2001
World Series: New York Yankees at Arizona Diamondbacks
New York Yankees 2, Arizona Diamondbacks 15.
This day in baseball ● On this day
November 3
The record for November 3 in baseball history — 2 milestones, 54 births and 29 deaths.
Milestones · November 3
2022
World Series: Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies
Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2.
Born on this day
b. November 3, 1860 · Pitcher for the Washington Nationals, 1884 to 1884.
b. November 3, 1866 · Pitcher who won 136 games with a 3.81 ERA across five clubs, 1888 to 1895.
b. November 3, 1871 · Pitcher for the Pittsburg Alleghenys, 1890 to 1890.
b. November 3, 1883 · Third baseman who batted .274 across four clubs, 1906 to 1915.
b. November 3, 1886 · Shortstop who batted .276 across five clubs, 1912 to 1919.
b. November 3, 1886 · Catcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1911 to 1911.
b. November 3, 1895 · Third baseman who batted .229 across five clubs, 1923 to 1933.
b. November 3, 1898 · Right fielder who batted .302 across three clubs, 1920 to 1930.
b. November 3, 1917 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1946 to 1946.
b. November 3, 1918 · Struck out 348 in 1946 and gave up nearly four seasons to the Navy, enlisting two days after Pearl Harbor.
b. November 3, 1927 · First baseman for the Chicago Cubs, 1951 to 1951.
b. November 3, 1936 · Right fielder across two clubs, 1958 to 1964.
b. November 3, 1945 · Won more games than any Jewish pitcher, including two no-hitters and three World Series.
b. November 3, 1946 · Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, 1969 to 1969.
b. November 3, 1951 · Eight Gold Gloves in right field at Fenway, 385 home runs, and 1,391 walks.
b. November 3, 1953 · Left fielder who hit two game-winning home runs for the 1984 Detroit Tigers on the way to a championship.
b. November 3, 1953 · Center fielder for the Texas Rangers, 1978 to 1978.
b. November 3, 1956 · Won 27 games in 1990, which nobody has done since.
b. November 3, 1971 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 2000 to 2000.
b. November 3, 1972 · Saved 289 games with a 3.13 earned run average and is remembered for the ones he lost.
b. November 3, 1978 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 2004 to 2004.
b. November 3, 1984 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2011 to 2021.
b. November 3, 1986 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2013 to 2019.
b. November 3, 1988 · Right fielder for the San Francisco Giants, 2017 to 2017.
54 players were born on November 3; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. November 3, 1892 · First baseman across four clubs, 1883 to 1890.
d. November 3, 1938 · First baseman who batted .228 across four clubs, 1882 to 1886.
d. November 3, 1940 · Third baseman across two clubs, 1890 to 1891.
d. November 3, 1945 · Won 34 games as a pitcher at nineteen, hurt his arm, and came back as a .310 outfielder.
d. November 3, 1946 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1912 to 1912.
d. November 3, 1951 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1909 to 1911.
d. November 3, 1952 · Pitcher who won 139 games with a 2.59 ERA across five clubs, 1904 to 1915.
d. November 3, 1953 · Shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1924 to 1924.
d. November 3, 1955 · Left fielder for the New York Giants, 1913 to 1913.
d. November 3, 1956 · Left fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1923 to 1932.
d. November 3, 1958 · Shortstop who batted .258 for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1923 to 1928.
d. November 3, 1958 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1905 to 1907.
d. November 3, 1960 · He pitched for three seasons and played the infield for twenty-two, and the writers once gave him a single Hall of Fame vote.
d. November 3, 1961 · Second baseman who batted .257 across three clubs, 1922 to 1931.
d. November 3, 1974 · Shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1923 to 1923.
d. November 3, 1976 · First baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1921 to 1922.
d. November 3, 1981 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1944 to 1947.
d. November 3, 1986 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1922 to 1922.
d. November 3, 1990 · Lost 141 games and won 85, and has a ballpark in Clearwater named after him.
d. November 3, 1992 · Second baseman who batted .236 across three clubs, 1932 to 1939.
d. November 3, 1992 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1950 to 1952.
d. November 3, 2011 · Threw two no-hitters for St. Louis, and his brother threw one for Houston.
d. November 3, 2011 · Hit .342 in 1966 to finish ahead of his own brother, who hit .327.
d. November 3, 2023 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1966 to 1972.
29 players died on November 3; these are the 24 best known.