1985
MLB All-Star Game
The 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Featured event · 2010
Bengie Molina Hits for the Cycle, 2010
Bengie Molina hit for the cycle for the Texas Rangers against the Boston Red Sox on July 16, 2010.
This day in baseball ● On this day
July 16
The record for July 16 in baseball history — 6 milestones, 16 debuts, 15 final games, 49 births, 31 deaths and 1,284 games played.
Milestones · July 16
2004
Víctor Martínez's Three-Home-Run Game, 2004
Víctor Martínez hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Seattle Mariners on July 16, 2004.
2010
Bengie Molina Hits for the Cycle, 2010
Bengie Molina hit for the cycle for the Texas Rangers against the Boston Red Sox on July 16, 2010.
2013
MLB All-Star Game
The 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
2021
Jake Cronenworth Hits for the Cycle, 2021
Jake Cronenworth hit for the cycle for the San Diego Padres against the Washington Nationals on July 16, 2021.
2024
MLB All-Star Game
The 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Major-league debuts · July 16
1910
Otto Miller
Otto Miller made a major-league debut on July 16, 1910.
1913
Bob Shawkey
Bob Shawkey made a major-league debut on July 16, 1913.
1915
Pat Duncan
Pat Duncan made a major-league debut on July 16, 1915.
1943
George Metkovich
George Metkovich made a major-league debut on July 16, 1943.
1967
Bill Stoneman
Bill Stoneman made a major-league debut on July 16, 1967.
1973
Don Hood
Don Hood made a major-league debut on July 16, 1973.
1977
Ed Romero
Ed Romero made a major-league debut on July 16, 1977.
1980
Dave Beard
Dave Beard made a major-league debut on July 16, 1980.
1987
Ken Caminiti
Ken Caminiti made a major-league debut on July 16, 1987.
1990
Chris Hammond
Chris Hammond made a major-league debut on July 16, 1990.
1990
Lee Stevens
Lee Stevens made a major-league debut on July 16, 1990.
1999
Lance Berkman
Lance Berkman made a major-league debut on July 16, 1999.
2000
Mark Buehrle
Mark Buehrle made a major-league debut on July 16, 2000.
2004
George Sherrill
George Sherrill made a major-league debut on July 16, 2004.
2005
Dana Eveland
Dana Eveland made a major-league debut on July 16, 2005.
2010
Lorenzo Cain
Lorenzo Cain made a major-league debut on July 16, 2010.
Final major-league games · July 16
1890
Jim Whitney
Jim Whitney played a final major-league game on July 16, 1890.
1903
Billy Clingman
Billy Clingman played a final major-league game on July 16, 1903.
1921
Buddy Napier
Buddy Napier played a final major-league game on July 16, 1921.
1943
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Freddie Fitzsimmons played a final major-league game on July 16, 1943.
1950
Phil Marchildon
Phil Marchildon played a final major-league game on July 16, 1950.
1966
Albie Pearson
Albie Pearson played a final major-league game on July 16, 1966.
1967
Lew Burdette
Lew Burdette played a final major-league game on July 16, 1967.
1977
Bill Singer
Bill Singer played a final major-league game on July 16, 1977.
1989
Kent Tekulve
Kent Tekulve played a final major-league game on July 16, 1989.
2001
Rico Brogna
Rico Brogna played a final major-league game on July 16, 2001.
2002
Darrin Fletcher
Darrin Fletcher played a final major-league game on July 16, 2002.
2011
Danys Báez
Danys Báez played a final major-league game on July 16, 2011.
2021
Danny Duffy
Danny Duffy played a final major-league game on July 16, 2021.
2022
Alcides Escobar
Alcides Escobar played a final major-league game on July 16, 2022.
2023
Charlie Culberson
Charlie Culberson played a final major-league game on July 16, 2023.
1,284 regular-season games played on July 16
2023
Arizona Diamondbacks at Toronto Blue Jays
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Toronto Blue Jays 7.
2023
Cleveland Guardians at Texas Rangers
Cleveland Guardians 5, Texas Rangers 6.
2023
Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners
Detroit Tigers 0, Seattle Mariners 2.
2023
Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics
Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 4.
2023
Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Kansas City Royals 8.
2023
Miami Marlins at Baltimore Orioles
Miami Marlins 4, Baltimore Orioles 5.
2023
Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Houston Astros 9, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8.
2023
Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Nationals 4, St. Louis Cardinals 8.
2023
San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4.
2023
San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres 6, Philadelphia Phillies 7.
2023
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, New York Mets 2.
2023
New York Yankees at Colorado Rockies
New York Yankees 7, Colorado Rockies 8.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,284 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
Born on this day
b. July 16, 1838 · Right fielder for the Boston Red Stockings, 1871 to 1873.
b. July 16, 1850 · First baseman for the Brooklyn Eckfords, 1872 to 1872.
b. July 16, 1867 · Pitcher for the Syracuse Stars, 1890 to 1890.
b. July 16, 1873 · First baseman for the Chicago Orphans, 1902 to 1902.
b. July 16, 1875 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1901 to 1902.
b. July 16, 1889 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1914 to 1914.
b. July 16, 1893 · Third baseman who batted .318 across three clubs, 1920 to 1926.
b. July 16, 1894 · Shortstop who batted .226 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1917 to 1920.
b. July 16, 1897 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1924 to 1934.
b. July 16, 1908 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 1934 to 1934.
b. July 16, 1908 · First baseman across seven clubs, 1932 to 1942.
b. July 16, 1910 · Center fielder for the Chicago White Sox, 1931 to 1932.
b. July 16, 1914 · Right fielder who batted .262 across three clubs, 1938 to 1946.
b. July 16, 1919 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1940 to 1942.
b. July 16, 1936 · Knuckleball reliever who led the American League in appearances twice and won the 1965 Fireman of the Year award.
b. July 16, 1938 · First baseman who batted .224 across four clubs, 1962 to 1972.
b. July 16, 1942 · Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1964 to 1969.
b. July 16, 1954 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1978 to 1980.
b. July 16, 1960 · Signed with Atlanta after a .230 season and was the Most Valuable Player the following year.
b. July 16, 1974 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1998 to 2003.
b. July 16, 1982 · Pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, 2006 to 2006.
b. July 16, 1987 · Pitcher across four clubs, 2011 to 2016.
b. July 16, 1991 · Second baseman who batted .249 across five clubs, 2017 to 2025.
b. July 16, 1999 · Center fielder who batted .211 across two clubs, 2021 to 2025.
49 players were born on July 16; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. July 16, 1888 · Catcher for the Louisville Colonels, 1885 to 1887.
d. July 16, 1917 · Catcher across two clubs, 1897 to 1899.
d. July 16, 1921 · Canadian-born shortstop credited with popularising the fielder's glove, who later managed and scouted.
d. July 16, 1940 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1899 to 1899.
d. July 16, 1944 · Second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1914 to 1914.
d. July 16, 1947 · First baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1911 to 1911.
d. July 16, 1954 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Blues, 1901 to 1901.
d. July 16, 1959 · Catcher across two clubs, 1913 to 1916.
d. July 16, 1959 · Right fielder who batted .282 across four clubs, 1936 to 1943.
d. July 16, 1961 · Right fielder who batted .278 across four clubs, 1907 to 1914.
d. July 16, 1969 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1917 to 1917.
d. July 16, 1971 · Center fielder who batted .272 across two clubs, 1924 to 1931.
d. July 16, 1980 · Catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1922 to 1926.
d. July 16, 1984 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1946 to 1948.
d. July 16, 1998 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1939 to 1949.
d. July 16, 1999 · Was a failure for nine years and then won 22 games for the 1941 pennant winners at thirty-three.
d. July 16, 2007 · Baseball figure for the Detroit Tigers, 1945 to 1945.
d. July 16, 2010 · Shortstop for the Cleveland Indians, 1955 to 1957.
d. July 16, 2013 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1948 to 1951.
d. July 16, 2016 · Catcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1957 to 1958.
d. July 16, 2017 · Left fielder who batted .222 across three clubs, 1950 to 1955.
d. July 16, 2019 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1959 to 1966.
d. July 16, 2020 · Played nineteen seasons and 2,195 games, most of them for Phillies clubs that finished last.
d. July 16, 2023 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Redlegs, 1957 to 1957.
31 players died on July 16; these are the 24 best known.