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January 25
The record for January 25 in baseball history — 51 births and 22 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for January 25 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. January 25, 1855 · First baseman for the Syracuse Stars, 1879 to 1879.
b. January 25, 1863 · Second baseman who batted .254 across five clubs, 1884 to 1894.
b. January 25, 1876 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1902 to 1908.
b. January 25, 1890 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Naps, 1914 to 1914.
b. January 25, 1893 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1914 to 1915.
b. January 25, 1894 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1914 to 1919.
b. January 25, 1896 · Pitcher for the Cuban Stars East, 1917 to 1924.
b. January 25, 1901 · First baseman across two clubs, 1925 to 1932.
b. January 25, 1913 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1930 to 1947.
b. January 25, 1916 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1945 to 1945.
b. January 25, 1917 · Baseball figure for the Detroit Tigers, 1945 to 1945.
b. January 25, 1918 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1940 to 1946.
b. January 25, 1936 · Shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1957 to 1957.
b. January 25, 1942 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1962 to 1966.
b. January 25, 1943 · Right fielder for the Chicago White Sox, 1962 to 1963.
b. January 25, 1944 · First baseman for the Washington Senators, 1968 to 1969.
b. January 25, 1948 · First baseman who batted .260 across three clubs, 1970 to 1977.
b. January 25, 1951 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1970 to 1980.
b. January 25, 1956 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1986 to 1990.
b. January 25, 1964 · First baseman across three clubs, 1984 to 1989.
b. January 25, 1965 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1988 to 1991.
b. January 25, 1974 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1996 to 2007.
b. January 25, 1978 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2000 to 2008.
b. January 25, 1981 · Shortstop across three clubs, 2003 to 2005.
51 players were born on January 25; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. January 25, 1887 · First baseman for the Brooklyn Eckfords, 1872 to 1872.
d. January 25, 1923 · Catcher for the Boston Beaneaters, 1888 to 1888.
d. January 25, 1925 · Pitcher for the New York Giants, 1896 to 1896.
d. January 25, 1930 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1920 to 1920.
d. January 25, 1939 · Left fielder who batted .288 across four clubs, 1878 to 1891.
d. January 25, 1941 · First baseman who batted .242 for the Detroit Tigers, 1905 to 1906.
d. January 25, 1955 · Catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1905 to 1905.
d. January 25, 1960 · Catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1913 to 1913.
d. January 25, 1965 · Baseball figure for the Boston Braves, 1928 to 1928.
d. January 25, 1967 · Catcher who batted .236 across two clubs, 1905 to 1918.
d. January 25, 1970 · Third baseman for the Cleveland Naps, 1912 to 1912.
d. January 25, 1991 · Center fielder who batted .278 with 1,055 hits across five clubs, twice an All-Star.
d. January 25, 1994 · Second baseman who batted .280 across three clubs, 1929 to 1934.
d. January 25, 1996 · Left fielder for the Cincinnati Redlegs, 1958 to 1958.
d. January 25, 1996 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1952 to 1953.
d. January 25, 2003 · Catcher who batted .260 across three clubs, 1952 to 1956.
d. January 25, 2009 · Second baseman for the Washington Senators, 1947 to 1947.
d. January 25, 2014 · Right fielder for the Washington Senators, 1953 to 1953.
d. January 25, 2015 · Pitcher who won 114 games with a 3.68 ERA across four clubs, 1958 to 1968.
d. January 25, 2016 · Second baseman for the Washington Senators, 1961 to 1962.
d. January 25, 2018 · Baseball figure for the Atlanta Braves, 1967 to 1967.
d. January 25, 2021 · Third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1951 to 1955.