The record for July 31 in baseball history — 5 milestones, 25 debuts, 19 final games, 60 births, 17 deaths and 1,393 games played.
Carlos González hit for the cycle for the Colorado Rockies against the Chicago Cubs on July 31, 2010.
Joe Adcock hit four home runs for the Milwaukee Braves against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 31, 1954.
The 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Jack Clark hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Oakland Athletics on July 31, 1991.
Carlos González hit for the cycle for the Colorado Rockies against the Chicago Cubs on July 31, 2010.
Seby Zavala hit three home runs for the Chicago White Sox against the Cleveland Indians on July 31, 2021.
Billy Hamilton made a major-league debut on July 31, 1888.
John Kelleher made a major-league debut on July 31, 1912.
Joe Kuhel made a major-league debut on July 31, 1930.
Alex Kampouris made a major-league debut on July 31, 1934.
Vern Benson made a major-league debut on July 31, 1943.
Mel Roach made a major-league debut on July 31, 1953.
Frank Sullivan made a major-league debut on July 31, 1953.
Frank Baumann made a major-league debut on July 31, 1955.
Doug Rader made a major-league debut on July 31, 1967.
Jim Barr made a major-league debut on July 31, 1971.
John Marzano made a major-league debut on July 31, 1987.
Glenallen Hill made a major-league debut on July 31, 1989.
Willie Banks made a major-league debut on July 31, 1991.
Tim Wakefield made a major-league debut on July 31, 1992.
Brian Shouse made a major-league debut on July 31, 1993.
Valerio De Los Santos made a major-league debut on July 31, 1998.
Troy Glaus made a major-league debut on July 31, 1998.
Scott Atchison made a major-league debut on July 31, 2004.
José López made a major-league debut on July 31, 2004.
Jonathan Papelbon made a major-league debut on July 31, 2005.
Omar Quintanilla made a major-league debut on July 31, 2005.
Josh Reddick made a major-league debut on July 31, 2009.
Ketel Marte made a major-league debut on July 31, 2015.
Matt Strahm made a major-league debut on July 31, 2016.
Kris Bubic made a major-league debut on July 31, 2020.
Hick Carpenter played a final major-league game on July 31, 1892.
Mike Tiernan played a final major-league game on July 31, 1899.
Charlie Hickman played a final major-league game on July 31, 1908.
Patsy Gharrity played a final major-league game on July 31, 1930.
Ken Silvestri played a final major-league game on July 31, 1951.
Davey Williams played a final major-league game on July 31, 1955.
Bill Virdon played a final major-league game on July 31, 1968.
Steve Barber played a final major-league game on July 31, 1974.
Don Kessinger played a final major-league game on July 31, 1979.
Bill Fahey played a final major-league game on July 31, 1983.
Larry Andersen played a final major-league game on July 31, 1994.
Butch Davis played a final major-league game on July 31, 1994.
Benji Gil played a final major-league game on July 31, 2003.
Marquis Grissom played a final major-league game on July 31, 2005.
Sidney Ponson played a final major-league game on July 31, 2009.
Cliff Lee played a final major-league game on July 31, 2014.
Franklin Morales played a final major-league game on July 31, 2016.
Odúbel Herrera played a final major-league game on July 31, 2022.
Jean Segura played a final major-league game on July 31, 2023.
Miami Marlins 6, Tampa Bay Rays 2.
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 5.
Kansas City Royals 10, Chicago White Sox 3.
Seattle Mariners 2, Boston Red Sox 3.
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Baltimore Orioles 10.
Colorado Rockies 2, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1.
Texas Rangers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 10.
Oakland Athletics 0, San Francisco Giants 1.
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Diego Padres 8.
Texas Rangers 0, Seattle Mariners 6.
Tampa Bay Rays 4, New York Yankees 7.
Atlanta Braves 12, Cincinnati Reds 11.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,393 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
60 players were born on July 31; these are the 24 best known.