The record for July 21 in baseball history — 8 milestones, 11 debuts, 15 final games, 55 births, 18 deaths and 1,412 games played.
Elijah "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first Black player to appear for the Boston Red Sox, the last major league team to integrate, more than twelve years after Jackie Robinson's debut.
Roy Carlyle hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on July 21, 1925.
Ted Williams hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the St. Louis Browns on July 21, 1946.
Gus Bell hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Redlegs against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 21, 1955.
Elijah "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first Black player to appear for the Boston Red Sox, the last major league team to integrate, more than twelve years after Jackie Robinson's debut.
Jason Kubel hit three home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Houston Astros on July 21, 2012.
Shin-Soo Choo hit for the cycle for the Texas Rangers against the Colorado Rockies on July 21, 2015.
Kyle Tucker hit three home runs for the Houston Astros against the Oakland Athletics on July 21, 2023.
Yordan Álvarez hit for the cycle for the Houston Astros against the Seattle Mariners on July 21, 2024.
Sibby Sisti made a major-league debut on July 21, 1939.
Frank House made a major-league debut on July 21, 1950.
Joey Jay made a major-league debut on July 21, 1953.
Lenn Sakata made a major-league debut on July 21, 1977.
Mario Soto made a major-league debut on July 21, 1977.
Wil Nieves made a major-league debut on July 21, 2002.
Marco Scutaro made a major-league debut on July 21, 2002.
Grady Sizemore made a major-league debut on July 21, 2004.
David Wright made a major-league debut on July 21, 2004.
Aaron Nola made a major-league debut on July 21, 2015.
Adrián Morejón made a major-league debut on July 21, 2019.
Jim Field played a final major-league game on July 21, 1898.
Eddie Ainsmith played a final major-league game on July 21, 1924.
Ivy Olson played a final major-league game on July 21, 1924.
Charles Bender played a final major-league game on July 21, 1925.
Wilbur Cooper played a final major-league game on July 21, 1926.
Bud Byerly played a final major-league game on July 21, 1960.
Hank Bauer played a final major-league game on July 21, 1961.
Don Landrum played a final major-league game on July 21, 1966.
Paul Popovich played a final major-league game on July 21, 1975.
Dave Beard played a final major-league game on July 21, 1989.
Jim Abbott played a final major-league game on July 21, 1999.
Pat Hentgen played a final major-league game on July 21, 2004.
Eric Karros played a final major-league game on July 21, 2004.
Brandon Inge played a final major-league game on July 21, 2013.
Eric Sogard played a final major-league game on July 21, 2021.
New York Yankees 1, Toronto Blue Jays 4.
Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 7.
Chicago White Sox 8, Tampa Bay Rays 3.
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Seattle Mariners 0.
Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Guardians 10.
Cincinnati Reds 8, Washington Nationals 10.
Detroit Tigers 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 3.
Boston Red Sox 2, Philadelphia Phillies 3.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5, New York Mets 7.
San Diego Padres 2, Miami Marlins 1.
Minnesota Twins 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 5.
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Colorado Rockies 2.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,412 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
55 players were born on July 21; these are the 24 best known.