October 24 in Baseball History — Milestones, Debuts, Births & Deaths

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The record for October 24 in baseball history — 23 milestones, 66 births, 21 deaths and 3 games played.

Featured event · 1992

The Blue Jays Become World Series Champions

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 4–3 in eleven innings to win the World Series, becoming the first team based outside the United States to become world champions.

Oct 24, 1992Toronto Blue Jays @ Atlanta Braves

Milestones · October 24

1911

World Series: New York Giants at Philadelphia Athletics

New York Giants 2, Philadelphia Athletics 4.

1981

World Series: New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers

New York Yankees 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 8.

1985

World Series: Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals

Kansas City Royals 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1.

1987

World Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Minnesota Twins 11.

1991

World Series: Minnesota Twins at Atlanta Braves

Minnesota Twins 5, Atlanta Braves 14.

1992

The Blue Jays Become World Series Champions

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 4–3 in eleven innings to win the World Series, becoming the first team based outside the United States to become world champions.

1995

World Series: Atlanta Braves at Cleveland Indians

Atlanta Braves 6, Cleveland Indians 7.

1996

World Series: New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves

New York Yankees 1, Atlanta Braves 0.

1999

World Series: New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves

New York Yankees 7, Atlanta Braves 2.

2000

World Series: New York Yankees at New York Mets

New York Yankees 2, New York Mets 4.

2002

World Series: Anaheim Angels at San Francisco Giants

Anaheim Angels 4, San Francisco Giants 16.

2004

World Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox

St. Louis Cardinals 2, Boston Red Sox 6.

2006

World Series: Detroit Tigers at St. Louis Cardinals

Detroit Tigers 0, St. Louis Cardinals 5.

2007

World Series: Colorado Rockies at Boston Red Sox

Colorado Rockies 1, Boston Red Sox 13.

2011

World Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Texas Rangers

St. Louis Cardinals 2, Texas Rangers 4.

2012

World Series: Detroit Tigers at San Francisco Giants

Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 8.

2013

World Series: St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox

St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Red Sox 2.

2014

World Series: Kansas City Royals at San Francisco Giants

Kansas City Royals 3, San Francisco Giants 2.

2017

World Series: Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers

Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 3.

2018

World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Boston Red Sox 4.

2020

World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Tampa Bay Rays

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Tampa Bay Rays 8.

2023

League Championship Series: Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies

Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2.

2025

World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 11.

3 regular-season games played on October 24

1873

Boston Red Stockings at Philadelphia Athletics

Boston Red Stockings 4, Philadelphia Athletics 5.

1874

Philadelphia Whites at Philadelphia Athletics

Philadelphia Whites 3, Philadelphia Athletics 7.

1874

Hartford Dark Blues at Boston Red Stockings

Hartford Dark Blues 8, Boston Red Stockings 11.

Born on this day

Dick Pierson

b. October 24, 1857 · Second baseman for the New York Metropolitans, 1885 to 1885.

Bill Kuehne

b. October 24, 1858 · Third baseman who batted .232 across seven clubs, 1883 to 1892.

Charlie Jones

b. October 24, 1861 · Second baseman for the Brooklyn Atlantics, 1884 to 1884.

Chief Sockalexis

b. October 24, 1871 · Right fielder for the Cleveland Spiders, 1897 to 1899.

Del Young

b. October 24, 1885 · Left fielder across three clubs, 1909 to 1915.

Eddie Stack

b. October 24, 1887 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1910 to 1914.

Dick Niehaus

b. October 24, 1892 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1913 to 1920.

Al Pierotti

b. October 24, 1895 · Pitcher for the Boston Braves, 1920 to 1921.

Ossie Bluege

b. October 24, 1900 · Played third base for Washington for eighteen years, then ran the farm system that found Harmon Killebrew.

Charlie Small

b. October 24, 1905 · Center fielder for the Boston Red Sox, 1930 to 1930.

Cal Hogue

b. October 24, 1927 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1952 to 1954.

Bill Bell

b. October 24, 1933 · Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1952 to 1955.

Ángel Torres

b. October 24, 1952 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1977 to 1977.

Bill Hayes

b. October 24, 1957 · Catcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1980 to 1981.

Dave Johnson

b. October 24, 1959 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1987 to 1993.

Rafael Belliard

b. October 24, 1961 · Played 896 games at shortstop across seventeen consecutive seasons while hitting only two home runs.

Danny Clay

b. October 24, 1961 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1988 to 1988.

Arthur Rhodes

b. October 24, 1969 · Pitched in 900 games across twenty seasons and won a World Series in the last of them.

Rafael Furcal

b. October 24, 1977 · Switch-hitting shortstop who stole 314 bases across four clubs, three times an All-Star.

Chris Bootcheck

b. October 24, 1978 · Pitcher across four clubs, 2003 to 2013.

Beltrán Pérez

b. October 24, 1981 · Pitcher for the Washington Nationals, 2006 to 2006.

Chris Colabello

b. October 24, 1983 · First baseman who batted .257 across two clubs, 2013 to 2016.

Chase Shugart

b. October 24, 1996 · Pitcher across two clubs, 2024 to 2025.

Colin Selby

b. October 24, 1997 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2023 to 2025.

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

Died on this day

Dan Shannon

d. October 24, 1913 · Second baseman who batted .233 across four clubs, 1889 to 1891.

Hi Ebright

d. October 24, 1916 · Catcher for the Washington Nationals, 1889 to 1889.

Pete Lamer

d. October 24, 1931 · Catcher across two clubs, 1902 to 1907.

George Borchers

d. October 24, 1938 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1888 to 1895.

Emmett Rogers

d. October 24, 1941 · Catcher for the Toledo Maumees, 1890 to 1890.

Pinky Swander

d. October 24, 1944 · Right fielder for the St. Louis Browns, 1903 to 1904.

Jack Thoney

d. October 24, 1948 · Left fielder who batted .237 across six clubs, 1902 to 1911.

Wilbur Fisher

d. October 24, 1960 · Baseball figure for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1916 to 1916.

Jack Bentley

d. October 24, 1969 · Won 46 games as a pitcher while hitting .291 and playing 59 games at first base.

Andy Oyler

d. October 24, 1970 · Third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, 1902 to 1902.

Howard Fahey

d. October 24, 1971 · Third baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1912 to 1912.

Jackie Robinson

d. October 24, 1972 · Broke the major leagues' color line in 1947, and was Rookie of the Year and then Most Valuable Player while doing it.

Al Brazle

d. October 24, 1973 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1943 to 1954.

Bill Lewis

d. October 24, 1977 · Catcher across three clubs, 1933 to 1936.

Ollie O'Mara

d. October 24, 1989 · Shortstop who batted .231 across two clubs, 1912 to 1919.

Jim Clark

d. October 24, 1990 · Third baseman for the Washington Senators, 1948 to 1948.

Johnnie Cowan

d. October 24, 1993 · Second baseman across four clubs, 1940 to 1948.

Bill Mueller

d. October 24, 2001 · Center fielder for the Chicago White Sox, 1942 to 1945.

Jack Radtke

d. October 24, 2006 · Second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1936 to 1936.

Pat McGlothin

d. October 24, 2014 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1949 to 1950.

Benny Valenzuela

d. October 24, 2018 · Third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1958 to 1958.