2001
World Series: New York Yankees at Arizona Diamondbacks
New York Yankees 2, Arizona Diamondbacks 3.
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November 4
The record for November 4 in baseball history — 2 milestones, 68 births and 38 deaths.
Milestones · November 4
2009
World Series: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Yankees 7.
Born on this day
b. November 4, 1873 · He pitched for three seasons and played the infield for twenty-two, and the writers once gave him a single Hall of Fame vote.
b. November 4, 1877 · Led the National League with six home runs in 1902, the smallest total ever to do it.
b. November 4, 1889 · Third baseman for the Boston Braves, 1912 to 1912.
b. November 4, 1893 · Center fielder for the Detroit Tigers, 1912 to 1912.
b. November 4, 1894 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1920 to 1920.
b. November 4, 1895 · Third baseman for the Brooklyn Robins, 1923 to 1923.
b. November 4, 1901 · Pitcher for the New York Yankees, 1930 to 1930.
b. November 4, 1904 · Second baseman across four clubs, 1922 to 1925.
b. November 4, 1905 · Right fielder who batted .300 across four clubs, 1932 to 1938.
b. November 4, 1909 · Infielder who started at shortstop for the Detroit Tigers in the 1945 World Series.
b. November 4, 1927 · Left-handed hitting catcher and pinch hitter who later ran the Texas League for two decades.
b. November 4, 1930 · Was an All-America basketball player, spent a season in the NBA, and was the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1960.
b. November 4, 1933 · Outfielder and first baseman who hit .363 for Cleveland in 1959, and whose son Terry managed Boston to two championships.
b. November 4, 1946 · Left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1974 to 1974.
b. November 4, 1961 · Shortstop who batted .212 across three clubs, 1983 to 1988.
b. November 4, 1967 · Hit more home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers than anyone else and was never an All-Star.
b. November 4, 1967 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1993 to 1993.
b. November 4, 1968 · Hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same inning, which nobody had done.
b. November 4, 1974 · Center fielder across two clubs, 1997 to 2000.
b. November 4, 1982 · Pitcher across five clubs, 2005 to 2013.
b. November 4, 1991 · Catcher across three clubs, 2017 to 2025.
b. November 4, 1993 · Pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, 2017 to 2018.
b. November 4, 1996 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians, 2022 to 2023.
b. November 4, 1997 · Pitcher across six clubs, 2021 to 2025.
68 players were born on November 4; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. November 4, 1904 · Catcher across six clubs, 1879 to 1884.
d. November 4, 1904 · Center fielder for the New York Mutuals, 1876 to 1876.
d. November 4, 1912 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1901 to 1901.
d. November 4, 1928 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1914 to 1914.
d. November 4, 1946 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1904 to 1904.
d. November 4, 1948 · Collected 172 hits and drove in 98 runs for Washington in 1935, then scored 102 runs in 1936.
d. November 4, 1950 · Won 373 games, tied for third in history, and 181 of them came after the First World War left him gassed, deaf in one ear, and epileptic.
d. November 4, 1955 · Won 511 games, more than any other pitcher, and holds the records for losses, complete games, and innings pitched as well.
d. November 4, 1965 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1913 to 1913.
d. November 4, 1971 · Right-hander who won 85 recorded games for the St. Louis Stars during their pennant years.
d. November 4, 1971 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1924 to 1924.
d. November 4, 1971 · Catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1923 to 1923.
d. November 4, 1974 · Third baseman across three clubs, 1913 to 1915.
d. November 4, 1977 · Second baseman who batted .263 across three clubs, 1921 to 1929.
d. November 4, 1983 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1933 to 1934.
d. November 4, 1992 · Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1950 to 1951.
d. November 4, 1993 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1990 to 1993.
d. November 4, 1994 · Catcher for the Washington Senators, 1952 to 1952.
d. November 4, 2001 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1944 to 1950.
d. November 4, 2004 · Shortstop who batted .250 across two clubs, 1942 to 1946.
d. November 4, 2010 · Played exactly one major-league season, 152 games at second base for the 1959 Phillies, and hit .218 with no home runs.
d. November 4, 2016 · Pitcher who batted .268 across three clubs, 1941 to 1945.
d. November 4, 2017 · Shortstop for the Washington Senators, 1951 to 1953.
d. November 4, 2024 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1955 to 1962.
38 players died on November 4; these are the 24 best known.