October 13 in Baseball History — Milestones, Debuts, Births & Deaths

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The record for October 13 in baseball history — 73 milestones, 62 births, 30 deaths and 46 games played.

Featured event · 1903

The First World Series Champions

The Boston Americans beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game of the best-of-nine 1903 World Series, becoming the first champions of the modern World Series.

Oct 13, 1903

Milestones · October 13

1903

The First World Series Champions

The Boston Americans beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game of the best-of-nine 1903 World Series, becoming the first champions of the modern World Series.

1903

World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates at Boston Americans

Pittsburgh Pirates 0, Boston Americans 3.

1905

World Series: Philadelphia Athletics at New York Giants

Philadelphia Athletics 0, New York Giants 1.

1906

World Series: Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs

Chicago White Sox 8, Chicago Cubs 6.

1908

World Series: Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers

Chicago Cubs 3, Detroit Tigers 0.

1909

World Series: Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates

Detroit Tigers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 8.

1914

World Series: Philadelphia Athletics at Boston Braves

Philadelphia Athletics 1, Boston Braves 3.

1915

World Series: Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies

Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4.

1917

World Series: New York Giants at Chicago White Sox

New York Giants 5, Chicago White Sox 8.

1921

World Series: New York Giants at New York Yankees

New York Giants 1, New York Yankees 0.

1923

World Series: New York Yankees at New York Giants

New York Yankees 8, New York Giants 4.

1925

World Series: Washington Senators at Pittsburgh Pirates

Washington Senators 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3.

1946

World Series: Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals

Boston Red Sox 1, St. Louis Cardinals 4.

1960

World Series: New York Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates

New York Yankees 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 10.

1965

World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Minnesota Twins

Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Minnesota Twins 5.

1970

World Series: Cincinnati Reds at Baltimore Orioles

Cincinnati Reds 3, Baltimore Orioles 9.

1971

World Series: Baltimore Orioles at Pittsburgh Pirates

Baltimore Orioles 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4.

1973

World Series: New York Mets at Oakland Athletics

New York Mets 1, Oakland Athletics 2.

1974

World Series: Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Dodgers

Oakland Athletics 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 3.

1976

League Championship Series: Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees

Kansas City Royals 7, New York Yankees 4.

1978

World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees

Los Angeles Dodgers 1, New York Yankees 5.

1979

World Series: Baltimore Orioles at Pittsburgh Pirates

Baltimore Orioles 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 6.

1981

League Championship Series: Montreal Expos at Los Angeles Dodgers

Montreal Expos 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 5.

1981

League Championship Series: Oakland Athletics at New York Yankees

Oakland Athletics 1, New York Yankees 3.

1982

World Series: Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals

Milwaukee Brewers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5.

1984

World Series: San Diego Padres at Detroit Tigers

San Diego Padres 2, Detroit Tigers 4.

1985

League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 12.

1985

League Championship Series: Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals

Toronto Blue Jays 0, Kansas City Royals 2.

1987

League Championship Series: San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals

San Francisco Giants 0, St. Louis Cardinals 1.

1991

League Championship Series: Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 2.

1991

League Championship Series: Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays

Minnesota Twins 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5.

1992

League Championship Series: Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves

Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Atlanta Braves 4.

1993

League Championship Series: Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies

Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 6.

1995

League Championship Series: Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves

Cincinnati Reds 2, Atlanta Braves 5.

1995

League Championship Series: Seattle Mariners at Cleveland Indians

Seattle Mariners 5, Cleveland Indians 2.

1996

League Championship Series: Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals

Atlanta Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4.

1996

League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles

New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 4.

1997

League Championship Series: Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians

Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 2.

1998

League Championship Series: Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees

Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 9.

1999

League Championship Series: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 4.

1999

League Championship Series: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves

New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 4.

2000

League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners

New York Yankees 8, Seattle Mariners 2.

2001

Division Series: Seattle Mariners at Cleveland Indians

Seattle Mariners 2, Cleveland Indians 17.

2001

Division Series: New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics

New York Yankees 1, Oakland Athletics 0.

2001

Division Series: Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals

Arizona Diamondbacks 1, St. Louis Cardinals 4.

2002

League Championship Series: Minnesota Twins at Anaheim Angels

Minnesota Twins 5, Anaheim Angels 13.

2002

League Championship Series: St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants

St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 4.

2003

League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox

New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 3.

2004

League Championship Series: Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals

Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 10.

2004

League Championship Series: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox 1, New York Yankees 3.

2005

League Championship Series: Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals

Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1.

2006

League Championship Series: Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers

Oakland Athletics 0, Detroit Tigers 3.

2006

League Championship Series: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets

St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Mets 6.

2007

League Championship Series: Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox

Cleveland Indians 13, Boston Red Sox 6.

2008

League Championship Series: Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers

Philadelphia Phillies 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 5.

2008

League Championship Series: Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox

Tampa Bay Rays 9, Boston Red Sox 1.

2011

League Championship Series: Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals

Milwaukee Brewers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2.

2011

League Championship Series: Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers

Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 7.

2012

League Championship Series: Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees

Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 4.

2013

League Championship Series: Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox

Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 6.

2015

Division Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 1.

2015

Division Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs

St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 6.

2016

Division Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Washington Nationals 3.

2017

League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Houston Astros

New York Yankees 1, Houston Astros 2.

2018

League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3.

2018

League Championship Series: Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox

Houston Astros 7, Boston Red Sox 2.

2019

League Championship Series: New York Yankees at Houston Astros

New York Yankees 2, Houston Astros 3.

2020

League Championship Series: Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers

Atlanta Braves 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7.

2020

League Championship Series: Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros

Tampa Bay Rays 5, Houston Astros 2.

2022

Division Series: Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros

Seattle Mariners 2, Houston Astros 4.

2024

League Championship Series: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers

New York Mets 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 9.

2025

League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1.

2025

League Championship Series: Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays

Seattle Mariners 10, Toronto Blue Jays 3.

46 regular-season games played on October 13

1898

Chicago Orphans at Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Orphans 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1.

1898

Brooklyn Bridegrooms at Philadelphia Phillies

Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6, Philadelphia Phillies 9.

1898

Brooklyn Bridegrooms at Philadelphia Phillies

Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1, Philadelphia Phillies 5.

1899

New York Giants at Washington Senators

New York Giants 4, Washington Senators 6.

1899

Louisville Colonels at Pittsburgh Pirates

Louisville Colonels 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5.

1899

Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Beaneaters

Philadelphia Phillies 0, Boston Beaneaters 1.

1899

Baltimore Orioles at Brooklyn Superbas

Baltimore Orioles 8, Brooklyn Superbas 2.

1900

Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals

Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3.

1900

Chicago Orphans at Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Orphans 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5.

1900

Boston Beaneaters at Philadelphia Phillies

Boston Beaneaters 3, Philadelphia Phillies 8.

1900

Brooklyn Superbas at New York Giants

Brooklyn Superbas 1, New York Giants 0.

1910

St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs

St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 8.

These are the 12 most recent of 46 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.

Born on this day

Bill Donovan

b. October 13, 1876 · Went 25-4 in 1907, managed the Yankees, and died in a train wreck at forty-seven.

Rube Waddell

b. October 13, 1876 · A pitcher who left games to chase fire engines, and struck out more men in a season than anyone would for the next sixty-one years.

Chauncey Burkam

b. October 13, 1892 · Baseball figure for the St. Louis Browns, 1915 to 1915.

Dick Spalding

b. October 13, 1893 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1927 to 1928.

Bob Allen

b. October 13, 1894 · Center fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1919 to 1919.

Ben Paschal

b. October 13, 1895 · Hit .360 with 12 home runs and 56 runs batted in for the 1925 Yankees.

Charlie See

b. October 13, 1896 · Center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds, 1919 to 1921.

Claude Davidson

b. October 13, 1896 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1918 to 1919.

Charlie Hughes

b. October 13, 1906 · Second baseman across six clubs, 1933 to 1938.

Frankie Hayes

b. October 13, 1914 · Caught 312 games in a row, which no catcher has matched, and caught Bob Feller's Opening Day no-hitter.

Charlie Silvera

b. October 13, 1924 · Catcher across two clubs, 1948 to 1957.

Eddie Yost

b. October 13, 1926 · Walked 1,614 times, led the American League six times, and was called the Walking Man for it.

Eddie Mathews

b. October 13, 1931 · The only man who played for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta, and he hit 512 home runs, more than any third baseman before him.

Dick Barone

b. October 13, 1932 · Shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1960 to 1960.

Bob Bailey

b. October 13, 1942 · Was the most expensive amateur signing in the game's history in 1961 and never quite justified it.

Dick Pole

b. October 13, 1950 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1973 to 1978.

Andy Beene

b. October 13, 1956 · Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, 1983 to 1984.

Bryan Hickerson

b. October 13, 1963 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1991 to 1995.

Chris Gwynn

b. October 13, 1964 · Left fielder who batted .261 across three clubs, 1987 to 1996.

Trevor Hoffman

b. October 13, 1967 · He never started a major-league game and finished with 601 saves, the record until Mariano Rivera passed him in 2011.

Damian Miller

b. October 13, 1969 · Catcher who batted .262 across five clubs, 1997 to 2007.

Chris Seddon

b. October 13, 1983 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2007 to 2012.

Andrew Wantz

b. October 13, 1995 · Pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 2021 to 2024.

Carlos Vargas

b. October 13, 1999 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2023 to 2025.

62 players were born on October 13; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

Mike Heydon

d. October 13, 1913 · Catcher who batted .179 across four clubs, 1898 to 1907.

George Proeser

d. October 13, 1941 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1888 to 1890.

Fred Lear

d. October 13, 1955 · First baseman across three clubs, 1915 to 1920.

George Dumont

d. October 13, 1956 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1915 to 1919.

Dave Wills

d. October 13, 1959 · First baseman for the Louisville Colonels, 1899 to 1899.

Gus Hetling

d. October 13, 1962 · Third baseman for the Detroit Tigers, 1906 to 1906.

Fred Mitchell

d. October 13, 1970 · Pitcher who batted .210 across six clubs, 1901 to 1913.

Icehouse Wilson

d. October 13, 1973 · Baseball figure for the Detroit Tigers, 1934 to 1934.

Sam Rice

d. October 13, 1974 · Stopped thirteen hits short of 3,000 in an era that was not counting, and left a sealed letter about a disputed World Series catch.

Joe Bratcher

d. October 13, 1977 · Center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1924 to 1924.

George Jeffcoat

d. October 13, 1978 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1936 to 1943.

Jack Knott

d. October 13, 1981 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1933 to 1946.

Percy Bailey

d. October 13, 1981 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1933 to 1934.

George Kelly

d. October 13, 1984 · Led the National League in runs batted in twice and in home runs once, and his 1973 election has been held up as a mistake ever since.

Dixie Carroll

d. October 13, 1984 · Center fielder for the Boston Braves, 1919 to 1919.

Ed Carroll

d. October 13, 1984 · Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, 1929 to 1929.

Ramón Romero

d. October 13, 1988 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1984 to 1985.

Lino Donoso

d. October 13, 1990 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1947 to 1956.

Mike Blyzka

d. October 13, 2004 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1953 to 1954.

Bobby Del Greco

d. October 13, 2019 · Center fielder who batted .229 across six clubs, 1952 to 1965.

Bruce Sutter

d. October 13, 2022 · He built a career on a pitch nobody else was throwing, and became the first pitcher in the Hall of Fame who never started a game.

Moe Savransky

d. October 13, 2022 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Redlegs, 1954 to 1954.

Leo Burke

d. October 13, 2023 · Right fielder across four clubs, 1958 to 1965.

Sandy Alomar

d. October 13, 2025 · Puerto Rican second baseman who played fifteen seasons and fathered two more major leaguers, Roberto and Sandy Jr.

30 players died on October 13; these are the 24 best known.