b. August 2, 1874 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1896 to 1899.

b. August 2, 1881 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1903 to 1904.

b. August 2, 1882 · Pitched nine hitless innings on Opening Day 1909 and lost the game in the thirteenth.

b. August 2, 1890 · Third baseman for the New York Yankees, 1914 to 1917.

b. August 2, 1901 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 1925 to 1925.

b. August 2, 1902 · Right-hander who threw 89 recorded complete games across seventeen Negro Leagues seasons.

b. August 2, 1903 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1928 to 1935.

b. August 2, 1906 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1938 to 1946.

b. August 2, 1909 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1936 to 1938.

b. August 2, 1912 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1937 to 1941.

b. August 2, 1913 · Center fielder for the New York Black Yankees, 1948 to 1948.

b. August 2, 1943 · Pitched 745 games in relief across seventeen seasons and was an All-Star at thirty-six.

b. August 2, 1944 · Left fielder for the California Angels, 1972 to 1972.

b. August 2, 1952 · Right fielder for the Detroit Tigers, 1975 to 1975.

b. August 2, 1952 · Right fielder who batted .265 across three clubs, 1975 to 1982.

b. August 2, 1956 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1982 to 1985.

b. August 2, 1961 · Catcher who batted .232 across four clubs, 1987 to 1997.

b. August 2, 1964 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1990 to 1993.

b. August 2, 1966 · Was released in 1995, signed by Boston, and pitched there for seventeen more years.

b. August 2, 1969 · Pitcher for the New York Mets, 2005 to 2005.

b. August 2, 1979 · Right-hander who pitched in Japan for two seasons and returned to win two games in the 2010 postseason for Texas.

b. August 2, 1983 · Saved 324 games and was Rookie of the Year in his first full season at twenty-one.

b. August 2, 1988 · Center fielder across two clubs, 2012 to 2014.

b. August 2, 1995 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2020 to 2024.

d. August 2, 1899 · Pitcher for the Providence Grays, 1885 to 1885.

d. August 2, 1903 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1882 to 1884.

d. August 2, 1905 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1882 to 1882.

d. August 2, 1932 · The dominant hitter of the 1880s, a first baseman who won pennants in three different major leagues and was still playing at 46.

d. August 2, 1934 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1911 to 1911.

d. August 2, 1935 · First baseman who batted .315 across seven clubs, 1920 to 1932.

d. August 2, 1938 · Second baseman across three clubs, 1909 to 1918.

d. August 2, 1944 · Center fielder for the Cleveland Naps, 1912 to 1912.

d. August 2, 1946 · Second baseman who batted .272 for the Cleveland Indians, 1927 to 1930.

d. August 2, 1951 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1914 to 1915.

d. August 2, 1955 · Catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1904 to 1904.

d. August 2, 1961 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1911 to 1912.

d. August 2, 1963 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1911 to 1915.

d. August 2, 1970 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1922 to 1929.

d. August 2, 1975 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 1916 to 1916.

d. August 2, 1979 · The Yankees' catcher and captain for eleven seasons, killed on August 2, 1979 in the crash of the plane he was flying.

d. August 2, 1988 · Catcher for the Washington Senators, 1918 to 1918.

d. August 2, 1994 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1926 to 1927.

d. August 2, 2004 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1947 to 1947.

d. August 2, 2005 · Second baseman for the Kansas City Athletics, 1957 to 1958.

d. August 2, 2011 · Second baseman for the Detroit Tigers, 1951 to 1952.

d. August 2, 2015 · Pitcher across seven clubs, 1955 to 1965.

d. August 2, 2020 · Left fielder for the Kansas City Athletics, 1961 to 1961.

d. August 2, 2021 · Pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, 1995 to 1999.