b. December 4, 1859 · Second baseman across three clubs, 1888 to 1890.

b. December 4, 1860 · Left fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, 1884 to 1884.

b. December 4, 1868 · Batted over .400 in back-to-back seasons for Cleveland, then was shipped to St. Louis by owners who left the Spiders to lose 134 games.

b. December 4, 1885 · Was the only regular on the 1919 White Sox who stayed clean, and later managed the Red Sox.

b. December 4, 1890 · Threw the first pitch at Yankee Stadium in 1923 and managed the club seven years later.

b. December 4, 1896 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1920 to 1920.

b. December 4, 1898 · Baseball figure for the Boston Braves, 1918 to 1918.

b. December 4, 1902 · Shortstop for the Brooklyn Robins, 1925 to 1927.

b. December 4, 1917 · Catcher for the New York Cubans, 1941 to 1941.

b. December 4, 1923 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1954 to 1954.

b. December 4, 1930 · American League Rookie of the Year in 1953 with 209 hits, the most in the league, and the leader in hits three more times.

b. December 4, 1933 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1959 to 1959.

b. December 4, 1938 · Catcher who batted .216 across three clubs, 1961 to 1968.

b. December 4, 1942 · Catcher who batted .227 across three clubs, 1968 to 1975.

b. December 4, 1953 · Designated hitter across two clubs, 1978 to 1981.

b. December 4, 1956 · First baseman who batted .267 across two clubs, 1984 to 1988.

b. December 4, 1957 · His 478 saves were the major league record for thirteen years, and the writers never once voted him in.

b. December 4, 1960 · Right fielder who batted .268 across two clubs, 1981 to 1987.

b. December 4, 1961 · Third baseman across two clubs, 1987 to 1990.

b. December 4, 1985 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 2011 to 2011.

b. December 4, 1985 · Center fielder who batted .252 across six clubs, 2007 to 2019.

b. December 4, 1990 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 2015 to 2015.

b. December 4, 1992 · Won the Cy Young Award in both leagues, five years apart, and threw a no-hitter in between.

b. December 4, 1996 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2022 to 2024.

d. December 4, 1902 · Left fielder who batted .239 across five clubs, 1879 to 1884.

d. December 4, 1915 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1895 to 1895.

d. December 4, 1919 · Right fielder for the St. Louis Browns, 1894 to 1894.

d. December 4, 1926 · First baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1896 to 1896.

d. December 4, 1944 · A catcher fast enough to lead off for John McGraw's Giants, and credited as the first to wear shin guards where anyone could see them.

d. December 4, 1957 · Second baseman who batted .257 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1933 to 1936.

d. December 4, 1962 · Pitcher who batted .231 across four clubs, 1927 to 1937.

d. December 4, 1962 · Third baseman for the Detroit Tigers, 1912 to 1912.

d. December 4, 1966 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1911 to 1913.

d. December 4, 1967 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Bacharach Giants, 1934 to 1934.

d. December 4, 1968 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1924 to 1929.

d. December 4, 1972 · Second baseman who batted .280 across eight clubs, 1923 to 1934.

d. December 4, 1973 · Catcher for the Kansas City Monarchs who later managed the club, and whose son pitched in the Negro Leagues as well.

d. December 4, 1974 · Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, 1962 to 1962.

d. December 4, 1977 · Left fielder who batted .270 across four clubs, 1938 to 1942.

d. December 4, 1979 · Second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1933 to 1933.

d. December 4, 1982 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1921 to 1923.

d. December 4, 1987 · Catcher for the New York Cubans, 1941 to 1941.

d. December 4, 1991 · Shortstop for the Boston Braves, 1934 to 1934.

d. December 4, 1991 · Center fielder across two clubs, 1924 to 1927.

d. December 4, 2010 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1952 to 1961.

d. December 4, 2016 · Third baseman for the New York Black Yankees, 1945 to 1945.

d. December 4, 2021 · Right fielder for the Atlanta Braves, 1968 to 1968.

d. December 4, 2024 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1969 to 1978.