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January 28
The record for January 28 in baseball history — 63 births and 44 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for January 28 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. January 28, 1847 · Batted .350 in the National Association, which this archive does not count, and .256 in the National League, which it does.
b. January 28, 1854 · Catcher for the Detroit Wolverines, 1884 to 1884.
b. January 28, 1868 · Right fielder for the Louisville Colonels, 1895 to 1895.
b. January 28, 1869 · Right fielder who batted .281 across seven clubs, 1895 to 1905.
b. January 28, 1874 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1894 to 1894.
b. January 28, 1882 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1908 to 1910.
b. January 28, 1891 · Designed the fielding glove every ballplayer has used since, and had the best earned run average in the National League twice.
b. January 28, 1898 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1919 to 1920.
b. January 28, 1900 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1924 to 1929.
b. January 28, 1900 · Right fielder across five clubs, 1925 to 1928.
b. January 28, 1901 · Catcher for the Cleveland Tigers, 1928 to 1928.
b. January 28, 1904 · Center fielder for the Chicago White Sox, 1929 to 1929.
b. January 28, 1914 · Shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1941 to 1946.
b. January 28, 1916 · Right-hander who spent most of his career with the St. Louis Browns and won a World Series with Cleveland in 1948.
b. January 28, 1927 · Center fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1953 to 1953.
b. January 28, 1934 · First baseman who batted .286 across four clubs, 1956 to 1969.
b. January 28, 1972 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1998 to 2000.
b. January 28, 1972 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1996 to 2001.
b. January 28, 1974 · Batted .309 across fifteen seasons and ended a pennant race with one swing in 2006.
b. January 28, 1977 · Pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, 2001 to 2004.
b. January 28, 1981 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2003 to 2009.
b. January 28, 1983 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2004 to 2008.
b. January 28, 1986 · Left fielder who batted .250 across two clubs, 2011 to 2018.
b. January 28, 1988 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2012 to 2017.
63 players were born on January 28; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. January 28, 1905 · Center fielder across three clubs, 1879 to 1890.
d. January 28, 1928 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1905 to 1908.
d. January 28, 1929 · Catcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1884 to 1884.
d. January 28, 1934 · Center fielder who batted .220 across two clubs, 1907 to 1910.
d. January 28, 1938 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1896 to 1899.
d. January 28, 1939 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Blues, 1901 to 1901.
d. January 28, 1949 · Shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, 1924 to 1924.
d. January 28, 1953 · Catcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1915 to 1915.
d. January 28, 1955 · First baseman for the Boston Braves, 1913 to 1913.
d. January 28, 1956 · Shortstop who batted .238 across five clubs, 1895 to 1904.
d. January 28, 1960 · Catcher across two clubs, 1914 to 1915.
d. January 28, 1965 · Catcher for the Hitless Wonders, the 1906 White Sox who won a World Series with the worst batting average in the league.
d. January 28, 1978 · Third baseman for the Cleveland Indians, 1957 to 1958.
d. January 28, 1982 · Returned after twenty-one seasons outside the majors to pitch twice for the 1945 Yankees.
d. January 28, 1982 · Third baseman for the Boston Braves, 1929 to 1929.
d. January 28, 1982 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1922 to 1932.
d. January 28, 1983 · Shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, 1934 to 1934.
d. January 28, 1988 · Third baseman who batted .249 across two clubs, 1940 to 1944.
d. January 28, 2001 · Outfielder who was American League Rookie of the Year in 1965 and played five positions across eight seasons.
d. January 28, 2006 · Right fielder for the Washington Senators, 1951 to 1953.
d. January 28, 2009 · First baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1936 to 1938.
d. January 28, 2010 · Left fielder for the Cleveland Indians, 1969 to 1971.
d. January 28, 2013 · Catcher who was National League Rookie of the Year in 1971 after hitting 33 home runs, having barely caught before.
d. January 28, 2020 · Second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1945 to 1946.
44 players died on January 28; these are the 24 best known.