b. February 5, 1852 · First baseman across two clubs, 1875 to 1884.

b. February 5, 1883 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1901 to 1901.

b. February 5, 1891 · Managed the Yankees at twenty-three, was named most valuable player in 1925, and made eight errors in that year's World Series.

b. February 5, 1894 · Right fielder who batted .294 for the Birmingham Black Barons through the 1920s.

b. February 5, 1910 · Second baseman for the Homestead Grays through nine of their nine consecutive pennants.

b. February 5, 1916 · Catcher across two clubs, 1944 to 1948.

b. February 5, 1923 · Center fielder who batted .249 across three clubs, 1947 to 1956.

b. February 5, 1928 · Third baseman who batted .265 across five clubs, 1954 to 1964.

b. February 5, 1929 · Reliever who walked away from the pennant-winning Giants over sign-stealing, and later saved 110 games for Minnesota.

b. February 5, 1934 · Passed Babe Ruth's home-run record in 1974, through a year of hate mail and death threats.

b. February 5, 1947 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1973 to 1974.

b. February 5, 1968 · Won ten Gold Gloves at second base, more than anyone else has at the position, and then fell eight votes short on his first Hall of Fame ballot.

b. February 5, 1968 · Shortstop for the San Francisco Giants, 1990 to 1990.

b. February 5, 1969 · Pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, 1998 to 1998.

b. February 5, 1970 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1997 to 2002.

b. February 5, 1975 · Right fielder for the Colorado Rockies, 1998 to 1999.

b. February 5, 1977 · Center fielder across two clubs, 2002 to 2004.

b. February 5, 1977 · Shortstop who batted .242 across four clubs, 2001 to 2011.

b. February 5, 1978 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 2006 to 2008.

b. February 5, 1995 · Catcher across two clubs, 2022 to 2023.

b. February 5, 1996 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2021 to 2025.

b. February 5, 1998 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 2023 to 2023.

b. February 5, 2000 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 2023 to 2025.

b. February 5, 2001 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 2025 to 2025.

d. February 5, 1888 · First baseman who batted .283 across two clubs, 1881 to 1884.

d. February 5, 1897 · The pitcher who started 73 games in a season and finished all 73, and who spent his last years hidden from view.

d. February 5, 1911 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1891 to 1896.

d. February 5, 1916 · Catcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1912 to 1912.

d. February 5, 1918 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1906 to 1907.

d. February 5, 1926 · Third baseman for the Washington Nationals, 1884 to 1884.

d. February 5, 1932 · Proposed the first modern World Series in 1903, and built the first steel and concrete ballpark six years later.

d. February 5, 1936 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1894 to 1894.

d. February 5, 1937 · Center fielder for the Washington Nationals, 1884 to 1884.

d. February 5, 1939 · Catcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1910 to 1911.

d. February 5, 1940 · Catcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1916 to 1920.

d. February 5, 1940 · Catcher across two clubs, 1879 to 1882.

d. February 5, 1947 · Left fielder across three clubs, 1884 to 1884.

d. February 5, 1952 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1913 to 1914.

d. February 5, 1954 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1912 to 1912.

d. February 5, 1954 · Shortstop across eight clubs, 1932 to 1943.

d. February 5, 1965 · Third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1912 to 1912.

d. February 5, 1969 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1912 to 1912.

d. February 5, 1970 · First baseman who batted .275 with 277 home runs across five clubs, seven times an All-Star.

d. February 5, 1975 · Pitcher for the New York Giants, 1917 to 1917.

d. February 5, 1981 · Shortstop for the Hilldale Club and Homestead Grays, regarded as one of the best defensive infielders of the 1920s.

d. February 5, 1993 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1934 to 1944.

d. February 5, 2001 · Left fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1934 to 1934.

d. February 5, 2019 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1951 to 1958.