The record for July 23 in baseball history — 13 milestones, 16 debuts, 17 final games, 47 births, 24 deaths and 1,332 games played.
Mark Buehrle threw a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 23, 2009, winning 5–0.
Bill Nicholson hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the New York Giants on July 23, 1944.
Del Ennis hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 23, 1955.
Mickey Mantle hit for the cycle for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on July 23, 1957.
Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, fifteen years after breaking the sport's color line.
The 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Oddibe McDowell hit for the cycle for the Texas Rangers against the Cleveland Indians on July 23, 1985.
Nomar Garciaparra hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on July 23, 2002.
Kevin Millar hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees on July 23, 2004.
Mark Buehrle threw a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 23, 2009, winning 5–0.
Kelly Johnson hit for the cycle for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the San Francisco Giants on July 23, 2010.
Trea Turner hit for the cycle for the Washington Nationals against the Colorado Rockies on July 23, 2019.
Robinson Canó hit three home runs for the New York Mets against the San Diego Padres on July 23, 2019.
Steve Brady made a major-league debut on July 23, 1874.
Pete Reiser made a major-league debut on July 23, 1940.
Tom Satriano made a major-league debut on July 23, 1961.
Bert Campaneris made a major-league debut on July 23, 1964.
Terry Harmon made a major-league debut on July 23, 1967.
Manny Sanguillén made a major-league debut on July 23, 1967.
José DeLeón made a major-league debut on July 23, 1983.
Mike Macfarlane made a major-league debut on July 23, 1987.
John Smoltz made a major-league debut on July 23, 1988.
Luis Vizcaíno made a major-league debut on July 23, 1999.
John Maine made a major-league debut on July 23, 2004.
Craig Breslow made a major-league debut on July 23, 2005.
Clayton Richard made a major-league debut on July 23, 2008.
Jake Marisnick made a major-league debut on July 23, 2013.
Christian Yelich made a major-league debut on July 23, 2013.
Aaron Sanchez made a major-league debut on July 23, 2014.
Jack Burdock played a final major-league game on July 23, 1891.
Denny Lyons played a final major-league game on July 23, 1897.
Jake Stenzel played a final major-league game on July 23, 1899.
Joe Quinn played a final major-league game on July 23, 1901.
Red Killefer played a final major-league game on July 23, 1916.
Bill Hinchman played a final major-league game on July 23, 1920.
Harry Kelley played a final major-league game on July 23, 1939.
Joe Vosmik played a final major-league game on July 23, 1944.
Bucky Walters played a final major-league game on July 23, 1950.
Herm Wehmeier played a final major-league game on July 23, 1958.
George Strickland played a final major-league game on July 23, 1960.
Paul Ratliff played a final major-league game on July 23, 1972.
Gary Redus played a final major-league game on July 23, 1994.
Mike Gallego played a final major-league game on July 23, 1997.
Kevin Brown played a final major-league game on July 23, 2005.
Brendan Donnelly played a final major-league game on July 23, 2010.
Jonathan Villar played a final major-league game on July 23, 2022.
New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 8.
Athletics 1, Texas Rangers 2.
Chicago White Sox 11, Tampa Bay Rays 9.
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Seattle Mariners 2.
Baltimore Orioles 2, Cleveland Guardians 3.
Cincinnati Reds 5, Washington Nationals 0.
Detroit Tigers 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 6.
Boston Red Sox 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, New York Mets 6.
San Diego Padres 2, Miami Marlins 3.
Minnesota Twins 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4.
St. Louis Cardinals 0, Colorado Rockies 6.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,332 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
47 players were born on July 23; these are the 24 best known.