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February 11
The record for February 11 in baseball history — 54 births and 34 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for February 11 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. February 11, 1863 · Batted .308 with 2,513 hits and led the National League in home runs, hits and doubles in the same season.
b. February 11, 1884 · Catcher across two clubs, 1914 to 1915.
b. February 11, 1905 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1928 to 1932.
b. February 11, 1916 · Second baseman who batted .268 for the New York Giants, 1944 to 1949.
b. February 11, 1920 · Shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1943 to 1943.
b. February 11, 1924 · Left fielder who batted .260 across three clubs, 1948 to 1954.
b. February 11, 1928 · Shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, 1954 to 1954.
b. February 11, 1935 · Left fielder who batted .256 across two clubs, 1958 to 1964.
b. February 11, 1949 · Tied Reggie Jackson for the American League home run lead in 1980 and read philosophy on the team plane.
b. February 11, 1968 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1995 to 1997.
b. February 11, 1969 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1994 to 1998.
b. February 11, 1972 · First baseman who batted .259 across four clubs, 1998 to 2005.
b. February 11, 1978 · Second baseman who batted .248 for the Colorado Rockies, 2001 to 2003.
b. February 11, 1979 · Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, 2006 to 2006.
b. February 11, 1979 · Pitcher for the San Diego Padres, 2002 to 2002.
b. February 11, 1987 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2009 to 2016.
b. February 11, 1989 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2013 to 2015.
b. February 11, 1994 · Shortstop who batted .251 across two clubs, 2016 to 2025.
b. February 11, 1995 · Pitcher across four clubs, 2019 to 2025.
b. February 11, 1997 · Pitcher for the Miami Marlins, 2024 to 2024.
b. February 11, 1998 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 2022 to 2025.
b. February 11, 1999 · Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2024 to 2025.
b. February 11, 1999 · Second baseman for the Washington Nationals, 2024 to 2024.
b. February 11, 1999 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 2025 to 2025.
54 players were born on February 11; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. February 11, 1912 · First baseman who batted .241 across six clubs, 1884 to 1892.
d. February 11, 1921 · Left fielder for the Wilmington Quicksteps, 1884 to 1884.
d. February 11, 1929 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1925 to 1927.
d. February 11, 1945 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1902 to 1902.
d. February 11, 1947 · Shortstop for the Chicago Chi-Feds, 1914 to 1914.
d. February 11, 1950 · A complete outfielder whose argument with his manager in 1927 cost him a World Series and got him traded out of Pittsburgh.
d. February 11, 1950 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1911 to 1912.
d. February 11, 1956 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1905 to 1905.
d. February 11, 1960 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1892 to 1896.
d. February 11, 1963 · First baseman who batted .223 across three clubs, 1912 to 1917.
d. February 11, 1965 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1899 to 1904.
d. February 11, 1976 · Went 29-26 across seven seasons that were divided by two long absences.
d. February 11, 1977 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1915 to 1915.
d. February 11, 1984 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1938 to 1938.
d. February 11, 1984 · First baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1945 to 1945.
d. February 11, 1987 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1935 to 1942.
d. February 11, 1997 · Shortstop who batted .213 across two clubs, 1940 to 1944.
d. February 11, 1998 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1952 to 1963.
d. February 11, 2000 · Catcher who spent his entire Negro Leagues career with the Homestead Grays across their championship years.
d. February 11, 2002 · Spent thirty-seven years in a Yankee uniform and was in seventeen World Series.
d. February 11, 2002 · Catcher for the Washington Senators, 1953 to 1953.
d. February 11, 2011 · Left fielder who batted .261 across four clubs, 1955 to 1962.
d. February 11, 2012 · Catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1945 to 1945.
d. February 11, 2019 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1951 to 1957.
34 players died on February 11; these are the 24 best known.