b. August 31, 1866 · Led the American Association in home runs and runs batted in in 1891 and caught for eighteen seasons.

b. August 31, 1866 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1891 to 1896.

b. August 31, 1869 · Played shortstop for fifteen seasons and hit .234, kept in the lineup entirely for his glove.

b. August 31, 1874 · Center fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, 1901 to 1901.

b. August 31, 1875 · His 326 wins were the left-handed record until 1962, and his 69 shutouts still lead every left-hander who has pitched.

b. August 31, 1881 · Pitcher who batted .182 across five clubs, 1905 to 1913.

b. August 31, 1897 · Right-hander who won 123 recorded games for the Kansas City Monarchs and Pittsburgh Crawfords.

b. August 31, 1913 · A third baseman rated the best of his time who never played a major-league game, and was thirty-six when a club finally signed him to the minors.

b. August 31, 1916 · Right fielder who batted .281 across five clubs, 1940 to 1951.

b. August 31, 1917 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1945 to 1946.

b. August 31, 1928 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1947 to 1949.

b. August 31, 1935 · The only player named Most Valuable Player in both leagues, and the first Black manager in the major leagues.

b. August 31, 1940 · Center fielder across two clubs, 1968 to 1973.

b. August 31, 1947 · Center fielder who batted .256 across three clubs, 1969 to 1974.

b. August 31, 1953 · Catcher who batted .241 across six clubs, 1976 to 1984.

b. August 31, 1954 · Was an All-Star at twenty with a World Series ring, and played seventeen years for seven clubs.

b. August 31, 1968 · Left Japan through a loophole in 1995 and opened the door every Japanese player has come through since.

b. August 31, 1979 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2005 to 2012.

b. August 31, 1981 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2007 to 2007.

b. August 31, 1983 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2009 to 2010.

b. August 31, 1988 · Left fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, 2013 to 2014.

b. August 31, 1989 · Pitcher across five clubs, 2017 to 2024.

b. August 31, 1991 · Second baseman who batted .242 across three clubs, 2016 to 2022.

b. August 31, 1992 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2017 to 2022.

d. August 31, 1906 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1884 to 1884.

d. August 31, 1907 · Left fielder for the Pittsburg Alleghenys, 1890 to 1890.

d. August 31, 1910 · Pitcher who won 101 games with a 4.39 ERA across seven clubs, 1890 to 1898.

d. August 31, 1920 · Third baseman for the St. Louis Browns, 1891 to 1894.

d. August 31, 1937 · Catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1931 to 1931.

d. August 31, 1956 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1931 to 1931.

d. August 31, 1958 · Left fielder for the Detroit Tigers, 1931 to 1931.

d. August 31, 1962 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1920 to 1920.

d. August 31, 1968 · Left fielder who batted .301 across six clubs, 1910 to 1918.

d. August 31, 1970 · Third baseman for the New York Yankees, 1925 to 1925.

d. August 31, 1972 · Center fielder across two clubs, 1931 to 1934.

d. August 31, 1983 · Catcher for the Cleveland Naps, 1914 to 1914.

d. August 31, 1985 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1940 to 1940.

d. August 31, 1988 · Shortstop for the St. Louis Browns, 1912 to 1912.

d. August 31, 1989 · Catcher who batted .277 across two clubs, 1941 to 1948.

d. August 31, 1990 · Second baseman who batted .266 across six clubs, 1926 to 1944.

d. August 31, 1993 · Left fielder who batted .289 across three clubs, 1935 to 1937.

d. August 31, 1994 · Catcher for the New York Yankees, 1944 to 1945.

d. August 31, 1996 · Third baseman who batted .245 across four clubs, 1931 to 1944.

d. August 31, 2001 · Second baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1940 to 1942.

d. August 31, 2006 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1938 to 1946.

d. August 31, 2019 · Catcher who batted .266 across three clubs, 1951 to 1962.

d. August 31, 2020 · The reason the 1969 Mets were credible: 25-7 with a 2.21 ERA for a franchise that had never finished above ninth.

d. August 31, 2022 · First baseman who batted .255 across six clubs, 1961 to 1968.