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February 24
The record for February 24 in baseball history — 56 births and 27 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for February 24 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. February 24, 1874 · The shortstop of the dead-ball era, and the subject of the most valuable baseball card ever printed.
b. February 24, 1874 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1893 to 1897.
b. February 24, 1877 · Shortstop across three clubs, 1903 to 1909.
b. February 24, 1881 · Third baseman for the Cleveland Naps, 1911 to 1911.
b. February 24, 1882 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1904 to 1911.
b. February 24, 1892 · Won 202 games for Pittsburgh, more than any pitcher in the club's history.
b. February 24, 1895 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1923 to 1925.
b. February 24, 1899 · Second baseman who batted .263 across three clubs, 1921 to 1929.
b. February 24, 1907 · Left fielder who batted .277 across five clubs, 1930 to 1940.
b. February 24, 1907 · Catcher who batted .263 across three clubs, 1929 to 1937.
b. February 24, 1909 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1934 to 1934.
b. February 24, 1919 · Catcher who batted .242 across three clubs, 1946 to 1954.
b. February 24, 1928 · Third baseman who batted .255 across three clubs, 1955 to 1964.
b. February 24, 1951 · First baseman for the Kansas City Royals, 1973 to 1973.
b. February 24, 1954 · Center fielder who batted .237 across two clubs, 1978 to 1982.
b. February 24, 1956 · The only switch-hitter with 3,000 hits and 500 home runs, and the career leader in runs batted in among switch-hitters.
b. February 24, 1959 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1986 to 1987.
b. February 24, 1977 · Made at least 32 starts in nine consecutive seasons and had his glove slapped by Alex Rodriguez.
b. February 24, 1978 · Left fielder who batted .228 across six clubs, 2000 to 2013.
b. February 24, 1979 · Catcher across two clubs, 2007 to 2010.
b. February 24, 1979 · Pitcher for the San Diego Padres, 2002 to 2004.
b. February 24, 1988 · Right fielder who batted .248 across three clubs, 2011 to 2016.
b. February 24, 1990 · Pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2013 to 2014.
b. February 24, 1995 · Catcher who batted .197 across two clubs, 2017 to 2021.
56 players were born on February 24; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. February 24, 1881 · Shortstop for the Brooklyn Atlantics, 1875 to 1875.
d. February 24, 1889 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1884 to 1884.
d. February 24, 1915 · Pitcher who won 197 games with a 3.74 ERA across seven clubs, 1884 to 1897.
d. February 24, 1915 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1910 to 1914.
d. February 24, 1923 · Right fielder for the Cleveland Tate Stars, 1922 to 1922.
d. February 24, 1926 · His 326 wins were the left-handed record until 1962, and his 69 shutouts still lead every left-hander who has pitched.
d. February 24, 1927 · Caught without a mask for much of his career, retired in 1893, and lost both legs in a train accident that winter.
d. February 24, 1935 · First baseman for the Toledo Blue Stockings, 1884 to 1884.
d. February 24, 1947 · Was the best shortstop of the 1880s and had the most hits in the National League in 1889 and 1890.
d. February 24, 1949 · Center fielder who batted .237 across two clubs, 1888 to 1890.
d. February 24, 1953 · Shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1923 to 1925.
d. February 24, 1957 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Naps, 1911 to 1911.
d. February 24, 1960 · First baseman for the Cleveland Indians, 1922 to 1922.
d. February 24, 1964 · Shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1927 to 1927.
d. February 24, 1967 · Baseball figure for the Washington Senators, 1923 to 1923.
d. February 24, 1976 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1929 to 1932.
d. February 24, 1977 · Shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, 1947 to 1947.
d. February 24, 1989 · Second baseman who batted .286 across four clubs, 1922 to 1934.
d. February 24, 1991 · Right fielder for the Chicago Cubs, 1925 to 1926.
d. February 24, 1994 · Second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, 1960 to 1962.
d. February 24, 1999 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1938 to 1949.
d. February 24, 2012 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1963 to 1970.
d. February 24, 2019 · Catcher who batted .255 across three clubs, 1958 to 1967.
d. February 24, 2024 · Baseball figure for the Cincinnati Redlegs, 1956 to 1956.
27 players died on February 24; these are the 24 best known.