July 1 in Baseball History — Milestones, Debuts, Births & Deaths

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The record for July 1 in baseball history — 9 milestones, 21 debuts, 23 final games, 57 births, 25 deaths and 1,391 games played.

Featured event · 1920

Walter Johnson's No-Hitter

Walter Johnson threw a no-hitter for the Washington Senators against the Boston Red Sox on July 1, 1920, winning 1–0.

Jul 1, 1920Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

Milestones · July 1

1920

Walter Johnson's No-Hitter

Walter Johnson threw a no-hitter for the Washington Senators against the Boston Red Sox on July 1, 1920, winning 1–0.

1931

Chuck Klein Hits for the Cycle, 1931

Chuck Klein hit for the cycle for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Chicago Cubs on July 1, 1931.

1951

Bob Feller's No-Hitter

Bob Feller threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Detroit Tigers on July 1, 1951, winning 2–1.

1956

Ted Kluszewski's Three-Home-Run Game, 1956

Ted Kluszewski hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Redlegs against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 1, 1956.

1975

John Mayberry's Three-Home-Run Game, 1975

John Mayberry hit three home runs for the Kansas City Royals against the Texas Rangers on July 1, 1975.

1990

Andy Hawkins's No-Hitter

Andy Hawkins threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on July 1, 1990.

2018

Aaron Hicks's Three-Home-Run Game, 2018

Aaron Hicks hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox on July 1, 2018.

2019

Josh Bell's Three-Home-Run Game, 2019

Josh Bell hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Chicago Cubs on July 1, 2019.

2022

Nolan Arenado Hits for the Cycle, 2022

Nolan Arenado hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 1, 2022.

Major-league debuts · July 1

1902

Heinie Wagner

Heinie Wagner made a major-league debut on July 1, 1902.

1921

Pete Donohue

Pete Donohue made a major-league debut on July 1, 1921.

1922

Harry McCurdy

Harry McCurdy made a major-league debut on July 1, 1922.

1945

Don Lund

Don Lund made a major-league debut on July 1, 1945.

1950

Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford made a major-league debut on July 1, 1950.

1951

Pete Runnels

Pete Runnels made a major-league debut on July 1, 1951.

1952

Dave Pope

Dave Pope made a major-league debut on July 1, 1952.

1956

Jerry Kindall

Jerry Kindall made a major-league debut on July 1, 1956.

1960

Don Nottebart

Don Nottebart made a major-league debut on July 1, 1960.

1961

Fred Gladding

Fred Gladding made a major-league debut on July 1, 1961.

1978

Steve Trout

Steve Trout made a major-league debut on July 1, 1978.

1986

Rich Sauveur

Rich Sauveur made a major-league debut on July 1, 1986.

1993

Carl Everett

Carl Everett made a major-league debut on July 1, 1993.

1995

Orlando Palmeiro

Orlando Palmeiro made a major-league debut on July 1, 1995.

1995

Chris Tremie

Chris Tremie made a major-league debut on July 1, 1995.

2000

Randy Choate

Randy Choate made a major-league debut on July 1, 2000.

2004

Travis Blackley

Travis Blackley made a major-league debut on July 1, 2004.

2010

Travis Wood

Travis Wood made a major-league debut on July 1, 2010.

2014

Enrique Hernández

Enrique Hernández made a major-league debut on July 1, 2014.

2016

Seth Lugo

Seth Lugo made a major-league debut on July 1, 2016.

2017

Paul Blackburn

Paul Blackburn made a major-league debut on July 1, 2017.

Final major-league games · July 1

1884

Bob Ferguson

Bob Ferguson played a final major-league game on July 1, 1884.

1911

Harry Steinfeldt

Harry Steinfeldt played a final major-league game on July 1, 1911.

1915

Danny Murphy

Danny Murphy played a final major-league game on July 1, 1915.

1933

Ray Kremer

Ray Kremer played a final major-league game on July 1, 1933.

1934

Harry McCurdy

Harry McCurdy played a final major-league game on July 1, 1934.

1938

Woody English

Woody English played a final major-league game on July 1, 1938.

1944

Al Simmons

Al Simmons played a final major-league game on July 1, 1944.

1952

Eddie Kazak

Eddie Kazak played a final major-league game on July 1, 1952.

1953

Babe Martin

Babe Martin played a final major-league game on July 1, 1953.

1958

Bob Lemon

Bob Lemon played a final major-league game on July 1, 1958.

1971

Mack Jones

Mack Jones played a final major-league game on July 1, 1971.

1982

Eddie Solomon

Eddie Solomon played a final major-league game on July 1, 1982.

1983

Jim Kaat

Jim Kaat played a final major-league game on July 1, 1983.

1988

Gene Garber

Gene Garber played a final major-league game on July 1, 1988.

1995

Dennis Rasmussen

Dennis Rasmussen played a final major-league game on July 1, 1995.

1999

Mel Rojas

Mel Rojas played a final major-league game on July 1, 1999.

2000

Mark Clark

Mark Clark played a final major-league game on July 1, 2000.

2005

John Franco

John Franco played a final major-league game on July 1, 2005.

2005

Matt Mantei

Matt Mantei played a final major-league game on July 1, 2005.

2005

Amaury Telemaco

Amaury Telemaco played a final major-league game on July 1, 2005.

2007

John Thomson

John Thomson played a final major-league game on July 1, 2007.

2008

Joe Borowski

Joe Borowski played a final major-league game on July 1, 2008.

2018

Colby Rasmus

Colby Rasmus played a final major-league game on July 1, 2018.

1,391 regular-season games played on July 1

2025

New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays

New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 12.

2025

Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers

Baltimore Orioles 2, Texas Rangers 10.

2025

Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays

Athletics 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3.

2025

Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners

Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Mariners 3.

2025

Cincinnati Reds at Boston Red Sox

Cincinnati Reds 3, Boston Red Sox 5.

2025

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 1.

2025

Minnesota Twins at Miami Marlins

Minnesota Twins 0, Miami Marlins 2.

2025

Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers

Chicago White Sox 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 6.

2025

Houston Astros at Colorado Rockies

Houston Astros 6, Colorado Rockies 5.

2025

Cleveland Guardians at Chicago Cubs

Cleveland Guardians 2, Chicago Cubs 5.

2025

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Atlanta Braves

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4, Atlanta Braves 0.

2025

San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks

San Francisco Giants 2, Arizona Diamondbacks 8.

These are the 12 most recent of 1,391 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.

Born on this day

Foghorn Bradley

b. July 1, 1855 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Caps, 1876 to 1876.

Roger Connor

b. July 1, 1857 · Held the career home run record with 138 until Babe Ruth passed it in 1921, and hit 233 triples, fifth-most of any player.

John Clarkson

b. July 1, 1861 · Won 53 games in 1885, a total only Old Hoss Radbourn has beaten, and completed 68 of his 70 starts doing it.

Charlie Daniels

b. July 1, 1861 · Pitcher for the Boston Reds, 1884 to 1884.

Charlie Nyce

b. July 1, 1870 · Shortstop for the Boston Beaneaters, 1895 to 1895.

Jack Quinn

b. July 1, 1883 · Spitball pitcher who won 247 games across twenty-three seasons and was still pitching in the majors at fifty.

Ed Larkin

b. July 1, 1885 · Catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1909 to 1909.

Ben Taylor

b. July 1, 1888 · A first baseman for twenty years, and one of four brothers who all played, with 884 games at the position and a .334 average.

Bert Cole

b. July 1, 1896 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1921 to 1927.

Frank Barrett

b. July 1, 1913 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1939 to 1950.

Boots Poffenberger

b. July 1, 1915 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1937 to 1939.

Eli Chism

b. July 1, 1916 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1946 to 1947.

Al Tate

b. July 1, 1918 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1946 to 1946.

Frank Baumann

b. July 1, 1933 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1955 to 1965.

Dick Drott

b. July 1, 1936 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1957 to 1963.

Craig Anderson

b. July 1, 1938 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1961 to 1964.

Billy Rohr

b. July 1, 1945 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1967 to 1968.

Nelson Cruz

b. July 1, 1980 · Hit 22 home runs in his first four seasons and 442 after them, most of those past thirty-three.

Chris Perez

b. July 1, 1985 · Pitcher with 133 career saves across three clubs, 2008 to 2014.

Charlie Blackmon

b. July 1, 1986 · Center fielder who batted .293 for the Colorado Rockies, 2011 to 2024.

Brett Oberholtzer

b. July 1, 1989 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2013 to 2016.

Colin Rea

b. July 1, 1990 · Pitcher across four clubs, 2015 to 2025.

Aaron Sanchez

b. July 1, 1992 · Pitcher across five clubs, 2014 to 2022.

Chris Flexen

b. July 1, 1994 · Pitcher across five clubs, 2017 to 2025.

57 players were born on July 1; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

Jimmy Cooney

d. July 1, 1903 · Shortstop who batted .242 across two clubs, 1890 to 1892.

Phil Coridan

d. July 1, 1915 · Second baseman for the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League), 1884 to 1884.

Amos Booth

d. July 1, 1921 · Catcher across three clubs, 1876 to 1882.

Jerry D'Arcy

d. July 1, 1924 · Center fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1911 to 1911.

Russ Hall

d. July 1, 1937 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1898 to 1901.

Hub Knolls

d. July 1, 1946 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Superbas, 1906 to 1906.

Pete Knisely

d. July 1, 1948 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1912 to 1915.

Sam Mayer

d. July 1, 1962 · Right fielder for the Washington Senators, 1915 to 1915.

Earl Moseley

d. July 1, 1963 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1913 to 1916.

Jay Rogers

d. July 1, 1964 · Catcher for the New York Yankees, 1914 to 1914.

Goldie Rapp

d. July 1, 1966 · Third baseman who batted .253 across two clubs, 1921 to 1923.

Dave Barbee

d. July 1, 1968 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1926 to 1932.

Herb Hall

d. July 1, 1970 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1918 to 1918.

Walt Kinney

d. July 1, 1971 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1918 to 1923.

Curt Coleman

d. July 1, 1980 · Third baseman for the New York Highlanders, 1912 to 1912.

Clarence Blair

d. July 1, 1982 · Second baseman who batted .273 for the Chicago Cubs, 1929 to 1931.

Ray Scarborough

d. July 1, 1982 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1942 to 1953.

Ed Sauer

d. July 1, 1988 · Left fielder across three clubs, 1943 to 1949.

Ed Connolly

d. July 1, 1998 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1964 to 1967.

Bill Miller

d. July 1, 2003 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1952 to 1955.

Andy Porter

d. July 1, 2010 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1932 to 1948.

Mike Hershberger

d. July 1, 2012 · Right fielder who batted .252 across four clubs, 1961 to 1971.

Harvey Gentry

d. July 1, 2018 · Baseball figure for the New York Giants, 1954 to 1954.

Tyler Skaggs

d. July 1, 2019 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2012 to 2019.

25 players died on July 1; these are the 24 best known.