The record for July 5 in baseball history — 9 milestones, 14 debuts, 21 final games, 46 births, 20 deaths and 1,403 games played.
Heinie Groh hit for the cycle for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on July 5, 1915.
Heinie Groh hit for the cycle for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on July 5, 1915.
Hal Trosky hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the St. Louis Browns on July 5, 1937.
Ralph Kiner hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Cincinnati Reds on July 5, 1948.
Bill Glynn hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Detroit Tigers on July 5, 1954.
Bill White hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 5, 1961.
Rocky Colavito hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Indians on July 5, 1962.
Darnell Coles hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Minnesota Twins on July 5, 1994.
Luis Gonzalez hit for the cycle for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Houston Astros on July 5, 2000.
Will Smith hit three home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Milwaukee Brewers on July 5, 2024.
Arlie Latham made a major-league debut on July 5, 1880.
Jack Coombs made a major-league debut on July 5, 1906.
Joe Dugan made a major-league debut on July 5, 1917.
Whitey Lockman made a major-league debut on July 5, 1945.
Larry Doby made a major-league debut on July 5, 1947.
Tom Grieve made a major-league debut on July 5, 1970.
Rick Rhoden made a major-league debut on July 5, 1974.
Claudell Washington made a major-league debut on July 5, 1974.
Dickie Noles made a major-league debut on July 5, 1979.
Jeff Blauser made a major-league debut on July 5, 1987.
Greg Cadaret made a major-league debut on July 5, 1987.
Henry Rodríguez made a major-league debut on July 5, 1992.
Eli Whiteside made a major-league debut on July 5, 2005.
José Lobatón made a major-league debut on July 5, 2009.
Harry Luff played a final major-league game on July 5, 1884.
Will White played a final major-league game on July 5, 1886.
Con Daily played a final major-league game on July 5, 1896.
George Cutshaw played a final major-league game on July 5, 1923.
Pat Ragan played a final major-league game on July 5, 1923.
Bob Fothergill played a final major-league game on July 5, 1933.
Pete Reiser played a final major-league game on July 5, 1952.
Jim Finigan played a final major-league game on July 5, 1959.
Bob Jones played a final major-league game on July 5, 1986.
Curt Young played a final major-league game on July 5, 1993.
Zane Smith played a final major-league game on July 5, 1996.
Brian Williams played a final major-league game on July 5, 2000.
Steve Reed played a final major-league game on July 5, 2005.
Quinton McCracken played a final major-league game on July 5, 2006.
Neifi Pérez played a final major-league game on July 5, 2007.
B. J. Ryan played a final major-league game on July 5, 2009.
Ty Wigginton played a final major-league game on July 5, 2013.
Alfonso Soriano played a final major-league game on July 5, 2014.
Nick Masset played a final major-league game on July 5, 2015.
Joel Peralta played a final major-league game on July 5, 2016.
Jonny Venters played a final major-league game on July 5, 2019.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, Toronto Blue Jays 4.
Pittsburgh Pirates 0, Seattle Mariners 1.
Tampa Bay Rays 5, Minnesota Twins 6.
Detroit Tigers 1, Cleveland Guardians 0.
San Francisco Giants 7, Athletics 2.
Boston Red Sox 10, Washington Nationals 3.
Texas Rangers 7, San Diego Padres 4.
Cincinnati Reds 1, Philadelphia Phillies 5.
New York Yankees 6, New York Mets 12.
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Miami Marlins 4.
Houston Astros 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4.
Chicago White Sox 10, Colorado Rockies 3.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,403 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
46 players were born on July 5; these are the 24 best known.