b. August 30, 1849 · Catcher who batted .346 across four clubs, 1871 to 1879.

b. August 30, 1878 · Second baseman across four clubs, 1905 to 1909.

b. August 30, 1880 · Catcher across two clubs, 1905 to 1907.

b. August 30, 1883 · Third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1912 to 1912.

b. August 30, 1884 · Shortstop for the Boston Beaneaters, 1904 to 1904.

b. August 30, 1886 · Shortstop who batted .216 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1911 to 1912.

b. August 30, 1894 · Right fielder who batted .311 across sixteen seasons and drove in the winning run of the 1929 World Series.

b. August 30, 1898 · A complete outfielder whose argument with his manager in 1927 cost him a World Series and got him traded out of Pittsburgh.

b. August 30, 1906 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1932 to 1932.

b. August 30, 1914 · Catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1940 to 1940.

b. August 30, 1918 · The last man to bat .400 over a season, with nearly five years of his prime spent flying military aircraft.

b. August 30, 1918 · Third baseman who batted .271 across two clubs, 1943 to 1953.

b. August 30, 1941 · Right fielder for the New York Yankees, 1964 to 1965.

b. August 30, 1941 · Third baseman who batted .224 across two clubs, 1970 to 1974.

b. August 30, 1944 · Said you gotta believe in 1973 and struck out Willie Wilson to end the 1980 World Series.

b. August 30, 1950 · Catcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1975 to 1976.

b. August 30, 1967 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 1993 to 1993.

b. August 30, 1975 · First baseman for the Seattle Mariners, 2004 to 2004.

b. August 30, 1976 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 2005 to 2006.

b. August 30, 1977 · Was an All-Star at thirty-two, was hit in the face by a pitch, and was suspended twice for drugs.

b. August 30, 1978 · Won the 2008 Cy Young Award, striking out 1,824 across three clubs and two stints in Philadelphia.

b. August 30, 1981 · Won exactly 200 games, all for St. Louis, and got the last of them in his final season at forty-two.

b. August 30, 1989 · Center fielder who batted .270 across two clubs, 2014 to 2017.

b. August 30, 1997 · Pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, 2023 to 2023.

d. August 30, 1902 · Pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters, 1900 to 1900.

d. August 30, 1915 · Catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1875 to 1876.

d. August 30, 1931 · Center fielder for the Cleveland Naps, 1914 to 1914.

d. August 30, 1935 · Shortstop for the Rochester Broncos, 1890 to 1890.

d. August 30, 1944 · Pitcher who batted .165 across three clubs, 1898 to 1907.

d. August 30, 1952 · A shortstop who drew 937 walks against 276 strikeouts, then quit the game at thirty-one over what his manager said about a teammate.

d. August 30, 1964 · Third baseman who batted .265 for the Detroit Tigers, 1917 to 1925.

d. August 30, 1965 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1945 to 1950.

d. August 30, 1969 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1926 to 1932.

d. August 30, 1969 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1932 to 1934.

d. August 30, 1972 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Stars, 1938 to 1948.

d. August 30, 1977 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1932 to 1938.

d. August 30, 1978 · Third baseman who batted .226 across five clubs, 1916 to 1927.

d. August 30, 1989 · Outfielder who batted .304 across a Negro Leagues career spent largely in Baltimore and Philadelphia.

d. August 30, 1989 · First baseman who batted .256 for the New York Yankees, 1948 to 1957.

d. August 30, 1990 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1931 to 1931.

d. August 30, 1999 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1937 to 1944.

d. August 30, 2003 · Pitcher who won 162 games with a 3.32 ERA across three clubs, 1935 to 1947.

d. August 30, 2005 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1946 to 1946.

d. August 30, 2007 · Center fielder who batted .248 across three clubs, 1948 to 1959.

d. August 30, 2009 · First baseman who batted .283 across three clubs, 1947 to 1957.

d. August 30, 2020 · Left fielder for the Houston Astros, 1969 to 1970.

d. August 30, 2025 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 1971 to 1971.