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The record for August 6 in baseball history — 5 milestones, 22 debuts, 18 final games, 58 births, 24 deaths and 1,372 games played.

Featured event · 1999

Tony Gwynn's 3,000th Hit

Tony Gwynn singles four times in Montreal to reach 3,000 hits, one day before Wade Boggs got there too.

Aug 6, 1999San Diego Padres @ Montreal Expos

Milestones · August 6

1933

Pinky Higgins Hits for the Cycle, 1933

Pinky Higgins hit for the cycle for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Washington Senators on August 6, 1933.

1962

Steve Boros's Three-Home-Run Game, 1962

Steve Boros hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Indians on August 6, 1962.

1996

Darryl Strawberry's Three-Home-Run Game, 1996

Darryl Strawberry hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on August 6, 1996.

1999

Tony Gwynn's 3,000th Hit

Tony Gwynn singles four times in Montreal to reach 3,000 hits, one day before Wade Boggs got there too.

1999

Carlos Delgado's Three-Home-Run Game, 1999

Carlos Delgado hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Texas Rangers on August 6, 1999.

Major-league debuts · August 6

1880

Tim Keefe

Tim Keefe made a major-league debut on August 6, 1880.

1890

Cy Young

Cy Young made a major-league debut on August 6, 1890.

1902

Charlie Smith

Charlie Smith made a major-league debut on August 6, 1902.

1920

Percy Jones

Percy Jones made a major-league debut on August 6, 1920.

1949

Wayne Terwilliger

Wayne Terwilliger made a major-league debut on August 6, 1949.

1954

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones made a major-league debut on August 6, 1954.

1956

Ralph Terry

Ralph Terry made a major-league debut on August 6, 1956.

1959

Billy Williams

Billy Williams made a major-league debut on August 6, 1959.

1960

Julio Gotay

Julio Gotay made a major-league debut on August 6, 1960.

1964

Ken Sanders

Ken Sanders made a major-league debut on August 6, 1964.

1978

Scott Sanderson

Scott Sanderson made a major-league debut on August 6, 1978.

1983

Danny Cox

Danny Cox made a major-league debut on August 6, 1983.

1986

Bobby Thigpen

Bobby Thigpen made a major-league debut on August 6, 1986.

2002

Travis Hafner

Travis Hafner made a major-league debut on August 6, 2002.

2002

Mark Hendrickson

Mark Hendrickson made a major-league debut on August 6, 2002.

2006

Alberto Callaspo

Alberto Callaspo made a major-league debut on August 6, 2006.

2007

Brandon Moss

Brandon Moss made a major-league debut on August 6, 2007.

2008

Gio Gonzalez

Gio Gonzalez made a major-league debut on August 6, 2008.

2009

Alex Avila

Alex Avila made a major-league debut on August 6, 2009.

2010

Chris Sale

Chris Sale made a major-league debut on August 6, 2010.

2011

Nathan Eovaldi

Nathan Eovaldi made a major-league debut on August 6, 2011.

2013

Wilmer Flores

Wilmer Flores made a major-league debut on August 6, 2013.

Final major-league games · August 6

1917

Eddie Plank

Eddie Plank played a final major-league game on August 6, 1917.

1927

Bill Lamar

Bill Lamar played a final major-league game on August 6, 1927.

1937

Bob Smith

Bob Smith played a final major-league game on August 6, 1937.

1946

Ken O'Dea

Ken O'Dea played a final major-league game on August 6, 1946.

1959

Hal Jeffcoat

Hal Jeffcoat played a final major-league game on August 6, 1959.

1962

Dave Philley

Dave Philley played a final major-league game on August 6, 1962.

1967

Jack Sanford

Jack Sanford played a final major-league game on August 6, 1967.

1974

Norm Cash

Norm Cash played a final major-league game on August 6, 1974.

1980

Balor Moore

Balor Moore played a final major-league game on August 6, 1980.

1991

Rick Mahler

Rick Mahler played a final major-league game on August 6, 1991.

1993

Matt Young

Matt Young played a final major-league game on August 6, 1993.

1994

Bob Melvin

Bob Melvin played a final major-league game on August 6, 1994.

2005

Midre Cummings

Midre Cummings played a final major-league game on August 6, 2005.

2010

Garret Anderson

Garret Anderson played a final major-league game on August 6, 2010.

2013

Josh Johnson

Josh Johnson played a final major-league game on August 6, 2013.

2014

Andy Marte

Andy Marte played a final major-league game on August 6, 2014.

2016

Jonathan Papelbon

Jonathan Papelbon played a final major-league game on August 6, 2016.

2017

Yunel Escobar

Yunel Escobar played a final major-league game on August 6, 2017.

1,372 regular-season games played on August 6

2025

New York Yankees at Texas Rangers

New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 2.

2025

Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners

Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 8.

2025

Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers

Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 4.

2025

Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox

Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 3.

2025

Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Tampa Bay Rays 5, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4.

2025

Athletics at Washington Nationals

Athletics 1, Washington Nationals 2.

2025

San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates

San Francisco Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2.

2025

Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies

Baltimore Orioles 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1.

2025

Cleveland Guardians at New York Mets

Cleveland Guardians 4, New York Mets 1.

2025

Houston Astros at Miami Marlins

Houston Astros 4, Miami Marlins 6.

2025

St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3.

2025

Toronto Blue Jays at Colorado Rockies

Toronto Blue Jays 20, Colorado Rockies 1.

These are the 12 most recent of 1,372 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.

Born on this day

b. August 6, 1864 · Shortstop who batted .235 across two clubs, 1887 to 1891.

b. August 6, 1881 · Right fielder who batted .222 across three clubs, 1905 to 1910.

b. August 6, 1884 · Led the National League in runs batted in four times and knocked out an umpire in 1911.

b. August 6, 1889 · Right fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1916 to 1917.

b. August 6, 1890 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1914 to 1914.

b. August 6, 1894 · First baseman across four clubs, 1913 to 1920.

b. August 6, 1898 · Pitcher who batted .286 across seven clubs, 1922 to 1932.

b. August 6, 1903 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1926 to 1931.

b. August 6, 1904 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1929 to 1929.

b. August 6, 1905 · Shortstop for the St. Louis Browns, 1929 to 1929.

b. August 6, 1906 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1929 to 1936.

b. August 6, 1909 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1935 to 1935.

b. August 6, 1912 · Center fielder across four clubs, 1935 to 1939.

b. August 6, 1919 · Shortstop who batted .257 across two clubs, 1940 to 1948.

b. August 6, 1926 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1950 to 1962.

b. August 6, 1928 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1955 to 1962.

b. August 6, 1936 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1962 to 1962.

b. August 6, 1937 · Catcher who batted .264 across three clubs, 1959 to 1966.

Andy Messersmith

b. August 6, 1945 · Pitcher who won 130 games with a 2.86 ERA across four clubs, 1968 to 1979.

b. August 6, 1957 · Went straight from Arizona State to the major leagues, hit four home runs in a game, and played a season in Japan.

b. August 6, 1968 · Pitcher for the California Angels, 1993 to 1993.

Duane Singleton

b. August 6, 1972 · Center fielder across two clubs, 1994 to 1996.

b. August 6, 1974 · Catcher for the Minnesota Twins, 2005 to 2007.

b. August 6, 1999 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 2022 to 2025.

58 players were born on August 6; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

d. August 6, 1912 · Third baseman for the Cleveland Blues, 1888 to 1888.

d. August 6, 1927 · Right fielder for the Chicago Orphans, 1902 to 1902.

d. August 6, 1929 · Catcher across two clubs, 1884 to 1887.

d. August 6, 1936 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1910 to 1910.

d. August 6, 1937 · Catcher who batted .232 across three clubs, 1907 to 1914.

d. August 6, 1940 · Center fielder who batted .293 across four clubs, 1918 to 1928.

Gordon McNaughton

d. August 6, 1942 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1932 to 1932.

d. August 6, 1946 · The Yankees' second baseman for twelve seasons, the first Italian American star in New York, and a player with epilepsy throughout his career.

d. August 6, 1947 · Left fielder for the Boston Beaneaters, 1906 to 1906.

d. August 6, 1953 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1898 to 1906.

d. August 6, 1955 · First baseman for the Chicago Cubs, 1922 to 1924.

d. August 6, 1962 · Catcher across two clubs, 1911 to 1913.

d. August 6, 1963 · Left fielder for the Montgomery Grey Sox, 1932 to 1932.

d. August 6, 1964 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1922 to 1926.

d. August 6, 1983 · First baseman who batted .273 across six clubs, 1937 to 1947.

d. August 6, 1983 · Baseball figure for the New York Giants, 1932 to 1932.

d. August 6, 1984 · Left fielder across four clubs, 1938 to 1942.

d. August 6, 1993 · Went 1-12 for the 1962 Mets, who had another pitcher of the same name on the same staff.

d. August 6, 1993 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1941 to 1949.

d. August 6, 1998 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1937 to 1948.

d. August 6, 2000 · Catcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1942 to 1942.

d. August 6, 2001 · Left fielder across three clubs, 1940 to 1945.

d. August 6, 2017 · Drove in 109 runs in 1992, the most in the National League, and won a World Series in his last season.

d. August 6, 2023 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1971 to 1976.