2009
World Series: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Yankees 3.
This day in baseball ● On this day
October 29
The record for October 29 in baseball history — 9 milestones, 45 births, 33 deaths and 5 games played.
Milestones · October 29
2014
World Series: San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals
San Francisco Giants 3, Kansas City Royals 2.
2016
World Series: Cleveland Indians at Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago Cubs 2.
2017
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Houston Astros 13.
2019
World Series: Washington Nationals at Houston Astros
Washington Nationals 7, Houston Astros 2.
2021
World Series: Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros 0, Atlanta Braves 2.
2022
World Series: Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 5.
2024
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Yankees 11.
2025
World Series: Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Dodgers
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1.
5 regular-season games played on October 29
1872
Baltimore Canaries at New York Mutuals
Baltimore Canaries 4, New York Mutuals 1.
1873
Brooklyn Atlantics at Philadelphia Athletics
Brooklyn Atlantics 5, Philadelphia Athletics 17.
1874
Philadelphia Whites at Brooklyn Atlantics
Philadelphia Whites 5, Brooklyn Atlantics 9.
1875
St. Louis Brown Stockings at New York Mutuals
St. Louis Brown Stockings 5, New York Mutuals 5.
1875
Boston Red Stockings at Hartford Dark Blues
Boston Red Stockings 8, Hartford Dark Blues 9.
Born on this day
b. October 29, 1850 · Right fielder for the Cleveland Forest Citys, 1871 to 1871.
b. October 29, 1859 · Center fielder for the Louisville Eclipse, 1882 to 1883.
b. October 29, 1882 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1910 to 1910.
b. October 29, 1883 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1904 to 1907.
b. October 29, 1888 · Pitcher across five clubs, 1911 to 1918.
b. October 29, 1889 · Center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds, 1912 to 1912.
b. October 29, 1909 · Combined an 8-6 pitching record with a .276 average across six seasons as a two-way player.
b. October 29, 1923 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1953 to 1955.
b. October 29, 1924 · Right fielder for the New York Giants, 1948 to 1948.
b. October 29, 1944 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1969 to 1973.
b. October 29, 1944 · Pitcher who won 111 games with a 3.76 ERA across four clubs, 1972 to 1984.
b. October 29, 1946 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1970 to 1974.
b. October 29, 1955 · Center fielder who batted .274 across three clubs, 1981 to 1984.
b. October 29, 1957 · Pitcher for the San Diego Padres, 1980 to 1980.
b. October 29, 1959 · Right fielder who batted .256 across two clubs, 1981 to 1992.
b. October 29, 1967 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1993 to 1996.
b. October 29, 1974 · Won the 2012 Cy Young Award as a knuckleball pitcher, going 120-118 with a 4.04 ERA across five clubs.
b. October 29, 1975 · Left fielder for the Anaheim Angels, 2003 to 2003.
b. October 29, 1983 · Pitcher across 10 clubs, 2005 to 2016.
b. October 29, 1984 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2008 to 2013.
b. October 29, 1988 · Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, 2013 to 2013.
b. October 29, 1990 · Center fielder who batted .280 across three clubs, 2014 to 2022.
b. October 29, 1991 · Center fielder across three clubs, 2014 to 2017.
b. October 29, 1992 · Pitcher across four clubs, 2018 to 2024.
45 players were born on October 29; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. October 29, 1909 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1891 to 1894.
d. October 29, 1916 · Pitcher for the Kansas City Cowboys, 1888 to 1888.
d. October 29, 1923 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1915 to 1917.
d. October 29, 1924 · Caught across fifteen recognized major-league seasons and managed Cincinnati to a first-place finish in 1882.
d. October 29, 1930 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1901 to 1904.
d. October 29, 1938 · Started as a catcher, became a second baseman, and stole 385 bases in seventeen seasons.
d. October 29, 1938 · Catcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1906 to 1906.
d. October 29, 1941 · First baseman who batted .308 across seven clubs, 1923 to 1934.
d. October 29, 1959 · Center fielder who batted .271 across four clubs, 1898 to 1905.
d. October 29, 1965 · A third baseman who jumped to the Federal League and back, hit eight home runs in eleven seasons, and managed for twenty-five years afterward.
d. October 29, 1965 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1915 to 1923.
d. October 29, 1966 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1929 to 1930.
d. October 29, 1968 · Left fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1927 to 1927.
d. October 29, 1973 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Naps, 1914 to 1914.
d. October 29, 1974 · Left fielder who batted .311 across eight clubs, 1922 to 1932.
d. October 29, 1976 · Second baseman for the Detroit Tigers, 1955 to 1955.
d. October 29, 1985 · Baseball figure for the Cleveland Elites, 1926 to 1926.
d. October 29, 1988 · Second baseman who batted .281 for the New York Giants, 1926 to 1929.
d. October 29, 1991 · Catcher who batted .231 across three clubs, 1958 to 1967.
d. October 29, 1993 · Left fielder for the Detroit Tigers, 1946 to 1946.
d. October 29, 1995 · Second baseman across two clubs, 1934 to 1936.
d. October 29, 1996 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1942 to 1955.
d. October 29, 2017 · Shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, 1951 to 1953.
d. October 29, 2020 · Right fielder across three clubs, 1964 to 1970.
33 players died on October 29; these are the 24 best known.