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November 23
The record for November 23 in baseball history — 69 births and 28 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for November 23 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. November 23, 1850 · Pitcher for the Middletown Mansfields, 1872 to 1872.
b. November 23, 1860 · Caught for the Cleveland Spiders across eleven seasons as their captain and managed the 1903 Phillies.
b. November 23, 1874 · Left fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1902 to 1902.
b. November 23, 1878 · Drew 147 walks in 1911, more than anyone had ever drawn, and played left field for the best Cubs teams there have been.
b. November 23, 1890 · Third baseman who batted .239 across two clubs, 1914 to 1918.
b. November 23, 1894 · Third baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1915 to 1915.
b. November 23, 1897 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1921 to 1929.
b. November 23, 1906 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1930 to 1931.
b. November 23, 1910 · Won 23 games in 1934 as the second pitcher on a staff with Carl Hubbell on it.
b. November 23, 1915 · Baseball figure for the Boston Bees, 1938 to 1938.
b. November 23, 1926 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1944 to 1944.
b. November 23, 1940 · Threw 49 shutouts with a windup that turned his back on the hitter, and spent fifteen years on the ballot without election.
b. November 23, 1940 · Right fielder for the Chicago Cubs, 1962 to 1964.
b. November 23, 1954 · First baseman who batted .271 across two clubs, 1978 to 1984.
b. November 23, 1959 · Third baseman who batted .270 across three clubs, 1981 to 1992.
b. November 23, 1963 · Left-hander whose major league appearances were spread across fifteen years and six clubs, totalling 34 games.
b. November 23, 1963 · Shortstop who batted .236 across seven clubs, 1986 to 1999.
b. November 23, 1971 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1994 to 2006.
b. November 23, 1975 · Center fielder across two clubs, 2003 to 2004.
b. November 23, 1977 · Pitcher across five clubs, 2000 to 2009.
b. November 23, 1984 · Was released by the Mets at twenty-nine and hit .296 for the Dodgers over the next nine years.
b. November 23, 1984 · Right fielder who batted .230 across five clubs, 2010 to 2013.
b. November 23, 1986 · First baseman across five clubs, 2010 to 2018.
b. November 23, 1993 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2018 to 2025.
69 players were born on November 23; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. November 23, 1880 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1872 to 1872.
d. November 23, 1898 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1887 to 1887.
d. November 23, 1905 · First baseman for the Chicago Cubs, 1903 to 1903.
d. November 23, 1910 · Third baseman for the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds, 1884 to 1884.
d. November 23, 1922 · Second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, 1885 to 1885.
d. November 23, 1925 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1884 to 1885.
d. November 23, 1925 · Right fielder for the Chicago Colts, 1893 to 1893.
d. November 23, 1947 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1892 to 1892.
d. November 23, 1948 · In 1930 he drove in 191 runs, a figure nobody has matched since, and within four years he was out of baseball entirely.
d. November 23, 1955 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1935 to 1937.
d. November 23, 1961 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1908 to 1908.
d. November 23, 1974 · Center fielder for the Homestead Grays through their pennant dynasty, a three-time All-Star who batted .298.
d. November 23, 1974 · Center fielder for the Chicago Cubs, 1920 to 1921.
d. November 23, 1978 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1936 to 1945.
d. November 23, 1985 · Batted .299 across sixteen seasons and was chosen for four of the first six All-Star teams.
d. November 23, 1990 · Catcher who batted .255 across four clubs, 1977 to 1989.
d. November 23, 1993 · Third baseman for the Chicago White Sox, 1944 to 1944.
d. November 23, 1995 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1938 to 1938.
d. November 23, 2001 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1962 to 1970.
d. November 23, 2007 · Pitcher across five clubs, 2001 to 2007.
d. November 23, 2012 · Center fielder who batted .249 across three clubs, 1947 to 1956.
d. November 23, 2012 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1958 to 1958.
d. November 23, 2021 · Was Rookie of the Year in 1955, hit the ground ball that hit Tony Kubek in the throat, and managed for thirteen years.
d. November 23, 2022 · Pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1960 to 1961.
28 players died on November 23; these are the 24 best known.