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February 1
The record for February 1 in baseball history — 62 births and 29 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for February 1 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. February 1, 1875 · Catcher for the Hitless Wonders, the 1906 White Sox who won a World Series with the worst batting average in the league.
b. February 1, 1884 · Third baseman who batted .287 across 18 clubs, 1909 to 1942.
b. February 1, 1890 · Third baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1910 to 1914.
b. February 1, 1892 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1914 to 1914.
b. February 1, 1898 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1924 to 1924.
b. February 1, 1903 · Right fielder who batted .302 across five clubs, 1927 to 1939.
b. February 1, 1910 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1935 to 1936.
b. February 1, 1921 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1950 to 1953.
b. February 1, 1930 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1957 to 1959.
b. February 1, 1934 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1958 to 1958.
b. February 1, 1944 · Center fielder with eight Gold Gloves across three clubs, twice an All-Star.
b. February 1, 1947 · Shortstop who batted .248 across two clubs, 1970 to 1976.
b. February 1, 1950 · Designated hitter for the Texas Rangers, 1973 to 1973.
b. February 1, 1960 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1982 to 1990.
b. February 1, 1966 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1991 to 1992.
b. February 1, 1966 · Right fielder for the Chicago Cubs, 1993 to 1994.
b. February 1, 1968 · Threw a no-hitter in 1994 and three innings of a combined one three years earlier.
b. February 1, 1978 · Pitcher for the Anaheim Angels, 2004 to 2004.
b. February 1, 1983 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2011 to 2014.
b. February 1, 1985 · Right fielder for the New York Yankees, 2010 to 2010.
b. February 1, 1987 · Center fielder who batted .273 across seven clubs, 2010 to 2018.
b. February 1, 1988 · Pitcher across six clubs, 2009 to 2021.
b. February 1, 1991 · Left fielder across two clubs, 2015 to 2018.
b. February 1, 1993 · Pitcher for the Washington Nationals, 2021 to 2021.
62 players were born on February 1; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. February 1, 1890 · Third baseman across two clubs, 1875 to 1875.
d. February 1, 1912 · Third baseman across two clubs, 1910 to 1911.
d. February 1, 1928 · Hit by 287 pitches, more than any other player in this archive, and by 51 in 1896, the most in any single season.
d. February 1, 1936 · Third baseman across two clubs, 1929 to 1932.
d. February 1, 1946 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1902 to 1902.
d. February 1, 1948 · Second baseman for the St. Louis Browns, 1892 to 1892.
d. February 1, 1954 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1918 to 1927.
d. February 1, 1958 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1910 to 1915.
d. February 1, 1969 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1915 to 1915.
d. February 1, 1973 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1942 to 1942.
d. February 1, 1974 · Catcher who batted .219 across three clubs, 1904 to 1915.
d. February 1, 1978 · Third baseman who batted .260 across two clubs, 1932 to 1945.
d. February 1, 1979 · Center fielder who batted .274 for the St. Louis Browns, 1943 to 1945.
d. February 1, 1980 · Catcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1945 to 1945.
d. February 1, 1980 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1930 to 1933.
d. February 1, 1982 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1932 to 1932.
d. February 1, 1988 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1934 to 1936.
d. February 1, 1999 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1942 to 1951.
d. February 1, 2006 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1936 to 1946.
d. February 1, 2007 · Catcher who batted .216 across five clubs, 1934 to 1945.
d. February 1, 2012 · Center fielder for the Chicago White Sox, 1948 to 1950.
d. February 1, 2017 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1998 to 2000.
d. February 1, 2021 · Second baseman who batted .220 across four clubs, 1959 to 1969.
d. February 1, 2025 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1977 to 1977.
29 players died on February 1; these are the 24 best known.