b. July 17, 1856 · Catcher across four clubs, 1882 to 1888.

b. July 17, 1870 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Spiders, 1898 to 1898.

b. July 17, 1873 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1899 to 1899.

b. July 17, 1878 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1901 to 1901.

b. July 17, 1888 · Second baseman for the Detroit Tigers, 1911 to 1913.

b. July 17, 1891 · Left fielder who batted .303 across three clubs, 1920 to 1928.

b. July 17, 1895 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1921 to 1929.

b. July 17, 1899 · Shortstop who batted .231 across three clubs, 1920 to 1924.

b. July 17, 1907 · Catcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1932 to 1932.

b. July 17, 1908 · Catcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1929 to 1932.

b. July 17, 1913 · First baseman for the Cleveland Indians, 1945 to 1945.

b. July 17, 1916 · Shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1939 to 1941.

b. July 17, 1917 · Cleveland's shortstop and its manager at the same time, from the age of twenty-four, and the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1948.

b. July 17, 1917 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Stars, 1938 to 1948.

b. July 17, 1919 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1953 to 1953.

b. July 17, 1929 · Won the first Gold Glove ever given to a shortstop, and the next two in the National League after it.

b. July 17, 1938 · Drove in 130 runs to lead the National League in 1965 and was never chosen for an All-Star team.

b. July 17, 1942 · Was a six-time All-Star shortstop for the Cubs and the last player-manager before Pete Rose.

b. July 17, 1963 · Pitcher with 201 career saves across three clubs, 1986 to 1994.

b. July 17, 1978 · Right-hander who is the only Colorado Rockies pitcher to win a Rookie of the Year award.

b. July 17, 1982 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2006 to 2007.

b. July 17, 1983 · Designated hitter who batted .272 across four clubs, 2006 to 2017.

b. July 17, 1996 · Third baseman across two clubs, 2024 to 2025.

b. July 17, 1997 · Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, 2022 to 2025.

d. July 17, 1913 · Left fielder for the Boston Reds, 1884 to 1884.

d. July 17, 1936 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1901 to 1902.

d. July 17, 1941 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1902 to 1903.

d. July 17, 1942 · Right fielder who batted .264 across three clubs, 1884 to 1892.

d. July 17, 1944 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1930 to 1935.

d. July 17, 1946 · Left fielder for the Chicago Cubs, 1915 to 1915.

d. July 17, 1949 · Catcher across five clubs, 1901 to 1909.

d. July 17, 1960 · Left fielder who batted .307 across two clubs, 1915 to 1924.

d. July 17, 1961 · The highest career batting average in major-league history, .366, and a reputation he did nothing to soften.

d. July 17, 1961 · Pitcher who won 182 games with a 2.28 ERA across five clubs, 1905 to 1917.

d. July 17, 1962 · Right fielder who batted .247 across three clubs, 1896 to 1903.

d. July 17, 1968 · Catcher across two clubs, 1943 to 1946.

d. July 17, 1968 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1926 to 1926.

d. July 17, 1972 · Catcher who batted .259 across two clubs, 1928 to 1935.

d. July 17, 1973 · Right fielder who batted .303 across two clubs, 1929 to 1934.

d. July 17, 1974 · The last National League pitcher to win 30 games, in 1934, and finished with only 150 because his arm went at twenty-seven.

d. July 17, 1995 · Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, 1966 to 1966.

d. July 17, 2001 · Relieved for Detroit's pennant winners of 1934 and 1935 and lived to ninety-seven.

d. July 17, 2002 · Left fielder who batted .274 across five clubs, 1959 to 1971.

d. July 17, 2005 · Right fielder for the Cincinnati Reds, 1945 to 1945.

d. July 17, 2005 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1949 to 1955.

d. July 17, 2009 · Baseball figure for the Chicago Cubs, 1949 to 1949.

d. July 17, 2019 · Second baseman who batted .246 across two clubs, 1959 to 1963.

d. July 17, 2024 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1970 to 1971.