2001
World Series: Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Yankees
Arizona Diamondbacks 3, New York Yankees 4.
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October 31
The record for October 31 in baseball history — 8 milestones, 59 births, 27 deaths and 1 games played.
Milestones · October 31
2009
World Series: New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5.
2010
World Series: San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers
San Francisco Giants 4, Texas Rangers 0.
2015
World Series: Kansas City Royals at New York Mets
Kansas City Royals 5, New York Mets 3.
2017
World Series: Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 3.
2021
World Series: Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 5.
2023
World Series: Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks
Texas Rangers 11, Arizona Diamondbacks 7.
2025
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1.
1 regular-season game played on October 31
1872
Baltimore Canaries at Brooklyn Atlantics
Baltimore Canaries 14, Brooklyn Atlantics 7.
Born on this day
b. October 31, 1864 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1886 to 1886.
b. October 31, 1882 · Left fielder who batted .255 across three clubs, 1910 to 1914.
b. October 31, 1886 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, 1910 to 1910.
b. October 31, 1887 · Catcher who batted .230 across two clubs, 1912 to 1918.
b. October 31, 1893 · Pitcher for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops, 1915 to 1915.
b. October 31, 1900 · The only man in both the Baseball and the Pro Football halls of fame, having played the one and umpired the other.
b. October 31, 1904 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1931 to 1943.
b. October 31, 1916 · Left fielder across two clubs, 1940 to 1942.
b. October 31, 1924 · First baseman who batted .286 across three clubs, 1951 to 1958.
b. October 31, 1934 · Left fielder for the San Francisco Giants, 1962 to 1962.
b. October 31, 1937 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1962 to 1962.
b. October 31, 1942 · Pitcher who won 184 games with a 3.24 ERA across two clubs, 1962 to 1975.
b. October 31, 1943 · Right fielder who batted .227 across five clubs, 1965 to 1972.
b. October 31, 1951 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1974 to 1979.
b. October 31, 1963 · 493 home runs, seven short of the round number that would have carried his Hall of Fame case for him.
b. October 31, 1966 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1995 to 1996.
b. October 31, 1969 · Center fielder across two clubs, 1996 to 1998.
b. October 31, 1970 · Right-hander who worked slowly enough to become notorious for it, and gave up Mark McGwire's record-breaking 62nd home run in 1998.
b. October 31, 1972 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1997 to 1997.
b. October 31, 1973 · Made all 479 career appearances in relief across twelve seasons.
b. October 31, 1973 · Right fielder who batted .256 across seven clubs, 1997 to 2009.
b. October 31, 1982 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2008 to 2012.
b. October 31, 1984 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2010 to 2015.
b. October 31, 1985 · Shortstop across two clubs, 2011 to 2015.
59 players were born on October 31; these are the 24 best known.
Died on this day
d. October 31, 1901 · Left fielder who batted .205 across three clubs, 1884 to 1887.
d. October 31, 1907 · Catcher across two clubs, 1874 to 1875.
d. October 31, 1918 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1883 to 1884.
d. October 31, 1922 · Second baseman who batted .258 across four clubs, 1896 to 1905.
d. October 31, 1928 · A Cuban pitcher who won 30 and lost 9 in the years the record counts, and had already spent twelve seasons outside it.
d. October 31, 1933 · Second baseman for the Brooklyn Superbas, 1904 to 1904.
d. October 31, 1936 · Caught in twenty-six major-league seasons across four decades, from 1884 to 1912.
d. October 31, 1937 · Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, 1928 to 1932.
d. October 31, 1949 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Bronchos, 1902 to 1902.
d. October 31, 1956 · Center fielder for the Syracuse Stars, 1890 to 1890.
d. October 31, 1966 · Catcher for the New York Giants, 1914 to 1914.
d. October 31, 1968 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1911 to 1915.
d. October 31, 1970 · Left fielder for the Boston Red Sox, 1931 to 1932.
d. October 31, 1974 · Second baseman who batted .303 with 2,131 hits across two clubs, twice an All-Star.
d. October 31, 1976 · Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, 1914 to 1915.
d. October 31, 1981 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1936 to 1937.
d. October 31, 1982 · Right-hander who gave up part of the ten-run inning that decided the 1929 World Series.
d. October 31, 1983 · Right fielder for the New York Yankees, 1919 to 1919.
d. October 31, 1991 · Catcher for the Detroit Tigers, 1939 to 1943.
d. October 31, 1998 · Left fielder who batted .276 across two clubs, 1946 to 1959.
d. October 31, 2010 · Shortstop across two clubs, 1944 to 1951.
d. October 31, 2013 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1955 to 1960.
d. October 31, 2017 · Center fielder for the Chicago Cubs, 1953 to 1954.
d. October 31, 2018 · 521 home runs, a total he shares with Ted Williams and Frank Thomas, and a line drive in 1962 that is remembered for being caught.
27 players died on October 31; these are the 24 best known.