The record for June 13 in baseball history — 10 milestones, 16 debuts, 17 final games, 42 births, 19 deaths and 1,275 games played.
Matt Cain threw a perfect game for the San Francisco Giants against the Houston Astros on June 13, 2012, winning 10–0.
Christy Mathewson started as the New York Giants held the Chicago Cubs without a hit on June 13, 1905, winning 1–0.
Cliff Heathcote hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 13, 1918.
Joe DiMaggio hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the St. Louis Browns on June 13, 1937.
Ted Williams hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Cleveland Indians on June 13, 1957.
Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell take the field together as the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield for the first time, beginning a run that would hold the same four positions longer than any infield in Major League Baseball history.
José Canseco hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Seattle Mariners on June 13, 1994.
Torii Hunter hit three home runs for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim against the San Diego Padres on June 13, 2009.
Matt Cain threw a perfect game for the San Francisco Giants against the Houston Astros on June 13, 2012, winning 10–0.
Eddie Rosario hit three home runs for the Minnesota Twins against the Seattle Mariners on June 13, 2017.
Shohei Ohtani hit for the cycle for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim against the Tampa Bay Rays on June 13, 2019.
Jouett Meekin made a major-league debut on June 13, 1891.
Sad Sam Jones made a major-league debut on June 13, 1914.
Ethan Allen made a major-league debut on June 13, 1926.
Randy Gumpert made a major-league debut on June 13, 1936.
Bill Nicholson made a major-league debut on June 13, 1936.
John Tsitouris made a major-league debut on June 13, 1957.
Tom Murphy made a major-league debut on June 13, 1968.
Ron Hodges made a major-league debut on June 13, 1973.
Rick Langford made a major-league debut on June 13, 1976.
Steve Avery made a major-league debut on June 13, 1990.
Eddie Guardado made a major-league debut on June 13, 1993.
Joe Nelson made a major-league debut on June 13, 2001.
Prince Fielder made a major-league debut on June 13, 2005.
Kyle Kendrick made a major-league debut on June 13, 2007.
Anthony Bass made a major-league debut on June 13, 2011.
Kyle Stowers made a major-league debut on June 13, 2022.
Jim Tyng played a final major-league game on June 13, 1888.
Duke Farrell played a final major-league game on June 13, 1905.
Jake Stahl played a final major-league game on June 13, 1913.
Otto Hess played a final major-league game on June 13, 1915.
Socks Seibold played a final major-league game on June 13, 1933.
Shanty Hogan played a final major-league game on June 13, 1937.
Frank Demaree played a final major-league game on June 13, 1944.
Johnny Lucadello played a final major-league game on June 13, 1947.
Bud Podbielan played a final major-league game on June 13, 1959.
Bill Short played a final major-league game on June 13, 1969.
Ron Kline played a final major-league game on June 13, 1970.
Mike Boddicker played a final major-league game on June 13, 1993.
Cecil Espy played a final major-league game on June 13, 1993.
Hideki Okajima played a final major-league game on June 13, 2013.
Kevin Youkilis played a final major-league game on June 13, 2013.
Chone Figgins played a final major-league game on June 13, 2014.
Arodys Vizcaíno played a final major-league game on June 13, 2022.
Chicago White Sox 1, Texas Rangers 3.
Cleveland Guardians 2, Seattle Mariners 7.
Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 4.
Minnesota Twins 3, Houston Astros 10.
Cincinnati Reds 5, Detroit Tigers 11.
New York Yankees 1, Boston Red Sox 2.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 0, Baltimore Orioles 2.
Miami Marlins 11, Washington Nationals 9.
Toronto Blue Jays 0, Philadelphia Phillies 8.
Tampa Bay Rays 7, New York Mets 5.
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 3.
San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,275 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
42 players were born on June 13; these are the 24 best known.