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November 16
The record for November 16 in baseball history — 51 births and 28 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for November 16 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. November 16, 1852 · Played mainly at second base across nine recognized major-league seasons after a brief National Association debut.
b. November 16, 1858 · Catcher for the Detroit Wolverines, 1883 to 1884.
b. November 16, 1859 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1884 to 1885.
b. November 16, 1874 · Pitcher for the New York Giants, 1901 to 1901.
b. November 16, 1880 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1906 to 1906.
b. November 16, 1886 · Second baseman for the Chicago White Sox, 1914 to 1914.
b. November 16, 1893 · A Cuban outfielder who led his league in runs batted in twice and pitched thirty-one games besides, and died at forty-four in New York.
b. November 16, 1909 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1935 to 1942.
b. November 16, 1915 · Second baseman for the Cleveland Indians, 1937 to 1946.
b. November 16, 1915 · Baseball figure for the Chicago Cubs, 1944 to 1944.
b. November 16, 1917 · Shortstop who batted .262 for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1943 to 1945.
b. November 16, 1931 · Second baseman who batted .254 across three clubs, 1954 to 1966.
b. November 16, 1940 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1963 to 1967.
b. November 16, 1948 · Center fielder who batted .236 across five clubs, 1969 to 1975.
b. November 16, 1952 · Center fielder who batted .237 across two clubs, 1976 to 1979.
b. November 16, 1960 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1984 to 1985.
b. November 16, 1964 · Won the 1985 Cy Young Award and Pitching Triple Crown, striking out 2,293 across five clubs.
b. November 16, 1965 · First baseman across two clubs, 1989 to 1993.
b. November 16, 1968 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1991 to 2002.
b. November 16, 1981 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2004 to 2010.
b. November 16, 1988 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2013 to 2018.
b. November 16, 1992 · Third baseman who batted .250 across two clubs, 2015 to 2020.
b. November 16, 1999 · Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, 2023 to 2024.
b. November 16, 2003 · Pitcher for the San Diego Padres, 2025 to 2025.
51 players were born on November 16; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. November 16, 1895 · Pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, 1884 to 1884.
d. November 16, 1922 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1913 to 1920.
d. November 16, 1937 · Right fielder who batted .267 across three clubs, 1883 to 1885.
d. November 16, 1945 · Pitcher for the Boston Braves, 1918 to 1919.
d. November 16, 1950 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1906 to 1909.
d. November 16, 1962 · Left fielder who batted .250 across two clubs, 1913 to 1918.
d. November 16, 1965 · Baseball figure for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1924 to 1924.
d. November 16, 1969 · Left fielder who batted .310 across five clubs, 1908 to 1915.
d. November 16, 1974 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1939 to 1940.
d. November 16, 1977 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1920 to 1922.
d. November 16, 1978 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1934 to 1936.
d. November 16, 1979 · Pitcher across seven clubs, 1923 to 1934.
d. November 16, 1987 · Had his jaw broken by Billy Martin in 1960, sued him, and won the case eight years later.
d. November 16, 1988 · Caught 296 recorded Negro major-league games and was selected for the 1947 East–West game.
d. November 16, 1992 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1935 to 1939.
d. November 16, 1994 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1941 to 1947.
d. November 16, 1996 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1937 to 1937.
d. November 16, 1999 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1934 to 1934.
d. November 16, 2001 · Catcher across two clubs, 1945 to 1945.
d. November 16, 2001 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1942 to 1944.
d. November 16, 2004 · Third baseman who batted .251 across five clubs, 1943 to 1955.
d. November 16, 2005 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1950 to 1957.
d. November 16, 2017 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1972 to 1977.
d. November 16, 2018 · Catcher for the San Francisco Giants, 1958 to 1958.
28 players died on November 16; these are the 24 best known.