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March 9
The record for March 9 in baseball history — 62 births and 28 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for March 9 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. March 9, 1861 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1884 to 1887.
b. March 9, 1893 · In the Hall of Fame as a manager; the archive holds his thirteen seasons as a player and none of his managing.
b. March 9, 1897 · Second baseman who batted .260 across four clubs, 1921 to 1931.
b. March 9, 1900 · Shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, 1929 to 1930.
b. March 9, 1908 · Made the 1939 American League All-Star team after setting career highs in hits, home runs and runs batted in.
b. March 9, 1912 · A shortstop who drew 937 walks against 276 strikeouts, then quit the game at thirty-one over what his manager said about a teammate.
b. March 9, 1918 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1943 to 1944.
b. March 9, 1920 · Second baseman who batted .309 across two clubs, 1941 to 1945.
b. March 9, 1927 · Was the Most Valuable Player in 1958 and quit the game at thirty-two because he could not stand flying.
b. March 9, 1932 · Lost 18 games twice as a starter and then led the American League in saves at thirty-three.
b. March 9, 1942 · Shortstop who stole 649 bases across four clubs and 20 seasons, six times an All-Star.
b. March 9, 1948 · Left-hander who pitched fifteen seasons for five clubs and later became a broadcaster and writer.
b. March 9, 1948 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1972 to 1972.
b. March 9, 1948 · Shortstop who batted .217 across two clubs, 1969 to 1979.
b. March 9, 1950 · First baseman who batted .236 across two clubs, 1976 to 1980.
b. March 9, 1963 · Left-hander who pitched twenty seasons for eleven clubs and threw a no-hitter for Philadelphia in 1990.
b. March 9, 1965 · Hit in 34 straight games as a rookie catcher and threw runners out from his knees.
b. March 9, 1973 · Third baseman who batted .263 across six clubs, 1997 to 2009.
b. March 9, 1973 · Pitcher across eight clubs, 1995 to 2005.
b. March 9, 1981 · Pitcher across six clubs, 2007 to 2013.
b. March 9, 1984 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2009 to 2022.
b. March 9, 1985 · Shortstop across two clubs, 2008 to 2010.
b. March 9, 1987 · Reliever who recorded the final out of the 2019 World Series for Washington after two career-threatening elbow surgeries.
b. March 9, 1998 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 2022 to 2022.
62 players were born on March 9; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. March 9, 1890 · First baseman across two clubs, 1878 to 1882.
d. March 9, 1899 · Right fielder across three clubs, 1879 to 1882.
d. March 9, 1912 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1897 to 1898.
d. March 9, 1934 · Catcher across two clubs, 1886 to 1894.
d. March 9, 1958 · Pitcher for the Chicago Orphans, 1899 to 1899.
d. March 9, 1959 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops, 1914 to 1915.
d. March 9, 1966 · Catcher who batted .260 across four clubs, 1943 to 1951.
d. March 9, 1966 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1907 to 1911.
d. March 9, 1967 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1955 to 1961.
d. March 9, 1968 · Right fielder for the New York Giants, 1902 to 1902.
d. March 9, 1974 · Shortstop for the Washington Senators, 1939 to 1939.
d. March 9, 1977 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1934 to 1934.
d. March 9, 1978 · Third baseman for the Cleveland Indians, 1922 to 1922.
d. March 9, 1983 · Second baseman for the Chicago White Sox, 1914 to 1914.
d. March 9, 1984 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1915 to 1921.
d. March 9, 1984 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1920 to 1932.
d. March 9, 1990 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1920 to 1920.
d. March 9, 1991 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1967 to 1972.
d. March 9, 1994 · First baseman who led the National League in walks and on-base percentage three years running for Pittsburgh in the early 1940s.
d. March 9, 2010 · Has more hits than any Los Angeles Dodger, and made three errors in one inning of a World Series.
d. March 9, 2011 · Third baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1939 to 1939.
d. March 9, 2017 · Pitcher who won 111 games with a 3.35 ERA across four clubs, 1965 to 1975.
d. March 9, 2019 · Left fielder for the San Diego Padres, 1991 to 1992.
d. March 9, 2021 · Second baseman for the Minnesota Twins, 1961 to 1964.
28 players died on March 9; these are the 24 best known.