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The record for November 2 in baseball history — 4 milestones, 62 births and 37 deaths.

Featured event · 2016

The Cubs End a 108-Year Championship Drought

The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians 8–7 in ten innings in Game 7 of the World Series, ending the longest championship drought in North American professional sports at 108 years.

Nov 2, 2016Chicago Cubs @ Cleveland Indians

Milestones · November 2

2009

World Series: New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies

New York Yankees 6, Philadelphia Phillies 8.

2016

The Cubs End a 108-Year Championship Drought

The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians 8–7 in ten innings in Game 7 of the World Series, ending the longest championship drought in North American professional sports at 108 years.

2021

World Series: Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros

Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 0.

2022

World Series: Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies

Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0.

Born on this day

Charlie Sweasy
b. November 2, 1847 · Second baseman who batted .194 across eight clubs, 1871 to 1878.
Ed Smith
b. November 2, 1863 · Pitcher for the Baltimore Monumentals, 1884 to 1884.
Burt Keeley
b. November 2, 1879 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1908 to 1909.
Dutch Zwilling
b. November 2, 1888 · Center fielder who batted .284 across four clubs, 1910 to 1916.
Chick Maynard
b. November 2, 1896 · Shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, 1922 to 1922.
Elon Hogsett
b. November 2, 1903 · Relieved for Detroit's pennant winners of 1934 and 1935 and lived to ninety-seven.
Travis Jackson
b. November 2, 1903 · Fifteen seasons at shortstop for the Giants, played on knees that kept failing him.
Johnny Vander Meer
b. November 2, 1914 · Threw no-hitters in consecutive starts in June 1938, which nobody has done before or since.
Al Campanis
b. November 2, 1916 · Second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1943 to 1943.
Bill Mills
b. November 2, 1919 · Catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1944 to 1944.
Dick Sisler
b. November 2, 1920 · Left fielder who batted .276 across three clubs, 1946 to 1953.
Davey Williams
b. November 2, 1927 · Second baseman who batted .252 for the New York Giants, 1949 to 1955.
Bob Ross
b. November 2, 1928 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1950 to 1956.
Bill Connors
b. November 2, 1941 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1966 to 1968.
Ron Reed
b. November 2, 1942 · Played two seasons for the Detroit Pistons and then nineteen in the major leagues.
Tom Paciorek
b. November 2, 1946 · Outfielder and first baseman whose .326 for Seattle in 1981 was the best of his career, and who became a long-serving broadcaster afterward.
Greg Harris
b. November 2, 1955 · Pitched with both hands in a major-league game, the only man in the modern era to do it.
Bob Tufts
b. November 2, 1955 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1981 to 1983.
Willie McGee
b. November 2, 1958 · Had the best average in the National League in 1990 while finishing the season in the American League.
Orlando Cabrera
b. November 2, 1974 · Was traded to Boston at the 2004 deadline and was the shortstop when the curse ended.
Daryl Thompson
b. November 2, 1985 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 2008 to 2011.
Brian Goodwin
b. November 2, 1990 · Left fielder who batted .244 across five clubs, 2016 to 2021.
Carlos Asuaje
b. November 2, 1991 · Second baseman who batted .240 for the San Diego Padres, 2016 to 2018.
Denyi Reyes
b. November 2, 1996 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2022 to 2023.

62 players were born on November 2; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

Alamazoo Jennings
d. November 2, 1894 · Catcher for the Milwaukee Grays, 1878 to 1878.
Henry Austin
d. November 2, 1904 · Center fielder for the Elizabeth Resolutes, 1873 to 1873.
Bill Bailey
d. November 2, 1926 · Completed 70 starts and threw eight shutouts across 1,084 innings in three major leagues.
Frank Cross
d. November 2, 1932 · Right fielder for the Cleveland Blues, 1901 to 1901.
Bert Conn
d. November 2, 1944 · Second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1898 to 1901.
Dot Fulghum
d. November 2, 1947 · Shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1921 to 1921.
Everett Scott
d. November 2, 1960 · Shortstop who batted .249 across five clubs, 1914 to 1926.
Clarence Fisher
d. November 2, 1965 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1919 to 1920.
Clem Clemens
d. November 2, 1967 · Catcher across three clubs, 1914 to 1916.
Bobby LaMotte
d. November 2, 1970 · Third baseman who batted .253 across two clubs, 1920 to 1926.
Freddy Parent
d. November 2, 1972 · Shortstop who batted .262 across three clubs, 1899 to 1911.
Greasy Neale
d. November 2, 1973 · Right fielder who batted .259 across two clubs, 1916 to 1924.
Dee Miles
d. November 2, 1976 · Right fielder who batted .280 across three clubs, 1935 to 1943.
Hugh East
d. November 2, 1981 · Pitcher for the New York Giants, 1941 to 1943.
Bill Zuber
d. November 2, 1982 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1936 to 1947.
Hal Wiltse
d. November 2, 1983 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1926 to 1931.
Butch Nieman
d. November 2, 1993 · Left fielder who batted .256 for the Boston Braves, 1943 to 1945.
Fred Williams
d. November 2, 1993 · First baseman for the Cleveland Indians, 1945 to 1945.
Roy McMillan
d. November 2, 1997 · Won the first Gold Glove ever given to a shortstop, and the next two in the National League after it.
Elmo Plaskett
d. November 2, 1998 · Catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1962 to 1963.
Eddie Collins
d. November 2, 2000 · Right fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1939 to 1942.
Clyde King
d. November 2, 2010 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1944 to 1953.
Joe Ginsberg
d. November 2, 2012 · Catcher who played thirteen seasons for six clubs and caught the New York Mets' first game.
Eddie Milner
d. November 2, 2015 · Center fielder who batted .253 across two clubs, 1980 to 1988.

37 players died on November 2; these are the 24 best known.