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November 29
The record for November 29 in baseball history — 48 births and 33 deaths.
No milestones or firsts are on record for November 29 — but the players below were born and lost on it.
Born on this day
b. November 29, 1864 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1888 to 1890.
b. November 29, 1889 · Pitcher who batted .170 for the St. Louis Browns, 1912 to 1920.
b. November 29, 1893 · Shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, 1921 to 1921.
b. November 29, 1893 · Catcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1912 to 1912.
b. November 29, 1894 · Left fielder who batted .311 across eight clubs, 1922 to 1932.
b. November 29, 1901 · Center fielder for the New York Giants, 1924 to 1924.
b. November 29, 1905 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1928 to 1928.
b. November 29, 1909 · Catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1937 to 1937.
b. November 29, 1910 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1939 to 1942.
b. November 29, 1937 · Hit a career-high 13 home runs for the 1961 Angels and collected 88 hits for Detroit in 1964.
b. November 29, 1939 · Detroit second baseman who batted .247 with 197 home runs, three times an All-Star.
b. November 29, 1941 · Eleven All-Star selections, five straight Gold Gloves, one club, and two votes on his only writers' ballot.
b. November 29, 1950 · Left fielder and designated hitter nicknamed the Hit Man, who batted .293 despite not holding a regular job until he was twenty-nine.
b. November 29, 1951 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1976 to 1980.
b. November 29, 1957 · Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, 1985 to 1986.
b. November 29, 1959 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1985 to 1990.
b. November 29, 1967 · Designated hitter who won American League Rookie of the Year in 1994 and was out of the majors four years later.
b. November 29, 1968 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1995 to 1996.
b. November 29, 1969 · Saved 652 games, more than any other pitcher, with one pitch that every hitter knew was coming.
b. November 29, 1979 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2002 to 2008.
b. November 29, 1980 · Pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, 2007 to 2009.
b. November 29, 1981 · Catcher across six clubs, 2004 to 2014.
b. November 29, 1983 · Center fielder who batted .262 across four clubs, 2009 to 2018.
b. November 29, 1993 · Pitcher for the Houston Astros, 2018 to 2018.
48 players were born on November 29; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. November 29, 1901 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1891 to 1898.
d. November 29, 1916 · First baseman who batted .258 across four clubs, 1904 to 1910.
d. November 29, 1923 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1889 to 1893.
d. November 29, 1929 · Baseball figure for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1913 to 1913.
d. November 29, 1933 · Catcher across two clubs, 1883 to 1884.
d. November 29, 1941 · Right fielder who batted .237 across two clubs, 1905 to 1910.
d. November 29, 1942 · Left fielder who batted .258 across four clubs, 1908 to 1918.
d. November 29, 1952 · Third baseman of the 1880s who scored 1,481 runs, stole 742 bases, and appeared in a major league game at forty-nine.
d. November 29, 1954 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1890 to 1890.
d. November 29, 1962 · Drove in more than 100 runs three years running for the St. Louis Browns as a shortstop.
d. November 29, 1963 · Third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1917 to 1917.
d. November 29, 1969 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1928 to 1935.
d. November 29, 1972 · Right fielder who batted .272 across four clubs, 1920 to 1927.
d. November 29, 1974 · Center fielder for the New York Giants, 1925 to 1926.
d. November 29, 1978 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1928 to 1928.
d. November 29, 1980 · Left fielder for the Boston Braves, 1929 to 1930.
d. November 29, 1982 · Pitcher across six clubs, 1957 to 1962.
d. November 29, 1994 · Third baseman who batted .239 across seven clubs, 1960 to 1969.
d. November 29, 1998 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1937 to 1945.
d. November 29, 2001 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1963 to 1972.
d. November 29, 2003 · Right fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1941 to 1941.
d. November 29, 2004 · Catcher who batted .285 for the New York Giants, 1933 to 1942.
d. November 29, 2021 · Right-hander who won the 1983 American League Cy Young Award for the Chicago White Sox, then declined sharply after a trade to San Diego.
d. November 29, 2021 · Center fielder who batted .265 across six clubs, 1956 to 1967.
33 players died on November 29; these are the 24 best known.