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February 12
The record for February 12 in baseball history — 70 births and 34 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for February 12 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. February 12, 1885 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1908 to 1908.
b. February 12, 1889 · Right fielder for the Cleveland Naps, 1910 to 1910.
b. February 12, 1892 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1918 to 1925.
b. February 12, 1893 · First baseman who batted .300 across three clubs, 1921 to 1931.
b. February 12, 1895 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1919 to 1921.
b. February 12, 1903 · Right-handed hitter with failing eyesight and chronic sinus trouble who batted .317 and started the first All-Star Game in left field.
b. February 12, 1903 · Baseball figure for the Detroit Tigers, 1925 to 1925.
b. February 12, 1917 · Center fielder who batted .298 for the Boston Red Sox, 1940 to 1953.
b. February 12, 1921 · First baseman across four clubs, 1950 to 1955.
b. February 12, 1930 · Pitcher for the New York Black Yankees, 1948 to 1948.
b. February 12, 1945 · Pitcher who won 104 games with a 3.15 ERA for the Houston Astros, 1966 to 1974.
b. February 12, 1949 · Shortstop who batted .224 across two clubs, 1971 to 1978.
b. February 12, 1951 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1972 to 1982.
b. February 12, 1953 · First baseman who batted .265 across four clubs, 1978 to 1982.
b. February 12, 1955 · Center fielder who batted .273 with 215 home runs across two clubs, three times an All-Star.
b. February 12, 1956 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1982 to 1982.
b. February 12, 1964 · Left fielder for the Houston Astros, 1988 to 1988.
b. February 12, 1965 · Pitcher across seven clubs, 1995 to 2002.
b. February 12, 1980 · Center fielder across three clubs, 2005 to 2010.
b. February 12, 1981 · Catcher who batted .224 across four clubs, 2004 to 2013.
b. February 12, 1985 · Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, 2012 to 2013.
b. February 12, 1986 · First baseman across three clubs, 2009 to 2012.
b. February 12, 1987 · Shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2010 to 2010.
b. February 12, 1987 · First baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays, 2011 to 2012.
70 players were born on February 12; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. February 12, 1939 · Second baseman for the New York Mutuals, 1876 to 1876.
d. February 12, 1943 · Catcher across two clubs, 1888 to 1890.
d. February 12, 1952 · Catcher across two clubs, 1884 to 1884.
d. February 12, 1959 · Center fielder of the dead-ball era who stole 293 bases and played in two World Series a decade apart.
d. February 12, 1962 · Left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1918 to 1918.
d. February 12, 1964 · Pitcher for the Boston Braves, 1920 to 1921.
d. February 12, 1967 · Pitcher who batted .188 across three clubs, 1902 to 1909.
d. February 12, 1967 · Second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1918 to 1918.
d. February 12, 1975 · Right fielder for the Cincinnati Reds, 1937 to 1937.
d. February 12, 1979 · Pitcher for the Boston Braves, 1925 to 1926.
d. February 12, 1979 · Right fielder across five clubs, 1925 to 1928.
d. February 12, 1980 · Baseball figure for the Brooklyn Eagles, 1935 to 1935.
d. February 12, 1982 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1943 to 1944.
d. February 12, 1985 · Brooklyn pitcher who went 120-115 with a 3.47 ERA, five times an All-Star.
d. February 12, 1989 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1934 to 1936.
d. February 12, 1994 · A third baseman rated the best of his time who never played a major-league game, and was thirty-six when a club finally signed him to the minors.
d. February 12, 1997 · Catcher across two clubs, 1930 to 1934.
d. February 12, 2003 · Left fielder who batted .259 across two clubs, 1946 to 1951.
d. February 12, 2003 · Catcher who batted .226 across two clubs, 1955 to 1963.
d. February 12, 2010 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1951 to 1951.
d. February 12, 2011 · Right fielder who batted .265 across eight clubs, 1956 to 1965.
d. February 12, 2022 · Pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, 1991 to 1992.
d. February 12, 2026 · Went 18-1 in relief in 1959, which only one other pitcher has matched.
d. February 12, 2026 · Center fielder who batted .228 across four clubs, 1964 to 1970.
34 players died on February 12; these are the 24 best known.