August 26 in Baseball History — Milestones, Debuts, Births & Deaths

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The record for August 26 in baseball history — 6 milestones, 8 debuts, 13 final games, 63 births, 19 deaths and 1,388 games played.

Featured event · 1916

Bullet Joe Bush's No-Hitter

Bullet Joe Bush threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Cleveland Indians on August 26, 1916, winning 5–0.

Aug 26, 1916Cleveland Indians @ Philadelphia Athletics

Milestones · August 26

1916

Bullet Joe Bush's No-Hitter

Bullet Joe Bush threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Cleveland Indians on August 26, 1916, winning 5–0.

1950

Roy Campanella's Three-Home-Run Game, 1950

Roy Campanella hit three home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Cincinnati Reds on August 26, 1950.

1953

Dusty Rhodes's Three-Home-Run Game, 1953

Dusty Rhodes hit three home runs for the New York Giants against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 26, 1953.

1962

Jack Kralick's No-Hitter

Jack Kralick threw a no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins against the Kansas City Athletics on August 26, 1962, winning 1–0.

1985

Eddie Murray's Three-Home-Run Game, 1985

Eddie Murray hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the California Angels on August 26, 1985.

1991

Bret Saberhagen's No-Hitter

Bret Saberhagen threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals against the Chicago White Sox on August 26, 1991, winning 7–0.

Major-league debuts · August 26

1891

John McGraw

John McGraw made a major-league debut on August 26, 1891.

1899

Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley made a major-league debut on August 26, 1899.

1909

Tommy Clarke

Tommy Clarke made a major-league debut on August 26, 1909.

1912

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy made a major-league debut on August 26, 1912.

1916

Ed Sicking

Ed Sicking made a major-league debut on August 26, 1916.

1925

Jumbo Brown

Jumbo Brown made a major-league debut on August 26, 1925.

1947

Dan Bankhead

Dan Bankhead made a major-league debut on August 26, 1947.

1975

Dave Bergman

Dave Bergman made a major-league debut on August 26, 1975.

Final major-league games · August 26

1905

Duff Cooley

Duff Cooley played a final major-league game on August 26, 1905.

1909

Bill Dinneen

Bill Dinneen played a final major-league game on August 26, 1909.

1916

Nap Lajoie

Nap Lajoie played a final major-league game on August 26, 1916.

1921

Kaiser Wilhelm

Kaiser Wilhelm played a final major-league game on August 26, 1921.

1931

Rip Collins

Rip Collins played a final major-league game on August 26, 1931.

1936

Flint Rhem

Flint Rhem played a final major-league game on August 26, 1936.

1936

Johnny Welch

Johnny Welch played a final major-league game on August 26, 1936.

1951

Bert Haas

Bert Haas played a final major-league game on August 26, 1951.

1980

Steve Busby

Steve Busby played a final major-league game on August 26, 1980.

2003

Pat Mahomes

Pat Mahomes played a final major-league game on August 26, 2003.

2007

Paul Shuey

Paul Shuey played a final major-league game on August 26, 2007.

2019

Scooter Gennett

Scooter Gennett played a final major-league game on August 26, 2019.

2021

Mitch Moreland

Mitch Moreland played a final major-league game on August 26, 2021.

1,388 regular-season games played on August 26

2025

Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays

Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5.

2025

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Texas Rangers

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, Texas Rangers 7.

2025

San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners

San Diego Padres 7, Seattle Mariners 6.

2025

Washington Nationals at New York Yankees

Washington Nationals 1, New York Yankees 5.

2025

Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros

Colorado Rockies 6, Houston Astros 1.

2025

Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians

Tampa Bay Rays 0, Cleveland Guardians 3.

2025

Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox

Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 4.

2025

Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles

Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 0.

2025

Detroit Tigers at Athletics

Detroit Tigers 6, Athletics 7.

2025

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3.

2025

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants

Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco Giants 5.

2025

Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets

Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 6.

These are the 12 most recent of 1,388 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.

Born on this day

Chick Fraser

b. August 26, 1873 · Pitcher who won 175 games with a 3.67 ERA across seven clubs, 1896 to 1909.

Bill Hopper

b. August 26, 1891 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1913 to 1915.

Axel Lindstrom

b. August 26, 1895 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1916 to 1916.

Gene Moore

b. August 26, 1909 · Left-handed outfielder who played for eight clubs in fifteen seasons and made the 1937 All-Star team with the Boston Bees.

Clarence Griffin

b. August 26, 1911 · Left fielder across three clubs, 1933 to 1935.

Al Cuccinello

b. August 26, 1914 · Second baseman for the New York Giants, 1935 to 1935.

Adrián Zabala

b. August 26, 1916 · Pitcher for the New York Giants, 1945 to 1949.

Alex Kellner

b. August 26, 1924 · Pitcher who won 101 games with a 4.41 ERA across four clubs, 1948 to 1959.

Billy DeMars

b. August 26, 1925 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1948 to 1951.

Al Silvera

b. August 26, 1935 · Left fielder for the Cincinnati Redlegs, 1955 to 1956.

Alex Treviño

b. August 26, 1957 · Catcher who batted .249 across six clubs, 1978 to 1990.

Chad Kreuter

b. August 26, 1964 · Caught 892 games for seven organizations, with a 15-home-run season for Detroit in 1993.

Carlos Quintana

b. August 26, 1965 · First baseman who batted .276 for the Boston Red Sox, 1988 to 1993.

Brian Bark

b. August 26, 1968 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1995 to 1995.

Alex Sánchez

b. August 26, 1976 · Center fielder who batted .296 across four clubs, 2001 to 2005.

Agustín Montero

b. August 26, 1977 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 2006 to 2006.

Allan Simpson

b. August 26, 1977 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2004 to 2006.

Charlie Zink

b. August 26, 1979 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 2008 to 2008.

Brendan Harris

b. August 26, 1980 · Shortstop who batted .256 across seven clubs, 2004 to 2013.

David Price

b. August 26, 1985 · Won the Cy Young Award in 2012 and lost nine straight postseason starts before winning the World Series.

Brett Wallace

b. August 26, 1986 · First baseman who batted .238 across two clubs, 2010 to 2016.

Elvis Andrus

b. August 26, 1988 · Played shortstop for Texas for twelve years and got 2,091 hits without ever hitting 20 home runs.

Daniel Corcino

b. August 26, 1990 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2014 to 2018.

Brusdar Graterol

b. August 26, 1998 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2019 to 2024.

63 players were born on August 26; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

Henry Oberbeck

d. August 26, 1921 · First baseman across four clubs, 1883 to 1884.

Nelson Dean

d. August 26, 1939 · Pitcher across seven clubs, 1925 to 1932.

Stoney McGlynn

d. August 26, 1941 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1906 to 1908.

Hugh McQuillan

d. August 26, 1947 · Pitcher who batted .195 across two clubs, 1918 to 1927.

Wirt Cannell

d. August 26, 1948 · Center fielder who batted .242 for the Boston Beaneaters, 1904 to 1905.

Sol White

d. August 26, 1955 · Wrote the first history of Black baseball in 1907, when he was still playing it and nobody else was writing it down.

Eddie Rommel

d. August 26, 1970 · Pitcher who won 171 games with a 3.54 ERA for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1920 to 1932.

Danny MacFayden

d. August 26, 1972 · Pitched seventeen seasons in spectacles for Boston clubs that could not win.

Dizzy Sutherland

d. August 26, 1979 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1949 to 1949.

Bill Trotter

d. August 26, 1984 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1937 to 1944.

Dick Wakefield

d. August 26, 1985 · Left fielder who batted .293 across three clubs, 1941 to 1952.

Stu Clarke

d. August 26, 1985 · Shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1929 to 1930.

Ed Rakow

d. August 26, 2000 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1960 to 1967.

Cal McLish

d. August 26, 2010 · Was named Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish and won 19 games at thirty-three.

Joe DeMaestri

d. August 26, 2016 · Shortstop who batted .236 across five clubs, 1951 to 1961.

Steve Korcheck

d. August 26, 2016 · Catcher for the Washington Senators, 1954 to 1959.

Tom Jordan

d. August 26, 2019 · Catcher across three clubs, 1944 to 1948.

Dale Willis

d. August 26, 2021 · Pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics, 1963 to 1963.

Pete Burnside

d. August 26, 2022 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1955 to 1963.