The record for October 5 in baseball history — 121 milestones, 4 debuts, 50 final games, 51 births, 24 deaths and 251 games played.
The 1921 World Series between the New York Giants and New York Yankees becomes the first broadcast on the radio.
Cleveland Indians 3, Brooklyn Robins 1.
The 1921 World Series between the New York Giants and New York Yankees becomes the first broadcast on the radio.
New York Yankees 3, New York Giants 0.
New York Giants 3, New York Yankees 3.
New York Giants 3, Washington Senators 4.
New York Yankees 0, St. Louis Cardinals 4.
New York Yankees 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4.
St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Yankees 9.
Philadelphia Athletics 1, St. Louis Cardinals 3.
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2.
New York Giants 0, Washington Senators 4.
Detroit Tigers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 4.
Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago Cubs 1.
New York Giants 5, New York Yankees 4.
New York Yankees 3, Chicago Cubs 1.
Cincinnati Reds 0, New York Yankees 4.
Cincinnati Reds 5, Detroit Tigers 2.
New York Yankees 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 4.
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Yankees 2.
St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Yankees 4.
St. Louis Browns 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3.
Chicago Cubs 3, Detroit Tigers 0.
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, New York Yankees 6.
Brooklyn Dodgers 0, New York Yankees 1.
New York Yankees 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1.
New York Giants 1, New York Yankees 3.
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, New York Yankees 5.
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, New York Yankees 4.
New York Yankees 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 13.
New York Yankees 12, Milwaukee Braves 3.
Milwaukee Braves 3, New York Yankees 0.
Chicago White Sox 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 5.
New York Yankees 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 6.
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Yankees 2.
New York Yankees 0, San Francisco Giants 2.
New York Yankees 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 1.
Baltimore Orioles 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2.
St. Louis Cardinals 0, Boston Red Sox 5.
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Detroit Tigers 3.
New York Mets 11, Atlanta Braves 6.
Minnesota Twins 0, Baltimore Orioles 1.
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 3.
Minnesota Twins 1, Baltimore Orioles 6.
San Francisco Giants 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2.
Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 3.
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0.
Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 3.
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Cincinnati Reds 6.
Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 6.
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 7.
Kansas City Royals 7, New York Yankees 2.
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0.
Cincinnati Reds 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 7.
Baltimore Orioles 3, California Angels 4.
Milwaukee Brewers 3, California Angels 8.
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 4.
Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 1.
Kansas City Royals 0, Detroit Tigers 1.
New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 6.
Oakland Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 1.
San Francisco Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 9.
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Cincinnati Reds 2.
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Chicago White Sox 3.
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 5.
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Atlanta Braves 5.
New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 4.
Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 3.
New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 3.
Seattle Mariners 1, Baltimore Orioles 3.
Texas Rangers 0, New York Yankees 8.
New York Mets 8, Arizona Diamondbacks 4.
Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 1.
Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 10.
New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4.
Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 11.
New York Yankees 5, Anaheim Angels 9.
Arizona Diamondbacks 3, St. Louis Cardinals 6.
Atlanta Braves 10, San Francisco Giants 2.
New York Yankees 8, Minnesota Twins 1.
Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 5.
Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta Braves 1.
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 8.
Boston Red Sox 9, Anaheim Angels 3.
Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 0.
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 5.
New York Yankees 3, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5.
Houston Astros 10, Atlanta Braves 5.
Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3.
St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Diego Padres 0.
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, New York Mets 4.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, Boston Red Sox 6.
New York Yankees 1, Cleveland Indians 2.
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5, Boston Red Sox 4.
Tampa Bay Rays 3, Chicago White Sox 5.
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 10.
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 5.
Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 1.
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 3.
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Boston Red Sox 7.
Detroit Tigers 0, Oakland Athletics 1.
Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 1.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, Kansas City Royals 8.
San Francisco Giants 3, New York Mets 0.
Boston Red Sox 2, Houston Astros 8.
New York Yankees 0, Cleveland Indians 4.
Atlanta Braves 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 3.
Colorado Rockies 0, Milwaukee Brewers 4.
Cleveland Indians 2, Houston Astros 7.
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 5.
Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 8.
Tampa Bay Rays 1, Houston Astros 3.
Houston Astros 10, Oakland Athletics 5.
New York Yankees 9, Tampa Bay Rays 3.
New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 6.
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 7.
New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2.
Detroit Tigers 0, Cleveland Guardians 7.
Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 6.
New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 13.
Detroit Tigers 2, Seattle Mariners 3.
Billy Shindle made a major-league debut on October 5, 1886.
Germany Schaefer made a major-league debut on October 5, 1901.
Ozzie Virgil made a major-league debut on October 5, 1980.
Josías Manzanillo made a major-league debut on October 5, 1991.
Steve Brady played a final major-league game on October 5, 1886.
Frank Connaughton played a final major-league game on October 5, 1906.
Cozy Dolan played a final major-league game on October 5, 1906.
Aleck Smith played a final major-league game on October 5, 1906.
James Casey played a final major-league game on October 5, 1907.
Patsy Donovan played a final major-league game on October 5, 1907.
Joe McGinnity played a final major-league game on October 5, 1908.
Wid Conroy played a final major-league game on October 5, 1911.
Bevo LeBourveau played a final major-league game on October 5, 1929.
Dave Cash played a final major-league game on October 5, 1980.
Bud Harrelson played a final major-league game on October 5, 1980.
Willie Horton played a final major-league game on October 5, 1980.
Tim McCarver played a final major-league game on October 5, 1980.
Minnie Miñoso played a final major-league game on October 5, 1980.
Dave Rader played a final major-league game on October 5, 1980.
Manny Sanguillén played a final major-league game on October 5, 1980.
Eric Soderholm played a final major-league game on October 5, 1980.
Dave Rosello played a final major-league game on October 5, 1981.
Al Bumbry played a final major-league game on October 5, 1985.
Rick Camp played a final major-league game on October 5, 1985.
Rod Carew played a final major-league game on October 5, 1985.
Doug Flynn played a final major-league game on October 5, 1985.
Bruce Kison played a final major-league game on October 5, 1985.
Al Oliver played a final major-league game on October 5, 1985.
Dan Spillner played a final major-league game on October 5, 1985.
Derrel Thomas played a final major-league game on October 5, 1985.
Bruce Bochte played a final major-league game on October 5, 1986.
Dave Kingman played a final major-league game on October 5, 1986.
Omar Moreno played a final major-league game on October 5, 1986.
Ben Oglivie played a final major-league game on October 5, 1986.
Tony Pérez played a final major-league game on October 5, 1986.
Gorman Thomas played a final major-league game on October 5, 1986.
Jim Wohlford played a final major-league game on October 5, 1986.
Steve Crawford played a final major-league game on October 5, 1991.
Dan Petry played a final major-league game on October 5, 1991.
Pat Sheridan played a final major-league game on October 5, 1991.
Garry Templeton played a final major-league game on October 5, 1991.
Ricky Bones played a final major-league game on October 5, 2001.
Alan Mills played a final major-league game on October 5, 2001.
Scott Radinsky played a final major-league game on October 5, 2001.
Devon White played a final major-league game on October 5, 2001.
Robinson Chirinos played a final major-league game on October 5, 2022.
Marwin González played a final major-league game on October 5, 2022.
César Hernández played a final major-league game on October 5, 2022.
Yadier Molina played a final major-league game on October 5, 2022.
David Phelps played a final major-league game on October 5, 2022.
Austin Romine played a final major-league game on October 5, 2022.
Craig Stammen played a final major-league game on October 5, 2022.
Max Stassi played a final major-league game on October 5, 2022.
Stephen Vogt played a final major-league game on October 5, 2022.
New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 4.
Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 5.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2, Oakland Athletics 3.
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 3.
Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Guardians 9.
Minnesota Twins 10, Chicago White Sox 1.
Tampa Bay Rays 3, Boston Red Sox 6.
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Baltimore Orioles 1.
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Baltimore Orioles 5.
San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 1.
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 5.
Washington Nationals 2, New York Mets 9.
These are the 12 most recent of 251 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
51 players were born on October 5; these are the 24 best known.