2019
Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners 9, Oakland Athletics 7.
This day in baseball ● On this day
March 20
The record for March 20 in baseball history — 58 births, 30 deaths and 2 games played.
2 regular-season games played on March 20
2024
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 2.
No milestones or firsts are on record for March 20 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. March 20, 1853 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1871 to 1875.
b. March 20, 1864 · Catcher across two clubs, 1892 to 1895.
b. March 20, 1871 · The Iron Man: 246 wins in ten seasons, 3,441 innings, and five days on which he started both games of a doubleheader.
b. March 20, 1882 · Center fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1906 to 1906.
b. March 20, 1883 · Third baseman for the Chicago White Sox, 1903 to 1903.
b. March 20, 1885 · Third baseman for the Boston Doves, 1909 to 1909.
b. March 20, 1894 · Left fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1916 to 1916.
b. March 20, 1911 · Catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1934 to 1936.
b. March 20, 1912 · Left-hander who threw a no-hitter for Cincinnati in 1944 and pitched fourteen seasons for five clubs.
b. March 20, 1921 · Catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1942 to 1942.
b. March 20, 1925 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1947 to 1952.
b. March 20, 1931 · Catcher for the Minnesota Twins, 1967 to 1967.
b. March 20, 1933 · Right fielder who batted .269 across three clubs, 1959 to 1967.
b. March 20, 1944 · Left fielder for the San Francisco Giants, 1970 to 1970.
b. March 20, 1948 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1971 to 1974.
b. March 20, 1952 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1975 to 1975.
b. March 20, 1963 · Designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox, 1989 to 1989.
b. March 20, 1965 · Catcher who batted .262 for the Baltimore Orioles, 1989 to 1998.
b. March 20, 1966 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1992 to 1997.
b. March 20, 1971 · Dominican utility infielder who played parts of thirteen seasons for seven clubs.
b. March 20, 1972 · Center fielder who batted .241 across two clubs, 1997 to 2000.
b. March 20, 1990 · Pitcher with 132 career saves across 10 clubs, 2011 to 2023.
b. March 20, 1997 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2021 to 2025.
b. March 20, 2000 · Left fielder who batted .216 for the Baltimore Orioles, 2023 to 2025.
58 players were born on March 20; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. March 20, 1933 · Center fielder across three clubs, 1890 to 1892.
d. March 20, 1934 · Right fielder across five clubs, 1872 to 1882.
d. March 20, 1935 · Catcher who batted .208 across six clubs, 1876 to 1888.
d. March 20, 1938 · Left fielder who batted .325 across three clubs, 1922 to 1933.
d. March 20, 1943 · Played 822 games at shortstop and spent eleven seasons with Boston before managing the club in 1930.
d. March 20, 1953 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1904 to 1904.
d. March 20, 1956 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1906 to 1906.
d. March 20, 1957 · Third baseman across three clubs, 1909 to 1913.
d. March 20, 1958 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1911 to 1916.
d. March 20, 1962 · First baseman for the St. Louis Browns, 1911 to 1911.
d. March 20, 1965 · Pitcher for the Nashville Elite Giants, 1930 to 1930.
d. March 20, 1968 · Left-hander who threw a no-hitter for Cincinnati in 1944 and pitched fourteen seasons for five clubs.
d. March 20, 1969 · Center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1911 to 1912.
d. March 20, 1970 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1908 to 1908.
d. March 20, 1981 · Left-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs through the 1930s.
d. March 20, 1981 · Detroit outfielder and crowd favourite of the 1930s whose baserunning was as celebrated for its errors as its daring.
d. March 20, 1983 · Right fielder who batted .312 across seven clubs, 1934 to 1946.
d. March 20, 1984 · Won 215 games with a spitball, after three seasons out of the majors between his first appearance there and his second chance.
d. March 20, 1996 · Played one recorded Negro American League season before appearing in 444 National League games.
d. March 20, 2001 · Shortstop who batted .214 across six clubs, 1968 to 1977.
d. March 20, 2012 · Pitcher who won 123 games with a 3.50 ERA for the Boston Red Sox, 1947 to 1956.
d. March 20, 2015 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1951 to 1951.
d. March 20, 2020 · Shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1955 to 1955.
d. March 20, 2024 · Center fielder for the Boston Red Sox, 1986 to 1986.
30 players died on March 20; these are the 24 best known.