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The record for February 9 in baseball history — 1 milestone, 60 births and 35 deaths.

Featured event · 1971

Satchel Paige Enters the Hall of Fame

Satchel Paige becomes the first player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame primarily for his career in the Negro Leagues.

Feb 9, 1971

Milestones · February 9

1971

Satchel Paige Enters the Hall of Fame

Satchel Paige becomes the first player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame primarily for his career in the Negro Leagues.

Born on this day

Charley Bassett
b. February 9, 1863 · Second baseman who batted .231 across five clubs, 1884 to 1892.
Adrian Lynch
b. February 9, 1897 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1920 to 1920.
C L Taylor
b. February 9, 1898 · Left fielder for the Chicago Cubs, 1925 to 1925.
George Toporcer
b. February 9, 1899 · Shortstop who batted .279 for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1921 to 1928.
Don Hankins
b. February 9, 1902 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1927 to 1927.
Buzz Boyle
b. February 9, 1908 · Right fielder who batted .290 across two clubs, 1929 to 1935.
Bill Veeck
b. February 9, 1914 · Signed Larry Doby, planted the Wrigley Field ivy, sent a three-foot-seven man to bat, and was not elected until five years after he died.
Freddy Schmidt
b. February 9, 1916 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1944 to 1947.
Ford Mullen
b. February 9, 1917 · Second baseman for the Philadelphia Blue Jays, 1944 to 1944.
Vic Wertz
b. February 9, 1925 · Hit the ball Willie Mays caught, then contracted polio, then hit 32 home runs.
Erv Palica
b. February 9, 1928 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1945 to 1956.
Clete Boyer
b. February 9, 1937 · Homered in the same World Series game as his brother, who was playing for the other side.
Hal Gilson
b. February 9, 1942 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1968 to 1968.
Eddie Solomon
b. February 9, 1951 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1973 to 1982.
Ed Whited
b. February 9, 1964 · Third baseman for the Atlanta Braves, 1989 to 1989.
Doug Linton
b. February 9, 1965 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1992 to 2003.
Todd Pratt
b. February 9, 1967 · Caught 553 games across fourteen seasons, most of them in reserve roles for Philadelphia and the Mets.
Brad Holman
b. February 9, 1968 · Pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, 1993 to 1993.
Vladimir Guerrero
b. February 9, 1975 · The last star the Expos had, and a hitter who would swing at anything and hit it hard.
Akinori Iwamura
b. February 9, 1979 · Second baseman who batted .267 across four clubs, 2007 to 2010.
Dioner Navarro
b. February 9, 1984 · Catcher who batted .250 across eight clubs, 2004 to 2016.
Daniel Muno
b. February 9, 1989 · Third baseman for the New York Mets, 2015 to 2015.
Bruce Zimmermann
b. February 9, 1995 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2020 to 2025.
Brewer Hicklen
b. February 9, 1996 · Left fielder across three clubs, 2022 to 2025.

60 players were born on February 9; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

Buster Brown
d. February 9, 1914 · Pitcher who batted .182 across five clubs, 1905 to 1913.
Jack Farrell
d. February 9, 1914 · Second baseman who batted .243 across five clubs, 1879 to 1889.
Bill Farmer
d. February 9, 1928 · Catcher across two clubs, 1888 to 1888.
Charlie Daniels
d. February 9, 1938 · Pitcher for the Boston Reds, 1884 to 1884.
John Fischer
d. February 9, 1942 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1884 to 1885.
Cowboy Jones
d. February 9, 1958 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1898 to 1901.
Tex Burnett
d. February 9, 1962 · Catcher and first baseman who appeared for fourteen Negro Leagues clubs across two decades.
Bernie Duffy
d. February 9, 1962 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1913 to 1913.
Billy Burke
d. February 9, 1967 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1910 to 1911.
Bill Hoskins
d. February 9, 1968 · Left fielder who batted .322 across six clubs, 1937 to 1946.
Chico Ruiz
d. February 9, 1972 · Second baseman who batted .240 across two clubs, 1964 to 1971.
Henry McHenry
d. February 9, 1981 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1930 to 1948.
Jackie Hayes
d. February 9, 1983 · Second baseman who batted .265 across two clubs, 1927 to 1940.
Larry French
d. February 9, 1987 · Pitcher who won 197 games with a 3.44 ERA across three clubs, 1929 to 1942.
Joe Mowry
d. February 9, 1994 · Left fielder for the Boston Braves, 1933 to 1935.
Bill Froats
d. February 9, 1998 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1955 to 1955.
Elbert Eatmon
d. February 9, 1998 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1937 to 1939.
Gene Collins
d. February 9, 1998 · Pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs, 1947 to 1948.
Billy Parker
d. February 9, 2003 · Second baseman for the California Angels, 1971 to 1973.
Hank Bauer
d. February 9, 2007 · Right fielder who batted .277 across two clubs, 1948 to 1961.
Wally Moon
d. February 9, 2018 · Left fielder who batted .289 with 142 home runs across two clubs, twice an All-Star.
Jerry Casale
d. February 9, 2019 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1958 to 1962.
Jeremy Giambi
d. February 9, 2022 · Right fielder who batted .263 across four clubs, 1998 to 2003.
Bobby Henrich
d. February 9, 2026 · Shortstop for the Cincinnati Redlegs, 1957 to 1959.

35 players died on February 9; these are the 24 best known.