b. August 4, 1867 · Played more games at first base than anyone before Eddie Murray, and finished with 2,938 hits, 62 short of 3,000.

b. August 4, 1890 · Went 27-8 with a 1.93 earned run average in 1923, the best season any Cuban pitcher has had.

b. August 4, 1896 · Shortstop who batted .264 across two clubs, 1919 to 1928.

b. August 4, 1896 · Left fielder who batted .300 across four clubs, 1919 to 1926.

b. August 4, 1902 · Center fielder for the New York Giants, 1925 to 1926.

b. August 4, 1902 · Pitcher who won 102 games with a 4.03 ERA across three clubs, 1925 to 1938.

b. August 4, 1912 · Shortstop across three clubs, 1937 to 1945.

b. August 4, 1920 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1953 to 1958.

b. August 4, 1934 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1960 to 1967.

b. August 4, 1939 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1964 to 1970.

b. August 4, 1942 · Center fielder across three clubs, 1969 to 1971.

b. August 4, 1948 · Hit .278 over sixteen seasons and .333 as a thirty-seven-year-old pinch hitter for a division winner.

b. August 4, 1957 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1982 to 1983.

b. August 4, 1962 · Seven Cy Young Awards, more than anyone else has won, with 354 wins and 4,672 strikeouts.

b. August 4, 1964 · First overall draft pick who caught for Milwaukee, moved to left field in Baltimore, and collected 2,326 hits over nineteen seasons.

b. August 4, 1968 · Pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, 1995 to 1996.

b. August 4, 1970 · Center fielder for the San Francisco Giants, 1996 to 1996.

b. August 4, 1973 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1998 to 2010.

b. August 4, 1986 · Left fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2012 to 2013.

b. August 4, 1987 · Pitcher for the Houston Astros, 2013 to 2014.

b. August 4, 1990 · Pitcher for the Miami Marlins, 2015 to 2017.

b. August 4, 1994 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2018 to 2023.

b. August 4, 1996 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2020 to 2025.

b. August 4, 1996 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2019 to 2025.

d. August 4, 1879 · First baseman for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas, 1871 to 1871.

d. August 4, 1897 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1895 to 1896.

d. August 4, 1924 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1890 to 1894.

d. August 4, 1940 · Catcher for the Chicago American Giants through the earliest years of the Negro National League.

d. August 4, 1944 · Center fielder across two clubs, 1922 to 1923.

d. August 4, 1950 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1907 to 1918.

d. August 4, 1950 · Pitcher for the New York Giants, 1902 to 1902.

d. August 4, 1955 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1911 to 1913.

d. August 4, 1958 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1888 to 1888.

d. August 4, 1961 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1909 to 1909.

d. August 4, 1963 · Shortstop who batted .276 across five clubs, 1912 to 1919.

d. August 4, 1964 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1925 to 1929.

d. August 4, 1971 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1935 to 1935.

d. August 4, 1972 · Second baseman for the New York Highlanders, 1912 to 1912.

d. August 4, 1980 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1924 to 1924.

d. August 4, 1983 · Third baseman for the Cleveland Indians, 1945 to 1945.

d. August 4, 1993 · Third baseman for the Detroit Tigers, 1945 to 1945.

d. August 4, 1995 · Got 2,165 hits at shortstop, argued with everyone, and was called Rowdy Richard for it.

d. August 4, 1996 · Led his league in hits eight times, as many as Ty Cobb, and in runs batted in eight times, which only Josh Gibson has bettered.

d. August 4, 2002 · Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, 1984 to 1984.

d. August 4, 2006 · Pitcher who won 130 games with a 4.42 ERA across three clubs, 1933 to 1942.

d. August 4, 2007 · Catcher who batted .241 across two clubs, 1944 to 1947.

d. August 4, 2019 · Shortstop for the San Francisco Giants, 1961 to 1963.

d. August 4, 2021 · Pitcher who won 107 games with a 3.15 ERA for the Houston Astros, 1971 to 1980.