The record for July 20 in baseball history — 12 milestones, 20 debuts, 15 final games, 50 births, 18 deaths and 1,351 games played.
Mal Eason started as the Brooklyn Superbas held the St. Louis Cardinals without a hit on July 20, 1906, winning 2–0.
Mal Eason started as the Brooklyn Superbas held the St. Louis Cardinals without a hit on July 20, 1906, winning 2–0.
Babe Herman hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 20, 1933.
Johnny Mize hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Giants on July 20, 1938.
Jim Bunning threw a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the Boston Red Sox on July 20, 1958, winning 3–0.
Bill Singer threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 20, 1970, winning 5–0.
Chris Speier hit for the cycle for the Montreal Expos against the Atlanta Braves on July 20, 1978.
Dan Ford hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the Seattle Mariners on July 20, 1983.
Albert Pujols hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Chicago Cubs on July 20, 2004.
Travis Hafner hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Anaheim Angels on July 20, 2004.
Aramís Ramírez hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Houston Astros on July 20, 2010.
Hanley Ramírez hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the San Francisco Giants on July 20, 2016.
Matt Carpenter hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Chicago Cubs on July 20, 2018.
Will White made a major-league debut on July 20, 1877.
Joe Sugden made a major-league debut on July 20, 1893.
Ira Flagstead made a major-league debut on July 20, 1917.
Jesse Haines made a major-league debut on July 20, 1918.
Milt Shoffner made a major-league debut on July 20, 1929.
Skeeter Webb made a major-league debut on July 20, 1932.
Earl Johnson made a major-league debut on July 20, 1940.
Jim Bunning made a major-league debut on July 20, 1955.
Vida Blue made a major-league debut on July 20, 1969.
Jeff Burroughs made a major-league debut on July 20, 1970.
Joe Sambito made a major-league debut on July 20, 1976.
Cecil Fielder made a major-league debut on July 20, 1985.
Paul Quantrill made a major-league debut on July 20, 1992.
Shane Reynolds made a major-league debut on July 20, 1992.
Adam Dunn made a major-league debut on July 20, 2001.
Carl Crawford made a major-league debut on July 20, 2002.
Carlos Quentin made a major-league debut on July 20, 2006.
José Altuve made a major-league debut on July 20, 2011.
Ryan Cook made a major-league debut on July 20, 2011.
Josiah Gray made a major-league debut on July 20, 2021.
Kid Carsey played a final major-league game on July 20, 1901.
Bob Groom played a final major-league game on July 20, 1918.
Lefty Tyler played a final major-league game on July 20, 1921.
Lou North played a final major-league game on July 20, 1924.
Rogers Hornsby played a final major-league game on July 20, 1937.
Tommy Bridges played a final major-league game on July 20, 1946.
Jerry Don Gleaton played a final major-league game on July 20, 1992.
Pete O'Brien played a final major-league game on July 20, 1993.
Kirk McCaskill played a final major-league game on July 20, 1996.
Rich Garcés played a final major-league game on July 20, 2002.
Steve Avery played a final major-league game on July 20, 2003.
Denny Neagle played a final major-league game on July 20, 2003.
José Valentín played a final major-league game on July 20, 2007.
Koyie Hill played a final major-league game on July 20, 2014.
Fernando Salas played a final major-league game on July 20, 2019.
San Francisco Giants 6, Toronto Blue Jays 8.
Detroit Tigers 2, Texas Rangers 1.
Baltimore Orioles 5, Tampa Bay Rays 3.
Houston Astros 11, Seattle Mariners 3.
Athletics 2, Cleveland Guardians 8.
San Diego Padres 8, Washington Nationals 1.
Chicago White Sox 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8, Philadelphia Phillies 2.
Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 3.
Kansas City Royals 7, Miami Marlins 4.
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5.
Minnesota Twins 7, Colorado Rockies 1.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,351 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
50 players were born on July 20; these are the 24 best known.