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January 12
The record for January 12 in baseball history — 58 births and 25 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for January 12 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. January 12, 1856 · First baseman across two clubs, 1877 to 1880.
b. January 12, 1859 · Right fielder who batted .300 across five clubs, 1881 to 1892.
b. January 12, 1868 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1892 to 1897.
b. January 12, 1876 · Right fielder who batted .273 across seven clubs, 1901 to 1912.
b. January 12, 1877 · Third baseman for the New York Giants, 1901 to 1901.
b. January 12, 1878 · Catcher who batted .237 across two clubs, 1904 to 1911.
b. January 12, 1879 · Second baseman for the Boston Americans, 1902 to 1902.
b. January 12, 1893 · Pitcher for the Baltimore Terrapins, 1915 to 1915.
b. January 12, 1910 · Catcher across five clubs, 1940 to 1948.
b. January 12, 1925 · First baseman who batted .252 across two clubs, 1945 to 1950.
b. January 12, 1945 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1969 to 1970.
b. January 12, 1947 · Left fielder for the Washington Senators, 1968 to 1968.
b. January 12, 1950 · Lost 22 games one year and won the Cy Young Award two years later, striking out almost nobody either time.
b. January 12, 1951 · Had the best average in the National League four times and batted .305 for his career.
b. January 12, 1955 · Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, 1981 to 1985.
b. January 12, 1961 · Second baseman who batted .250 across three clubs, 1986 to 1997.
b. January 12, 1971 · Shortstop who batted .239 across five clubs, 1996 to 2004.
b. January 12, 1980 · Shortstop who won American League Rookie of the Year for Oakland in 2004 before injuries reduced what followed.
b. January 12, 1982 · Won 22 games at twenty-three with the highest leg kick in baseball, and could not throw strikes three years later.
b. January 12, 1982 · Pitcher across four clubs, 2005 to 2011.
b. January 12, 1985 · Pitcher across four clubs, 2010 to 2018.
b. January 12, 1991 · Pitcher across five clubs, 2013 to 2024.
b. January 12, 1993 · Catcher across five clubs, 2018 to 2025.
b. January 12, 2002 · Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies, 2024 to 2025.
58 players were born on January 12; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. January 12, 1910 · Pitcher who won 136 games with a 3.81 ERA across five clubs, 1888 to 1895.
d. January 12, 1926 · First baseman for the Elizabeth Resolutes, 1873 to 1873.
d. January 12, 1931 · Third baseman for the St. Louis Giants, 1920 to 1920.
d. January 12, 1937 · Catcher across two clubs, 1905 to 1906.
d. January 12, 1938 · Pitcher who batted .170 across four clubs, 1883 to 1888.
d. January 12, 1940 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Blues, 1888 to 1888.
d. January 12, 1943 · Second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1917 to 1917.
d. January 12, 1958 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1910 to 1910.
d. January 12, 1960 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1912 to 1917.
d. January 12, 1970 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1905 to 1905.
d. January 12, 1971 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1934 to 1934.
d. January 12, 1974 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1917 to 1921.
d. January 12, 1974 · Catcher for the New York Yankees, 1913 to 1913.
d. January 12, 1975 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1940 to 1943.
d. January 12, 1982 · Shortstop across seven clubs, 1936 to 1946.
d. January 12, 1986 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1973 to 1982.
d. January 12, 1989 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1929 to 1933.
d. January 12, 1993 · First baseman across two clubs, 1935 to 1938.
d. January 12, 1993 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1943 to 1945.
d. January 12, 1996 · Pitcher for the Homestead Grays, 1942 to 1948.
d. January 12, 2010 · Third baseman for the Washington Senators, 1941 to 1945.
d. January 12, 2013 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1948 to 1951.
d. January 12, 2018 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1959 to 1959.
d. January 12, 2023 · Center fielder who batted .241 across three clubs, 1993 to 1997.
25 players died on January 12; these are the 24 best known.