 18, 1935 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1962 to 1970.

b. August 18, 1947 · Shortstop for the Minnesota Twins, 1972 to 1972.

b. August 18, 1949 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1972 to 1975.

b. August 18, 1955 · Catcher who batted .242 for the Atlanta Braves, 1978 to 1989.

b. August 18, 1961 · Hit 23 home runs for the Angels in 1987 and spent four seasons playing in Japan in the middle of his career.

b. August 18, 1966 · Center fielder who batted .250 across two clubs, 1991 to 1994.

b. August 18, 1970 · Left fielder who batted .272 for the Detroit Tigers, 1995 to 2005.

b. August 18, 1971 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1993 to 2003.

b. August 18, 1976 · Pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, 2001 to 2003.

b. August 18, 1986 · Pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 2012 to 2012.

b. August 18, 1992 · Catcher who batted .185 across five clubs, 2015 to 2025.

b. August 18, 1997 · Pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2023 to 2025.

b. August 18, 1998 · Pitcher for the Miami Marlins, 2022 to 2024.

d. August 18, 1893 · Pitcher for the Columbus Buckeyes, 1883 to 1884.

d. August 18, 1932 · First baseman who batted .280 across five clubs, 1893 to 1905.

d. August 18, 1958 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1900 to 1902.

d. August 18, 1961 · First baseman who batted .258 for the St. Louis Browns, 1914 to 1915.

d. August 18, 1971 · Pitcher for the Boston Bees, 1936 to 1936.

d. August 18, 1976 · Baseball figure for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1921 to 1921.

d. August 18, 1978 · Right fielder who batted .303 across six clubs, 1916 to 1929.

d. August 18, 1999 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1938 to 1940.

d. August 18, 2018 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1954 to 1955.

d. August 18, 2019 · Catcher for the Baltimore Orioles, 1962 to 1962.

d. August 18, 2019 · Right fielder who batted .270 across two clubs, 1953 to 1958.

d. August 18, 2020 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1948 to 1954.

d. August 18, 2021 · Center fielder across three clubs, 1956 to 1959.

d. August 18, 2022 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1970 to 1979.

d. August 18, 2024 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1956 to 1956.