August 19 in Baseball History — Milestones, Debuts, Births & Deaths

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The record for August 19 in baseball history — 5 milestones, 22 debuts, 10 final games, 62 births, 23 deaths and 1,372 games played.

Featured event · 1921

Ty Cobb's 3,000th Hit

Ty Cobb, in his first season as Detroit's player-manager, collects three hits against Boston to pass 3,000 for his career.

Aug 19, 1921Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

Milestones · August 19

1921

Ty Cobb's 3,000th Hit

Ty Cobb, in his first season as Detroit's player-manager, collects three hits against Boston to pass 3,000 for his career.

1930

Goose Goslin's Three-Home-Run Game, 1930

Goose Goslin hit three home runs for the St. Louis Browns against the Philadelphia Athletics on August 19, 1930.

1934

Moose Solters Hits for the Cycle, 1934

Moose Solters hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on August 19, 1934.

1965

Jim Maloney's No-Hitter

Jim Maloney threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on August 19, 1965, winning 1–0.

1969

Ken Holtzman's No-Hitter

Ken Holtzman threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Atlanta Braves on August 19, 1969, winning 3–0.

Major-league debuts · August 19

1907

Clyde Milan

Clyde Milan made a major-league debut on August 19, 1907.

1913

Tommy Griffith

Tommy Griffith made a major-league debut on August 19, 1913.

1913

Ferdie Schupp

Ferdie Schupp made a major-league debut on August 19, 1913.

1914

Red Oldham

Red Oldham made a major-league debut on August 19, 1914.

1922

Ray Blades

Ray Blades made a major-league debut on August 19, 1922.

1927

Ben Cantwell

Ben Cantwell made a major-league debut on August 19, 1927.

1943

Cass Michaels

Cass Michaels made a major-league debut on August 19, 1943.

1974

Jim Rice

Jim Rice made a major-league debut on August 19, 1974.

1974

Tom Underwood

Tom Underwood made a major-league debut on August 19, 1974.

1981

Terry Francona

Terry Francona made a major-league debut on August 19, 1981.

1988

Norm Charlton

Norm Charlton made a major-league debut on August 19, 1988.

1990

José Offerman

José Offerman made a major-league debut on August 19, 1990.

1990

Anthony Telford

Anthony Telford made a major-league debut on August 19, 1990.

1992

Bret Boone

Bret Boone made a major-league debut on August 19, 1992.

1992

Mike Trombley

Mike Trombley made a major-league debut on August 19, 1992.

1999

Kevin Barker

Kevin Barker made a major-league debut on August 19, 1999.

1999

Ramón Ortiz

Ramón Ortiz made a major-league debut on August 19, 1999.

2010

Eduardo Núñez

Eduardo Núñez made a major-league debut on August 19, 2010.

2016

Brent Suter

Brent Suter made a major-league debut on August 19, 2016.

2016

Rob Zastryzny

Rob Zastryzny made a major-league debut on August 19, 2016.

2017

Mitch Garver

Mitch Garver made a major-league debut on August 19, 2017.

2020

Casey Mize

Casey Mize made a major-league debut on August 19, 2020.

Final major-league games · August 19

1889

Harry Smith

Harry Smith played a final major-league game on August 19, 1889.

1897

Silver King

Silver King played a final major-league game on August 19, 1897.

1926

Whitey Witt

Whitey Witt played a final major-league game on August 19, 1926.

1944

Merv Shea

Merv Shea played a final major-league game on August 19, 1944.

1945

Bob Garbark

Bob Garbark played a final major-league game on August 19, 1945.

1955

Harry Walker

Harry Walker played a final major-league game on August 19, 1955.

1986

Dave Tomlin

Dave Tomlin played a final major-league game on August 19, 1986.

1992

Von Hayes

Von Hayes played a final major-league game on August 19, 1992.

2012

Juan Cruz

Juan Cruz played a final major-league game on August 19, 2012.

2015

Alberto Callaspo

Alberto Callaspo played a final major-league game on August 19, 2015.

1,372 regular-season games played on August 19

2025

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays

New York Yankees 13, Tampa Bay Rays 3.

2025

Athletics at Minnesota Twins

Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 3.

2025

Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals

Texas Rangers 2, Kansas City Royals 5.

2025

Houston Astros at Detroit Tigers

Houston Astros 0, Detroit Tigers 1.

2025

Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox

Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 3.

2025

Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4.

2025

New York Mets at Washington Nationals

New York Mets 8, Washington Nationals 1.

2025

San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres

San Francisco Giants 1, San Diego Padres 5.

2025

Toronto Blue Jays at Pittsburgh Pirates

Toronto Blue Jays 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3.

2025

Seattle Mariners at Philadelphia Phillies

Seattle Mariners 4, Philadelphia Phillies 6.

2025

St. Louis Cardinals at Miami Marlins

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Miami Marlins 4.

2025

Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies

Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Colorado Rockies 4.

These are the 12 most recent of 1,372 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.

Born on this day

Clarence Stephens

b. August 19, 1863 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1886 to 1891.

Al DeVormer

b. August 19, 1891 · Catcher across four clubs, 1918 to 1927.

Herbert Hill

b. August 19, 1891 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1915 to 1915.

Ike McAuley

b. August 19, 1891 · Shortstop across three clubs, 1914 to 1925.

Estel Crabtree

b. August 19, 1903 · Collected 119 hits and scored 70 runs for Cincinnati in 1931, the peak of an eight-season career.

Atley Donald

b. August 19, 1910 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 1938 to 1945.

Bill Nagel

b. August 19, 1915 · Second baseman who batted .227 across three clubs, 1939 to 1945.

Harry Barnes

b. August 19, 1915 · Catcher across two clubs, 1937 to 1948.

Bobby Richardson

b. August 19, 1935 · Second baseman who batted .266 for the New York Yankees, 1955 to 1966.

Fred Lasher

b. August 19, 1941 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1963 to 1971.

Gary Gaetti

b. August 19, 1958 · Played 2,507 games at third base across twenty seasons and won four Gold Gloves doing it.

Woody Williams

b. August 19, 1966 · Was a relief pitcher until twenty-nine and an All-Star at thirty-six.

Jeff Tam

b. August 19, 1970 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1998 to 2003.

Jed Hansen

b. August 19, 1972 · Second baseman for the Kansas City Royals, 1997 to 1999.

Britt Reames

b. August 19, 1973 · Pitcher across four clubs, 2000 to 2006.

Brian Cooper

b. August 19, 1974 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1999 to 2005.

Chris Capuano

b. August 19, 1978 · Pitcher across six clubs, 2003 to 2016.

Eude Brito

b. August 19, 1978 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 2005 to 2006.

Austin Adams

b. August 19, 1986 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2014 to 2019.

Chris Smith

b. August 19, 1988 · Pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, 2017 to 2017.

Alex De Goti

b. August 19, 1994 · Second baseman for the Houston Astros, 2021 to 2021.

Gerson Garabito

b. August 19, 1995 · Pitcher for the Texas Rangers, 2024 to 2025.

Brandon Young

b. August 19, 1998 · Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, 2025 to 2025.

Jake Palisch

b. August 19, 1998 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 2025 to 2025.

62 players were born on August 19; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

Jim McKeever

d. August 19, 1897 · Catcher for the Boston Reds, 1884 to 1884.

Doc Bushong

d. August 19, 1908 · Caught 668 games across twelve recognized major-league seasons after a one-game National Association debut.

Bill Lennon

d. August 19, 1910 · Catcher across three clubs, 1871 to 1873.

George Cobb

d. August 19, 1926 · Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, 1892 to 1892.

Jesse Duryea

d. August 19, 1942 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1889 to 1893.

Bob McKinney

d. August 19, 1946 · Second baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1901 to 1901.

Ollie Hanson

d. August 19, 1951 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1921 to 1921.

George McAvoy

d. August 19, 1952 · Baseball figure for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1914 to 1914.

Carl Zamloch

d. August 19, 1963 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1913 to 1913.

Larry Jacobus

d. August 19, 1965 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1918 to 1918.

Alex Carrasquel

d. August 19, 1969 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1939 to 1949.

John Hollison

d. August 19, 1969 · Pitcher for the Chicago Colts, 1892 to 1892.

Augie Bergamo

d. August 19, 1974 · Right fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1944 to 1945.

Johnny Walker

d. August 19, 1976 · First baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1919 to 1921.

Bob Klinger

d. August 19, 1977 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1938 to 1947.

Chuck Wortman

d. August 19, 1977 · Shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, 1916 to 1918.

Dee Fondy

d. August 19, 1999 · First baseman who batted .286 across three clubs, 1951 to 1958.

Jackie Mayo

d. August 19, 2014 · Left fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1948 to 1953.

Joe Landrum

d. August 19, 2018 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1950 to 1952.

Al Jackson

d. August 19, 2019 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1959 to 1969.

Bill Freehan

d. August 19, 2021 · Eleven All-Star selections, five straight Gold Gloves, one club, and two votes on his only writers' ballot.

John Wockenfuss

d. August 19, 2022 · Catcher who batted .262 across two clubs, 1974 to 1985.

Phil Meeler

d. August 19, 2025 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1972 to 1972.