b. August 5, 1861 · Pitcher for the Buffalo Bisons, 1884 to 1884.

b. August 5, 1865 · Shortstop for the Louisville Colonels, 1899 to 1899.

b. August 5, 1867 · A brewer and congressman who bought the Yankees in 1915, bought Babe Ruth in 1920, and built Yankee Stadium in 1923.

b. August 5, 1914 · Baseball figure for the Boston Red Sox, 1937 to 1937.

b. August 5, 1914 · Center fielder across two clubs, 1939 to 1940.

b. August 5, 1919 · First baseman across two clubs, 1940 to 1942.

b. August 5, 1920 · Left fielder who batted .236 for the Cincinnati Reds, 1941 to 1947.

b. August 5, 1921 · Catcher across three clubs, 1951 to 1954.

b. August 5, 1924 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1952 to 1953.

b. August 5, 1937 · Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, 1961 to 1966.

b. August 5, 1937 · Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, 1963 to 1967.

b. August 5, 1947 · Right fielder who batted .264 across six clubs, 1969 to 1980.

b. August 5, 1956 · Third baseman for the Seattle Mariners, 1980 to 1983.

b. August 5, 1956 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1977 to 1986.

b. August 5, 1968 · Batted .363 in 1993 and wore a batting helmet in the field for seventeen years.

b. August 5, 1971 · Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, 1994 to 2004.

b. August 5, 1976 · Left fielder who batted .254 across four clubs, 2001 to 2007.

b. August 5, 1977 · Utility player who won 2002 American League Rookie of the Year and reached the World Series with three different clubs in three consecutive seasons.

b. August 5, 1981 · Led the American League in stolen bases four times and in triples four times, and then signed with Boston.

b. August 5, 1989 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2017 to 2019.

b. August 5, 1991 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2015 to 2023.

b. August 5, 1991 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2016 to 2024.

b. August 5, 1992 · Right fielder who batted .255 across four clubs, 2014 to 2020.

b. August 5, 1997 · Pitcher for the Miami Marlins, 2020 to 2024.

d. August 5, 1896 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1892 to 1894.

d. August 5, 1911 · Pitcher who won 218 games with a 2.83 ERA across five clubs, 1884 to 1893.

d. August 5, 1922 · He is credited with inventing the trapped-ball play and the hit-and-run, and his Hall of Fame election is the one most often questioned.

d. August 5, 1940 · Center fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, 1901 to 1901.

d. August 5, 1955 · Catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1914 to 1914.

d. August 5, 1956 · Second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1914 to 1916.

d. August 5, 1960 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1910 to 1916.

d. August 5, 1963 · Catcher across two clubs, 1937 to 1945.

d. August 5, 1964 · Right fielder who batted .285 across two clubs, 1932 to 1936.

d. August 5, 1969 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1904 to 1905.

d. August 5, 1975 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1926 to 1931.

d. August 5, 1978 · All 210 of his wins came for St. Louis, second in Cardinals history to Bob Gibson, across eighteen seasons in the same uniform.

d. August 5, 1982 · Third baseman for the St. Louis Stars, 1937 to 1937.

d. August 5, 1987 · Second baseman for the Boston Braves, 1923 to 1923.

d. August 5, 1988 · Third baseman for the Chicago Cubs, 1924 to 1926.

d. August 5, 1989 · Pitcher who batted .265 across three clubs, 1938 to 1947.

d. August 5, 1992 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1941 to 1946.

d. August 5, 1992 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 1925 to 1925.

d. August 5, 2002 · Went into rehabilitation in the middle of his best years and was the World Series MVP two seasons later.

d. August 5, 2002 · Gave up Babe Ruth's 500th home run and won 158 games for Cleveland clubs that finished third.

d. August 5, 2005 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1952 to 1954.

d. August 5, 2006 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1951 to 1951.

d. August 5, 2018 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1963 to 1966.

d. August 5, 2020 · Second baseman who batted .256 across two clubs, 1965 to 1974.