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This day in baseball ● On this day
March 22
The record for March 22 in baseball history — 60 births, 36 deaths and 1 games played.
1 regular-season game played on March 22
No milestones or firsts are on record for March 22 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. March 22, 1856 · Second baseman who batted .242 across six clubs, 1878 to 1888.
b. March 22, 1869 · Pitcher for the Washington Nationals, 1886 to 1886.
b. March 22, 1881 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1908 to 1914.
b. March 22, 1890 · Second baseman who batted .243 across four clubs, 1915 to 1929.
b. March 22, 1896 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1918 to 1918.
b. March 22, 1905 · First baseman who batted .268 across six clubs, 1929 to 1946.
b. March 22, 1909 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1938 to 1939.
b. March 22, 1918 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1940 to 1947.
b. March 22, 1918 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1940 to 1940.
b. March 22, 1921 · Played in the Negro Leagues before the majors would have him, then hit 31 home runs at thirty-six and became a champion bowler after baseball.
b. March 22, 1926 · Hit .354 in 1950 without a position, filling in wherever Boston had a hole.
b. March 22, 1932 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1958 to 1961.
b. March 22, 1940 · Pitcher who won 115 games with a 3.72 ERA across five clubs, 1958 to 1971.
b. March 22, 1948 · Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, 1973 to 1973.
b. March 22, 1952 · Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, 1973 to 1976.
b. March 22, 1953 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1978 to 1982.
b. March 22, 1972 · Pitcher across seven clubs, 1997 to 2006.
b. March 22, 1979 · Won World Series titles with the 2005 White Sox and the 2010 Giants and hit the home run that got the second one started.
b. March 22, 1984 · Threw sidearm for fifteen seasons and eight clubs, appearing in 866 games without ever starting one.
b. March 22, 1986 · Center fielder who batted .259 across five clubs, 2008 to 2021.
b. March 22, 1990 · Catcher across four clubs, 2014 to 2020.
b. March 22, 1990 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 2013 to 2013.
b. March 22, 1994 · Second baseman who batted .227 across three clubs, 2017 to 2021.
b. March 22, 1994 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2017 to 2021.
60 players were born on March 22; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. March 22, 1897 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1889 to 1890.
d. March 22, 1902 · First baseman who batted .208 across five clubs, 1873 to 1877.
d. March 22, 1904 · Second baseman for the Washington Nationals, 1889 to 1889.
d. March 22, 1905 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1888 to 1890.
d. March 22, 1912 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1902 to 1902.
d. March 22, 1918 · Shortstop who batted .291 across seven clubs, 1872 to 1884.
d. March 22, 1929 · Pitcher for the New York Metropolitans, 1887 to 1887.
d. March 22, 1942 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1908 to 1908.
d. March 22, 1944 · Pitcher who won 144 games with a 2.65 ERA across four clubs, 1911 to 1920.
d. March 22, 1949 · Pitcher for the New York Giants, 1901 to 1901.
d. March 22, 1954 · Left fielder for the Cincinnati Reds, 1914 to 1914.
d. March 22, 1957 · Center fielder for the New York Giants, 1915 to 1915.
d. March 22, 1960 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1929 to 1936.
d. March 22, 1962 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1924 to 1924.
d. March 22, 1962 · Shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1903 to 1903.
d. March 22, 1969 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1943 to 1944.
d. March 22, 1973 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1909 to 1909.
d. March 22, 1983 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1929 to 1929.
d. March 22, 1992 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1940 to 1946.
d. March 22, 2007 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1965 to 1966.
d. March 22, 2010 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, 1946 to 1947.
d. March 22, 2017 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1960 to 1967.
d. March 22, 2022 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1958 to 1958.
d. March 22, 2024 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1971 to 1974.
36 players died on March 22; these are the 24 best known.