The record for June 4 in baseball history — 9 milestones, 17 debuts, 9 final games, 54 births, 26 deaths and 1,313 games played.
Sandy Koufax threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 4, 1964, winning 3–0.
Kiki Cuyler hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 4, 1925.
Gus Bell hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 4, 1951.
Larry Doby hit for the cycle for the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Red Sox on June 4, 1952.
Sandy Koufax threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 4, 1964, winning 3–0.
Larry Hisle hit for the cycle for the Minnesota Twins against the Baltimore Orioles on June 4, 1976.
Dave Kingman hit three home runs for the New York Mets against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 4, 1976.
Garret Anderson hit three home runs for the Anaheim Angels against the Montreal Expos on June 4, 2003.
Mark Ellis hit for the cycle for the Oakland Athletics against the Boston Red Sox on June 4, 2007.
Pedro Severino hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the Texas Rangers on June 4, 2019.
Tom Lovett made a major-league debut on June 4, 1885.
Tom Kinslow made a major-league debut on June 4, 1886.
Cliff Heathcote made a major-league debut on June 4, 1918.
Tommy McCraw made a major-league debut on June 4, 1963.
George Hendrick made a major-league debut on June 4, 1971.
Greg Pryor made a major-league debut on June 4, 1976.
Kevin Appier made a major-league debut on June 4, 1989.
Xavier Hernandez made a major-league debut on June 4, 1989.
Danny Kolb made a major-league debut on June 4, 1999.
Gary Matthews made a major-league debut on June 4, 1999.
David Newhan made a major-league debut on June 4, 1999.
Augie Ojeda made a major-league debut on June 4, 2000.
Carlos Marmól made a major-league debut on June 4, 2006.
Gordon Beckham made a major-league debut on June 4, 2009.
Andrew McCutchen made a major-league debut on June 4, 2009.
Matt Carpenter made a major-league debut on June 4, 2011.
Eugenio Suárez made a major-league debut on June 4, 2014.
Sammy Strang played a final major-league game on June 4, 1908.
Ned Garver played a final major-league game on June 4, 1961.
Ralph Garr played a final major-league game on June 4, 1980.
José Morales played a final major-league game on June 4, 1984.
Mike Krukow played a final major-league game on June 4, 1989.
Brian Dorsett played a final major-league game on June 4, 1996.
Juan Castro played a final major-league game on June 4, 2011.
Ted Lilly played a final major-league game on June 4, 2013.
Everth Cabrera played a final major-league game on June 4, 2015.
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Toronto Blue Jays 2.
Texas Rangers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 5.
Baltimore Orioles 3, Seattle Mariners 2.
Cleveland Guardians 4, New York Yankees 0.
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9, Boston Red Sox 11.
Minnesota Twins 6, Athletics 1.
Chicago Cubs 0, Washington Nationals 2.
San Diego Padres 5, San Francisco Giants 6.
Houston Astros 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 3.
Colorado Rockies 3, Miami Marlins 2.
New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,313 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
54 players were born on June 4; these are the 24 best known.
26 players died on June 4; these are the 24 best known.